/r/WritingPrompts
[WP] They told you that you were going to lead an army, 10,000 men strong, they didn't tell you it contained only a single trained soldier, and 9,999 support musicians.
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[WP] You have traveled back in time to the Roman Empire to learn more about how the Romans lived, only problem is that you studied Classical Latin, the kind in great works of Roman literature, which sounds tremendously douchey to the plebeians.
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[WP] On your way home, you find a small device on the ground. You touch its screen and the words "One Skill Point remaining" appears, along with a list of 8 attributes. Curious, you touch 'Strength' and feel your muscles stiffen slightly. The screen now reads "Level up to gain more Skill Points"
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[WP] Due to a pact between your family and an immortal businessman, the man keeps your family wealthy throughout the generations in exchange of safeguarding his immortal pet snail from escaping. You have just inherited the sole responsibility of being its guardian for the rest of your life.
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[WP] You were the world's best homicide detective. When you died, your cynicism got you sent to hell, but it turns out it’s not so bad. In fact, you and the devil become friends. Then, one day, he shows up at your place with disturbing news: “God is dead. I want you to find out who did it."
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[WP] It's 15,000 years in the future, and humanity has been wiped from the face of the earth. Aliens have discovered the planet and as they study us, one manages to activate a computer server. All it contains is a complete archive of Reddit.
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[WP] You are a student with the least amount of magic potential ever recorded at the Academy and it's the day of the familiar summoning test. A misplaced rune or word results in an arch demon/ess becoming bound as your familiar.
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[WP] You're a superhero who just found out that your supervillain arch-nemesis is secretly your roommate. But being a hero doesn't pay well, and you can't afford rent without them...
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[WP] A group of fully armored adventures is rare, except each member of this party is an imposter: an Enchanted Armor, a Skeleton, a Dullahan, a Shapeshifter, and Mimics in the shape of armor pieces. None of them realize their party members aren't human, so each tries to keep up their ruse.
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[WP] Out of options, you pray to whoever's listening to save you. As it turns out, there were a LOT of entities happy to bestow their divine providence upon you. Thing is, none of them knew the others were doing the same. The results are successful - albeit chaotic, to say the least.
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