/u/Aladayle's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[EU] The Joker is getting the help he's needed for years. When he is finally free of his murderous thoughts, he asks if he might meet Batman and thank him for bringing him in. "Who?" the Arkham doctor asks.
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[EU] The dwarven quest to retake the Lonely Mountain failed; Bilbo died, and the One Ring became part of Smaug's horde. Gandalf has come to barter with him years later to not only part with the Ring, but also aid in the war
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[WP] You sold your soul to a depressed demon for immortality and became the world's best psychologist. However, he doesn't actually want your soul--he wants you to counsel him on a weekly basis for the rest of eternity...
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[WP] After they die, notably influential authors (Shakespeare, Homer, Dickens, Tolkien, etc) get to write whatever they choose into the world's ongoing narrative. It is now Poe's turn.
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[EU] Darth Vader lived and went into seclusion after the end of ROTJ. When Leia's son starts showing troublesome signs, he's sent to Vader for the equivalent of Scared Straight.
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[EU] The inevitable, but sad event has happened; Scrooge McDuck has passed away. Your problem as the IRS agent involved is not in dividing the fortune among his relations, but in discovering what new form of math you have to invent to calculate the inheritance tax on the money and artifacts.
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[EU] Some Warhammer Orks find the book of facts about Chuck Norris, and their belief kicks in as they read it. Back on Earth, some forgotten bones begin to shake as they reanimate...
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[TT] The brochure said 'Cthulu Summer Camp' and you signed up, thinking it was some kind of Lovecraftian joke by a hardcore fan. How bad could it be?
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[WP] You are the DM in a game of Dungeons and Dragons; one of your players has decided to be a cleric...of Deadpool. From the second the player wrote his name on the character sheet, he's been aware of what's going on, and boy, is he ready...
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