/u/Alex_Sylvian's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] Every year, your nation supposedly sacrifices a human offering to the Elder Gods. This year, you've been chosen, but when you enter the sacrificial chamber you just see all the previous sacrifices chilling with the Elder Gods.
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[WP] You are a Death-Salesman. You sell death to immortals who are tired of living. Usually, this entails finding that one blessed bullet, or that one specific flower that is this immortal's weakness. However, your most recent client is an extremely difficult case.
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[WP] All the 'Trickster' Gods, (Anansi, Loki, Hermes, etc.) have gathered together to see who can play the best trick on mankind. But they never saw the ultimate trickster coming: Bugs Bunny.
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[WP] You often have a dream where you're falling. You always wake up before you hit the bottom. Sometimes you wake up right as you hit the bottom. Tonight, for the first time, you hit the bottom and don't wake up. A voice comes from behind you. "Finally."
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[WP] You are an interesting kind of immortal: You take over the mind of anyone who kills you. But you are a fundamentally good being, so you try to manipulate evil people into killing you while dodging death by natural causes.
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[WP] The Afterlife is getting too crowded, so the Post-Death authorities have created a contest for a new one. Your design won.
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[WP] You come out of the training simulation to see everyone staring at you. It seems you were placed in a no-win scenario and still managed to beat the program.
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[WP] Your town has an ancient ceremony where someone is appointed to defend the town from demons. The job is purely ceremonial because demons don't exist. You are the chosen one this year. Just your luck that this year actual demons decided to show up.
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[WP] You're just relaxing in a cool, dark place when you hear a human scream from above your hiding place. "Mom, there's a monster under my bed!"
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