WritingPrompts

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[WP] A person's superpowers emerge during- and relate to- a highly stressful moment in their life. Your brother nearly drowned, and as a result could shape water to his will. A classmate fell from a high balcony, and ended up learning to fly. You? You just got your powers last night.	4079
[WP] The galaxy at large tends to have a "get better on your own or die" approach to healthcare. To most aliens, human healthcare is scary and unnatural. Even the most minor forms of surgery are seen as the stuff of Frankenstein-esque sci-fi horror.	2714
[WP] You've had enough: Your peers on the high court never saw you as an equal, your job continues to demand more and reward less, and even the sovereign, once a friend, now views you more as an asset than an ally. You, the kingdom's last mage, will no longer stand this treatment. It's time to go.	540
[WP] You are a powerful wish-granting being. Unbeholden to the laws of the fey and djinn, you are sought out by desperate heroes and dastardly villains alike for wishes. Unbeknownst to them, you have your own personal guidelines on who you serve honestly, and who's wishes get twisted against them...	224
[WP] With nothing better to do with your immortality and the technically infinite years of life that await you, you decide to learn and document all the skills and knowledge you possibly can. You plan to mentor and educate the next generation, the next civilization, the next dominant species, etc.	151
[WP] Whether it's just one atom or an entire planetary mass, a warp jump will always have the same cost per lightyear. As such, everything from federation cargo freighters to single-occupant scuttlers have incentive to dock together around a single warp-capable drive core to "co-jump" to save fuel.	114
[WP] Your shadow and your reflection can both think and- to some extent- act of their own accord. Being extensions of you, they try their hardest to act in your best interests, even if they can't seem to agree with each other (or you) on what exactly your best interests are.	108
[WP] You are the Hero League's archivist. For emergency purposes, every hero's secret identity and home address are entrusted to you, which you have filed away in a top secret location within HQ. Naturally, this makes you something of a target to villains, anti-super lobbyists, and nosy reporters.	90
[WP] Your friends always said you couldn't whistle to save your life. With a gun to your head, you manage to whistle a perfect rendition of your assailant's favorite song, compelling them to spare you. It turns out you can do quite literally anything, so long as doing so gets you out of mortal peril	89
[WP] Magic users are valued for the passive benefits they bring simply by existing in an area as their magic weaves into the world. Peaceful, fairly ruled kingdoms attract mages in droves, and experience perpetual golden ages. Corrupt kingdoms drive away mages, and lose all the boons that come with.	72

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