/u/ArseneArsenic's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] Death is cured and humans become incapable of injury, disease, starvation or aging. Very quickly, simulated death experiences become a lucrative industry.
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[WP] A poor girl out in the woods finds you, a dragon whelp, in the cave you were left in. She's cared for you for a decade now and you're large and healthy, but your wings are atrophied from lack of use. Today's visit, she's come to tell you she has to leave. The famine is driving her to America.
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[WP] The reason demons have become so popular among mortals in recent decades is because they've found out demons will ACTUALLY accept you for who you are. Everyone is welcome in Hell, and suffering as yourself among friends has become more attractive than an eternal reward alone, as someone else.
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[WP] A brutish prince was cursed after offending a disguised fairy, turning him into a hulking, monstrous beast. Instead of learning humility and trying to break the curse however, the prince opted to use it to his advantage, terrorizing foreign kingdoms and any who questioned the crown.
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[WP] The prince leaned on his shovel, wiping away sweat on his now-ragged silk sleeve before continuing to dig. "If no one living can save my people-" A heavy thud echoed through the old battlefield as the shovel struck something. "-maybe the dead will."
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[WP] When people meet your party, most assume the noble traveling with his retinue is the the rumored Archmage. Others believe it’s the scholar with wagons full of books. A few believe it’s the foreign monk who speaks only in cryptic prophecies. None suspect the commoner handling their bags.
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[WP] Because of a case of mistaken identity, you are now going to a Mages' College in another world. Interestingly, their system of magic is almost exactly like coding. You happen to be a programmer, and a very good one.
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[WP] Monster hunters take a varied approach to their equipment and weaponry; many have oversized guns at their hip, some have a sword or two and one you see now and again runs around with a super-soaker. You, an old hand in a career where most die young, stand by your simple shovel.
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[WP] When someone is remembered as a legend, whether as a bogeyman, a cautionary tale, or as a folk hero, that person becomes immortal. The year is 1899, and you have a year to make your mark before consumption takes you.
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