/u/ArseneArsenic's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] Now retired from adventuring with a hoard of gold and dozens of favors owed to you by archmages and kings, you decide "why should the new generation go through what I did?" And so you cash in your favors, use your fortune to buy supplies and security and become the first Dungeon Merchant.
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[WP] A squad of vat-grown, gene-edited, heavily trained and indoctrinated soldiers are allowed one request after years of impressive performance during the war. They ask to meet a mother.
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[WP] With the Germans advancing on Stalingrad, the number of dead rising and morale low, the Red Army grows desperate and turns to a weapon they had long feared and avoided; the Hero of Osowiec Fortress. A Necromancer.
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[WP] Purgatory is a warzone, scarred by trenches and covered with bodies. One sin is a decade in this horrible place, killing men you fought beside only days earlier, only to die and be brought back to fight again. Despite this, those you've met here are kinder than anywhere you'd been while alive.
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[WP] You're a Marionette. Your job is to slave your unconscious body to someone else's mind for however long they've paid for. Some who could barely stand can run miles this way, others who'd lost limbs can feel whole again, and so on. Today, you wake up in prison.
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[WP] You're an MMO boss, made to be the bane of high-level players and the ultimate challenge guarding untold riches. Sadly, the game is easier than intended, and most players rush you as soon as they can for gold or simply to show off their new builds. Fed up, you leave the game altogether.
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[WP] You are a junior Devil interviewing a local celebrity of your Circle about their approach to gathering souls; even among the ancient bottom brass, your idol has garnered notice for blowing past their quotas! As it turns out, mortals are more likely to make deals if you don't screw them over.
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[WP] "A chess match?" Death asks in amusement as he leaned his scythe against the wall of your home. "No no, I've grown bored of board games lately." He rolls up his sleeves and drops into a boxing stance.
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