/u/AutumnUnderFire's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] At least 1% of the population is classified as 'Supered', individuals gifted with abilities beyond our understanding. You have managed to evade government registration, but only barely, and only because of your gift: knowledge through instantaneous osmosis triggered by physical touch.
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[WP] Sword in hand, you trudge through the dungeon with eyes and ears open for any sign of trouble. You've come expecting a fight and your senses are all on high alert, every muscle in your body tense with expectation. You look up... To see five giant humanoids above you, rolling dice.
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[WP] "We need a new plague," you remark. The men and women at the table - the most powerful people in the world - all fall silent and look at you as if you're a genius. It occurs to you in that moment that you could, if you wanted, actually design a plague and solve all your problems.
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[WP] Funded by the Elvish clans, the Dwarves have finally completed their most recent archeological dig. As it turns out the ancient myths were true: there was a race known as the humans, and the world now has their powers once again.
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[WP] You are a fully grown adult, perfectly normal except for one small thing: you believe Santa Claus is real. You know because you've seen him, and this year you're going to catch that egomaniacal bastard.
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[WP] Immortals exist - and it's not exactly a secret. The problem is, the general public just believes it's all conspiracy theory nonsense. Tonight, you're going to prove it once and for all.
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[WP] Tired of being playthings for unknowable deities, humanity has mounted a mission to kill the gods. There's only one problem: they don't know you're on Earth.
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[WP] Jesus of Nazareth, Merlin of Camelot, Robin Hood of Sherwood, Hercules of Rome; these are just a few of the dozen names you have been known by. But now your immortality is at risk: someone is on to you and they're coming to steal it.
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[WP] Magic is dead. The Age of Technology reigns, the old ways forgotten and dismissed as myth. But a mining expedition has unveiled an abyssal horror and the world will need magic again. You are among a dozen chosen to find it.
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