WritingPrompts

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[WP] You're a telepath who can sense a person's moral disposition by touching them, an ability that has allowed you to become very successful in business. One day, at a charity event you meet a world-renowned human rights activist who just happens to be the most evil person you've ever met.	1761
[WP] You're a barista and a painter who has miraculously survived the collapse of human civilization by reluctantly travelling with your ex-boyfriend who is a former special forces member, an expert on survival and the most ANNOYING. ARROGANT. UNFAITHFUL. SHMUCK. You've ever met.	1274
[WP] A.I has completely replaced human presence on the battlefield. Officers are given access to control panels which let them specify objectives, and the computers handle the rest. You're just the janitor. One day you notice a four star general leaving work with his account still logged in.	299
[WP] After a strange magnetic storm engulfs the earth everyone on earth gains superpowers, which vary greatly in strength.This completely restructures humanity's social hierarchy. You were just an average joe, but now... nothing has changed, because your power is really average.	184
[WP] You're the last survivor of a camping trip gone wrong, attacked in the night by supernatural monsters. Desperately limping your way to the road, you eventually find a payphone by an abandoned gas station. Hearing their roars, you frantically dial 666999, the cheat code for the Demonslayer Suit.	105
[WP] It's been 5 years since the mother of all viruses destroyed civilization. Everyone left is either resistant to the symptoms and a carrier, or has avoided all contact. You've been alone, on a private island. One day, you see your wife, who you know is infected, waving at you from the mainland.	91
[WP] The year is 2456. A self-updating super AI has taken over, destroying purpose and free will. One day, a blind beggar grabs your arm and says "Bless you child, you have a jealous god." That night, you manage to beat the computer at chess without a handicap. Something no one has ever done.	80
[WP] You're a law abiding serial killer. Meaning you don't go hunting for your victims. And they aren't victims. They're just criminals who can't resist the house with two luxury cars, a pool with a jacuzzi, no alarm system, no fence and a front door that's always open...	70
[WP] You're a cook at the only restaurant in the world that serves magic creatures. Manticore Steak, Dragon Bone Both, you name it. One day the chef, a 900 pound Orc named Bob starts having a nervous breakdown: Gordon Ramsay just tried the special, and he spat it out and asked to speak to the chef.	38
[WP] You're a noble, wandering knight in a fantasy kingdom, protecting the weak and vanquishing evil men for a pittance, or often nothing at all. The catch? You're not noble, and you don't care about the people you're protecting. You just love killing, and this is how you get away with it.	30

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