/u/DankAndOriginal's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] “Humans? No thanks... the last time I ate a human, it kept trying to teach me about something called ‘table manners’ the whole time.”
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[WP] A watched pot never boils - literally. Unfortunately, a hungry scientist has never heard this saying before, and continues to pump increasingly more energy into the pot, building nuclear reactors, etc.
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[WP] Human worlds were mostly unremarkable. Some species produced FTL drives; others rare crystals, powerful warships, or mysterious alloys. Humans produce grain. When an ignorant galaxy turns their back on mankind, however, they will learn what it means to bite the hand that feeds you.
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[WP] A wave of monsters descends upon the earth and humans are given RPG powers to level up and defeat them... is what was supposed to happen. You are the only one to awaken, and the whole world must cooperate in power leveling you or face extinction.
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[WP] The big plot twist just happened. However, your main character wasn't paying attention, and must deal with the aftermath without knowing what's going on.
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[WP] An ancient tomb is discovered, and several archaeologists go down in the first minutes of exploration due to arrow traps, poison gas, pitfalls, etc. They send a drone in to scout the remainder of the tomb, and it is promptly destroyed by multiple defense lasers.
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[WP] Humans finally make their way onto the galactic stage, and are surprised to learn that there is only one currency accepted throughout the universe. After all, if you collect enough of it, you can meet God.
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