WritingPrompts

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[WP] You’re a British agent sent back in time to take out a war criminal. As you’re about to take the shot a rival agent tackles you and a fight ensues. You rip their coat and reveal a United States flag. You scramble back. The American agent says “You don’t know how much worse it gets...”	4
[WP] You’re an engineer working on the London Underground. As you are laying new track you hear a mysterious sound and a cold chill sweeps over your body. You follow the sound to a crack in one of the tunnel walls, leading to a chamber. You find a coffin inside, with an ancient book at its feet.	4
[WP] The Soviets have been messing with the timeline around the Cuban missile crisis. It’s your job as an American agent to make sure all the right people are in the right place, or the closest you can get them. You just got a young delinquent John F Kennedy his first ever job. A White House cleaner	4
[WP] The world ended through natural causes, a scattering of primitive warring human tribes exist. You discover old footage of the atomic bombs. You find a map, countless of these weapons buried in the desert. You find the control room, “Minute Men” on the door. You see the red button. You hesitate.	3
[WP] You work for a big multinational company. Last week the young handsome worker, Chuck Danger, resigned in a big display. He vowed revenge for his father. Four days ago you came across a project called “Terra Takeover”. Now your slightly evil looking boss has invited you to a strategy meeting...	3
[WP] Whenever you’re in danger your body goes into autopilot mode and you regain self awareness when the danger has passed e.g. your autopilot jumping out of the way of a speeding car. This time you regain awareness on top of a skyscraper with a beautiful man / woman and a briefcase full of money.	3
[EU] Bernard heard the gunshot before he saw the flash. He frantically fumbled around in his pocket and managed to click his watch just in time. He looked up and the bullet had stopped just millimetres from his face. Life was a lot simpler when I was a kid, he thought to himself...	3
[WP] Powerful godlike beings have taken over the Earth. A human scientist invents an elixir that temporarily gives someone the illusion of power. You are sent to god academy to learn the godlike ways and bring them down from the inside, knowing full well that the elixir could run out before you do.	3
[WP] You’re stuck in a time loop but each cycle shifts forward by one hour i.e. you start from the second hour of the previous cycle, and get one new hour at the end. You reset each time unbelievably excited to see the new hour. Especially this cycle, because you’re finally starting to find answers.	3
[WP] A sorcerer is offering 10 gold coins in exchange for 1 year of life. Most people swap just 1 year, fearful of dying instantly if they pledge too much, and their children will pay the outstanding balance. A young, healthy person gets to the front of the queue. “I offer 100 years of my life”.	2

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