/u/Dimir_Saeldain's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] The Dark Arts are fair: for a terrible, personal price, they offer raw power. And lots of it. Self-centered villains typically renege on the contract and thus their powers fail them at a crucial moment. Now, for the first time, the heroes face someone who paid in full. The powers are all theirs
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[WP] So the gods returned and, well, let's just say the buff macho god of fertility and parenting, the child goddess of war with her divine plush rabbit of slaughter, and the stuck-up CEO god of nature caught us a bit off guard.
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[WP] "You know, as a writer I mainly concern myself with Chekhov's gun, but-", they open their suitcase, "it is always good to have a Kalashnikov rifle at hand. Just in case."
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[WP] Madly in love, a dark god descends and kidnaps the princess to his elaborate castle, puts bodyguards on her, and even brews a love potion, which unknown to him failed. But he put a lot more effort into the whole thing than any of her other suitors, so she decides to give him a chance.
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[WP] In Fairytale-Land, a princess, her knight, and a dragon decide to bring the most clichéd, damsel-in-distress-type fairytale to life, just to mess with people. Afterward, they get a blast out of watching people raging or desperately looking for twists or subversions. Write their conversation.
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[WP] "No, now you listen, Mr. 'Hero'. Professionals have standards, and I will not let some goddamn wannabe dirty my hard-earned bad name with wanton and indiscriminate murder! You will help me find that guy, if you want to or not!"
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[WP] You find yourself reincarnated as a werewolf. Not a human with the ability to turn into a beast, but someone else's wolf form.
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[WP] An Alchemist finally completed his True Love Potion. It induces genuine, true romantic love in whoever ingests it. He uses the potion on his long-time love, the Elven Queen. He treats her well, they are both happy. Her enraged husband hires you to bring her back.
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[WP] Large hoard? Check. Sizable territory with plenty of food? Check. Nice cave? Check. Now you just need to kidnap a few stone cutters to jazz up said cave to finally enter the top of dragon society. But for some reason, you always end up with useless princesses.
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