/u/Dredpiratwestley's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] You know three things are true: 1) Here in this dark place, every sound echoes. 2) If that thing hears you, you’re dead. 3) Getting nervous always gives you the hiccups.
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[WP] His super powers include flight, strength, invulnerability, heat vision and making a bangin’ guacamole. Normally he’s a regular joe, but his powers manifest only when he is stumbling slosh-faced drunk. He is the modern super-powered Drunken Master. He is Stuporman!
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[WP] Write a story where, every time a certain word is used, every character (including the narrator) must take a shot.
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[WP] The Narrator is trying to sound intelligent, but obviously isn’t ... and the characters are starting to notice.
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[WP] You have come to realize that you have a very specific super power: when you see something done on television, you are able to duplicate it for a short time. You use this power as a vigilante. You are suddenly needed, but the only thing on TV right now is ... less than ideal.
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[WP] Yeah, you’re dead. And it sucks because you’re stuck haunting your old home. It’s been bought by a guy who just sits around playing Minecraft all day! You need his help, but he is oblivious to your efforts. But now, you’ve figured out how to become an NPC in his game.
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[WP] A medieval knight has received fame, fortune and favor in his king’s court because of his numerous brave and successful exploits. All of his success, however, is due to his powerful mutant ability - a fact that, of late, has become increasingly difficult to keep hidden.
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[WP] It’s a future where a mind/machine interface has been perfected, effectively linking minds directly to online knowledge. This produced, by far, the most intelligent generation in human existence. But not having to develop their brains through learning also produced unforeseen side-effects.
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[WP] The Third Person Omniscient / Limited Omniscient Narrator has a really bad habit of revealing secret things to the other characters.
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[WP] In ancient Egypt, you - a faithful servant of the Pharaoh - were cleaning your tools when another servant ran in and said “Almighty Pharaoh is asking for you!” This was a bit unnerving as the Pharaoh had died, and you had just finished the mummification ceremony.
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