/u/Fortune86's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] You are a 'Professional Hostage' hired by villains to secretly arrive at robberies and other crimes to be taken prisoner should the police or local heroes get involved. While out shopping you accidentally get taken hostage by a complete amateur who has no idea who you are.
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[WP] You've just discovered the reason behind aliens abducting humans. Turns out they were after impartial jurors for the intergalactic court.
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[WP] Hundreds of years ago an eccentric sorcerer turned all mythical creatures into humans to try and prevent them from being hunted to extinction. Now that the spell is starting to wear off, the descendants of the original beasts are slowly beginning to morph back into their true forms.
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[WP] You are an ordinary human going about your day when you suddenly find yourself in hell. Looking down you see yourself standing on some crudely drawn symbols. A nearby demon child holds up some paper and says "Um...can you help me with my homework?"
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[WP] In order to understand his people better the King decides to go incognito and travel into town. To his annoyance every commoner he tries to speak to turns out to be disguised member of his royal court.
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[WP] "You see there isn't actually a dragon" explains the King. "We just spread the rumour around so that warriors and knights will bring their best and most expensive magical gear, which we then sell after we poison them."
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[WP] You are the 'Grandmother', a witch that lives alone deep in a dangerous forest. One day you find a child in a red cloak at your door carrying a basket of tribute. You are surprised to hear that they are one of a number of children sent to find you and the only one to survive the journey.
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[WP] As the Royal Oracle it is your job to write a prophecy every time a noble child is born. However when you are presented with the King's Heir you foresee that they will achieve nothing of note in their lifetime. In order to keep the King happy you must predict something that sounds impressive.
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[WP] You are an immortal being, eons old. Your best friend is a mortal who reincarnates every time they die. They do not recall their past lives but they always remember you.
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[WP] Interplanetary 'wars' are fought peacefully, with opposing leaders meeting and simply talking about how they would counter or retaliate against each other until one admits defeat. No one knows how to react when the human reaches across the table and punches out their opponent.
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