/u/Gregamonster's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
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[WP] A physically weak orc is banished from his clan. Hopping for a clean death, he makes his way to the local human town. Instead they take him in, and show him what it's like to live in a society where physical strength isn't the only quality that matters.
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[WP] Humanity is the only species that treat "unrealistic" stories like sci-fi and fantasy as a legitimate genre, instead of just something to amuse children that adults no longer need. Because of this, humanity cracks FTL while species much older than us are still stuck in their home system.
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[WP] She's funny, she's beautiful, and she's into you. She'd be perfect except for one tiny detail: The snakes in her hair despise you.
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[WP] The king has the ability to see team colors. Everyone who's working towards the same goal as a group appears to be wearing the same color, regardless of what color their clothes actually are. This makes conspiring against him really, really hard.
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[WP] Demons don't buy souls. They buy soles, along with the rest of the leg. After striking the deal you find your feet replaced with hooves, while the demon you bargained with now has a perfectly good pair of normal human legs.
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[WP] An infinite multiverse means everything exists somewhere. You found a service that matches you with a version of your favorite character, who's favorite character is you. Welcome to multiverse speed dating.
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[WP] Genies don't actually mean to twist people's wishes. They just speak Arabic and have to rely on magical translation to interpret wishes in other languages.
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[WP] The knight who saved the princess was a 40 year old man with a wife and kids. He doesn't want her hand he just thinks teenage girls shouldn't be held captive in towers in the middle of nowhere.
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