/u/Ivarix_Prime's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] A person's attributes are assigned at birth by their parents. Most parents put points towards things like intellect, strength, charisma, etc. But, your deadbeat gambling addict of a dad thought it would be funny to put all your points into luck.
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[WP] You were so proud when your toddler began babbling so you showed all your friends. One friend quickly pulls you aside. Terrified, they whisper “That child isn’t babbling. It’s speaking R'lyehian, the language of the Elder Gods.”
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[WP] As the world's best thief, you find it all too easy to infiltrate high-security facilities and vaults. Your secret: No one ever suspects the janitor.
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[WP] Humans never managed to developed laster-than-light travel. Instead, they developed ways to discretely piggyback on ships that can. The other races in the galaxy are getting suspicious.
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[WP] You are part of a secret organization that subtlety helps out heroes by doing things like placing explosive barrels in the worst possible spots, hiding supply caches, and leaving out hints to password locked doors.
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[WP] Human are capable of wielding magic. The reason we don’t is because of parasites that feed off our mana.
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[WP] Aliens just landed on Earth. Their first message to the world: Please clean up your planet. If you don't, we won't be able to win the Best Solar System of the Universe Award. Clean yourselves up or we will deploy the scrubbers.
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[WP] One boring day at work, a dark portal opens and out step a group of hooded cultists. They bow down and shout “All hail to our young master!" You soon learn that they have traveled from the future in order to assist in your ascension as dark overlord!”
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[WP] As a mortician by day, you embalm and bury the dead. While not widely known, a large part of your night job involves making sure the dead DO NOT wake up again.
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