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[WP]You’re a human stranded on an alien planet. The locals are sapient, but have a lifespan of only about six months. After dozens of generations (about a decade), you’ve managed to make quite a name for yourself.L

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[WP] They laughed at you for specializing in illusion magic. “That’s the weakest School there is!” they said. But you didn’t listen, and now after so many years it’s finally ready. You wave your hands, cast your spell, and tell the universe a lie. The universe believes you.

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[WP]The human nervous system isn’t fast enough for our brains to process the world around us in real time, so they’ve adapted to catch glimpses of information and constantly predict what’s about to happen. Aliens find this bizarre as most intelligent species just evolved nerves that could keep up.

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[WP] “I heard it drinks lava an breaths fire.” “I heard it can read minds just by looking into your eyes.” “I heard that It steals the marrow from your bones while you sleep.” “now that’s just ridiculous, how would I even do that?”

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[WP] Pluck a single instant from a pivotal scene and describe it as if it were a photograph, each new detail telling more about the scene it was pulled from.

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You’ve just been told the most devastating news you’ve ever heard. You stutter for several moments unable to even form a response before you hear someone shout “cut!”. The walls pull away and a man with a bullhorn comes up to you and berates you for forgetting your lines again.

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[WP]You’re a human stranded on an alien planet. The locals are sapient, but have a lifespan of only about six months. After dozens of generations (about a decade), you’ve managed to make quite a name for yourself.L	10115
[WP] They laughed at you for specializing in illusion magic. “That’s the weakest School there is!” they said. But you didn’t listen, and now after so many years it’s finally ready. You wave your hands, cast your spell, and tell the universe a lie. The universe believes you.	433
[WP]The human nervous system isn’t fast enough for our brains to process the world around us in real time, so they’ve adapted to catch glimpses of information and constantly predict what’s about to happen. Aliens find this bizarre as most intelligent species just evolved nerves that could keep up.	51
[WP] “I heard it drinks lava an breaths fire.” “I heard it can read minds just by looking into your eyes.” “I heard that It steals the marrow from your bones while you sleep.” “now that’s just ridiculous, how would I even do that?”	19
[WP] Pluck a single instant from a pivotal scene and describe it as if it were a photograph, each new detail telling more about the scene it was pulled from.	3
You’ve just been told the most devastating news you’ve ever heard. You stutter for several moments unable to even form a response before you hear someone shout “cut!”. The walls pull away and a man with a bullhorn comes up to you and berates you for forgetting your lines again.	1