WritingPrompts

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[WP] Everyone has a Quest System which gives points for completion that can be used to buy skills, abilities, even mundane goods. It also gives demerits for failure. Today you discovered the penalty for getting too many demerits - a hidden system where you can sell demerits for other stuff.	35
[WP] The continent of Malar is three million square miles of mountains and valleys, filled with tunnels, caves, and narrow passes. Legend tells of a cursed city of gold in the centre, luring explorers to their doom with golden coins - like the one in your hand.	35
[WP] After the Fall, colony resources were tightly managed and strict population controls put in place. You've been ordered to have seven children, and no one is saying why.	35
[WP] there are no jobs in the future, only gigs, and the lowest bidder gets the gig. After doing the maths and determining that you'll be homeless in 6 months, you decide to kill the competition to survive. Literally.	34
[WP] you're trapped in a time-loop but you don't care because random numbers are still random and you enjoy gambling. You've gambled so much you can even predict what happens when you interact with people and things - except for this one marble.	34
[EU] When one swears vengeance, one swears by Grabthar's Hammer and the Sons of Warvan. Tell the story of Grabthar, their Hammer, the Sons of Warvan and how they became associated with the idea of vengeance for a fallen comrade.	34
[WP] A century has passed since the clouds fell from the sky like multi-tonne bricks, smashing cities and economies under mountains of solid water vapor. You're part of a cloud mining crew who just discovered the remains of a lost 21st century city.	34
[WP] Your'e dead. The particulars don't matter. What's important is that you have 5 minutes to create the world where you'll be spending eternity before your brain shuts down and traps your soul there. Get busy, and keep an eye out for your inner demons.	34
[WP] when Earth was inducted into the Universal System, everyone was given a unique tutorial to complete. You were tasked with saving a village by killing all the goblins. You spared two and keep them safely imprisoned while you work on acquiring and levelling every stat and skill you can.	33
[WP] During your awkward middle school years, you made up a secret passphrase just in case you ever time travelled and needed to prove it was really you - and never told it to anyone. Today you receive a text message with the passphrase, along with an address and time.	33

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