/u/MateoElFidel's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] In an alternate universe, a teacher lectures about the world history of a typical game of Sid Meier's Civilization.
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[WP] The US has developed its first generation of hulk-like super soldiers. Fueled by rage, the angrier they are, the more powerful they become. Terrorist groups however, have deployed an effective countermeasure, world-class comedians.
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[WP] Every year, the government chooses a single research project to be given the 'Mengele' grant, in which they are allowed to break many ethical barriers in the pursuit of that research.
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[TT] Due to some twist of fate, every person who has ever made it into space died tragically before returning. Yuri Gagarin's vessel malfunctioned badly. Nobody has ever walked on the moon. And every space mission since then has been completely unmanned.
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[TT] A seemingly ordinary commoner became a great king of an even greater kingdom. He wasn't smart or handsome, nor was he born rich or with a well known house name, he was simply lucky. As his son sits by his deathbed, the good king hands over to him his most prized possession, a pair of worn dice.
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[WP] A sentient species has lived underground their entire existence. One day, the earth quakes and reveals to them the surface world, and they come in contact to humans for the first time.
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[WP] The world is suddenly covered in a dark plume of smoke, killing those who are left in it. The only areas unaffected are major cities. Every city believes they are the only ones left. One day, the smoke clears, and each city sees for themselves how the others have fared.
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[WP] You are going down a long road in the middle of night. Every 15 minutes or so you pass by a hitchhiker with one arm raised, asking for a ride, but you decide to ignore them all. After a couple hours of driving, you start to realize that you're passing by the same hitchhiker over and over again.
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