/u/MaxStickies's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] An octopus in the 18th century spontaneously becomes a human and is mistaken for a pirate, so joins a pirate crew. It has to pretend to know how to be both a human and a pirate.
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[WP] You are a star shepherd, herding immense star beasts with your ship. You have to take them through a notorious region of space, known for its frequent pirate attacks. You only have your ship, which lacks weapons, and a drone ship with weak laser cannons.
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[WP] Ten-foot tall aliens have been studying humans from their ship. Three young aliens break into the lab while drinking, one tries to fit into the scanner built for humans and destroys it. Now the other aliens are trying to find out who did it.
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[WP] As a powerful evil sorcerer, enemy of the people, you hear tell of a magical substance called Chume. Everyone is talking about it, even your underlings. However, after searching tirelessly, you discovered that Chume never existed in the first place.
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[WP] You bought a colourful shirt from a street vendor while on holiday, and taken it home. However, every time you wear it, you summon the ghost of a slowly dancing old man.
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[WP] Sasquatch gather to take part in the annual UFO Toss (essentially Frisbee golf, but with UFOs harvested during the year). One sasquatch suspects that a rival competitor is actually a yeti in disguise.
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[WP] In the future, a viral outbreak kills off most humans. However, the same virus has forced evolution in the remaining humans. A small farming community has started to notice something different about the its newborns.
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