/u/MidKnightshade's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] The Forever Soldier has been in every major combat zone since WWII. The public was told a secret one time formula keeps him at his peak. The truth is he dies and curated memories are transferred to a clone. A group veterans from previous wars seek him out to tell him the truth.
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[WP] After the alien invasion a lot of superheroes were lost. Governments offered pardons and credit for time served to villains who picked up the slack. However some negotiated credit for future crimes and they’re cashing in.
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[WP] You explore a modern world where European Imperial Powers never lost their colonial assets. These Empires managed to help one another to crush a myriad of revolutions around the world. Once again there are rumblings of rebellion except now there is global cooperation amongst hidden insurgents.
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[WP] A team of mercenaries with questionable pasts are hired by a wealthy benefactor to excavate a hidden temple in mountain. The benefactor is a vampire who plans to feed them to his newly rediscovered brethren who haven’t drank in ages.
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[WP] The last living wizard dies to bring back magic to the world. Unfortunately for humanity it all ends up in less than %1 of plants and animals but no people. You work pest control to subdue creatures that are dangerous to people.
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[WP] A tarantula comes home to discover its guard frog is missing. The ants aren’t aware yet that it’s missing otherwise they’d have raided the tarantula’s eggs. She needs to find it before an ant scout discovers the truth.
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[WP] In the waiting area before passing onto the afterlife you get to watch a DVD of your life. You notice the special features include: commentary from multiple sources, making of, behind the scenes, deleted footage/memories, and a trailer.
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[WP] It’s called the Imperious Hex. When a ruler dies the Sorcerer’s power is passed onto their descendant with the strongest magic connection. Unfortunately the Emperor was immodest. The Royal children nor the children of the concubinage got the power. They must now seek out their inheritor sibling
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[WP] Your grandparent is in hospice care and in a moment of lucidity they ask you to bring them their old diary. They have you read from it a passage about an old friend. You soon realize it’s describing you. You suddenly find yourself in the past.
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[WP] Physicists figure out how to undo a spell done by ancient mages. The spell blocked the magical nature of various organisms including humans. The consequence is that some humans start reverting to their mythical forms. Scientists realize they need new mages to repair the damage.
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