/u/PotentialSmell's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] There is a finite amount of reality in the universe, spread evenly throughout. As the universe exponentially expands things start getting less real as reality is spread thinner and thinner each passing moment.
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[WP] For centuries adventurers have gone into the wilderness to slay terrible monsters for gold and glory. Unfortunately these monsters play a vital part in the ecosystem, and soon it becomes apparent that the absence of these great beasts can be worse than their presence
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[WP] A dragon fears not the blade of a hero, the steady ticking of time or the even the wrath of the gods, what they do fear however is the IRS, after all all that gold didn't come from nowhere
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[WP] When you were called in to exorcise a ghost from a graveyard you were prepared to meet a monster, a human who is just as hateful in death as in life. You don't know what to do when you see the spectre of a small dog, still guarding the decaying grave of its master ferociously.
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[WP] It was discovered that life on Earth ages and dies far more rapidly than the galactic norm, with every other alien race considering a lifespan in the thousands of human years to be perfectly normal. Even worse this curse seems to be contagious
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[WP] You exude an impenetrable aura of mundanity, magic fizzles out miles in every direction, dragons lose their wings and become lizards, demons don suits and become lawyers and spirits simply dissolve into air. You are feared and hated by the supernatural, and you are completely ignorant
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[WP] You are a low level supervillain who has decided to infiltrate the hero organisation to put you on the map. Years later you have become a respected, well liked hero paid more than you ever made as a villain and realise you never really planned this far ahead
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[WP] Everyone knew that the energy used in magic had to come from somewhere, but nobody knew where. Today you found out the secret of magic, and it was far more terrible than anyone could have imagined.
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[WP] It takes years to master the art of binding demons, countless hours of studying obscure eldritch runes, masterhood of the arcane arts and the sheer will to conquer a being of the Abyss and contain it inside a physical vessel, and you used it to make your gaming PC run faster
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[WP] The ability to use magic is carried by a specific gene, which was almost wiped out during the age of witch hunts. Advances in genetic engineering have unwittingly caused a sudden resurgence of magic, something the magical community was not prepared for in the slightest
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