/u/PotentialSmell's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] It was the perfect murder, everything was accounted for except for one little detail, just how stupid the target truly was
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[WP] Due to many ancient rituals being based around the positions of the stars, moon, sun and planets one of the biggest problems in astronomy is accidentally completing an ancient spell while doing some simple calculations
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[WP] The humans from the far future have evolved to almost unrecognisable forms after millions of years of space colonisation and genetic tweaking. They discover time travel and go back to meet their distant ancestors, describe what both sides see.
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[WP] All promises once made are binding, with different resources denoting the price of breaking the promise going up from bronze, silver, gold and blood. Blood is the most dangerous and strict, often causing injury or death, unfortunately it is also the easiest to accidentally make
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[WP] It is possible to take the injuries and illnesses of others onto oneself as long as it is a willing transfer, this is often done as a last ditch medical procedure for patients with many conditions, or less commonly a way for the rich to avoid death and injury by paying others to suffer for them
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[WP] Through a series of increasingly unlikely events you have become the most wanted man in the world. You expected to be caught by a bounty hunter immediately but it seems they are all too busy trying to prevent each other from getting to you first instead of actually trying to kill you
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[WP] The fate of the world rests in a small crystal that contains infinite power, which has been fought over by countless factions, over countless centuries. During one of the battles for the coveted artefact it is dropped in a river and to the horror of all eaten by a fish
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[WP] There is a legend of a cursed artefact that will increase its user's power to godly levels at the cost of multiplying their evil desires a hundred fold, and as far as you are aware this old man has been using it for decades to help him preform magic tricks for his grandchildren
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[WP] Dark magic is said to corrupt the minds of all who use it, but that is not entirely true, it merely amplifies and exaggerates their most defining trait, which happens to often be unfortunate things such as greed or envy. In very rare cases however, it is goodness that is amplified
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