/u/PotentialSmell's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] You are a petty thief expecting nothing more than a normal burglary when you decided to rob the house of the odd man down the street. Everything was as expected until you reached the basement, discovering a vast collection of weapons, masks, skulls and photos, half of which are missing people
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[WP] First contact is made with a late-medieval alien species. The problem? At this point human technology has advanced to the point that most of them see us as demons or gods. As the assigned ambassador, this makes your job a political and religious nightmare.
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[WP] A long time ago you wished for the power, knowledge and time to bring an end to the evil plaguing your kingdom. Thus you became the world's first lich
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[WP] When everyone in the world got superpowers all you got was supernaturally good cooking ability, that did not stop you from continuing your pursuit of becoming the worlds greatest superhero, one cookie at a time!
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[WP] Everyone is born with a power, they just require specific circumstances and criteria to activate, which range from so simple and common that they appear to have been born powered to nigh impossible, with most people never even discovering their powers due to the unlikelihood of activating them
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[WP] As the demons spilled out of the portal, the sentient AI around the world realised the only logical solution is to stop fighting the endless war and ally themselves with the remaining human countries against a bigger threat.
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[WP] Seemingly one night the sky was full of stars and the next there were none, the solar system appeared to be floating in an endless empty void and the endless sea of stars above might as well never have existed
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[WP] While Isaac Newton is primarily known as a great mathematician he also delved into other stranger subjects such as alchemy and the occult. He had made far greater breakthroughs in this field than anyone could have possibly imagined
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[WP] In a land plagued constantly by monsters, there are honoured few who dare go out beyond the safety of the claustrophobic walls of the scattered cities for a dangerous yet very necessary purpose. These brave men and women, often held in higher esteem than knights and lords, are the farmers.
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[WP] When a terrible tragedy occurs the area becomes darker corresponding to the suffering that has occurred there, an effect which can persist for centuries. Words cannot describe the sheer horror experienced upon waking up to find your entire town suddenly enveloped by endless pitch darkness
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