/u/PotentialSmell's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] You thought you bought an outrageously expensive advanced physics textbook but upon closer inspection it turns out that you bought an outrageously expensive advanced psychics textbook
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[WP] Every year around a hundred people disappear without a trace often moments after situations in which they were almost certain to die, some return years later insane, ranting about other worlds and magic. You are an investigator like countless others trying to identify the cause of this anomaly
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[WP] After a bizarre series of elections, reformations and cultural shifts the primary way to garner voters is not through a debate, but through rite of combat
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[WP] There are many theories to why some people suddenly became immortal seemingly randomly while the vast majority remained unchanged, some thought it a reward for exceptional behaviour, others a punishment for some terrible sin. The truth is this mess was the result of a rounding error
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[WP] Hundreds of years ago you swore to never rest until you have exacted vengeance against all that have wrong you. Now of course all of them are long dead, and despite being a vengeful spirit it doesn't sit right with you to take it out on their descendants
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[WP] Creating a civilisation that spans the stars and encompasses hundreds of different intelligent species is a rather difficult endeavour, however finding a name that everyone agrees with across millions of planets and species that may not even share the same senses is an absolute nightmare
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[WP] Desperate for a way to end the war plaguing his kingdom a king contacts a famous oracle, upon hearing of his plight instead of murmuring vague prophecies she pulls out several charts and starts writing down statistics
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[WP] Centuries after the apocalypse you, an immortal stuck in the form of an old man, still roam the radioactive north once a year with a bright red motorised sleigh looking for children to give your gifts. Soon legends spread once more about the Sandta Claws of the old world.
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[WP] Your body is a temple, and due to a series of convoluted and bizarre events in a more literal way than the saying usually suggests
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