/u/Sambuking's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] Mankind has made first contact, and been asked to join the Galactic Federation. However, humans are soon surprised to learn they are revered as the most technologically advanced members by the other species, who have made it into space using extremely primitive technology and/or blind luck.
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[WP] As the manifestation of Death, you are obliged to accept a challenge to a game by someone who is dying, and they can delay their demise if they win. Although unbeaten at chess and the like, you find modern video games quite a bit more challenging.
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[WP] You recently moved to a city full of superheroes because it sounded cool. However, you soon find the number of heroes per citizen is huge, and they all want publicity. This means every mild daily inconvenience gets attended by multiple heroes trying to help. It's really annoying.
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[WP] You are the world's best doctor, able to cure any patient regardless how futile it seems. What people don't know is that in order to do this, each night you must kill the same number of people as you saved that day to keep the scales balanced.
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[WP] Bored whilst online, you cynically follow a clickbait link. What you see next however really does "BLOW YOU AWAY!!!"
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[WP] The zombie apocalypse is here. You meet a band of survivors after months alone. To appear useful you keep your past as an actor secret, and pretend to be someone with helpful survival skills. It slowly transpires however that everyone else in the group is also an actor doing exactly the same.
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[WP] The universe keeps throwing different situations at you in attempt to make you the protagonist of various epic narratives. You on the other hand keep finding ways out, as you are perfectly happy continuing your completely average existence as a John/Jane Everyman.
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