/u/ShadowDurza's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] "We might be demon-beasts bent on conquest and destruction, but you humans take evil to levels even we find horrifying."
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[WP] One of Death's stranger duties is to undo deaths that happened prematurely due to anomalies. Most of the time it's quite simple, but every once in a while they have to go all out to convince some people (usually ones that lived hard lives) to come back. Write a scenario about such an occurrence
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[WP] "Well... the biggest difference between making a deal with a demon or an angel is that with demons, they have to specify exactly what they want out of it, if you can't see the loopholes they put in, that's on you. With angels, it's basically turning your fate into a blank check."
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[CW] Write the notes made by an alien running an autopsy on an intact human corpse found in the wreckage of a spaceship, including accurate hypothetical guesses to average human capabilities and behavior.
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[WP] Every sapient species in the galaxy has something special about their biology that sets them apart from any other creature on any other planet. It turns out humans' distinctive trait is... homeostasis.
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[WP] You discover the journal of a scientist that found a way to explore their own mind as if it were a physical world. The first half is logical and methodical, the other half are the ravings of a lunatic. It seems they found something that destroyed their own sanity, and you have to find out what.
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[WP] Unlike all the other "folk" of the infinate realms, humans can't make their own magic. But they can use and mix it by drawing upon external sources like magical objects, mystic locations, or contacts with supernatural beings, allowing them to have a rare diversity to their capabilities.
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[WP] It's not uncommon for powerful and intelligent demons to aid demon hunters in eliminating their rivals in exchange for using their newly expanded influence to hinder demonic mischief in the human world for extended periods. Write about a scenario using this as a major plot point.
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[WP] Your family calls it "The Gift" a telepathic ability that appears every other generation. As a research assistant, you were stationed at Antarctica and felt something beckoning you inland. Your team finds an unnatural cave, and something massive in the ice made up of tentacles, eyes, and teeth.
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[WP] More than half the magic users in the empire are the descendants of an immortal witch that never hesitated to be a mother-figure to them. When the dying emperor wanted her captured for her secrets, the artillery-like imperial thaumaturges had a few surprises in store for the emperor's armies.
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