WritingPrompts

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[WP] Superhuman heroes as strong as armies are born in the midst of great battles of good and evil. After generations of observing this, empires now stage proxy wars or civil conflicts to manufacture these heroes. Who started all this? A hero who realised that he won for the "bad guys."	93
[WP] You have superhuman sociability, exceeding the status of "that person who knows everyone." This has had oddly wholesome effects on your job as a crisis negotiator - every hostage-taker, terrorist, and supervillain has stood down after seeing you show up.	92
[WP] In a nation ruled by corporations, where inequality is rampant and bureaucracy is the only truth, you are a young socialist applying at the Office of Revolution for a Permit to Overthrow the Government.	86
[WP] At a wedding, a heated game of "How well do you know the groom!" is in session. The question "What was the groom's job in Berlin" sends you down a rabbit hole of conspiracies and deceit.	79
[WP] While forging a kitchen knife, a blacksmith accidentally creates an Eternal Blade that can kill the immortal demons who have oppressed humanity for centuries. Generations later, his descendants have worked their way up to becoming the kitchen staff in the Demon Lord's palace.	65
[WP] In the post-apocalyptic world, you are the last therapist alive. Warlords, wanderers, survivors and bandits alike all make pilgrimages to your tiny office in a no-name town.	64
[WP] One day, every person has 5 years' worth of their memories and skills swapped out with a random other person's 5 years. After the initial chaos, you decide to find your swap partner and share stories to recover your lost memories and relationships.	63
[WP] Humanity has served the galactic community as a race of terraformers, using their experience with climate change to make planets habitable for others. When their beloved leader is killed by another race, the galaxy finds that the power to create goes hand in hand with the power to destroy.	62
[WP] It turns out that two cheap, unrelated, over the counter drugs or supplements, when taken together every day, imbue immortality. You discover this in your advanced age as you marvel at your eccentric, self-medicating spouse's endless youthfulness.	61
[WP] Your party puts down your swords and magical staves, and beholds the ancient Dwarven mechanism. You open the dusty tomes that hold the key to unlocking its secrets, and begin following the arcane instructions: "Reset CMOS jumper to position 1/2, and short PWR pins 3/4 with conductive tool."	55

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