/u/Sturmwolken's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] In the year 2045, you are part of the first crew to land on Mars. As per regulation, you send a remote controlled rover out of the shuttle first. Exploring the terrain, you are shocked to see, carved on a rock, apparently fresh, "Kilroy was Here" with matching picture.
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[WP] Humanity is the first spacefaring species with any concept of individuality. The arrival of humans to the Galactic scene single-handedly destabilized the many millennia-old hiveminds that existed throughout the Galaxy.
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[WP] You are the newest addition to the Sunnypeaks old-folks home. Sunnypeaks is a home filled with the most "With-It," old people. They follow the latest trends, play the latest video games, and use computers like they were raised with them.
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[WP] The 189 Swiss Guard that fought during the Sack of Rome did not die. Deep beneath the Vatican, all 189 rest as statues, laying in wait for the Pope to raise them. Today is that day.
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[WP] Humanity has been guided all of its existence by an unseen hand. This is not god. It is an alien species, hell-bent on humanities survival. Unfortunately, humanity is the most warlike species these aliens have ever seen, and seem to be trying to wipe themselves out.
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[WP] You are an alien, tasked with infiltrating and understanding human society. Unfortunatly, your species looks like a Lovecraftian wet dream. Luckily for you, you've managed to room with an old, kindly blind man.
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[WP] You have gained a very... particular invincibility. You are completely invulnerable to social harm; everything that you do is seen as perfectly reasonable in that moment.
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[WP] All clothing in the world gives its wearers Fallout-esque buffs. +Speech, +Survival, +Agility, etc. You are a tailor, one of the most influential jobs in the world.
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