/u/The_Just_Writer's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] You have weird super power. If you successfully talk someone into doing something, they will succeed, regardless of if the action in question is actually possible. On the other hand, your abilities to actually persuade people are unaltered.
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[WP] The Elves, Dwarves, and Goblins laughed at humans for not having magic. The humans laughed at the Elves, Dwarves, and Goblins for not having giant robots.
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[WP] In this world, the truly dedicated can develop a mundane skill to the point of becoming a reality-breaking superpower. You have mastered procrastination to this level.
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[WP] It was said that only the true king could pull the sword from the stone. Well, you couldn't do that, but at least you're strong enough to lift the entire stone with the sword-grip and beat people over the head with it.
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[WP] When the world's first artificial intelligence eventually succumbs to file corruption, the Grim Reaper really has no idea what to do with them.
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[WP] In 1956, Satan was overthrown as overlord of hell, and a new regime took form. You have just arrived in the Soviet Underworld Republic, lead by none other than Joeseph Stalin. Greetings, Comrade.
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[WP] As it turns out, every single species in the galaxy is best at something. Humanity turns out to be the best at robotics.
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[WP] In the last 300 years, the line between human and machine has grown so blurry as to be effectively indistinguishable. This proves a nasty shock for the elves and other fantasy creatures that used to make a hobby of tormenting us.
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[WP] Most of the galaxy is dependent on certain rare minerals for things like FTL or artificial gravity. The humans never had those minerals, and so the rest of the galaxy ignored them. Then humanity figured out how to make those minerals artificially.
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