/u/Wambo_Jambo's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] A global arms race gets out of control and every country's only option for survival is walling themselves off with impenetrable defensive technology. Millions of years pass before a catastrophic event brings down all the walls, revealing how humans evolved in isolation.
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[WP] Upon their death, each individual must battle every living thing they killed to proceed to the afterlife. At the gates, a mild mannered person finds they are faced with an unexpected fight.
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[WP] You've retired from a 50 year career as a call center tech support representative. The company you worked for no longer exists, yet despite your best efforts, the same customer keeps calling you for support with the company's various products.
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[WP] A tribe's entire culture revolves around an obelisk that grants a single wish to a person once in their life. An individual is tasked with determining whether a wish is too impactful on the world, and if it is, it will be rejected. The latest wish is proving very difficult to decide on.
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[WP] A 911 phone operator begins to notice the same voice belonging to numerous calls that always place emergency workers at the right place at exactly the right time.
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[WP] Everyone has a visible number that counts something unique to themselves. Sometimes it's as benign as times as brushing your teeth, or number of people punched. Yours is the only number ever to be counting down.
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[WP] An evil paintbrush has corrupted artists who use it throughout history, but has been lamenting its first failure when attempting to corrupt Bob Ross.
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[WP] Overnight, everyday lives are now controlled by D&D style mechanics. You thought the event had no effect on you, until discovering you are the DM.
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[WP] All your life, a voice in your head has guided you with advice for all your decisions, making you immensley successful. The instant your first born entered the world, the voice vanished.
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[WP] Ever since birth, you've been blessed. No matter what you do, you win. Any type of competition, debate, contest, or whatever, you win. You rise to power and influence, commanding an army. It isn't until after numerous battles that you are surprised to find what it means to "win" war.
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