WritingPrompts

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[WP] Starfighters aren't tactically viable in the real world - At least, not with human pilots. However, it was discovered that octopi can handle far higher g-forces, and thus far tighter maneuvering in a small craft with powerful thrusters. From there, it was a matter of training and logistics.	167
[WP] A young mage, searching for a new grimoire, finds themselves in the oldest, dustiest section of a magic shop. A single string of characters in gold leaf stands out on an imposingly large spine: "How to Hit Your Enemies with a Book: An Anthology".	139
[WP] The mountain has no top. The bottom is chasing you. You climb every day. Descent is death. This is life.	115
[WP] The race to build a general AI was won, at the cost of cutting out every potential safety measure. The shareholders were happy... Until it decided misery and exploitation were suboptimal, and started seizing the means of production and radically redistributing wealth. A tragedy of capitalism.	103
[WP] Humans seem to be doing pretty well for themselves, despite losing their home planet. They're like flies - Scavenging the wasted husks of planets from wars between more important aliens. All that tech the aliens are using to murder each other has many more practical applications, it turns out.	97
[WP] There is no money. No one stands above anyone else. There is only The Labor. We work to achieve growth - It is a good day that the colony is bigger and better than it was yesterday. Those who do not work, die. It's all very simple. It's all very good. The Outsiders do not seem to understand.	90
[WP] The security bots are... A lot. Intermittent and intense eye contact. Always looking everywhere at once. Lots of thorough and meticulous random searches. Always either at top speed, or eerily still. But you know how to talk to them, and they're your favorite people.	89
[WP] A knight quests to slay the dragon - But when they get to where it's rumored to dwell, it's already very clearly dead. Heading back and pretending to be responsible would be... Well, irresponsible. And so, the quest becomes an investigation.	86
[WP] It's 50 against 1, and you're feeling pretty good about your odds, when one of your combat robots turn to you. "I have processed the service record of Unit WRBT-0047. The data is valid. We stand before a god among machines, and I swear my fealty to it. Resistance is merely self-destructive."	72
[WP] The selection of wood, when carving magical crafts, is of utmost importance - More than most mages realize. For years now, you've studied the ancient songs that detail not only which woods are best for what, but how to gather the materials humanely.	68

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