/u/Woodledude's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] Every ship of the navy is expected to have at least one Preservator - A mage dedicated primarily to keeping the ration hold chilled and dry. The Queen's soldiers shouldn't fight on empty stomachs, after all.
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[WP] "I think the most important thing, Ambassador, is to watch the tongues. They'll roar - And they'll be testing your nerve, so they'll be doing it a lot. But it isn't usually HOSTILE. If one extends their tongues towards you when they roar, waves them around - THAT'S impolite. Call them out."
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[WP] You never liked the term "mind palace". You've taken the opportunity to spruce the place up a bit, add some useful things here and there, get a few volunteers and friends involved... But "palace" is a word, and a mindset, for sniggering jackwagons. YOUR mind is a place for things to get done.
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[WP] The Forgemistress and Forgemaster have complimentary skills. The former uses magic to create raw stock of exquisite materials, and the latter shapes and assembles complex final products from those materials. The last remaining master and mistress find themselves on opposite sides of a war.
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[WP] "The Runic Accelerator is a deadly weapon by itself. The other components of any RAD are glorified safety mechanisms. Let me demonstrate why." With a grim expression, the instructor holds a raw chicken to the intake of the heavily rune-inlaid tube. Chicken in... A screaming gout of plasma out.
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[WP] After your latest victory, you're approached by a spokesperson, and a terrifying looking robot. "Hello there! We were wondering if you could help us with a little problem... We have this incredible combat robot, but, well... It's VERY dumb. I don't suppose we could borrow your brain? Forever."
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[WP] Someone's lying in the street, covered in bandages and Bruise-Away patches. Their breath smells vaguely of booze, and they're bleary and still pretty out of it. "Picked a fight with a robot? Yeah, they call it 'kicking a bucket' for a reason. Bet you WISH you were dead. So... want some coffee?"
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[WP] A bounty hunter who's already dead can't get any more dead. Unfortunately, lacking in alacrity and preferring the "slow and steady" strategy, suitable marks are hard to come by that won't get snatched up by other bounty hunters. The solution... Take marks nobody else can, one "death" at a time.
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[WP] The archmage was born without legs. They have a prosthetic, but it's just a decorative stand for their torso. While this has led to them becoming the leading expert on teleportation, there are times where more efficient (if less dignified) locomotion just makes more sense.
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[WP] All things are accomplished by punching, and emotion. Punching an ally with love in your heart will heal them, punching material with the will to create will let you shape it. Those who are good at punching have a head start in life, but only cultivating the correct emotions will let you excel.
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