/u/XANA_FAN's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP]You are a student in the prestigious field of Xeno-Archeology, studying the remains of records of extinct sapient species across the galaxy. You are excited to begin an internship on a newly discovered planet that seemed to suffer a solar-flare extinction event. Apparently, it was called Earth.
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[WP] The afterlife exists, but only for legendary individuals. Back when books were expensive to make legendary meant ‘worthy of being written about’ so as long as someone has written something about you you get into the afterlife!
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[WP] You're in the hospital for taking a bullet meant for someone else. A man visits and tells you that the someone else is actually a superhero and that their organization was impressed by your quick thinking and bravery and would like to offer you a job. The twist? They were the ones that shot you
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[WP] The Villain was a vile figure and never pretended to be something he wasn’t, but he provided those with nothing the power to do something. With his blessing they could be more than just passive figures in their own lives, and for that they loved him.
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[WP] Very few people actually have a destiny or fated purpose, everyone else is just... collateral. When someone does something great outside of fate's design they get labeled a villain and a new hero is granted the divine purpose of stopping them.
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[WP] The length of a Magic Girl's transformation sequence is directly linked to their raw power. You and your partner make for an odd team; what with you having one of the shortest sequences recorded (2.3 seconds) while hers is almost ten minutes long.
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[WP] King Duncan The Brave was your grandfather. He earned his epithet by killing two great Dragons that had been terrorizing the land and shattering their eggs. You are now just starting to fully realize the effects of completely removing a regions apex predator.
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[WP] You are a senior administrative employee of the adventures guild. You’re job is to assign noble brats looking to prove themselves to teams that will carry them without being obvious, and quests that look suitably impressive but minimize actual danger.
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[WP] It is common for young highly placed nobles to spend a few years serving their countrymen as part of a small adventurer's party. One of the guild's worst-kept secrets is the money they take to ensure that the noble scions stay away from dangerous jobs and get far more than their share of glory.
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