/u/Xcmd's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] All magic is skills-based. Artists, musicians, bakers, knitters, builders, they're all mages of some talent. You've discovered that your magic comes from an extremely rare skill, and it might make you dangerous.
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[WP] You live in a perfect world, with no pain, no need unmet, no conflict. Today, as you are initiated into The Guard, you learn that your entire job is to watch over a single box. You're given explicit instructions: under no circumstances allow it to be opened.
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[WP] You've been kidnapped by some criminals that have been robbing stores on a crime spree, and they've demanded you act as getaway driver for them. They don't suspect that you're the most dangerous one in the vehicle.
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[WP] After you became a god, eons later your universe ended, and only you remained. When the new universe began, you figured you'd help shape it into something better than the one you left behind. But you never met any other gods, and you're going to have to learn by doing.
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[WP] When you defeated the tyrant, their final words to you were "Thank you." Years into your reign, your decisions have become increasingly unpopular. One day, you find yourself in a fight with some young upstart who calls you Tyrant.
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[WP] You and your arch nemesis have both grown bored of your endless struggles in mighty battle. You've both retired and opened competing bakeries.
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[WP] Time travel exists, but only in your own body, and only as far back on your timeline as to when you figured out how to do it. You can only go backwards, and once you're there you have to live life in real-time. You can change events, though, and you retain your memories of your past futures.
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[WP] Magic is dangerous, and difficult to master. Students are taught only by the most powerful mages in the land, as anything less would be setting them up for painful death. Your school has asked you teach the worst First Years in the class; a high honor indeed, as only you could keep them safe.
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[WP] You've just found out that you're not actually a human, but an advanced android that was sent back in time to prevent a huge disaster from occurring. Unfortunately, you were damaged in the journey back, and you can't remember what you were supposed to prevent.
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