WritingPrompts

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[WP] It's normal to play a practical joke on the new hire by making find a fictional piece of equipment. It's not normal when they return, having violated the laws of physics by actually inventing said formally fictional device.	189
[WP] You, a mad scientist, never expected to successfully procreate. Realising you have no idea how to raise a vaguely normal human being, you dust off your time machine, go forward in time to see what they turn out to be, determine problem areas, and how to raise them in future.	175
[WP] You've felt eyes on the back of your neck all your life. One day you see her; a face you've always seen out of the corner of your eye. You grab her, demanding answers - she's a tour guide showing time travelling tourists your life - apparently you're going to be an infamous dictator.	144
[WP] You've finally worked out why that adventurer, despite accumulated wealth and prestige still goes on these insane crusades and every side quest; they're addicted to health potions.	143
[WP] You've recently received a lot of angry calls from heads of prestigious universities. Apparently the management simulation game you've developed is so realistic, employers have been overlooking MBAs from these universities in favour of top score leaders of your game.	100
[WP] For millennia, two opposite but equally powerful weapons have been used in grand quests and battles, always used on opposing sides. Over time, they've been upgraded and empowered to the point where they've developed sentience and intelligence. And they're both sick of the whole situation.	91
[WP] As a super powered weather manipulator, you're too mercenary to be a hero, too sensible to be a villain. You have carved out a niche career; creating natural disasters to distract from political scandals.	81
[WP] The serial killer had an unusual MO; they performed medical treatments on the victims that hadn't been cleared for human use, then forwarded the data to the relevant researchers.	80
[WP] Dragons, in their terrifying majesty, have returned to the here and now. Their first act is to sue numerous artists and corporations for likeness right infringement.	79
[WP] "...if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” This is why your mad scientist parent gave your recent fiancé superpowers.	74

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