/u/almighty_smiley's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] When First Contact was made, humanity was asleep. With every human stuck in cryo thanks to a time-lock, the aliens are prepared to violently deal with the perceived cold shoulder when an unlikely ambassador hails them; the ship's AI.
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[WP] ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and Santa broke his back! But fear not, child of Midgard; Odin shall carry his sack.
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[WP] You can't swing a sword, you can't steal, and you can't cast spells. But you can hear voices nobody else on your epic quest can. Voices that boom from the sky speaking of "dice rolls", "skill checks", and the violence-heralding "Initiative".
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[WP] In May of 1984, an unknown gunman stormed a LAPD precinct and killed almost everyone inside. As a newly-minted FBI agent, your first assignment is to find and neutralize the cop-killer that news outlets across the country have already given a nickname to; the "Terminator".
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[WP] The hero knows only that the gloves are off; the villain isn't holding back and is fighting harder than they ever have before. The villain knows only what their wife said if they're late for dinner just ONE more time...
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[WP] You're a small child. Ever since you moved to a new school, you've been bullied constantly to the point of regularly crying yourself to sleep at night. Your "friends" don't help. Your parents can't help. But the monster under your bed is having none of it.
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[EU] With the Avengers incapacitated and half of all life wiped out by a mad titan, six former heroes begrudgingly reunite to bring Thanos to justice once and for all. One more time. One last time. It's Morphin' Time.
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[WP] The good news: heaven has only one barrier to entry. The bad news: upon learning what it is, most souls readily accept hell without even a token attempt.
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[WP]Five years ago, the villain was defeated, the heroes fell in love, and had children with powers that would match their own. Evil has now resurfaced, and the heroes are called to the fight once again. You're the new babysitter.
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