/u/jpeezey's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] A hyper advanced alien race decides to mimic Darwin's study of finches with humans. Several groups of Homo sapiens are placed on different planets and monitored over a long period of time for adaptations/evolution. You've just been abducted from planetA to be studied alongside the others.
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[WP] The king has ruled for 1000 years, secretly using black magic to take over the bodies of his heirs. This is only known to a select few in a dark, secretive Order. You are the next heir, and have discovered the truth. Now you're on the run, and the dying king has sent his agents after you.
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[WP] The hero fell from grace when their partner was killed in battle, turning to dark magic and eventually Lichdom to try and resurrect them. You are their partner, and you have just woken up in a body not your own. The resurrection ritual was successful, and you're horrified at what the cost was.
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[WP] The weather is lovely. Not too hot, not too cold. Crop yield was good this year, and the local gangs spend their time organizing community service events. The local saloon is having a bingo night. The bobcats get along with your horses. Welcome to the Mild Mild West.
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[WP] Human cloning is a simple but highly regulated process reserved for government employees and the rich. You are a federal employee with a clone, but you and your clone are hurt in an accident, and the markings discerning the clone are destroyed. You're not sure if you're the original or not.
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[WP] You kill werewolves, but on a recent 'hunt' you found a werewolf who refuses to harm humans and seems pretty chill. You befriended them, and they've started to change your views on supernatural beings. Today they found your gun and silver bullets; you never told them you were a hunter.
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[WP] Every Tuesday some kind of disastrous, sometimes apocalyptic event happens. Alien invasion, zombie outbreak, mega-storms, nuclear war, etc. But every Wednesday, the world resets and life goes on as normal. Only a few people keep their memories. You happen to be friends with one of these people.
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[WP] Turns out, crossing the river Styx to the afterlife is a bit more complicated than hopping in a rowboat, mainly because Styx isn't a river, it's an ocean. Many beings choose to remain on the islands and archipelagos that dot the body of water, sailing the ocean Styx and adventuring for eternity
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[WP] With the lack of human lives at stake, unmanned warfare becomes a sensationalized betting sport. You're the ace of a decorated squad of unmanned fighter jets. As long as no one finds out you're actually a human at the controls of your 'drone', you can keep making money betting on yourself.
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