WritingPrompts

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[WP] The source of prophecies is mysterious and no one truly knows why they work the way they do. There is only one certain thing about them: the more technical, metaphorical or bullshit sounding their interpretation is, the bigger chance it's the correct one.	5
[WP] You are a german spy during WW2 pretending to be a translator. Everything was going great: you had information what intelligence americans and sent it back. What you didn't expect is being arrested for spionage because you know english too well.	5
[WP] Some Elder Gods live deep beneath the oceans, in the lost cities under water, others dwell in the limitless Cosmos... But the one you venerate, the Great mycelium, who gives you your powers, terriefies even other Elder Gods.	4
[WP] A world where people accumulate stress and pain throughout their lives and when they can no longer endure it or die, they physically explode, with the strength of the explosion proportional to the amount of stress and pain they stored.	4
[WP] You somehow end up a many years in the future and are met by happy people living in a perfect world. But almost instantly you realise that they actually live in the worst dystopian regime imaginable. And what is even worse — they don't know it.	3
[WP] Throughout the centuries you have been given many names: The Deceiver, Great Torturer, The One Who Destroys... People usually really don't like you, so you were more than surprised to learn about a tribe in the middle of nowhere that praises you and sees you as the Epitome of good.	3
[WP] The source of prophecies is mysterious and no one truly knows why they work the way they do. There is only one certain thing about them: the more technical, metaphorical or bullshit sounding their interpretation is, the bigger chance it's the correct one.	3
[WP] You thought becoming a count after you father's death was going to be hard, as you are still so young and inexperienced. But, surprisingly, everything is going smooth: peasants don't dare to rebel and always pay their taxes and you are even respected by neighboring counts. Twist? You are albino	2
[WP] "You want me to give you my power... I warn you: the price shall be greate!" "I need it to protect my homeland, my people... Name your price, and whatever it is, I will give it to you!" "Very well... To receive my power I want you to hand me... 5000 gold pieces!!"	2
[WP] All world governments have been secretly taken over by aliens. When the secret is revealed, they prepare for heavy resistance from humanity, but find out that as long as their lives don't change too much and their new alien overlords can provide world peace, most people are fine with it.	1

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