/u/lordhelmos's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] Five years ago the mysterious asteroid belt appeared. Thick green foliage sprouted from the rocks in space, forming a green wreath around the earth. We sent ships to explore the "forest" but none returned. Now orange comets streak through the sky. Seeds are falling. The invasion has begun.
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[WP] In a struggle with the cultist leader, the Paladin wrestles the ritual dagger from his enemy and strikes him down with it. This unintentionally completes the ritual and summons a powerful demon. After the smoke clears the demon refers to the Paladin as "Master." Oops.
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[WP] You are the chieftain of a small tribal village. The winters brutal, but during the worst storms a dragon descends from the nearby peak and leaves behind 2 freshly killed mammoths. One day the king's army amasses at the bottom of the mountain, they claim they have come to kill the beast.
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[WP] You are a nurse working in a hospital. Things changed when the vending machine-like devices were installed on the operating room floor. They dispense ready to use organs that are never rejected by the host. You are given two rules: Never open them and never ask where they came from.
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[EU] As the Emperor of Tamriel you have heard the ridiculous stories of a Dark Brotherhood assassin with a chef's hat who wields the Wabbajack. They call him the "muffin man." You dismissed the stories as fairy tales until you smell the sweet scent of cinnamon behind you.
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[WP] In the future, mankind discovers warp gates left over by an ancient alien civilization that allow us to traverse the stars. In very rare occasions, a ship that goes into the gate system disappears and is never to be found. Today you discover where these ships are actually going.
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[WP] Your father was one of the greatest intellectuals of all time. After his strange disappearance you are cleaning out his house when you find a hidden door. The door leads into a black void with only a single desk and chair. You discover that while in the room, no time passes on the outside.
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[WP] In the prodigal world, all arguments are settled by Kung Fu. You are doing your rounds when you see a a car parked in a handicap spot with no permit. As you approach, a man somersaults out of the KMart and assumes the crane. You pity the fool who challenges the legendary Towmaster.
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[WP] The gods saw it fit to punish humans for their pride. All creatures were bestowed with magical abilities except for mankind. Wolves that breathe ice to freeze their prey, necromantic oozes that animate the skeletons of those that they devour... humans must survive in this new world.
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