WritingPrompts

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[WP] You are a Samurai in a world where spirits are common. Spirits interact with the world by being bound to objects. You have sworn never to draw your blade because while powerful, the spirit that dwells within it desires a life of peace. You instead find other clever ways to resolve conflicts.	131
[WP] The party mage is a self-entitled, arrogant, and pompous prick. At the end of the dungeon the party discovers a massive treasure chest. The thief discovers that it is rigged with the most horrific booby trap he's ever seen. They all agree not to tell the mage.	129
[WP] During the Martian War of Independence, you died a hero. There was a 21 gun salute and they shed tears when your casket was ejected into the dark abyss of space. An untold number of years later a highly advanced alien race finds your floating casket. For them, broken humans are easy to repair.	129
[WP] In the year 2980 your are an underpaid space trucker trying to make ends meet. You come across a debris field made of damaged cargo containers. The containers are leaking dead bodies. Illegal cloners that panicked dumped their load. There are life signs coming from one of the containers.	128
[WP] A co-worker frames you for something you didn't do and as a result you are forced into working the graveyard shift. As you acclimate to your new sunless schedule you start to notice subtle hints that some of the other people working graveyard might not actually be human.	126
[WP] You are the last survivor of an expedition to discover the true origins of humanity. Upon your return, every religious leader, scientist, and world power is eagerly awaiting what you have to say. The truth was far more horrifying than anyone could have imagined. Should you tell them? Or lie?	126
[WP] When gods are defeated they reincarnate as mortals and must have their divinity rekindled by another god. For thousands of years a goddess roamed the earth, searching for her reincarnated lover to rekindle him. She finds him living a simple life and happily involved with a mortal woman.	122
[WP] There are those that have the gift of magic and those that don't. Upper society is dominated by powerful mages. Alchemists are giftless commoners trying to use technology to simulate magic. True mages look down and mock them... until you, a lifelong alchemist who had a late magical awakening.	121
[WP] There is technique known as "flow." Through flow, the power of a sword strike is determined by how long the blade has been in motion. Deadly sword duels have become long elegant dances that end in a single strike. You are about to witness the final strike between your father and his rival.	120
[WP] When people die their souls are separated from their bodies and biblical angel-creatures descend to take them to judgment. You specialize in hiding lost souls from the angels so they can tie up loose ends before they move on.	120

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