/u/lordhelmos's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] You are the sole survivor of a data heist gone way wrong. The GN0M3 is dead, the Technomancer was eviscerated by Mark III gunbirds that weren't supposed to be there, and you just found out that the package you downloaded is the digital phylactery of the Megacity's most powerful CyberLich.
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[WP] The world changed when humans evolved psychic powers. The use of mental probing is common in the criminal justice system. Despite our advances, corruption finds a way. Highly trained liars exists that can mentally fabricate memories and sometimes whole personas. Your job is to expose them.
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[WP] "I fought for you, watch my friends die for you... and this is what you do? Let him take the reigns of power again?" You turn away in disgust and finish stuffing the last of the supplies into your pack. "You've stopped him once, you can again!" You shake your head. "No, I'm done. I'm leaving."
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[WP] You are operating an experimental microscope that can see beyond the subatomic. The new particles look like a solar system, you zoom in more to see what looks like earth. You zoom in more and see yourself looking through the microscope. You step away, unsure what to tell the others.
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[WP] You are Hell's newest torturer. A master is teaching you. "After the first thousand loops, they usually stop screaming. Their eyes hollow out after the first million. After a billion... the transformation begins."
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[WP] Humans have expanded into the stars. In our travels we've encounter many other races and forged relationships. Together we discover that all living races began with a DNA seeded meteor crashing into a planet. We've discovered the origin of the meteors and you are chosen to lead the expedition.
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[WP] Mankind just discovered faster than light travel. They also discovered that space is filled with fearsome spider beings that spin quantum webs to capture and consume faster than light travelers.
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[WP] A decade ago they came, eldritch beings from a place beyond our comprehension. They offered organic technology and superior levels of advancement. However, to use their technology humans needed to be "improved" through mutation. The last of the "pure" humans struggle with their inferiority.
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[WP] You are an ancient demon who has been summoned by powerful sorcerer. As you materialize within the summoning circle, the sorcerer pronounces his grand design and cackles wildly. Those cackles suddenly turn to chokes and gags. He drops dead from a heart attack at your feet, leaving you free.
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[WP] The dragon stirs awake at the sounds of footsteps. "Who dares to enter my lair!" It roars with the expectation that another knight has arrived. Instead there is a man in strange clothes. "You've been asleep for thousands of years." He says. "I'm here to help you acclimate to modern society."
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