/u/lordhelmos's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] Every 10 years an island rises from the clouds. The island is filled with riches and treasures but it only stays risen for 7 days. Many travel to the island in search of fame and fortune, but few return. Most sink with island and are claimed by the abyss from whence it came.
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[WP] You are a barbaric warrior cursed by the gods to never be allowed to wield a weapon of war. Swords, axes, maces... they all become impossibly heavy to lift due to the curse. However, you find that using improvised "tools" in creative ways still allows you to destroy your enemies.
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[WP] Every human has a demon core deep inside of them. The truth is, all humans were once demons. The human form was "painted over" the demonic one by some higher power. You have the ability to awaken demon cores inside someone, reverting them back to their true state.
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[WP] You are a homicide detective called in to investigate the murder of a high profile victim. The forensics crew at the site is eerily uneasy. You ask to see the body and they guide you to a small piece of cloth at room's center. You lift it and find a perfectly shaped half-foot cube of meat.
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[WP] You are a shapeshifting ooze that has been living among humans. Every year your bones erode and you need to replace them. You've been working as a reporter for many years. It is the perfect job to help you find and research your annual victim.
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[WP] In a last resort for survival you anchor your badly damaged starship to a comet, not knowing if the long traveler will lead you to oblivion or salvation. With dwindling supplies and almost no hope, an array of planets comes up on your sensors. The 3rd planet from the sun is habitable.
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[WP] Once every 10 years, a tower falls from the sky and lands in a random part of the world. The tower contains an RPG-like dungeon that rewards special powers for clearing its challenges. The tower only lasts for 14 days then leaves. You can only visit the tower once, survivors keep their powers.
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[WP] When drilling deep into the ocean floor for oil, we instead find a deep chasm. Through the chasm we discover that under the sea floor and on the opposite side of the crust is a full biological ecosystem with sentient life that is illuminated by the earth's core.
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[WP] The king is dead... actually he has been dead for some time now. A small circle of viziers have been preserving the body and running the kingdom under a false narrative that he is still alive. They will do anything to keep the ruse going so that they can remain in power.
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