/u/lordhelmos's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] You are a witch with the power to rewind non-living objects back in time. After your coven is mercilessly slaughtered you place a giant chunk of steel on the blacksmith's anvil. "Forge me a weapon then melt it down and forge a new one. Don't stop until you've made every weapon you know."
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[WP] A multi-billion dollar company with near limitless reach has targeted you as an enemy. They made the mistake of thinking you were just an ordinary person that would be easy to silence. They are about to find out what happens when they incur the wrath of an old god.
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[WP] In your world, enchanted weapons exist that range from +1 to +10. +1 weapons have traces of rare magical materials. +10 weapons are inhabited by powerful sentient spirits that grant the user powerful boons. This rule hasn't changed in modern times. You just found a +10 .50 cal sniper rifle.
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[WP] Some people manifest a rune that allows them summon and control a creature from another plane. Rune bearers don't get to choose the creature and after 5 years they are sucked into plane that it comes from. You are about to find out what creature is linked to your rune.
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[WP] After a long and perilous journey, your band of heroes finally makes it into the inner sanctum of the Dark Lord's fortress. The party finds an empty throne before them. Well, it was empty until you break ranks from the heroes and take your rightful seat.
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[WP] Gone are the days of dragons living in caves. The neon streets of the megacity are ruled by underground syndicates, each headed by a dragon leader. Turfs are known and the winged kingpins vie for power. You are a just another street kid trying to climb a bloody ladder to the top.
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[WP] You are a truly devious dragon. You’ve created the ultimate obstacle course of traps in your lair designed not to kill but to annoy. The final stretch to your hoard has a rune that teleports the intruders back to the entrance.
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[WP] You are a slime monster that lurks in a dungeon. When you eat a creature, you gain the ability to take its form and mimic its natural abilities. One day, you devour a human that has entered your dungeon. Upon taking the human's form, a whole new world of possibilities opens to you.
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[WP] You are a knight who was chosen by the King to defeat a powerful dragon. Most of the city was destroyed, but you prevailed. You've settled with an amnesiac woman traumatized by the battle. One day you come home to her screaming. Her hands are clawed and coated in all too familiar scales.
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[WP] You live in a small village that is dominated by an omnipotent god that resides in an overarching temple. Everything is decreed by the god's law. No one is allowed inside the temple. You commit the gravest taboo and enter... only to find a mountain sized celestial corpse rotting on a throne.
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