/u/mage_in_training's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] Excalibur always reveals itself as a weapon best suited to it's user. In the future, mankind is losing against an extraterrestrial empire. While hiding in the ice debris of a comet, Excalibur reveals itself to s captain in the form of an ancient and advanced starship.
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[WP] You used to be an unmatched supervillain, elite heroes feared you and it took teams of them to stop you. At 104, you just want to live out your retirement in anonymous peace. Your grandson has asked just you to help rescue his new girlfriend from new supervillains, and she's pregnant.
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[WP] You used to be a powerful and feared supervillain, now retired and set for life. Now, there's a 20-something at your door begging you to teach them to control their rare power since it's the same as yours. They even know your villain name.
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[WP] A cosmic horror, essentially a god, crashes into the Earth, wounded beyond comprehension. With the last of its will, it gives a speck of its might and knowledge to each and every person on the planet. "Defend yourselves," was its last decree before it ceased to exist.
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[WP] The Zombie Apocalypse just began and is in full swing, no help is coming. You're a 3rd grade elementary school teacher and have to get your students to safety and out of the city. It's a good thing you've prepped them for this.
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[WP] A dubiously ethical machine was invented for very sick children that could take health and vitality from one person and give it to another. The very wealthy have commodified it, bringing new meaning to the phrase "Selling Yourself."
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[WP] You are a retired "Spook", a Black Ops Spellcaster. You've just been given full clearance to declassify your first mission from 150 years ago to the public without redactions. Oh boy, was that one a doozy!
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[WP] A prestigious Bard College has decided to lend their aid to a losing nation in a brutal conflict. Time to show the world what a 'War Band' can do, and it's showtime on the front lines.
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[WP] A heavy alcoholic drinker gets sober and everyone is resentful as they do not see their "friend" as being the "fun loving" person they all know.
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