WritingPrompts

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[WP] You’re a spaceship captain centuries in the future. Your crew has picked up 21st century slang. But it’s all curse words and phrases. They have no idea what the words mean. You know but you’re quietly amused. Today an admiral is on the bridge and starts asking what they are saying… NSFW	132
[WP] As a Congressional intern, you realized the Constitution still gives Congress the power to grant Letters of Marque. Your congressman and his colleagues didn't really understand the concept. You slipped some text into a fishing bill and now you are the first fully authorized US Privateer.	126
[WP] You’re the first wizard to find the Source of Magic, hidden in stone chambers deep in a mountain. After a studying lights and knobs you touched one—and magic broke. Desperate to fix it, you only made it worse. Then a being arrived, carrying tools and wearing a name tag that says Melvin.	125
[WP] A human sits at a spaceport bar with a random collection of aliens. They’re all telling stories of foolish things their own people did, current and in the past, stories of absolute idiocy by their own people. For every alien story of dumbassedness, the human has a much better one.	113
[WP] You did it. You rediscovered magic. You’re the most powerful sorcerer in the world, but far from the only one. But you just learned something new. Each enchantment is actually an imprisoned fae. The more powerful spells are trapped old gods. And all of them are angry.	91
[WP] Eyes closed, you keep summoning water. “Two feet!” The Empire troops trapped in the canyon cry out while you bring water to their waists to weaken them enough for an assault. Finally, the General himself grimly says “Yes. You can stop.” You open your eyes. The water is at 20 feet and still.	79
[WP] You four were carefully chosen to fight for Earth in the Intergalactic Games. Your three companions are martial artists with seemingly superhuman skills. But you were chosen for a special skill, as strange to the aliens as they are to you: You are really good at sarcasm.	76
[WP] “I stole fire for you. I endured aeons of torment for the love of you all! Now I will have forgiveness. Give it back!” But the fire was magical, and there are no wizards left to give it back. You eye the titan Prometheus nervously. “Um. Well, I have a phone…”	76
[WP] A witch curses you as she dies. Henceforth, every time you eat something, all items of that type vanish from the world forever. You didn’t believe her until you ate a grape in the produce aisle and the whole display vanished. It’s been two week since...	49
[WP] Magic died ages ago when the god of magic was torn asunder, legs and arms and head and torso all split into pieces and sent to the four corners of the earth. This morning you woke up with your left leg in pain. Your sister’s left arm hurts. You call your friend and his right leg is aching.	45

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