WritingPrompts

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[WP] You are complaining about life when you find a note and a strange gadget; the note says “Press Alt-F4 to improve things”. How nice to get helpful advice from a stranger...	8
[WP] The old races died out but half breed genes re-emerge sometimes. Your kids are a human, an elf, a dwarf and a hobbit. Across town there’s a family with an orc, a dark elf, a goblin and a kobold. The school just called. But they weren’t fighting...	8
[WP] Ripped into another dimension, you fall in love with a member of the Dragon born - yet this place could have been 50’s Earth. When your first child is born, your spouse holds the baby boy and tells you something that sends chills down your spine: “He shall be called ‘Godzilla’”.	7
[WP] Your childhood was marked by tragic loss, petty cruelties and yearning for more. The prince brought you happiness. But your curse is moving to your daughter: she is now the fairytale princess. You need to stop this pattern before it kills you. You pack a sword. You’re going to Disneyland.	7
[WP] You are a successful adult. Recently you found out that there is an IT department for your (very human) brain, and they claimed you were overdue for various minor patches and upgrades. They’ve started installing them while you sleep at night. Today you sat down with them to complain.	7
[WP] It started as a writing contest, a challenge about a magical world. Reading one odd entry, the fourth wall shatters, pulling the editor in. Summoning their own skills, an edit pass pulls the author in as well. Now the two are great wizards in opposition, in a place where narration is power.	6
[WP] Do you have a Masters degree in Fear. You’ve been thinking about getting a PhD, but the interview process this month has been really interesting and you are thinking about going into private industry.	6
[WP] The ancient city of Ur, a coastal behemoth in Sumerian times, has been abandoned in the desert for millennia as the coast shifted away. Global warming is raising the waters of the Persian Gulf. The city and its dead are coming back. Soldiers, engineers and scientists look to you.	5
[WP] “But we made a peaceful landing! The humans reacted incorrectly!” Next to him, Chon set his drink back down on the bar table. “Z’farr, tell the others what ‘peaceful landing’ means to your people.” Z’farr looked perplexed. “We did not sterilize the planet from space...?”	5
[WP] You found an ancient stone prison. Inside a Lord Of Order describes his people’s battle with the Lords Of Chaos, evil ones responsible for all kinds of war and ruin. Both sides imprisoned the other in the final battle. “Let me out, it’s all over!” But the Chaos Lords sound a lot like humans...	5

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