/u/oxycleans's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] A bard is kidnapped by orcs. At first the bard is terrified, however the orcs actually treat the bard with much more respect than any tavern full of drunks ever had. It seems the ability to sing and play instruments is extremely rare amongst orcs but even they love music.
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[WP] Before academy enrollment each parent must purchase a familiar to protect their child. The rich can afford gryphons and dragons. But being poor forced you to seek out the local mad magician who has offered you a new affordable familiar dubbed the “pet rock” instead.
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[WP] While out for a hike you notice a fallen log crushing a pretty flower. You decide to move the log in order to give the flower a chance to live. By doing so you have actually saved a Dryad and now they will not stop following you.
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[WP] Due to a clerical error you have been hired by a top secret spy agency. The agency decides the easiest way to remove you is to send you on dangerous missions. However each mission has been successful and now the angency is suspecting you might in fact be a double agent instead of a civilian.
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[WP] An astroid miner discovers a sealed alien ship. The miner enters the ship and to there surprise it activates, scans them, and then speaks. "Warning: Human detected, self destruct activated..3..2..1......just kidding, my creator always said jokes were the best way to break the ice."
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[WP] While hiking you swat a large bug from your face. Looking to see where it was swatted you notice the strange looking bug is now caught in a spiders web. Feeling sorry you cut it free. Only to realize it was not a bug but an actual fairy and now they will not stop following you.
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[WP] You were raised by an old soldier. One day other soldiers arrived to take them away. You, not knowing any better stepped out to confront them. Fearfully the soldiers drew their weapons as they screamed at the old soldier. "You took the monster with you, are you insane?!"
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[WP] You have been trapped inside a glass orb for years. Sitting on a shelf in an old store, your only entertainment is that of the clerks daily routine. One day however the clerk is attacked, in defence the orb is thrown and shatters upon impact. Finally releasing you from your cage.
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[WP] While trapped in a painting you have sat and watched a simple store for years. However one day the clerk is attacked. Reaching out to protect them you manage to pull them inside the painting. Which at the same time forces you out of it, freeing you at long last.
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[WP] You were the caretaker for the mythical beasts of the royal family. Yesterday they decided to replace you with some incompetent noble, before kicking you out of the castle. You then spent the night in a nearby forest. However today you were awakened by the beasts who chose to follow you.
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