/u/refurbishedpixels's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] A necromancer discovers that spells to animate dead bodies also work on other things that have been described as "dead," such as batteries, cars, appliances, friendships, and romances.
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[WP]Armstrong and Aldrin were stranded on the moon. Follow-up missions never found their bodies, just footprints stopping a short distance away. Centuries of lunar development later, there are legends of two mysterious men in old-style spacesuits who help distressed lunar travelers.
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[WP]The Swarm used an EMP to disable the artificial intelligences of everyone's space fleets. Only the Humans were primitive/paranoid/crazy enough to have manual backup controls.
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[WP] A cure for vampirism is discovered and announced. A surprising number of old vampires accept it. A surprising number of new vampires reject it.
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[WP]You are a servant who survived picking up and cleaning the "slays the unworthy" artifacts. Everyone is wondering if you are the Chosen One or if all of these "legendary artifacts" are fake.
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[WP]On an alternate world, some conifers are mobile, predatory, and dangerous to humans. You are a firfighter.
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[WP]You are at a fast food place because the Chicken Nugget Combo Meal is on sale this week. Unfortunately, you have the Forrest Gump Curse: everyone attributes deep spiritual and/or philosophical motives to everything that you do.
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[WP] You recover from a love potion. Upon reflection, you realize that your former true love did not do this to you, and may also be a victim.
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[EU](LOTR) When the One Ring was cast into Mount Doom, it was not unmade. Instead, it was infused with Mount Doom's power, granting it independence from its former master... and the evil imposed on it by him.
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