WritingPrompts

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[WP] Humanity knew the aliens were coming years before they arrived, flairs from their engines appearing as a new star in the sky. Once the miles long ship landed on Mars, they began adapting it to their needs - ignoring Earth. Your crew has been sent to make first contact with our new neighbours.	16
[WP] An internet friend whom you've never met has always given you excellent travel advise on which cities or countries to visit or avoid. Today you receive a message with a long list of locations to avoid next month and a hesitant invitation to visit them IRL.	16
[WP] Preservatrol is a single use drug that stops aging and triples your current lifespan. Most people take it around 50 and live to be 150. You were accidentally dosed with it at age 10 and are now 45 years old with no signs of aging or death.	15
[WP] One by one cities around the world disappear. Thousands, even millions of people vanishing in the blink of an eye. You're caught in one of the events and it soon becomes apparent that the entire city has travelled back in time - to the founding date of that city.	15
[WP] FTL is discovered to have a cumulative negative effect on material objects, limiting the number of times they jump. The war must be going poorly, because you've just been reactivated for active duty - and you already have a dozen jumps under your belt.	14
[WP] magic spells take up space in memory. The more complex the spell, the more space it requires. Almost everyone can memorize one or two simple spells while Magi can memorize hundreds. You're a criminal mastermind who plans jobs and confounds authorities with your ability to memorize three spells.	12
[WP] The wealthy finally grew weary of dealing with bureaucracy and started buying small countries, installing themselves as kings. Your small country was just purchased by an up and coming billionaire with big ideas for the future.	12
[WP] you always get two fortune cookies, because the first one is filled with random numbers and letters. Just one of many small quirks in your life you learned to ignore - until you started dating a maths major who has an obsession with solving mysteries.	11
[WP] A rogue planet was discovered in a highly elliptical orbit around the solar system, captured in passing millions of years ago. The first probe returned data showing it once held a flourishing civilisation and incredibly, activated some ancient broadcasting system.	10
[WP] Between Earth and Alpha Centauri lie dozens of minor planets, many serving as waystops and research stations. You're a journalist writing about these vital oases between the stars and have uncovered a doomsday cult set on destroying the earth.	9

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