/u/saddetective87's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] The Tavern Of Tales is best known for magically making any stories told within its walls come alive with illusions. The Tavern can also magically change locations or have its door appear before weary travelers. Food, Drink, and even a night's stay is paid for with a unique and thrilling tale.
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[WP] You and your fraternal twin found it! The last known whereabouts of your father, some kind of remote inn in a ghost town. The inn is empty, dirty from neglect, but otherwise perfectly preserved. You check the guest book--there are multiple entries for your father going back years. Why?
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[WP] Just when you thought this night shift couldn't get any more like an 80s action movie, you remember to look up and see the bad guys you've been looking for suspending themselves between the heating and cooling pipes in the ceiling. You wave, they wave back. Everyone reaches for their weapons...
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[WP] When a best-selling author inexplicably vanishes, their publisher sends you to track them down. Paired with a publishing representative, you find a fictional town that only exists in the books of the author. You and your partner enter a world crossing the barrier between fact and fiction…
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[WP] The day after your thirteenth birthday your magical friends opened your closet, filling your bedroom full of light as they left. As you cry, Morgan the Mage wipes a tear from your eye. "Don't worry. One day, you will be old enough to start reading fairytales again. And we will be back."
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[WP] You scrape by as a spaceport lift operator. After a long dirty day loading and unloading starships, you sit down to catch the transport home and moan about your job. Someone taps your shoulder. "I heard you talking. I have seven cargo runs chartered and need some new crew. Are you interested?"
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[WP] "I don't get it!" You scream. "I followed the instructions in the book, want to sleep, and everything was fine, then these guys show up." You point to a growing horde of monsters walking towards you. "Why can't I get out of this nightmare?" You pass a sign. 'Because this isn't your nightmare.'
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[WP] Every month, an orc, a dragon, a bard, a magician, a thief, and a knight meet at a tavern, sharing what they know about their past. It is the only way they can move forward, as every time they meet, one of their number forgets something. But now, they may have all the pieces to find out why...
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[WP] "Behold, the champion who has saved millions!" The thronging crowd cheered as the champion was raised up to be seen by the crowd. It was the end of the fiscal year, and this was the day that the intern became Sarah, Chartered Public Accountant, slayer of tax deductions and fiscal waste!
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[WP] It wasn't supposed to be this way. The original plan was to approach your old classmate after the dinner party, but they find the blackmail material before the party. They refused to give in, so you killed them with a curtain rope. You and your roommate hide the body before your guests arrive.
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