/u/saddetective87's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[EU] You thought it was a chess club, but it turns out Checkmate is a black-ops spy service. Black does Ops, White does Intel. Bishops set priorities, Rooks plan missions, Knight field teams carry out the plans, Pawns assist the Knights, providing surveillance and backup. Which team do you join?
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[WP] When I was thirteen, I moved from Britain to Arizona. I never expected to be fighting eldritch monsters in abandoned mines, and in case you didn't know, they're fucking scary.
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[WP] You are a pharmaceutical researcher specializing in blood viruses. One day you hear reports of patients dying in hospitals due to a sudden shortage of blood in blood banks. You get a call from an old friend at one of the hospitals to consult. "It's not a blood shortage, the blood was stolen."
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[WP] You've loved your holiday at this Scottish B&B, but the time difference is still a problem. One night in the kitchen for some herbal tea and toast, you trip and drop the plate. You go to grab another plate, and as you turn back you find a cleaning crew of miniature people cleaning up the mess.
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[WP] 250 million years ago, Earth was visited by a space probe to evaluate all life on the planet - most were found wanting. 81% of all marine species and 70% of terrestrial vertebrate species became extinct almost overnight. Now, NASA says the probe is coming back...
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[WP] The Red Hand Cult has decided that society's troubles are due to the worship of false idols, and have planted a bomb at a gala movie premiere to wipe out most of the attending movie stars. You are the detective who has until the end of the gala to stop it. Tick, tick, tick...
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[WP] The Pirate King was confused. One of the hostages from the ship they just seized looked identical to their first officer, a young sailor they took on years ago. The Pirate King's clownish crew were also confused, and the ship's dog seemed to like the new twin. Oh well, time to sail.
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[WP] You are attending the opening-night gala for a new archeological exhibit at the natural history museum. But while the party is underway, something may have woken up. But be advised: something terrifying wants to make sure no one ever leaves.
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[WP] In a mysterious primeval land populated by dinosaurs and other extinct creatures, people from throughout human history have been resurrected. You are a palaeontologist trapped while exploring this new territory, you must learn to survive or die at the hands of ruthless mysterious warlords.
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[WP] After a magical evening of shifting bodies, twirling shadows, and enchanting music, the circus performance in front of you devolves into screaming as the elephants in the ring split apart and Eldritch beasts emerge from their bloody bodies and start attacking the crowd. You turn to your friend.
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