/u/salmontail's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] Necromancy. What you expected: With a wave of your hands, thousands of zombies and skeletons rise to your call. What you got: Convincing lost souls why joining your little necromancy company is better than gainful employment in Hell Incorporated or the Federal Heaven.
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[WP] The mafia family you're a mole for is the most kind, supportive group you've been a part of, even if you're just a common lackey. Today, it's time for your annual report to the police, and you're begging your family to act like you're a bigshot in front of the police inspector.
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[WP] A brother and sister. One a hero, one a villain, both equally inept at romance, and both came up with the perfect solution to turn the other: Introduce friends and colleagues of their profession to the other as a romantic partner.
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[WP] As a supervillain, you corrupt newbie superheroes over to your side when they receive their first revelation: Superheroing is expensive, and they must find a marketable trait for their super power to fund their hero activities.
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[WP] A few thousand years ago, you planted a tree while travelling the world. It has since blossomed into a magnificent forest, and every living being in this forest has only one purpose: Find your body, and protect it at all costs.
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[WP] You are a master lock picker. As in, you can always choose the perfect lock, to guard against the one single intruder that needs to be kept out.
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[WP]You bought a fleet of 1:3 scale battleships off eBay. They are as expensive as they are high quality. They are fully functional.
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[WP] You're a street vendor selling cheap street food at the city gate in an RPG's dungeon city. Your typical daily ledger: Taco, Sold, $10. Hot dog, Sold, $5. Enchanted Flaming Shortsword of Demonslaying, Bought, -$8300, and so on.
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[WP] A soldier looks on with despair as his city wins pyrrhic victories one after another, all to satisfy their strange god's wish to "achieve a high score in endless survival mode".
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