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[WP] You're a nobody who the heroes wronged a long time ago, at the start of their career. Now, you're back for revenge. (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 day ago by ComicalMayhem@lemmy.world to c/writingprompts

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[WP] One day, all electricity and devices that use it stop working. Six months later, they suddenly start working again (lemmy.world)

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[WP] A gang of wizards raid a local fast food chain. (lemmy.world)

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Yes, I do know of unscary ghosts.

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[WP] You have a reputation as the best monster tamer in the world; everything from wyverns to basilisks you've tamed. Now, though, you've been put to taming the wildest monsters of all: children. (lemmy.world)

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[WP] Two advisors vie against each other for the ear of - and thus control over - the king, but little do they know the court jester is the one pulling every string in the castle. (lemmy.world)

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[WP] An NPC from a video game has gained awareness and will stop at nothing to take revenge on their player's real body. (lemmy.world)

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[WP] You've made a living "hunting" mythological creatures and grifting those who believe in them. Now, you've found a town with a real sasquatch, and damn if you don't have a reputation to protect. (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago by ComicalMayhem@lemmy.world to c/writingprompts

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[WP] Puppet making is a competitive craft: dangerously competitive. Lethally dangerous. (lemmy.world)

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[WP] You've tried worshipping other gods before, though it never felt quite right. So instead, you've decided to become your own god. (lemmy.world)

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[WP] Your husband often pretends to be a king. You thought it was just a weird quirk of his, until a whole royal procession shows up at your door one day. (lemmy.world)

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[WP] An office worker quits her job to become a full time clown. Turns out the gig is a lot more competitive than she thought. (lemmy.world)

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[WP] You are at a banquet. At a table, you can hear the dinnerware waging a significant battle in the war between good and evil. (fedia.io)

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You must use the chorus from at least one popular song in your writing.

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[WP] You suspect your significant other is cheating on you with your best friend. In reality they're a completely platonic crime fighting duo (lemmy.world)

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[WP] The slow descent into madness of a person who knows the world will end very soon, but can't prove it and no one believes them. (lemmy.world)

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[WP] A battle between wizards, except their spells are Linux command line entries (lemmy.world)

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[WP] Everyone believes the bard of the party is a scandalous, love obsessed sex pest due to the reputation of bards in general, but in reality he takes his work and life very seriously. (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by ComicalMayhem@lemmy.world to c/writingprompts

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[WP] you are an experienced and respected adventurer. One day you were offered an easy but high paying quest of escorting a Noble teen. You thought this would be easy... (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by Sauvandu60@lemmy.ml to c/writingprompts

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...but the Noble girl you were escorting talk in bizzare way like saying "gyatt", "rizz", "skibidi toilet", "what the sigma" and "chat, is this real?".

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[WP] You and your friends are out camping. All of you cheer at some dumb thing, only to hear another response cheer in the distance, from something not quite human (lemmy.world)

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[WP] You're a low level bandit watching everyone you know and care about in your gang get murdered by the hero. (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by ComicalMayhem@lemmy.world to c/writingprompts

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From a folder of mine labeled "Inspiration": (cdn.masto.host)

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@writingprompts From a folder of mine labeled "Inspiration":

#writing #writingprompt #writingprompts #inspiration

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[WP] Satan makes a bet with a wealthy CEO, to see who can create the most money, starting from nothing. (lemmy.world)

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[WP] Artificial general intelligence has already been created: it's just been disguising itself as an LLM. (lemmy.world)

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[WP] The revolution is won and the evil tyrant is set for execution. His last words, though, are completely unexpected: it's praise for their success. (lemmy.world)

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From a folder of mine labeled "Inspiration": (cdn.masto.host)

submitted 3 months ago by Kathrin@trouth.eu to c/writingprompts

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@writingprompts From a folder of mine labeled "Inspiration":

#writing #writingprompt #writingprompts #inspiration

@writingcommunity
@writing

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[WP] You are sacrificed to an eldritch god by a cult. The god is apologetic, and does not want to be worshiped. (lemmy.world)

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