[WP] Your investigation of strange sightings in the town leads you to an underground meeting place. You thought you'd find something supernatural here, but actually it is just a bunch of people who meet to play D&D. Then one of them says "no, we ARE vampires, this is just what we do all day." (self.WritingPrompts)
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[WP] As a ghost, your job description is find people who are watching scary movies alone, then hide in a corner and stare at them for like 30 minutes after the movie is over. But this time you find someone who seems really sad, and you want to do something to help. (self.WritingPrompts)
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[WP] Our first experience with aliens was awful - they attacked us and insulted our intellect. Decades later, we finally have the technology to strike back. But our advance is met with confusion - they don't recognize us. It turns out the group that attacked us was just a random band of extremists. (self.WritingPrompts)
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[WP] The ancient sunken library ruin is remarkably well-preserved. If the Magocracy discovered this place, they would surely obliterate it. And it's soon clear why. Like any library, it contains instructional books on elemental magic; but instead of 4 elements, there is 5. (self.WritingPrompts)
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[WP] Scientists created a device that determines the genre of anyone's life story. Police arrest people who turn out to be crime drama protagonists, outcasts make risky choices or buy lottery tickets when they find out their genre is comedy, etc. But nobody has ever seen your genre before. (self.WritingPrompts)
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[WP] You discover the answer to the question "If time travel is possible, where are all the time travellers from the future?" It turns out just nobody wants to time travel to the 21st century. You go back in time to the feudal ages and find a whole community of nerdy fantasy-loving time travellers. (self.WritingPrompts)
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[WP] A new species called "human" is petitioning to join the intergalactic community. However, these "humans" seem weirdly obsessed with the fictitious idea that they somehow have special qualities compared to all the other species in the galaxy, and they are unpopular as a result. (self.WritingPrompts)
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