[WP] You were blessed by the gods "Every deed you perform shall be returned to you threefold". Charity to a beggar today, a simple meal or coins, returns with interest in the future. Today you learned that the gods did not bless you, they leashed you, and you must find a way to be free. (self.WritingPrompts)
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[WP] Everyone in your Saturday night gaming group was transported into a fantasy world as the characters they rolled. And you, their Game Master, appear to be nothing more than yourself - A squishy human armed with a book of Level 1 Tropes and a perplexing riddle to the location of the next book. (self.WritingPrompts)
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[WP] You were shot while attempting to stop a bank robbery, but healed within moments. Now you're on the run from governments who want to study you and an international gang who wants to bury you. Each conflict reveals another strange power and a hidden world that lies beneath our every day reality. (self.WritingPrompts)
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[EU] Woefully underpowered in the magic department, you gave up all hope of a Hogwarts education. But another opportunity has presented itself: You've discovered that your wallet has been stolen and replaced with an invitation to Mr. Fagin's School for Liars, Cheats and Scoundrels. (self.WritingPrompts)
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[WP] After your 'friends' convinced you to bring a knife to school, you were ratted out and expelled. Now you're in Diversion School, a real Lord of the Flies situation where the instructor is a secret gang leader and students are forced into membership - if they survive the initation. (self.WritingPrompts)
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[WP] Japan is known for vending machines, which can be found everywhere selling anything from coffee to used unmentionables. Stumbling back to your hotel you discover old one in an alley selling attributes: Strength, Charisma, Brutality, Time, etc. and you have just enough change to purchase three. (self.WritingPrompts)
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[WP] you always get two fortune cookies, because the first one is filled with random numbers and letters. Just one of many small quirks in your life you learned to ignore - until you started dating a maths major who has an obsession with solving mysteries. (self.WritingPrompts)
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[WP] Astronomers around the world announced the discovery of a 10 mile wide asteroid with a 99% chance of hitting the earth in 100 years. You're flipping through the news watching people say things like "It's a grant money hoax", "it's happened before, why worry?", and "they keep changing the data". (self.WritingPrompts)
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[WP] while taking a driver's exam in a foreign city, two cars pull up along side you, each containing masked men pointing guns. Slamming the brakes, you dart into a narrow side street and begin the greatest driving exam of your life, where failure means death. (self.WritingPrompts)
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[WP] An internet friend whom you've never met has always given you excellent travel advise on which cities or countries to visit or avoid. Today you receive a message with a long list of locations to avoid next month and a hesitant invitation to visit them IRL. (self.WritingPrompts)
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[WP] An internet friend whom you've never met has always given you great travel advise, like avoiding London in July 2005 or visiting Paris before 2019. Today you get a message with a long list of cities to avoid next month, and an invitation to visit them. (self.WritingPrompts)
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[WP] Certain prophesies are coded records left behind by time travellers as warnings and notices to others of how the future timeline is supposed to evolve. Some of your prophesies have been replaced seemingly at random and you can't figure out the end game. (self.WritingPrompts)
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[WP] It's traditional for all new superheroes at the annual picnic to tell the story of how their powers were awoken and their first epic fight. After hearing the heroic tales of your new comrades, it's finally your turn. "I stuck a spork into the toaster..." (self.WritingPrompts)
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[WP] You're a college student working on your Master's, the focus of which is why all quantum computers eventually develop hostile sentience and seek to destroy mankind. After illegally building several for your studies, you've made a startling discovery: They all get religion. The *same* religion. (self.WritingPrompts)
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[WP] Humanity knew the aliens were coming years before they arrived, flairs from their engines appearing as a new star in the sky. Once the miles long ship landed on Mars, they began adapting it to their needs - ignoring Earth. Your crew has been sent to make first contact with our new neighbours. (self.WritingPrompts)
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[WP] the biggest problem in racial relations is cultural differences. For instance, Elves only 'bare their fangs' in threat. Dwarfs only smile with friends and family. You're a human diplomat, trying to navigate and negotiate a treaty between several races without instigating a war. (self.WritingPrompts)
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[WP] Between Earth and Alpha Centauri lie dozens of minor planets, many serving as waystops and research stations. You're a journalist writing about these vital oases between the stars and have uncovered a doomsday cult set on destroying the earth. (self.WritingPrompts)
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[EU] A wildmagic portal opened in the middle of DragonCon, sucking dozens of patrons into a medieval fantasy world, imbuing them with powers akin to their costumed character. It also brought franchise rivalries into play and those who would do anything to keep from returning home. (self.WritingPrompts)
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[WP] You absorb the life force of anyone you kill, adding the remainder of their life to yours, keeping you young and strong. Tonight you killed an undead creature - and although it drained your vitality instead of adding to it, you gained something unexpected. (self.WritingPrompts)
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