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[WP] you are a simple farmer, tending to your crops. One day an orc knocks on your door demanding food. Instead you teach them how to cultivate crops. Next spring, you hear a knock on your door

Submitted by Cerparis t3_123is3w on March 27, 2023 at 10:29 AM

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[WP]Jesus can turn wine into water. It doesn’t seem that impressive when other people have started to get powers, but everyone forgets humans are 60% water.

Submitted by Fast_Ear_4616 t3_11popcs on March 12, 2023 at 8:20 PM

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[WP] There's a monster under your bed. Your parent offers you a Monster Manual, for there is no greater weapon than knowledge. So which monster is it?

Submitted by ChaoticNeutralDragon t3_1181mai on February 21, 2023 at 11:49 AM

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[WP] It is the beginning of the Age of Spacefare, and humans have made contact with alien life. But the humans don't realize, it's actually the beginning of the - Second - Age of Spacefare, they've been to this world before, and the aliens remember them.

Submitted by Waryur t3_11bvyvo on February 25, 2023 at 9:15 PM

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[WP] The curtains opened to reveal your punishment. It was your mother. Her eyes stricken with sadness and confusion, she asks you “Honey, what happened?”

Submitted by Totally_Not_Thanos t3_11947xw on February 22, 2023 at 4:33 PM

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[WP] You just invented a machine that transports books from alternate dimensions. You take a look at what came out of it when you activated it. It seemed like an ordinary Harry Potter book. Then you saw the author. Sir Terry Pratchett. You can’t wait to read it.

Submitted by [deleted] t3_11afkc6 on February 24, 2023 at 2:02 AM

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[WP]After zombie apocalypse wiped the most of humans, governments struggle to keep everything under control. That is until a new military unit emerges and finally seems able to make a difference. You are assigned to it and realize it consists mainly of monsters that need humans as their food source.

Submitted by creative_toe t3_1193vwp on February 22, 2023 at 4:19 PM

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[WP] The megacorp thought their AI project would make controlling the minds of people with implants easier; instead, the AI sided with those people against the megacorp

Submitted by naruhodo-tsuna t3_114t75x on February 17, 2023 at 6:00 PM

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[WP] An immortal has lived from the Sumerian Era to the present, being the main culprit of many historical events, and after living so many years, he has decided that humanity will only improve if someone brings order to them, and that someone is him, and humanity will accept this, willingly or not.

Submitted by Next_Tip_2130 t3_116swmy on February 20, 2023 at 12:32 AM

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[WP] In the distant future, in order to cull the population, the government introduces a lottery system where individuals with similar net worth are voluntarily pitted against each other. The loser dies while the winner inherits their wealth.

Submitted by jutah001 t3_11bf73u on February 25, 2023 at 7:35 AM

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[WP] As a research student under the belt of a renowned researcher, you were sent to “play” with a subject to test their motor capabilities. The professor was expecting something else though.

Submitted by gottagobounce t3_114elag on February 17, 2023 at 8:36 AM

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[EU] Humanity finally nuked themselves to extinction, but that wasn't enough to stop all the anomalies the SCP foundation contained; Now, hundreds of years later, aliens have found Earth overrun with reality-warping entities.

Submitted by Timeless_Timber t3_10yfxcw on February 10, 2023 at 4:15 AM

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[WP] As you passed by them, the street mime moved behind you and very hastily performed the invisible box. The next thing you heard was glass shattering as something unseen broke through the barrier. The mime looked at you and shouted "Run! I'll hold it back!"

Submitted by wraithstrike t3_11bol85 on February 25, 2023 at 4:10 PM

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[WP] “Now that we saved the world, maybe we can make a superhero tea-“ “no”

Submitted by Janus-Moth t3_11eb4og on February 28, 2023 at 3:27 PM

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[WP] The Gods have more power the more followers they maintain. You are a Divine Broker, tasked with matching Gods with new followers, and building an appropriate incentives package so both sides feel like they win.

Submitted by DistillerCMac t3_11db8g8 on February 27, 2023 at 12:57 PM

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[PM] im bored, gimme fantasy spell names and ill write the description and effects of it.

Submitted by Objective-Ice8233 t3_117ou92 on February 21, 2023 at 12:01 AM

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[WP] You volunteered to be the first person to pass through a black hole. What did you see on the other side?

Submitted by ShowerSauce t3_118nb9d on February 22, 2023 at 3:09 AM

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[WP] You’re a desert knight who rides a dromedary. Having fallen from prestige, you’ve been assigned to look after some cacti.

Submitted by armageddon_20xx t3_114bl88 on February 17, 2023 at 5:24 AM

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[WP] You work at a marketing company that inserts product placements into people’s dreams. You’ve just been told that you’re being laid off and you decide to burn some bridges. Lucky, they have not yet revoked your admin access to the dream manipulation software.

Submitted by saseg t3_11crtzq on February 26, 2023 at 8:33 PM

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[WP] You decide to write a story where the main character is on a mission to save the world. However, their actions end up being what destroys it. What would the last lines of the story be?

Submitted by Prompt_Dude t3_11dmpsb on February 27, 2023 at 9:00 PM

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[WP] you entered the super power lottery, and now all the liquid in your body is alcohol, turns out that not everyone wins after all.

Submitted by Tokumeiko2 t3_11cbq5s on February 26, 2023 at 10:11 AM

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[WP] You are a Grimm, a hunter. Your parents have trained you for all your life as hard as humanly possible and beyond that. Now as you stand by their corpses and a Wesen (Creature) in front of you, you know why.

Submitted by [deleted] t3_11bsivk on February 25, 2023 at 6:53 PM

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[WP] A young couple watches the White House burn down after the government is overthrown and reflects on their future.

Submitted by BilulaBall t3_1141gnv on February 16, 2023 at 9:21 PM

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[WP] The Knight was sent to slay a dragon. However, he soon realised it was no the dragon keeping princess in a tower. It was the evil princess holding a female half hunan-half dragon person captive on a chain. You must free the dragon.

Submitted by Super_RedditBro t3_11aydk0 on February 24, 2023 at 6:31 PM

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[WP] Dwarves are the best siege experts, Elves are famous for their bows, Orcs are deadly warriors... but Human cavalry is the best in the world. No invaders have been able to stand up to the lances of Human knights or being surrounded by their horse-archers.

Submitted by DieterVonDietrich t3_11788km on February 20, 2023 at 2:39 PM

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