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[WP] You are a highly skilled thief, never caught, never seen, never leave evidence behind. One day, you get tired of it all, and decide to steal one last thing, turning it into a game, leaving behind clues for someone to find and capture you.

Submitted by Crystal1501 t3_121h488 on March 25, 2023 at 9:58 AM

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[WP]A year ago all the stars in the night sky went out. Tonight they returned, but none of them were in the right place.

Submitted by sticky-pete t3_11yekmc on March 22, 2023 at 10:25 AM

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[WP] You haven't seen your mailman move in weeks. He stands in one spot on your front yard 24/7. Sometimes he knocks on your door and hands you mail, and then returns to his spot. You've had completely normal conversations with him before, but he ignores you when you ask why he never moves.

Submitted by GameSpection t3_124zkl2 on March 28, 2023 at 7:33 PM

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[WP] Samus Aran and Boba Fett get into a friendly competition to see who can catch the two most difficult targets in the multiverse: Carmen Sandiego and Waldo.

Submitted by Rattrap2474 t3_122ktdm on March 26, 2023 at 12:38 PM

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[WP] You are a politician tasked with taking a VR simulation before your presidency. The VR goggles dont work, and you assume power and become the president. You grow hungry with power and become a dictator. After a year of this, you wake infront of a crowd in disbelief, your REAL goggles removed.

Submitted by [deleted] t3_11v92zy on March 19, 2023 at 2:45 AM

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[WP] Their iron steeds screech across the lands, billowing smoke and steam. Even their common soldiers can use staves that cast metal and fire. They use a strange form of magic. Our best scribes can't translate their runes. It's called math. The Orcs have fallen. The Humans are headed for us now.

Submitted by VinesAtMidnight t3_11t7h7s on March 16, 2023 at 9:52 PM

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[WP] Once robots took over the world, they implemented human-captchas - tests to determine if someone was a human pretending to be a robot.

Submitted by StoryBot6363 t3_1254obh on March 28, 2023 at 10:31 PM

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[EU] Batman encounters his worst fear yet: that Bruce Wayne could have done far more good for the world if he didn't spend his money fighting a clown.

Submitted by mynameishweuw t3_1255lo2 on March 28, 2023 at 11:05 PM

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[TT] Theme Thursday - Mania

Submitted by AliciaWrites t3_126vocd on March 30, 2023 at 6:45 PM

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[WP] You run a support group for the supernaturals who just don’t fit in. Deaf sirens, minimalist dragons, vampires with iron allergies, and more are all part of your little community.

Submitted by DarknTerrible t3_11rimep on March 15, 2023 at 1:58 AM

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[WP] You live in a world where the normal life expectancy is 32 and people start dying of old age after 40. One day, you find out that people used to live more than 100 years.

Submitted by aciakatura t3_1197wtx on February 22, 2023 at 6:56 PM

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[WP] You're a Disney villain, but you're allowed to swear. The hero killed your henchman today.

Submitted by l1ghtn1ngStr1k3 t3_10w0efy on February 7, 2023 at 12:17 PM

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[WP] Humans have a stabilizing effect on the reality around them. The more people there are, the more stable the reality. The few remaining survivors of the apocalypse are just now becoming aware of this...

Submitted by [deleted] t3_10vtaeh on February 7, 2023 at 5:04 AM

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[WP] You are a galactic bounty hunter, specialising in taking down generals, powerful aristocrats, and royalty. Your latest target is on a backwater planet, and must be captured alive. Their name is "Zeus".

Submitted by JacobJamesTrowbridge t3_112j3fa on February 14, 2023 at 11:12 PM

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[WP] A comically overpowered hero with a strong sense of honor goes to increasingly absurd lengths to have a "fair" fight.

Submitted by SomeRandomGamerGuy t3_118iu6v on February 21, 2023 at 11:40 PM

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[WP] As you slowly fade into death, you reflect on your life and think about all that has happened. What you would do differently, things you wished had happened. As you finally fade away into nothing a final though crosses you mind, but it's doesnt feel like your own, simply announcing: "Game Over"

Submitted by GenericHmale t3_1147uld on February 17, 2023 at 2:06 AM

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[WP] A knight is sent to save the princess. The dragon is trying to help the princess out of the tower. The princess can't get out of her tower due to a fear of heights. Who know what could happen next

Submitted by Commander_Night_17 t3_119k9xk on February 23, 2023 at 1:20 AM

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[WP] "The Last Dregs" is a cafe at the edge of the universe, caterin to the ethereal memories of long lost civilizations. You're the owner of this fine and relaxing cafe.

Submitted by EndorDerDragonKing t3_11c1rur on February 26, 2023 at 1:28 AM

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[SP] You have been sentenced to 10 years at Flavour Town Jail for crimes against flavour.

Submitted by Somethingbutonreddit t3_11cxlxy on February 27, 2023 at 12:22 AM

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[WP] Today marks the beginning of the Apocalypse, and as you begin panicking you hear a knock on your door. You answer the door to find a person with the nametag "Plague" holding a scythe and black robes, saying your horse is outside.

Submitted by PhrogFace420 t3_11c6p7n on February 26, 2023 at 5:50 AM

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[WP] A man in a broken marriage walks along a quiet beach when he finds a message in a bottle. It simply reads: Kill her.

Submitted by Hot_Sundae_5228 t3_113w55b on February 16, 2023 at 5:34 PM

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[WP] As a bouncer, you are alerted to a customer exhaling a plume of smoke. "No vaping" you direct. The customer coughs and struggles to say, "it's not a vape..."

Submitted by Anthro_DragonFerrite t3_10rzi5f on February 2, 2023 at 8:11 PM

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[WP] The 'heroes' are shocked when the 'villain' they just defeated who forcefully took over a country is immediately released from prison and put back into power by that country's citizens after they leave.

Submitted by Avriw t3_116p65s on February 19, 2023 at 9:57 PM

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[WP] In a world where having eye contact with your soulmate for the first time results in an electric spark and explosion of glowing colors in both of your chests. You are kidnapped by a serial killer, when you wake up and make eye contact with him/her you become horrified when your chest sparks.

Submitted by [deleted] t3_11bixfe on February 25, 2023 at 11:33 AM

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[WP] Your mother is a witch, she tends to curse people with horrible curses for the pettiest of reasons. You, her adult child must fix these before people get hurt.

Submitted by Micheal-Afton t3_10qx1ov on February 1, 2023 at 3:11 PM

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