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[WP] When you and your team of villians try to commit the heist of the century; you have planned for everything. Except another team of villians who are doing the same thing. Yall fight and your team wins. The heroes show up and congratulate the "heroes" for saving the day. You roll with it.

Submitted by Splitstepthenhit t3_11wj11o on March 20, 2023 at 1:34 PM

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[WP] An immortal has been locked up in a secure government facility for destroying several buildings in a city after losing control of themselves. They could easily escape the flimsy defences, but they have no desire to... until they sense a great threat approaching earth.

Submitted by Crystal1501 t3_11qpdnn on March 13, 2023 at 11:17 PM

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[WP] You are a minor noble who moonlights as a sword-for-hire. You are also secretly a dragon. Due to a rather strange turn of events, you are hired to rescue yourself from yourself.

Submitted by meesterbob t3_11wlyw0 on March 20, 2023 at 3:34 PM

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[WP] The man held up the syringe. "If this doesn't kill you, nothing will."

Submitted by [deleted] t3_11uxqhh on March 18, 2023 at 7:30 PM

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[WP] In a world dependant on superpowers, you though your ability of being immune to direct alterations from other powers was mildly inconvenient. You realize something is up when a friend points out you haven't aged at all in a decade.

Submitted by Balethorne t3_11f3dgr on March 1, 2023 at 1:09 PM

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[WP] By now it's obvious that one of the students in your dragonology class is a dragon. What's weird is that their grade is awful.

Submitted by Kaleon t3_11rrct6 on March 15, 2023 at 9:28 AM

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[WP] your friend got a necklace, which multiplies by 5 every day. She wore it, and now when you are hanging out, you leave the room only to come back and see 5 of your friend

Submitted by rubberduckieslayer t3_11wiaro on March 20, 2023 at 1:02 PM

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[EU] With the worrying rise of unexplained deaths in Japan, Light Yagami unexpectedly meets the detective in charge of the mysterious "Kira" case for the first time... Lt. Columbo.

Submitted by stranger_loves t3_11grua9 on March 3, 2023 at 5:00 AM

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[WP] Caffeine suddenly disappears from the world without warning. How does society cope without it?

Submitted by bidgeywidgey t3_11wgk52 on March 20, 2023 at 11:45 AM

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[WP] Humanity has achieved faster-than-light travel using massive polonium-burning internal combustion engines. Our alien neighbors are terrified of this - they worship fire, and we have essentially enslaved their God to cross the universe. This could cause some international incidents.

Submitted by SeaboarderCoast t3_11vbomd on March 19, 2023 at 4:48 AM

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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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[OT] Any tips on how to write a good mystery?

Submitted by Xexotic_wolfX t3_11v6oma on March 19, 2023 at 1:00 AM

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[WP] Everyone has something referred to as “Narrative Potential Energy” the higher this value is, the more involved in a story you are. Protagonists have a high amount as they drive the story forward, and background characters have little. Somehow you have negative narrative potential.

Submitted by -Mothonawall- t3_11ujpy0 on March 18, 2023 at 9:47 AM

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[WP] The reason demons have become so popular among mortals in recent decades is because they've found out demons will ACTUALLY accept you for who you are. Everyone is welcome in Hell, and suffering as yourself among friends has become more attractive than an eternal reward alone, as someone else.

Submitted by ArseneArsenic t3_11uoyu6 on March 18, 2023 at 1:47 PM

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[WP] Every time something bad happens to you, e.g. someone tries to mug you, you attempt to warn the perpetrator away for their sakes. The reason? One of the gods of old, who has unresolved maternal urges due to their roles e.g. Artemis, has decided to focus all this energy onto poor you...

Submitted by MidgardWyrm t3_11u66lb on March 17, 2023 at 10:34 PM

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[WP] Everyone knows the hero won't defuse the bomb until the are less than 10 seconds left. That's why I've set it to explode at 20 seconds.

Submitted by Sh4d0w927 t3_11u22ur on March 17, 2023 at 8:03 PM

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[WP] A man has been living with the awful power to make everyone in the world happier, the sadder he gets. He's gotten so depressed over the years that the world lives in a global utopia. One day he looks around and sees the happy world, and this starts to make the man feel better...

Submitted by TapiocaTuesday t3_11tun2n on March 17, 2023 at 3:40 PM

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[WP] Write a journal entry from a zombie apocalypse by a person who doesn’t realise they’ve been bitten.

Submitted by Gold-Lavender t3_11tp703 on March 17, 2023 at 12:06 PM

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[WP]There is a door with a single key hole. It will open regardless of the key that is used. All keys can open this door, but what's on the other side, however, depends entirely on the key.

Submitted by Fuzzybluesock t3_11sxxdr on March 16, 2023 at 3:53 PM

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[WP]"you are not worthy! How did you get the sword out of the stone!?", The hero says, astonished. "3 men and pickaxes.", Answers the Dark Lord.

Submitted by PM_ME_SMALL__TIDDIES t3_11u26as on March 17, 2023 at 8:06 PM

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[WP] When people go to heaven, they are greeted by those who loved them most in life. You, however, are greeted by a horde of happy animals.

Submitted by JustLookingForMayhem t3_11ra7pw on March 14, 2023 at 4:05 PM

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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] A dialog between two people only in the form of questions

Submitted by DaxInvader t3_11syrep on March 16, 2023 at 4:24 PM

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[PM] Give me the outfit of the character without telling me anything else.

Submitted by [deleted] t3_11tqihl on March 17, 2023 at 1:03 PM

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[WP] Intergalactic Security stops a human outside the warp gate, attempting to arrest them for smuggling a container of dangerous caustic liquid. The embarrassed, exhausted human with lightyears of jetlag struggles to explain to the increasingly terrified officers what a "stomach" is.

Submitted by SnippyTheDeliveryFox t3_11pdqfg on March 12, 2023 at 12:46 PM

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