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[WP] When the zombie apocalypse broke out, people rushed to army surplus stores for kevlar vests and guns. You however go to your local Medieval Times and stock up on chainmail and blades.

Submitted by AlexYadaYada t3_10oqmf3 on January 30, 2023 at 2:48 AM

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[WP] The master detective just finished their long monologue laying out all the circumstantial evidence that reveals you as the murderer. Instead of confessing or attempting the kill the detective, you smile. You've got the best defence lawyer in the business and none of this will stand up in court.

Submitted by NerdforceHeroes t3_107ahij on January 9, 2023 at 9:51 AM

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[WP] There are two types of rebels in the world. Young, plucky heroes with a prophecy and plot armor, and grim faced, dirt streaked insurgents with old Soviet guns and handmade explosives. The problem comes when these two groups team up.

Submitted by turtle-tot t3_zzbn6k on December 30, 2022 at 9:10 PM

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[WP] You're a little girl's imaginary monster friend. At least you were before she grew up. Nowadays she doesn't call for you, see you or even think about you. One day, after years of silence, She called for you once again...

Submitted by Round-Information974 t3_zvzhhh on December 26, 2022 at 10:56 PM

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[PM] what is something you would like a horror story about

Submitted by Outrageous-Welder-47 t3_z462hw on November 25, 2022 at 6:26 AM

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[WP] An r/WritingPrompts user struggles to write a prompt that isn’t about superheroes or aliens.

Submitted by ReadyDude3849 t3_z77ldp on November 28, 2022 at 8:32 PM

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[WP] Humanity has finally reached the stars and found out why no one had contacted us. The universe is in a sad state. As such, Doctors without Borders, Red Cross, and many othe charities go intergalactic.

Submitted by JustLookingForMayhem t3_z6ke0k on November 28, 2022 at 2:34 AM

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[WP] In Orc Society: the bigger you are, the higher your status. A lone orc has found out that he can appear a lot bigger if he were to stand up straight instead of slouch like the others.

Submitted by FalseWallaby9 t3_xztt9w on October 9, 2022 at 7:19 PM

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[WP] Two immortals have been duking it out for god knows how long and only now have they realised they have been fighting in the middle of a city

Submitted by Komrade_Yuri t3_y8tzvf on October 20, 2022 at 9:59 AM

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[WP] Having been born with the ability to hear everyone's inner thoughts, you're used to hearing all manner of evil stuff that people don't say aloud. Until one day, you hear someone's inner thoughts, and it's... just the AOL dial-up noise?

Submitted by CookLawrenceAt325F t3_120565q on March 24, 2023 at 1:45 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] It was the funeral of your grandfather who used to be a hero. He was just a low rank hero, but was extremely kind. On the day of his burial, you were surprised at the number of people attending. Upon looking closer, you realize they were former and currently infamous villains of their time.

Submitted by Vahn456 t3_127iqw9 on March 31, 2023 at 11:53 AM

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[WP] Aliens spend years mastering human communication including basic body language, but cannot for the life of them figure out how humans who have never even met before can share a split second of eye contact and seemingly communicate plans or thoughts.

Submitted by PicnicAnts t3_11shkot on March 16, 2023 at 2:31 AM

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[WP] You’re an exorcist — well, sort of. For one, you exorcise angels.

Submitted by MagicTech547 t3_11c0zxl on February 26, 2023 at 12:51 AM

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[WP] You and your spouse like to play "Assassin", where you pretend to kill each other in different ways the other person isn't expecting. You just got a package in the mail, with a card that says "Bomb. You are dead."

Submitted by reallygoodbee t3_11crqqz on February 26, 2023 at 8:30 PM

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[WP] You work for an organisation that works to prevent atrocities with the use of the butterfly effect, receiving bizarre orders from an ultra-intelligent AI that tells you weeks later what disasters your actions prevented and how. Recently, you start to suspect that the AI has ulterior motives.

Submitted by Thisnameistrashy t3_10pzdme on January 31, 2023 at 1:43 PM

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[WP] You are a retired supervillain living your days with your beloved cat. However, the new generation of heroes has decided to steal your cat as a hostage. Unaware of your past as the worlds most feared and powerful super villain

Submitted by Crimson05-5 t3_zthuof on December 23, 2022 at 2:50 PM

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[WP] Cake Wars: A gritty war documentary about the horrors of the global bakers' conflict that took millions of lives.

Submitted by azzahir3 t3_znkhh3 on December 16, 2022 at 5:45 PM

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[WP] Ten days. It was announced we had only ten days before the world-ending meteorite reached its destination. Anarchy and societal collapse in most regions of the world seemed inevitable. What we didn't account for was the supernatural beings that had, until now, been quietly living among us.

Submitted by humble_nomad t3_zxpxs6 on December 29, 2022 at 12:18 AM

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[WP] Soon after joining the League of Justice, you learned that most of the villains are also part of the league, with they and the heroes mostly just being actors in spandex. Their true purpose is to entertain a group of eldritch beings who would destroy this world should they get bored.

Submitted by dont-mention-it t3_znkqo6 on December 16, 2022 at 5:56 PM

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[WP] When you die, you are given the chance to flip a coin. If you call the flip correctly, you are allowed to continue living, while resetting to the age of your choice. You’ve been doing this for a couple centuries now. Death is starting to get pissed.

Submitted by XantosZ t3_zqaaio on December 20, 2022 at 1:32 AM

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[WP] You have been resurrected and the first thing you see is a city full of anthropomorphic creatures, they swarm around you as you are the first human they have ever seen, "I have heard of these unusual creatures, but I never knew they were this weird and fleshy!"

Submitted by ramsymaulana t3_z6vwol on November 28, 2022 at 12:57 PM

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[WP] You are a teenager in a DARE add. Convince me to stop smoking.

Submitted by UFOSAREA51 t3_z46lvn on November 25, 2022 at 6:56 AM

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[PM]I need a list of goals that require a group of people with different skills working together in order to accomplish them.

Submitted by TranscendentThots t3_z5g4kw on November 26, 2022 at 7:47 PM

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[WP] You live in a super genius society, every has an iq of 250 or above. You’re just trying to hide that you have average intelligence, and yet somehow everyone thinks you’re the smartest person in the world

Submitted by charixander t3_yjll48 on November 1, 2022 at 9:14 PM

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