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[WP] Last night the world was normal, but everything changed once you woke up. Now there are thousands of people in colorful costumes flying in the sky, running at super sonic speed, or teleporting all over the place. No one else is freaking out. You're the only one who remembers the original world.

Submitted by Smart-A22 t3_11433fd on February 16, 2023 at 10:29 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] The store's sign said "Open 7 Days!" That was all. In eight years since appearing, it's been open three random days. A crowd is gathering, because it's rumored to open again soon, and it contains fabulous and exotic curiosities.

Submitted by Muerteds t3_111ujin on February 14, 2023 at 5:11 AM

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[WP] I’ve started hearing a voice that gives me random instructions like “step into this alley, wait 30 seconds, then leave”. I don’t know the outcome of these instructions, but I know bad things happen if I ignore them.

Submitted by Azreal_Mistwalker t3_115fw6w on February 18, 2023 at 1:57 PM

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[WP] Everyone's Skill Tree shows when they turn 15. One by one, your classmates ended up with fantastic skill trees for attack, defense, and battle support. But when you turn 15, you find all your skills have a prerequisite before use: "no one fighting within 400 feet of yourself."

Submitted by CarolineJohnson t3_113bx7b on February 15, 2023 at 11:31 PM

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[WP] You are kidnapped by the villain regularly, but you’re starting to look forward to it. You know they won’t hurt you, and are simply being dramatic. It also doesn’t help that you are the only person they ever kidnap. This time, the hero doesn’t bother trying to save you.

Submitted by SkyGriff10 t3_112morh on February 15, 2023 at 2:02 AM

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[WP] In this alternate history planes were invented 500 years earlier. It involves speeding up with a horse and dropping off a cliff to gain enough speed. you're the guy who trains horses to charge off cliffs on command.

Submitted by HolyOtherness t3_1147siu on February 17, 2023 at 2:03 AM

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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] 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] You are a demon, one of the top ranked ones at that. One day you get a call from an angel you used to be friends with. "Look, i hate to ask this, but i trust you. Can you cover for me for a couple years?" The Guardian Angel asks.

Submitted by EndorDerDragonKing t3_10zp2fd on February 11, 2023 at 2:36 PM

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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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[WP] It is believed everyone is born with a superpower but every single superpower has highly specific activation requirements which nobody has the ability to know until it happens, forcing superheroes and villains to do very strange things to actually use their powers

Submitted by PotentialSmell t3_113o3j7 on February 16, 2023 at 11:06 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] 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] You are the most feared Hero in the city, not because you’re super strong, or invulnerable. Powers and high tech weapons just don’t work around you for some reason.

Submitted by darthpimpin69 t3_113fyxi on February 16, 2023 at 2:45 AM

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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] God is a dictator, angels are the gestapo-like secret police, the Bible is propaganda but the devil is the leader of the resistance.

Submitted by Proles_omnipotentis t3_113c6rt on February 15, 2023 at 11:43 PM

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[WP] Chaos Magic is the simplest form of magic to understand, but the hardest to learn. All one has to do is perform a unique ritual for each spell, whilst believing with absolutely certainty that it will work. The more complicated the ritual, the more powerful the spell.

Submitted by George_WL_ t3_112xmni on February 15, 2023 at 1:09 PM

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[WP] It's december, and you've decided to write a letter to santa. However, in a hideously simple mistake, you misspelt santa. Now, sitting in your room with a present labelled "from satan", you open it to be confronted with....

Submitted by Ravenclawguy t3_111g41i on February 13, 2023 at 6:26 PM

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[WP] In comparison to the rest of the galaxy humans are rather short, exceptional craftsmen and miners and known for their love of valuables. Humans are space-dwarfs.

Submitted by Kitty_Fuchs t3_1127z3a on February 14, 2023 at 3:22 PM

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[WP] you and a Army of half species successfully captured a purest fortress The group that Sought to destroy all have half species you go down in to there labs and what you found made you’re blood to turn to ice and you would realize their hatred for half species is boundless

Submitted by [deleted] t3_112ztcm on February 15, 2023 at 2:53 PM

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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] on a whim you decide to pick up your sharpest pencil and stab the air in a fencing stance, you accidentally stab through the eye of a invisible spy.

Submitted by Objective-Ice8233 t3_111mbfn on February 13, 2023 at 10:39 PM

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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.