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[WP] A teacher finds out that a student is in a bad situation with his or her parents. Luckily for the student but unfortunately for the parents, the teacher is a powerful witch...

Submitted by JustAnotherYaoiFan t3_y7c7l0 on October 18, 2022 at 4:48 PM

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[WP] "The Council is in agreement. The Chosen One will be raised, not by one race, but by all. She shall learn politics from the humans, magic from the elves, survivalism from the goblins, craft from the dwarves, and war from the orcs."

Submitted by ICantReadThatName t3_y4b407 on October 15, 2022 at 1:32 AM

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[WP] After Mana invaded Earth, many things changed. Most devastating of all was the creation of several thousand divinities out of the local faith. This sadly includes you, even if you only know two things about yourself: you are suffering a massive headache and you are the new Divinity Of Atheism.

Submitted by MC0013 t3_y7fgl4 on October 18, 2022 at 6:53 PM

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[WP] Movies would have you believe that when a demon possesses someone, they wreak as much havoc as they can before being exorcised. In reality, demons want to stay out of Hell for as long as possible, and what better way than making sure the host and their family really like the possession.

Submitted by Azreal_Mistwalker t3_y526kv on October 15, 2022 at 11:48 PM

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[PM]In a writer's block. Gimme generic fantasy prompts

Submitted by LMBYMG t3_y5ypp5 on October 17, 2022 at 2:13 AM

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[WP] When humanity became a space-faring species, no other intelligent species are discovered. Instead it's all barren and empty, leaving humanity afraid that they're alone in the universe, until one day an unknown spaceship arrived in a fringe system.

Submitted by Additional_Twist7971 t3_y4lfee on October 15, 2022 at 11:22 AM

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[WP] One genius scientist had a great idea for ensuring AI preserves the human race. They've been programmed to think we're adorable.

Submitted by varkarrus t3_y32vmr on October 13, 2022 at 4:20 PM

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[SP] Dragon riders were feared. Dragon writers were feared even more.

Submitted by throwthisoneintrash t3_y5gy2u on October 16, 2022 at 1:33 PM

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[WP] Two idiots get in a headed argumentative feud over something stupid that doesn’t matter. The drive to prove their point focuses them, and they become much smarter and more educated as the argument continues, and they eventually become world leading experts.

Submitted by AngryBastardFox t3_y5v4p5 on October 16, 2022 at 11:24 PM

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[WP] After missing the last bus of the night, you were resigning yourself to sleep at the bus stop. then, a sketchy, kind of creepy bus rolls up, and slides the doors open. it's definitely something your daytime self would avoid, but you're tired and not in the mood for spooky BS.

Submitted by MegaTreeSeed t3_y5loel on October 16, 2022 at 4:53 PM

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[WP] “…and that class is why Humans are considered the most peaceful species in the universe.” The only three humans in class looked at each other horrified. All the facts about humans that the aliens had were wrong. One student slowly raises their hand.

Submitted by quietreader879 t3_y61ety on October 17, 2022 at 4:29 AM

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[WP] "If you are hearing this message, then it means I'm dead. My attorney has been in contact with, and hired, each of you for a specific yet vague job. You'll need to get to know and trust each other quickly, so I'll be brief. You've real job is to make sure I stay dead."

Submitted by Paper_Shotgun t3_y4q8va on October 15, 2022 at 3:05 PM

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[WP] You have been kidnapped. Your kidnappers are demanding so little ransom that you feel insulted, but not as insulted as you feel when your family still starts to haggle with your kidnappers.

Submitted by Kitty_Fuchs t3_y3ohia on October 14, 2022 at 8:49 AM

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[WP] Superheroes and supervillains have an unwritten rule: no attacking each other on weddings and funerals. When a newcomer villain decides to attack a known hero on their wedding day, that hero's arch nemesis arrives to school the impudent upstart.

Submitted by Tesandriel t3_y3rqme on October 14, 2022 at 11:47 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] "Really?" The Dark Lord asked in disbelief, "This is the best the Chosen One can do? Screw it. If we're doing this, we're going to do this properly. I'll train you." 10 years later, your training is complete, but your time spent with the Dark Lord has given you some conflicting feelings.

Submitted by IndependentWin6 t3_y035ar on October 10, 2022 at 2:29 AM

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[WP] As an art school student you came up with a plan to fake your own death if you don't manage to become famous. It worked and you're now a millionaire living under false name and 'finding' a new painting every few years for an extra cash. But in the news today you see that they found your body.

Submitted by WillTheWheel t3_xy6r0m on October 7, 2022 at 6:39 PM

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[WP] You acquire a magic notebook. Write a person’s name and last name on it, and they’ll like you. Write more details about them, and they’ll like you more. The deeper the detail, the more they’ll love you.

Submitted by Kenhamef t3_xy6bcg on October 7, 2022 at 6:21 PM

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[WP] Browsing r/writingprompts, you can’t help but to notice all of the prompts that appears to have at least 1 reply in addition to the AutoMod but are empty when you actually click on them. Puzzled, you decide to investigate the matter.

Submitted by LeGoupil7 t3_xx8v8r on October 6, 2022 at 4:01 PM

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[WP] "God, what did I do to deserve this!?" you shout. Then turn around as a man slightly older than you with clear bags under his eyes and a _very long_ scroll in his hands coughs to clear his throat.

Submitted by naruhodo-tsuna t3_xxdntb on October 6, 2022 at 7:17 PM

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[WP] You're a supervillain, and you've been feeling rather out of it lately, so you decide to take a walk on your day off. Your nemesis crashes down from the sky in front of you, with messed up clothes, asking if they can join you and chat a bit.

Submitted by Vesselling t3_xwvo0m on October 6, 2022 at 4:06 AM

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[WP] You are a supervillain. Your nemesis calls you to say, "This is embarrassing, but I really need a date to my friend's wedding because my ex is going to be there. Would you go with me?"

Submitted by MeanderingCrafting t3_xxjdon on October 6, 2022 at 11:19 PM

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[WP] As an immortal you pass your time by switching between the roles of a hero and villain every couple centuries. Things get awkward as you lock your eyes with someone whom you tormented centuries ago now as the benevolent king of a prospering kingdom.

Submitted by Firefighter-Salt t3_xsvxdh on October 1, 2022 at 1:54 PM

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[WP] In the distant future, an alien race discovers a desolate, empty earth. In order to try and learn more about humanity, they send a team of biologists to search the ruins of a hospital. There, they discover a poster detailing human anatomy, and are horrified to discover it matches their own.

Submitted by BasalTripod9684 t3_xtrtql on October 2, 2022 at 3:39 PM

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[WP] Three kobolds in a trench coat meet their arch nemesis, eight goblins in a three piece suit.

Submitted by Huhthisisneathuh t3_xt282x on October 1, 2022 at 6:14 PM

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