Fantasy Prompts and Writing

This blog is for writers and roleplayers looking for writing tips, prompts or starters that are based in fantasy worlds.

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The Curse of Saints by Kate Dramis (slight changes have been made to make certain lines fit and feel free to change pronouns as fit) SOME SLIGHTLY NSFW:

"You would use him in such a way?" "You were supposed to be my friend." "I'm going to fucking murder you if you ever do that to us again." "I prefer men on their backs." "I need him alive, love." "I do not belong to you." "You're not all that terrifying, you know." "You've never said one honest thing in your godsdamn life. " "You'd look for any reason to condemn me." "I was trying to keep you safe. " "You cannot keep casting me as the villain in your story." "Kill me, or get out." "You could knock." "What you speak of is treason." "Easy, love. You overestimate my self-control." "You lying piece of shit." "Is that how you get into so many ladies' beds?" "I'd rather impale myself on my own dagger." "I see you've made a mess. Again." "You're in desperate need of a bath." "So you beguiled him with your beauty." "You were acting in the name of our kingdom." "I can smell you from here." "By the way, I have your gloves. They're so much prettier than mine." "Some of us, ____, don't have the privilege of getting beauty rest." "Have some manners." "What happened to your shoulder?" "Don't worry. All other parts of me function exceptionally well." "You're going to spoil your appetite." "Let's see if you can back up all that venom you spit." "What happened to a night of not working?" "You could stay." "Are you out of your fucking mind?" "I really didn't want to have to find a new best friend." "You really do look like shit." "I think I have time for a drink." "I'm partial to the finer establishments." "For once in your godsdamn life, listen to mw!" "As angry as you are right now, I think you'd regret adding another death to your tally today." "Have you lost your mind?" "What was your plan - to get my confession of treason as I bled out?" "You're a rogue disguised as a charmer." "Don't speak to me like a child." "Your reputation precedes you." "I am not your enemy." "Has anyone told you how lovely you are?" "You're drunk. Go to bed." "You certainly have a flair for the dramatics, don't you?" "I can handle every bit of you." "This is going to escalate very quickly if you don't stop that." "Are you suggesting I look poorly?" "Coming here was foolish." "Are you going to show me what devilish plans you have for my outfit?" "I'm sorry. That I made you doubt where my loyalties lie." "It chafes, doesn't it? The responsibility." "Do it, you coward." "I have always seen you. And nothing I see in you is dark, ____." "Are you pouting because there are no pretty redheads for you to charm?" "Careful, ____. I might just think you were jealous." "I figured better for you to hate me than to face whatever was coming." "I would've let the entire world burn for you." "I'm not fool enough to tinker with fate." "Fight with me."

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"They asked what I would give to right my wrongs. To save you." She swallowed, her eyes tracing the flickering flames. "I would've given anything."

- The Curse of Saints by Kate Dramis (pg 385)

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Serpent and The Wings Of Night by Clarissa Broadbent Starter List 2 (slight changes have been made to make certain lines fit and feel free to change pronouns as fit) SOME SLIGHTLY NSFW: "Did you miss me?" "That's you. I'm feeling you." "Fuck, ____, do you feel this tense all the time?" "That's what goes too far for you?" "Stop resisting it." "Use your magic." "Pretend that you're throwing me out the fucking window." "We'll go together. Alright? I'm with you." "You worried me for a minute there." "Six whole hours of rest after we nearly died. How generous of them." "What concerns me even more is that you actually faked a laugh." "You were fucking magnificent, ____. I hope you know that." "I can't wear this." "This must be a fucking joke." "What are you wearing?" "You told me you wouldn't break him." "A dance?" "I don't know how to dance." "Never be ashamed of exceeding expectations." "I'll be travelling again soon, gone for a few weeks." "I didn't remember that part." "One more song. And then I'll let you go." "It's a little insulting to be stared at that way." "Sorry. I should have rescued you from him sooner." "You look nice." "Some would call you a dangerous person." "Do you want to go somewhere more fun?" "It's a relief to be away from that stuffy place." "Dangerous. But resourceful." "I'd be disappointed if you didn't walk into that party armed to the teeth." "It doesn't belong to them." "Do you have any idea how exhausting it is to live this way?" "Don't be so quick to throw away your humanity." "What's that face for?" "Give me one honest thing, ____." "My back is still fucking killing me." "Your heart is beating fast. You must be very concerned for my well-being." "Are you going to kill me?" "Might be safer for us to stick together." "If you're afraid to sleep alone, you can just say so." "I need your help. Taste." "This wasn't how I'd imagined making you come for the first time." "I didn't believe ____ when they told me you were a good cook." "You're grinning like a little child." "Are you really not aware that you are always making a face?" "Terrific hospitality, as always." "Don't you dare-" "Well, it finally happened. You've lost your mind." "I will fucking stab you again, and you know I will!" "If I get off of you, will you go run after a squirrel?" "We need to do something about your injuries." "I'm not afraid of you." "You are in control of this." "Did you know that you snore?" "Sometimes I have my doubts, but you really do like me, don't you?" "This is war. What did you expect me to do?" "I appreciate your thoroughness, but I think they're dead." "Show me something worth living for." "Kiss me." "You'd better be a fucking amazing lay." "Should I make you beg?" "You already had me on my knees." "You have fucking destroyed me, ____." "Why am I not surprised that you were the one to draw blood?" "Glad your pillow talk is about as pleasant as your bedside manner." "Fuck them. Don't let them mock you." "I'm- I'm just so fucking sorry." "I said what I had to say to save your life."

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Serpent and The Wings Of Night by Clarissa Broadbent Starter List 1 (slight changes have been made to make certain lines fit and feel free to change pronouns as fit): "This place is a fucking disaster" "You'd never guess you were pretty under all that, ____." "Bah. Safety is overrated." "Don't skewer yourself with that stick up your ass." "Do you feel unsafe here, ____?" "They're dead. And if you go after them, so are you." "We should be saving our energy." "Wish I had killed him, though, because he was a repulsive asshole." "Are you injured?" "Don't whine." "I'll stab you again." "Beautiful place you've claimed for yourself." "What? Do I smell?" "Everyone was so sure you'd be the first to die." "What are you going to do? Stab me?" "I'm boring as shit, I promise you." "Stop playing with me. I don't have the patience." "Ally with me." "What makes you think I need your protection?" "You can stay still for two fucking minutes." "OPEN. THIS. FUCKING. DOOR." "I probably should've killed her." "What in the seven fucking hells is wrong with you?" "BACK THE FUCK UP." "What do you want me to do? Crawl into your lap?" "Don't talk about my family that way." "Sorry about your coin purse." "Sit. There's food." "Life is too short not to indulge" "With ____? I'm not with ____." "There's no bonding like bonding over murder." "Maybe we've built more of a reputation for ourselves than we expected." "You just look so pleased with yourself." "I want the most absolutely fucking disgusting beer in town." "You're worried about my self-control? How sweet." "Thank you. I've had plenty of practice drinking terrible alcohol." "Do you actually have your hand on your blade right now?" "I've had lots of practice on my physique too. I didn't think you'd noticed." "Never make deathbed promises, ____. Always bites you in the ass." "Trying to get me drunk so you can ask all kinds of invasive questions?" "You don't have to live this way, my love." "I don't feel like dying tonight." "You missed your chance to get rid of me." "You're not the only one who knows how to kill." "Oh, no one is accusing you of such acts." "No one here appreciates the fucking threats, ____." "Trust. Do you understand how dangerous that word is?" "Don't break him." "Worry about getting better. Just rest. Can you do that?" "That needs to be treated." "I could try to find some alcohol." "Kneel there. I'll sit behind you." "I just- I'm sorry for what I'm about to do to you." "I'm glad your bedside manner is about as delicate as I would have expected." "I have to stitch you up and talk to you?" "We're famous." "Unpleasant, but not poison."

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Starters From An Unlikely To Be Finished WIP:~

"No one wants to end up like _____"

"I'm not letting you feed that poison to anyone else."

"No one deserves to go mad."

"It's not safe to hover around alleys."

"You know what they say about making assumptions."

"It’s not my fault some rich asshole wants the money back they lost fair and square."

"I’ve stolen from right under the nose of people smarter than you."

"What if I told you that _____ is still alive?"

"Promise me you'll get me out of there alive."

"_____ wasn't the only person they fucked over."

"Did you know the Queen is hosting another tea party tomorrow?"

"I didn't think you had it in you to be soft."

"Don't expect kindnesses."

"You will help me or you'll be out of here with a worse reputation than you ever could have expected."

"I wish I'd remember to check my watch, it never stops me from running late."

"I'm fine. I'm not going to jeopardise this mission."

"And you had to knock me out to ask me...?"

"Getting ready is going to be an adventure in itself."

"Get in that bath. We need to wash the blood out of your hair."

"I'd have thought you'd prefer to be in control."

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A Gathering of Shadows by V.E Schwab Starter List:

"Who throws away a pretty thing?"

"I hope it fits. You've always had a big head"

"There were some aboard who didn't fear me?"

"Finders keepers."

"You can kill me later."

"Who needs magic when you look this good?"

"Just because I'm in disguise doesn't mean I don't want to be recognized."

"You greatly underestimate my capacity for suffering."

"That's what you get for making friends."

"I'm getting too old for subterfuge. "

"I would have bought you a hot drink but..."

"Careful, _____, your ego is showing."

"We both know you're the prettiest boy/girl/person at the ball."

"I've always wanted to be in a plot."

"Can I be the one in disguise?"

"Dammit, _____, you're going to set the cat on fire."

"Fighting's half the fun."

"I've been told my probing is quite pleasant. "

"I was just wishing I killed you months ago."

"Does this mean you've since developed a fondness for me?"

"That, is a very expensive vintage."

"Tell me, was that better than winning a bet?"

"I will stab you with a pin."

"You tried to seduce me for information!"

"I have a habit of stabbing people in my sleep."

"Just follow the knives."

"They let you out in public?"

"This is an expensive secret. I'll keep it, in trade for another."

"Tell me, are you planning to burn me, or stab me, or both?"

"Better a rogue than a bored royal."

"I know how to keep myself entertained."

"Someone has wounded you. Shall I make it better?"

"Your threats all seem to run together. "

"Obviously, I'm a dragon."

"You couldn't have picked something a little more...imposing?"

"I should have just drawn a frowning face. But then everyone would know it's you."

"I don't want to hear about your romantic interludes with the person currently posing as me."

"I'll pray you don't get yourself killed."

"Sneaking is meant to be done in the dark."

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Spellcheck DnD Starter List Part 4:

I have a lot of unresolved issues with my mother.

*Middle fingers up at the skeletons*

You can rebuke the fuck out of them.

That is how you break a neck.

Someone's been doing a little too much research me thinks.

Let me introduce you to my debut novel how to kill people 101.

Did you say they're evil because of mead.

Is that how families work?

Do you have my sword? The one I hit you in the face with?

*Writes fuck you in the sand*

All my spells are really destructive.

Unless you want to get naked and pretend you're wearing the rowboat...?

Hit me!

He/She/They're beefy.

I already have enough family dysfunction! I don't need anyone else's!

Well aren't we fancy.

Would you like to join me for a drink?

You can put it back on me if you like.

I have fucked up so many things and I think they know about all of them.

Speak of the coiffed devil.

Kudos for bringing them back intact.

To be fair, it wasn't people trying to kill us this time.

Are you saying I'm emotionally constipated?

I do want to kill them but...not like that.

How do you break a pact with someone who won't talk to you?

I'm not here to ruin anyone's good time.

Drink the damn whatever it is.

It's called flirting. People do it to relax.

The beautiful thing about me is we started with inappropriate.

I don't have a will. I don't have anything to leave behind.

He/She/They have a kind heart...mostly.

I speak many evil languages.

It was a bad hug!

I. Am. Your. Death.

Hard pass on the eye bread.

What are you doing to my mage?!

Smells like barbecue.

We need to talk about what you see under your bed.

Trash demon!

There's a lot of shit in here.

That feels like a call out.

*Throws a fish in someone's face*

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Spellcheck DND Starter List Part 3

"None of you are drowning today, motherfuckers"

"I've got a long, sharp lesson for you."

"What the fuck, my friend?"

"To be fair, he/she/they is an asshole."

"We don't have time for trust falls right now."

"I too have been cursed with these good looks."

"In case of emergency, read scroll."

"I can't wait to see them again, then punch them."

"Would you like to punch them instead?"

"We can go find treasure then find people later. We're cursed anyway."

"Don't touch the floor?"

"You would be an adorable cat."

"Well, this mission is a failure."

"Get ready for murder."

"Your relationship with nature is your own business. "

"Super glad to hear that you have a new dad."

"Ugh I'm not a healer."

"I put people to sleep. I don't wake them up."

"Merry crisis."

*Mimes Stabbing* "Gently!"

"The two mages are on the wrong side of the water!"

"You do have many knives."

"I don't know magic."

"I just thought this was the simplest possible puzzle of all time."

*Gay knife panic*

"I'm going after the shitty wizard."

"You wear belts sometimes huh..."

"We all know you're not smart enough to handle this yourself."

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BANTER MEME: Send me 💞 and a character’s name and I’ll write party banter with or about them!

This can be romantic, friendship, rivalry or whatever you like!

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I’d like to be able to put up some starter lists from YA Fantasy or YA Sci-Fi - I don’t read much adult fantasy so chances are if you ask for them I won’t have copies to get starters from - books is there any people would be particularly interested in?

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Spellcheck DND Starter List (part 2):

"We probably shouldn't incinerate him."

"But it was self-defense, darling."

"I can feel the disappointment from here."

"You could cut someone in half non-lethally..."

"Famous last words."

"Now, _____, is that any way to treat an old friend?"

"I really like my axe."

"You are under arrest for being mean to animals."

"I have weapons!!"

"You can slap him with the sickle."

"I made you pretty...? "

"I am the biggest threat!"

"I'm just going to stab him lightly."

"What the fuck did you guys do to this guy?"

"Take me to the baths."

"I'm sorry did you /accidentally/ cleave him in two?"

"The guards are super suspicious of ya'll."

"You seem to have a particular draw to spending other people's money."

"I really wasn't this bad. It really isn't comparable."

"He's/She's/They're such a sweetheart."

"I didn't rob /people/!"

"They have a dog in that bar."

"You've sure made some fashion choices and you'll have to live with them."

"It's imperative that whoever passes the message on has to do the exaggerated double wink."

"You have five bottles of animal tranquilliser here, hmm."

"How long do you think you can keep running?"

"I do have very long legs."

"What have you in the way of whiskey?"

"Does your mother know you're here?"

"Some would say this is a scandal waiting to happen."

"Interesting friends you've got."

"Can you imagine all the things you could break into if you had that?!"

"Water's so boring."

"Why does everyone want to take my alcohol?!"

"It really is funny. No, wait, its... what's the opposite of funny? Enraging."

"I don't typically watch the commander dress and undress."

"You said no more animal companions! You just broke your own rule."

"I'm allergic to parties."

"I have something that could cure that."

"I have a job now where we're not stealing from people and murd- We're not stealing from people."

"That was an awkward breakfast..."

"Pie and fuck?"

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Spellcheck DnD Starter List (part 1):

"Generally we discourage dismembering people."

"Normally I don't get knocked out first thing."

"It happens to the best of us."

"I once got knocked out at a county fair."

"Gods..."

"Murder may have been involved but there were no axes."

"What you have done is between you and your gods."

"Are you bribing him with the hash browns?!"

"You did take a man's finger..."

"Please stop incriminating yourself."

"100% reduction in fingers."

"There has been a finger losing epidemic in this city."

"No, how many corpses have you seen?"

"I don't want the bounty money. I. Want to know the spell you used."

"Can you autograph my shield?"

"The laws of this land are certainly giving back to the people."

"You got a funny accent."

"Oh my god. When did you get bacon?"

"New and exciting. Not words I like to hear with meat."

"You're my new best friend."

"To the docks!"

"Go fuck them up!"

"This is real magic."

"Oh good lord, we're all going to jail. Again."

"He got hit in the ass with a hammer."

"Just keep your back to the wall."

"Last one there's a rusty torque!"

"_____ is a shithead."

"This probably wasn't made by a very nice boy."

"Oh my god, we're going to adopt all of these animals aren't we?"

"Down, _____!"

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The Big Old List of AU Prompts

Send me an emoji and I'll write a starter or drabble based off of one of these AUs (Feel free to mix and match or specify details) :

🐲 Fantasy

🌵 Western

👻 Supernatural

👽 Space Opera

👮 Detective

🎪 Circus

📚 School/College

🎸 Band

⚽ Sports

☕ Coffee Shop

🌷 Flower Shop

⛵ Pirate

🔍 Spy

🔧 Steampunk

👑 Royalty

💪 Superhero

💍 Arranged Marriage

😷 Dystopian

😇 Angel/Demon

😱 Zombie

⌛ Time Travel

🎮 Video Game

🌸 Hanahaki

💘 Tattoo Parlor

✒ Historical

🔌 Mecha/Android

💖 Magical Girl

🍷 Blind Date

👹 Gods/Goddesses

🐶 Pet Shop

🔫 Mafia

👶 Daycare

🐾 Survival

🃏 Seven Sins

☀ Horror

🎤 Idol

💃 Dance

📷 Celebrity

😀 Slice-of-Life

⛺ Camp

💄 Fake Relationship

❤ Soulmates

🐳 Oceanic

🔪 Apocalypse

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The Storm Crow by Kalyn Joserphson Starter List:

"Hoping to impress someone?"

"I don't have time to fetch a bucket a water to dump on you."

"You can't spend the rest of your life in your room."

"That's the sound of your stupidity ringing in your head."

"What a time for you to take an interest in my well-being."

"If our relationship is going to consist of staring contests, I'll go mad."

"Pretty sure he/she/they insulted everything from our food to our architecture."

"He/She/They is worse than an ice bear in heat."

"Don't you have more important things to do than force me out of bed?"

"It's not self-pity. I'm depressed!"

"I wasn't meant to be a rider."

"Are you threatening me?"

"If you truly knew anything, you would know better than to piss me off."

"Don't worry, no one's going to touch a hair on your pretty little head."

"I can tell this is going to be a very productive meal."

"Are you always this much of a pain in the ass?"

"We don't have sweets at _____."

"Shadows don't lose their marks."

"I don't want to cover my scars."

"Why did you stop me from attacking them?"

"You've been practically civil. You're about due a flippant comment."

"Why don't you sleep in your bedroom?"

"This is the problem with having people you care about - they can be used against you."

"And here I expected something gaudy and gilded."

"I don't want to be your enemy."

"Losing isn't an option."

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I’d like to be able to put up some starter lists from YA Fantasy books is there any people would be particularly interested in?

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We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal Starter List

“I am no assassin. I only evaded them.”

“One day, you will venture the darkness with me.”

“Oh, I’m smiling. _____, I’d be smiling even wider if you had missed the wedding altogether.”

“You know we might not get a chance like this for some time. To sit here side by side. Alone.”

“Only you could lose an entire contingent of the greatest army"

“What are you doing in my rooms?”

“I will not dabble in debauchery, let alone set foot in a tent full of drunkards."

“I’ll protect you, my dear assassin."

"You look like you’ve been given _____’s infamous mincing.”

“If wishes came true, you’d be dead.”

"I love when a good sparring session ends with . . . other things.”

“Your people would be bowing before me.”

“Change of plan? Going to kill me first, is that it?"

“I could slit your throat before you even lift an arm.”

“Are you jealous I whisper in someone else’s ear?"

“Emotions are an inconvenience.”

"Trust him to leave when things are getting good.”

“If I were less realistic and more pessimistic, I would say we’re going to die. ”

"My fashion tastes are too exquisite for flowers.”

“It’s the island, alerting you to your terrible taste. ”

“Who will be assuming the role of watchman tonight?"

“Do you think I like it when you stare at my perfection?”

“You sleep like the dead.”

“The only way you’ll ever touch my spear is when I shove it through your throat. ”

“I like to think I’m lightening the mood, shifting focus away from our impending dooms."

"Aren’t you going to offer me some torture, too?”

“Who said you’re my damsel?”

“There’s nothing wrong with being a poet of the kill. "

"‘Thief’ doesn’t have the same ring as ‘hunter,’ does it?”