Writing prompts are a great way to get the creative juices flowing. Unfortunately, it’s been quite awhile since I found one that really inspired me. Instead of scouring the internet in hopes of finding one I decided I would make a few of my own with the help of Dungeons and Dragons.
You should be able to use a standard dice set to go through these. Let’s see what we create!
Genre – d6
- Space Opera
- Sword & Sandal
- Science Fantasy
- Urban Fantasy
- Cyberpunk
- Atompunk.
Place – d10
- Large Crowd
- Festival
- Temple
- Underground
- Ocean
- Ancient Forest
- Prison
- Grasslands
- Ruins
- Bank
Main Character – d8
- Rogue
- Priest
- Guard
- Prince
- Prisoner
- Mystic
- Soldier
- Healer
Objective – d20
- Save the Prince
- Get rid of a cursed necklace
- Hold them off
- Escape from the guards
- Get rich quick or die trying
- Go unnoticed
- Find the missing children
- Break through the walls
- Track the goblins back to their lair
- Sell the stolen cargo before the guards find it
- Make it through the tunnel alive
- Track down a band of thieves
- Find the hunter Bolland, he never came back from his trip last week.
- Save the Corish Ambassador from a mysterious assassin
- Get your friend to a doctor
- Evade the pirates, no way can your ship take them on alone
- Escape from your captors
- Steal the King’s crown
- Blackmail an important official
- Stage a coup
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to figure out how to write a story about a science fantasy temple healer who wants to get rich more than anything else. If I complain just remind me that I brought this on myself.