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$author : Orteil
$description : Looking for inspiration? This might help.
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[modern times|near future|[distant|far] future|a thousand years from now|not so long ago|ancient times|in a galaxy far far away|belle epoque|renaissance|high medieval|low medieval|middle ages|late antiquity|antiquity|prehistory|early history|pharaohs|barbarians|knights and princesses|swordfights|gunfights|bows and shields|tournament|competition|dragons and unicorns|monastery|cowboys|the wild west|great war|World Wars|effects of war|famine|dire times|battles|crusaders|gladiators|magic|witchcraft|powdered wigs and harpsichords|the common folks|casual cannibalism|simple times|off the grid|cave people|icy expanse|mammoths and sabertooth tigers|dinosaurs|orcs and elves|pixies and kobolds|steampunk|cogs and gears|giant machines|lost technology|new beginnings|childhood|school|college|the workplace|humble shopkeeper|[haunted|lost|mysterious|cursed] island|treasure and riches|pirates|[historic |]Asia|ninjas|samurais|Africa|Europe|[Oceania|Americas|North pole|South pole]|castaway|sole survivor|islands|tribes|masks and rituals|pastoral|snowy mountains|the desert|ancient jungle|the forest|vast plains|[harsh|cozy] winter|[lazy|scorching] summer|new spring|autumn|the beach|tropical|highlands|clans and claymores|monks and cathedrals|holidays|Christmas|Halloween|primeval nature|wilderness|music|nacre and jade|ivory and gold|honey and tea|horseback|the royal court|open seas|ocean|underwater|the underworld|the abyss|kings and queens|[mad|benevolent|cruel|powerless|usurped] [king|queen]|pets|cats|dogs|heaven|hell|blue skies|airplanes|vehicles|blazing speed|video games|movies|spaceships|distant planet|alternate Earth|another reality|parallel dimensions|the self|God|killing God|achieving deity|the rapture|technological singularity|religion|under the Earth|caves|inside the mind|inside the body|[a swamp|a lake|a river]|toys|factories|craftsmanship|architecture|aliens|illicit substances|government agency|government plot gone awry|laboratory experiments|supersoldiers|secret [organization|society]|conspiracies|thieves and heists|bandits|time travel|suggestive|seduction|paradoxes|art|rooftops|animals|prey & predator|furries|funny animals|transformation|changing sizes|waking up as someone else|kindness|evil|traveling|just a hermit|discovery|science|mad scientist|dungeons|strange contraptions|the circus|clowns|dance|the [40s|50s|60s|70s|80s|90s]|retrofuturism|virtual worlds|cyberpunk|hackers|robots|artificial intelligence|ethics|the cosmos|the internet|unexplored lands|exploration|conquest|raiders and pillagers|mythology|mental illness|medical|hospital|celebrity|has-beens|compulsion|serial killer|crime|politics|fantasy|[high|low] fantasy|sci-fi|pandemic|zombies|the undead|something contagious|dystopia|utopia|oppressive government|building a better world|progression|gradual changes|quaint village|small town|big city|metropolis|domed arcologies|new era|different countries|writing|wizards and warlocks|the act of creation|love|hatred|friendship|friends doing stuff together|parenthood|family|old age|[unsettling|unexplained] happenings|strange creatures|haunting|fringe technology|terrorism|natural disaster|meteor crash|volcano|suspense|a lifetime|tragedies|self-discovery|things that end|finding happiness|the little things|psychology|big money|poverty|mentor and disciple|repetition|the mines|prison|courtroom|food|chefs and restaurants|mutants|dreams|investigation|[plot twists|but there's a twist]|assassins|ghosts|ghost story|vampires|werewolves|skeletons|we are the virus|the greatest monster of all (man)|kaiju|huge monster[|s]|theft and recovery|shouldn't have done that|[average|just a normal] family|unassuming stranger|global threat|everything's changed|the new normal|dictators and despots|delusions of grandeur|new rich|money problems|microcosmos|evolution|folding time and space|rogue AI|the army|cops|the end of time|end of an era|a new era|how it came to be|yourself|the author|creative block|teaching and learning|it's a hustle|shopping|dressing up|fashion|"the industry"|finances|recruitment|secretly wicked|not so nice anymore|talk to animals|distance|trying to understand each other|impossible love|we meet again|impersonation|let's pretend|oddly terrifying|[boats|submarines|trains|cars]|claustrophobia|exorcism|possession|gangsters and speakeasies|surfers|slackers|saying "dude" and "bro" a lot|untrustworthy servant|cartoons|comics|infinity|entropy|sports|team sports|a coach|the big leagues|fitness|colors|the entire world|gaining sentience|preserving innocence|empires|rise and fall|dating|another interpretation|reimagining history|boundless imagination|engineering|[reclusive|misunderstood] genius|fairy tales|bands and groupies|gender|sociology|weather|television|cinema|something's rotten|trying to make the best out of it|cutesy stuff|comedians|mascots|commercialism|ancient curse|break the curse|wrong place wrong time|got caught up in something|against their will|explosions|plain disgusting|monkeys|rabbits|farm animals|wild beasts|critters|birds|reptiles|fish|[bugs|creepy crawlies]|endangered species|makes you think|talk it out|pacifism|moody grouch|oh no there's singing|started from the bottom|everyone dies|loss|revenge|genre-savvy|meta|break the 4th wall|superheroes|villains|the animal kingdom|orphanage|despite everything|stalking|crowds|life goes on|loneliness|unusual weapons|freedom|doom|dark humor|funny names|introspection|meddling kids|racial divide|class war|everything was going great until...|you're probably wondering how I ended up here|you won't get away with it|wait for it|who would have guessed|foes to lovers|oh the humanity|fight the system|don't try this at home|vicious circle|downwards spiral|self-betterment|huh that's funny|acceptance|learning to move on|revelation|second chance|find out what's causing this|assembling a team|save the world|sacrifice|loser to hero|lost everything|ominous cult|foreboding|cabin fever|we're all going crazy in here|morbid fascination|lighthearted|[runaway|unwilling|bewitched|disguised] [prince|princess]|complete change of tone|contrast|wealth and misery|reincarnation|you came back|came back wrong|no time to explain|origin of a myth|origin of a monster|character's backstory|flashbacks|how it all began|fix a mistake|repay a debt|evading responsibilities|didn't sign up for this|for the homeland|story within a story|hidden wonders|been living a lie|terminal illness|braving the elements|saving a loved one|compassion|forgiveness|all for nothing|horrible personality|hard to tolerate|misanthrope makes friends|nice kid goes crazy|pushed too far|broken protagonist|unanswered questions|seeking closure|pilgrimage|miracles|angels and demons|cosmic absurdity|elder gods|fighting for control|puny mortals|slapstick|multiple personalities|redemption arc|how did it go so wrong|abrupt chaos|law and order|steal to survive|revolution|eat the rich|the 1%|social unrest|civil disobedience|complete anarchy|idealism|dream big|leadership|in someone else's shadow|resentment|jealousy|bittersweet|witness protection|fake identities|just plain goofy|nonsensical|nonsequitur|that part didn't really happen|recursion|the concept of time|going backwards|they're huge|finding success abroad|not what they expected|there's something wrong|children|adulthood|the messenger|escape|survival|just plain stupid|heart of gold|out of your comfort zone|brought back to life|separated at birth|monuments|trying to impress someone|one goal in life|a life's work|unhealthy obsession|honorable fight|manipulation|wicked siblings|that can't be right|message from outer space|just not feeling it anymore|worse and worse|better and better|big reveal|in quite a pickle|suspicious gift|drop everything and start a new life|bravery|cowardice|metaphors|it's an allegory|no one will ever know|the apocalypse|nukes|nuclear winter|[radioactive|irradiated]|post-apocalyptic|starting from scratch|tech startup|nerds and dweebs|grows on you|deep country|farmers and cattle|man versus nature|extreme|new-age|enchanted [forest|castle|village|pond]|luck|gambling|against all odds|wait what|based on a true story|fact or fiction|unreliable narrator|wacky sidekick|okay but what if|big secret|spies|double-agent|betrayal|the monster is actually nice|the bad guy isn't who you expected|change of perspective|put yourself in my shoes|oh bother|finding other survivors|drifting apart|that was a long time ago|this is bigger than you and me|everything's falling in place|forbidden book|cursed artifact|blast from the past|landed on Earth|mysterious map|put a spell on you|into the rabbit hole|curiouser and curiouser|turned into something you hate|a day in the life|become your worst enemy|what could have been|soul-crushing sadness|all-encompassing joy|joie de vivre|wasn't planning on falling in love|memories|world domination|nothing you could have done|might as well enjoy it|[overbearing|strange|annoying|kind|generous|dead|dying] [friend|relative|spouse|acquaintance|neighbor]|inheritance|traditions|reconciling differences|everything's relative|dog-eat-dog|lies upon lies|immortality|fantastic love|going on a trip|magical realm|portal to another world|"[you saved me|why did you save me]"|ungrateful|unwelcome guest|babysitting|bullies|character that goes "heh..."|edgy|we live in a society|hot but doesn't know it|fake badass|actual badass|kicking ass and taking names|character you want to protect at all costs|the implications...|lost in space|[lost|hidden] paradise|came back new and improved|not Homestuck|widespread incompetence|surrounded by idiots|dumb but trying their best|hunks and bimbos|ugly people|animal ears|non-linear plot structure|fight club|social commentary|includes real-world trivia|downright funky|cool shades|play it cool|smooth jazz|rock'n'roll|clones|twins|doppelganger|long-lost sibling|shipwreck|guilty until proven innocent|lifeforms|in a world...|crippling self-doubt|gaining confidence|mastering a craft|finding your calling|absurd universe|overcoming adversity|handicap|privilege|I did not hit her|make it all better|unexplained premise|magic realism|flight|hero's burden|in the wrong hands|hero to villain|you were the chosen one|the One|childhood friends to enemies|camaraderie|half as long but twice as bright|fight for survival|kill or be killed|anything goes|no more laws|but all along it was...|a big hoax|made-up country|mythical kingdom|weird power dynamics|loyalty|lapdog|whistleblower|religious nutjob|"what if ___ didn't exist"|everyone has powers|"every child, on their [10|11|12|13|14|15]th birthday,..."|subconscious monster|abominations|stitched together|what makes you you|[wasted|misguided|lost] youth|out of time|this town ain't big enough|time to die|wait the villain's got a point|procrastination|the worst possible moment|the wrong person for the job|haha and then what|(insert trope here)|[half-man half-machine|part machine part animal]|haven't seen nothing yet|creepy children|completely clueless|the slums|aspiring athlete|just tired|bad dream|inner world|can't catch a break|really smug character|empty shell|"please I just want to go home"|"why can't you be normal"|repressed memories|tragic backstory|wanted criminal|unwilling hero|dark hero|accidental hero|evil but not on purpose|at last I can die|avenge me|the mafia|goth stuff|opposite day|opposites attract|two worlds with nothing in common|it belongs in a museum|unobtainium|heartbreak|heartwarming|walking stereotype|acting out of character|secretly terrified|extremely shy|training montage|planet terraforming|bribery and corruption|tight-knit community|brawling|rectify mistakes|a better world|upholding civilization|egocentric maniac|misplaced righteousness|got in with a bad crowd|literary classics|something familiar viewed from a different angle|"remember me?"|"you ruined my life"|they did WHAT|the doctor will see you now|fun with surgery|get rid of them|inconvenient witness|shut them up with a kiss|wow how romantic|unapologetically sappy|gowns and tuxedos|self-preservation|parental figure|does-it-all|jack of all trades|bookworm|alone and afraid|alchemy|the occult|the hunt|wild hordes|war never changes|nature fights back|nature takes over|cultural exchange|fast food|a seedy motel|something delicious|pizza is involved|there's eggs|playing with fire|superstar|dark and brooding|"it's not a phase"|office supplies|company dynamics|domestic scenes|daily life|contemplation|at night|lay in the grass and look at the clouds|finding inspiration|floating fortress|family secret|we don't talk about that|accident|superpowers|invisibility|super-strength|it's a secret to everyone|looked different to me|mundane magic|casual sci-fi|you weren't supposed to see that|or is it|anything for money|just following orders|but wait there's more|it's called camp|corny on purpose|historic backdrop|the strange case of...|ruins|decay|eloping|disapproving parents|playing house|exciting times ahead|suffering|martyrdom|bar scene|stranger in a strange town|rekindled affection|suddenly popular|psychosis|depression|apartment life|locked out|abandoned|playing with scale|a twist on an old favorite|funeral|birth|marriage|divorce|a ragtag team|rough childhood|the homeless|tramps and vagrants|gratuitous lab coats|ex-lovers|into space|rocketships|made it to the top|feel like they're taking crazy pills|slow motion|stranded|rebuilding|the garden|too smart|test subject|horrible people being horrible|taking advantage of kindness|overstaying their welcome|we can rebuild them|fortune-telling|prophetic|frozen in time|stuck in the past|concepts as a concept|blissful|remember who you are|you were great once|closed minds|sticking together|[northern|southern|eastern|western] [wastes|lands|mysteries|customs|people|cities|magic|country|legend]|cryptids|I guess you can romance that|turn a profit|guilt|spoke too soon|oh not again|it's alive|had to do horrible things|sticks with you|gimmick character|embarrassing secret|plants|flowers|they can talk|"my precious"|driven mad|met in a previous life|time and space are irrelevant|ensemble cast|archaeology|persistence|sensuality|elegance|[whiffs of|[ever-so-slightly|vaguely|just a tiny bit] inspired by|reminiscent of] [Tim Burton|Quentin Tarantino|Lars Von Trier|Ari Aster|Wes Anderson|Stephen King|Victor Hugo|Tolkien|Dan Brown|Douglas Adams|Junji Ito|Satoshi Kon|Ghibli|Disney|Pixar|Christopher Nolan|Ed Wood|Steven Spielberg|Peter Jackson|Hitchcock|Scorsese|Coppola|Clint Eastwood|Guillermo del Toro]|like "[The Matrix|Harry Potter|Lord of the Rings|Pulp Fiction|Jaws|Star Wars|Star Trek|Breaking Bad|X-Files|Adventure Time|Silence of the Lambs|Jurassic Park|Blade Runner|The Shining|The Simpsons|Nightmare Before Christmas|Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy|Forrest Gump|Wizard of Oz|Sherlock Holmes|Conan the Barbarian|Discworld|Spirited Away|Ghostbusters|Men In Black|Monty Python|Jumanji|Truman Show|King Kong|1984|E.T.|The Thing|Groundhog Day|Alice In Wonderland|Peter Pan|Alien|Terminator|Robocop|Cowboy Bebop|The Dark Knight|Back To The Future|Stranger Things|Ender's Game|Home Alone|Seinfeld|It's Always Sunny|Up|Toy Story|Calvin and Hobbes|Naruto|Evangelion|Dragon Ball|The Godfather|Hunger Games|Mad Max|Fight Club|The Office|Robinson Crusoe|Twilight Zone|Fallout|Dark Souls|Undertale|Warcraft|Pokemon|Skyrim|Silent Hill|Castlevania|Animal Crossing|Yume Nikki|Earthbound|Cave Story|Stanley's Parable|Dwarf Fortress|Minecraft|The Sims|Civilization|Sonic|Super Mario|Splatoon]" but not|unstoppable|superhuman intelligence|to boldly go|skyscrapers|absurdly tall tower|a giant hole in the ground|unnatural phenomenon|digging for treasure|an anomaly|just woke up like this|man's hubris|collect them all|unconventional companion|body horror|falling out of love|the weird kid|great invention|[flooded|burning|misty|broken|dark|changed|frozen|arid|lost|dying] [world|planet|city]|stuck together|mistaken identity|cyborgs|sewers|streets|urban|how do you do fellow humans|infiltration|an absolute gremlin of a character|evil has won|"now what"|after the end|teenagers|invaders|worried sick|bedridden|expiration date|a little too friendly|loves you to death|strange customs|isolation|it loops|omnipotent|showtime|neon lights and cardboard boxes|oil and rust|sweat and blood|toadstools and fireflies|frosting and pastries|herbs and spices|cheese and wine|beer and BBQ|seashells and driftwood|patios and sundresses|coffee and toast|pencils and rulers|shooting stars and wishes|"when I grow up..."|magic as a science|watching the world go by|extrapolating|flip the narrative|"haven't heard that name in a long time"|self-insert|playful spirits|forest spirits|a battlefield|oppressive puritanism|finding yourself|crypts and cemeteries|pawn shops and strip malls|home invasion|booby traps|turning human|losing humanity|a reporter who doesn't know what they're getting into|look what we brought back|in chains|chronic illness|stained glass and cast iron|old stones|folk magic|megastructures|hard work|framed|I didn't do it|atoning for the past|ancestral [burden|grounds]|segregation|it's a small world|endless universe|the conspiracy theory was true|big cold space tiny warm ship|cryogenics|brain shenanigans|echoing faintly in the depths of space|been there for god knows how long|dug too deep|seeping into reality|oh god it's real|the legends were true|hapless bystanders|mass hysteria|collective hallucination|only half-real|forced to collaborate|take back what's ours|they stole our land|climate change|repurposed|the loner|ignored for too long|loved by everyone|dark humor|off-color jokes|single parent tries their best|finish what you started|brothers in arms|stolen valor|manifest destiny|and now for something completely different|prom night|in harmony with nature|mother Earth|personified concepts|character goes by "[Sarge|Chief|Boss|Doc|Captain|m'lord|milady]"|just trying to get by|big boat sinks|something's burning|[a storm|a thunderstorm|tornado|hurricane]|[cold|heat] wave|rationing|e-sports|lots of swearing|should have looked the gift horse in the mouth|poison's involved|murder plot|it was YOU|cold case|detectives and criminals|astute deductions|arranged marriage|this city...|cuddly fuzzy creatures|don't feed them after midnight|technobabble|urgent delivery|eaten alive|in the tall grass|amorphous|people change|what happened to you|devious plan|in the rain|strange weather|not how I imagined|victim of propaganda|totalitarianism|the critic|the musician|the artist|diners and waitresses|animation|mixed media|anime|isekai|hybrids|half-human half-animal|wings|horns|theater|gossip|let me tell you a story|seen it all|poor but happy|filthy rich and miserable|haven't met the one yet|ready to mingle|just hasn't found their calling yet|left to their own devices|roommates|best buds|acting strangely cool about this|set aside our differences|once in a lifetime|the untold|target number one|isn't the new pet kinda weird|lost love|love never dies|family means everything|old friends meeting again|a hut|a mansion|buried alive|a festival|forbidden science|retirement|uncomfortable truth|says what we're all thinking|it's a promise|friendship pact|great expedition|a reawakaned threat|a complete disregard for common sense|there and back again|live on somehow|regret|character constantly eating snacks|9 lives|"how many times do I have to kill you"|yes my liege|fly my pretties|minions|[no longer extinct|going extinct]|walking the Earth in search of...|game show|let sleeping dogs lie|made friends along the way|contagious optimism|cynical but well-meaning|clashing worldviews|making friends out of enemies|moved to a small town|medicated|hedonism|mindless masses|they've adapted|world-eater|weird old people|in the womb|tame the beast|"that's deep bro"|gaze into the void|scared of the dark|dynamic duo|obsessed with popularity|do anything for success|nothing will stand in my way|determined to fail|like poetry|safety at all costs|bridges|those left behind|bad life decisions|self-destruction|cocktails and pick-up lines|"if anyone out there is receiving this"|solving puzzles|the answer was right in front of them|secret codes and enigmas|it's not safe outside|charmingly quaint|woke up alone|dark basement|tunnels|don't open the trapdoor|there's something underneath|looming over everyone|nobody believes them|cursed with knowledge|spiders|giant versions of normal animals|moon base|criminal with a good heart|hidden killer|found footage|"we'd better split up"|"he ha why it's a home movey"|lost track of time|puns|it was just a prank|never meant for it to go this far|hypnosis|subjugated|they keep them for meat|too weird to live too rare to die|catastrophic failure|this hole... it was made for me|serendipity|convenient coincidence|character suddenly loses the ability to ___|character you'd describe as "[starry-eyed|impossibly generic|startlingly gorgeous|shell-shocked|just kinda weird|misunderstood|good with animals|jaded|broken|grizzled|too pure for this world|emotionless|excruciatingly bland|edgy|overpowered|secretive|bitter|revengeful|giddy|socially awkward|flirty|bizarre|seemingly flawless|desperate|almost too perfect|hopeless|unassuming|mild|creepy|creative|resourceful|derivative|opportunistic|completely lacking self-awareness|cocky|ill-prepared|kinda out there|bloodthirsty|concerning|really ambitious|unique in every way|likable|unpopular|complete sociopath|just good at things|kind of a Mary Sue]"|there's horses|wild child|no antagonist|color-themed|the media|cryptohistory|tapestries and heraldry|nobles|say my name|inspiring|I'm mad as hell and I'm not gonna take this anymore|rotten deal|monkey's paw|genie's lamp|3 wishes|too good to be true|[strange artifact|weird stranger] fixes character's problems but...|one BIG problem|fake reality|lied to since birth|that's no moon|they're everywhere|last of its kind|ecology|activism|the [m|p]atriarch|too old for this|jaded character|know-it-all character|character finally snaps|"adult themes"|jailbreak|teleportation|that was predictable|destiny|challenging fate|the unseen|paranoia|it doesn't have to be like this|fish out of water|unlikely friends|a misunderstanding|wait I can explain|gone bad|misfits|a little bit of everything|nihilism|stream of consciousness|the legal system|fight the power|lost age|remember who you are|found family|runs in the family|romantic getaway|love and death|generation ship|a new planet|we're going back|role reversal|everything's bigger here|don't get eaten|it gets bloody|windy in here|everyone's evil|secretly monsters|traders|the sails of adventure|amnesia|who are you again|what's in it for me|gave up that gig long ago|howdy stranger|what's eating you|right here, right now|multiple generations|sick with envy|if only we could...|we're gonna save them no matter what|at any cost|no price too high|random page on TV 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