Over 180 "Science Fiction & Fantasy" Writing Prompts
Explore a future where AI can predict the potential and future of every newborn. Write from the perspective of a young parent whose child is predicted to have a negative influence on the world, and their struggle between nurturing the child's potential and managing the societal fear and prejudice towards their family.
Fiction
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Science Fiction
Magic in your world is fading, sacrificed bit by bit to fuel the lamps that keep the darkness (and the creatures it hides) at bay. Write from the perspective of an old mage who holds the last reservoir of true magic, facing the choice between eternal darkness or the extinction of magic.
Fiction
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Magic & Fantasy Fiction
Explore a scenario where space explorers find a portal to a parallel universe during a routine mapping of the outer reach. This other universe is a mirror image, yet with subtle and disturbing differences. Focusing on the crew's physicist, delve into their personal and moral dilemmas as they encounter versions of themselves leading radically different lives.
Fiction
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Space & New Horizons
Envision a society where role-playing games are sacred rituals performed to honor the gods. Each role selected by players has implications for their real-world roles and influences divine favor. Follow a protagonist who unwittingly chooses a character role that no one has dared to play for centuries and the consequences that follow.
Fiction
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Role-Playing Games
Envision a character who can interact with paranormal entities but loses a bit of their own life energy each time they do so. Detail their struggles as they try to solve a century-old mystery involving their ancestors, weighing every action against their diminishing lifespan.
Fiction
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Supernatural & Paranormal
Envision a world where climate change has been reversed through the rediscovery of a lost technology from ancient civilizations. Detail the journey of an archaeologist who must navigate political and environmental challenges to deploy this technology worldwide.
Fiction
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Alternate Realities
Develop a story about an intergalactic journalist who travels to war-torn planets to document the impacts of cosmic wars. On their latest assignment, they accidentally discover an underground movement that could change the course of the universe’s history.
Fiction
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Space & New Horizons
Imagine a world where magical trees grow in the heart of a vast desert. Each fruit they bear grants a specific type of magical ability for a single day. Write about a character who must journey across this dangerous desert to find a fruit that will save their dying village.
Fiction
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Magic & Fantasy Fiction
Imagine a future where interstellar travel is common and "space hitchhikers" are the adventurous souls who thumb rides on cargo ships heading toward uncharted territories. Follow one hitchhiker who ends up on a ship that unexpectedly changes its course for a supposedly cursed star system.
Fiction
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Space & New Horizons
Develop a narrative about a mystical library where every book is a portal to a different universe. A novice librarian accidentally opens a cursed book, trapping them in a reality where literary characters seek to escape their narratives. To return, they must broker peace between heroes and villains who no longer wish to follow their written paths.
Fiction
Science Fiction & Fantasy
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