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orphanedideas · 2 years
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Idea for Horror Film
Our protagonist is Paul, a young man who has recently moved to a new city where he doesn't know anybody. He’s feeling quit lonely and sad, but he likes to go to the city, sit in coffee shops writing and listening to music. Eventually Paul meets some nice people and they ask if he wants to go see some music. He goes along with them and it turns out they're part of a Pentecostal Christian church. This is not what he had in mind, but he humors them because they seem nice and he doesn’t want to be rude. 
As the Pentecostal event ramps up Paul starts to get into it. The music is lively, the people seem happy, the preacher is saying stuff about love and community that makes sense to Paul. When the preacher asks if there’s anyone present who has not given their life to Jesus Paul puts his hand up (along with numerous other people scattered through the crowd). A little later in the service the Preacher does an altar call, inviting people to come up the front and give themselves to the Lord. Paul is feeling a bit too shy, so he doesn’t go up immediately and things start to get weird. There's laying on of hands, people are shaking and falling, speaking in tongues - the usual Pentecostal stuff. 
Paul is starting to feel a bit freaked out now. He decides to try and lay low. He can't really sit down without drawing attention to himself, so he's sort of shrinking back. The service keeps going, music is ramping up, the people are dancing, etc. The preacher repeats the altar call several more times. Eventually he says, "I can still feel that someone in this house hasn't given themselves over to the Lord". His eyes search the crowd until finally he spots Paul. The Preacher points directly at Paul and invites him to come up the front. Things go quiet as the crowd waits for him to answer the call. Paul nervously starts to make his way out of his seat into the aisle. In the aisle he takes a step or two toward the front before turning and sprinting out of the building. 
From that point in the movie, beginning with his rapid exit of the building, Paul is pursued by Christians. They seem manic and totally unconcerned for their own safety, but otherwise still human. They claim to want to bring him to the Lord, though whether as a convert or a ritual sacrifice isn’t clear. At no point in the movie do any of the Christians try to hurt him or do anything worse than restrain him. We don't see them consciously choose to hurt anyone else either (though they may accidentally endanger other people, for example by disrupting traffic). Paul, on the other hand, is not afraid to resort to violence in order to escape the Christians. They are scaring the shit out of him. At times they resemble a smiling zombie horde.
There could be a scene where Paul tries to get help from the police. They sound skeptical at first, but ultimately he persuades them to drive him to safety. Once they’ve put him in their car they take him back to the Christians instead. Paul manages to escape the police car, but ultimately the Christians catch him and drag him back to the building where the service is being held.
The last shot of the movie is Paul being carried inside the hall. Swallowed up by the light pouring from the building. His cries of protest drowned out by Christian music. 
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orphanedideas · 2 years
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Idea for a crossover fanfic
Harry Potter x Breaking Bad: Potions Bitch!
The story is set in an alternate Harry Potter universe where Hermione was sorted into Ravenclaw and Voldemort hasn't returned... yet.
Without the threat of Voldemort or the support of Hermione, Harry's time at Hogwarts is unfocused and underwhelming. He spends most of his time getting into mischief with Ron, Fred and George. In their later years at Hogwarts Harry and Ron get heavily into recreational potions and Harry's Quidditch playing suffers as a result. He never reaches his full potential.
Dumbledore does not share his knowledge about Voldemort with Harry, even after finding Voldemort’s horcrux ring and triggering the lethal curse placed on it. Snape is unable to save Dumbledore who eventually dies from the curse. After Dumbledore's death McGonnagal becomes Headmaster of Hogwarts and she allows Snape to teach defense against the dark arts. He lasts less than a year before she fires him for bullying students.
Once Harry finishes school he burns through a lot of his money partying with Ron. He starts brewing recreational potions at Grimauld Place to sell on the black market. The impoverished and unemployed Snape recognises the tell-tale signs of a particular illegal potion and forces Harry to go into business with him rather than be reported to the Aurors.
Harry and Snape begin to brew and distribute illegal and controlled potions together, dealing with the criminal elements of the wizarding world (Mundungus Fletcher, Borgin and Burke's, etc) and dodging magical law enforcement (Arthur Weasley, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Tonks, Madeye Moody).  Harry grew up in an abusive family, he has had no consistent father figure or supportive mentor. He spent his most of his school career being criticised by Snape and now he desperately wants Snape's approval. Snape continues to manipulate and abuse Harry in much the same way that Walter White manipulates and abuses Jesse in Breaking Bad.
I better stop there before I start writing the whole story, but one idea I had that I like is a mobile potions lab in a magical tent (like the ones used by the Weasley family and friends at the Quidditch world cup) instead of an RV. They could just apparate around the country cooking up dodgy potions in their tent.
Also, in this alternate universe, love potions are a controlled substance because they are super rapey! I can’t imagine Snape would have a problem making illegal love potions, he doesn’t care enough about other people to be bothered, but Harry would put his foot down. Besides there’s plenty of money to be made from other potions...
HPxBB: Potions Bitch!
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orphanedideas · 2 years
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Idea for a short story
This short story would be written as if it was a piece of long-form journalism in a magazine or online publication.
The “journalist” would describe how they heard a rumour from a friend that men who played an obscure video game in the late 90s were really good in bed. The theory was that something about the hand/finger movements required to finish the game translated into skill at digital manipulation of the clitoris and vagina. The journalist then resolved to investigate this rumour.
The journalist then describes how she settled on three main approaches to her investigation. The first was to track down the secretive and reclusive game designer who had designed the game. This was a particularly difficult task and appeared to stall, perhaps terminally, at one point. The second approach was to get a copy of the game and the console to play it on (the game had not been emulated and anyway, there was some possibility that the controller used to play the game was an important part of its success) and to play the game herself. This was initially quite difficult as the game was obscure to begin with and copies seemed to get snapped up quickly (and for a tidy sum) whenever they were put up for sale online (perhaps evidence that other people had heard the rumours and were keen to train their skills?). She does eventually manage to get a hold of the game and console, but the game itself proves quite difficult to finish. The third and final approach was to do “field research”. In other words, the journalist decided to sleep with men who had played the game (or at least men who said they had played the game). The piece would, then, mainly consist of her writing about this “field research,” interspersed with details about the other two investigations.
The “field research” proves to be rather inconclusive. The journalist quizzes potential test subjects to ensure that they have actually played the game. Some men claim to have played it, but either haven’t finished the game or are flat out lying. Even those who have played the game aren’t guaranteed to be good in bed. It turns out that sex is about more than “skillz”. It’s also about communication. Towards the end of the article, as the journalist finishes the game, she strikes on a way to improve her sexual encounters with the test subjects. She communicates her desires to one test subject by explicitly telling him to use moves from the game, “Megadrill is using his AOE, you need to dodge!” This proves to be highly successful, to comedic effect. “Dodge, yes dodge! DODGE! Don’t stop! KEEP DODGING!”
The article ends with an interview with the reclusive game designer. I have not decided how this part should play out. 
One possibility is that he is reluctant to speak, but is eventually persuaded to admit that the game was not designed as a foreplay simulator. He then divulges personal details of his life (perhaps he is a virgin, or maybe asexual - has no interest in sex, or maybe gay)? I am reluctant to go this route because I don’t want him to be a punching bag. I mean he could be asexual, but have a long-term partner who is also asexual?
Another possibility is that the game was designed as a sex simulator, but couldn’t advertise explicitly what it was because of censors. I’m just not really sure what this ending would be about? Would the game designer be an off-putting sex-maniac? Or perhaps someone who just wanted to give geeks and nerds the skills to please the ladies?
I guess the point of the piece is that communication is more important than “skillz”. So it would be good to end on something that highlights that idea. I quite like the happily coupled asexual route, because it reminds us that sex isn’t everything? I dunno. Still thinking on it.
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orphanedideas · 3 years
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Idea for a film
A young artist views himself as a psychonaut exploring different mental states through drug use. He often makes artworks inspired by his experiences. During one such psychadelic session he meets an ethereal young woman (who may or may not exist). He becomes obsessed with the young woman and he starts making artworks about her. Then one night he dreams of her prompting him to research dreams. He discovers the idea of lucid dreaming and decides that this may be the way to find her again. Unfortunately, his attempts to ‘reality check’ (one of the ways to realise that you’re dreaming) are hampered by his frequent drug use. He begins to lose touch with reality resulting in some quite dangerous situations. During this time he is supposed to be creating work for a major exhibition, but he isn’t painting anything that he can exhibit. In the end his friend convinces him that his behaviour is self-destructive, so he tries to get his life (and drug use) under control. At the end of the movie he puts together an exhibition of artworks and the young woman from his dream comes to the opening.
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orphanedideas · 3 years
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Idea for a short story:
A depressed man finds a secret passage in his house. It leads to another world. While he is exploring this other world the man feels his depression lift. He finds himself wanting to go through the secret passage more and more. He starts to neglect his job, his family, his friends, until one day he doesn’t return.
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orphanedideas · 3 years
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Idea for a short-story:
Humanity has discovered the secret to preventing (and reversing) aging.
Conscious that eternal youth will very quickly lead to overcrowding on an already overburdened planet, world leaders decide that immortality will only be bestowed on those willing to undertake the long journey to other stars. There are numerous volunteers.
The people of earth set about creating a floating city capable of sustaining life while travelling the incredibly long distance to the nearest stars. They name it Iðunn after the Norse goddess who provided the gods with apples that granted them eternal youth. When the work on Iðunn is completed they bid the immortal travelers farewell and safe travels
Before long new volunteers are clamoring to be freed from the ravages of time and set loose in the stars. With each ship built the technology is improved and expanded upon; the ships become faster and the travel time to the stars is reduced. At first these technological leaps are based on time-dilation technology, but after several thousand years humanity discovers the secret of worm hole technology.
The journey to Andromeda with conventional technology would take at least a few million years. By the time the first space ship filled with immortals arrives on Andromeda, civilisation has had millennia to flourish. There is great fanfare upon the arrival of Iðunn, but the celebrations are short-lived.
When Iðunn lands no one disembarks. A team is sent aboard to investigate and the scene they find there is beyond description. Though granted eternal youth, the travelers were not invulnerable. Their bodies could be injured, they could die. Worse, perhaps, they could go mad. Several million years in transit from Sol to Andromeda had wreaked havoc on the minds of the ageless travelers. The things they had done during that time were unspeakable.
Iðunn was launched back into space for one last journey. She was directed at the star burning at the heart of the Andromeda system. That would be her funeral pyre. 
Let the horrors vanish in purifying fire.
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orphanedideas · 3 years
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Idea for a story:
Items of power have existed since the dawn of humanity, but their power has generally been subtle enough to escape notice. It could be a coin that makes you lucky or a knife that never needs to be sharpened. That sort of thing. Very few people were aware that these items even exist and the source of their power was unknown. That is until recent history.
It turns out that items of power are created through proximity to death. Or, rather, through their proximity to mass death. When an item is present for a collective loss of life it is steeped in energy from the mass exit of souls. More souls means more energy. More energy means a more powerful item.
The modern era has witnessed mass death on scales heretofore unseen. This has resulted in the creation of many more items of power, including some items of earth shattering power.
Some of these items have found their way into the hands of heroes. Others have found less reputable owners. One man has been collecting these items of power and attempting to discover the secret of their origins. Our villain behaves a bit like a scientist creating disasters which result in large numbers of casualties in order to discover how these items are created. He plans to engineer the largest mass death in history—worse than any natural disaster, act of terrorism, or weapon of war—in order to create the most potent item of power in existence.
Can he be stopped in time?
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orphanedideas · 3 years
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I normally post ideas here because I’m unlikely to ever follow through with them, but thanks to a helpful comment from https://insert-cheesy-name-here.tumblr.com/ I now have the motivation I need to start this one. 
I was going to call it “The Antichrist”, but now I think I’ll call it “Jesus is King”.
I’m really looking forward to writing Yeshua’s evil villain monologue where he explains why he turned against Yahweh in the first place. Should be a lot of fun.
Idea for a Christian fan-fic:
What if Jesus had succumbed to temptation in the desert (Matthew 4:1-11) and agreed to worship Satan in return for dominion over the earth?
The story is set in a dystopian cyber-punk future. Yeshua (Jesus) has ruled over the earth as undying god-emperor for several millennia. The earth is despoiled and belief in Yahweh is all but non-existent. One of the last remaining true-believers has assembled a rag-tag band of rebels in a last-ditch effort to dethrone Christ.
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orphanedideas · 3 years
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Idea for a Christian fan-fic:
What if Jesus had succumbed to temptation in the desert (Matthew 4:1-11) and agreed to worship Satan in return for dominion over the earth?
The story is set in a dystopian cyber-punk future. Yeshua (Jesus) has ruled over the earth as undying god-emperor for several millennia. The earth is despoiled and belief in Yahweh is all but non-existent. One of the last remaining true-believers has assembled a rag-tag band of rebels in a last-ditch effort to dethrone Christ.
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orphanedideas · 3 years
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Idea for a WandaVision fan-fic:
I really liked this video by Shonalika. Their criticism was spot on and I love their idea for how WandaVision should have ended.
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orphanedideas · 3 years
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Idea for a sci-fi thriller:
A group of people are travelling in a space ship to explore a new solar system. During the journey they are put in cryo-stasis, but their minds are all connected to a shared virtual world (a la the Matrix). This world is administered by an artificial intelligence. The virtual world is necessary to ensure optimal long-term mental health during cryo-stasis.
After a few days in the virtual world strange things start to happen. The travellers start to get worried. They explore all the diagnostic and self-repair tools that they have available to them, but nothing seems to work. The strangeness is increasing and becoming more malevolent. It seems that there is something seriously wrong with the AI administering the virtual world. From the perspective of the travellers it appears to be going ‘crazy’.
The travellers come up with a plan to escape the virtual world and reset or shutdown the AI. This escape is impeded by the mind-bending antics of the rogue AI. When someone finally does escape cryo-stasis and the virtual world they find that the AI also has control of the ship. They have to fight their way through the ship to the mainframe and shutdown the AI. Many of the obstacles that the AI uses to try and stop them are actually improvised weapons, e.g., cleaning machines, etc.
Once the AI is shutdown and the other members of the exploration team are brought out of cryo-stasis they realise that more time has passed than they thought. The mind-bending effects of the virtual world have warped their experience of time. They can either continue their journey or return to earth, but either way it will take years (decades?). If they want to use cryo they will either have to turn the AI back on and risk virtual reality or go without and risk going insane trapped in their own dreams.
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orphanedideas · 3 years
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Idea for a Mass Effect fan-fic:
I really enjoyed the Mass Effect trilogy, but I thought the story line of the final game could use some work. I didn't think it was as bad as a lot of people said. Lots of loose ends got tied up and, in a way, the whole game is the ending to the series not just the final decision at the end of the game. Having said that, [SPOILER WARNING FOR A NINE YEAR OLD GAME] I didn’t like the Crucible or the Star Child plots devices. I didn’t like the reason given for the Reapers existence. I didn’t like the choices Shepard is presented with at the end of the game (or how they’re presented to her). And most of all, I didn’t like the destruction of the mass effect relays For this AU fan-fic idea I’m proposing a re-write of the core storyline of Mass Effect 3, but hopefully in a way that would allow a lot of the game to remain very similar to how it is.
The story begins in much the same way as the original. The Reapers have begun their invasion and it's up to Shepard to save the galaxy once again. Shepard needs to unite the various factions and disparate alien races to defeat the Reaper threat. Early in the game Shepard is contacted by the Illusive Man who says that he knows how to defeat the Reapers, but he needs Shepard’s help to implement his plan (code name: Project Unity). As always, help from the Illusive Man is a double edged sword. Since the beginning of the Mass Effect trilogy, Cerberus have been researching and experimenting with different technologies (reaper indoctrination, thorian spores, rachni and collector communication, the Geth network, and control and biotic implants). Through their research they have found a way to create an artificial means of uniting the alien races of the galaxy through a distributed neural network also known as the ‘hive mind’.
The Illusive Man wants Shepard to recruit the other alien races to Project Unity and then lead them into battle against the Reapers. The Illusive Man would prefer Shepard didn't disclose the nature of the neural network or his involvement. He thinks the operation has a better chance of success if the alien races are kept in the dark. It is up to Shepard whether she tries to keep the various alien factions in the dark or whether she reveals the origins and nature of the plan (classic Renegade versus Paragon choice). I imagine it will be easier to recruit factions if Shepard lies to them, but keeping it secret means that at some point the secret might be revealed and Shepard will have to either work hard to keep it under wraps or own up to what she's done and deal with the fallout.
Once the major races and factions have all been recruited and the coalition is gearing up to fight the Reapers they are betrayed! Cerberus make their bid for control of the neural network and it is up to Shepard and the gang to thwart their plans. The Illusive Man never really wanted Shepard to lead Project Unity against the Reapers. He needed her to recruit the alien races, but then he planned to usurp her control and lead the hive mind himself.
After Shepard overcomes Cerberus she must lead the galactic hive mind (possibly with help from Liara, EDI, or another companion) into a final battle against the Reapers. During the battle Shepard must make choices about who will bear the brunt of the fighting. She can make what she thinks is the most tactically effective choice at each point, she can do her best to minimise casualties across the board, or she can try to protect humanity at the expense of other races. She can also use this as an opportunity to thin out (or eliminate entirely) the numbers of certain groups that she deems a threat to the future stability of the galaxy (e.g., Krogan, Geth, etc).
As the momentum of the battle swings in her favour Shepard is contacted by a Reaper intelligence who explains their way of thinking. The Reapers view themselves as the next stage in evolution. They allow a race to transcend their mortal bodies and become something greater, making way for new life in the galaxy. This has the added benefit of preserving life which might otherwise wipe itself out and possibly even fail to arise again. The Reapers offer Shepard the opportunity to create the greatest reaper ever known from the combined life of the galaxy. Shepard has the choice* to (a) continue the fight and destroy the reapers completely, (b) to refuse their offer but allow them to retreat into deep space, (c) to participate in the creation of a new reaper by sacrificing all the various forces linked by Project Unity, or (d) to participate in the creation of a new reaper by sacrificing all the races except humans. At this point Shepard can consult the hive mind (if she wants to) to see how they feel about the choices on offer. Shepard’s choices up to this point will, of course, influence what the various members/factions of the hive choose. She is by no means bound to honour the consensus of the hive mind. The choice is ultimately hers. 
*I think it’s also important that these choices aren’t presented as three buttons, but unfold organically through the conversation with the Reaper. For example, someone might not even realise that one or more of the options are possible if they don’t explore all the conversation options.
If Shepard chooses options (a) or (b) she is faced with more choices at the end of the game. After the Reapers have fled or have been defeated Shepard must choose whether to relinquish control of the hive mind or to maintain control and usher in an era of terrible peace as a galactic dictator. If she relinquishes control of Project Unity she must decide whether to destroy the hive mind technology or hold onto it (just in case).
If Shepard chooses option (d) all the non-human races are turned into a giant reaper and humans are left on their own to expand into the galaxy. I imagine this ending will make the humanocentrists happy, but everyone else in the galaxy will probably feel pretty awful and will be giving Shepard major side-eye. This ending will close with the final questions, “Can humans avoid the fate that the Reapers believed was inevitable? Will they eventually wipe themselves out? Will they someday come to regret turning down the Reapers offer of ascension?”
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orphanedideas · 3 years
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Idea for a movie:
Remake Stalker in English.
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orphanedideas · 3 years
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Idea for a comic book:
The comic book opens with a history lesson in a high school about the origins of Atlantis. Thirty years ago a huge explosion in North America was blamed on mutants, leading to widespread anti-mutant sentiment in the general population. The US government used this as an opportunity to persecute mutants and to increase the funding and reach of the surveillance state and intelligence services.
A group of mutants from around the world decided that mutants needed a home of their own free from persecution. One member of this group called Vulcan* had geokinetic powers which he used to create a volcanic island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The island was named Atlantis and it was declared a safe haven for all mutants. Another member of the group called Hermes had teleportation powers which he used to assist mutants from around the world to travel to and settle in Atlantis.
*(The choice to use names from mythology might be a bit twee. Not sure if it’s a good idea.)
The US and their allies didn’t take kindly to a new nation appearing on their eastern border and responded with force. Multiple warships and aircraft carriers were dispatched to surround the small island nation. The US demanded unconditional surrender but the Atlanteans refused. The US Navy responded by firing on the island, only for their ordnance to hit an invisible barrier created by Athena, one of the mutants living on Atlantis. In response to the attack, a small team of Atlanteans teleported onto one of the aircraft carriers and completely disabled it before teleporting back to Atlantis. The Atlanteans warned the US that any further attacks on Atlantis would lead to similar retaliation.
In the present day, Atlantis is still blockaded by the US and their allies. The US has tried to enforce sanctions on Atlantis, but they haven’t been able to stop trade or immigration taking place via teleportation or portals. Atlantis has been stable long enough that the ruling council are planning for the transition to democracy, but they are concerned to ensure that the nation has a safe and secure future. The original ethos of the island was a socialist one, but with so much immigration over the years there is no guarantee it will remain that way. There is also the ongoing threat of infiltration by mutants who are loyal to foreign nations. These foreign agents come to Atlantis to spy, or perform acts of sabotage, or to create unrest.
The story would split most of its time between several mutants in the high school (who increasingly get drawn into the larger politics of the world) and the older mutants in positions of power in Atlantis. My trio of youthful protagonists would be a young woman called Theia who can control light, another young woman called Artemis who can phase through matter, and a young man called Proteus who can shape-shift. Proteus could possibly be an enby, but I’d have to talk to some enby people about whether the trope of enby shape-shifter is overplayed and/or offensive.
Another idea for a comic book (which could be combined with the idea above, or used elsewhere):
I don’t buy the idea of a mutation simultaneously appearing all over the world without some underlying cause. Assuming they don’t all share a common ancestor with the mutant gene there must be some other explanation. My explanation would be that the mutations are a result of genetic manipulation by an advanced alien race. This alien race discovered a dimension pulsing with energy and found a way to channel this energy to power their intergalactic space travel. In their exploration of this dimension they also discovered creatures which live in this other dimension and feed on the energy there. The aliens decided to perform genetic experiments on humans to see if this ability to manipulate energy could be used by a sentient species.
The earth mutants’ abilities derive, then, from their ability to draw and manipulate energy out of this other dimension. As to why different mutants use their powers in different ways, that is a matter of some research. Some mutants have, however, been able to increase the scope of their powers through study and practice. For example, a mutant with the ability to control light could learn to control other forms of electromagnetic radiation, such as radio waves, microwaves, X-rays, and gamma rays.
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orphanedideas · 3 years
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Idea for a short story:
A man dies and appears in a room. He is informed that his whole life has taken place in a simulation. The simulation is run by a civilisation with advanced technology who are using the simulation to perform scientific studies. The man is asked if he would like to do an exit interview about his experiences.
The man is initially angry and argues with the interviewer, but eventually agrees to do the interview. This leads to some philosophical discussions on the nature of reality and consciousness, the ethics of simulating life, life after death, etc.
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orphanedideas · 3 years
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Idea for a story:
A police procedural set in a medieval city where the police department is run by necromancers and the undead. The beat cops are all zombies controlled by necromancers whereas the detectives are more intelligent undead such as wights, revenants, vampires, etc who have more autonomy to perform their duties. The necromancers can also summon ghosts to interrogate them or to send them on surveillance missions. Most (but not all) of the crimes would have some kind of fantasy or magical element involved.
In addition to solving a crime each episode the police department have to contend with a religious order who believe that necromancy is inherently evil and that it is their moral duty to kill all undead and necromancers.
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orphanedideas · 3 years
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Idea for a movie:
An unhappy man goes back in time with the intention to change his younger self and improve his own life. At first his younger self is happy for the help, but before long he comes to resent the changes. The unhappy man must learn to love his younger self (and thus himself) for who he is.
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