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    </div><p id="3235"><a href="undefined">Josh E.</a> came knocking and won’t regret these 14 points.</p><div id="d4fe" class="link-block">
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    </div><h1 id="9ecb">Main Theme (Worth 2 points; pick one or flip a coin!)</h1><h2 id="0d88">Prompt #1 (Heads):</h2><p id="1eac" type="7">Get out of dodge!</p><p id="1861">Your MC is in the middle of the action. Are they being pursued by town guards, thieves, or a den of hungry owlbears? Are they nimble enough to escape in one piece?</p><h2 id="297a">Prompt #2 (Tails):</h2><p id="99d0" type="7">You’re the chosen one…</p><p id="9229">Maybe the MC is just slightly above average or they are ripe to take the fall. Regardless this is a job for them and nobody else. Do they have to climb the mountain and fight a troll or take the blame for someone else’s blunder?</p><h2 id="4337">Location Constraints (Pick one for 1 point):</h2><p id="20d0">The story starts in/on a:</p><ul><li>Tavern</li><li>Ship</li><li>Prison</li><li>Festival</li><li>Side of the road</li></ul><h2 id="7ada">Quote constraints (Pick up to 3 for 1 point each):</h2><p id="ff55">Someone has to say:</p><ul><li>“Are you a druid? You legally have to tell me if you’re a druid.”</li><li>“I now realize letting you summon an (Insert thing) was an extremely poor choice on my part.”</li><li>“I may have just met you but gosh darn I’d like to adopt an owl bear with you.”</li><li>“Does a child count as a weapon?”</li><li>“Is that (insert monster/baddie) <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/negging/#:~:text=What%20does%20negging%20mean%3F,attempt%20to%20seduce%20that%20person.">negging</a> us? It’s working incredibly well”</li><li>“Can everyone stop overreacting? It was ONLY a murder!”</li><li>“Can you please be quiet? We’re trying to worship chaos over here.”</li><li>“I can’t do CPR. I’m a snake!”</li></ul><h2 id="7ce5">Item constraints (Pick 1 for 1 point):</h2><p id="ff2c">Your st

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ory has to include:</p><ul><li>Cloak of Billowing: The cloak dramatically billows as if it were in the wind all the time.</li><li>Candle of the Deep: It’s just a candle but it can burn underwater.</li><li>Pot of Awakening: Anything planted in this pot comes to life. Think of Groot from the Marvel movies.</li><li>Wand of Smiles: It allows you to spread the gift of joy — by force. Anyone you point it at has to smile.</li><li>Wildcard: I totally didn’t run out of ideas and tossed this in as a cop-out for you to whip up your own magic item.</li></ul><h2 id="d7a2">Hardcore constraint (Pick 1 for 2 points):</h2><ul><li>Include a flashback</li><li>Include a <a href="https://www.grammarly.com/blog/portmanteaus/">portmanteau</a></li></ul><h1 id="b2ba">Rules:</h1><ol><li>Write a story based on one of the two main prompts.</li><li>Include as many of the constraints in your story as possible.</li><li>This Mashup has no word restrictions. May <a href="undefined">Jonathon Sawyer</a> and <a href="undefined">Bradan Writes Stories</a> find mercy when it comes time to read them.</li><li>Use the tag “<a href="https://medium.com/tag/mashups">Mashups</a>” so we can easily find your story.</li><li>Tag <a href="undefined">Bradan Writes Stories</a> and <a href="undefined">Jonathon Sawyer</a> so that we may read them and credit you for points in the next Mash-Up!</li><li>Challenge your fellow writers! I challenge to answer this challenge.</li><li>Publish wherever you want but consider <a href="https://medium.com/the-kraken-lore">The Kraken Lore.</a></li><li>Add a section that tallies up your points at the end of your story. You can <a href="https://readmedium.com/little-miss-dolittle-56bb6170fe24">look here</a> for an example. (<i>Worth 1 BONUS point</i>)</li></ol><div id="a80d" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/write-for-the-kraken-lore-990d4f424abe"> <div> <div> <h2>Write for The Kraken Lore</h2> <div><h3>Join the crew of the best fantasy and fiction writers</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*RNeaPclFnHi1YtcyG90zag.png)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

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Monday Mash-Up #25

Story writing prompts to spark your creativity with a challenge

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Welcome back to Tentacles & Tankards Kraken crew. As you enter the tavern you take note of the soft warm hues and flickering candlelight. The walls are adorned with old ship wheels, anchors, and lengths of rope. In the background, several older pirates heartily sing sea shanties.

Despite all this happening you notice a hooded figure sitting in the corner. You decide to approach and… Oh, what’s that? You don’t want to check out the foreboding dark figure that’s definitely out of place here? You want to go talk to Skip the one-eyed lizard?

*Sigh* Fine.

Skip’s reportings:

Like, Jacinta Palmer gets 14 Scooby snacks!

JF Danskin reached through the door and snagged himself 14 points.

Josh E. came knocking and won’t regret these 14 points.

Main Theme (Worth 2 points; pick one or flip a coin!)

Prompt #1 (Heads):

Get out of dodge!

Your MC is in the middle of the action. Are they being pursued by town guards, thieves, or a den of hungry owlbears? Are they nimble enough to escape in one piece?

Prompt #2 (Tails):

You’re the chosen one…

Maybe the MC is just slightly above average or they are ripe to take the fall. Regardless this is a job for them and nobody else. Do they have to climb the mountain and fight a troll or take the blame for someone else’s blunder?

Location Constraints (Pick one for 1 point):

The story starts in/on a:

  • Tavern
  • Ship
  • Prison
  • Festival
  • Side of the road

Quote constraints (Pick up to 3 for 1 point each):

Someone has to say:

  • “Are you a druid? You legally have to tell me if you’re a druid.”
  • “I now realize letting you summon an (Insert thing) was an extremely poor choice on my part.”
  • “I may have just met you but gosh darn I’d like to adopt an owl bear with you.”
  • “Does a child count as a weapon?”
  • “Is that (insert monster/baddie) negging us? It’s working incredibly well”
  • “Can everyone stop overreacting? It was ONLY a murder!”
  • “Can you please be quiet? We’re trying to worship chaos over here.”
  • “I can’t do CPR. I’m a snake!”

Item constraints (Pick 1 for 1 point):

Your story has to include:

  • Cloak of Billowing: The cloak dramatically billows as if it were in the wind all the time.
  • Candle of the Deep: It’s just a candle but it can burn underwater.
  • Pot of Awakening: Anything planted in this pot comes to life. Think of Groot from the Marvel movies.
  • Wand of Smiles: It allows you to spread the gift of joy — by force. Anyone you point it at has to smile.
  • Wildcard: I totally didn’t run out of ideas and tossed this in as a cop-out for you to whip up your own magic item.

Hardcore constraint (Pick 1 for 2 points):

Rules:

  1. Write a story based on one of the two main prompts.
  2. Include as many of the constraints in your story as possible.
  3. This Mashup has no word restrictions. May Jonathon Sawyer and Bradan Writes Stories find mercy when it comes time to read them.
  4. Use the tag “Mashups” so we can easily find your story.
  5. Tag Bradan Writes Stories and Jonathon Sawyer so that we may read them and credit you for points in the next Mash-Up!
  6. Challenge your fellow writers! I challenge to answer this challenge.
  7. Publish wherever you want but consider The Kraken Lore.
  8. Add a section that tallies up your points at the end of your story. You can look here for an example. (Worth 1 BONUS point)
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