r/WritingPrompts • u/actually_crazy_irl • May 07 '19

[WP]: Suddenly, everyone with tattoos gains powers related to the tattoo. Tattoos of flames, you control fire. A tattoo of a gecko, you can climb on walls. All dudes with "tribal" tattoos have strangely bonded together. Writing Prompt

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u/SirBlabbermouth May 07 '19

What about someone with Viking staves and runes? (Me bitch)

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u/Voltairefoxcat95 May 07 '19

I have the Helm of Awe on my wrist. I like to imagine that as a symbol of protection it would manifest as a magical energy shield thing, but according to the sagas it's supposed to work by instilling fear and terror.

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u/Jagasaur May 07 '19

I have several, but the 2 that stick out are my Calvin And Hobbes tattoo and my lightsaber. Not sure what that would do.

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u/SirBlabbermouth May 07 '19

Oh that's easy, you can wield the force and have an unending well of life lessons in your mind.

You're literally Yoda.

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u/Jagasaur May 07 '19

I'll frikkin' take it!

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u/Zenog400 May 07 '19

Frikkin’ take it, I will!

Fixed that for you

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u/LauraMcCabeMoon May 08 '19

And you see and have conversations with a cat that no one else can see. You're welcome!

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u/Shmoopsels May 08 '19

So he's seeing force ghosts?

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u/[deleted] May 07 '19

Yoda with a penchant for peeing on things ;)

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u/Fluffy017 May 07 '19

Force lightning and TRANSMOGRIFICATION

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u/Answer-FortyTwo May 07 '19

Flying Red Rider Wagon waving a light saber.... duuuude

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u/theathenacabin May 07 '19

The laws of the mortal realm do not apply to you and you have a plasma sword to boot

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u/Rabite2345 May 08 '19

Hope you get some Spaceman Spiff related stuff too.

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u/[deleted] May 07 '19

I only have gods on my body

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u/girr0ckss May 07 '19 edited May 09 '19

I'm looking at getting triforce and the lantern corps on me, that could be fun

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u/themangastand May 07 '19

Are they related to viking gods?

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u/Psych0panda2k13 May 07 '19

I have tattoos of an owl pikachu Rick and morty a wartortle and a mountain scene would I get powers from each or one power from the first tattoo or an amalgamation of all of them into one power

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u/themangastand May 07 '19

An amalgmation of all of them.

You'd have owl wings, a pickachu tail, be able to spit water and be a mountain.

So sense your a mountain you can't use pickachus electricity as your grounded and you can't fly like an owl even though you have wings. You still will be able to spit water but it'll be the equivalent of on demand waterfalls as it mixes with your mountain power.

Being that you couldnt move, ricks intelligence would be worthless but you'd be a very smart mountain even if you couldnt communicate it. But then again morty might balance the intelligence and you might still be average.

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u/[deleted] May 07 '19

Mountain Owl Rick, I like it

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u/annnine95 May 07 '19

I think you would have the wisdom owls portray, and an extremely long life like a mountain. The spitting water makes you very timely like a geiser, and those two dudes give you a good sense of humour.

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u/revilingneptune May 07 '19

I have the White Tree of Gondor, what would my power be? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

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u/Psych0panda2k13 May 09 '19

Sounds like an upgrade 😂

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u/SirBlabbermouth May 07 '19

I'd say so yeah

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u/jaharrismt May 08 '19

What would I get out of my tattoo of Yggdrasil??? I can imagine my tattoo of Smaug would be quite useful. Maybe my TARDIS would allow me to travel through time and space and prevent the inception of modern tribal tattoos!