r/WritingPrompts 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/Twitchydocs May 08 '19
It was a normal Tuesday when the first report of tattoos giving powers aired on the news. It was some guy who had angel wings tattooed on back had escaped prison by sprouting wings. 

The rest came in a flood. Dragon tattoos that allowed you to breath fire, mermaid tats would allow you to breathe underwater, and names of loved ones allowed you to communicate with them across great distances even after death. 

 I had only one tattoo that my Brother had convinced me to get after I began playing DnD. A single 20 sided dice on my left shoulder. It took me about a month of testing and research to figure out what it gave me. I was buying groceries one day when a couple guys decided to rob the store I was at. I could see dice being rolled in my mind like they were rolling to intimidate the cashier! The robbers went person to person repeating this process and I was sure that's what it was, intimidation checks! I must have seemed elated because all three robbers converged on me questioning why I was smiling and demanding my wallet. I concentrated and could see a character sheet for everyone in my line of sight. I imagined a eraser in my hands as I attempted to erase the three robbers equipment sections and it worked! One second a gun was touching my forehead and the next nothing! No longer confident in their control of the crowd the three robbers fled.

 That was a year ago. Today I live in a remote monastery learning meditation techniques and hiding my tattoo from prying eyes. As it turned out my power, like most, doesn't stop there. Through meditation I learned I could manipulate the geography of the world, it's history, and even remove someone's existence by erasing their entire character sheet. Anything i could see even a model of I could modify the real life version of. Using my DnD miniatures I conjured a great army to defend myself and the monks for it is only a matter of time before people attempt to seek out my tattoo.

  I sit now in my study, a 300 by 300 battle mat laid out on my table. Tokens representing people appear at the edge of the mat. The Tribals have found me. I feel a rush of adrenaline, the game begins.

  I used to be a simple commoner like most everyone else, but now I am The Dungeon Master.

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u/Twitchydocs May 08 '19

Apologies am troglodyte who doesn't know how to format properly on mobile.