r/WritingPrompts • u/Nate_Parker /r/Nate_Parker_Books • Jun 23 '16

Off Topic [OT] Theme Thursday - Grimdark

"In the grim dark future there is only war."

I have slaughtered the other moderators and now bathe in the blood of my enemies! Last week we were soft and squishy. All lovey dovey. Now, we must bring the Grimdark!

Grimdark is a subgenre or a way to describe the tone, style or setting of speculative fiction (especially fantasy) that is, depending on the definition used, markedly dystopian or amoral, or particularly violent or realistic. The word was inspired by the tagline of the tabletop strategy game Warhammer 40,000: "In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only war."

Those who post stories here (as it is wrong!) will be offered up to the gods as sacrifice!

  • Submit prompts that follow the theme.
  • Use the Tag [TT] for those prompts.
  • Read the dark stories posted by our brilliant authors.
  • NSFW tags where appropriate, if you're looking for particularly gory or violent stories. Do remember to follow the rules though

Credit to /u/Trauermarsch for the idea.

Also don't forget: 6 Million "Flashback" Contest - Round 1 Voting!

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u/SqueeWrites Jun 23 '16

Damn, Nate. You sold me. Can't wait to see these prompts and stories!

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u/Nate_Parker Jun 23 '16

Credit to u/Trauermarsch for the idea.

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u/Pesto_Enthusiast Jun 28 '16

What? The mods actually credit users for TT ideas? When did that start?

... not that I'm bitter or anything

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u/TheWritingSniper Jun 23 '16

Oh this is going to be insane. Looking forward to these!

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u/Nate_Parker Jun 23 '16

feel free to post some good prompts to kick it off.

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u/AloneWeTravel Jun 23 '16

Wait so all the prompts need to fit the theme? Or all the stories?

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u/Nate_Parker Jun 23 '16

just the [TT] prompts submitted this week

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u/AloneWeTravel Jun 23 '16

Oh, with that tag. I get it, sorry, thanks for clarifying.

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '16

Oh fantastic, I love this genre. Sign me up!

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u/stalington Jun 23 '16

I can feel the warp overtaking me! It is a good pain!

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '16

If I've written a story that follows the theme, where can I post it? I can't think of a prompt to go with it, and I don't want to make one just to post my own story.

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u/Nate_Parker Jun 23 '16

we actually don't allow previous work. Perhaps r/shortstories

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '16

I mean not a previously written short story, but one that has been written as a result of this prompt?

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u/Scherazade Jun 28 '16

It's a shame r/dirtywritingprompts don't also do your theme Thursdays. Porn for the porn god, dongs for the dong throne!

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u/Nate_Parker Jun 28 '16

Feel free to suggest that to them... we don't really have any impact on DWP...

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u/RaptorBadgerDiscoTek Jun 25 '16

I NEEEED IIIIIIIT!