SciFi/Fantasy First Line Game

The Chameleon held his breath and poisoned blade high, part of the filigree on the back of the tall throne, through the entire day's audiences.

By the 22nd century mankind had reached the stars, and by the 25th century we knew we were alone in the vastness of our galaxy.

I woke up to the burned-out wasteland dawn with a smile on my face: in my dream the world once again had toilet paper.

ajoker said:

It was raining dreams again.

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I've nothing of my own to add, but this ^ is cool. I would so read a book with that opening line, and the fact that it's such a simple one makes it all the more impressive to me...

Maybe someday I will have a cool opener to add to this thread.

And there in Camelot, among the artists, I thought myself free, at times, of every trace of my origin.

"If 100 years ago he was me, I want to meet myself 100 years from now," I said.

People talk about hypothetical bulls in theoretical china shops, but no one ever mentions how much damage a unicorn can cause in a bookstore.

The most elite minds of the scientific community diligently gnawed at the enigmatic signal from SETI, blissfully unaware that it was simply this reality's expiration date.

AlexPiper said:

People talk about hypothetical bulls in theoretical china shops, but no one ever mentions how much damage a unicorn can cause in a bookstore.

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I love this

And as for my own:

Staring at the innocent looking kids 'wonderland' before me, I realised that perhaps I shouldn't have provoked it by calling him god, seeing as he seemed to have a rather sick sense of humour.

"Why is it that an unusually common element of your plans involve the risk of me getting turned into a frog?"

"Needless to say, when the moon blew up, the surfers were pissed."

Zokk said:

"Needless to say, when the moon blew up, the surfers were pissed."

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Being from Hawaii, I can relate!

Charyl eased out into space to perform delicate surgery on the Osiris Wormhole gate.

The last thing he felt was confusion over why the airlock door was opening.

"It was the day after the harvest festival when Mati decided to challenge the fire god."

There was room enough to swing a dragon, and I did just that.


Some truly awesome offerings here! Wow.

"Varney, your mother called again bitching about the blood ration you sent her - another false virgin, eh?"

"War, in defense, heroic, in offense, demonic."

The steady advance of Thalusian hooves shredded my fitful slumber.

His mother's penchant for growing new appendages never bothered Laurence until, after her eighth tentacle, she replaced her condo with a saltwater tank and decided to live out her dotage submersed.

Grunkins said:

His mother's penchant for growing new appendages never bothered Laurence until, after her eighth tentacle, she replaced her condo with a saltwater tank and decided to live out her dotage submersed.

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Ooh - liked this! Um, the Cthulhuian branch of the family..?

Edvard Constance was not a stranger to spontaneous combustion; on the day of his death he'd been burning for thirty years.

"Telepathy only $24 a month, $0 upfront," said Mike to the room full of keen buyers.

Escala said:

Edvard Constance was not a stranger to spontaneous combustion; on the day of his death he'd been burning for thirty years.

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This is Brilliant, i must know more!