These came from Archetype Writing.
"The story starts when your protagonist opens the closet to find clothes that aren't his/hers. Another character is an alchemist who believes your protagonist owes him/her money."

"The story starts when your protagonist tries to overcome a personal fear. Another character is a bus driver who is your protagonist's favorite musician."
"The story starts when your protagonist breaks up with a romantic partner. Another character is a thief who is researching something terrible."
And my favorite: "The story starts when your protagonist comes out of the closet. Another character is a school teacher who is psychic."

Seventh Sanctum offers a tongue-in-cheek generator specifically for romance.
"In this story, a healer who is burdened with dark knowledge accidentally runs into a healthy druid. What starts as a professional relationship soon turns into infatuation."
"This story takes place in a planetary imperium in a solar-system-spanning syndicate. In it, a clinging media personality runs into a xenobiologist who is a crossbreed of two species. What starts as hate soon turns into love - all thanks to someone pretending to be someone else."
My favorite is "In this story, a just watchman falls madly in love with a grim cartographer."
I love the Plot Twist Generator in particular.
"At this point a paranoid aviator arrives, bleeding from multiple stab wounds."
"Just then a penniless female impersonater arrives and shoots your protagonist's mother."
"The scene changes, and a domineering vampire arrives, carrying a backpack."
And the best one, "Only penguins can save this story."
I am just about ready to use one of these little gadgets. :)
ReplyDeleteI am so tempted, because it would make such a fun exercise. Maybe I should set up a challenge for myself, when I have a little time.
ReplyDeleteYou're just evil. I clicked on something randomly in the Seventh Sanctum and it said to reenvision the story of the Man in the Iron Mask set on a college campus. I just had a twenty minute conversation with my husband about the core story of the MitIM which to me is deception, the thirst for power/blood and secrets. What better place to set that than a college campus? ARRGGGG! I didn't really need any more plot bunnies...I so love this. Make me stop clicking...seriously...
ReplyDeleteMore distractions for me today. *sigh*
ReplyDeleteBwhahahaha my evil plan has succeeded.
ReplyDeleteOh cool! I go; I visit!
ReplyDeleteBe sure to report back! Or in your blog, or something.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't figure out how many variables there were.