10 romantasy writing prompts
Is there anything more soothing than a romantasy novel? I think not!
Here are some romantasy writing prompts to inspire you on your journey to write your own romantasy novel.
Romantasy writing prompts
A scorned alchemist teams up with a royal to retrieve a lost family heirloom, a ring that the royal lost during a drunken gambling spree. If the heirloom falls into the wrong hands, it could be used to kill. They have to pose as a married couple looking for their lost wedding ring to avoid suspicion and find the heirloom before it is too late.
A vampire hunter is on a mission to slay their biggest target yet. However, the more they study their target in preparation for the big assassination, the more they notice themselves falling for them.
A runaway princess, disillusioned with the path the king has led the kingdom down, joins the knighthood so she can help her people. She is assigned as the squire to a handsome knight who shares her vision for reforming their kingdom.
A scholar obsessed with mythology finds out the hard way that the gods they study are real – by accidentally summoning one of them. To help the god find their way back home, they must work together to restore his power before the other gods notice he is gone.
A stablehand tasked with caring for dragons discovers a plot to destroy the dragon race by a neighbouring kingdom. They join forces with the crown heir, who is scared of dragons, to save the dragons from destruction.
A young villager, who is blessed with magical powers, lives in fear of someone discovering they possess magic, which is banned across the kingdom. After saving a travelling merchant from bandits by accidentally using magic, the merchant takes them to a secret magical academy where they learn to harness their powers. While learning about how magic can save their kingdom, they fall in love with a fellow student.
An oracle foresees the destruction of her kingdom. Her visions tell her the only way to avoid this fate is to find the chosen one, a young woman who can harness light magic. She sends her son on a mission to find the young woman, but her son finds more than he is bargaining for when he falls in love with the rebellious saviour.
A young healer is sent to work at the royal palace. Despite her hatred of royalty, she falls in love with the princess after tending to his injuries.
The kingdom's heir holds a royal ball to find love. The heir's assistant does all they can to ensure the heir will find happiness, anticipating their every need. The oblivious heir learns that sometimes love is right under your nose.
A magician in training is forced to team up with a magician who practices forbidden dark magic in order to save their kingdom from collapse. The magician learns that dark magic isn't something to be feared, and that perhaps the dark magician can offer more than they imagined.
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