MeusRex t1_jccczyf wrote
Reply to comment by RivCA in [WP]The Wishmaker's Key. It's like the Monkey's Paw, but instead of just flat out granting your wish (and doing it in the worst way possible), it only opens up the most reasonable opportunity to get what you wished for. by xxDubbz
It switches places with a random key like object anywhere in existence.
masev t1_jccdqvr wrote
"Damnit, I wish I had the key I was looking for instead whatever this thing is!" says the new owner
Falling--TearofStone t1_jcci9ul wrote
To be fair, (pun that I wish was intended) the owner did nothing to get his key switched, so here it WOULD actually flat out grant it in all fairness and just “reroll” which key it switches with.
techno156 t1_jccy2t0 wrote
Either that, or they'll put it down, and "lose" the magic key, finding the one they were looking for.
donutguy640 t1_jd3ph8q wrote
key's like "ah, my bad, mate"
thsscapi t1_jce2w3u wrote
This makes for a great way for the key to grant its wishes: providing you a key to a place you'd have to be and guaranteeing you'll appear at the right time. But to make it fair, you'd have to put in the effort to find the right lock that the key opens.
MeusRex t1_jcenku6 wrote
That's great. Just imagine: I wish I were rich. You get the key to a sewer entrance. You walk around in the sewer and notice a glimmer of light coming from cracks in old brickwork. You glimpse through the cracks and you see piles of gold and platinum coins. You get a pickaxe and punch a hole through the brickwork, you fill your bag and you vanish into the night.
The next morning you hear that someone robbed the bank.
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