The night before

Roll a die and pick one from each of the four following categories. Use them as the starting point of your piece.

(Roll a die. Sheesh. Can you tell I played Dungeons and Dragons? If you don't have a 10-sided die handy try the handy widget down at the bottom.)

Time

1. Dead of winter
   
2. During a thunderstorm
   
3. The morning after
   
4. When the moon is full
   
5. Just before dawn
   
6. Midnight
   
7. Height of summer
   
8. In the middle of a battle
   
9. In the middle of a storm
   
10. The night before

Situation

1. A death
   
2. A secret needs to be told
   
3. Someone has or will hurt someone
   
4. A crime has occurred or is about to
   
5. Someone has lost/found something
   
6. Someone is falling in love
   
7. Reminiscing on how things change
   
8. There has been a family emergency
   
9. Something embarrassing happened
   
10. Someone holds a medication

Character

1. A match maker
   
2. A nerd
   
3. A barista
   
4. A visitor
   
5. A homeless man
   
6. A novice
   
7. A mechanic
   
8. An eccentric
   
9. A musician
   
10. An actress

Setting

1. A theater
   
2. A wedding
   
3. A cemetery
   
4. A restaurant
   
5. A dungeon/jail
   
6. A mountain peak
   
7. An inn
   
8. A cave
   
9. A sporting event
   
10. A convention

Adapted from 6 Creative Writing Prompts to expand them beyond contemporary topics. All the situations except the last that mentioned a doctor were amazingly universal :-)