Build a fictional world or characters
Settings, histories, cultures, magic or tech systems, and characters for stories and games.
The prompt
Help me build a fictional world.
Genre and tone: [fantasy, sci-fi, dystopian, mythic…]
Core idea: [WHAT MAKES IT UNIQUE]
What I need: [geography / history / cultures / politics / magic or tech system / characters / a mythology or pantheon]
What already exists: [NOTES]
Build it so that every element raises interesting conflicts: rules with costs, factions that want different things, and history that still matters today. Give me: an overview, the elements I asked for, 5 story hooks the world naturally creates, and open questions to decide. Keep everything internally consistent.
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- fantasy, sci-fi, dystopian, mythic…
- WHAT MAKES IT UNIQUE
- NOTES
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the RTF structure (Role, Task, Format). RTF tells the model who to be, what to do and what shape the answer should take. It is the quickest structure that still gives noticeably better results than a bare request.
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