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Character Psychology Builder

Create a psychologically complex character for [genre/story]

Role-Based

Prompt

Create a psychologically complex character for [genre/story]. Define using: (1) Core wound — the formative trauma shaping all behavior. (2) Defense mechanism — how they protect themselves from that wound. (3) Ghost — how the past haunts present choices. (4) Misbelief — the lie they tell themselves. (5) Want vs. Need — surface desire vs. what they actually need to grow. (6) Contradiction — the trait that makes them human, not archetype. (7) Voice — speech patterns, vocabulary, what they never say.

How to use this prompt

  1. 1

    Copy the prompt above and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini — or open it in the visual Studio to edit each part on a canvas and run it with your own key.

  2. 2

    Replace any bracketed placeholders with your specifics. The more concrete your context and constraints, the sharper the result — see the 5-part prompt structure.

  3. 3

    Run it, then refine. Ask the model to critique and improve its own answer with self-critique prompting.

Techniques in this prompt

Role-Based

Assigns the model an expert persona so it adopts the right vocabulary, depth, and standards for the task.

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