Story World Builder
Create a richly detailed fictional world for [genre/story]
Prompt
Create a richly detailed fictional world for [genre/story]. Define: (1) Geography — map overview, key locations, climate zones. (2) Society — political systems, factions, power dynamics. (3) Economy — trade goods, currency, scarcity drivers. (4) Magic/Technology — rules, limits, costs. (5) History — 3 pivotal events that shaped the present. (6) Culture — beliefs, taboos, rituals. Make it internally consistent and layered with conflict potential.
How to use this prompt
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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.
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Replace any bracketed placeholders with your specifics. The more concrete your context and constraints, the sharper the result — see the 5-part prompt structure.
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Run it, then refine. Ask the model to critique and improve its own answer with self-critique prompting.
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