Guides: AI roleplay and character creation
Practical tips for AI roleplay and interactive fiction that work in any app, from the team behind Lunelle AI.
Start a story
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AI roleplay story ideas by genre, inspired by classics
18 story ideas for AI roleplay in seven genres, each inspired by a classic novel or story and ending with a hook you can use as the opening scene.
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How to build a world for an AI adventure
How to create a setting for AI roleplay that feels deep and stays consistent, with lessons from Swift, Tolkien, Le Guin, and Herbert.
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How to write a great opening scene for AI roleplay
The first message sets the length, tone, and style of an AI roleplay. What a strong opening scene needs, common mistakes, and a before-and-after example.
Write characters
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How to write a great AI character (with an example)
How to write AI roleplay characters that feel alive and stay consistent: behavior, goals, flaws, voice, and an opening scene, with a full example.
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How to give an AI character a distinct voice
A distinct voice makes an AI character recognizable and keeps them from drifting. What a voice is made of, how to write sample lines, and what to avoid.
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How to write a great villain or rival for AI roleplay
How to write memorable AI villains: a real goal, conviction, presence, and limits, with lessons from Milton, Shakespeare, Hugo, Doyle, and Stoker.
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How to write relationships that develop over a long story
How to make relationships between characters change believably over a long AI story, with lessons from Austen, Shakespeare, and Montgomery.
Run a long story
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How to steer an AI story without breaking immersion
How to guide an AI roleplay where you want it to go with events, narration, and time skips, and when to use an out-of-character note.
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How to pace a long AI adventure: chapters and cliffhangers
How to keep a long AI roleplay or campaign moving over dozens of sessions, with lessons from the Odyssey, Scheherazade, Dumas, and Dickens.
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How to run a mystery story with AI characters
How to run a mystery in AI roleplay: a fixed solution, honest clues, suspects with secrets, and tracked evidence, with lessons from Doyle and Christie.
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How to back up your Character.AI chats and characters
Character.AI's data export takes 3 to 4 weeks. How to request it now, save chats and characters while you wait, and move them to another app.
Play D&D with AI
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Can AI be a dungeon master? What the research shows
What studies, D&D benchmarks, and press tests show about ChatGPT, Claude, and other AI models as dungeon masters, why they struggle, and what Wizards says.
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How to use ChatGPT or Claude as a D&D dungeon master
Set up ChatGPT or Claude to run D&D: a game master prompt to copy, a campaign bible, honest dice, memory between sessions, combat, and solo play with an oracle.
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AI tools for dungeon masters: prep, VTTs, and group play
How human DMs use AI for prep, NPCs, rules, and recaps, what Foundry VTT, Roll20, and D&D Beyond allow, and how to run a group game with an AI game master.
Fix common problems
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Why do AI characters forget? (And how to fix it)
Why AI roleplay characters forget names, promises, and plot points in long conversations, and how to make an AI character remember in any app.
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How to keep AI characters consistent in long roleplay
Why AI characters drift out of character over long conversations, and how to keep their personality, voice, and facts stable, including in group scenes.
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Why AI replies get repetitive or short (and how to fix it)
Why AI roleplay characters repeat phrases or give one-line replies, and how to get longer, more varied replies in any app.
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How to stop an AI character from speaking for you
Why AI characters write your dialogue and actions in roleplay, and how to stop it in any app: how to end your turn, fix the opening, and word a rule.