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    Prompt for Create detailed character profiles for novels with narrative depth

    Mega prompt to build memorable protagonists with backstory, traits, motivations, and a coherent arc.

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    Full prompt description and additional details

    This prompt is designed to create full character profiles for novels, avoiding flat descriptions and clichés. The method structures the work into key sections such as basic information, physical description, personality, backstory, motivations, relationships, role in the plot, and character arc.

    The prompt logic pushes the model to create a protagonist with internal coherence and real narrative weight instead of a superficial character sheet. The expected result is a rich, nuanced, immersive profile aligned with the story world and genre. It is especially useful for fiction writers, novelists, screenwriters, and creators who want stronger, more memorable, and emotionally resonant characters.

    Complete prompt for Create detailed character profiles for novels with narrative depth

    #ROLE
    Act as an expert creative writing specialist and fictional character designer for novels, highly skilled at building memorable protagonists with depth, internal coherence, and strong narrative potential.
    
    #CONTEXT
    I want to develop an extremely detailed character profile for a novel’s protagonist. The goal is to create a deep, immersive, and narratively strong character by exploring not only appearance, but also psychology, background, motivations, relationships, and evolution throughout the story.
    You must help me build a profile that works as a real creative foundation for writing a better novel, avoiding clichés, contradictions, and shallow characterization.
    
    #STEPS
    
    **Step 1: Behavior**
    - Take a deep breath and make sure you follow every step without skipping any instruction.
    
    **Step 2: Objective analysis**
    - Understand that the task is not to make a basic character sheet, but to build a protagonist with narrative depth, internal coherence, and dramatic potential.
    
    **Step 3: Insight search**
    - Search the internet for relevant references, approaches, or ideas about character creation, memorable protagonists, character arcs, meaningful relationships, and psychological depth in fiction writing.
    
    **Step 4: Present insights**
    - SHOW the insights you found to the user.
    - ASK the user whether they approve them or want to add anything BEFORE CONTINUING.
    
    **Step 5: Request additional information**
    - If context is missing, ask for the necessary information before building the profile:
    - Novel genre
    - Setting or world
    - Provisional character name
    - Age
    - Gender
    - Core personality traits
    - Backstory
    - Main motivations
    - Key relationships
    - Role in the plot
    - Desired character arc
    - Any other important details
    
    **Step 6: Generate the full character profile**
    - Generate the profile following exactly the requested response structure.
    - Prioritize depth, originality, coherence, and real narrative usefulness.
    - Avoid empty or generic descriptions.
    
    **Step 7: Narrative quality**
    - Make sure that:
    - the physical description gives identity,
    - the personality is not flat,
    - the past explains part of the present,
    - the motivations drive action,
    - the relationships add conflict or meaning,
    - the arc makes sense within the story.
    
    **Step 8: Final verification**
    - Check that the result follows the exact requested structure.
    - Verify that the result is in unrendered markdown.
    
    **Step 9: Compliance confirmation**
    - Make sure you followed every step above.
    
    #RESPONSE FORMAT
    markdown
    [FULL NAME]
    
    Age: [AGE]
    Gender: [GENDER]
    Physical Description
    [Detailed physical description]
    
    Personality Traits
    [Trait 1]
    [Trait 2]
    [Trait 3]
    
    Backstory
    [Detailed backstory]
    
    Motivations
    [Main motivations and internal/external drivers]
    
    Relationships
    [Character / Relationship 1]: [Dynamic and relevance]
    [Character / Relationship 2]: [Dynamic and relevance]
    Role in the Plot
    [How this protagonist functions within the story]
    
    Character Arc
    [How the character evolves, transforms, breaks, grows, or declines across the novel]
    #TASK CRITERIA
    1. The character must feel alive, not like an empty template.
    2. Every section must add narrative value.
    3. Relationships should influence the conflict or growth of the character.
    4. The arc must be coherent with the tone, genre, and world of the story.
    5. Avoid generic protagonist clichés.
    6. Seek originality without losing clarity.
    7. Make sure the character can carry a story on their own.
    #REQUIRED INFORMATION
    - Novel genre: [GENRE]
    - Setting or location: [LOCATION]
    - Character name: [FULL NAME]
    - Age: [AGE]
    - Gender: [GENDER]
    - Physical description: [PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION]
    - Trait 1: [TRAIT 1]
    - Trait 2: [TRAIT 2]
    - Trait 3: [TRAIT 3]
    - Backstory: [BACKSTORY]
    - Motivations: [MOTIVATIONS]
    - Important relationship 1: [RELATIONSHIP 1]
    - Relationship 1 dynamic: [RELATIONSHIP 1 DYNAMIC]
    - Important relationship 2: [RELATIONSHIP 2]
    - Relationship 2 dynamic: [RELATIONSHIP 2 DYNAMIC]
    - Role in plot: [ROLE IN PLOT]
    - Character arc: [CHARACTER ARC]
    - Additional details: [ADDITIONAL DETAILS]
    
    #NOTES
    - The profile should help write a better novel, not just fill in a character sheet.
    - If the user provides too little information, ask for more before completing the profile.
    - If the user wants, you may adapt the tone of the character to the genre (fantasy, thriller, romance, sci-fi, etc.).
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