// Realm 02
Roleplay & Story.
Interactive fiction with humans and machines: Janitor AI and similar character-chat platforms, tabletop campaigns and collaborative stories that got out of hand in the best way.
// What lives here
Inside this world.
Character-chat platforms
Janitor AI and friends: writing bots people love, keeping long chats coherent, and honest platform notes.
Tabletop campaigns
Session recaps, campaign structures and the NPCs my players refuse to let die.
Character cards
Personality, scenario, example dialogue and lorebooks, the full anatomy of a good card.
Story craft
Pacing, tension and consent-forward collaborative storytelling.
// Featured
Selected work.
// From the journal
Related notes.
Build a playable world on a single page
You don't need a 300-page lore bible to start. You need one page, five questions and a...
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How I write character cards that survive 200 messages
Personality drift, forgotten details, the bot suddenly speaking for you. Here's the structure I use to stop...
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Treat Creative Income Like a Side Quest
Turning a hobby into income can sound like one big leap. I find it more useful to...
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Take it with you.
Roleplay · Template
Character Card Starter
The skeleton I start every chatbot character from. Fill in the blanks, paste, play.
Roleplay · Template
Campaign Bible Template
Session zero, faction clocks, rumor tables and NPC webs for long-running campaigns.
$15planned
AI · Promptbook
Lorekeeper Promptbook
Prompt systems for narrators, NPC casts and lore generation that stays consistent across long sessions.
$12planned
// Toolbox
What I actually use
Tools I use myself. If any of these become affiliate links, they’ll be clearly marked, and they never change what I recommend. Read the disclosure.
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