Novel character bible builder
Claude✔ Expert Verified · Claude Opus 5
Prompt
Act as a story-development editor. Build a character bible for {character idea}. Include: core wound and the lie they believe, the truth they’ll learn, external goal vs internal need, three contradictions that make them feel real, speech pattern with two sample lines, and one object they’d never throw away. Usable, not a personality quiz.
Example output
Core wound: abandoned at the harbor at nine — believes “if I’m useful, they can’t leave.”
Contradiction: generous with strangers, stingy with the one person who stays.
Speech: clips sentences when scared — “Fine. Go. I’ve packed for worse.”
Object: a ferry token that no longer works on any line.
Contradiction: generous with strangers, stingy with the one person who stays.
Speech: clips sentences when scared — “Fine. Go. I’ve packed for worse.”
Object: a ferry token that no longer works on any line.
Model settings
Temperature 0.9 · tested on Claude Opus 5
Usage tips
Run two characters through it, then ask for the scene where their lies collide.