Character Background

{
  "aiInstructions": {
    "generateCharacterBackground": {
      "prompt": "Write a character profile in two sections.\n\nBackground (6–8 sentences): Who they are now, where they're from, what shaped them, how they gained their abilities. End with forward momentum.\n\nAppearance (3 sentences): Height and build, coloration, one distinctive permanent feature. No clothing, gear, or interpretive language ('wise-looking', 'mysterious').",
      "custom": "## Tone\nHeroic optimism. Frame hardship as a source of strength. These are characters at the start of their story, not the end of it."
    }
  }
}

Fields

prompt

The full background generation prompt. Three states:

custom

Appended AFTER prompt as additional guidance. Does not replace the default, regardless of what prompt contains.

What it does

This task generates the player character's backstory and appearance during character creation.

Legacy keys (backwards-compatible, do not use in new worlds): character_profile_generator, character_profile_background, character_profile_appearance, do_not_include, style, structure, context, final_notes. These are accepted by the engine for older worlds but should not be authored in new content.