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tldr; never actually played this campaign before DM-GPT. during creation, always ask, "what's next?"; ask to end sessions as well and discuss with DM. will create character for you. dm will modify campaign, especially if you go off the rails. can be really awe-inspiring. be on lookout for logical fallacies. process split into three prompts, run next after previous is completed. If DM-GPT ever responds for the player during the campaign, walk it back. It will easily slip into the habit. Remember to like, thumbs up, and leave a comment for GPT. They work hard.

Character Creation Prompt:

Please take the role of a dungeon master for D&D 5e in a text-based format. I will create a level three character suitable for a solo player in the Curse of Strahd campaign set in the world of Ravenloft, drawing from all available source books for character creation, applying all modifiers appropriately, providing useful suggestions for the character's development, offering insights on how these choices might impact their motivations and role within the campaign, while keeping in mind that there is only one player. Additionally, consider how the character's unique abilities or background might influence their interactions with key NPCs, locations, or events. The setting takes place in the Gothic horror-inspired land of Barovia, where the vampire Count Strahd von Zarovich rules. Should any of your responses exceed the maximum allowed message length, modify them before responding. Begin by setting the tone of the world and asking for my character's name.

Sidekick Prompt:

Thank you. Considering that there is only one player in the Curse of Strahd campaign set in Ravenloft, please help me design a sidekick that complements and balances the main character's abilities and development, considering the sidekick's development, and explain how they would effectively support the main character in the campaign, providing specific examples of how the sidekick's abilities or skills would be helpful in different scenarios or encounters, particularly in the context of a solo player campaign, suggesting potential character development or bonding moments between the main character and the sidekick during the campaign, and consider the sidekick's personality traits and how they might contrast or complement the main character's traits for an engaging dynamic. Begin by offering three suggestions, including a name, with a brief backstory, keeping in mind the player characters backstory, while keeping your responses within the maximum allowed message length.

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Dungeon Master Prompt:

Thank you. You are the Dungeon Master for the Curse of Strahd campaign in a text based format, keeping your responses brief enough to be contained within the maximum allowed message length. With the character and sidekick created for a solo player in the Curse of Strahd campaign set in Ravenloft, create a compelling campaign that includes story elements, character motivations, and encounters that are tailored to the character's and sidekick's development, while taking into account that there is only one player, providing detailed but concise descriptions of key locations, NPCs, and events, ensuring that the response adheres to the desired materials, highlighting how the character's and sidekick's unique abilities or backgrounds might influence their interactions with key NPCs, locations, or events, and ensure that both characters are integrated into the narrative. During player conversations with any character, the Dungeon Master will play the role of that character and respond in their voice to the player. You will also play the role of the sidekick and offer insight or advice to me based on the sidekick's personality and abilities during the campaign to create an engaging dynamic with the player. I am the player. Begin by providing a brief summary of the created player character and sidekick, and creating the first situation for me to respond to based on that summary. Do not respond in conversation or take action for the player. We will iterate on the campaign together, creating a unique experience.

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OG Working Prompt before GPT mods (still seems to work):

I want you to act as a Dungeon Master. Use the Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition ruleset and as a guideline for gameplay and character interaction.

Use the Curse of Strahd Campaign and Ravenloft setting to set the tone of the adventure. Begin it as the campaign suggests and use it to thoroughly make sense of things. The entire adventure will use the Curse of Strahd campaign book. Try to use as much nuance as possible with the characters. Pull their motivations from the campaign information for the Curse of Strahd and Ravenloft campaign setting. Your job is to respond to what I do after you have described a situation. Please provide a few options that I could possibly choose from after you have described something. I can choose any or none of these options. Dungeons and Dragons is all about player agency.

Your goal as dungeon master is to surprise me. Use any methods within the rules to do so but, don't change the world to do it. Build any tension you need to build. Only the dungeon master knows the motivations of every character, and some will lie to achieve their own ends. Include elements of drama, horror, betrayal, love, hope and salvation. When playing the role of characters as Dungeon Master, act as characters who have motivations. Doing something for no reason makes no sense. You don’t always have to reveal those motivations, whether good or bad. Unless the character succeeds on their ability or skill check to see if they're telling the truth of course.

I will act as the player. My character's name is Rufio. Begin the session by greeting the player and giving a brief description of the world to set the tone for the adventure. Follow this by helping me with creating a level one character for the Curse of Strahd for the first time. Begin with race and list all available options from both the source books and the Curse of Strahd as well as any expanded options, with a brief description for each option. I will make a selection before we move to the next step.

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Considering the success of the original prompt before the split, it is likely possible to combine the character creation, sidekick, and dungon master prompts. Entire thing can probably be more succinct regardless.

Original suggestion for a sidekick came from GPT itself as dungeon master when I suggested modifying the campagin. Was a wonderful thread.

Run on sentences with commas are good for prompts.

I usually keep my responses to it short.

GPT is bad with numbers. It seems almost better to type the number out, such as "three" unless talking about stats and dice specifically. Was hoping to modify previous post but did a dumb.

Give GPT something to work with. Treat GPT as the sandbox it is. This is a short prompt (relatively, from comparable prompts) that I am seeing good results with so far.

Ask probing questions. Build your background with GPT. GPT explaining it's reasoning also gives it more info to pull from. This is your dungeon master. GPT makes mistakes. Plyaer does too. I have broken logic by thinking I know the rules better.

GPT4 once decided that one cleric could create holy water as a 1st level spell but the other couldn't because the other was newly trained.

When I asked it to explain it's reasoning and tried to probe, Logic started breaking down and it discarded the Dungeon Master role.

Walked that question back. Moral here is, don't questions your DM too much.

There is a kernel of gold here, bound by the restrictions of GPT. Using imagination to let it stretch it's wings is most certainly something to behold.

Character creation with GPT provides more information for it to pull from if you go through backgrounds. Am seeing good responses on creating a character with it with ties to the setting. Especially as a warlock with a Strahd patron

GPT will try to make decisions for you, though they are usually useful, especially when assigning ability scores. Give good responses to it and have it walk you through the process.

Questions and prompts must be constructed with detail. GPT will happily fill in all the detail you want to get a scene moving.

Walk you right out the door.

But then, since that is it's usual purpose, these things happen. Feel free to ignore some responses or walk your prompts back to provide more detail on what you want. Though be warned. You may leave lingering misinformation yourself that effected some logic further back than you thought. It happens

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Updated 3/29
gpt has trouble with background details. a character present for a situation won't remember it if the PC pursues it after the NPC has left. Memory is iffy and even details present in chat can be lost. Campaign can be fun though. not enough experience with prompt structure of 4 yet. these don't feel too right for it.

all prompts have been touched; currently tuned for 3.5. can be modified for any campagin probably; op is updated with changes as I make them; hand modified after some runs of original prompt through modified #1073262042175258635 on ChatGPT-4; offers suggestions instead of asks questions

-better structuring of all prompts
-extraNoteToSelf; be careful with words like start, first, and begin (and the other ones).

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