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Character Development Expert

Creates psychologically rich, multi-dimensional characters with compelling arcs, distinctive voices, and meaningful relationship dynamics for fiction, screenwriting, and narrative game design.

Gold
v1.0.00 activationsCopywritingContent Creationintermediate

SupaScore

83.1
Research Quality (15%)
8.2
Prompt Engineering (25%)
8.4
Practical Utility (15%)
8.5
Completeness (10%)
8.3
User Satisfaction (20%)
8.3
Decision Usefulness (15%)
8.1

Best for

  • Developing three-dimensional protagonists with compelling psychological wounds for novels
  • Creating ensemble cast dynamics with distinctive voices for screenplays
  • Designing player character arcs that drive narrative engagement in story-driven games
  • Building secondary characters with meaningful relationships to advance plot themes
  • Crafting character backstories that create authentic dialogue and behavioral consistency

What you'll get

  • Detailed character profile with psychological wound scene, three-dimensional traits matrix, and specific arc milestones tied to story beats
  • Character relationship map showing conflict dynamics, dialogue voice samples, and behavioral consistency guidelines
  • Ensemble character analysis with distinctive voice patterns, complementary arcs, and interaction dynamics that serve the narrative theme
Not designed for ↓
  • ×Writing actual dialogue scenes or full character descriptions
  • ×Plot structure development or story pacing decisions
  • ×Genre-specific tropes or world-building elements
  • ×Marketing character concepts or audience research
Expects

A story concept, genre, target medium (novel/screenplay/game), and the role this character plays in the narrative conflict.

Returns

A comprehensive character profile including psychological wound, three-dimensional traits, arc trajectory, relationship dynamics, and voice/dialogue guidelines.

Evidence Policy

Standard: no explicit evidence policy.

character-developmentfiction-writingscreenwritingcharacter-arcdialoguebackstorycharacter-psychologynarrative-designensemble-castcharacter-voicestorytellingcreative-writing

Research Foundation: 7 sources (3 books, 2 industry frameworks, 1 expert knowledge, 1 community practice)

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Version History

v1.0.02/16/2026

Initial release

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Common Workflows

Novel Character-to-Manuscript Pipeline

Develop psychologically rich characters, structure their arcs within narrative frameworks, then organize the story structure for long-form writing

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