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//  ANIME-TALES  ·  WORLD BIBLE TEMPLATE  (v2, October 2026)
//
//  1. Fill this in (any text editor, or ask your own AI to help you write it).
//  2. In Anime-Tales open 🎬 Studio → ⚡ Spark, paste the WHOLE file, press ⚡ Build the whole world.
//     (Or paste it into Studio → 📖 Bible view → Apply.)
//  3. Your world is imported EXACTLY as written — nothing is rewritten, nothing is invented.
//     Walk the Studio steps to check it, then press 🎬 Generate or publish it for other players.
//
//  HOW IT READS YOUR FILE
//  • Lines that start with // are notes for you. They are skipped on import — keep them or delete them.
//  • Keep the "## SECTION" headings as they are. Any section can be left empty or deleted.
//  • Inside FACTIONS, PLACES, SEASON, CAST, ITEMS and LORE BOOK, every entry starts with a "###" line.
//  • Write as much as you like: paragraphs, lists and "###" sub-headings inside a section are all kept.
//  • Plain headings work too (SETTING on its own line, in capitals), and so does Markdown (#, ##, ###).
//
//  NEW IN v2 (October 2026)
//  • Brain: and Style: lines — which story brain and writing style players open your world with.
//  • ## WRITING STYLE — your own prose direction, in your words (when Style: custom).
//  • ## ITEMS — the world's weapons, charms, potions and keepsakes. In a world with an RPG system their
//    effects are real: gear bonuses count on every roll and a potion really restores.
//
//  RULES THAT NEVER MOVE
//  • Every character in any romantic or sexual context is an adult (20 or older).
//  • No real people, no real brands, nothing you don't have the right to use.
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# Your World Title 🌍
// The first line is the title. An emoji at the end becomes the world's icon.
Genres: Fantasy, Mystery
// Pick 2–4 of: Romance, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Isekai, Action, Hero, Villain, Horror, Mystery, Thriller,
// Slice of Life, Supernatural, Cyberpunk, Mecha, Magical Girl, Villainess, Vampire, Post-Apocalyptic,
// School Life, Idol, Sports, Cooking, Historical, Comedy, Monster Collecting, 18+, NSFW
Vibes: Dark, Dramatic
// Pick 1–3 of: Wholesome, Funny, Dark, Dramatic, Spicy tension, Tearjerker, Epic, Cozy
Flags: none
// "mature" for an 18+ world (an all-adult cast, mature themes). "opens on air" if the story starts on a livestream.
Mode: guided · Players: solo · Cast size: 10
// Mode: guided (a planned season of arcs) · sandbox (no plot — the player leads) · rpg (Story mode: stats, levels, dice)
// Players: solo · coop (two players) · party (up to four)        Cast size: how many people you list under CAST
Brain: regular · Style: default
// Brain: regular (the player chooses) · v4 (every character keeps their own memory of the player — promises, deaths and
//        secrets hold over hundreds of turns; replies take a bit longer, same price; solo stories only)
// Style: default (the show's own voice) · dry wit · noir · shonen hype · gentle · gothic · light novel · custom
//        "custom" = write your own direction under ## WRITING STYLE below. Players can still change it in the story menu.
Hook: One or two sentences that sell the world. It shows under the title.

## SETTING
// The world in your own words: what it is, the era and the tech, how daily life works, the central conflict or
// mystery. Sub-headings like the ones below are welcome — add, rename or delete them.

### The promise
What this story is about and what the player is here to do.

### Daily life
What an ordinary day looks like, what people use and believe, what is normal here.

### Geography
Where the important places are and how people travel between them.

## RULES & TONE
// The rules the writer must always respect: how the magic, powers or technology work and what they cost,
// the tone, what never happens, how fair the world is to the player.

## WRITING STYLE
// Only for "Style: custom" — otherwise delete this section. How the prose should READ, in your own words:
// sentence length, rhythm, what the narration notices, what it never does. It changes the voice only — the
// story, the memory and the characters' own voices stay as they are. (Up to 600 characters are kept.)
// e.g. Terse and physical, like a war diary. Short paragraphs. Metaphors from the sea only; nobody explains
// their feelings, the weather does it for them.

## RPG SYSTEM
// Only for "Mode: rpg" — otherwise delete this section. Two ways to write it:
// • EXACT: paste a filled-in RPG SYSTEM TEMPLATE here (download it from Studio → 🧙 RPG system → 📥 Import).
//   It is imported directly, word for word — stats, pools, skills, character creation, ranks, rules, events, EXP.
//   Inside this file add ONE # to each of its headings (# Name → ## Name, ## STATS → ### STATS, ### Grit → #### Grit),
//   so they are not confused with this bible's own sections.
// • IN WORDS: describe the character sheet in plain language — stats (up to 10), health and an energy pool and what
//   refills them, roles or classes, how levels are earned (and the top level), what happens at 0 health, special
//   conditions — and Anime-Tales turns it into the world's sheet (free). Fine-tune it afterwards in Studio → You & play → 🧙.
// Everything you write here also stays in the rules the writer reads.

## FACTIONS
// One entry per group. "Wants:" and "Members:" lines are optional.
### The First Faction
What it is, who runs it, what it controls.
Wants: what it is after.
Members: First Name Lastname, Second Name

### The Second Faction
What it is, who runs it, what it controls.
Wants: what it is after.

## PLACES
// One entry per place. "### Name: short description" also works.
### Home Base
What happens here, who you meet, what is useful, how you get in and out.

### The Second Place
What happens here, who you meet, what is useful.

## PROTAGONIST ROLE
// Who the player is when the story begins: their job or seat, why they matter, what they can choose
// (a background, a role), what they know and what they don't.

## THE HIDDEN TRUTH
// The secret under the story: what really happened, who hid it and why, and how it can be solved or undone.
// The writer reveals it slowly, through evidence — never all at once.

## STARTING SCENARIO
// Where Episode 1 begins: the place, the time, who is there, and what happens first.

## PACING
// How fast the story moves, what stays a rumor for a long time, how long a season runs.

## SEASON
// The story's arcs, in order (3–8). Each starts with "### Arc N — Title". All four lines are optional.
### Arc 1 — The First Arc
When: the opening episodes
Summary: what this arc is about.
Landmarks: a first key moment; a second key moment; a third key moment
Payoff: how the arc ends and what changes for the player.

### Arc 2 — The Second Arc
When: early investigation
Summary: what this arc is about.
Landmarks: a first key moment; a second key moment; a third key moment
Payoff: how the arc ends and what changes.

## FINALE
// How the story can end. Several endings are fine — give each one its requirements and its result.

## PLAYERS
// Only for coop or party worlds: how the two (or four) player characters fit together. Otherwise delete it.

## CAST
// One entry per person. The ### line is:   NN — Name | role | age | pronouns
// Then any of these lines — all optional, all kept word for word, and you may add your own labels:
//   Appearance:  Voice:  Public goal:  Secret:  Disclosure:  Contribution:  Growth:
// Optional fields the Studio also understands:  Emoji:  Faction:  Label: (rival, mentor, love interest, MAIN VILLAIN…)
### 01 — First Name Lastname | Head of the guild | 34 | she/her
Appearance: hair, eyes, build, clothes, one detail nobody else has.
Voice: how she talks.
Public goal: what she wants everyone to see.
Secret: what she hides, and what it would take for her to tell.

### 02 — Second Name Lastname | Rival apprentice | 22 | he/him
Appearance: hair, eyes, build, clothes, one telling detail.
Voice: how he talks.
Public goal: what he wants.
Secret: what he hides.

## ITEMS
// Optional. One entry per item (up to 40). The writer places them where you say they are found and uses their
// exact names. Lines: Type: <rarity> <kind> · Look: (what gets painted) · Found: · Effects: — plus a description.
//   Kinds:    weapon · armor · accessory · consumable · tool · keepsake · key
//   Rarity:   common · uncommon · rare · epic · legendary
//   Effects:  in a world with an RPG system, use its stat names: "Grit +2, Luck +1" on weapons, armor and accessories;
//             "HP +20" (or your pool's name) on consumables; "use: opens any Registry lock" for tools and keys.
//             The server caps the numbers by rarity (a common blade can't be +10). Without an RPG system, write
//             what the item lets someone do, in words. Pictures are painted in the Studio (🎨), not here.
### Hushbell Knife
Type: rare weapon
Look: a translucent blue-green diving knife, bell-shaped, with a chipped edge and a silver cord knotted round the handle.
Forged from a drowned bell's shard; it hums near hidden echoes. Divers prize it, though its song can draw the Registry.
Found: won from a bell-diver in the submerged quarter.
Effects: Wits +8, Luck +8, use: reveals hidden echoes nearby

### Tidewater Draught
Type: uncommon consumable
Look: a stoppered green vial, salt-crusted.
A draught of first-tide water; it knits small wounds.
Found: sold by the wharfside apothecary for a day's echo.
Effects: HP +12

## LORE BOOK
// Facts the writer looks up when a trigger word comes up in the story.
// Entries titled "Always include — …" are sent with every turn (the first four).
### Always include — The rule that never breaks
Triggers: magic, spell, cast
The note the writer reads, in your own words.

### A place, an item or a creature
Triggers: a word, another word
The note the writer reads.

## OPENING
// Optional: Episode 1's first scene, word for word. If you write it, the story opens with exactly this text
// (the AI does not rewrite it), and the three suggestions below become the player's first choices.
Write the opening scene here, the way players should read it.

### Starting suggestions
1. A first choice the player can tap.
2. A second choice.
3. A third choice.

### Play guide
A short note to the player, shown once when the story opens.

## COVER
// The cover painting: the scene, the mood, the colors. The title is lettered into the art for you.

## YOU
// Rules about the player character — they still choose their own name, look and history.
// (For your own playthrough only, you can instead write:  Name: …   Gender: Female / Male / Other   and a few lines.)