🕰️The old way

You juggled five tabs, a notebook, and a last-minute generator. NPCs felt thin. Images didn’t match the vibe. You rewrote backstories after every session.

🚀The new way

You can generate a stat-ready NPC, talk to them, and drop art into your notes in minutes. Summon Worlds moves beyond traditional chatbots. It’s not just talk. It’s talk tied to game assets, stat blocks, and campaign structure. That cuts prep time and keeps tone consistent across sessions. 

Prep eats my week

• Summon Worlds: Generate a 5e-ready NPC with stats and a backstory in minutes. Then tweak on the fly. That covers the crunch and the flavor in one go.
• Talkie: You can roleplay scenes to spark ideas. But it doesn’t generate 5e sheets or encounter stats.

My NPCs feel generic

• Summon Worlds: Use character chat and voice to test tone. Add world knowledge so the NPC remembers lore. Result: consistent, in-world replies.
• Talkie: Great for quick banter and voice calls with a persona. It’s fun, but not tied to your campaign rules or your world’s canon.

We need art for tonight

• Summon Worlds: Make portraits and scenes in many styles (anime, dark fantasy, more). Use them in your world right away with generated AI assets.
• Talkie: Google Play lists image/video/audio/music creation tools for creators. Good for community posts. Not a focused TTRPG art pipeline.

This section is here to save you time, especially if you’re testing Perchance for the first time.

Real messages you may see on Perchance (and what they mean):

1. “perchance generates warnings … it’s valid perchance syntax … feel free to ignore these warnings.”

👉🏻This appears when the editor spots unusual, but allowed, code. If you know what you’re doing, you can move on.

2. “If you click the button below, it will load a list of older versions … in case you accidentally deleted your code … or your computer crashes and you hadn’t saved.”

👉🏻This is the built-in backup/revision area. Use it to recover past copies. 

3. “There was some sort of server error … check your internet connection … post on the forum if the problem persists.”

👉🏻This shows on revision history errors. Try again, then post if needed.

4. “sign up or login to create your own generators … we only email you at your request … too many requests (can be caused by vpn browser extensions).”

👉🏻This is the auth page text. It also hints at why rate limits can happen.

5. “request reset code … we just sent a password reset code … check your spam folder.”

👉🏻This is the reset flow text. Follow the steps shown. 

6. “load backup revision history.”

 👉🏻That’s the action that pulls your saved copies. 

If you hit those notes, you’re not doing anything wrong. These lines are part of Perchance’s own UI and help text.

Here’s a short map of parts so you can write better prompts and get better ai images.

👥Head and Face

• Kabuto (helmet): iron bowl with a crest (maedate). Many shapes exist; keep it simple and readable. 
• Menpo (mask): adds intimidation and protection; often lacquered.

🕴🏻Torso

• Dō (cuirass): the chest armor. For a plate look, name okegawa dō or hotoke dō (smooth surface). 
• Kusazuri (skirt tassets): plates hanging from the dō to guard the hips and upper legs.

🦾Arms and Legs

• Sode (shoulder guards) and kote (sleeves).
• Haidate (thigh guards) and suneate (shin guards). These complete that full body coverage. 

✨Variants worth knowing

• Tatami gusoku: folding, lighter armor; good for scouts and ashigaru looks. 

Use these names in prompts. Your generator will “snap” to the right shapes.

Character creation that sticks

Draft a concept. The tool proposes traits, bonds, and a secret. Swap any part. Ask for a fresh look. Lock in visuals. Now your player characters and NPCs have a face, a voice, and a motive. That cuts cold starts.

Summon Worlds supports character creation with portraits, backstories, and in-character chat. You can talk to your creation to stress-test goals and flaws. 

Faster world-building

Need a border town that trades with a sky-port? Or a court that fears sea gods? Spin up a first pass, then tune it to your canon. Store locations, items, magical systems, and factions in one place. Summon Worlds lets you build and chat in the same flow, with real-time co-editing on mobile. 

Ready art when inspiration hits

A face helps a player care. A lair image sets the mood. Generate images in styles like anime, photoreal, or dark fantasy. Save them to your profile. Share with the group. Summon Worlds offers high-res art generation plus social sharing and discovery. 

Session rescue for game masters

Prep a boss in five minutes. Pull a name and a tell for every barkeep. Ask for three hooks if your party strays. Use short prompts. Keep moving. AI helps you respond in real time without breaking eye contact.

Steampunk isn’t a niche corner. It sits in books, art, fashion, and games. It pulls crowds to major festivals and inspires new creators every year.

• Canon and origins: Jeter coined the name in a 1987 letter; the roots trace back to Victorian science fiction.
• Museums: Oxford hosted the first major museum show for the style, confirming its cultural weight.
• Events: The Ministry of Steampunk continues to run big gatherings, including “Weekend at the Asylum.” Plans for AXV in 2025 show the scene is active. 
• Games and anime: From “Steamboy” to the Dishonored series, the look keeps evolving on screen. You’ll see airships, pressure gear, and industrial cities with a lived-in feel.

👉🏻Key takeaway: the steampunk art community is alive and building. Your work slots into a clear visual language that audiences already love.

✨Each line is “paste-ready.” Swap names, items, or moods as you like. These work in Summon Worlds or any AI-generated tool.

🎭Core characters (portraits and mid-shots)

1. “Sky captain, long leather coat, brass goggles up, wind-tossed hair, airship deck at sunrise, warm gaslight glow, three-quarter view, painterly art style.”

    

2. “Gentleman inventor with mechanical arm, soot-smudged sleeves, pocket watch on chain, cluttered workbench, sparks and smoke, close-up portrait, crisp game concept look.”

    

3. “Airship navigator, compass and map rolls, canvas flight cap, starboard rail, clouds below, soft backlight, candid mid-shot.”

    

4. “Street tinkerer, tool belts and fingerless gloves, tiny clockwork bird on shoulder, foggy alley, wet cobbles, rim light.”

    

5. “Steam witch, corset and layered skirts, gear-etched staff, runes glowing, workshop candles, high-contrast chiaroscuro.”

    

6. “Automaton butler, polished brass plates, velvet waistcoat, single eye lens glowing, library stacks, quiet mood, centered portrait.”

    

7. “Rogue courier, soot-lined scarf, spring-loaded boots, parcel under arm, market at dusk, motion blur, low angle.”

    

8. “Airship marine, reinforced gauntlets, riveted chestplate, steam rifle, hangar bay haze, three-quarter stance.”

    

9. “Clockwork medic, leather apron, vials and syringes, pressure gauges, infirmary lamps, clean studio lighting.”

    

10. “Goggled scholar, ink-stained cuffs, blueprint scrolls, drafting table, sun through factory windows, soft focus.”

     

11. “Gearwright dwarf, broad shoulders, beard rings shaped like cogs, forge embers, warm orange key light.”

     

12. “Sky pirate queen, epaulets, cutlass with gear-guard, torn banner, storm sky, dramatic rim light.”

     

13. “Railway marshal, brass badge, long coat, whistle, steam engine behind, shallow depth of field.”

     

14. “Balloon scout, canvas wings harness, altimeter necklace, high cloudline, bright noon light.”

     

15. “Clockwork monk, simple robes over plates, prayer beads with tiny gears, chapel of pistons, calm, centered.”

     

16. “Mechanist child prodigy, oversized gloves, grease on cheeks, tiny drone buzzing, cozy workshop, warm lamp tone.”

     

🎬 Scene-driven prompts (full-body or wides)

1. “Airship duel at dusk, captain vs. sky pirate on swaying gangplank, smoke and sparks, dynamic wide shot.”

    

2. “Boiler room rescue, medic hauling injured marine, valves hissing, red safety lamps, cinematic frame.”

    

3. “Street chase through market, rogue courier vaulting crates, fluttering tarp awnings, motion streaks, wide lens.”

    

4. “Automaton uprising on factory floor, glowing eyes, flying bolts, foreman standing firm, dramatic backlight.”

    

🏭 Environments for your steampunk cast

1. “Workshop close-up: hands tuning a clockwork heart, oil sheen, brass filings, shallow DOF, photoreal.”

    

2. “Airship bridge: big wheel, speaking tubes, glass compass rose, low sun, warm gaslight, detailed textures.”

    

3. “Foggy rooftop with gear-driven beacon, gulls circling, rain dots on lenses, moody skyline.”

    

4. “Underground rail platform, piston columns, timetable board clicking, steam clouds, sepia tone.”

    

🐉 Fantasy crossovers (great for campaigns)

1. “Forest ranger with gear-bow in enchanted forests, moss on boots, brass fireflies in jars, green mist, soft morning light.”

    

2. “City envoy in futuristic cityscape, cog-trim blazer, neon signs reflected on polished brass, rain at night, cyber-retro mix.”

    

3. “Explorer on alien planets, sand-red horizon, pressure-gauge mask, gear antenna, twin moons, cool blue light.”

    

4. “Clockwork paladin, holy cog-emblem shield, cathedral of pipes, stained-glass steam, solemn pose.”

    

5. “Steamsmith mage, rune-coils glowing, smoke runes spiraling, furnace behind, heroic angle.”

    

6. “Brass-wing courier, spring wings spread, rooftop leap, early dawn, city waking below.”

    

7. “Gear siren, lace gown with subtle plates, harbor fog, steam horn in distance, muted palette.”

    

8. “Arcane cartographer, map table shaped like a cog, room full of orreries, candle light, soft gold.”

    

🎨 Quick style toggles you can add

• “sepia photograph, fine film grain”
• “studio portrait, neutral background”
• “comic cover, bold inks”
• “oil painting, textured canvas”
• “game concept sheet, orthographic”

These toggles help the model pick a high-tech or classic finish without clutter. For Midjourney, you can also nudge style strength with –stylize if needed. 

• Mage armor 5e sets your base AC to 13 + Dex for 8 hours on a target not wearing armor and ends if that target dons armor. Treat it as a full formula. Pick one base-AC method at a time; no stacking. 
• Lightly armored 5e in the 2024 rules grants training with Light armor and Shields (and a small ability boost). Not every table has moved to the 2024 book yet, so confirm which rules set your group uses before you plan around shields. 
• Mithral Armor is the legal way to make noisy armor quiet. A mithral version removes Stealth disadvantage and the Strength requirement if the base armor had either of those, while keeping the same AC. It exists for many armor types as an uncommon magic item.

Control space, and you control the round. Many wizard spells turn the ground into a problem.

• Grease (1st-level) turns a 10-ft square into difficult terrain; creatures risk falling. Great for doors, stairs, and chokepoints.
• Sleet storm (3rd-level) makes a large area icy and difficult terrain; it also knocks foes prone on a failed save and breaks concentration. Strong mid-tier control.
• Evard’s black tentacles (4th-level) make the area difficult terrain, restrain on a save, and deal damage. It is hard control plus space denial.

Use these to split groups, guard retreats, or stall brutes.