AI Worldbuilding Prompts for Fantasy Creators

May 1, 2025

Trying to build a rich, immersive world — but stuck on the details?

Whether you’re a novelist, game master, or lore nerd, AI tools like ChatGPT can help you explore new ideas fast.

Use these prompts to expand your world:

• Describe a minor religion and one strange festival it celebrates.
• Invent a border city where three cultures clash — who profits from the tension?
• Give me a list of outlawed magical items and why they’re banned.
• What secret history did a once-great kingdom try to erase?
• Create a tavern known for its cursed drinks and haunted patrons.