https://gemini.google.comI searched and scoured for an effective way to brainstorm with AI and extract relevant lore. It was super frustrating to have really productive chats with Gemini and not have any process for extracting the detailed ideas and prose. Copy pasting gets old quick. I was at the point of trying to roll my own lore gen functionality, but I didn’t want to! A data driven game engine seems like enough on my own! One of the important lessons I have learned is let the huge teams do the work if you can. The I found Gemini Gems! Yes! Yes!
You can add documents, I’ve added whole language dictionaries, background notes, false starts. You can set a persistent context: You are a talented young fantasy writer and I am your mentor, you will be assisting me in… then you can start a persistent chat. Within the chat I start with a setup of a few canvas documents. a notes and outline document that we use as a messy space for persistent info, the real document I want to focus on ie A Complete Compendium of the world of Aethe By Loremaster K’thar and the. I start going to town! It’s an amazing experience when you start building a shared language and ‘understanding’ of the narrative purpose and guidelines, the people, places, motivations, and conflicts. Half way through the process you see a proper noun and say I think this should be in native Tritar and Gemini hits the 4000 word dictionary returning with a freshly minted proper name in the language of your choice. Try it!