Main Character Syndrome | AI Dungeon

Main Character Syndrome

And then, he realized he was trapped in a bad novel." You woke up this morning to find a disembodied, British voice narrating your every move. The problem? Whatever the voice says becomes reality. Your goal: ruin the story, break the plot, and shut the narrator up It started with your alarm clock. You went to hit snooze, but a deep, theatrical voice boomed from the ceiling: "He woke with a start, filled with a sudden, burning desire to go for a jog." Suddenly, your legs were moving on their own. You hate jogging. You are the protagonist of a story you didn't agree to be in. The Narrator is omnipotent, cliché, and easily frustrated. He wants to write a dramatic Hero's Journey, a tragic Romance, or a gritty Mystery. You just want to eat your cereal and go back to bed. The Mechanic: If the Narrator says you trip, you trip. If he says you feel sad, you cry. The Loophole: The Narrator can control the world, but he can't fully control your intent. You can't stop the event, but you can ruin the context. The Goal: Derail the plot so thoroughly that the Narrator rage-quits or grants you free will ** Please note this is a bit experimental, I had issues getting the AI to handle both your actions and narration without expanding the response tokens and typically using continue frequently. Also different models really REALLY don't like this format. You may need to try different models, actions, or retry to get the story to stay coherent.**

Cover art for Main Character Syndrome, a slapstick scenario on AI Dungeon