ChatGPT Fantasy Character Prompts: Warriors, Wizards & Mythical Creatures

Create a fantasy character design for a battle-hardened veteran warrior.
Armor: Heavy plate armor in [silver-gray/dark iron/bronze-aged metal] showing
genuine wear — dents, scratches, hastily-repaired sections telling the story
of dozens of battles. Each piece of armor: Identifiable and functional, suggesting
real military thinking rather than aesthetic design. Helmet: [Full visor/open-face/
barbute/great helm] with battle damage. Weapon: [Two-handed greatsword/battle axe/
spear and shield] with worn handle suggesting constant use. Pose: [Combat-ready
stance/at-rest leaning on weapon/triumphant after battle]. Physical details:
[Scars/graying beard/battle-weathered face] showing age and experience. Expression:
[Resolute/watchful/weary but unbroken]. Color palette: Warm iron grays and browns
with [red/gold/blue] heraldic accent. Background: [Battlefield/fortress wall/
throne room]. Style: Realistic fantasy concept art quality.

Create a fantasy character design for an ancient and powerful wizard/archmage.
Age: Elderly but radiating power — age is mastery, not weakness. Robes: Flowing
[midnight blue/deep purple/ivory white] robes with [arcane runes/constellation
patterns/elemental symbols] woven throughout. Staff: Tall staff of [gnarled wood/
crystal/ancient metal] topped with [glowing orb/phoenix feather/bound lightning].
Hands: Grasping staff, veins visible, perhaps faint magical glow around fingers.
Eyes: [Piercing and ancient/glowing softly with magical power/one eye clouded,
one burning bright]. Accessories: [Spell tome/magical amulet/familiar creature].
Magical effects: [Subtle arcane symbols floating/gentle glow/magical particles].
Beard: [Long white/silver beard] suggesting extreme age. Expression: Deep wisdom
and hidden power. Color palette: [Cosmic purples and blues/warm golds and ambers/
elemental colors]. Background: [Tower library/arcane sanctum/outdoor elemental].

Create a fantasy character design for a master rogue/assassin/thief. Build:
Lean, athletic — built for agility and stealth, not direct combat. Clothing:
[Dark leathers/shadow-dark cloth] with [hood/mask/cowl] concealing most of face.
Equipment: Multiple small weapons — daggers at [hip/boot/hidden sheaths], lockpicks,
smoke bombs. Pose: [Crouched and watchful/mid-movement/casual but ready]. Face:
Partially concealed — only eyes visible, or shadowed face suggesting hidden identity.
Eyes: [Calculating/watchful/dangerous humor]. Materials: [Shadowsilk cloth/worked
leather/silent-soled boots]. Accessories: [Rope and grapple/many small pouches/
magical lens for examining locks]. Color palette: Near-blacks and deep charcoals
with [midnight blue/forest green/crimson] accent. Lighting: Dramatic shadows,
this character belongs in them. Environment: [Urban rooftop/shadowed alcove/
infiltration moment].

Create a fantasy character design for an elven ranger/archer. Physicality:
Graceful and long-limbed — elven proportions subtly different from human
(slightly taller, longer ears, sharper features). Clothing: Practical ranger
gear — [leather armor/woven with natural materials] in [forest green/autumn
browns/river gray] that blends with natural environments. Bow: [Elegant longbow
of living wood/recurve with silver inlay/magical composite] with [quiver of
fletched arrows/magical quiver]. Additional weapons: [Paired short blades/
nature magic]. Hair: [Silver/gold/chestnut] with [leaves woven in/practical
travel braid]. Ears: Elegantly pointed, subtly longer than human. Eyes:
[Amber/forest green/silver] — ancient eyes that have seen centuries. Expression:
Alert, serene, one with the environment. Background: [Ancient forest/mountain
pass/forest canopy]. Animal companion: [Optional: wolf, hawk, or forest deer].

Create a fantasy character design for a dwarven warrior-craftsman. Stature:
Short and massively built — same shoulder width as a tall human but half the
height. Armor: Masterwork dwarven plate — intricate geometric patterns and
rune-inscriptions unique to dwarven metalcraft, impeccable craftsmanship.
Beard: Elaborate [braided/forked/decorated with metal rings] beard that is
clearly a point of cultural pride. Weapon: [Runic battle axe/war hammer with
glowing runes/massive pickaxe-weapon]. Face: Broad, heavily bearded, [weathered/
proud/determined]. Eyes: [Keen/deep-set] with the look of someone who can judge
metal quality at a glance. Accessories: [Master craftsman's tools at belt/
clan sigil on armor/ancestral weapon inscriptions]. Background: [Mountain forge/
underground hall/mine entrance]. Color palette: Rich stone grays, bronze, iron,
warm forge-light.

Create a fantasy character design for a paladin/holy warrior. Armor: Gleaming
white and gold plate — not battle-worn like a regular warrior's, either magically
maintained or so well-cared for it shines. Divine symbols: [Sun motif/holy sigil/
angelic imagery] incorporated into armor design. Weapon: [Holy sword with golden
glow/blessed warhammer/divine lance] radiating subtle divine light. Divine aura:
Subtle — perhaps a faint golden light emanating from the character, or divine
particles drifting near the holy weapon. Face: [Serene confidence/fierce righteousness/
compassionate strength]. Expression: The certainty of someone who knows they
fight for something transcendent. Cape/Cloak: [White with gold trim/order's colors]
flowing dramatically. Eyes: Perhaps slightly luminous, suggesting divine blessing.
Background: [Sacred temple/battlefield crusade/holy site]. Feeling: Power and
purity together — dangerous but righteous.

Create a fantasy character design for a necromancer/dark mage. Design philosophy:
Power through macabre, not weakness or horror — this is a formidable practitioner
of forbidden magic. Robes: Dark [black/deep purple/bone-white] robes with [bone
decoration/death motifs/shadow-shadow fabric]. Staff or focus: [Skull-topped staff/
dark crystal focus/bone construct]. Undead minion: [Option: small spectral creature/
skeletal hand/wisp following the character]. Face: [Pale/gaunt/hollowed but intense]
— the cost of dark magic visible. Eyes: [Glowing cold blue/burning red/void-dark
with magical glow]. Expression: Cold intelligence and forbidden knowledge, not
evil cackling — this is a scholar of death. Hands: [Pale/with dark energy visible/
bone jewelry]. Magic effects: [Shadow tendrils/cold death energy/spectral wisps].
Background: [Necropolis/corrupted laboratory/graveyard at midnight]. Style: Seriously
dark fantasy — powerful and unsettling without being gratuitous.

Create a fantasy creature design for a [creature concept — part [animal 1]/part
[animal 2] with [magical quality]]. Base form: Primary animal providing body structure
and proportions. Secondary elements: [Wings from second animal/horn type/tail
modification/additional features]. Magical qualities: [Bioluminescent patterns/
elemental affinity glow/ethereal quality]. Size reference: [Mouse-sized/dog-sized/
horse-sized/massive]. Scale/Fur/Skin: [Specific texture — iridescent scales/
midnight black fur/crystalline skin]. Eyes: [Type and color] suggesting intelligence
level. Movement quality: Design should suggest [swift hunter/powerful guardian/
mystical floating/burrowing]. Facial expression: [Neutral but intelligent/friendly/
predatory/mysterious]. Color palette: [Primary color] with [secondary accent color].
Inhabited environment hints: Design suggests it lives in [environment]. Reference
quality: Professional creature concept art for fantasy game or film.

Create a fantasy character design for a barbarian from [culture type — northern
frost people/desert tribal/forest primitive/island warrior]. Physicality: Extremely
muscular and physically imposing — this character's power is entirely physical.
Armor/Clothing: [Minimal — skins and furs/decorative bone armor/tribal war paint].
Weapon: [Oversized war axe/primitive but devastating club/dual hand axes]. Cultural
markings: [Tattoos/war paint/ritual scarification] unique to their people. Hair:
[Wild and uncut/elaborate tribal braiding/shaved with warrior's crest]. Expression:
[Battle fury/primal calm before the storm/warrior's pride]. Environment: [Snow and
ice/burning desert/dense jungle] suggesting cultural origin. Accessories: [Trophy
necklace of enemies/bone jewelry/tribal amulets]. Background: [Their homeland
environment]. Style: Heroic fantasy with genuine cultural specificity rather than
generic "caveman."

Create a fantasy character design for a bard/performer/storyteller. Presence:
Charismatic and theatrical — designed to be the center of attention. Clothing:
[Colorful doublet/traveling performer's costume/noble finery a bit worn from
travel] — stylish but practical for a traveling life. Instrument: [Lute/fiddle/
enchanted harp/magical drum] with visible quality and personal decoration.
Pose: Performative — [mid-song gesture/flourishing bow/dramatic storytelling pose].
Face: Expressive and handsome/beautiful — made for performing. Smile: Bright,
winning, possibly slightly dangerous. Accessories: [Collection of stories visible/
magical songbook/performer's accessories]. Magic: [Optional: musical notes visible/
bardic magic as color/subtle enchantment effect]. Color palette: Warm, inviting,
theatrical — [burgundy/gold/sea green/whatever combination commands attention].
Background: [Tavern stage/town square performance/road between cities].

Create a fantasy character design for an artificer/magic engineer. Concept:
The intersection of magic and technology — this character builds magical devices.
Clothing: [Heavy work apron over clothing/tools hanging everywhere/goggles pushed
up on forehead]. Workshop evidence: Tools, partially-constructed magical devices,
blueprints visible in accessories. Current creation: Perhaps holding or accompanied
by a [mechanical familiar/magical tool/small construct]. Materials expertise:
Design suggests mastery of [clockwork mechanisms/runic inscription/elemental
binding/all of the above]. Expression: Absorbed in their work, brilliant, slightly
distracted by ideas. Background: [Cluttered workshop/mobile laboratory/trade fair].
Color palette: Warm bronze, brass, copper — industrial fantasy aesthetic. Style:
Steampunk-influenced fantasy with genuine magical elements.

Create a fantasy character design for a character with draconic heritage/powers
(dragonborn, half-dragon, or dragon-touched). Physical traits: Primarily humanoid
but with visible draconic features — [scale patches on skin/slitted vertical pupils/
small horns/subtle tail/unusual skin tone reflecting dragon heritage]. Dragon type:
Their features reflect [fire dragon (red-orange scales, burning eyes)/frost dragon
(blue-white scales, cold eyes)/shadow dragon (dark scales, void eyes)/thunder dragon
(gray-blue scales, crackling eyes)]. Expression: [Proud heritage/barely-controlled
power/ancient dignity]. Pose: Powerful, commanding — someone who knows they're
more than human. Magic effect: [Elemental energy visible — subtle flame at edges/
frost breath hint/shadow at feet]. Weapon: [Often large, scaled to unusual strength].
Background: [Draconic lair/ancient ruin/elemental environment matching dragon type].