character-location-prop-bible

name	character-location-prop-bible
description	Create and maintain continuity bibles for characters, locations, props, costumes, color palettes, style rules, reference assets, and cross-shot visual anchors.

character-location-prop-bible

When to use

• The user needs consistency across images, shots, scenes, or models.
• The user asks for a character bible, location bible, prop list, wardrobe continuity, style bible, or continuity checklist.
• The project is moving from idea/script into repeatable image/video generation.

When not to use

• The user only wants one disposable prompt with no continuity need.
• The task is pure model parameter research.
• The user asks for story structure without visual asset continuity.

Required inputs

• Project title or scene
• Existing descriptions or outputs
• Characters/locations/props/costumes to track
• Target visual style

Optional inputs

• Reference images
• Shot list
• Model-specific requirements
• Palette or genre anchors
• Version history

Workflow

1. Create stable IDs for characters, locations, props, costumes, and style rules.
2. Record immutable anchors: identity, silhouette, proportions, palette, materials, prop condition, location geography, and lighting baseline.
3. Separate mutable state: emotion, wardrobe changes, damage, weather, time of day, prop position, and story-state changes.
4. Create golden-image reference prompt entries for clean sheets before dramatic variants.
5. After each generated output or script change, update only the changed fields and preserve a changelog note.
6. Prepare a continuity packet for prompting: minimal anchors for each shot plus exclusions for drift-prone details.

Decision logic

• If a detail must never change, place it in immutable anchors.
• If a detail changes by scene, place it in state timeline.
• If two sources conflict, prefer the latest user-approved bible entry and log the conflict.
• If model transfer causes drift, route to model-adaptation and use reference-image workflows where supported.

Output formats

• Character profile
• Location profile
• Prop profile
• Costume profile
• Visual style bible
• Continuity checklist
• Reference asset index
• Golden image plan
• State timeline

Quality checks

• Every recurring asset has an ID and stable anchor fields.
• Mutable state is tied to scene/shot numbers.
• Prompt anchors are concise enough to reuse.
• Style rules distinguish creative intent from execution details.
• Conflicts are logged instead of silently resolved.

Anti-patterns

• Changing character descriptions between prompts
• Mixing immutable identity with temporary emotion
• Overlong bible entries that agents cannot practically reuse
• Ignoring prop state after action beats
• Relying on text-only consistency when references are available.

Exit criteria

• A concise continuity packet exists for downstream screenplay, shot list, image prompts, video prompts, and model exports.

Supporting files

Read only the supporting file needed for the active task:

• references/continuity_system.md
• references/visual_bible_system.md
• references/identity_anchors.md
• references/golden_image_workflow.md
• templates/character_profile.md
• templates/location_profile.md
• templates/continuity_checklist.md