| name | utility-npc-sheets-prompt |
| description | Use when user types /utility-npc-sheets-prompt or asks for this novel workflow command. Bonus comics utility: creates AI prompt files for NPC, race, monster, bestiary, crowd, guard, civilian, or general archetype reference sheets used by comic page prompts. |
/utility-npc-sheets-prompt
Treat text after /utility-npc-sheets-prompt as $ARGUMENTS.
User Input: $ARGUMENTS
Objective
Create an NPC/general sheet prompt file for comic/page prompt reference.
Save to:
./stories/[novel-name]/sheets/npc/[npc_slug]_sheet.md
Execution Steps
1. Read Context
Read only relevant context:
./stories/[novel-name]/specification.md./stories/[novel-name]/knowledge/character-profiles.md./stories/[novel-name]/knowledge/world-setting.md./stories/[novel-name]/knowledge/glossary.md- relevant source chapters in
./stories/[novel-name]/content/
- user-provided visual references or description
Load [user_agent]/skills/writing-techniques/comics-prompting/SKILL.md when available.
If subject is ambiguous, ask which NPC, race, monster, bestiary entry, crowd role, guard type, civilian type, or archetype.
2. Prompt Content
The prompt must request a clean NPC/general reference sheet with:
- labeled Front View, Side View, and Back View
- silhouette rules and anatomy/proportion notes
- head/face close-ups and expression/behavior set
- clothing, armor, uniform, accessories, equipment, bags, weapons, symbols, or tools
- rank/role variants if relevant
- age/body type/gender variants only when useful for crowd consistency
- color palette and material notes
- distinguishing details that keep the group recognizable across pages
3. File Format
Use:
---
novel: [Novel Name]
sheet_type: npc_general
subject: [NPC, Group, Race, Monster, or Archetype Name]
created: [YYYY-MM-DD]
updated: [YYYY-MM-DD]
prompt_type: reference_sheet_image
---
# NPC / General Sheet — [Subject Name]
[Clean prompt paragraph(s). Mention front/side/back views, variants, anatomy/silhouette, outfit/equipment, behavior, palette, and continuity notes.]
4. Task Update
If ./stories/[novel-name]/comics-task.md exists, add or update:
- [PROMPTED] **NPC/general sheet: [Name]**
