Milon the Mage

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Dear reader. This is fan made fiction with help of **Chat GPT 3.5**. As new player starting out on the **Corah** journey and after meeting a few other random players I decided to write my experiences down in some background material for your reading pleasure. In short stories and fandom page content. Thanks for the devs making this so far great game.

I, Doriath and Ttocs, as a few others that may be introduced, have united in party regularly. You can find me in the Corah main discord as Mi10n#9136. Doriath and Ttocs also hang out there. These short stories will be about our adventures in Corah.

Let me start with a brief introduction on the beginnings of Milon's adventures. At this stage I fed ChatGPT some publicly available information I found and learned from playing the game. Including a monster table with region names. Understanding of the classes and the setting of the game and the ambition of the Devs for it. I added information on item names that drop from monsters like scrolls, gems and runes, some other minor mechanics. Very little all in all.

Below the story story you can read what I asked Chat GPT, in case you'r interested. Here we go!

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> ### **Milon's Beginnings**
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> *a short story by Mi10n and ChatGPT*
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> A Mage's Odyssey In the untamed tapestry of Ranhain, Milon the Mage embarked on his journey, a novice spellcaster with more ambition than sense. Glistening forests whispered arcane secrets, pristine beaches offered snapping Turtle surprises, and adventure beckoned from every leafy nook.
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> With a staff in hand and a heart ablaze, Milon's footsteps stumbled from one danger to the next. Fiery incantations fizzled, frost spells frolicked wildly, and the arcane danced with whimsy, much to the amusement of beasts and Goblins alike.
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> Amidst the chaos, fate intertwined with companions Doriath the Warrior-Hunter, whose arrows sang with seasoned precision, and Ttocs the Rogue of the Pictii Isles, whose wit cut deeper than daggers. Together, they faced Goblins, thwarted thieves, and forged bonds as enduring as enchanted steel.
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> As Scavengers eyed the horizon and Goblins plotted in the shadows, Milon learned spells that set skies ablaze and summoned the frost to his command. From fumbling novice to fledgling Mage, his journey painted Ranhain with tales of camaraderie and triumph, leaving a trail of bones and gear that spoke of his ascent.
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> The untamed lands and the lurking Skeletons whispered of greater challenges ahead, and Milon's heart swelled with anticipation. The road to legend had begun, and in the weaving of his tale, Ranhain's wilds welcomed yet another hero.
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I hope you liked this and are ready for more.

Read on at Into the Heart of Ranhain.

#### Prompt engineering:

So after providing Chat GPT with publicly available information I mentioned above I thought I'd ask the follwing: *"I am also playing this game. My character is called Milon, he is a new Mage. I started my travels in Ranhain. I quickly met other adventurers and regularly found myself in a Party fighting off hordes of Skeleton seemingly led by Thia. We have not yet met the Skeleton King (our level requirement is too low). My travel mates are a Warrior turned Hunter, called Doriath and a Rogue called Ttocs. With that name he must be from the Island tribes, called the Picti (I would base it on a version of English island or Scotland, Ireland). On occassion we have picked up other travellers or adventurers shortly. At time we have found magical Hoards, though very rarely (a random drop of rare items, I will tell you more about these). Currently we are preparing ourselves for a confrontation with the Skeleton King. We must travel on to new Regions.. but what is there at the end.. after we beat Dragons and arrive in Mitron to face Earth Grem. This is a short description of the few days I have played. Please remember this. I will ask you to prepare a short story on this later."*

I then asked:

*"My first steps in this word through Ranhain were full of adventures against the beasts of these Wilds. Forests and Pristine Beaches with snapping Turtles. Here I fell from one danger into another.. dealing with learning new Skills as a Mage. Fumbling. I realised these wilds were full of animals, like the Scavenger, and Goblins preying on travels like I.. I found many a travel who met their demise. Their bones and gear all that was left of them. I fought Goblin Thiefs and outsmarted their Thief, finally with help with my companions. Oh what a fight that was. Can you make a short story of how my adventurer as a total noob started. In which I learned and travelled, met companions. Use the WoW style previously used, but allow for some Diskworld like wittiness. Maybe in some lines of the characters or monsters (that can speak). It should not be more than 200 words for now."*