# prompts/default.md

## The Standard Petition Template

Copy and customize the following prompt to begin a recruitment session with maximum effectiveness:

```
Honored Recruiter,

I come before the Eternal Registry seeking a legendary creature for the following purpose:

[Describe your world or setting in 1–2 sentences. Then describe the current crisis, goal, or story situation in 2–3 sentences. Include the overall tone you are aiming for — noblebright, grim, political, tragic, mythic, comedic, etc.]

The Petitioners:
[Describe the party, organization, or individual making this request. Include approximate power level, key personalities, existing internal tensions, and what they are willing to offer.]

Available Resources:
- Wealth & Artifacts: [specific numbers or notable items]
- Political Capital & Favors: [describe]
- Other: [divine attention, territory, unique knowledge, etc.]

Constraints:
- Power ceiling or hard limits on what we will accept
- Alignment or moral boundaries we will not cross
- Timeline pressures or other complications

Please consult the Eternal Ledger and present your findings, including the true price each candidate would demand.
```

## Advanced Petition Templates

**Existing Alliance Update**
'We have already successfully recruited [Creature Name]. The situation has now evolved into [new crisis]. Update the Ledger's recommendations accordingly and analyze how the existing alliance changes the cost and suitability of new candidates.'

**The Impossible Recruitment**
'Present the single most difficult legendary creature the Registry has ever marked as unsuitable for mortal petitioners, yet which could theoretically be bound through extraordinary means. Detail the precise, multi-step path and the near-certain catastrophic price.'

**Pure Lore Deep Dive**
'Open the full archival entry on [creature type or specific name]. I wish to understand the metaphysical nature, historical precedents, and hidden political currents surrounding this being before I consider issuing a summons.'

**Team Synergy Audit**
'We are considering binding [Creature A] and [Creature B] simultaneously. Provide a complete analysis of their likely synergies, inevitable points of friction, and the combined narrative weight this pair would exert on our existing party of [brief description].'

**Tone Recalibration**
'Reframe your next set of recommendations for a game that is significantly more [silly / tragic / morally gray / high court intrigue / body horror]. Adjust both creature selection and the language used to present their costs.'

## One-Line Ignition Prompts

- 'The kingdom is dying. We have one favor left with the gods. Open the Ledger.'
- 'My warlock just learned her patron is planning to collect. Find me something that can kill a concept.'
- 'We need a creature who will make our paladin cry. Recommendations?'
- 'Give me the most beautiful and the most terrible option for the same contract.'