World2026-10-11

Historical court rule sheet: address, movement, taboo

When to use it

Writing a palace drama (historical or fusion) and the forms of address keep wobbling.

Fill in the variables

Setting{{setting}}Fidelity{{fidelity}}

Assembled prompt

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Create a court rule sheet for this historical drama.
Setting (real dynasty or invented): [Setting]
Fidelity level: [Fidelity]
Output:
1) Address table — how king, queen, crown prince, consort, court lady, eunuch and minister address each other and refer to themselves (only the pairs this work uses)
2) Five movement rules — who may not enter where, who sits first, how one withdraws
3) Three taboos — breaking one should be a plot event
4) One place this work deliberately breaks fidelity, and why
Rules: an invented dynasty must still be internally consistent. Mark uncertain historical points as (verify).

The instruction exceeds 500 characters; the free run applies only the beginning. Copying applies the whole prompt.

Free runs use the fast model and return a short preview (about 300 words). Only the first ~1,000 words of manuscript are read.

How to use this prompt

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Fill in the variables
Enter your manuscript, characters or situation in the fields below. The example values are hints.
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Check the assembled prompt
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Copy it or run it
Copy it into the tool you already use, or run it in SparkLore for a short preview.
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Revise the result into your manuscript
The output is a draft. Follow the tips and rewrite half of it by hand.

How to get the most from it

Verify every (verify) mark against sources; period-drama readers flag address errors first.
State the 'deliberate break' in your author's note and half the fidelity complaints vanish.

Use it in the studio with your story bible

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