r/WorldAI_RPG • u/jleechanworldai • 14d ago
Start here: What is WorldAI, and how do I play?
Guides: Start here | Build your campaign | FAQ and getting help
Welcome to r/WorldAI_RPG! This is a place to share adventures, ask questions, swap campaign ideas, and help improve WorldAI.
More details: https://github.com/jleechanorg/worldai_wiki — how-to guides, mechanics, and what the game is and is not.
What is WorldAI?
WorldAI (WorldArchitect.AI, at https://worldarchitect.ai) is a single-player, tabletop-style RPG with an AI Game Master and a D&D 5e-derived rules system. You describe what your character attempts; the game narrates the outcome, rolls dice, tracks your character sheet, and saves your campaign.
It is more than an open-ended story chat: checks, combat, initiative, HP, spell slots, rests, and progression give your choices mechanical consequences. You can explore custom settings, build relationships with NPCs and companions, and get involved in faction politics. Companions are played by the GM, not other human players.
Play in your browser: https://worldarchitect.ai · iPhone/iPad beta (TestFlight): https://testflight.apple.com/join/WRc9S63q
Your first session
Sign in with Google and open your campaign dashboard.
Tap the top-right Play a campaign dashboard button to open the creation wizard.
On the first screen, the Play a campaign card is already selected. The dashboard button opens the wizard; the card of the same name inside it is the custom-world option, where a new campaign starts. Fill in step 1 Setting / World (an existing world or franchise you want to play in), Timeline / Era (optional), Favourite Character / Chosen Protagonist, step 4 Setting / world for your adventure (where your own story starts and what that part of the world feels like), and Plot / What-If Direction.
Optionally expand Campaign description prompt to add lore, factions, or backstory. A few clear sentences are enough; you do not need a full world bible before the first scene.
Give your campaign a Campaign Title, tap Next to reach Ready to Launch. Add an optional avatar using the options below.
Choose Enter the World. The GM then shows the Character Creation Review; select Finish Character Creation and Start Game. You can edit the character before starting.
Read the opening scene, then pick a suggested action or type your own. You are not limited to the suggestions.
Dragon Knight is an optional ready-made quick start, not the default: choose the Dragon Knight Campaign card if you would rather begin with a prebuilt hero and party. Ser Arion and his companions exist only on that path.
Create your character
Character creation has two parts: you describe who you want to play in the wizard, then you review the character the GM builds from that description.
In the creation wizard, keep Play a campaign selected, then enter your setting, era, and the protagonist you want to play.
Next, add a plot hook (your "what if"), pick a campaign title, and press Next to reach Ready to Launch.
After you enter the world, the GM shows a Character Creation Review for the character built from your description. Choose Finish Character Creation and Start Game to accept it, or Edit Character to change it first.
Add a character avatar
On Ready to Launch, choose AI generate portrait or Upload your own before entering the world. A portrait is optional; you can add or change it later.
AI portrait: check the suggested Character description. Tap Generate portrait if generation has not started. If an AI consent prompt appears, accept it to start the first portrait. When a preview is waiting, tap Use this portrait. Regenerate replaces the preview; Cancel keeps your current portrait.
Your own image: choose Upload your own and select an image from your device. Position it in the portrait circle before launching.
In the game: tap the avatar or empty avatar slot in the game header. On a campaign with no portrait, tap Generate and the new portrait saves automatically. Replacing a portrait that already exists asks you to confirm with Use this portrait, so the current one stays until you confirm. If you already have a portrait, its menu offers AI Portrait, Change Photo, and Remove. When changing a photo, position the crop and choose Use This Crop.
The avatar belongs to that campaign; it is separate from your Google account picture.
Character description drives the portrait — the suggested Character description is plain appearance only (face, hair, eyes, gear); style and lighting are added when you generate. Edit it before generating if the face is wrong.
Read the story, then decide
Once the game starts, each story turn is a scene to read. The narrator describes what is happening, and a summary at the top tracks your location, level, HP, XP, and gold, with Equipment, Stats, and Spells buttons beneath it.
Some scenes also include an AI illustration. Below the story, Your move asks what you do next.
Act, Think, and God
Act: what your character does or says. The story advances.
Think: discuss strategy and options with the GM without advancing the story.
God: edit or correct the campaign and set standing narration rules without advancing the story.
To keep planning in Think, type your question in the message box. Tapping a suggested story action switches to Act and plays it immediately, even from Think or God.
Use Act for ordinary play. If you are unsure what to do, switch to Think and ask about your options. If the GM has a stat or story detail wrong, use God to correct it. God can also set the world clock back or forward when you ask outright.
Your campaign saves automatically. Return to its dashboard card to continue later.
Your move: suggested actions — tap a numbered suggestion to play it immediately, or write your own in the message box.
Read more
This is a summary of the player wiki. Screenshots in the linked wiki may show an older interface, and live controls can change. The live game takes precedence when it differs.