Wildcards du Jour

Laconic:

Wildcards du Jour is an umbrella term for a series of wildcard files that were initially made for personal use. Thematically the prompts included in Wildcards du Jour will be broad and are ideal for those who are brainstorming, experimenting or just goofing around.

Loquacious:

Below are the current sets of Wildcards du Jour and at least the bear minimum amount of information as to what's in them. New sets of wildcards and updates to ones already present will be added ad hoc, likely after I hyperfixate on a new wildcard idea.

Just Put Something On (JPSO)

A wildcard set for (traditionally female) outfits that run the gamut from simple to sophisticated to salacious to strange. There are groups of outfits that were built based around various themes but there's no overarching theme throughout. There was effort made to actually create cohesive outfits rather than sets of randomized clothing, so it isn't quite the same as hitting "randomize character".

Sometimes if I want a particularly unique outfit, beyond what's already in the wildcard file, I'll blend two wildcards and see what happens:

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Basically having whatever the first outfit is start transforming into the second halfway through and see what kind of absurd fashion trend I can get started.

Sometimes some descriptions get pretty abstract, despite my best efforts - let me know if you encounter any results that are a little too metaphorical or vague so I can tidy those up for any updated wildcards.

Denizens of the 9th World (Dot9W)

This is a collection of prompts that was inspired by both the Gamma World and the Numenera table-top RPGs. Keywords: inspired by, I don't want anyone coming at me with the idea that these characters aren't canon. I know, I know.

The general idea is to create oddball characters that blend all the strange elements of the two above settings to bring to life how strange those settings can be. The results can be mixed depending on your base model, but I've had pretty good results with Conceptor, CottonNoob, and Cowboy From Hell. Would love to hear about any models that you end up finding work out with the wildcards here.

These are absolutely intended to be meant more for inspiration or a jumping-off point if you're stumped for something new, which isn't to say they can't produce some cool results out-of-box. But mess around, find something that strikes you, and start tweaking to come up with something bonkers.