It's been surprisingly great for filling out parts of my D&D campaign. I wanted to have a cooking show style contest and needed a bunch of dishes to be the competition. Here's one of the results I got:
Underdark Goulash:
Ingredients: Drow's darkstone potatoes (akin to sweet potatoes but darker, and with a slightly bitter tang), glimmerstool mushrooms (glow in the dark and have a smoky flavor), sahuagin seaweed (a deep-sea plant with a salty taste), and roper spices (ground up, they have a robust, gamy flavor).
Description: A hearty dish that pays homage to the unrelenting grit of an Underdark adventure. The darkstone potatoes and glimmerstool mushrooms provide a flavorsome base. The sahuagin seaweed's saltiness is reminiscent of the sea, while the roper spices add an unexpectedly pleasant gamey note. Much like an adventurer finding comfort in the dark caves, sometimes the most uncommon combinations lead to a profound satisfaction.
And they're all this good, like what the hell? How is this thing so creative? And it got exactly the snobby pander to the judges tone I asked for.
The AIs don't have any clue how to make a compelling narrative or interesting characters but for some reason it understands nouns. It comes up with really cool items, settings, shops, interior details that show-don't-tell details I'm looking for. And I can use it to bridge culture gaps when I want some diversity and want to faithfully represent a culture I don't really know — what clothing they would wear, how they would say things, what they would eat for an everyday lunch, different cultural touchstones or family dynamics.
Underdark Goulash:
Ingredients: Drow's darkstone potatoes (akin to sweet potatoes but darker, and with a slightly bitter tang), glimmerstool mushrooms (glow in the dark and have a smoky flavor), sahuagin seaweed (a deep-sea plant with a salty taste), and roper spices (ground up, they have a robust, gamy flavor).
Description: A hearty dish that pays homage to the unrelenting grit of an Underdark adventure. The darkstone potatoes and glimmerstool mushrooms provide a flavorsome base. The sahuagin seaweed's saltiness is reminiscent of the sea, while the roper spices add an unexpectedly pleasant gamey note. Much like an adventurer finding comfort in the dark caves, sometimes the most uncommon combinations lead to a profound satisfaction.
And they're all this good, like what the hell? How is this thing so creative? And it got exactly the snobby pander to the judges tone I asked for.
The AIs don't have any clue how to make a compelling narrative or interesting characters but for some reason it understands nouns. It comes up with really cool items, settings, shops, interior details that show-don't-tell details I'm looking for. And I can use it to bridge culture gaps when I want some diversity and want to faithfully represent a culture I don't really know — what clothing they would wear, how they would say things, what they would eat for an everyday lunch, different cultural touchstones or family dynamics.