Balm

A simple to use gem that will generate random character types, tropes and/or settings. Most useful for writers in a rut if you need to jumpstart inspiration.

Called 'balm' to soothe the headaches of writer's block. Also great to generate random prompts for writing practice.

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'balm'

And then execute:

$ bundle install

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install balm

require 'balm'

Balm::Plot.trope        #=> "Arranged Marriage"
Balm::Plot.archetype(4) #=> "Minor God, Curate, Bard, and Ghost"
Balm::Plot.setting      #=> "The ruins of a Castle"
Balm::Plot.all(2) #=> {:trope=>"Helping each other get revenge", :archetypes=>"Ghost and King", :setting=>"The city just before dawn"}
Balm::Plot.all(3, "prompt")       #=>  "Once upon a time, a Mage, Princess, and Dandy in The city just before dawn and One is a Celebrity and the other is not."

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/chelsearostonrappazzo/balm. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the code of conduct.

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.

Everyone interacting in the Balm project's codebases, issue trackers, chat rooms and mailing lists is expected to follow the code of conduct.