As a long-time Dungeons & Dragons player and AI enthusiast, I wanted to share some of my favorite Stable Diffusion prompts for generating D&D character art. Whether you’re a player looking to bring your next character to life visually or a DM hoping to surprise your group with vivid NPC portraits, AI art generation can be an amazing tool.
In this guide, I’ll walk through 15 of my top prompts for creating classic D&D character archetypes and races, from mighty dragonborn fighters to cunning high elf wizards. For each prompt, I’ve included tips on how to customize the outputs and provided an example image to showcase the kind of results you can achieve.
The key to crafting effective Stable Diffusion prompts is specificity and imagination. The more descriptive details you can provide, the better the AI will be able to render what you have in mind. I encourage you to use these prompts as inspiration and tweak them to match your own characters or campaign setting.
Now let’s dive in! I can’t wait for you to bring some of these unique characters to life.
Prompts for Iconic D&D Classes
Bold Human Fighter
An oil painting portrait of a bold human fighter wearing chainmail armor and an eye patch, with long brown hair and beard, holding a battle axe and shield, dramatic lighting[Example image]
For fighters, try adding more physical descriptors like scars, tattoos, or unique weapons and armor. You can also specify a background like a fiery castle siege.
Mystical High Elf Wizard
A highly detailed digital illustration of a mystical high elf wizard with long white hair, purple robes covered in astrological symbols, casting a glowing spell with sparks coming from her hands[Example image]
For spellcasters, include visual details about their equipment, clothing, spell effects, and emotional expression. Setting them in environments like an arcane library can also enhance the image.
Prompts for Classic Races
Heroic Dragonborn Paladin
An oil painting bust portrait of a heroic red dragonborn paladin with gold horns, silver armor, and glowing yellow eyes holding a warhammer, radiating divine energy[Example image]
Dragonborn make excellent paladins or fighters. Specify their scale color, horn style, armor, and weaponry. You can also add a background suggesting their moral alignment.
Clever Forest Gnome
A full body digital illustration of a clever forest gnome with brown skin, curly auburn hair, leather armor, holding a shortbow and smiling while sitting on a giant mushroom[Example image]
For gnomes, include descriptors about their hair, skin tone, clothing, surroundings, and emotional expression. Give them tools, weapons, or animals that match their specialty.
Final Tips
- Use 1-3 descriptive sentences for best results
- Specify an art style like “digital painting”
- Adjust the Guidance Scale from 7-15
- Generate 5-10 images to compare variations
- Share your best portraits on r/AIArt or r/DnD!
I hope these prompts spark some new character ideas or finally bring one of your longstanding PCs or NPCs to visual life! Let me know if you have any other requests for D&D prompt examples. Happy adventuring!
Useful sites:
- Prompthero – Browse AI art prompts and generate images
- Lexica – Share and discuss AI art
- Nightcafe – Free AI art generator