Just an afterthought, but you could probably cobble something together that asks someone for some basic prompts, like names, locations, etc, then uses a series of templates to generate a chapter of text that's reasonably coherent and tailored to an individual.
Feeding in the names of GOT characters seems to produce some entertaining alternate-universe stuff, looks like they're trying to generate something similar to a Wiki page:
Ned Stark (The Lord of Winterfell) is a Stark from the North of the Seven Kingdoms.
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Biography
Background
Ned is the father of Arya, Brandon, Robb, Rickon, and Hodor. He had married Catelyn Tully after her father died in the Battle of the Whispering Wood. During the War of the Five Kings he served as Hand of the King under Lord Eddard Stark after his father's death. Ned has two brothers, Willem and Torrhen Stark. Ned, his siblings and their children were all killed during the Red Wedding
It was [setting] in the [location]. The [creature] [action], and [intent] said "
And here's some of the results of the first complete sentence for a few iterations of each prompt (the intention being the prompts can be generated at runtime)
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It was night in the dark dungeon. The Orc came out of nowhere, and threateningly said "Who are you? Where are you coming from?"
It was night in the dark dungeon. The Orc came out of nowhere, and threateningly said "We are not going to allow the Dark Lord to rule this world. We are going to rule this world from the top. You should go back to the shadows, or you can just go to my dungeon."
It was night in the dark dungeon. The Orc came out of nowhere, and threateningly said "What are you doing?"
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It was twilight in the enchanted forest. The white elf suddenly appeared, and invitingly said "Good evening, we are ready for our banquet."
It was twilight in the enchanted forest. The white elf suddenly appeared, and invitingly said "Hey! I've been waiting for you! This is the first time I've seen you."
It was twilight in the enchanted forest. The white elf suddenly appeared, and invitingly said "Welcome, My Lady! I am here to serve you!"
It was twilight in the enchanted forest. The white elf suddenly appeared, and invitingly said "I am Tui-Yuan. Come down and meet my parents."
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It was damp in the filthy sewer. The mutated rat crept up, and cunningly said "I will tell you everything."
It was damp in the filthy sewer. The mutated rat crept up, and cunningly said "I have an idea" in a voice so high that all the other rats in the sewer turned pale
It was damp in the filthy sewer. The mutated rat crept up, and cunningly said "I am the rat."
It was damp in the filthy sewer. The mutated rat crept up, and cunningly said "You'll die soon".
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It was humid in the abandoned brothel. The policeman barged in, and brusquely said "I'm a policeman".
It was humid in the abandoned brothel. The policeman barged in, and brusquely said "go to hell".
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It was frigid in the abandoned space station. The xenomorph burst in, and acerbically said "It's warm on the other side."
It was frigid in the abandoned space station. The xenomorph burst in, and acerbically said "Hello" while it slowly closed in.
It was frigid in the abandoned space station. The xenomorph burst in, and acerbically said "I hate this cold."
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I think there's a lot of merit to this idea hey. Some of the responses are left field but could be woven into the charm. I guess the algorithm is pretty processor intensive though - is it worth it for "flavour"? It could work for a low fidelity or text based game I think.
Edit: I think it would work better if the prompt is not displayed, you just see the bit following the quote.
