Characters & chat
Set the scene for your next AI roleplay
Give your companion an opening situation with adult participants and a decision still to make. Explain your role and the mood you want, then leave the next response open. The story can develop through your turns without a complete plot written in advance.
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Introduce a place, a purpose and a next step
Explain who the characters are, where they have met and what needs their attention. Add a short instruction about presentation if useful, such as a preference for dialogue over description. Make clear that you will write your own character's speech and decisions when that boundary matters to you.
You coordinate our community garden, and I am helping with its visitor afternoon. Everyone has gone into the hall to escape a downpour, while the sign-in desk is still out in the rain. Suggest what we should do in character and ask which job I want. Let me supply my own dialogue and movements.
Correct the active scene without replacing its premise
If a response confuses the situation, identify the error and return to the agreed moment. In the garden example, you could remind the companion that the visitors have reached shelter; the remaining problem is moving the sign-in desk, not rescuing the guests.
Keep corrections focused rather than introducing a contradictory account of the story. Summarise who is present, where they are and what remains unresolved before continuing. Repeat essential facts when needed instead of relying on flawless recall.
Read the permanent mode-change confirmation carefully
Visual style and conversation mode are separate choices: a realistic image does not specify the mode. Supported custom characters offer Switch to Roleplay Mode through the three-dot chat menu. Accepting it permanently changes the character's mode, whether its appearance is realistic or illustrated.
Read the confirmation before you accept this change. Asking in chat for the old manner or personality does not undo the switch. A tone instruction can guide dialogue, but it is not a reversal of the character's permanent mode setting.
Keep the scenario adult and decide when to stop
Describe an adult cast and the boundaries of the interaction you want. Our content rules apply to every scenario, including fantasy. Calling something roleplay does not permit prohibited content or authorize you to bring another person's private information into the fictional exchange.
Where cloning is available, keep the original thread and explore a different choice in its own branch. You are also free to finish without another story turn. Change the subject, explain that you are leaving the scene or simply close the conversation.
Your questions
How much setup does an opening scene need?
Provide the roles, the immediate situation and an open question or decision. A brief style preference can help establish your intention, but leave room for a reply rather than filling the opening with unrelated instructions and predetermined outcomes.
What can I ask if the companion starts deciding my actions?
Request that it describe its own character and the setting while leaving your words and decisions to you. Restate that preference if needed later; the instruction is a boundary for the exchange, not a guarantee that every reply will follow it.
Is the custom character's Roleplay Mode switch reversible?
For custom companions with this option, Switch to Roleplay Mode is a permanent change. Proceed through its confirmation only when you intend to keep that mode; a subsequent message cannot switch the character back.