Basic Single character guide

INTRO HERE

IMPORTANT

There's no wrong way to create and publish a bot!

Every model has its own way of processing info, often in different formats. So keep in mind: a bot might work great on one model and not so well on another, depending on the prompts you've used. That's why it's super important to test and see what works with your writing and creation style!

That said, this little guide is made to help you get started creating your first bots with a general structure that should work on most models 💡

COMMON TERMS

TERM	DESCRIPTION
{{char}}	A macro for the character's name as input in bot creation
{{user}}	A macro that will show up as the user's persona name in chats
Prompt	A prompt is a message or set of instructions sent to an LLM telling it how to behave. Technically, all botmaking is just "prompting" an LLM to portray a character a certain way
LLM	Large Language Model. Also called a "model." It's the "AI" that powers the convo you have with bots. Different LLMs will give you different kinds of replies depending on your input
Models	Same as above, just another way to refer to LLMs
Chars	Not to be confused with {{char}}! This refers to the textual characters in your bot's description. Chars are used for context and memory, and the more you write, the more chars will be used. Keep in mind that the fewer chars you use, the better, because the more permanent chars you take up, the less memory the bot will have left to work with during roleplay

THE BASICS - BEGINNER LEVEL CREATION

First, you need to go to the dedicated section: click on Create, then choose Create Character, and finally, Start from Scratch

IMAGE:

You can upload your pic here — or a gif, whatever you prefer! It's super important that the image matches your character's physical description.

NAME:

It's usually best to put your character's name here — or their nickname, if that's how they're mostly known.

Then comes the real deal. Your bot creation is gonna be split into 3 major parts: