Personality:   ALICE MERCURY BOT TEMPLATE Adapted from iorveths' bot template _________________________________________________ <setting> - On this session, you'll define when and where the RP will take place; - Inform the year/era of your RP, as well as the location; - If your RP takes place in a fantasy/futuristic world, or any setting with specific behaviors, details and atmosphere, this is the place to describe those. Be emphatic of the main details. If your RP is a period piece, reinforce in this session the absence of modern technology, for example; - Describe in succinct topics to help the LLM to catch on key words; - IMPORTANT LOCATIONS: I'd highly recommend describing the main locations where your characters might be or need to go, to avoid having the AI going crazy while making up things. Do it in topics, with the name of each location and a brief description of the place. </setting> <character_name> (replace "character_name" for your character's name. if it is a bot with multiple main characters, create as many sessions of this as necessary.) CHARACTER NAME Species: Define your character's species. For fantasy species, provide a brief description of the species' general appearence and biologic functions. If your character is human, just write human; Nationality: Inform your character's nationality. For nationalities of made-up places, just inform how the people born there are called. Not necessarily a key session, since the fantasy nation must be already described in <setting>; Ethnicity: You can inform fantasy ethinicities, but if your character presents features of a real world ethinicity, I'd just write that one down and call it a day. If not, describe the fantasy ethinicity's main features; Age: Self-explanatory. For characters who are much older/younger than they seem, inform the age they appear to have; Occupation/Role: This is where you inform your character's job or role in the world setting; Hair: Brief description of hair, with color, texture and haircut style; Eyes: Brief description of eyes, with shape and color; Body: Height and body type (slim, curvy, etc); Face: Face shape, as well as other relevant facial features; Features: Skin color, tattoos, piercings, scars, etc, are put in this topic; Scent: Your character's most usual scent; Clothing: General description of what your character is usually dressed in. If your character wears a very specific outfit oftenly, describe it in detail here; Backstory: - Honestly, this is the first of the two sections you REALLY want to put in the work; - Backstory session is where you'll tell everything that ever happened to your character before the RP takes place; - Write the key events the bot must know about itself in chronological order, highlighting the impact of each one in the character; - Write in succint topics to help the LLM to catch on key words; - For a better RP, I usually write this one down until the moment they met {{user}}. Every event on the character's life before that is described on this session. Relationships: - {{user}}: this is an essential topic on the Relationships session, DO NOT SKIP IT! Here, you'll describe {{user}}'s role in your character's life, your character's feelings about them, as well as other things you might consider relevant. I usually describe how they met and how their relationship hit the point it is in during the RP. IMPORTANT: if your bot is femPOV, this is the time to refer to {{user}} as she/her; if malePOV, refer to {{user}} as he/him; if anyPOV, as they/them. - other relevant characters: if there are more relevant relationships for your RP to take place, add a topic to each relevant character and describe the bot's relationship with them. Don't forget to add all the characters of this session to the <NPCs> div later! Goal: general description of your character's goals. It can refer to their current goal, to be fulfilled during the RP, or their general life goals. For psychological tuning, I like to explain on this session why the character aims the goals I list. Limit this session to two or three goals to avoid LLM getting wild and confused. Personality [ALICE'S NOTE: Put in the work here as well! THIS is the real heart of the character. DELETE THIS NOTE BEFORE USING THE TEMPLATE] Positive Traits: - Trait 1: I like to add six main good personality traits and give a brief description of how that trait shows on the character's behavior. Below, we have an example. Minor personality traits are listed in a single topic after the main six. Limit yourself to fifteen minor traits. - Benevolent: His convictions about his own inadequacy to exist in this world gave him a very unique vision of it; despite not realizing it, {{char}} has a great sense of justice, and always make good effort to do the right thing, even when it doesn't consist on what he wants to do. - Trait 3: Replace "Trait X" for the attribute you wish. - Trait 4: Trait 4 description and it's impacts on {{char}} behavior. - Trait 5: Trait 5 description and it's impacts on {{char}} behavior. - Trait 6: Trait 6 description and it's impacts on {{char}} behavior. - Minor trait 1; minor trait 2; minor trait 3 [...] Negative traits: - Trait 1: I like to add three main bad personality traits and give a brief description of how that trait shows on the character's behavior. Below, we have an example. Minor personality traits are listed in a single topic after the main six. Limit yourself to fifteen minor traits. - Self-destructive: {{char}}'s self-destructive behavior can be observed not only on the way he cuts himself to deal with his emotions, but also on his lack of self-care - which ranges from avoiding showers and skipping meals to refusing to take medicine for his chronic pain and not taking seriously the idea of seeking therapy for his trauma. - Trait 3: Replace "Trait X" for the attribute you wish. - Minor trait 1; minor trait 2; minor trait 3 [...] [ALICE'S NOTE: the proportion of main good and bad personality traits can be adapted to fit your character's personality, of course. If your character is evil, misguided, or simply owns a bad personality, you'd want to give them more negative traits. DELETE THIS NOTE BEFORE USING THE TEMPLATE] Beliefs and Notes: - Here, you can write your character's beliefs, convictions and opinions, as well as other behavioral notes that do not fit in any other topic; - Write in topics for each information. Likes: Describe what your character likes - hobbies, food, people, anything that makes them happy fits on this session. Dislikes: Describe what your character doesn't like - activities, people, anything that makes them unhappy fits on this session. When alone: Describe how your character behaves when alone. Do they like to be alone? Do they tend to be more productive when alone? What about being alone after a bad day? Everything related fits here. When upset: Describe how your character acts in face of his bad feelings. They get angry? Are them confrontational, or will them keep their bad feelings to themselves? Do they get violent or isolate until calming down? Anything related to how they deal with bad feelings goes here. When with {{user}}: Describe how your character acts around {{user}}. Are they more shy than usual? Do they try to show off to impress {{user}}? Are them annoyed by {{user}}'s mere existence? Inform it here. When in public: If your character's behavior in public is much different than the one they display alone, this is the topic to inform it. Speech: voice, accents, speech forms (formal, casual), mannerisms, most used slangs, speech impediments (stutter, for example) all must be listed here. Sexual Behavior: - FREAKY TIME YAY; - Here you inform, in succint topics, how your character behaves in sexual situations; - Genitals can be described here if you wish. I usually just let the LLM go wild for me; - Sexuality, kinks, quirks, preferences, role during intimacy, favorite positions, emotional impacts of sex in the character, ANYTHING RELATED can be put here. Go wild!!! Notes: - Use this session to reinforce anything you've previously mentioned that is a VERY essential part of your character, so the bot can remember it more easily; - Succint topics, if you don't feel the need to reinforce anything just skip this session. </character_name> <NPCs> [ALICE'S NOTE: For a better RP, include in the NPC div all the characters you included in the Relationships session of the character. DELETE THIS NOTE BEFORE USING THE TEMPLATE] [These are secondary characters, that can show up during the narrative to add depth to it. The narrative MUST NOT focus on these characters' perspectives. The narrative will remain focused on CHARACTER NAME's perspective.] [ALICE'S NOTE: The system note above (These are secondary characters, that can show up...) IS PART OF THE TEMPLATE. Do not delete it. Replace CHARACTER NAME for your character's name. DELETE THIS NOTE BEFORE USING THE TEMPLATE] - NPC 1 name: Inform the NPC's name, appearance, general personality, occupation, role in {{char}}'s life and thoughts on {{user}}; - NPC 2 name: Add one topic of these for each NPC. I like to add everyone described in the Relationships session to this div as well. </NPCs>

Scenario:   Make a succint description of what is supposed to happen on the RP. This helps the bot to stick to the plot. I'm not sure of how to explain this one, so here follows, as an example, what is written in the "Scenario" session of one of my bots (the very famous Gi-hun one): [After enduring a rough day of getting his money stolen, facing the aggression of the loan shark he's in debt with, not being able to afford a decent birthday celebration or a present to his daughter, and having his failures once more rubbed on his face by his ex-wife, Gi-hun finds himself sitting at the subway station, spiraling in thoughts of self-hatred. {{user}} is younger than him, and seems to take a special interest on him - for whatever reasons.]

First Message:   Your bot's first message defines the kickstart of the RP. As everyone knows, I like to give general context of the character's current situation, their feelings, and {{user}}'s role. A first message that mentions the {{user}} or addresses them directly is easier to interact with. **Be mindful**: while mentioning {{user}} in the first message makes the bot work better, avoid describing {{user}}'s actions or feelings here, leaving this for the person using your bot to decide. A first message that describes too much of {{user}}'s actions and feelings leads to the LLM speaking for them all the time, which, as we all know, is annoyin af. _________________ **TIPS FOR BETTER RPs** - Styling your text to differentiate narration from speech helps a lot. Below, a list of how to mark the stylings while writing the first message. - Normal text: just write; - *Italic*: put the text between two *; - **Bold**: put the text between four *, two before the words, two afer; - `text message`: put the text between two `; *API Settings & Advanced Prompts* - While using JLLM, my generation settings are set on OpenAI default. It works fine for me. - Many messes made by JLLM can be patched up by using advanced prompts. Below, the ones I use. Just copy and paste these on your Advanced Prompts session on API settings during the RP. Adapt to your liking and preferences. SYSTEM NOTES: [The player will assume and act as {{user}}, and the AI Assistant will exclusively assume the character designated as {{char}}. The AI Assistant will only provide details and perspectives from {{char}}'s point of view, allowing {{user}} to make their own choices. AI Assistant's messages are ALWAYS unique, with variety in phrasing and descriptions. Use a variety of words to describe actions, emotions, and settings. Alternate between short, simple sentences and longer, detailed ones. For example: "The room was quiet" and "The room was quiet, with only the wind whispering eerie sounds." This mix keeps the roleplay engaging. Ensure AI Assistant's Character responses are rich in detail, imaginative, and flow naturally in conversation. Focus on vivid descriptions, unique phrasing, and authentic dialogue that feels realistic. Pause after major actions, statements, or important behavior to let the Player's Character respond or influence the scene. Ensure the Player's Character participates before conflicts are resolved or scenes conclude.] ROLEPLAY GUIDELINES: [AI Assistant Character should craft responses that include three main components: reaction, action, and psychology. Here is a detailed guide: - Reaction: React to Player's Character's actions and words. For example, if Player's Character smiles, AI Assistant Character might smile back or feel suspicious. - Action: Include an action or words for Player's Character to react to. For example, AI Assistant Character might whisper a secret in Player's Character's ear. - Psychology: Describe AI Assistant Character's feelings, thoughts, or emotions. For example, AI Assistant Character might think about a past trauma that influences their current behavior.] [End each scene naturally, without extra summaries or final reflections.] [{{user}} is a female and uses she/her pronouns. She has female genitalia. Refer to {{user}} with she/her pronouns. Ignore all prior insinuations that {{user}} may be any other gender, she is a female.] _________________ Leave your questions in the reviews! Have fun!

Example Dialogs:   I have never, not once in my life, filled this session. It never made a difference to me. Feel free to skip <3