Start with a control contract

  • Tell the AI what it controls: companion, environment, side characters, narration, or all NPCs.
  • Tell it what it must not control: your character's actions, decisions, dialogue, or internal thoughts.
  • Set a reply limit. Under 150 to 220 words keeps scenes moving and reduces monologues.
  • Require every reply to end with a hook: a choice, a question, a complication, or a visible action.

Build a playable scene

  • Give the location and why both characters are there right now.
  • Give the companion a private motive that can conflict with yours.
  • Add an unresolved question: what are they hiding, what do they want, what would make them hesitate?
  • Set the tone and pacing: gritty, cozy, mysterious, teasing, cinematic, fast, slow.

Use chapter resets for long roleplay

  • When the chat gets long, ask for a bullet summary of key events, characters, unresolved tension, location, and active goals.
  • Start a fresh chat or scene by pasting the original setup plus the summary. This recreates continuity without dragging old clutter forward.
  • Keep a separate canon note for durable facts and a scene note for temporary mood, injuries, items, or open choices.

Copy-ready prompts

Prompt 1

Roleplay contract: You control [companion/NPCs/environment]. I control my character. Never decide my actions, speech, or feelings. Keep replies under 180 words. End every reply with a visible hook or a question about what I do next.

Prompt 2

Scene setup: We are at [location] because [reason]. Your private motive is [motive I do not know]. The tone is [tone]. Start with environment, your action, and one line of dialogue.

Prompt 3

Chapter reset: summarize the story so far in bullets: relationship state, location, key events, important objects, unresolved tension, and active goals. Then continue the scene from the strongest unresolved moment.