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| 71 | ## Character Cards | 71 | ## Character Cards |
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| 73 | SillyTavern is built around the concept of "character cards". A character card is a collection of prompts that sets the behavior of the LLM and is required to have persistent conversations in SillyTavern. They function similarly to ChatGPT's GPTs or Poe's bots. The content of a character card can be anything: an abstract scenario, an assistant tailored for a specific task, a famous personality or a fictional character. | 73 | SillyTavern is built around the concept of "character cards". A character card is a collection of prompts that set the behavior of the LLM and is required to have persistent conversations in SillyTavern. They function similarly to ChatGPT's GPTs or Poe's bots. The content of a character card can be anything: an abstract scenario, an assistant tailored for a specific task, a famous personality or a fictional character. |
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| 75 | The name field is the only required character card input. To start a neutral conversation with the language model, create an new card simply called "Assistant" and leave the rest of the boxes blank. For a more themed chat, you can provide the language model with various background details, behavior and writing patterns, and a scenario to jump start the chat. | 75 | The name field is the only required character card input. To start a neutral conversation with the language model, create a new card simply called "Assistant" and leave the rest of the boxes blank. For a more themed chat, you can provide the language model with various background details, behavior and writing patterns, and a scenario to jump start the chat. |
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| 77 | To have a quick conversation without selecting a character card or to just test the LLM connection, simply type your prompt input the input bar on the Welcome Screen after opening SillyTavern. Please note that such chat are temporary and will not be saved. | 77 | To have a quick conversation without selecting a character card or to just test the LLM connection, simply type your prompt input into the input bar on the Welcome Screen after opening SillyTavern. Please note that such chats are temporary and will not be saved. |
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| 79 | To get a general idea on how to define character cards, see the default character (Seraphina) or download selected community-made cards from the "Download Extensions & Assets" menu. | 79 | To get a general idea on how to define character cards, see the default character (Seraphina) or download selected community-made cards from the "Download Extensions & Assets" menu. |
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