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| 71 | 71 | ## Character Cards |
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| 73 | 73 | SillyTavern is built around the concept of "character cards". CharacterA character card is a collection of prompts that sets the behavior of the LLM and is required to have persistent conversations, similarin SillyTavern. They function similarly to ChatGPT's GPTs or Poe's bots. ItThe 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 | 75 | NoneThe ofname thefield cardis fieldsthe exceptonly therequired namecharacter iscard requiredinput. To start a neutral conversation with the language model, create an emptynew 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, suchbehavior asand behaviorwriting patterns, and a scenario to jump start the chat starters. |
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| 77 | 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 athe welcomeWelcome screenScreen after opening SillyTavern. Please note that thesuch chat are temporary chatand will not be saved. |
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| 79 | 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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