Bring a scene to life through AI roleplay

Set the roles and the first decision

Give each participant a part to play and establish the place and event that bring them together. If you have a writing preference, include it briefly: ask for dialogue-led responses or reserve your own character's choices and actions for yourself.

I am volunteering at the open day for the community garden you coordinate. A shower has brought the visitors indoors, but we left the welcome table outside. Respond in character with a suggested next step and ask which task I will take. Leave my words and actions for me to write.

Put a mistaken detail right

State the correction and pick up from the last situation you established together. For the garden scene, explain that the visitors are already inside and that the welcome table is what still needs bringing indoors.

Avoid giving the companion a new version of the whole setting for every correction. A brief reminder of the active participants, location and unresolved choice can keep a longer story focused on the events you actually want to continue.

Know what the Roleplay Mode switch changes

A realistic portrait is an appearance choice, not a chat-mode setting. For custom companions that support it, the three-dot chat menu includes Switch to Roleplay Mode. That change is permanent for the character, regardless of its visual style.

Consider the confirmation carefully before making the switch. You cannot reverse the mode change later simply by telling the companion to return to an earlier personality in a message.

Choose the boundaries and when to leave

Keep all fictional participants adult and state the kind of interaction you want. A roleplay request cannot override our content rules or give permission to include somebody else's private details in the story.

If cloning is offered, use a separate branch to explore another direction while retaining the first thread. End a scene in whatever way suits you: introduce a new subject, say you are moving on or leave without another response.

Your questions

What belongs in the first message of a roleplay?

Introduce the roles and a situation with something to answer or decide now. Add a concise style instruction if needed, leaving a next move open instead of assigning a long list of disconnected tasks.

How do I keep control of my side of the scene?

Tell the companion to write its own role and the surroundings without deciding your character's dialogue or choices. If that boundary is lost in later replies, state it again before continuing.

Can a custom character switch back from Roleplay Mode?

Switch to Roleplay Mode is permanent for the custom companions that offer it. Accept the confirmation only when you want that mode to remain in place for the character.