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Roleplay Setup

Craft the opening your character sends when a chat begins — write it yourself or let AI draft it — and shape how every conversation with her starts.

2 min readUpdated July 13, 2026

The Roleplay setup tab in the character editor controls the single most important moment of any conversation: how it opens. Here you write the first message (or messages) your character sends when a chat begins — the lines that set the scene and steer the opening narrative.

Why the opening matters#

The opening is what greets anyone who starts a chat with her. A strong one drops you both straight into a situation — a place, a mood, a dynamic — instead of a cold "hey." It's the difference between a flat chat and one that feels like a scene already in motion. This is where you author that.

Step 1 — Let AI write the opening#

Describe the tone and vibe in a few words — for example, "shy librarian, rainy night, slow burn" — and tap Write opening. The AI drafts an opening message for you. From there you can:

  • Edit the draft directly.
  • Add to opening to keep it.
  • Redo to generate a different take.

A few words is plenty; the AI does the writing and you refine.

Step 2 — Build and preview the opening#

The second section shows exactly how her opening will look — the messages she sends, in order (up to 10). You can:

  • Add AI-written drafts from step 1.
  • Write your own messages by hand.
  • Reorder and manage them so the opening flows the way you want.

When it's right, Save the setup.

How it connects to chat#

This opening is what she leads with in the chat. It's her starter scenario — the scene she's already in when you arrive — so what you write here shapes the very first thing that happens every time someone talks to her. To see how scenarios and openings play into immersive roleplay from the chat side, see the Roleplay guide.