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Stars
The characters you play: who they are, their versions, and choosing one for a chat.
A Star is a character you play, sometimes called a persona. Stories write {{user}} where your character goes, and AiRP fills in your Star's name.
Making a Star
Select New Star on your roster. If you don't have one when you start a chat, select Make a Star to play.
To bring personas from another tool, select Import on your Stars page. It reads SillyTavern persona backups, character cards as .png or .json, and plain JSON. You can check what comes across before anything is saved.
Who they are
- Name is the only required field.
- Also known as holds other names, titles, or nicknames that identify your Star in a scene, such as "the captain." Readers don't see this list. Use names that no other character shares, so the AI doesn't mix them up.
- Pronouns are optional. If you don't set them, stories use they/them. Stories that write
{{they}},{{them}}, or{{their}}use your Star's pronouns. - Portrait is optional.
- Folder keeps your Star with other roster content.
- Known from the start is what other characters would notice right away. Keep it short, because it's sent with every message.
Versions
A version is the same Star in a different setting, such as a modern take and a fantasy one. Each version can have its own age, look and outfit, style and manner, skills and abilities, background, and portrait. The name, pronouns, and details stay the same. A Star can have up to 12 versions.
A version's name is only for you, and isn't sent to the story. If you leave the version portrait empty, it will default to the main image. A version's text is added to Known from the start and sent with every message. If a Star has no versions, you play them as described.
Tidbits
These are tidbits about your Star that the story only learns when they come up. They reach the AI according to their type and insertion settings, the same as any other tidbit.
Tidbits guide →Playing as a Star
When you start a chat, choose your Star under Who you play, and pick a version if they have more than one. Your Stars are grouped by folder. You can switch Stars during a chat in Chat settings, under Playing as.
Chats guide →