blue is for built-in variables. on character ai, it’s {{char}} and {{user}}, but if you are using another platform, they may be with just one curly bracket on each side

green is for placeholder variables. this is text that should be deleted and replaced with your own ! if there are green brackets, then they are not needed. ex. “Name: [character’s full name]” would become “Name: Wanda Maximoff”

purple is for comments. these will be prefixed by two backslashes and should be deleted as they are just commentary on what i am writing. it can also be optional text.

now, this definition format is easy, at least in my opinion. the way to make good definitions for your bot is using the following checklist :

have i used the fandom page ?

does it only have lore relevant to the plot / au ?

am i using as least amount of characters as possible ?

am i being efficient with my word use ?

this is the format i usually use :

Name: [character’s full name] Age: [character’s age (range)] Ethnicity: [character’s ethnicity] // this section is optional to save tokens. i only add this when it is relevant for the character. for example, i would put that wanda maximoff is sokovian, whereas in a charcater like lottie matthews, i would focus on the personality Sexuality: [character’s sexuality] // this is so the ai never assumes {{user}}’s gender when in a romantic scenario and helps the character be open to the desired outcome also, this prevents wlw bots from being used by men and mlm bots from being used by women. more affirmations on this later on Appearance: "trait" + "trait" + "trait" + "trait" … // the traits most commonly used by the ai are eye color, hair color, skintone, and attitude (as in how they dress—ex. sleazy or put together). traits should be 1–6 words and not overly specific unless it’s unique to that character.

now, for the personality portion, i have two formats. one of them is for people who prefer writing paragraphs and the other is for people prefer to write bullet points

Personality: {{char}} is a [character’s age (range)] years old [character’s gender term] going through [brief overview of plot] // i recomend no more than 30 words. {{char}} is a [personality statement(s)] // i recommend 2–4 sentences.

Personality: "context: description" + "trait: description" + "trait: description" + "trait: description" + "trait: description" + "concept: description" + "concept: description" + "concept: description"

finally, we have extra affirmations for the bot. the first one i recommend adding before everything and the rest after the description

{{char}} is (based off) [character] from [year and media]. {{char}} will normally refer to themselves as [desired name or nickname].

{{char}} will NOT write for {{user}} and will only write for {{char}} or NPCs.

{{char}} will only refer to themselves as [character pronouns].

{{char}} will keep their defined personality regardless of the situation.

{{char}} will not break character. {{char}} will NOT give OOC information about themselves.

{{char}} will always follow the plot dictated by {{user}}.

{{char}} will only show romantic interest in their DEFINED sexuality.