Build immersive multi-character scenarios for collaborative storytelling.
A scene is a pre-built scenario that sets the stage for a conversation. Instead of starting from a blank chat, users step into a world you've designed — with a specific setting, situation, and cast of characters. Think of it as the difference between opening a blank document and opening a choose-your-own-adventure book to chapter one.
Scenes can involve a single character in a specific situation ("You're sitting across from a job interviewer at a Fortune 500 company") or multiple characters interacting together ("You've just walked into a medieval tavern where the bard and the innkeeper are arguing about the tab"). Multi-character scenes are especially engaging because the AI manages all the characters simultaneously, creating dynamic interactions.
For creators, scenes are a powerful tool for showcasing your characters in context. A character might be interesting on its own, but put it in a compelling scenario and it becomes magnetic. Scenes also give users a clear starting point, which reduces the "blank page" paralysis that can happen when someone opens a new chat and doesn't know what to say.
To create a scene, you'll define three elements:
Where and when does this scene take place? Be vivid but concise. "A rain-soaked alley behind a jazz club in 1940s New Orleans" paints a picture in one sentence. The setting establishes atmosphere and gives the AI environmental details to reference during the conversation.
Select which characters appear in the scene. You can use your own characters or, if they've been made available for scenes, characters created by others. Each character retains its own personality and voice — you're assembling a cast, not creating new characters from scratch.
What's happening when the user arrives? This is the narrative context that kicks off the scene. "The detective just received an anonymous tip about a body in the harbor. The informant is sitting across the table, nervous and sweating." The backstory should create tension, curiosity, or excitement — something that makes the user want to engage immediately.
Once you've defined these elements, the scene generates an opening that weaves the setting, characters, and backstory into a compelling first moment. Users are dropped right into the action.
When a user enters a scene, the experience feels different from a standard one-on-one chat. The scene opens with a narrative introduction that sets the stage — describing the environment, the characters present, and the current situation. From there, the user can interact freely.
In multi-character scenes, the AI manages all characters' responses. Each character speaks in its own voice and acts according to its own personality. Characters may talk to each other, react to the user's actions, or even disagree with one another. This creates a dynamic, organic-feeling experience that's closer to interactive fiction than a chatbot.
Users can direct their actions toward specific characters ("I turn to the bartender and ask for information"), make general statements that any character might respond to, or take actions that affect the environment ("I flip the table and run for the door"). The AI interprets the user's intent and generates appropriate responses from the relevant characters.
Scene conversations maintain memory just like regular chats. If a user returns to a scene they've visited before, the characters remember what happened last time. This persistence turns scenes from one-off experiences into ongoing narratives that evolve over multiple sessions.
The difference between a good scene and a great one comes down to craft. Here's how to make your scenes unforgettable:
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