Part III · Roleplay Mode · Chapter 17

Scenes — Pre-Built Scenarios

Setting the stage for specific experiences.

Scenes are pre-built scenarios for roleplay. You set the stage, and the character adapts to it while keeping their personality. This is how you create specific experiences — a haunted space station, a coffee shop meet-cute, a medieval tavern on a rainy night — without having to build a new character for each one.

The scene form

Field	What to write	Tips
Title	Short, evocative	“Haunted Space Station,” “Coffee Shop Meet-Cute”
Genre	The category	Sci-Fi, Romance, Fantasy, Horror
When	Time period	“Present day,” “Year 2847,” “1920s”
Where	Location	Be specific. “Abandoned orbital station” beats “space.”
Tone	Emotional feel	Tense, Warm, Mysterious, Playful
Backstory	The situation	Most important field. What's happening, how you both got here.
Player's Goal	What you want to do	“Escape the station,” “Get to know the stranger”
Intro Text	Scene-setting prose	Write like a novel opening. Mood, intrigue.
Character Greeting	Opening message	First thing they say or do.

The backstory is everything

Good scene backstory

{{user}} wakes up alone on a derelict space station with no memory. {{char}} appears from the shadows, equally confused. Something is hunting them both.

Avoid over-detailed scenarios

Keep scenarios focused. Avoid describing specific locations or events in the present tense, or the character will assume they're true for the ENTIRE roleplay.

If your scenario says “{{char}} is injured and in the hospital,” the character will think they're still in the hospital even after going home. Better: “{{char}} was recently injured and is recovering” lets the story move forward.

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