Tutorial · Roleplay
Roleplay Chat Guide
The roleplay chat page matches the action density of desktop SillyTavern: 12 actions in the "+" panel above the input, a full action set on every message, and QR / automation / regex compatibility in settings. Long-time Tavern users can keep their old habits. This guide is for both new users who want the big picture and existing users checking whether a feature exists on phone.
12 actions in the "+" panel
| Action | Effect |
|---|---|
| Continue | Let the character continue from the previous message without sending a new user message |
| Rewrite | Regenerate the latest reply while keeping the old version as a candidate |
| Impersonate | AI writes a user message for you |
| New session | Start another chat and archive the old session intact |
| Narration / system prompt | Insert narration or a temporary system instruction |
| Author's Note | A persistent instruction injected by depth |
| Persona | Switch Persona (your identity) |
| Worldbook | View or toggle currently active worldbook entries |
| Attachment | Bring file content into context |
| Generate image | Generate an illustration from the current story (also supports the /imagine command) |
| Read aloud | TTS for the latest reply |
| Translate | Translate a message |
Message-level actions (long-press any message)
- Candidates (swipe): switch left/right among multiple generated versions at the same floor; a candidate picker can show all at once.
- Edit: change message body; chain of thought can also be edited or copied separately.
- Hide / restore: move a message out of the prompt. It stays visible in the UI, but the model can't see it. Restore any time.
- Bookmark / checkpoint: mark key floors and jump back directly from the session list.
- Branch: start another story line from this message.
- View this message prompt: Prompt Inspector shows the actual context this reply received, useful for checking whether worldbook entries injected.
- Other actions: copy, copy as new message, delete this message / delete current candidate / delete everything after this, and multi-select cleanup.
Writing style and identity
- AI writing style: 7 built-in presets: Tavern default / concise roleplay / detailed roleplay / immersive / actor / expert assistant / blank no-injection, switchable any time.
- Persona: your identity card (name + persona), with multiple profiles and switching, injected at the {{user}} position.
- Chat appearance: bubble opacity, quote style, immersive background (full-screen immersive mode turns on automatically when the card includes a background image).
Quick Reply · automation · regex
- Quick Reply v2: card-provided or custom shortcut button groups. Tap once to send a preset instruction, with STscript support.
- Automation: four modes: compatible / confirm each / fill only without sending / disabled. Controls how far in-card automation scripts can execute. STscript commands in the input (/send, /trigger, and so on) are intercepted and executed.
- Regex management: view and toggle global and current-card regex scripts, with separate controls for display-layer replacement (beautify) and prompt-feed replacement. If a regex replaces content with empty text, the original text is shown automatically.
- All three have both "global settings" and "current character settings"; card settings take priority.
Group chat
- Speaking strategy: natural rotation (by story heat) / list order / manual speaker (tap avatar to choose a speaker, or make someone speak immediately) / random draw.
- Character card injection: individual (speaker's card) / merge everyone / merge including disabled members.
- Auto mode: set an interval for group members to respond automatically. "Allow consecutive speech" controls whether the same character can speak twice in a row.
- Member management: add/delete, reorder, temporarily disable. Group chat JSON exported from desktop Tavern imports directly.
Online chat (IM mode)
A per-world switch. When on, chat becomes WeChat-style: replies play as split messages by semantic chunk (with typing-dot bubble and tap-to-skip), typing rhythm has three levels (fast / natural / slow), plus read receipts and automatic time bars after gaps longer than 5 minutes. It is display-only; turning it off leaves chat history unchanged. Good for phone lover / online-friend cards.
Image · read aloud · translate · voice
- Image generation: start from the + panel or message menu to generate an illustration from the story; the input supports
/imagine descriptionfor direct image generation. - Read aloud: read one message or use auto read aloud (new replies are read as they arrive), with an option to read dialogue only; choose voices by model under "Read-aloud voices".
- Translate: translate one message or a selected range.
- Voice input: microphone button in the input; send image: choose an image from the input "+", and multimodal models can respond to what they see.
Session management
Each card can have multiple sessions: create, switch, rename, pin, archive/delete, export, import chat history, and search history.Long-chat summary compresses older history into a summary so the chat can continue (regeneration supported). Timeline view plus bookmarks help you jump quickly in long sessions.