James N.
Role-play writer and front-end tinkerer
James N. started role-playing on message boards and now spends his evenings tuning character cards and local chat front ends.
He writes the setup guides he wanted on day one, and when a tool or a trick does not work, he says so.
Articles by James
How to set up SillyTavern on Windows, macOS or Linux
Install SillyTavern on Windows, macOS or Linux, find the local address, connect a Chat Completion or Text Completion API and open a first character.
7 min read
The best AI chatbot for roleplay depends on how you play
Eight roleplay chatbots compared from their own pages: free options, memory limits, content rules and listed prices, with every unverified gap marked.
7 min read
How to write a roleplay character card that holds up
What goes in each field of a roleplay character card, how many tokens to spend, how example dialogue works, and a short sample card to copy and adapt.
6 min read
AI roleplay prompts and scenario ideas that give the AI something to do
AI roleplay prompts sorted by genre, from salvage tugs to flooded valleys, plus what makes a scenario prompt work: a role, someone opposite and a clock running.
6 min read
Perchance AI roleplay: how it works, its limits and the alternatives
How Perchance's AI character chat works, from example characters to lorebooks, what its own pages say about storage, ads and limits, and where else to play.
6 min read