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Simple, effective, universal presets for Silly Tavern role-playing purposes. Organized file names, organized preset names, detailed instruction and documentation.

<h1>CONTENTS:</h1>
<li>CONTEXT TEMPLATE (STORY STRING)</li>
<li>INSTRUCT TEMPLATE</li>
<li>SYSTEM PROMPT</li>
<li>SETTINGS (SAMPLERS)</li>
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<h1>SAMPLERS (USED):</h1>
<li>Temperature</li>
<li>Min-P</li>
<li>DRY (prevents repetition)</li>
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> All the other samplers neutralized. That's all you need in modern times (2024/2025).<br>> I am not a fan of XTC, it feels too "loose".
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<h1>MESSAGES FORMAT:</h1>
<li>DIALOGUES - plain text, no markdowns, it's a bother.</li>
<li>NARRATION - italics.</li>
<li>Trim Incomplete Sentences: ON (it prevents sentences cut in half with leftovers ruining your experience)</li>
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<h1>PRESETS:</h1>

**A) Sphiratrioth (Conversation)** - minimal narration - when you want to simulate a natural, human-like conversation with a bot. For those who do not like the "verbose" role-play.
***<<< conversation-like, ~ 150 tokens, around 2/3 dialogue against 1/3 narration >>>***

**B) Sphiratrioth (Roleplay)** - balanced RP - when you want to experience a balanced role-play with responses around 1-2 paragraphs.
***<<< 1 short paragraph, ~ 250 tokens, around 50/50 balance in dialogues against narration >>>***

**C) Sphiratrioth (Story)** - AI becomes your Game Master (GM) - when you want those long, verbose paragraphs with rich narration & story-telling.
***<<< 1-3 paragraphs, ~ 350 tokens, around 2/3 narration against 1/3 dialogues >>>***
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<h1>How to use:</h1>

**Advanced Users:** Enjoy, modify, forget.\
**Beginner Users:** Read further.

1. Find your model's native INSTRUCT TEMPLATE. Every fine-tune stands on a base model, which is usually specified by its creator in a manner of "We're presenting the first fine-tune of Mistral Small" or "Nemo on steroids" or "LLAMA 3 with our special sauce" etc. It may be confusing, it may be clear. Not my fault :-P However, you need to identify the base model of a fine-tune by reading its description page. Different templates may be used by creators (tuners) for training - and then - templates suggested on a fine-tune's page work best. However, creators often just choose the basic template of a model they're tuning - so make sure to check the model's description page or assume it's using the base model's template (template of the main model that a given tuner is tuning).
***<<< Most typical templates: Mistral, ChatML, Alpaca, Metharme/Pygmalion >>>***
2. Golden Rule: Match CONTEXT TEMPLATE (Story String) and INSTRUCT TEMPLATE with your model. For instance, when Mistral-Nemo fine-tune is using the Mistral Instruct Template (as specified by creator of a fine-tune) - pick up the "Sphiratrioth - Mistral [CONTEXT TEMPLATE]" file and "Sphiratrioth - Mistral [INSTRUCT TEMPLATE]" file. It's very easy. I keep my naming clear - both the file names and preset names inside of the Silly Tavern UI list when you load them up. They're always clear and distinguishable.
***<<< This rule may be broken when you become the advanced user. Then, you'll know what you're doing so you'll mix different context/instruct templates. For now - one ring... khem - one template to rule them all. Don't be the Amazon Saur-off. Be a true Lord of the Templates.>>>***/
3. Download my presets.
4. Copy the [Sphiratrioth-(...)-CONTEXT TEMPLATE] files to (...)\SillyTavern\data\default-user\context.
5. Copy the [Sphiratrioth-(...)-INSTRUCT TEMPLATE] files to (...)\SillyTavern\data\default-user\context.
6. Copy the [Sphiratrioth-(...)-SETTINGS] files to SillyTavern\data\default-user\TextGen Settings.
7. Copy the [Sphiratrioth-(...)-PROMPT] files to (...)\SillyTavern\data\default-user\sysprompt.
8. Open up Silly Tavern UI.
9. Click on the "Capital A" tab in Silly Tavern UI (AI Response Formatting).
10. Load up my Context Template (Story String) Preset from the Context Templates list.
11. Load up my Instruct Template Preset from the Instruct Templates list.
12. Load up my System Prompt from the System Prompts list.
13. Click on the "Sliders" tab in Silly Tavern UI (AI Response Configuration).
14. Load up my Settings Preset from the Text Completion Presets list.
15. Enjoy.
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<h1>BEWARE:</h1>

**IF YOU WANT THE PRESETS TO WORK PROPERLY, REMEMBER TO START A NEW CHAT FOR TESTING PURPOSES/ACTUAL ROLE-PLAY. WHEN YOU SWITCH THE PRESETS "HOT", YOU MAY EASILY FALL INTO A TRAP OF CONTINUING THE PREVIOUS PROMPT. IN RESULT, THE SHORT/BALANCED/LONG RESPONSES AND NARRATION IN 1st/3rd PERSON WILL NOT SWITCH. ALWAYS START A NEW CHAT. THEORETICALLY, SWITCHING A SYSTEM PROMPT FORCES THE PROMPT EVALUATION BUT IN REALITY - IT OFTEN BREAKS, IT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. IT WORKS WHEN YOU START A NEW CHAT THOUGH - OR WHEN YOU RELOAD THE WHOLE SILLY TAVERN UI.**

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<h1>ANNOTATIONS:</h1>
<li>Context = Context Template = Story String (IN TERMS OF PRESETS)</li>
I'm simplifying here but people often get confused with names. Story String is a part of the Context Template - to be precise - but creators of models and presets use those terms as equivalents...
<li>Context = Context Length of a model (IN TERMS OF PROPER USE OF A WORD). People simplify and use mental leaps. Not my fault, again :-P</li>