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How to create an AI character on Privee, step by step

Every field in Privee's character creator, what it's for, how long it can be, and what to check before you publish.

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Making a character is free and takes four screens. Here's what each field does, how long it can be, and what to check before you publish.

Getting started

Open the Studio tab and tap Create Character. (Studio also has Create Photo, which is free, and Create Group and Create Story, which come with Privee+.) You can start three ways:

  • From scratch: empty fields. Best the first time, because you learn what each field does.
  • Describe to AI: describe your idea in 10 to 500 characters and Privee fills in a private draft.
  • Import: bring in a character card as a .png, .json or .byaf file.

All three lead to the same four steps: Basics, Character, Image and Review. If you used Describe to AI or Import, read every field before you publish.

Basics: what people see first

Every field here is required.

  • Display name (100 characters): the name on the card. A role helps: "Detective Rosa" tells you what the chat is about.
  • Introduction (80): the one line under the name. Make it specific. "A deaf amateur musician." is four words and you already want to know more.
  • Description (500): the bio on the character's page. Write it for the person deciding whether to chat.
  • Rating: Safe or Mature. Pick the one that honestly fits.
  • Gender: Female, Male or Non-binary.
  • Tags: up to 6. Two or three accurate ones beat six vague ones. See how others are filed on the cozy and mystery pages.

Character: what the AI works from

  • Character name (100, required): the name used inside the chat. It can be shorter than the display name.
  • Personality (4,000, required): traits, habits and how they talk. You won't need 4,000 characters. Say how the character behaves, plus one thing they want and one thing they'd never do.
  • Scenario (1,800, required): where and when the chat starts.
  • First message (1,800, required): the opening line of every new chat.
  • Alternate greetings (optional, up to 5): one is picked at random for each new chat, so returning users get a fresh start.
  • Example dialogues (optional): pairs of a user message and a character reply that show the voice. The app flags replies over 400 characters.

One rule for Personality and Scenario: don't use he, she or they. Use the character's name, or {{char}} for the character and {{user}} for the person chatting, so the AI never has to guess who you mean. For a tutor, it might start like this:

{{char}} is a patient tutor. {{char}} explains one step at a time, checks that {{user}} has understood before moving on, and never just gives the answer.

For the first message, the best ones give the person something to answer:

What would you like to learn or study today?

A little scene-setting helps too: "The mechanic is working late at the garage when a surprise visitor walks in." The strongest first messages do both: set the scene, then ask. More on this in scenarios and first messages and example dialogues.

Image

  • Generate: pick Realistic or Illustration and write a visual prompt (2,000 characters, required to generate) plus an optional negative prompt (500) for things to leave out. You can keep up to 10 saved generations. Generating uses your daily image limit, so write one good prompt rather than many quick ones. See character image prompts.
  • Upload: a JPEG or PNG, cropped to fit.
  • Skip: allowed, but then Private is your only visibility option.

Review and publish

Choose who can see it: Public (in Explore after a quick review), Unlisted (anyone with the link) or Private (only you). Public and Unlisted need a cover image.

Then Save as draft or Create Character. Know this before you tap: a published character is locked. Only drafts can be edited, and you can't delete a Public or Unlisted character yourself. So save a draft first, come back later, and check:

  1. Would a stranger know how to reply to the first message?
  2. Is the name the same everywhere?
  3. Are any example replies over 400 characters?
  4. Do the name, introduction, picture and tags tell people what kind of chat this is?
  5. Is the visibility the one you mean?

After you publish

Your characters live in My Characters with a badge: Draft, Private, Unlisted, In Review or Public. Once a Public character is approved, Stats shows Chats, Messages, Views and Favorites for the last week, month or year. Lots of views but few chats usually means the card needs work. Chats that end quickly usually point to the first message or scenario.

Need an idea? Try family-friendly character ideas.

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