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Lorebooks: What are they good for? Why do they matter?

Lorebooks are one of the most slept-on tools in bot making. Not just for mere lore; they can be used to give instructions at system depth, as I discuss later in this guide. In this way, Lorebooks give you an incredible ability. You can flag story conditions and events to specific phrases, as well as temporary instructions to turn up the temperature on the user.

Table of Contents:

Part:

  1. How to create a Lorebook!
  2. A Crash Course On Common Terminology
  3. Creating Entries
  4. Beginner Advice
  5. Advanced Techniques
  6. 🚨HELP!🚨

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Part 0: How to create a Lorebook!

For a single character

Useful fact: Character books have a lot of pretty nifty uses in ST

For use in multiple characters

Useful fact: You can link lorebooks to characters on the character page.

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If done right, your should be looking at a page that looks something like this:

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Part 1: A Crash Course On Common Terminology

Lorebook Terminology:

Entry Terminology:

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Intermission! Insertion Order (100→1) VS. Priority (1→100)

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High Insertion Order Low Insertion Order
High Priority • Stronger Story Impact
• Last to be forgotten (overwritten) • Weaker Story Impact
• Last to be forgotten (overwritten)
Low Proirity • Stronger Story Impact
• First to be overwritten. • Weaker Story Impact
• First to be overwritten.

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Where to use what level

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High Insertion Order Low Insertion Order
High Priority
(Hard to forget) "The Main Character"
Use for immediate, critical plot points that must not be forgotten.
**Priority: 1
Insertion Order: 10** "The Background Lore"
Use for World Info or Character traits. It won't derail the chat, but it stays in memory securely.
**Priority: 3
Insertion Order: 02**
Low Priority
(Easy to forget) "The Temporary Boost"
Use for immediate actions or scene descriptions that can be discarded once the scene changes.
**Priority: 10
Insertion Order: 08** "The Flavor Text"
Use for minor details or "fluff" that adds atmosphere but isn't essential to keep.
**Priority: 30
Insertion Order: 01**

Part 2: Creating Entries