French Scenario Prompt Builder

To solve this, we have to put them in a situation where their backstories don't matter. This could be a future spaceship, or a different world entirely.

The characters will act very disoriented at first. This is GPT telling you that it needs more information on the setting. You can let GPT fill this out naturally or co-author the setting with it, explaining how things work to the characters. Some of this may be forgotten between sessions, but you can explain the important parts again. You can even create a new summary prompt you can use at the end of each session - something like "Create a summary of all the information the girls know about this new world they've found themselves in. You can do it in whatever format you wish, and take as much space as you need." Then, at the start of each session, just dump that in and explain to GPT that it's what the girls already know.

I walk over to the counter and lean over it, looking at her. "So, wanna go out and do something?" I ask. (Except with your text in French, obviously. Use Google Translate if you need to - as long as you're learning, that's not cheating. Be aware that GPT's character tends to automatically "know" anything you write at all. Even your character's internal thoughts. Use that knowledge as you will.)

After that, if you want a longer-term roleplay (days instead of hours), you can do that too. But pay attention, because that's where it gets a little trickier. GPT has a problem I call "style drift" - gradually, over the course of longer conversations, GPT's formatting style drifts towards something choppy, with fragmented lines and a horrible abuse of bold and italic text. Maybe you can put up with it, but I can't stand it. So, usually, I end the roleplay after 4000-12000 words (NOT counting the original prompt) - which usually covers a scene or two.

Paste the following text into GPT (GPT o1, preferably, because that has the best results): Determine, using the scale in my first post in this conversation, how each person feels about my character now after the events of this roleplay. Use decimals down to the hundredth place and be as accurate as possible. You are the one roleplaying them so you can make a definitive answer. I'm looking for numbers like 4.21 and 9.82 - where the decimal places are being used for greater accuracy. As always, remember that the number may not have changed much or at all from the beginning, and it's also possible for it to slip backwards.

Close to the bottom of your original prompt, you'll find a section that shows how each person feels about you. Update that with the numbers that GPT gives you - in a document on your own computer. Don't read the rest of the file! That's cheating! Discover your main character naturally. She's got a rich backstory personal history, and learning it through roleplay is a lovely experience.

Then, use this prompt (preferably with GPT 4.5, but 4.0 works well enough too): Please summarize this roleplay, starting with the first roleplay post in this conversation, capturing key events, sentiments, and emotional undertones. The purpose is long-term memory storage so I can add it to the list of paragraphs I provided at the start of this conversation. Limit it to 2 paragraphs and ensure any deeply meaningful moments or intentions are retained. The purpose is to update their memory with anything they would want to remember, so I can continue using this list whenever we start a new chat, keeping them updated and current. Keep in mind that they will completely forget anything not in the summary, so anything they would want to remember must be preserved in the summary. Anything you think I would want them to remember must also be preserved. Do not create a memory; I only want the plain text summary. Write in past tense. Keep it chronological.

Close to the bottom of your initial prompt file, you'll find a section that says "Things that have happened since our first meeting - summaries from past sessions" Just paste that in there, in chronological order with the newest bit at the bottom. When you're ready to roleplay again, repeat the process, posting the initial prompt, then a starter post that includes this line, just to make sure GPT remembers: Write in first person, present tense. Do not write for me. Do not use bold or italic text at any point. Roleplay her as realistically as possible, at all times. Narrate in English. Write her speech in French.

And you're good to go! Enjoy learning French! (Ideally supplement this with some other form of learning!)