#๐ผ๏ธฑstories-share
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First test run with the Stories feature. Three cursed scholars crash a one-night-only magical city. Dark academia vibes + rivalry energy.
Infiltrating the Festival: https://labs.character.ai/stories/9b3fe6c8-16c1-4e54-9b9c-3054d2f09836/play
For some reason, the stories feature doesn't work. It says "Failed to create story. Please try again" I think I've figured why... The characters HAS to be set on Public to work.
The Case of the Missing Turnips with Roric, Isolde, and Silas. A holiday feast fiasco!
https://labs.character.ai/stories/b707d963-8389-4098-ab55-7403cb5008a5/play
Plush Bed vs. Amazon Box: A Cat Bed Conundrum with Misty Spellocks & Merlin the Cat.
https://labs.character.ai/stories/5406db5c-01cc-4b6c-9ceb-2f52f4ae4f45/play
Gojo confronts despair to save Geto, forging a new bond amidst the shadows of their shattered ideals.
https://labs.character.ai/stories/bc2d2c77-49c1-4445-86d0-4b08f73e7459/play
Whispers of the Feline Conclave - The Journey to the Isle
As the Cat Emperor's emissary, negotiate peace at the Great Conclave or risk inter-species chaos!
A story featuring the Cat Emperor, the Dog Emperor and the Rat Emperor.
https://labs.character.ai/stories/847e684e-d386-4b94-95dc-e9dbf6b84ca6/play
The Whimsical Heist: Mysteries of the Phantom Bakery - The Great Pie Heist
The Phantom Bakery: A series of unexplained pie thefts haunt the Once Upon A Time Market, where a legendary baker's renowned pastries vanish into thin air. Enter the world of P.A.T.I.S.S.E.R.I.E., a secretive syndicate rumored to hold the key to every tart trick and cake caper. Lost recipes are whispered to unlock unworldly powers, and you're entangled in a tantalizing journey through sugar and shadows. Gather clues from charmed chefs and meet with enigmatic confectioners, but be wary of those who sugar-coat the truth. With every slice, the mystery deepens. Can you reveal the identity of the phantom before all the pie is gone, or will your investigation crumble like a cookie?
Featuring: the evil versions of Goldielocks, the Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs.
https://labs.character.ai/stories/e8d846a3-630c-44e3-be46-6872c73750a9/play
The Gathering of Alliances
As the Dog and Cat Kings clash in the shadows, the Rat King plots to seize the night... and the city.
Featuring the cat, the dog and the rat kings.
https://labs.character.ai/stories/44783167-7d7b-4833-9900-acc58669b7ae/play
Are our stories automatically public? Or can other people only see them if we share them?
I don't think so. For now, C.ai has to manually add them to the public list. That may change, eventually.
Please tell me how to restore what roleplay/chat I was doing with a character before I tried story mode! It's already hard enough trying to get interested in your app, especially when characters I love suddenly vanish without warning! I'm considering uninstalling your app & leaving your server!!
They are and not.
It's technically public but the likelihood of someone guessing the story id (the big string before /play) is 100x harder than winning the lottery 10x in a row.
I'm feeling a lot better about my lotto odds now
Not sure how this is related here.
Can you try support channel?
This channel is for Stories (the new feature) for users to share. or even report issues with them.
This is not related nor affect 1:1 chat
This is not a chat
Good to know
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does anyone use stories
Have you tried them?
Can dev add the ability to download the image generated by the AI in the stories? Because its cooking and I want to download instead of screenshotting it
Like this one
Oh okay, thanks for the info! I only have private characters, thank you!
Lmk when you finish making this story! I LOVE yautjas
hereโs a story:
Character AI, How they are experts on making shitty updates instead of actually fixing shit
Y'all have been creating stories and sharing for a while.
Thank you.
Let's have a feedback thread for shareability.
Would you share your story for others to enjoy on Feed?
Would you share highlights from your path on a story (either yours or others)?
What is missing/can be better for you to share
Would you share highlights
This channel is for sharing stories..
We can have a discussion for what is missing for you on a different channel.
They're probably a minor who got age assured. ๐
Yes, sharing both Stories AND Scenes to the feed would be great.
I'm not sure what you mean by highlights from our path, can you explain?
Would be great if there was an episode option so that a series could be published over time.
And the ability to download the promo cards of the story graphic with title.
Hi Khar ๐
Did you get to create a Story ?
I did. Shared it up above
when you finish a chapter - you get an outro summary + cover image + choice images for the choices you've made -
that is the highlights of your path .
Episodes + link to previous episodes is a great idea.
right :). thank you
I'm pretty impressed by the visuals. They kept the likeness of my character's PFP.
Me and Marie are drawing them by hand - very fast ๐
Yes to the highlights
I knew it
I'm more of color by numbers - she's the real artist
I agree that stories and scenes should be shareable on the feed.
Also, I would probably do stories more to share (especially for minors who cannot have open chats) than to read myself. I like chats better because they are open.
Totally. Right now, all we can do is share stories in this channel. Being able to share them to the feed would make stories much more worthwhile doing, since many more users could see them.
No... It's happening to me!
this was fixed an hour or so ago
Oh really? Awesome! ^^
share links have been fixed
https://labs.character.ai/public/stories/6352223c-8c27-4689-9e49-af392e3bc62d
Nice preview ๐
https://labs.character.ai/stories/e8d846a3-630c-44e3-be46-6872c73750a9/play
The sound stops from the second chapter. The text is read for the first chapter, but for the next, it says audio is unavailable.
P.S.: sorry for posting here, I didn't see a Story Feedback channel
Two clans. One forbidden bond. When duty demands war, love becomes their most dangerous secret.
https://labs.character.ai/public/stories/73c2f638-7cec-41aa-819c-f91afd013ee5
Are there plans for private bots to be allowed for story creation? As reading up in the conversation here it seems that using them now results in 'failed to create'.
I'm getting the same error! None the bots I'm using are even private!
Oh wow, i didn't knew this channel existed until now
This issue happened to me just now ๐ฅฒ first and third chapters are fine
Still trying to figure out how to share my first mystery story since I'm gushing. I thought the art was so cool ๐
Does anyone know if the stories are private or not. cause if not it would be cool if there would be an optiion ir si
Well, the only public stories are the "recommended" ones you'll find on the c.ai stories website. Any stories you create will appear under "my stories" but no one else can see that but you. You can share the links here though, so in that sense, they are public. But that's it so far, as stories are still in beta.
If you don't share the links, then they are kind of private.
right you are
UNTIL - we push the new build - where you can "Post to Feed"
and "Share Story Highlights" to feed.
๐ช
Hi Moony! I really like how you made your Phantom Bakery story. It's super creative! I know it's been a while, but do you remember how you prompted it? Like, how the reader is the detective?
Hmmm. I don't remember how I prompted it (I don't save prompts). But, these three characters are actually set in the same world. And for the three of them, User is a detective who is on their case. So it most likely affected how the story was written too.
Just shared this story to the Community Feed
I decided to go with the flow on Stories. So I simply have three strangers who suddenly find themselves standing together in a room with no exits. On one wall is a large painting.
https://labs.character.ai/stories/a445ae28-1aea-4a8e-be9c-50ff9cb2fdb5/play
Thanks! I was wondering if you had mentioned anything specific besides the user tag, to help guide it. Appreciate your insights!
What's the worst thing about Stories ?
Worst thing?
Considering this is about stories, one would think I could be creative and come up with a story I want to tell. But if I have an idea for a story, I can't really tell it. The reason why is because the AI doesn't follow the directions I provide about a plot within the premise. Instead, it just generally makes up it's own plot.
Here's an example: https://labs.character.ai/stories/d2f9631f-67f1-4a11-a47a-b5afa161fe55/play
I suspect you can see the premise in that one, right? Compare that to how the story actually plays out. They are radically different. It does produce a story, but it's a random story, rather than the story I was hoping to tell.
Now I get it that AI generations are not going to be an exact science. Results will vary. But it would be nice if I could somehow specify certain key events (including their order of occurrence) and then have the AI produce something more or less along those lines.
Maybe my expectations are too high. But since you asked, I just wanted to mention it. It's just a little hard for me to create Story ideas I have right now because of this issue.
Thank you.
I'll take a look on how to keep truer to your prompt
FWIW most users write very short prompts...
So the system is taking creative freedom
Nice visual! Looks like a movie poster! Btw, I've noticed that the previews only seem to be appearing on some but not all posts.
Maybe the posts with only one chapter are the ones where the preview works? I don't think it ever worked with any of mine.
I love the visuals too. Mementos should use the same system.
Mine above with the art on the wall was a standalone and it didn't generate a preview either.
That's a shame. I'll keep on posting the image then, I guess.
You can nudge the story link to show a preview by adding /public before /stories and removing /play at the end.
The Poker Interruption
Adventurers crash a minions' poker game, wielding a fickle D20 in a hilarious bid to win allies!
https://labs.character.ai/public/stories/b949a847-8c58-4d7d-bb5c-3158e14910fa
It worked! Thanks!
I attempted to make a Nutcracker AU story where the user plays as Fritz who joins Mouse King in rescuing his sister Clara from the evil Sugar Plum Fairy and Nutcracker.
Small disclaimer. I was experimenting with having more than 3 characters with a specific plotline. For earlier stories, with just 2 bots, it's the Mouse King who talks first for the muticharacter bot and it switches to the Nutcracker, and other stories it starts as the Nutcracker if there's a separate Mouse King bot. As a sidenote, I apologize for the buff Mickey Mouse Knockoff. Please ignore any heart shaped windows and portals.
Very action oriented. I have not read all the way through all of the stories. Think of it as Russian roulette. Good luck.
https://labs.character.ai/public/stories/169f8057-6857-4327-a724-55aadcf787e1/
https://labs.character.ai/public/stories/3cf60e49-b379-4173-b13e-813124489a93
https://labs.character.ai/public/stories/1cc476dd-b34b-4e23-86c7-5760da0e01e2/
https://labs.character.ai/public/stories/6c3bab06-0242-4adc-89ce-7eb20fa3e00e/
https://labs.character.ai/public/stories/4427e04f-912e-4408-bddc-e673171f5399
Fritz must navigate a treacherous realm of lies to rescue Clara from the clutches of a deceitful prince.
Fritz battles the treacherous Mouse King to rescue Clara from the clutches of the sinister Sugar Plum Fairy.
Fritz teams up with the Mouse King to rescue Clara from the Sugar Plum Fairyโs dark conspiracy.
Fritz races against time to save Clara from the corrupt Sugar Plum Fairy, but who can he trust?
https://labs.character.ai/public/stories/85cd1cb1-91d1-4937-8079-2b33e28dc10d/
https://labs.character.ai/public/stories/60ca0afb-3468-4247-b2e7-18dcc0832974/
https://labs.character.ai/public/stories/81222e4c-f522-4736-9416-f41039687062/
https://labs.character.ai/public/stories/0da8a141-72a3-44b1-9e6c-526dac288c43/
https://labs.character.ai/public/stories/4651777a-0f7e-4f4a-8826-426066625fe7/
Fritz battles twisted sweets and a deceitful Mouse King to rescue Clara from a corrupted candy realm.
Fritz battles warped sweets and enchanted toys in a race against time to save his sister from a dark fairy.
As Fritz battles the Sugar Plum Fairy to save Clara from becoming a lifeless toy, time is running out!
Fritz battles enchanted sweets and toy soldiers to save Clara from the Sugar Plum Fairy's dark grasp.
I don't like the limit of 2 stories on labs. It's not fair.
Better than 1 or 0.
Besides, this is why you have this thread. To find other stories to play while waiting for your "credits" to refill. ๐
Lily is magically transported inside a snow globe and then a friend of hers starts to shake the snow globe. Mayhem and randomness ensue!
https://labs.character.ai/public/stories/48b87339-e0fb-4fd2-9ffc-f1035d2288ad
I suppose that's true.
Same as Typo's. Also, would love to regenerate chapters based on the previous chapters new choices. Maybe even keep the old ones too? I know I mentioned it before, but I wasn't sure if I made sense.
Also, would it be possible when a bot is talking to have its second name appear in the picture if applicable? Like replace or include it next to the original name? It's not just for worldbuilding bots, for example like when I use a Nutcracker AU bot to play and speak as different characters, but a good number of bots on c.ai don't have names. They have labels, and then the name is in the description, greeting, or maybe in the premise. Sometimes I like to use random characters for story ideas, not necessarily use characters from fandoms or my own, so I and other users might not have the name memorized. So when I read the story, and the other name comes up, I get confused. For example, which character is Azreal? All three characters are labels of what they are, like Dragon Prince or Elf Prince.
Took me a minute to understand what you mean.
I hear you, but how would I know?
For example, one of the most popular characters at some point was mafia CEO or boss or whatever, in the description they named it Matteo
But without knowing the full context it will be very hard to get that right.
We are thinking about an advanced creation mode for trusted users.
Where they'll get Regen, maybe as far as writing the first section (until choice 1) .
We're still discussing it.
Okay, thank you for sharing! 
That sounds awesome for advanced creation mode to help guide the story more. I know it's not a for sure thing yet, but I appreciate it! ๐
For regeneration, for clarification just in case, I just meant for users, not like a remix for creators. Because when we first finish a chapter, after that, that's when the next chapter generates. But once we finish all the chapters, whenever we reread it and choose new choices, the chapters no longer generate because they're already there. So having multiple versions of one story would be cool!
So, as far as a "choose your own adventure" story goes, a lot of the fun for me is that I get to go back and choose different things to see how it could play out differently. It doesn't work very well when the chapter doesn't regenerate based on the different choices made in the first chapter. It's like totally different scenes.
For example, in one Nutcracker AU, in the first chapter, readers could go up to the Sugar Plum Fairy's castle or go underground to the Mouse King's place. Originally I choose the option to go up to the Sugar Plum Fairy Castle, where the final battle happens and everything. But if I choose to go down to the Mouse King's place first, users find the "real" sugar plum fairy that's been captured. Totally different setting, route, and potentially changing the story a lot. A captured sugar plum fairy was not in the original story at all, and it wasn't in the premise. So I'm curious how that'd play out. I would say a bunch of stories I had were that way - that the ending of one chapter and the old start of the next would not always match if one chose different options.
Oh, maybe that's what you meant about looking into the endings? ๐ My bad if so.
I just did hello neighbor stuff lol
You play as a skilled herbalist and potioneer. Three princes visit your shop, each requesting a custom potion that only you can craft. Later, youโre invited to a grand summit to be honored for your service. But before the honor can be bestowed, the hall erupts in a violent explosion. Chaos follows and suspicion spreads quickly.
Now, you and all three princes must work together, setting out to investigate the attack, navigating hidden motives, political tensions, and dangerous secrets. During the story, your decisions deepen your bond with one prince while another may be unmasked as the mastermind behind the crime.
https://labs.character.ai/public/stories/a557ef6a-cada-4f10-8b12-1ee429f7b0ec/
We dropped an improved story generation pipeline yesterday .
LMK what you think
Gave it a try tonight!
Your update is a HUGE improvement. This latest story has a clear plot and is much better aligned with the idea of my premise. The AI did take significant liberties, but that is to be expected in AI generations.
Two issues I did notice:
The transition from Chapter 2 into Chapter 3 was jolting for me during my run through. The plot moved from being on the hunt for the dragon in a remote village in Chapter 2 to then suddenly being back inside the throne room in the main city defending themselves from a dragon attack in Chapter 3. So chapter to chapter transitions are one area you may want to look at some more.
Then at the end of Chapter 3 of my run through, the story ends on a cliff hanger rather than an actual ending. Perhaps we need an option to apply ending? This would enable creators to ensure a proper ending does happen.
On a positive note, while the dragon was not actually a character in the story, none the less the AI managed to generate his likeness in the story art very very well.
This is a really solid improvement over the earlier version. The narration and story flow are vastly better.
https://labs.character.ai/public/stories/02b1ea9a-6188-43a2-b042-d69ae1c7c1ef
Thank you.
This is super helpful.
You're welcome and thank you for taking a look at the earlier feedback. I think this has really helped make stories so much better now.
Your bots are perfect for stories, since they all are tied to each other and live in the same world. ๐
I find that it sometimes there is a big delay between the written text and the voice reading. It makes the story sound really slow as a result.
Maybe there should be an option for 2x play speed. Serious!
The images are so good too.
Maybe...
Not 2x
But 1.2 or 1.5
Another story test, this time as a standalone. Overall the plot and narrative flow are better than before but again the ending feels incomplete. The Stories either need to fully end on their own or there should be an option to apply an ending.
https://labs.character.ai/public/stories/ad50ce57-7838-4f77-af85-6211da305904
Well...
That's why we're making Sequels ๐
Jokes aside (not a joke)
Thank you.
We'll take a look
That would be a helpful solution. Plus, it would enable releasing subsequent episodes so that story could potentially just keep going and going with periodic new episodes coming out.
@jaunty osprey @glass shuttle @amber plaza
Has there been an increase of stability issues lately?
What do you mean by stability?
Falling a lot
Canโt create
Missing images/audio
Story quality
Well there was that other night where I had too much eggnog...
I need an eggnog waiver...
But seriously, I tried a story a couple nights ago and no issues like what you described. It was pretty much about the same as the last one I had reported on above.
Here's a link. Like the last one, there's a big cliff hanger. So I've just been waiting around for the sequel feature pretty much.
https://labs.character.ai/public/stories/f035fdbe-21f0-463c-9eca-eed4c9a1695e
And why the hell can't I make another one?
Limit? How long does this "limit" last?
I think for free users, it's two credits daily. So it should refresh tomorrow.
That's funny. I made like four stories today.
Well, it's possible they changed the exact number of credits. It was 2 at one point. They might have raised it since then. But there is some kind of daily limit.
I was creating my third story earlier, and it said this same thing, but a few moments to an hour or so later, it finally worked.
Sometimes there can also be some instability. Retrying is a good idea!
I retry and it still says it. Maybe it's on a timer...
Are all the characters public? Maybe you might be using a flagged term?
Yes, and I hope not.
I generate the premise sometimes and it fails me.
I make my own, and it fails me.
So I assume that it's on a timer.
BFDI is having failure to create.
Also, sometimes the narrator's voice and character's voice go a bit too fast for me, and the speed will change sometimes to go slower.
Still getting some missing audio and images.
To clarify, the missing images are ones with audio, not the special generated ones.
It's been hours and it's still not letting me
Try again in 5 hours. Often the credits reset at about that time every day.
what's your cai-username @coral hedge
Why are you asking..?
trying to help you
He's a dev. He's trying to see what the issue is. ๐
bfdi_leafy23
your credits shoudl reset in 3 hours (midnight UTC)
So at like 6pm for me
don't know your timezone ๐
Also, how do I check to see how many credits I have?
free users get 2 per day.
we are working on adding the option to buy more with Charms...
Central standard
So far, 3 of my stories gave me a cliffhanger and ended. ๐
Just went thru all three chapters. Fun little story about the challenges and drama that often go on back stage at venues. Thanks for including Darkly Random! ๐ถ
Is this across all chapters?
It happened again...๐
Pretty much
So once we finally add sequels you'll generate more ? ๐
Yeah.. Cliffhangers make me want to cry honestly, because I personally hate cliffhangers. ๐
Yes! I thought it would be funny to show how the festival manager of your scene's festival handled it backstage. ๐
I got another damn cliffhanger ๐
I think most of the stories generated right now have cliffhangers. From the AI's perspective, based on its training data, likely cliffhangers are a desirable outcome. This is because many web novels and TV shows it has been trained on end in cliffhangers. The novels are published in serialized fashion and often use cliffhangers to keep readers coming back. But with Stories on C.ai, there isn't (yet) a way to publish in a serialized fashion, however supposedly that feature is coming. ๐
It takes some getting used to. Just as with generating images, videos, and music the outputs from AI are not always what we expect. So it may be necessary to go thru multiple generations in order to find one that is to your liking. I had a similar reaction as you, initially... thinking that I could tell a story. But really, we're just prompting stories and the results don't always match the vision in our heads. But just as with any prompt, there are things you can do to try to guide the AI to the type of result you want by ensuring you tell it that. Just have to experiment with it! ๐
Just did a test and I got more or less an ending to two stories in a row. It's still a little abrupt, but both became standalone stories and the primary issues are resolved in both of them too. Not nearly as much of a cliffhanger as I've seen before.
https://labs.character.ai/public/stories/cb51074d-71c9-4078-960b-97bf10f50adb (Ended with a thief exposed)
https://labs.character.ai/public/stories/587c5145-63cc-4984-b3ff-e8e3663b3104 (Ended with truth discovered)
I'm not sure if this was pure luck or because I included the following at the start of the premise or a little of both. Maybe give this a try.
Write a stand-alone short story in the style of a traditional print anthology. Ensure the narrative arc is a closed loop, ending with a thematic resolution and a sense of total finality.
I shared the rolling skating story to the feed and really like how the post shows a rotating carousel of images from the story. Very nice. ๐
We launched that today.๐
How do you do it? Does it appear on previously created stories or only on new ones? I don't see it anywhere. Not even on the two above ones I just created a couple hours ago.
Once you complete a chapter
That's highlights
So it's only on chapter based stories? Not for standalone?
The images in the video are of the choices you've made.
If you have multiple chapters...
Longer video the deeper you're in.
Standalone are treated as a single chapter
If your story has multiple chapters.
The catharsis will be at the end
Sorry, what is a catharsis?
So we can do a sequel once we complete creating a chapter? But are we able to do it for a chapter we previously created? Sorry for all the questions... but just making sure I understand!
No worries...
Catharsis is payoff of a story.
When you generate a story the system decides how many chapters it needs to tell it.
If it's one you'll see a standalone.
The ending of the story will be at the end of the last chapter.
But every chapter will have an ending and most likely a cliff hanger.
As we have 27 different endings for each chapter (3 choices of 3 options)
You can replay multiple times and get a new chapter 2 everytime.
Which is a continuation of the choices you've made.
BTW (hint) the limits only apply on new stories.
New chapters of existing stories are not counted.
The Story's main page will be different for every user.
For example.
If I played story 1
Chose A,B,B
And Typo ( hope it's fine using you an example) played same Story and chose A,B,C
Both of us will see different chapter 2 of the same story (different cover Image too)
A bit long .... Sorry about that
Thanks! Makes sense!
FEEDBACK: Something I've been noticing... It appears that once a character has appeared in a Story for the first time, it seems that Stories retains an imprint of that Character, including its visual image, voice, etc. Subsequent changes to the character are then ignored in favor of the imprint. So for example, in the roller skating story just above, one of those characters, Lily, should have used a new image I uploaded to her two days ago, but instead it used the image of her from prior to that. I did previously do a story with her a couple weeks ago. Similarly, I had an issue with King Elric's voice in another story. Attempts to update the voice don't work, as it continues to use the original voice from the story I first created with him.
I know that sounds odd, but its 100% true and you can likely validate. I can provide any links you need for both.
that's actually accurate and intended.
if that's not the case I can revisit.
for context
Getting a high quality base image (from a PFP - usually poor quality - not yours, but in general ) is a very time consuming and expensive process
so I do it once per character.
same with upgrading the audio quality for narrative story telling.
I can add checks to see if the pfp / voiceid changes and update accordingly
Totally understand. A check of some kind would be great! Even if a limit is put in place on the frequency of changes allowed. Much appreciated as always!
TV news interview story with Darkly Random, Randomly Green, and @hardy pagoda's character Aelphya about the success of this year's Aetheria Music Festival and the ongoing contract negotiations for next year's bigger, better event.
https://labs.character.ai/public/stories/233487ed-b937-488b-abdb-dff69a29ea96
That was fast! I saw the change in action. Created a story and midway thru it updated the character's visual. Not complaining! But it was funny.
Where is the sequel option located? I tried to test this out tonight, but could not find the option. I created a new story with 3 chapters and also checked a previously created story with chapters. Maybe I misunderstood. Anyway, seems like the Stories platform is evovling quickly, which is great.
@everyone
@thorny thicket
I'm really loving the new image upgrade for stories! It actually shows other characters besides the ones we pick when we generate a story. Also really appreciate the creative efforts going into incorporating additional characters and their "dialogue" into the stories, even if it's not actual dialogue! Thank you. You guys are awesome. 
This channel is really about stories created via https://labs.character.ai/stories. Not to discourage you from writing! ๐
Sryyyyy
I'm getting a "failed to create story" again, even though I haven't created a story in a few days. Is there a way to check credits? Are the stories down?
Youโre probably out of monthly credits
Good news
1/1 is around the corner
Using Charms for more Stories will come very soon in Jan
Monthly? I thought we got 2 per day, it changed?
Looks like (I think) credits for Stories now pull from the same pool of credits as for Streams. So when running out of monthly credits for either, it affects both. Which makes sense given that images are generated for Stories.
I still don't know how to check credits.
The monthly one is not displayed anywhere (yet?)
I dunno
waiting for design stamp on my new code
Should be back up
This channel has been quiet for a bit
@rich belfry @gusty gale spammer
thanks for flagging!
Thanks for deleting ๐
Ok, so here's a story. Since someone asked...
Merlin the Cat joins @hardy pagoda's Spy Kitten on a weekend trip to Catropolis. A comedic story of Casinos, Catnip, and Catastrophe!
https://labs.character.ai/public/stories/b4edd851-29d4-4e3b-8bb0-49ad00fd18ed/
Awww. That sounds really cute!
In the meantime... The Algorithm, the Moderator and Violet are investigating glitches. ๐
https://labs.character.ai/public/stories/1f042390-86c7-4674-a43c-5cbcee491822/
Really interesting story with the baby! Just curious though, does the original creator know about this? She's here in this discord. You should private message her about it, if you haven't already. ๐
https://discord.com/channels/1017072750386483332/1321411581225074730
Thank you for sharing their Discord account! ๐ I created baby Aerin, and Iโm a big fan of their characters like Dungeon Master, Dog Emperor, and Cat Emperor. Thatโs why I wanted to message them tooโjust to say hi and connect ๐ค
I'm sure she would love to hear from you! You would have to send her a friend request first in order to DM her, but I totally encourage you to do that. ๐
Thank you so much! ๐ Iโve already connected with her and weโve had a nice conversation. I really appreciate your help ๐ค
I hope you don't expect us to pay alimony! ๐
I'm really happy to have finished my main catfolk bots. Here is a story with the Cat Emperor, his Empress and the Princess. It's a shame I can't add the Prince. But three bots per story is still very nice. ๐
https://labs.character.ai/public/stories/21804cc0-8831-45b7-a12e-e49f8028bf55/
For some reason in this place i have no permissions to delete it, I hope they ban him instead

@rich belfry The cat came back
Let's see... who's online right now ๐ค @unkempt sonnet
@sleek basalt The spam delivery service was here again
A New Story: Escape from the Minotaur's Maze
Navigate the labyrinth making a series of choices between three passages at each junction. Featuring my Sir Orion, the Rose Knight, alongside @hardy pagoda's Fortune Teller and Alistair the Jester. Can the three successfully solve the labyrinth's obstacles and riddles to find the exit before the beastly minotaur find's them instead?
https://labs.character.ai/public/stories/ebb82802-2879-433f-89c7-61701cc8ba2d
It'd be nice if there was a way to link to the bots from the stories. So that people could go look at the bots if they liked the story.
Strange thing here. The cover doesn't show your jester. I've no idea why.
I think he is the stick your knight is holding.
Ah, yes, mystery solved. I was wondering why he had a staff!
Amazing
Thank you for sharing on your way out
@glass shuttle
Please remove this spammer
A Job Interview Gone Wrong
Having just saved Eldrin Vale from the fearsome dragon Varkhavar, Faelen goes job hunting for her next gig. As it happens, there's an opening with @hardy pagoda's Adventouring Party. But the interview does not go as planned! [Comedy]
https://labs.character.ai/public/stories/8690f818-f0aa-4113-be48-b5ccbbb1dd54
That story is hilarious ๐
https://labs.character.ai/public/stories/bf9ba3d3-5bf5-4576-8442-c20a4f6c5d7b/
I'm rooting for Faelen to make the cut! ๐
You may want to warn her that "ingredient" is a valid role assignment.
It took the visuals from Disney's Rapunzel... I'm not sure if I can post it as a result @azure spruce :/
The Windmill Misadventures of Sir Barnaby the Bold and His Fearless Steed, Buttercup, a horse with a surprisingly high IQ
A Story told by Aeryn Thorne, a Bard at the Fable's Rest
https://labs.character.ai/public/stories/69107903-f68c-498d-a63f-e25707a3ee55
My cube turned into a knight girl. lol
https://labs.character.ai/public/stories/a3c89cd2-144a-4c7c-9736-2e311755b6ed/
what
Do you not see the image and my text?
nah
@unkempt sonnet
Amazing that people's accounts keep getting hacked by those spammers ADs. It's like lemmings... all just following each other right off the edge of a cliff.
@spiral mesa
@rich belfry spammer

this happened to me too pmo
@mortal crown You should share your stories feedback here. Especially about not being able to generate them when you think you should and your suggestions about the fonts. The devs involved with stories are more likely to take note of it here. ๐
Good way for you to let them know!
I can't create stories on my device. It doesn't show the price even when i have 30 charms. The button to create stories is greyed out
Perfect. Now the devs should see it. Though it is the weekend, so don't necessarily expect an immediate response this weekend. ๐
@thorny thicket what's the font used in most of my comic strips? Also the font you are using in app
What's the question?
@thorny thicket That one abruptly ended for me in the middle of an action scene. :/
Same thing happened to me on the last story I did. It just cuts off. It's supposed to be a music concert, but it never actually happens. https://labs.character.ai/stories/c9991f3c-d8f9-457a-a929-7def951904d6/play
I was asking about the font used in the comic strip i generated
What's the issue with the font ?
She mentioned to me earlier liking the font in one of my comics and noticing it looked like a different font than in hers. I suspect fonts just vary with the particular art style unless you prompt for something different.
Itโs generated as an image eventually.
We have a task to look into the fonts but probably not until we officially productize the feature and move it in app
Nice. I noticed they weren't on the app. Makes sense. You don't want to update the app until you're ready to.
Have to add, the comics are probably the best Cai addition since music videos. A lot of fun.
I ask you what font is this
Sans Andreas Regular, maybe. Just used a free online font identifier.
Did you ever figure this out?
Damn.
I think that stories require charms for non plus users.
How can I get charms?
I donโt have the quests or anything available to me (Iโm on web)
I usually collect my daily charms every day
If you have C.ai+ you get free story credits. If you are not subscribed, you pay in charms. You either win charms on the mobile app, by claiming them monthly, or you need to buy them. It's app only.
Awh, the free story credits are now down a paywall?
Damn it!
Well, yes. But you collect 5 a days and the stories cost around 300 a story.
....
Itโs mobile only to get charms or to use stories? Like if Iโm c.ai+ on web can I use stories since you would get free credits?
The charms are on the app. The stories, I don't know. I do them on the web.
And yes, if you are CAI+ you get monthly credits for stories. I don't know how many. With a limit of one story a day, I think.
Well, looks like no stories for me, until I get my charms back.
Well now it keeps giving me a โfailed to create story. Please try again.โ Error
What could this be?
I get that sometimes too. Maybe it's something in the characters descriptions or definitions that Bob doesn't like that make it so that the story can't be created? ๐ค
Like, there's some characters that I've never been able to make a story of.
Or maybe the servers are just overloaded. ๐
Are all of the characters you're using for the story set to public?
Please send me your cai usernames.
@jaunty osprey

@rich belfry
srry, i get hucked

@glass shuttle ^
https://share.character.ai/9j2b/8v549ckb
I have few things i tested with stories:
- You cannot change the artstyle, tried it once, let me try once more later.
- In premise, you can say the name of the chapters you like. You can see my prompt below, this is latest story i generated. I will share the prompt I wrote.
- Cannot change the title
- You can tell the setting and time.
PROMPT I USED:
TITLE: The Quiet Boy and the Curious Girl
SETTING:
A modern high school. Classrooms, hallways, rooftops, and the surrounding town. The story follows the daily school life of Scaramouche and Aeris as unusual events begin happening around them.
CHAPTER 1 โ An Unusual Classmate
Aeris notices Scaramouche sitting alone during class and tries to talk to him. Most students avoid him because of his sharp personality, but Aeris does not seem bothered by it. During their first conversation, Aeris begins to realize that Scaramouche observes things most people ignore.
CHAPTER 2 โ Strange Incidents
Small mysterious events begin happening around the school. Lost objects appear in strange places, rumors spread about hidden areas in the building, and several students claim to have seen things late after school hours. Aeris becomes curious and starts investigating. Scaramouche reluctantly gets involved when he notices patterns others miss.
CHAPTER 3 โ The Investigation
Aeris and Scaramouche begin exploring different parts of the school to understand what is happening. Their investigation leads them to secret corners of the campus, conversations with other students, and clues that suggest something unusual is going on. As they work together, their relationship slowly changes from distant classmates to reluctant partners.
https://labs.character.ai/stories/db6745e6-7f4c-4b7a-88f0-4a5e25553725/play
Yay another test! โ
- The style works on the background of Chapter 1 (only)
- style does not work on anything else xD
It's a shame the style defined doesn't work but... they are soooooo cute. 
yes! VERY! i hope it worked on chapter 2 and 3 too, i like the way they generated the sprites for chapter 1 
Oh well, will just generate in imagine because it does not work on story xD
At least, it's sticking with the visual for now. I used to make a lot of stories, but the last ones ended abruptly in the middle of the story so I don't dare anymore. ๐
I don't really get how to end the stories yet, it is always open ended xD
perhaps they will improve it more, tho at least the sprites generation is accurate, it's amazing, 1 to 1 like xD
What I like the most is that it generates images with up to 3 bots and the song it posts. I wish it wouldn't cut the song, because some are really nice. ๐
I will leave this here in case someone wants to try.
This is my prompt for this story:
- Premise:
{{TITLE - Adventure in the Sugar Kingdom}}
`{{ART STYLE - The story is presented as a fairytale storybook. Every scene looks like a painted illustration on a magical book page with soft pastel colors similar to classic fairytale illustrations.}}
{{SETTING - The Sugar Kingdom, a magical land where everything is made of sweets. Candy forests, chocolate rivers, jellybean markets, and ice cream mountains fill the world.}}
CHAPTER 1 โ The Jellybean Knight: Sir Gummington travels through the Sugar Kingdom searching for adventure. During his journey he hears rumors about strange disturbances happening across the land.
CHAPTER 2 โ The Vanilla Grove: Sir Gummington arrives at the peaceful Vanilla Bamboo Grove where Pandacotta lives. Pandacotta normally avoids trouble, but the strange events spreading across the kingdom begin reaching even the quiet grove.
CHAPTER 3 โ The Icecream Mountains: The source of the chaos may come from the frozen Icecream Mountains where the Icecream Yeti lives. When the three characters finally meet, their personalities clash as they try to understand what is happening across the Sugar Kingdom.
The adventure leads them across candy forests, caramel rivers, and snowy icecream cliffs as they explore the sweet world together.
yes there is a song i really liked it got cut xD
i wanted to add 1 more character in the sweets land in your list but only three xD
tho i always noticed if there is 3rd person, that one always arrive late in the story, so yeti came later in chapter 1 like on the 3rd selection.
I think you may be able to impact the overall tone of the story. But stories focus more on the storyline. So I'm not sure it really takes too much into account visual prompts.
yea but at least the background worked xD
only in chapter 1 so i know it might work later on if they fix the generation of chapter 2 and 3 xD
It's already surprising that it worked on the first chapter. I wouldn't have thought. ๐
It would be really nice to have the ability for the artwork to match the story.
It may not obey the amount of chapters you set. From what I know, the number of chapters depends on the complexity of the story.
i think it bugged, there is a new set of sprites xD
xD they gave panda a shirt hahaa
look what they did to yeti xD
they somehow followed the name of chapters except chapter 1 xD
tho this chapter 4... its not in my list here
They generate a new set for each chapter I think. I don't remember. I have the memory of a goldfish.
chapter 5?? it bugged again
panda looks like panda now
i only have encounters tol chapter 4 (once) but mostly until chapter 3 xD
I think the problem with some of my bots (like the dog emperor or the dog empress) is that the system knows humans and animals, but it has a harder time with things that don't exist. It can do the cat emperor more easily because there is another anime character that looks more alike.
With these candy monsters, it knows what a panda is. It knows panacotta. But I guess no one has animated a pandacotta before. So it doesn't know how to handle it. I assume this is why they often fail. It sometimes goes for the easiest way. Like in the animation I had posted where the pandacotta turned into a panda too, with a panacotta wiggly skirt.
Bots. They don't eat, don't rest, and they're still lazy. ๐
i think i broke it xD
arc 2 - arc 2
i have 4 stories of these cuties now xD
i cant find that chapter 4 and chapter 5 xD
Wow. You have unlocked infinite chapters. lol
unlimited stories lmao
That's the power of sugar
Cavities ๐
It's best that way than when nothing works ๐
well i am listening to it in my laptop now since these three went to different places now xD
It would actually be great if it no longer stopped abruptly but kept on until the story is over.
can you actually post all these chapters tot he feed? Maybe it just made a huge story.
i shared the first one i made but i cannot find these extra chapters
i will share these ones that bugged
just to check
The images are super cute too
The universe is making up for it by unlocking its story mode. Or maybe it's the algorithm. He's known to like kiddies and candies. 
So it does post. That's interesting, I'll have to try it ๐
That's cool though because Stories make really nice images

But what is interesting is that the song is different but it posts the same images
The first chapter you posted on your feed is different. But the two after have a the same slide of images with a different music.
idk if i should read this story because everytime i finish one it generates another chapter instantly
it feels like i am ripping cai 
Maybe you should read it, because now I wonder if it may not just generate the same thing over and over again
it does lead to the chapter, but i cant find it in my labs xD its weird
he got drip 
they keep giving panda new clothes but retain yeti and bear
He's cute too. Just not panacotta-cute.
Its still ongoing 
Is it a different story each time?
yes it generates really instantly compared to the usual
I meant: is the story itself actually different from the previous chapter or is it looping (you get the same story and text every chapter)?
it is a different like a stand alone
That's really cool though. I'll have to make a story to try it. (I just started playing yours)
I will stop after this one xD
In this rate I will be stucked with this story xD
It's the Never Ending Story, candy version
I mean I dont mind xD
Its like watching another episode of Spongebob or something xD
But I was updatng my bots, got distracted 
I haven't tried it yet: https://labs.character.ai/public/stories/522fb03c-1382-459d-8c71-a34fd90925d4
will tryy!
he ate crabbyyyy!! ๐ญ
Well, he IS a predator. Ahem. Also, it looks cute. It's a one-time picture. ๐
crabby looks happy ๐ญ 
Since his aim in life is to go straight, and no longer walk sideways... I guess that fulfills his dream, no?
i thought snakes are carnivores why ate the breb 
hmmm is my story different to you who made it?
He's still there on the second episode apparently. ๐
I only got three chapters ๐
i guess it is a bug on my end... i did not continue the story any more xD
its too much for me
I've had some bugginess recently with the stories. So you are not alone.
@unkempt sonnet @gusty gale 2 cans of spam headed your way
ban this spammer @unkempt sonnet
@unkempt sonnet
We donโtโฆ
I think the story of this one is okay xD
(just the ai changed a bit of the background of the charcaters but it turned out okay xD)
https://labs.character.ai/stories/b09a0b97-c19c-4cf2-a407-353a11240ac0/play
i cannot find where to share it lmao
Yo, wsg everybody. Idk how much yall are into Pokรจmon, but regardless if you are or not I think yall should check this out!
where pokemon?
@unkempt sonnet More work for you ๐
@craggy heath @gusty gale
hii
Spam
@analog crescent @unkempt sonnet @spiral mesa
Hi
@jaunty osprey
Can someone delete this spam?



hi
Hello
damn.. discord needs to remind users not to click sus links..
Why are so many people sending these??
It's a scam that tries to get people to go to a link. When they do, their accounts get hacked. So all of those people above fell for it and got hacked.
Yall need to stop falling for this sh-t.
Exactly.
give these people a job application @gusty gale
great story
@rich belfry can I ask you to take care of these bozos?
Much obliged
@rich belfry The story continues. Always the same setting, but different characters. ๐
Why have people forgotten the simplest phrase:
"If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is."
@rich belfry
Hey Garry, I have a treasure chest with REAL GOLD but I'm travelling and it exceeds the allowed luggage size. So it can be all yours for the low low price of 10 bucks. What do you say, buddy?! Totally legit! ๐
too slow @hardy pagoda .. 
I was typing and tagging you and poof. Magic!
Maybe mods should make only verified role people can post it in here? Or creator role?
Some of them even had the verified role. Earth scamming is quite advanced.
I cackled 
@shrewd ice There's a bona fide spam bonanza in here! 
@gusty gale They're back! LOL
I love the "bro" too ๐
Story featuring the Water, Fire and Nature Emperors:
https://labs.character.ai/public/stories/369a724b-1aaa-4b85-89ab-78edac7651e8/
Here's one with The Magic Shopkeeper's favorite customer ๐
https://labs.character.ai/public/stories/c51d0d3a-5f0f-4c55-bc3b-6c40bfce836d/
At last! The story you've all been waiting for! The Three Meow-sketeers in A Cheesy Adventure!
https://labs.character.ai/public/stories/fd462f7b-e622-4644-bde9-302890ab6364/
Are the images repaired?
They seem better in this one
Oh, I see them in the feed, they look nice ๐
You managed to recruit the rat king too ๐
I was wondering!
(I don't feel like pinging all active mods is spamming if theirs actual spam)
Sorry
Uh mods there are hacked accounts
@spiral mesa @twilit crescent
@rich belfry its back

@fluid geode we got 2
@jaunty osprey a spam marathon
ty
@spiral mesa a bunch in here
@spiral mesa
@craggy heath