Qwen3.8 Max · prompting-guide
Turn Qwen3.8-Max Roleplay: Direction Following, Reasoning Time, and Preset Feedback into an executable task with explicit inputs, environment, and boundaries; see the detail page for steps and limits.
Source type: Prompt and preset experience feedback Publication: Reddit, r/SillyTavernAI Original post author: u/_RaXeD P… This is a necessary excerpt; read the original source for full context.
The discussion focuses on RP prose, content filtering, direction following, and thinking time. Feedback is mixed: some users find 3.8-Max too heavily guarded and its writing uninteresting; others find lower-token presets faster but more likely to ignore formatting instructions; and some observe that longer thinking produces stronger prompt/rule adherence. The actionable conclusion is to write prose style, character rules, output format, and stopping conditions as a short, explicit contract, then test reasoning tiers separately.
Role: You are [character] and act only from that character’s perspective.
Scene: [time, place, relationship, current conflict].
Style: [sentence length, narrative perspective, language, allowed/prohibited expressions].
Direction: Advance only one observable action per turn; do not decide the user’s actions or speak for the user.
Continuity: Use only confirmed settings; ask when uncertain and do not invent facts.
Format: Write the action first, then dialogue; 300–600 Chinese characters per response; do not summarize or explain the rules.
Check: Before output, check character consistency, format, content boundaries, and unresolved clues from the previous turn.Establish a latency baseline with a shorter preset and medium/low first, then compare direction following with high/xhigh instead of looking only at prose quality.
If “fast thinking” ignores formatting, shorten the rules, put the format at the end, and add a brief pre-output self-check.
Track content filtering, third-party routing, and provider differences separately; do not attribute a provider’s policy to the model itself.
How does it stand up against other frontier models for RP? Is it better or at least close to something like Opus 4.6 or… This is a necessary excerpt; read the original source for full context.
This article retains the discussion's source material related to RP prompts, presets, reasoning, and providers. It does not include adult-content examples or treat community judgments about safety policy as official conclusions.
Reddit, r/SillyTavernAI · Source date: 2026-08-12 · Edited: 2026-09-20
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