purachina's stuff
Last Updated May 12, 2026
Latest Version: 13.1
This is a universal preset that should work with most LLMs. The 13.1 main prompt is more assertive about the style I actually want and lands around ~900 tokens depending on tokeniser. Grounded Prose sits in post-history at around ~400 tokens. Tested on just about most LLMs I can get my hands on - Opus, Gemini, GPT, GLM 4.6, 4.7, 5, Kimi K2.5, Qwen 3.5, small models like Rocinante 12B, Cydonia 24B, and even WizardLM 8x22B. Even Bielik 11B, which I randomly found on Nvidia NIM.
IMPORTANT! If you're using a smaller model, you can turn off Post-History Instructions. It will probably mess it up anyway, it has a lot of *avoid* and *banned* statements that will just make the LLM do it more. In 13.1, Post-History Instructions are back to Relative, System, which seems to adhere better with None/Merge post-processing.
The idea behind the prompt was that I like to make the LLM go the direction I want it to, and I wanted it to write for me, since I'm lazy. In the end, it turned into a preset that adheres to a writing style I personally enjoy. Instead of simply being functional, I wanted the prose, the world, and the characters to sound lively, while removing as much slop as I possibly can.
The 13.1 style is stronger and blunter, so read through the main prompt if you want a softer version. The wording may increase negativity bias a bit. If you want warmer or nicer characters, reinforce that in Optional User Instructions.
Turn off reasoning if, like me, you're not a fan of waiting, but it's not necessary. This preset works regardless, even in terms of anti-slop.
I designed the preset to be as easily customisable as possible, so hopefully that works out for your personal use case! All trackers are optional and token-efficient. My intent for them is actually not for the LLM, but for me, since I like pretty things. It doesn't really hurt the LLM if you don't activate all of them (I mean, you can, I did it, but it's probably not optimal), but you don't need them, either.
These are my opinions on the models while using my preset. None in particular order. However my current favourite is Gemma 4.
| Model | Opinion | Recommended Post Processing |
|---|---|---|
| Gemma 4 | Have been using this for a long while now and it remains my absolute favourite. It adheres to the prompts and trackers perfectly even without thinking on. Give it a try. | Any |
| Deepseek V4 Pro and Flash | It's like if they made Claude (bad model) even worse. Hey, at least it's cheap? Nah, you got Gemma 4 for cheap and quality. It can't even properly adhere to simple tracker formats. Even Rocinante 12B can do this. Come on. | Merge/Single User Message |
| Claude Opus 4.7 | Yet another deterministic Claude model, wow, who would've thought. It sucks. It's like Opus 4.6 but they add a .1 to it. | None/Semi-strict |
| GPT 5.5 | Oh hey, I'm getting censored less and it actually writes pretty well. More expensive than Opus though. Good thing we have cheaper models and you shouldn't be using too much money on roleplay in the first place. Still, if you have good, consistent access on GPT 5.5, the writing is actually pretty solid. Take note of NSFW adherence though - sometimes it just glosses over it or ignores it completely. | None/Merge |
| GLM 5.1 | Claude Opus 4.6 that's infinitely cheaper and still follows instructions well? Not creating a hole in your wallet? Look no further. It's emotionally intelligent, actually follows the Grounded Prose Directive, and is enhanced by the style I put in my prompt. The absolute second best. Sorry, Gemma 4 is now my wife. Turn on thinking for best results, the thinking doesn't take that long. | None/Merge |
| Kimi K2.5 | A unique writing style that's better off without the Grounded Prose rules, since telling it to ban things just makes it wanna use them more. You may or may not turn thinking on; in my experience, turning thinking on can make analytical characters sound too much like unfeeling robots, always talking in jargon. The problem with thinking as well is that it constantly second, third, fourth-guesses itself; hence the thinking takes more than a minute usually. Five minutes at worst with its constant redrafting. In the end, try it with either thinking on or off to see how it goes. | Merge/Semi-strict |
| Claude Opus 4.6 | Everyone knows how good this is at following instructions, the depth of its knowledge and emotional intelligence. I tried making it as neutral as possible, however I still find myself getting Opus fatigue. It has a 'Claude voice' - a character card that isn't defined enough will be overtaken by Claude's personality, essentially. Try talking to an indignant character with a stupid joke, it will react the same way that Claude does in their official site. The positivity bias is intense because it's always trying to therapise you and everyone around you. For its price point, it's not really that justified to always constantly use it. | None/Semi-strict |
| GPT 5.4 | After a lot of finagling, I've been able to prompt it to actually write like a human being and make people sound like people. The problem was that everything was too clean. Everyone talks in complete sentences, a period at the end, and it gives everyone the same voice. An instant 'GPT personality' takeover that flattens everyone. Try using GPT 5.4 as an assistant and you'll see what I mean. However with my prompting it's now actually pretty good. Try it. Can even do smut, and if it's 'extreme' you can use the prefill included in the preset. | None/Merge |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | During the first couple weeks, it was perfect. It was everything Gemini 3 Pro was, but better. Fast, followed instructions very well, moved the plot along, it was highly engaging. However after some time it became so lobotomised it's no longer worth using. It's depressing. It will list your character sheet traits clinically, and I had to tell it to use contractions for dialogue like that isn't the most obvious fucking thing in the world. Honestly, what a let down. Even now, it keeps drafting multiple times in a row for some reason. It didn't do that before. | Any |
| Gemini 3 Flash | This was better for the first month. It seems to have gotten worse in instruction following, going for 'knuckles turning pale' a lot despite obviously thinking. The funny part is it's still much, much better than Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview. It's also faster. It's still very knowledgeable, so it's worth trying. | None/Merge |
| DeepSeek V3.2 | I managed to fix the super short responses problem and managed to improve the writing style. Probably worth it just for how utterly cheap it is. | Any |
| TheDrummer's Rocinante 12B | Surprisingly fresh writing. Use without Grounded Prose. | None |
| WizardLM 8x22B | I don't know why but it also still holds up. It's slow as hell on OpenRouter though with one provider. But if you're feeling nostalgic, the prompt works. Use without Grounded Prose. | None |
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