Give every member a reason to be present
A shared objective makes a group easier to follow. In a museum mystery, one character might know the collection, another might be responsible for security, and a third might have seen the missing object earlier that evening.
Begin with a small cast and add members when the scene needs them. Several characters with the same role and no distinct point of view can produce a conversation that feels repetitive rather than more varied.
Choose who should speak next
Use the responder controls to keep an important question with the character it addresses. Automatic selection, where included in your plan, can help a scene flow, but you can still benefit from deciding which participant has something useful to say.
A single chatbot describing several fictional people is different from a group containing separate bots. Both can support ensemble stories, but the setup and response controls are not interchangeable.
Questions
How many chatbots can be in a SpicyChat group?
The group setup supports a minimum of two and a maximum of ten chatbots. Use the available member and visibility controls when putting the group together.
Does a Multiple Characters tag always mean a group chat?
No. That tag can describe one character card containing an ensemble premise. A group chat has separate chatbot members and group-specific controls.