Situation Cards
How to use Situation Cards in Oz Chat — how to get them, how they affect conversations, and ideas for dates, seasonal events, and everyday chats.
Situation Cards set the stage and circumstances for your conversations with a character. Even with the same character, switching cards changes the mood, the topics, and the distance between you.
When chats start to feel repetitive, or when you want to enjoy a particular event, we recommend taking another look at your Situation Card first.
What Situation Cards change
- The setting of the conversation
- The character's outfit and illustration
- Conversation starters
- The feel of the season or event
- The mood — date, everyday life, school, work, and more
Cards act as "the foundation that tells the AI what's going on." The more closely your messages match the card, the more natural the replies tend to be.
Types of cards
| Type | Examples |
|---|---|
| Place | Café, classroom, park, amusement park, home, beach, library, movie theater |
| Time of day | Morning, afternoon, evening, night |
| Event | Halloween, Christmas, birthdays, Valentine's Day |
| Situation | Date, trip, studying, shopping, at work |
| Season | Spring, summer, fall, winter, rainy season, New Year's |
How to get them
- Limited-time monthly event cards
- Purchases in the Shop
- Extra cards for birthdays and campaigns
- Special cards for collaborations and projects
Available cards and sale periods vary by event. Check the news and official social media for the latest information.
Recommended ways to use them
1. Start with a line that matches the card
After choosing a card, it feels natural to open with a line that fits the situation.
(Meeting up at the amusement park entrance.)
Which ride do you want to start with today?(On the way home on a rainy day. I hold out my umbrella.)
Want to walk part of the way home together?2. Switch cards as the conversation progresses
Switching cards as the conversation moves along — meeting up for a date, traveling, eating, heading home — turns your chat into something with a real story.
3. Discover new sides of a character
Choosing an unusual situation can bring out unexpected reactions from a character. Especially for your favorites, try out everyday, event, and special-outfit cards.
When things aren't working
| Situation | What to check |
|---|---|
| Replies don't match the card | Add details about the place and situation in your first message |
| The conversation suddenly shifts | After changing cards, say something like "picking up where we left off" |
| The mood isn't what you expected | Also check the character's personality, Memory, and Affinity |
| You're not sure which card to pick | Start by choosing based on the place or event you want to talk about |
Related pages
Personality Parameters
How to use Personality Parameters and Orbs in Oz Chat, and what the Sweet, Cool, Mature, Intellectual, Passion, and Pure parameters do.
Characters
All the AI characters you can chat with in Oz Chat — from Nekone Kohaku, Karibu Setsuho, and the crew of the maid café Cafe ViViD MATE to characters born from collaborations. Profiles of all 21.