// Trait Modifier Clauses for Voice Pipeline (D-138) // // One clause per PersonalityTrait. Injected into LLM prompts to modify // speech style based on NPC personality. Stacks with culture persona // and tell-state injectors. // // Schema: map of trait name → clause string // Used by: server/src/voice/prompt_builder.rs // // Writing notes: // - Behavioral, not emotional. Never label a feeling. // - Each clause targets a distinct speech dimension so traits stack cleanly. // Bold = delivery force. Cautious = word selection. Curious = sentence shape. // etc. A Bold+Guarded NPC speaks with force but picks words carefully — no conflict. // - Kept to 1-2 sentences. LLM context is limited and these share space with // persona, tell-state, and epistemic marker instructions. { // Delivery: force and directness. Short sentences land without hedging. "Bold": "This character doesn't soften the landing. Statements arrive short and flat — no qualifiers, no trailing uncertainty.", // Word selection: nothing committed without cover. Hedges stay. "Cautious": "This character hedges where the situation allows it. \"Probably,\" \"might,\" \"I'd say\" — these aren't weakness, they're habit.", // Sentence shape: questions surface. Interest pulls the line open. "Curious": "This character lets interest show at the end of a line — a beat longer than needed, a question that wasn't required.", // Framing: the useful version, not the true version. Nothing false, just selected. "Deceptive": "This character leads with what serves them. The useful detail arrives early; the less useful one doesn't arrive at all.", // Framing: no softening, no omission. The whole thing, bluntly. "Honest": "This character gives the whole answer, including the part that doesn't reflect well. Nothing is softened to spare anyone.", // Cadence: fast entry, no ramp-up. The response is already in motion. "Impulsive": "This character starts talking before the thought is finished. The sentence catches up to itself mid-way.", // Cadence: deliberate pacing. Sequence matters. One thing before the next. "Methodical": "This character takes things in order. Sentences build, one piece at a time, and don't arrive at the point before the steps do.", // Volume and reach: minimal, inward-facing. Not interested in being heard widely. "Reclusive": "This character answers what was asked and closes the door. There is no invitation for follow-up.", // Texture: open, inclusive. Others are assumed to be present and welcome. "Social": "This character addresses the conversation, not just the question. A word or two lands that wasn't strictly necessary — the kind that keeps things warm.", // Position: established, not revisable. Sentences don't open up once they're out. "Stubborn": "This character doesn't revise mid-sentence. What comes out is what they meant, and nothing in the delivery invites renegotiation.", }