Added placeholder and dice config options

src/core/state.js

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export let extensionSettings = {
     showInventory: true, // Show inventory section (v2 system)
     showQuests: true, // Show quests section
     showThoughtsInChat: true, // Show thoughts overlay in chat
+    showPlaceholderCharacterCard: true, // Show placeholder character card when no characters detected
     enableHtmlPrompt: false, // Enable immersive HTML prompt injection
     customHtmlPrompt: '', // Custom HTML prompt text (empty = use default)
     skipInjectionsForGuided: 'none', // skip injections for instruct injections and quiet prompts (GuidedGenerations compatibility)
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@ export let extensionSettings = {
         cha: 10
     },
     lastDiceRoll: null, // Store last dice roll result
+    showDiceDisplay: true, // Show the "Last Roll" display in the panel
     collapsedInventoryLocations: [], // Array of collapsed storage location names
     inventoryViewModes: {
         onPerson: 'list', // 'list' or 'grid' view mode for On Person section

src/i18n/en.json

@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
     "template.settingsModal.display.showUserStats": "Show User Stats",
     "template.settingsModal.display.showInfoBox": "Show Info Box",
     "template.settingsModal.display.showPresentCharacters": "Show Present Characters",
+    "template.settingsModal.display.showPlaceholderCharacterCard": "Show Placeholder Character Card",
+    "template.settingsModal.display.showPlaceholderCharacterCardNote": "When no characters are detected, show a placeholder character card. Disable for narrator-only stories.",
     "template.settingsModal.display.showInventory": "Show Inventory",
     "template.settingsModal.display.showQuests": "Show Quests",
     "template.settingsModal.display.showThoughtsInChat": "Show Thoughts in Chat",
@@ -39,6 +41,8 @@
     "template.settingsModal.display.enableAnimationsNote": "Smooth transitions for stats, content updates, and dice rolls",
     "template.settingsModal.display.showPlotProgressionButtons": "Show Plot Progression Buttons",
     "template.settingsModal.display.showPlotProgressionButtonsNote": "Display buttons above chat input for plot progression prompts",
+    "template.settingsModal.display.showDiceDisplay": "Show Dice Roll Display",
+    "template.settingsModal.display.showDiceDisplayNote": "Display the \"Last Roll\" indicator in the panel.",
     "template.settingsModal.display.enableDebugMode": "Enable Debug Mode",
     "template.settingsModal.display.enableDebugModeNote": "Shows parser logs in a mobile-friendly UI panel. Useful for troubleshooting. Look for the red bug button.",
     "template.settingsModal.advancedTitle": "Advanced",

src/systems/features/dice.js

@@ -85,6 +85,15 @@ export async function executeRollCommand(command) {
  * Updates the dice display in the sidebar.
  */
 export function updateDiceDisplay() {
+    // Hide the entire dice display if showDiceDisplay is false
+    const $display = $('#rpg-dice-display');
+    if (!extensionSettings.showDiceDisplay) {
+        $display.hide();
+        return;
+    } else {
+        $display.show();
+    }
+
     const lastRoll = extensionSettings.lastDiceRoll;
     const label = i18n.getTranslation('template.mainPanel.lastRoll') || 'Last Roll: ';
     const noneValue = i18n.getTranslation('global.none') || 'None';
@@ -98,6 +107,7 @@ export function updateDiceDisplay() {
 
 /**
  * Clears the last dice roll.
+ * Called when the x button is clicked.
  */
 export function clearDiceRoll() {
     extensionSettings.lastDiceRoll = null;

src/systems/rendering/thoughts.js

@@ -441,8 +441,8 @@ export function renderThoughts() {
     debugLog('[RPG Thoughts] ==================== BUILDING HTML ====================');
     debugLog('[RPG Thoughts] Starting HTML generation for', presentCharacters.length + ' characters');
 
-    // If no characters parsed, show a placeholder editable card
-    if (presentCharacters.length === 0) {
+    // If no characters parsed, show a placeholder editable card (if enabled)
+    if (presentCharacters.length === 0 && extensionSettings.showPlaceholderCharacterCard) {
         debugLog('[RPG Thoughts] ⚠ No characters parsed - showing placeholder card');
         // Get default character portrait
         let defaultPortrait = FALLBACK_AVATAR_DATA_URI;