Added placeholder and dice config options

index.js

@@ -331,6 +331,11 @@ async function initUI() {
         updateSectionVisibility();
     });
 
+    $('#rpg-toggle-placeholder-card').on('change', function() {
+        extensionSettings.showPlaceholderCharacterCard = $(this).prop('checked');
+        saveSettings();
+    });
+
     $('#rpg-toggle-inventory').on('change', function() {
         extensionSettings.showInventory = $(this).prop('checked');
         saveSettings();
@@ -402,6 +407,12 @@ async function initUI() {
         toggleAnimations();
     });
 
+    $('#rpg-toggle-dice-display').on('change', function() {
+        extensionSettings.showDiceDisplay = $(this).prop('checked');
+        saveSettings();
+        updateDiceDisplay();
+    });
+
     $('#rpg-manual-update').on('click', async function() {
         if (!extensionSettings.enabled) {
             // console.log('[RPG Companion] Extension is disabled. Please enable it in the Extensions tab.');
@@ -482,6 +493,7 @@ async function initUI() {
     $('#rpg-toggle-user-stats').prop('checked', extensionSettings.showUserStats);
     $('#rpg-toggle-info-box').prop('checked', extensionSettings.showInfoBox);
     $('#rpg-toggle-thoughts').prop('checked', extensionSettings.showCharacterThoughts);
+    $('#rpg-toggle-placeholder-card').prop('checked', extensionSettings.showPlaceholderCharacterCard);
     $('#rpg-toggle-inventory').prop('checked', extensionSettings.showInventory);
     $('#rpg-toggle-quests').prop('checked', extensionSettings.showQuests);
     $('#rpg-toggle-thoughts-in-chat').prop('checked', extensionSettings.showThoughtsInChat);
@@ -493,6 +505,7 @@ async function initUI() {
 
     $('#rpg-toggle-plot-buttons').prop('checked', extensionSettings.enablePlotButtons);    $('#rpg-toggle-plot-buttons').prop('checked', extensionSettings.enablePlotButtons);    $('#rpg-toggle-plot-buttons').prop('checked', extensionSettings.enablePlotButtons);
     $('#rpg-toggle-animations').prop('checked', extensionSettings.enableAnimations);
+    $('#rpg-toggle-dice-display').prop('checked', extensionSettings.showDiceDisplay);
     $('#rpg-stat-bar-color-low').val(extensionSettings.statBarColorLow);
     $('#rpg-stat-bar-color-high').val(extensionSettings.statBarColorHigh);
     $('#rpg-theme-select').val(extensionSettings.theme);

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 no characters parsed, show a placeholder editable card (if enabled)
-    if (presentCharacters.length === 0) {
+    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;

template.html

@@ -180,6 +180,14 @@
                     <span data-i18n-key="template.settingsModal.display.showPresentCharacters">Show Present Characters</span>
                 </label>
 
+                <label class="checkbox_label">
+                    <input type="checkbox" id="rpg-toggle-placeholder-card" />
+                    <span data-i18n-key="template.settingsModal.display.showPlaceholderCharacterCard">Show Placeholder Character Card</span>
+                </label>
+                <small style="display: block; margin-left: 24px; margin-top: -8px; color: #888; font-size: 11px;" data-i18n-key="template.settingsModal.display.showPlaceholderCharacterCardNote">
+                    When no characters are detected, show a placeholder character card. Disable for narrator-only stories.
+                </small>
+
                 <label class="checkbox_label">
                     <input type="checkbox" id="rpg-toggle-inventory" />
                     <span data-i18n-key="template.settingsModal.display.showInventory">Show Inventory</span>
@@ -222,6 +230,14 @@
                     Display buttons above chat input for plot progression prompts
                 </small>
 
+                <label class="checkbox_label">
+                    <input type="checkbox" id="rpg-toggle-dice-display" />
+                    <span data-i18n-key="template.settingsModal.display.showDiceDisplay">Show Dice Roll Display</span>
+                </label>
+                <small style="display: block; margin-left: 24px; margin-top: -8px; color: #888; font-size: 11px;" data-i18n-key="template.settingsModal.display.showDiceDisplayNote">
+                    Display the "Last Roll" indicator in the panel.
+                </small>
+
                 <label class="checkbox_label">
                     <input type="checkbox" id="rpg-toggle-debug-mode" />
                     <span data-i18n-key="template.settingsModal.display.enableDebugMode">Enable Debug Mode</span>