diff --git a/public/script.js b/public/script.js
index ab94faf21..b5fadcdc1 100644
--- a/public/script.js
+++ b/public/script.js
@@ -6093,6 +6093,19 @@ export async function saveReply(type, getMessage, fromStreaming, title, swipes,
     return { type, getMessage };
 }
 
+export function syncCurrentSwipeInfoExtras() {
+    if (!chat.length) {
+        return;
+    }
+    const currentMessage = chat[chat.length - 1];
+    if (currentMessage && Array.isArray(currentMessage.swipe_info) && typeof currentMessage.swipe_id === 'number') {
+        const swipeInfo = currentMessage.swipe_info[currentMessage.swipe_id];
+        if (swipeInfo && typeof swipeInfo === 'object') {
+            swipeInfo.extra = structuredClone(currentMessage.extra);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 function saveImageToMessage(img, mes) {
     if (mes && img.image) {
         if (!mes.extra || typeof mes.extra !== 'object') {
@@ -8524,6 +8537,9 @@ function swipe_left() {      // when we swipe left..but no generation.
         streamingProcessor.onStopStreaming();
     }
 
+    // Make sure ad-hoc changes to extras are saved before swiping away
+    syncCurrentSwipeInfoExtras();
+
     const swipe_duration = 120;
     const swipe_range = '700px';
     chat[chat.length - 1]['swipe_id']--;
@@ -8659,6 +8675,9 @@ const swipe_right = () => {
         return unblockGeneration();
     }
 
+    // Make sure ad-hoc changes to extras are saved before swiping away
+    syncCurrentSwipeInfoExtras();
+
     const swipe_duration = 200;
     const swipe_range = 700;
     //console.log(swipe_range);
diff --git a/public/scripts/authors-note.js b/public/scripts/authors-note.js
index 2bf0b254d..326de966a 100644
--- a/public/scripts/authors-note.js
+++ b/public/scripts/authors-note.js
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ export function initAuthorsNote() {
         namedArgumentList: [],
         unnamedArgumentList: [
             new SlashCommandArgument(
-                'position', [ARGUMENT_TYPE.STRING], false, false, null, ['system', 'user', 'assistant'],
+                'role', [ARGUMENT_TYPE.STRING], false, false, null, ['system', 'user', 'assistant'],
             ),
         ],
         helpString: `
diff --git a/public/scripts/extensions/connection-manager/index.js b/public/scripts/extensions/connection-manager/index.js
index e9d0dd2fe..f31e4b495 100644
--- a/public/scripts/extensions/connection-manager/index.js
+++ b/public/scripts/extensions/connection-manager/index.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const CC_COMMANDS = [
     'api-url',
     'model',
     'proxy',
+    'stop-strings',
 ];
 
 const TC_COMMANDS = [
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ const TC_COMMANDS = [
     'context',
     'instruct-state',
     'tokenizer',
+    'stop-strings',
 ];
 
 const FANCY_NAMES = {
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ const FANCY_NAMES = {
     'instruct': 'Instruct Template',
     'context': 'Context Template',
     'tokenizer': 'Tokenizer',
+    'stop-strings': 'Custom Stopping Strings',
 };
 
 /**
@@ -138,6 +141,7 @@ const profilesProvider = () => [
  * @property {string} [context] Context Template
  * @property {string} [instruct-state] Instruct Mode
  * @property {string} [tokenizer] Tokenizer
+ * @property {string} [stop-strings] Custom Stopping Strings
  * @property {string[]} [exclude] Commands to exclude
  */
 
diff --git a/public/scripts/extensions/tts/index.js b/public/scripts/extensions/tts/index.js
index 4b8978422..a01dc5479 100644
--- a/public/scripts/extensions/tts/index.js
+++ b/public/scripts/extensions/tts/index.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import { GoogleTranslateTtsProvider } from './google-translate.js';
 export { talkingAnimation };
 
 const UPDATE_INTERVAL = 1000;
+const wrapper = new ModuleWorkerWrapper(moduleWorker);
 
 let voiceMapEntries = [];
 let voiceMap = {}; // {charName:voiceid, charName2:voiceid2}
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ async function onNarrateOneMessage() {
     }
 
     resetTtsPlayback();
-    ttsJobQueue.push(message);
+    processAndQueueTtsMessage(message);
     moduleWorker();
 }
 
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ async function onNarrateText(args, text) {
     }
 
     resetTtsPlayback();
-    ttsJobQueue.push({ mes: text, name: name });
+    processAndQueueTtsMessage({ mes: text, name: name });
     await moduleWorker();
 
     // Return back to the chat voices
@@ -220,6 +221,36 @@ function isTtsProcessing() {
     return processing;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Splits a message into lines and adds each non-empty line to the TTS job queue.
+ * @param {Object} message - The message object to be processed.
+ * @param {string} message.mes - The text of the message to be split into lines.
+ * @param {string} message.name - The name associated with the message.
+ * @returns {void}
+ */
+function processAndQueueTtsMessage(message) {
+    if (!extension_settings.tts.narrate_by_paragraphs) {
+        ttsJobQueue.push(message);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const lines = message.mes.split('\n');
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
+        const line = lines[i];
+
+        if (line.length === 0) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        ttsJobQueue.push(
+            Object.assign({}, message, {
+                mes: line,
+            }),
+        );
+    }
+}
+
 function debugTtsPlayback() {
     console.log(JSON.stringify(
         {
@@ -350,7 +381,7 @@ function onAudioControlClicked() {
         talkingAnimation(false);
     } else {
         // Default play behavior if not processing or playing is to play the last message.
-        ttsJobQueue.push(context.chat[context.chat.length - 1]);
+        processAndQueueTtsMessage(context.chat[context.chat.length - 1]);
     }
     updateUiAudioPlayState();
 }
@@ -376,6 +407,7 @@ function completeCurrentAudioJob() {
     currentAudioJob = null;
     talkingAnimation(false); //stop lip animation
     // updateUiPlayState();
+    wrapper.update();
 }
 
 /**
@@ -466,7 +498,7 @@ async function processTtsQueue() {
     }
 
     if (extension_settings.tts.skip_tags) {
-        text = text.replace(/<.*?>.*?<\/.*?>/g, '').trim();
+        text = text.replace(/<.*?>[\s\S]*?<\/.*?>/g, '').trim();
     }
 
     if (!extension_settings.tts.pass_asterisks) {
@@ -569,6 +601,7 @@ function loadSettings() {
     $('#tts_narrate_quoted').prop('checked', extension_settings.tts.narrate_quoted_only);
     $('#tts_auto_generation').prop('checked', extension_settings.tts.auto_generation);
     $('#tts_periodic_auto_generation').prop('checked', extension_settings.tts.periodic_auto_generation);
+    $('#tts_narrate_by_paragraphs').prop('checked', extension_settings.tts.narrate_by_paragraphs);
     $('#tts_narrate_translated_only').prop('checked', extension_settings.tts.narrate_translated_only);
     $('#tts_narrate_user').prop('checked', extension_settings.tts.narrate_user);
     $('#tts_pass_asterisks').prop('checked', extension_settings.tts.pass_asterisks);
@@ -638,6 +671,11 @@ function onPeriodicAutoGenerationClick() {
     saveSettingsDebounced();
 }
 
+function onNarrateByParagraphsClick() {
+    extension_settings.tts.narrate_by_paragraphs = !!$('#tts_narrate_by_paragraphs').prop('checked');
+    saveSettingsDebounced();
+}
+
 
 function onNarrateDialoguesClick() {
     extension_settings.tts.narrate_dialogues_only = !!$('#tts_narrate_dialogues').prop('checked');
@@ -816,7 +854,12 @@ async function onMessageEvent(messageId, lastCharIndex) {
     lastChatId = context.chatId;
 
     console.debug(`Adding message from ${message.name} for TTS processing: "${message.mes}"`);
-    ttsJobQueue.push(message);
+
+    if (extension_settings.tts.periodic_auto_generation) {
+        ttsJobQueue.push(message);
+    } else {
+        processAndQueueTtsMessage(message);
+    }
 }
 
 async function onMessageDeleted() {
@@ -1156,6 +1199,7 @@ jQuery(async function () {
         $('#tts_pass_asterisks').on('click', onPassAsterisksClick);
         $('#tts_auto_generation').on('click', onAutoGenerationClick);
         $('#tts_periodic_auto_generation').on('click', onPeriodicAutoGenerationClick);
+        $('#tts_narrate_by_paragraphs').on('click', onNarrateByParagraphsClick);
         $('#tts_narrate_user').on('click', onNarrateUserClick);
 
         $('#playback_rate').on('input', function () {
@@ -1177,7 +1221,6 @@ jQuery(async function () {
     loadSettings(); // Depends on Extension Controls and loadTtsProvider
     loadTtsProvider(extension_settings.tts.currentProvider); // No dependencies
     addAudioControl(); // Depends on Extension Controls
-    const wrapper = new ModuleWorkerWrapper(moduleWorker);
     setInterval(wrapper.update.bind(wrapper), UPDATE_INTERVAL); // Init depends on all the things
     eventSource.on(event_types.MESSAGE_SWIPED, resetTtsPlayback);
     eventSource.on(event_types.CHAT_CHANGED, onChatChanged);
diff --git a/public/scripts/extensions/tts/settings.html b/public/scripts/extensions/tts/settings.html
index dc005a406..5fb5b6895 100644
--- a/public/scripts/extensions/tts/settings.html
+++ b/public/scripts/extensions/tts/settings.html
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@
                     <input type="checkbox" id="tts_periodic_auto_generation">
                     <small data-i18n="Narrate by paragraphs (when streaming)">Narrate by paragraphs (when streaming)</small>
                 </label>
+                <label class="checkbox_label" for="tts_narrate_by_paragraphs">
+                    <input type="checkbox" id="tts_narrate_by_paragraphs">
+                    <small data-i18n="Narrate by paragraphs (when not streaming)">Narrate by paragraphs (when not streaming)</small>
+                </label>
                 <label class="checkbox_label" for="tts_narrate_quoted">
                     <input type="checkbox" id="tts_narrate_quoted">
                     <small data-i18n="Only narrate quotes">Only narrate "quotes"</small>
diff --git a/public/scripts/power-user.js b/public/scripts/power-user.js
index 2a74f8722..637fdbffb 100644
--- a/public/scripts/power-user.js
+++ b/public/scripts/power-user.js
@@ -4072,4 +4072,45 @@ $(document).ready(() => {
         ],
         helpString: 'activates a movingUI preset by name',
     }));
+    SlashCommandParser.addCommandObject(SlashCommand.fromProps({
+        name: 'stop-strings',
+        aliases: ['stopping-strings', 'custom-stopping-strings', 'custom-stop-strings'],
+        helpString: `
+            <div>
+                Sets a list of custom stopping strings. Gets the list if no value is provided.
+            </div>
+            <div>
+                <strong>Examples:</strong>
+            </div>
+            <ul>
+                <li>Value must be a JSON-serialized array: <pre><code class="language-stscript">/stop-strings ["goodbye", "farewell"]</code></pre></li>
+                <li>Pipe characters must be escaped with a backslash: <pre><code class="language-stscript">/stop-strings ["left\\|right"]</code></pre></li>
+            </ul>
+        `,
+        returns: ARGUMENT_TYPE.LIST,
+        unnamedArgumentList: [
+            SlashCommandArgument.fromProps({
+                description: 'list of strings',
+                typeList: [ARGUMENT_TYPE.LIST],
+                acceptsMultiple: false,
+                isRequired: false,
+            }),
+        ],
+        callback: (_, value) => {
+            if (String(value ?? '').trim()) {
+                const parsedValue = ((x) => { try { return JSON.parse(x.toString()); } catch { return null; } })(value);
+                if (!parsedValue || !Array.isArray(parsedValue)) {
+                    throw new Error('Invalid list format. The value must be a JSON-serialized array of strings.');
+                }
+                parsedValue.forEach((item, index) => {
+                    parsedValue[index] = String(item);
+                });
+                power_user.custom_stopping_strings = JSON.stringify(parsedValue);
+                $('#custom_stopping_strings').val(power_user.custom_stopping_strings);
+                saveSettingsDebounced();
+            }
+
+            return power_user.custom_stopping_strings;
+        },
+    }));
 });
diff --git a/public/scripts/reasoning.js b/public/scripts/reasoning.js
index 0bf7bee90..888276f8e 100644
--- a/public/scripts/reasoning.js
+++ b/public/scripts/reasoning.js
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ function registerReasoningSlashCommands() {
             }),
         ],
         callback: async (args, value) => {
-            const messageId = !isNaN(Number(args[0])) ? Number(args[0]) : chat.length - 1;
+            const messageId = !isNaN(Number(args.at)) ? Number(args.at) : chat.length - 1;
             const message = chat[messageId];
             if (!message?.extra) {
                 return '';
diff --git a/public/scripts/slash-commands.js b/public/scripts/slash-commands.js
index 39b3db71e..531a8f51f 100644
--- a/public/scripts/slash-commands.js
+++ b/public/scripts/slash-commands.js
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import {
     showMoreMessages,
     stopGeneration,
     substituteParams,
+    syncCurrentSwipeInfoExtras,
     system_avatar,
     system_message_types,
     this_chid,
@@ -2814,8 +2815,11 @@ async function addSwipeCallback(args, value) {
     const newSwipeId = lastMessage.swipes.length - 1;
 
     if (isTrueBoolean(args.switch)) {
+        // Make sure ad-hoc changes to extras are saved before swiping away
+        syncCurrentSwipeInfoExtras();
         lastMessage.swipe_id = newSwipeId;
         lastMessage.mes = lastMessage.swipes[newSwipeId];
+        lastMessage.extra = structuredClone(lastMessage.swipe_info?.[newSwipeId]?.extra ?? lastMessage.extra ?? {});
     }
 
     await saveChatConditional();