An Update, Finding My Muse, and the Way Forward, Oh My!

https://wp.me/p4dlMq-64q

#BoxcarNation #ttrpg #Musing #Update #Inspiration #StoryEngine #CallofCthulhu @storyenginedeck.bsky.social @jdroucker.bsky.social @titterpigs.bsky.social

http://rollingboxcars.com/2025/04/07/an-update-finding-my-muse-and-the-way-forward-oh-my/

Does anyone else have the Story Engine Deck and use it nonstop anytime they break it out? 😂 I’m obsessed with creating various pieces of worldbuilding material like this.

I’ve been playing with the idea of something similar but with conlangs. I think that would be so much fun as well.

#writing #storyenginedeck #storyengine #worldbuilding #fantasy #conlang #fiction #scifi

#AI #GenerativeAI #Fiction #Literature #StoryEngine: "For all its shortcomings, Story Engine is strangely satisfying. If early AI writing felt like guiding a very well-read toddler into telling stories, Story Engine feels sort of like building a video game prototype. You start with an idea and try to get a computer to execute it. The results probably aren’t quite what you expect, but through trial and error, you can lean into what the system does well and find the fun."

https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/24/23732252/sudowrite-story-engine-ai-generated-cyberpunk-novella

I tried the AI novel-writing tool everyone hates, and it’s better than I expected - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/24/23732252/sudowrite-story-engine-ai-generated-cyberpunk-novella

#AI #StoryEngine #Writing

Sooo ... has anyone used #Subtxt?

I'm so old I remember #Dramatica, #DramaticaTheory, and the software, #DramaticaPro and #DramaticaStoryExpert).

It's clear that Subtxt.app is based on Dramatica. And I wouldn't mind having access to a working #StoryEngine (especially since the Dramatica people can't seem to put out a modern version of their software compatible with 64-bit Operating Systems).

But ... $25-50 dollars a month?!? Yikes.

https://subtxt.app

Got my KS for #deckofworlds today. Seeing as how I love both cards and worldbuilding I ordered the base set plus every possible expansion and also some cards for the previous #storyengine deck too. https://storyenginedeck.com/products/deck-of-worlds-worldbuilding-prompts

I found the first one great for plot building but my #ttrpg style does not involve game plots so a little work was required. It definitely involves straight up worlds though.

My first microsetting made using the Deck of Worlds from the Story Engine:

I could expand on this using the Story Engine to create plots, or make more settings to create a world or continent map. Very useful for DMs, GMs, storytellers, and writers.

#WritingCommunity #DeckofWorlds #StoryEngine #WritingLife