Your Chronicle



The more preparation and organization the goes into setting up your storygame chronicle, the more successful it is going to be. Here is a checklist of things we think are instrumental to setting up a storygame.

1. A Setting Concept
"I want to create a fictional setting where _____________ exist and the central conflict is between _____________ and _____________ The player characters might be be _____________trying to _____________ or _____________ trying to _____________.  They might also simply be _____________ who _____________.

2. A Starting Troupe
You need at least two people interested in Storygaming together. Everyone in the troupe will need reliable Internet access and a keyboard they feel comfortable writing on. A group of 4-6 players seems to be ideal for a starting storygame, private or public. Being best friends isn't required, but having the amiability and flexibility to quickly create a sandbox of consent and a code of conduct is a good way to determine if the troupe members are a good fit together. Recruiting or permitting more players into a game after your Game Zero and a successful Chronicle Launch and first few weeks of storyplaying can always be be discussed and voted on by the troupe.

3. The Tools For Play
Discord, A free/add-free wiki, and google Docs or a chat/writing site like Storyteller's Guild should be acquired and set up for the Group.

4. World Builders
At least one troupe member needs to be willing to make the time/energy investment in World Building a fictional setting that fleshes out the setting concept with a sandbox of consent, a macrocosm, a microcosm, a setting timeline and character type templates. Then all of this needs to be assembled into a Player's Packet along with the group's Code of Conduct and invites to the Discord, website/wiki, google folder, and so on.

5. Eager (And Patient) Participants
In an idyllic storygame chronicle, all the players will enjoy storygaming with all the other players. Everyone will want to keep their sheets and wiki pages updated. They will archive their completed scenes in a consistent and timely manner. There will be little OOC Drama. Since most social groups, like good stories, have complicated relationships and conflicts, nothing is actually going to be idyllic to your storygame experience. Hopefully it will still be fun and well worth the time/energy invested. We've built the Storygame System to provide a lot of tips and suggestions based on decades worth of online roleplay experience to help you create a really good chronicle.