Narrative Builder
The narrative builder helps you kick-start your story!
DnD campaigns, short stories, writing drills, full novels—get your brain spinning on possibilities with a randomized combination of genres, plot arcs, and tones.
Genres
Genres and esthetics.
Fictional Essays
50s Suburbia
Plot
Concepts to drive the story!
Loss of reason
Sabotage a family member
Loss of grace
Tones
Attitudes to flavor a narrative.
Warm-hearted
Vibrant
Arc
Riches to Rags
New story feeling a little empty? Check out the Character Crafter!
I’m Confused
How do I use this?
The narrative builder is a hand-crafted, randomized catalog of story elements. Use these quirky and sometimes wonderful combinations to inspire your next storytelling adventure! How you might use these prompts:
Warmups
Use these combinations as writing warmups!
Try daydreaming about your prompt for 1o minutes and then write about it for 20! It’s a great way to wake up your creativity.
Quick Projects
Need some bones to build a new project around? These prompts make a great base for flash fiction, short stories, and DnD one-shots.
Who knows? Give it enough time and it might grow into something more . . .
Fill in Holes
Have characters but no plot? Cool ideas but no genre? Need some tones to spice things up?
Try layering what you get from the randomize over an existing project to add depth and inspire new directions.
Infinite Possibilities
These are the rawest of story building blocks. Two people could read the same prompt and take it in wildly different directions—and that’s the point! There is no one right way use this tool. Re-roll until you’re inspired! Cherry-pick your favorite elements and leave the rest behind! Use this these prompts however you’re inspired. Make something amazing, and make it yours.
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