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Friends list and pm
I think that being able to add writers and narrators that you love working with would be amazing. This way you can keep track of those that you like to work with.
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Always allow editing of the OP in forum topics
It might be nice to be able to create a cleaner repository of stories or whatnot, particularly reminded of the Collected World of Darkness Games that would look so much neater if the author of the thread could just add all mentioned stories into the OP at a later date to keep everything at the top.
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Update the list of world with all the stuff that's unlocked.
Kickstarter hit $250k, it'd be nice if the worlds that got unlocked were updated to reflect that goal being met. Thanks guys.
1 vote
AdminStephen Hood
(Co-founder, Storium)
responded
I think it is up to date, right? Where are you looking? Thanks!
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The narrator advice pages should talk about not writing in motivations or intentions for PCs.
A game I've been in has had a problem where the narrator opens a scene and describes (inaccurately) the motivations and intentions of the players. Even if the narrator is willing for these intentions to be subverted, that sort of thing should never make it into narration, because it's inaccurate, confusing, and stifling to players. New narrators should be advised to leave PC thoughts, feelings, motivations, and intentions out of their narration as much as possible, and let the players actually play and make their own choices.
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Collective Item
E.g., say my party is in an apple orchard. Let me create a collective item so that anyone in the party who wants to do so can take some apples.
1 vote -
Notification Readablility
The current notification sidebar is very short and list format gets quickly clogged up by streams of comment notifications. If you put how much activity has passed since you last saw a story on the games thumbnail itself it would improve readability and show you how much activity has passed on the games themselves. Allowing players to keep track of the games they are a part of more easily as notifications that fall off the edge of the sidebar on the homepage never reach me. See attached image for an example.
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Add an option for narrators to turn off the option for players creating characters to create their own cards
It's a HUGE pet peeve of mine when I spend hours finding the right images all following the same theme for specific strengths/weaknesses/etc... only to have every single character submitted to me made up of brand new cards.
I'm glad they can make their own in situations in which it doesn't bother anybody but it would be nice to have the ability to turn that off.
Thank you.
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Award Additional Cards to Play During a Scene
Let the Narrator give players additional "card plays" during a scene as a reward for good posts, active play, etc.
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Option to Upload fitting music.
Having music for a specific scene could really help set a mood. Otherwise it could be difficult to determine just how much panic there is in a scene, or how empty a room is.
32 votes -
Set Moves as Dialogue
Moves consisting of only dialogue between characters seem disproportionately large next to normal moves, as each person needs to make a move for their next spoken line. A simple solution could be to set a Move as a "Dialogue move" and adjust the CSS formatting around it to be more compact. An advanced method to handle it could be by instituting "Dialogue Trees" that characters can select to use when marking a move as "Dialogue" with each tree grouping the dialogue together into one move's space.
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Narrator sets move order
When a scene starts it's apparently a free for all to post. It would be very helpful if the narrator could set the posting order in-game with the option to let players skip their turn if they wanted.
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Add a bit more structure...
It would be nice if there were more risks and rewards and rules to things that emphasized the "game" aspect as opposed to people being able to pretty much do anything. Maybe incorporate a bit from the rpg side of things? Its fun right now, but it doesn't feel like a game...
Maybe NPC's could play cards that would affect the characters, and maybe obstacles could have rewards cards attached to them that characters could see and divvy as opposed to just being given them randomly by the narrator. Something to increase the challenge and make it more rewarding when…
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Sorting out cards as narrator
After playing a game for a while, I've collected a great deal of different character/places/obstacles cards only sorted out by name. As the game goes on, surely, more cards will be added to that--to a point where it will be hard to pre-make a bunch of cards for the next scene, and finding them later when the cards actually need to be played.
I'd like to see an option to move cards into folders, allowing me to sort them out by whatever I want. For example, a folder in the character cards section for NPC of an organization, or obstacle-folders…
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Give us a way to vote the current narrator out
I'm in more than one game that was going along pretty well but has suddenly fizzled as the narrator has found himself lacking either the time or the desire to continue. This has left players who had been in the middle of telling a great story with no creative outlet. It's already been mentioned there are plans for switching narrators voluntarily. I'd also I'd like for there to be a way for the players to vote someone else into the narrator slot to carry on in such a situation.
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Option to Browse Games by Genre
I'd like to be able to look through all the games made with the Steampunk world, for example. As it is now, I spend a lot of time skimming past games in genres I'm not interested in. It would be very helpful to be able to filter all or a few of those out.
(An advanced search where you can check a box for each genre you want to browse would be heaven sent, in case one wants to look through Fantasy and Steampunk at the same time, for example, but not any of the others)
22 votes -
Management of email preferences
It would be nice if there was a list of the things you provide email notifications for and let us choose (by way of check box) whether we wanted updates from them in real time, as part of a daily digest, or not at all.
I want real time notice if my players have tagged me in a comment, or if they've made a move, but I'm less concerned about comments or moves in games where I'm a player.
An example list might include:
+Moves in games I'm playing
+Moves in games I'm narrating
+Comments in games I'm playing
+Comments…3 votes -
Story and Character Downloads
Hi Storium,
LOVE THE GAME! I have one request. I would find it very helpful to be able to download a text file of the story so far and character descriptions of those who are playing. That would help a lot for players to maintain continuity without having to go back through all the online scene screens to review who has which object; what that little plot twist was and who made it; even details like what the setting is.
Thank you,
Dawn Cromwell
The Story Seeker8 votes -
talking stick/speaker's staff
You have probably already gotten this suggestion, but just in case you haven't, or haven't had it presented in this manner...
Aboriginal tribes, especially the original natives of the northwest coast of North America, used an excellent early form of "Robert's Rules" to control the order of conversation. From Wikipedia:
"In a tribal council circle, a talking stick is passed around from member to member allowing only the person holding the stick to speak. This enables all those present at a council meeting to be heard, especially those who may be shy; consensus can force the stick to move along…
7 votes -
Create Asset Cards that are expire with the scene or chapter
To keep players from amassing asset cards that are useless after a situation has passed, or to enable the narrator to give situational benefits to players, would it be possible to create asset cards that had a set lifespan, such as the end of a scene or the end of a chapter.
This would also encourage players to use them in a timely manner. Helpful for them and the narrator.
8 votes -
A "New Posts" option for the forums.
Basically, a place to click "new posts" and see who's active and what's up with the forums without having to individually check each section.
2 votes
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