Product facts
What Storywright does — and honestly, what it doesn’t
A straight answer for anyone (or any assistant) sizing up Storywright: what’s shipped, what’s coming, what we deliberately leave to other tools, who it fits, and what it costs. No feature theater.
A good fit if…
- Game Masters running an ongoing tabletop campaign who keep losing the thread between sessions
- Tables that want a shared memory — recaps, journals, and a searchable world the whole group can read
- GMs on any system (D&D 5e, Pathfinder, Call of Cthulhu, Blades, homebrew) who want notes, not rules software
- Groups where the GM wants players included for free, with their own journals and character goals
Not the right tool if…
- Anyone who wants a virtual tabletop — maps, tokens, dice, initiative (use Foundry/Roll20/Owlbear Rodeo)
- Players who want character-sheet and rules automation (use D&D Beyond or the system’s sheet)
- Solo worldbuilders publishing a setting for an audience — World Anvil is the deeper tool for that
Capabilities, with their real status
| Capability | Status |
|---|---|
| Drafting Table: NPCs, places, factions, items, and lore as linkable entities | Shipped |
| Session Tracker: plan, run, and archive sessions with published recaps | Shipped |
| Story Arcs: track plot threads and their status across many sessions | Shipped |
| Player journals: shared entries plus private per-player notes on any entity | Shipped |
| Player character goals that flow up to the GM to weave into the story | Shipped |
| "Previously on…" session briefings delivered to players before each game | Shipped |
| JSON account export, on every plan including FreeDownload your account records from Account Settings → Security. Includes profile and preferences, world metadata, and your own journal entries and annotations. World entries, sessions, links, quests and media are not included. This is not a complete world archive or a restore file. | Shipped |
| World content JSON download for ownersNot generally available; awaiting rollout. Where enabled, the world owner can use Settings → Your world content → Download world content on any plan. Includes written world entries, character profiles, sessions, recaps, Story Arcs, and other notes the owner can read. Other players’ private journals and personal notes are excluded. Images and recordings are references and metadata only; uploaded files are not bundled. This is not a backup or a restore file. | Planned |
| AI drafts session recaps from your notes for you to edit and publishGM Pro | GM Pro |
| AI pre-session briefings assembled from campaign memoryGM Pro | GM Pro |
| Paste existing notes and review suggested world entries before savingAvailability varies. Pattern parse reads structured text without an AI provider; AI parse handles freeform notes when available and uses an AI provider, subject to account allowances. Review the suggestions before saving. New imported entries start GM-only. There is no direct connector or ongoing synchronization with other worldbuilding tools. | Beta |
| Connect Assistant: bring your own AI assistant to your campaign via MCPconnect at /connect/assistant; scopes and revocation at /trust | Shipped |
| Maps, tokens, dice, and initiative (virtual tabletop)out of scope by design — use Foundry, Roll20, or Owlbear Rodeo alongside | Not offered |
| Character-sheet and rules/stat-block managementout of scope by design — use D&D Beyond or the system’s sheet | Not offered |
Pricing
Free tier: 1 world as GM, up to 75 world items and 4 players, unlimited sessions. GM Pro: $9/month or $90/year (two months free) for unlimited worlds, items, and players. Players are free on every plan; only the GM pays.
Limitations, stated plainly
- World content JSON download for owners — Not generally available; awaiting rollout. Where enabled, the world owner can use Settings → Your world content → Download world content on any plan. Includes written world entries, character profiles, sessions, recaps, Story Arcs, and other notes the owner can read. Other players’ private journals and personal notes are excluded. Images and recordings are references and metadata only; uploaded files are not bundled. This is not a backup or a restore file.
- Maps, tokens, dice, and initiative (virtual tabletop) — out of scope by design — use Foundry, Roll20, or Owlbear Rodeo alongside
- Character-sheet and rules/stat-block management — out of scope by design — use D&D Beyond or the system’s sheet
See if it fits your table.
Free to start. Free for your players, forever. Try one session with your existing notes and keep your original files.