Glossary

The short answer. Storywright uses a small, consistent vocabulary across the app, the manual, and every player briefing — this page defines each term exactly once, so you can look one up mid-session instead of guessing from context.

Weave

The view that shows how the people, places, items, factions, events, and Story Arcs in a World connect.

Strand

One thing shown in the Weave — for example, a Character, Place, Item, Faction, Event, or Story Arc.

Thread

A connection a GM draws between two Strands in the Weave. A Thread can stay private or be revealed to players.

Drafting Table

The GM’s cabinet of linkable people, places, factions, items, and lore.

Entity / item

One record in the Drafting Table, such as a person, place, faction, item, or piece of lore.

Session Tracker

The in-game surface that pulls up tonight’s objectives, likely NPCs, and locations, with one-keystroke search.

Story Arc

A story chapter tracked as active, upcoming, or complete across many sessions, linked to what it touches.

Player Journal

A rich-text journal entry written by a player and shared with the party, kept private, or shown only to the GM.

Character goal

What a player’s character is chasing; surfaced quietly to the GM to weave in and pay off later.

Recap

A session summary drafted from the GM’s linked notes, then edited, approved, and published by the GM.

Briefing ("previously on…")

The player-safe pre-session read for a game night, built from the GM’s published recap and shared prep card.

Visibility

The reveal controls that decide whether an item or Thread stays behind the GM screen or can be seen by players.

GM (Game Master)

The person running the campaign — the only paid seat. Players are free on every plan.

System-agnostic

Ships no rules, stat blocks, or dice, so it works with any tabletop RPG system.

VTT (virtual tabletop)

Map / token / dice software like Foundry or Roll20. Storywright is not one; it sits beside it.