The Writing Companion for Game Masters and Adventure Designers.

Design your adventure, map your campaign, write your backstory, organize your scenarios, and access it all during gameplay - all in one visual platform.

Map your Stories with a Virtual Board

Crucible offers a visual and intuitive approach to creating adventures and stories for our favorite games.

It is designed to facilitate brainstorming and the development of non-linear stories.

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Node-Based Modular Design

In Crucible, a module consists of nodes. A node can be any individual component relevant to your story, such as a creature, a place or an event.

By grouping and connecting these nodes you define the structure of your module.

Node-Based Modular Design

Jumpstart Your Story with Templates

Nodes and their arrangements can be saved as reusable templates for your modules.

Crucible also provides a library of templates for you to use as sources of inspiration or as starting points to expand and customize.

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Plot and Structure Your Adventures Intuitively.

Harness the power of visual node-based design to lay out storylines, no matter how complex or branching.

Break Free from the Linear Path

Design your adventures by connecting nodes - your key story elements - through an intuitive and customizable system.

Node Editor

Complex Stories made Simple

Nodes grouping and infinite nesting help organize your narrative layers for clarity and depth. No matter how intricate your story gets.

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Organize and Edit with Simplicity

Organize nodes, edit content, and see your narrative take shape seamlessly with a dynamic outliner and drafting pad.

Module Outliner and Page Editor

A Picture For Every Tale

Enhance your nodes with our image library. Find the perfect image to represent each element of your story, adding vibrancy and imagination.

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Random Node Generation

Keep your narratives fresh and exciting. With just a click, introduce new, randomly generated elements, ensuring that each adventure feels unique and unpredictable.

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See the Big Picture or the Fine Details

Zoom in on the details or get the big picture with an adaptive board viewport. Navigate through your story with ease, keeping every detail in clear view.

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Craft Once, Create Endlessly.

Save your module or selected parts as a Template in your Personal Library, creating a foundation for future stories and enabling quick setup for new adventures.

Link Modules To Each Other

Add links to your board to travel to other modules, both for ease of use and storylining.

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Create Without Pause: Auto Save Magic

With our Auto Save, you're free to immerse yourself in your writing. No more manual saves interrupting your creative process – just endless, uninterrupted crafting.

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Take Your Adventure Anywhere

Tailor your export format to suit your needs: PDF, markdown text, or JSON, whether for presentation, archiving, or sharing.

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Visualize and Customize Your Adventure

Personalize every detail of your adventure for an immersive and unique storytelling experience.

Add Flair and Functionality

Use our enhanced widgets to add both beauty and utility. Spruce up your board visually or add helpful annotations, enriching the storytelling experience.

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Personalize Your Story's Building Blocks

Make each node your own and customize their tokens on the board with unique tags, images or colors.

Module Text Editor

Enrich Your Narrative

Add depth and texture to every aspect of your adventure. Embed images, format text and add detailed descriptions with full-fledged rich content editors.

Module Text Editor

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