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Interactive ​

Interactive is a choose-your-own-adventure way to work through your Storyform. You set up a moment from your Storybeats and Storypoints, then step into it as a player to see how the story actually feels in motion. It is built to help you test perspective, pacing, and consequence without losing the structural integrity of your Storyform.

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Interactive is available to Plus and Pro subscribers only.

What it is ​

Interactive turns a structured story moment into a playable sequence. You choose the Storybeats that define the moment, decide which Perspective you want to inhabit, and then play through the beat-by-beat experience. It is designed to keep the Dramatica structure intact while giving you a visceral, in‑context read on how the moment lands.

What it is for ​

Use Interactive when you need to answer questions like:

  • Does this Main Character choice feel authentic when I am inside it?
  • Is the Relationship Story pressure clear when I experience it moment-to-moment?
  • Do the Objective Story tensions feel inevitable or forced?

It is an ideal bridge between Storyform logic and Storytelling feel. Instead of only reading the Storyform, you can inhabit it and discover which choices resonate.

How it works ​

  1. Pick a Storyform and select the Storybeats that define the moment you want to explore.
  2. Choose the player role you want to inhabit. Interactive is geared toward the Main Character experience, but you can drop in as any player Perspective.
  3. Play through the moment, making choices and feeling the Storybeats unfold in sequence.

Each pass through the moment helps you test clarity, consequence, and emotional weight. If something feels off, you can revise the Storybeats, adjust the Storyform, or switch Perspectives and try again.

Who it is for ​

Interactive is especially valuable for:

  • Storytellers who want to feel their Storybeats before committing to prose or scenes.
  • Game designers who need to validate player agency, branching, and narrative flow.
  • Teams aligning on a Storyform and testing how it reads from multiple Perspectives.

If you are building a story where player choices matter, Interactive helps you validate the experience early, with the full Dramatica structure underneath.