# Platform **URL:** https://discuss.dramatica.com/c/platform/16.md [Latest](https://discuss.dramatica.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.dramatica.com/categories.md) --- ## [About the Platform category](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/about-the-platform-category/3978)
**Author:** [@jhull](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/jhull)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2025, 3:28pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/about-the-platform-category/3978 "2025-06-09T15:28:04Z")
Dedicated to all things related to the development and evolution of our AI-first narrative platform. Discuss upcoming features, share feedback, ask questions, and stay updated on the latest improvements as we shape the f… --- ## [Introducing Dramatica Essentials: Dramatica without AI](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/introducing-dramatica-essentials-dramatica-without-ai/4355)
**Author:** [@jhull](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/jhull)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 6:31pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/introducing-dramatica-essentials-dramatica-without-ai/4355 "2026-09-22T18:31:19Z")
For everyone who enjoyed using Dramatica before the AI revolution: Dramatica Essentials is here. You can still take advantage of everything that has improved about Storyforming without having to use the latest in AI. Bu… --- ## [Building Storyforms: a complete walkthrough](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/building-storyforms-a-complete-walkthrough/4352)
**Author:** [@jhull](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/jhull)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 8:35pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/building-storyforms-a-complete-walkthrough/4352 "2026-09-18T20:35:37Z")
What if you could read the code beneath a story? In this new 43-minute walkthrough, I start with the Storyform Builder as a way to see what Dramatica is actually doing. I move from 32,768 possible Storyforms into the St… --- ## [Introducing Dramatica Live: Develop Your Story Through Conversation](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/introducing-dramatica-live-develop-your-story-through-conversation/4351)
**Author:** [@jhull](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/jhull)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 2:00am UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/introducing-dramatica-live-develop-your-story-through-conversation/4351 "2026-09-17T02:00:44Z")
Today, we’re releasing Dramatica Live—a new way to develop a story by talking it through in real time. Instead of stopping to translate every creative thought into a form or field, you can have a live conversation groun… --- ## [Dramatica on iOS](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/dramatica-on-ios/4350)
**Author:** [@jhull](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/jhull)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2026, 11:40pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/dramatica-on-ios/4350 "2026-09-16T23:40:44Z")
Drop your name below for early access :innocent: --- ## [Everything New in the Dramatica Platform: A Complete Walkthrough](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/everything-new-in-the-dramatica-platform-a-complete-walkthrough/4349)
**Author:** [@jhull](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/jhull)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 3:00am UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/everything-new-in-the-dramatica-platform-a-complete-walkthrough/4349 "2026-09-13T03:00:01Z")
The Dramatica platform has changed quite a bit since summer, so I recorded a complete walkthrough of how everything now fits together. The walkthrough covers the four core workspaces: Story Guide develop… --- ## [The Dramatica MCP plugin is now available in ChatGPT and Codex](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/the-dramatica-mcp-plugin-is-now-available-in-chatgpt-and-codex/4335)
**Author:** [@jhull](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/jhull)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 7:04pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/the-dramatica-mcp-plugin-is-now-available-in-chatgpt-and-codex/4335 "2026-09-12T19:04:09Z")
The official Dramatica plugin is now available in ChatGPT and Codex! Once connected, it brings the Dramatica Narrative Platform into the conversation you are already having. You can work in ordinary language while yo… --- ## [Interactive Walkthrough from Idea to Complete Outline](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/interactive-walkthrough-from-idea-to-complete-outline/4345)
**Author:** [@jhull](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/jhull)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 6:59am UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/interactive-walkthrough-from-idea-to-complete-outline/4345 "2026-09-10T06:59:35Z")
Over the weekend, I tried a test with the new Narrova and was completely blown away by what it was able to do in a very short amount of time (less than 2 hours). To show you the entire process (because everyone is alway… --- ## [Story Engine Report PDF - nice!](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/story-engine-report-pdf-nice/4344)
**Author:** [@mlucas](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/mlucas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 1:07am UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/story-engine-report-pdf-nice/4344 "2026-09-09T01:07:10Z")
Not sure how long this Export feature to PDF has been available in the in the Platform, but I love it! Super useful. It would be even cooler if it included the Variation level storybeats (“PSR” in the old lingo) but I t… --- ## [A better way to make usage right](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/a-better-way-to-make-usage-right/4340)
**Author:** [@jhull](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/jhull)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 11:54pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/a-better-way-to-make-usage-right/4340 "2026-09-02T23:54:48Z")
One of our writers recently flagged an unusually high amount of usage during a Narrova session. After investigating, we found an issue within Narrova itself—not with the Advisors—and corrected it. We also restored the u… --- ## [One Narrova gives you 73% more room to develop your story](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/one-narrova-gives-you-73-more-room-to-develop-your-story/4338)
**Author:** [@jhull](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/jhull)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 7:42pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/one-narrova-gives-you-73-more-room-to-develop-your-story/4338 "2026-09-02T19:42:53Z")
One Narrova is the new way Narrova works: one continuous story-development partner stays with your story, keeps the big picture in view, and brings in specialized Dramatica guidance only when it helps. That consistency … --- ## [Whatever happened to the Dramatica Story Expert update for macOS?](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/whatever-happened-to-the-dramatica-story-expert-update-for-macos/4326)
**Author:** [@greay](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/greay)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 8:03pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/whatever-happened-to-the-dramatica-story-expert-update-for-macos/4326 "2026-08-20T20:03:33Z")
I’ve been waiting since about ~2018, maybe longer, for an update to Dramatica Story Expert for Mac. This update was supposed to be for 64-bit Intel Macs, which have been discontinued before the update came out. Supposedl… --- ## [Introducing the new Theme Browser](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/introducing-the-new-theme-browser/4329)
**Author:** [@jhull](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/jhull)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 8:58pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/introducing-the-new-theme-browser/4329 "2026-08-19T20:58:00Z")
We’re excited to bring the new Theme Browser to the Dramatica Narrative Platform. You now have two main ways to explore the model: 3D Table — a spatial view of the complete Table of Story Elements Theme Browser — the … --- ## [Introducing Resets: a clearer way to manage usage in Dramatica](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/introducing-resets-a-clearer-way-to-manage-usage-in-dramatica/4328)
**Author:** [@jhull](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/jhull)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 11:28pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/introducing-resets-a-clearer-way-to-manage-usage-in-dramatica/4328 "2026-08-18T23:28:12Z")
Story development rarely happens at a steady pace. There are quiet weeks when you are thinking through a Storyform or sitting with a difficult Throughline. Then there are stretches when everything is moving at once: a d… --- ## [Searching through your Narrova Conversations](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/searching-through-your-narrova-conversations/4322)
**Author:** [@jhull](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/jhull)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 10:45pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/searching-through-your-narrova-conversations/4322 "2026-08-03T22:45:34Z")
Just a reminder, because I’m not sure this is all that clear yet, but you do have the ability to search through all your conversations for a particular story just by asking… Been busy accelerating Narrova for use in … --- ## [Narrova Advisors: New Experimental Feature](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/narrova-advisors-new-experimental-feature/4318)
**Author:** [@jhull](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/jhull)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2026, 8:55pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/narrova-advisors-new-experimental-feature/4318 "2026-07-18T20:55:28Z")
Things are about to get a little crazy :smiling\_face\_with\_sunglasses: Available now on the Dramatica platform are Narrova Advisors. What’s an advisor? Imagine what AI can do when it consults multiple focused advisors at… --- ## [Narrative Context Protocol 2.0 is now available](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/narrative-context-protocol-2-0-is-now-available/4316)
**Author:** [@jhull](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/jhull)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2026, 9:40pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/narrative-context-protocol-2-0-is-now-available/4316 "2026-07-15T21:40:11Z")
Narrative Context Protocol 2.0 is now available We’ve released NCP 2.0, a major update to the open Dramatica storyform schema for preserving and exchanging authorial intent across applications and AI systems. Highlight… --- ## [Changing the Storyform Halfway Through](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/changing-the-storyform-halfway-through/4313)
**Author:** [@jhull](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/jhull)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/changing-the-storyform-halfway-through/4313 "2026-06-26T23:00:59Z")
This is now a thing in Narrova: You can now change different aspects of the Storyform and then Narrova will re-write anything you did previously that no longer fits into that context. For example, for the Toy Story 5 S… --- ## [Need a Prompt for a Pre-Storyform Builder Session](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/need-a-prompt-for-a-pre-storyform-builder-session/4302)
**Author:** [@ssadler](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/ssadler)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 9:32pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/need-a-prompt-for-a-pre-storyform-builder-session/4302 "2026-05-15T21:32:23Z")
@jhull You really helped me create a Storyform-to-Scenes workflow: Generating Scene - Event Plans , and that was perfect. Now I need help not blowing a month’s worth of tokens in a day and a half when brainstorming a st… --- ## [Start here: the 5-minute Introduction to Dramatica](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/start-here-the-5-minute-introduction-to-dramatica/4300)
**Author:** [@jhull](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/jhull)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/start-here-the-5-minute-introduction-to-dramatica/4300 "2026-05-14T21:35:50Z")
For anyone new to Dramatica, this is probably the cleanest starting point now: Dramatica is not another prompt box for generating story ideas. It is a narrative model for keeping conflict, character, theme… --- ## [Narrova always wants to create an image](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/narrova-always-wants-to-create-an-image/4293)
**Author:** [@Lakis](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/Lakis)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 7:18pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/narrova-always-wants-to-create-an-image/4293 "2026-05-03T19:18:54Z")
Not sure if anyone else has run into this, but a couple of times recently, Narrova has misunderstood me and jumped to drawing a picture. My examples: “Can you give me an illustration for …” “Can you give me an instant … --- ## [Generating Scene - Event Plans](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/generating-scene-event-plans/4283)
**Author:** [@ssadler](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/ssadler)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 12:16am UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/generating-scene-event-plans/4283 "2026-04-23T00:16:18Z")
I’m a Dramatica user from way back and remember plot sequence reports, table of scenes, SRCA, PRCO, TKAD, PASS and other fascinating rabbit holes. Once there’s a complete storyform in Storyform Builder on the Dramatica P… --- ## [Feedback requested on Storybeat Component in Subtxt](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/feedback-requested-on-storybeat-component-in-subtxt/4284)
**Author:** [@jhull](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/jhull)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/feedback-requested-on-storybeat-component-in-subtxt/4284 "2026-04-22T16:19:18Z")
As we continue to develop the platform, wondering if anyone had thoughts regarding the Storybeat component we have in Subtxt: @mlucas had this: If you are still planning to keep it in Subtxt as well, the only thing… --- ## [Pretty Outstanding Update to Narrova: Introducing Narrova Skills](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/pretty-outstanding-update-to-narrova-introducing-narrova-skills/4273)
**Author:** [@jhull](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/jhull)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2026, 10:07pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/pretty-outstanding-update-to-narrova-introducing-narrova-skills/4273 "2026-04-06T22:07:08Z")
Was testing the most recent update to Narrova (March 2026), and had to step back - as this is pretty outstanding performance. There’s a whole bunch I did over the past couple of months, and I think you’ll find Narrova e… --- ## [Repairing Storyforms](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/repairing-storyforms/4278)
**Author:** [@jhull](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/jhull)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2026, 11:38pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/repairing-storyforms/4278 "2026-04-04T23:38:56Z")
Brief update that came to light while doing the livestream yesterday: because we now have the ability to update an NCP object while developing a story with Narrova, there will be times when perhaps the Storyform is not c… --- ## [Subtxt features requests](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/subtxt-features-requests/4268)
**Author:** [@Alison](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/Alison)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2026, 11:27am UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/subtxt-features-requests/4268 "2026-03-16T11:27:57Z")
Hi Jim, Subtxt is great under Narrova. Here’s a couple-of-features request, primarily concerning synopses: is it possible to only include prior moments when generating a synopsis, instead of pulling from the whole sto… --- ## [Introducing the Official Storyform Gallery: 650+ Curated Storyforms](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/introducing-the-official-storyform-gallery-650-curated-storyforms/4194)
**Author:** [@jhull](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/jhull)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2026, 7:26pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/introducing-the-official-storyform-gallery-650-curated-storyforms/4194 "2026-02-25T19:26:44Z")
We’re thrilled to unveil the new Official Storyform Gallery on the Dramatica Narrative Platform! Over 600+ Storyforms—curated across more than three decades—await you. Each one has been updated with the latest insights f… --- ## [New: Language Preferences, with Full Surface Transmutation Next](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/new-language-preferences-with-full-surface-transmutation-next/4266)
**Author:** [@jhull](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/jhull)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2026, 7:20pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/new-language-preferences-with-full-surface-transmutation-next/4266 "2026-02-25T19:20:48Z")
We’ve introduced a new Language Preference feature to make Dramatica feel more natural from day one. After verification, new users can choose a preferred language, and existing users can set it anytime in Preferences. Th… --- ## [Dramatica MCP Is Live for Subscribers in ChatGPT and Other AI Clients](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/dramatica-mcp-is-live-for-subscribers-in-chatgpt-and-other-ai-clients/4262)
**Author:** [@jhull](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/jhull)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 7:55pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/dramatica-mcp-is-live-for-subscribers-in-chatgpt-and-other-ai-clients/4262 "2026-02-17T19:55:30Z")
Dramatica MCP is now live for subscribers! You can now connect Dramatica to ChatGPT (and other MCP-compatible AI clients) to work with your Storyform and Storytelling in your preferred interface. What it’s like Once… --- ## [Subtxt vs. Dramatica](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/subtxt-vs-dramatica/4129)
**Author:** [@wednesdaymac](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/wednesdaymac)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2026, 10:53pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/subtxt-vs-dramatica/4129 "2026-02-07T22:53:01Z")
I’ve used Dramatica Pro (and Storymind) for years and purchased a subscription to Subtxt/Dramatica (2nd tier) a couple of days ago. Reading through the Welcome notes, I’m a bit confused between what Subtxt does and what… [Next page](https://discuss.dramatica.com/c/platform/16.md?page=1)