A quick heads-up for everyone working in Narrova: it’s worth being conscious of which Agent you’re using at any given time.
The Storyforming Agent is extremely powerful. Under the hood, it’s doing a lot of heavy lifting—evaluating narrative dynamics, resolving structural constraints, and working through the full complexity of Dramatica-based storyforming. Because of that, it uses significantly more tokens than other Agents.
That’s completely expected—but it also means Storyforming will burn through credits much faster than:
- Brainstorming
- Learning about Dramatica theory
- Story Encoding
- Storyweaving
Best practice: once you’ve locked in or mostly resolved your Storyform, you’ll want to move out of Storyforming and into Story Encoding or another more targeted Agent. You’ll get tighter, more focused results at a fraction of the cost.
One more important tool to be aware of: Narrative Efficiency controls.
That percentage slider isn’t cosmetic—it lets you dial back:
- Depth of reasoning
- Length of responses
- Overall computational intensity
If you don’t need maximum depth on every response, reducing Narrative Efficiency can dramatically improve credit efficiency while still giving you excellent output.
Bottom line:
Storyforming is a powerhouse—use it intentionally. Pair it with the right Agent at the right stage, and tune Narrative Efficiency to match what you actually need in the moment. That combination will give you the best balance of insight, control, and efficiency.