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Small tools for the next story decision

Generate a name seed, check plot continuity, and keep the human decision in your hands. Everything on this page runs locally in the browser.

Name seeds

Find a starting point

These are prompts for invention, not a database of canonical names. Change, combine, or discard them.

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Plot check

Review before you move on

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The protagonist's goal is concrete in this section.
The opposing force has a reason to resist now.
The viewpoint character knows only what the story has established.
The main action changes the situation rather than repeating it.
The cause of the next scene is visible in this scene.
Any new fact has an owner, source, or deliberate uncertainty.
The ending creates a question or problem worth carrying forward.

A checked list is not proof that a plot works. Use it to identify the question you still need to answer.

Name generation is intentionally a starting point rather than a promise of cultural, linguistic, or historical accuracy. Research and revise names before treating them as part of a fictional world.