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Motif: Story Engine (Solo and GM-Lite Roleplaying Toolkit)



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  • This Engine is a system I would describe as a true "Ask the GM" system. --- DTRPG Review
  • [I]f this is what the future of solo looks like¸ it is very promising indeed. --- /r/Solo_Roleplaying comment
  • Motif Story Engine is a solo play oracle¸ an add-on solo RPG system.
    • It provides a dice system and guidance for playing most existing RPGs alone and in small groups without a formal game moderator.
  • Enjoy your favorite roleplaying games alone!
    • Play RPGs without the need for game moderator to handle the rules and generate the world. The dice oracle answers questions you would normally ask your GM.
  • Skip the heavy lifting of prep and jump right in!
    • Whether you are playing alone or in a small "GM-lite" group¸ MSE helps minimize the setup. The world and plotlines organically evolve as the oracle reveals the world.

This is a complete ashcan release.

Patches and play guidance will be expanded over time.
MSE was originally designed to enable quick pickup play games and fast evolving stories.

The Motif Story Engine is a modular GM and narrator emulator:
  • Use a simple backbone of 3d6 rolls.
  • Mix and match options to tailor your experience and add depth to results.
    • Use as many or as few as suits you. All options are optional.
  • Ask questions just as you would ask a game moderator or storyteller.
  • Simple results and lists that drive your story without getting in the way.
  • Extensible¸ easily hacked and reskinned for a variety of genres and play styles.
Motif Story Engine provides a robust engine that includes:
  • The use of three standard six-sided dice for the main oracle
  • Guidance for adding twists turns to your games¸ bringing an element of surprise
  • A patch for introducing escalating tension in your adventure
  • A patch for bringing increasing chaos and weirdness to the tale
Additional features:
  • Options for different third die effects results ("flavor die")
  • A mission clock system¸ representing the limited time and high pressure of sensitive quests
  • A momentum system patch¸ providing a boost or greater obstacles as your momentum waxes and wanes
  • A prompt system for NPCs¸ using thought and behavior guidelines to make them easier to emulate in solo and quick play games
  • A prompt system for world events¸ to generate random events and challenges to provide new hooks and story inspiration
Prior Update:
  • Several expansions of advice and guidance
  • Updated Twists Turns Patch
  • Assorted clarifications
  • Brand new Mysteries Patch.
Latest Update:
  • HUGE update with 50% more new content! (Page count jumping from 77 to 109!)
  • New flavor examples.
  • Brand new patch for generating rumor seeds.
  • Greatly expanded guidance and examples.
  • General revisions and tuning.
Part of the Motif Game Framework

A series of toolkits that enable GM-less¸ GM-lite "no prep"¸ and solo roleplaying. They are modular and easily hackable. They are also game agnostic! Use them to enable GM-less and solo play with your favorite games.

  • Motif Story Engine¸ GM-less and solo toolkit ("GM-ulator") for the Motif Game Framework (Gold Bestseller!)
  • Motif Action Engine ¸ a quickplay RPG system for the Motif Game Framework. (Sillver Bestseller!)
  • Motif Character Engine¸ a player and character emulator for the Motif Game Framework (


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