The Story Engine Prompt Cards

Name: The Story Engine Deck
Brand: The Story Engine Deck
SKU: tse-sto-01m
Rating: 4.97 (206 reviews)

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Unlock an endless well of inspiration and conquer creative blocks forever.

The Story Engine Deck is your ultimate tool for creating compelling narratives. This deck of 180 storytelling cards features stunning artwork on 72 Agent/Anchor prompt cards to ignite your imagination. Our bestseller pack of prompt cards delivers instant ideas and endless possibilities for any creative challenge, whether you're a seasoned writer or a visionary Game Master. You'll truly feel the difference in your creative flow.

Why Writers & Gamers Love Our Writing Prompt Cards

Instant Ideas

Create and customize unique writing prompts in seconds. Our prompt cards provide over 30 billion combinations to spark your imagination.

Level Up Your Skills: Master designing more captivating characters, intricate plots, and unforgettable conflicts.
Never Get Stuck: Generate fresh stories or build upon existing ones effortlessly. Say goodbye to writer's block or session prep paralysis.
Universal Prompts: Seamlessly integrates with any genre, writing style, or tabletop RPG A great tool for students and professional writers alike.
Beautiful & Functional: Housed in a treasure-chest box, all 180 cards are always at your fingertips, ready to inspire you.
Combines with Other Decks: Pair with the Deck of Worlds to create entire worlds from the ground up, adding even more layers to your creative work.

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Creator Peter Chiykowski using The Story Engine Deck to write a story

The Writer's Secret Weapon

No More Wasted Time

The Story Engine Deck ensures you start every writing session with a burst of ideas, momentum, and motivation. It's the perfect gift for any writer.

Never run out of ideas: Generate up to 30 billion unique writing prompts for less than the cost of a single writing class. This deck provides a constant stream of inspiration.
Write stories that keep readers hooked: Designed by Aurora Award-winning author Peter Chiykowski, the deck helps you in designing narratives that captivate from the first page to the last.
Effortless creativity: Use the guidebook to quickly learn the system and add depth to your stories, ensuring your readers get lost in your words. You can easily turn random ideas into coherent plots.

The Story Engine Deck being used for a D&D campaign

The Dungeon Master's Ultimate Advantage

Get 30 billion campaign ideas for the price of a D&D book! This set of creative prompt cards allows you to create anything you need: compelling story hooks, memorable NPCs, unique locations, powerful items, or epic BBEGs.

Make session prep as fun as game night: Our decks are fast, fun, and 100% powered by your creative choices, making the work of game preparation a rewarding activity.
Keep the table captivated: Craft NPCs, settings, and plots so immersive that your players will be completely engrossed in your story, putting their phones away and leaning in.
Randomized brilliance: Use the random element of the cards to introduce unexpected twists and challenges into your campaigns.

How It Works: Your Creative Journey in 3 Steps

1) Draw cards. Select prompt cards to generate characters, motivations, objects, locations, conflicts, and vivid descriptions.
2) Rotate cues. Twist the cards to find the perfect combinations that spark your inspiration. Each card presents multiple possibilities.
3) Write and develop. Use your new ideas to write your scene, build your encounter, or fully develop your story.

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Two DnD players use The Story Engine Deck

WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY

"built to fuel the creative fire within Dungeon Masters and writers"

Forbes Magazine

Authors and Tabletop RPG Creators Who Love Our Deck

Kwame Mbalia
New York Times-bestselling author of Rick Riordan Presents: Tristan Strong.
C. L. Clark
Multi-award-winning author of The Faithless and Warmongers.
Aliette de Bodard
Award-winning author and winner of Nebula, Ignyte, Locus, European Science Fiction Society, British Fantasy, and British Science Fiction Association awards.
Grace Fong
Worldbuilder and narrative designer for Magic: The Gathering (2021-2022) and quest designer for Palia.
Tommaso De Benetti
Creator of Dead Air: Seasons and Broken Tales, and head of The World Anvil Publishing.
Janet Forbes
Founder of World Anvil and contributing writer to The Dark Crystal Adventure Game.

Real Stories, Real Results

Reviews from Writers

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"They have been really good! Not only for prompting ideas and worldbuilding, but also for introducing new aesthetics and character types into my art/writing. It's easy to always rely on the same tropes or aesthetics, so the decks have been great for shaking things up."
muck gnome
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"I use them for all my stories! Short stories, long novels, worldbuilding. It's nice to not have to come up with every part of the writing journey yourself."
J Candye
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"They are a great way to focus my lateral thinking mind. They challenge me to create at a higher level."
Quenntis

Reviews from Dungeon Masters

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"I am completely in love. My wife and I both use both decks - she for writing, and I for TTRPG prep and worldbuilding. We've got all of the expansions, and we've swung by the past two years to talk to Peter at GenCon! A wonderful tool made by a wonderful human."
Alexor Huxley
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"The deck helps immensely to breathe life into the world and makes everything even more immersive!"
Thainwyn
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"I use them for writing, TTRPG planning, & cooperative storytelling with my kid."
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