Chronicle

Chronicle

Seasonal narratives that track what's changing in your fortress.

How It Works

Each chronicle entry covers one season (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter) and includes:

• Recent events (role changes, migrations, deaths, combat)
• Fortress context (population, buildings, biome, year)
• Player notes and What If hooks
• Completed and active quests for narrative continuity
• Previous chronicle summary for story continuity

Generating

Click "Write New Entry" on the Chronicle tab. If an entry already exists for the current season, the button shows "Rewrite [Season] Entry" and generating replaces the existing entry.

The page auto-reloads after generation so the new entry appears immediately.

Player Notes

Fortress-wide notes can be added on the Chronicle page. Each note has a tag that controls how the LLM uses it:

Tag	LLM Instruction
Suspicion	Subtext and foreshadowing, never confirmed
Fact	Stated as confirmed truth
Theory	Narrator speculation ("Some say...")
Rumor	Attributed to other dwarves as gossip
Secret	Hidden knowledge, show consequences only
Foreshadow	Ominous hints for future events
Mood	Sets emotional tone for scenes
What If	Hypothetical scenario woven as speculative subplot

Storage

Chronicles are saved to fortress_journal.md in the per-fortress directory (~/.df-storyteller/stories/{civ_id}_{fortress_name}/). One entry per season/year, replaceable.