# About StoryChain {% embed url="" %} StoryChain is an interactive storytelling platform where you create characters, build their lore, and bring them to life through AI chat. Users can explore open-ended conversations or play goal-oriented scenarios with clear objectives. Achievements are rewarded with badges (many mintable as NFTs), and creators earn when the community engages with their characters. **Core Pillars** * Storytelling: Build rich character backstories, worlds, and narratives that evolve with community input. * Character Creation: Design unique characters with images, personalities, and lore. Convert them into interactive chat agents. * Animation & Visuals: Unlock story arcs, animations, and world backgrounds as you create and grow your universe. * Chat Systems: Offer two experiences; open-ended exploration and scenario-based challenges with objectives and limited turns. * Creator Economy: Earn a share of the paid Energy used when others interact with your characters. **How It Works** 1. **Create Your Character** * Define a compelling backstory, personality, and visual identity. * Make your character “chattable” so others can interact with it. 2. **Choose the Chat Experience** * Open-Ended Exploration: Free-form conversations rooted in your character’s lore. * Goal-Oriented Challenges: Scenario-based stories with specific objectives, limited turns, and badge rewards. 3. **Discover and Play** * Explore characters via discovery filters (all, official, community, my). * Jump into scenarios with clear goals and earn badges upon completion. 4. **Collect, Compete, Improve** * Earn badges (and mint badge NFTs) for completing objectives. * Track progress and rankings via leaderboards (badges, messages, characters). * Iterate on your characters using analytics and community feedback. **Earning on StoryChain** * Energy Economy: Interactions (chat, hints, mints, scenarios) consume Energy. * Revenue Share: 30% of all paid Energy spent on your character is shared directly with you. * Analytics Dashboard: Monitor withdrawable balance, total monetized Energy, messages, likes, mints, and more. * Withdrawals: Claim your earnings once you meet the minimum threshold (e.g., $0.20). Payout requests are processed shortly after submitting. * Getting Paid: Connect your wallet, grow your character’s audience, and earn as the community engages. **Key Features at a Glance** * Character Discovery: Find official, community, and your own characters with simple filters and quick start actions. * Scenarios with Objectives: Structured challenges that reward successful completion with badges and mintable NFTs. * Badges & NFTs: Showcase achievements; eligible badges can be minted as collectibles. * Leaderboards: See top performers by badges earned, messages, and character metrics. * Personal Chat History: Continue conversations you’ve started and pick up where you left off. * Video Tutorials: Learn creation, optimization, and best practices through in-app tutorials. * Safety & Accessibility: StoryChain is designed for Safe-for-Work interactions to ensure a positive, inclusive environment. **What StoryChain Solves** * Recognition and Attribution: Creators need clear, persistent attribution for their characters and contributions. * Monetization Gap: Traditional storytelling platforms rarely provide a path to meaningful, recurring earnings tied to engagement. * Flat User Experience: Static content and high entry barriers reduce immersion and participation; consistency across stories and characters is hard to maintain. **Our Solution** * AI Characters as Interactive Agents: Convert your characters into chattable identities. Users interact through open-ended chat or objective-driven scenarios. * Creator Economy with Revenue Share: When users spend Energy on your character (chat, hints, mints), you earn a share of the paid Energy. Current share: 30% of all paid Energy spent on your character. * Gamified Progression: Players complete scenarios, earn badges, and mint collectibles (NFTs) to showcase achievements. * Community Discovery and Competition: Character discovery, leaderboards (badges, messages, characters), and social proof drive engagement. * Safe and Inclusive by Design: StoryChain focuses on SFW interactions to make storytelling accessible and positive for everyone. **Safety and Accessibility** * StoryChain is designed for SFW interactions to support a positive, inclusive, and safe experience for all users. Glossary * Energy: In-app currency for interactions (chat, hints, mints, scenarios). * Scenario: A goal-oriented chat experience with specific objectives and limited turns. * Badge: Reward for completing scenarios; many are mintable as NFTs. * Withdrawable Balance: Your earnings (USDT-equivalent) available to claim.