Storyfall

Story Tree

The Story Tree shows your entire story structure as a graph. Scenes are nodes, choices are connecting lines, and you can see the full shape of your branching narrative at once.

Accessing the Story Tree

Open your story in the Workshop editor and click the Story Tree button in the sidebar.

Story Tree panel open in the sidebar with full-height editor context

Pinning the Tree

You can pin the story tree to keep it visible below the editor while you work. When pinned, the tree expands to a full-width section underneath your scenes, so you can see your story structure at a glance while editing. Click the pin button to toggle it on or off.

Pinned Story Tree expanded below the editor

Reading the Visualization

Nodes

Each node represents a scene in your story. Nodes display the scene name and are color-coded by chapter so you can quickly identify which part of the story they belong to.

Edges

Lines connecting nodes represent choices. Each line shows the path a reader can take from one scene to another. The direction of the arrows indicates the flow of the narrative.

Back Edges

When a choice loops back to a previously visited scene (creating a cycle in the story), the connecting line is drawn in orange. These back edges help you identify loops in your narrative, such as hub scenes that readers return to repeatedly.

Starting Scene

The starting scene is highlighted so you can find where your story begins.

Pan and Zoom

  • Scroll to zoom in and out.
  • Click and drag on the background to pan around the tree.
  • Use the zoom controls to reset the view.

Clicking Nodes

Click on any node to select that scene in the editor and highlight its connections.

What the Tree Reveals

The tree helps you spot:

Dead Ends

Scenes with no outgoing connections (no choices leading away from them) that aren’t intentional endings. These are easy to spot in the tree as leaf nodes without arrows leaving them.

Complex Branching

Areas where your story has many branches can become visually dense. If a section of the tree looks overwhelming, it might be a sign that you should simplify or add convergence points.

Convergence Points

Scenes where multiple paths merge back together. These appear as nodes with many incoming connections.

Chapter Color Coding

Each chapter is assigned a distinct color. Scenes in the same chapter share the same color, so you can see chapter boundaries in the graph.

Character Filtering

If your story has multiple characters, you can filter the tree to show only scenes and choices accessible to a specific character. This helps you visualize each character’s path through the story independently.

Next Steps