What to Do When the AI Narrator Gets It Wrong

The AI narrator writes every reply fresh, so now and then a reply is not what you wanted: a name comes out wrong, a scene moves faster than you hoped, or a character does something that does not fit. When the AI narrator gets it wrong, you have a fix for each case, and most take one tap.

This guide goes from the quickest fix to the most lasting one. Start at the top and move down only if you need to.

Retry for a fresh reply

Retry replaces the narrator’s last reply with a new one. It is the right first move for almost anything that is off in a single reply: a wrong detail, a flat scene, a line of dialogue that does not sound like the character.

A fresh reply usually gets the detail right. If the same mistake comes back on the retry, it is not chance. The narrator is following something in its memory, and the fix is further down this guide, under “When a mistake keeps coming back”.

Undo to take back a turn

Undo removes the last message in the story. Press it once to remove the narrator’s reply, and again to remove your own message as well. Use it when the problem started with your turn: you sent an action you did not mean, or you want to phrase it differently so the narrator has more to work with.

Ask the narrator directly

Switch the input from Say or Do to Ask and you are talking to the narrator outside the story. Nothing you write in Ask happens in the story itself.

Use it to correct a detail in plain words. The next reply follows the correction.

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Mira has the seal, not Voss. Continue with that.

Ask is also a quick check. “Who has the seal?” or “How much gold do I have?” shows what the narrator currently has on record. If the answer is wrong, correct it now, before the story builds on it.

Edit the message

In the mobile app, long press any message to edit its text. For a small slip, like a wrong name or a misplaced item, this is the cleanest fix: the story reads as if it had been right all along, and the narrator works from the corrected text from then on.

When a mistake keeps coming back

If a detail returns after you corrected it, or a retry repeats it, it has been written into the story’s memory. Open your story’s settings and tap Memory, then fix it where it lives:

1. The summary. It is read every turn, so a wrong line there outweighs a correction in chat. Find the detail and change it. Search for numbers both as digits and as words (“130” and “a hundred and thirty”).
2. Memory fragments. These are records of earlier scenes. Find the one that describes the detail and edit it, or delete it if the scene should not count.
3. Narrator notes. If the detail is something that should never change, like who a character really is or a rule of the world, add it as a plain line here.

A correction made in memory carries forward from then on. The memory guide covers what each layer does in more detail.

When the pacing is off

Sometimes the problem is not a detail but the speed.

A big moment went by too fast. A confession, a verdict, or a fight settled in a single reply can feel like a scene was skipped. Retry it, or say what you want to see in your next turn: “I want to hear the verdict read out, word by word.” If you want this for the whole story, add a line to your narrator notes, such as “Play big moments over several turns and stop where I need to decide.”

The story is moving too slowly. Ask to skip ahead in your turn: “Skip to the evening”, “Jump to the next morning”, or something with more of the story in it. The narrator moves the story to where you asked.

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We ride through the night and arrive at the city gates.

When the story heads somewhere you don’t want

A twist you did not plan is not always a mistake. A trusted character turning out to be lying, or a plan going wrong, is often where a story gets good, so it is worth playing a setback for a turn or two before undoing it. There is more on that in five tips for your first adventure.

When the direction really is wrong for you, steer:

• Act. Your turn is the strongest signal. “I leave the tavern and head for the docks” moves the story more than any correction.
• Ask “Keep the romance subplot in the background” or “Less combat, more investigation” changes what comes next.
• Narrator notes. For anything that should hold for the rest of the story, like tone, how dark it gets, or whether the narrator should make choices for your character, add a line to your notes. The narrator treats them as standing rules.

Try a different narrator

Each narrator has its own style. If replies keep missing what you want, whether that is the length, the voice, or how much detail they track, switch narrators in your story’s settings and keep playing. Every narrator is available on every plan, and the story and its memory carry over.

Quick reference

• One reply is off: Retry
• Your own turn was the problem: Undo, then send it again.
• A detail is wrong: Ask with the correction, or long press and edit the message. Do it right away.
• It comes back after a retry or a correction: fix it in the summary, memory fragments, or narrator notes.
• A big moment was rushed: Retry, or say what you want to see. A narrator note keeps it that way.
• The story drags: ask to skip ahead.
• The story is heading the wrong way: steer with your action, Ask, or a narrator note.

Pick a story from the scenarios catalog and play. When something comes out wrong, you are a tap away from fixing it.