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The world map combines structured entity creation with freeform painting. Location and Path create real entries in your world; Territory and the paint tools (Brush, Land, Pattern, Stamp, Label, Eraser) draw on the map only. The table says exactly what each tool gives the book today.
When a chapter names a new place, it waits for you as a suggestion.
Faint pins show where each one would go.
Add it to your map, or dismiss it. It stays in your Story Bible either way.
Nothing lands on your map unless you say so.
Slide the chapter, and the map shows your story at that chapter.
Each character appears where that chapter leaves them.
A dashed ring was found in the text. A solid ring is one you placed.
Fainter means last seen in an earlier chapter.
| Tool | Key | What it does | What it writes to the book |
|---|---|---|---|
| Select | V | Select, move or inspect anything on the map | Looks only Nothing by itself: moving a pin changes the map, not the book |
| Location | L | Place a city, landmark or point of interest | In your story Creates a Location; the writer sees it in chapters whose outline names it |
| Path | P | Connect two locations with a road, river or trade route | Not in your story yet Creates a Connection between two places; the writer does not see routes yet |
| Territory | T | Draw a kingdom, biome or faction border; right-click to finish | Not in your story yet Nothing yet: borders are map-only; the writer does not see them |
| Brush | B | Paint terrain, coastlines and texture; the River brush smooths your line and widens it toward the mouth | Looks only Nothing: paint is decoration and never becomes a fact |
| Land | G | Draw a closed shape to raise a landmass with an inked coast; water is the paper | Looks only Nothing: land is paper, not a fact |
| Pattern | F | Draw a closed shape and fill it with hatching, dots or waves: marsh, desert, open sea | Looks only Nothing: a pattern is paper, not a fact |
| Stamp | S | Click to place an ink mountain, forest or lake, or draw your own stamp; drag to scatter a range | Looks only Nothing by itself: a stamp is paper. Only if you choose "Make it a place" does it create a Location |
| Label | N | Drag along a river or range, then type its name; the text follows your line | Looks only Nothing: a map label is paper; name places with the Location tool |
| Eraser | E | Erase paint on the active layer | Looks only Nothing: erasing paint touches no entity |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl/Cmd + Z | Undo the last stroke on the active layer |
| Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + Z | Redo |
| [ and ] | Smaller or larger brush |
| Scroll | Zoom about the cursor |
| Two fingers | Pan and pinch-zoom while painting |
| Alt (hold) | Draw free: otherwise a line's ends snap to nearby coasts, line ends and places, and a shape closes where it began |
| ? | Show this sheet |
| Esc | Back to Select |
Paint saves automatically 1.5 seconds after you stop drawing. Undo works even after you reload the page. If another tab saved first, you will be asked whether to keep your changes or theirs. Note that there is a 2 MB cap on the total size of your paint layers.
The brush stroke generation is powered by perfect-freehand (MIT License).