How does InkWeave's causality engine work?
InkWeave reconstructs the world state at each point in a story from the order of its events, including character locations, item ownership, and event prerequisites.
Interactive demo
The story's present is wherever your cursor rests.
This story already has event anchors. Click in the text to see how characters and scenes change with your cursor.
An InkWeave Pro subscription feature
View subscription plansThis playground is free to explore. The causality engine in the app requires an InkWeave Pro subscription and is not included in the free version.
First visit? Follow the lamp oil through the story.
Follow the guide and place your cursor in the text. See what each character holds at that moment, then try changing an earlier event.
Editor3 anchors
Volume One · Before the Storm
The Last Light
One bottle of lamp oil. Two people. A storm on the way.
Click in the text to place your cursor, or move it with the arrow keys. You cannot freely edit this demo's text.
Place your cursor in the story
Click the text before the handover anchor, then the text after it. Watch who holds the lamp oil.
Click in the text to place your cursor, or move it with the arrow keys. You cannot freely edit this demo's text.