Make your first playable segment in Studio

1. Start a new game

1. Open My games and select New game.
2. The setup starts with Title, followed by Cast and Genre. Enter a working title and select Next, or use Decide later if you are not ready to name it.
3. This screenshot shows the first setup step. The following screens use the existing private tutorial draft The Farewell Letter.

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1. 1Title: give the draft a working name
2. 2Next: continue to the cast

2. Create your first character

1. Select Characters in the left outline to open Characters & scripts.
2. Check the character list first. If you need a character, select New character and wait for it to appear before clicking again.
3. This tutorial draft already has Character 1 and its default Chapter 1. Open that character to continue.

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1. 1Characters: open the character list
2. 2New character: add a role
3. 3Character 1: open the existing role

3. Open the character’s first chapter

1. Open Character 1, then select Chapter 1 in its Chapters list. You can also expand the character in the left outline to reach the chapter.
2. Public profile & promotion and Private character notes serve different purposes. Keep player-facing details separate from private author notes.
3. Personal chapters are for player reading. Clues, Items, GM guide and Quick delivery have separate areas.

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1. 1Public profile: what players can see
2. 2Private notes: the author’s character planning
3. 3Chapters: open or add player reading

4. Write, save and check the reading preview

Original exercise: you are a theatre lighting technician. Before everyone leaves, an unsigned farewell letter appears on the control desk. Find its writer and ask why they plan to leave. The English text identifies itself as a tutorial example.

1. Open the chapter and enter text in the central editor. Use the Phone preview on the right to check its reading layout.
2. Select Save and wait for Saved. Resolve any failure or conflict message before continuing.
3. Compare the text and paragraphs in the editor and phone preview. This preview does not verify multiplayer play, content delivery or publication.

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1. 1Saved: check the save status
2. 2Save and Version history
3. 3Phone: check the reading layout
4. 4Editor: write the player’s chapter