Emotion-Driven Discovery
Help the Right Dreamers Find Your Story
Talescape helps creators describe stories by the feelings they create, so players can discover worlds by mood, tone, genre and theme.
Discovery Compass
Four Signals That Help a Story Find Its Audience
Dream Types create the emotional center. Emotions sharpen the promise. Genres orient familiar expectations. Topics reveal the ideas a story explores.
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Dream Types
- Choose the broad emotional direction of the story, from warm Daydreams to unsettling Nightmares, abstract Visions or reflective Echoes.
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Emotions
- Describe the feelings the story is built to evoke, so Dreamers can search by mood instead of guessing from genre alone.
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Genres
- Keep familiar discovery language available for readers who still want romance, horror, sci-fi, drama, comedy or adventure.
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Topics
- Surface the themes and ideas inside the story, from memory and identity to loss, friendship, power or belonging.
The Four Dream Types
Every story is a dream - each with its own voice.
In Talescape, stories are shaped by emotion rather than genre. Each Dream Type carries a tone, a rhythm and a feeling - guiding Bards and Dreamers through the world of imagination.
Daydream
Light, playful and full of warmth.
Stories that drift like sunlight through clouds - gentle escapes into wonder, joy and possibility.
Examples: Romance · Slice of Life · Comedy · Adventure
Nightmare
Dark, heavy and deeply unsettling.
Stories where comfort dissolves into unease - exploring fear, loss and the shadows of the human mind.
Examples: Tragedy · Horror · Dystopia · Social Critique
Vision
Abstract, prophetic and boundless.
Stories that peer beyond what is, into what could be - experiments in meaning, form and imagination.
Examples: Sci-Fi · Allegory · Surrealism · Philosophy
Echo
Nostalgic, tender and contemplative.
Stories that linger like fading memories - quiet reflections on time, connection and what remains unsaid.
Examples: Historical Fiction · Personal Tales · Drama · Loss
Creator Workflow
Tag With Intention, Then Learn From Reception
Emotion-driven discovery helps creators set clear expectations before release and understand how stories are experienced after players find them.
Make the Emotional Promise Clear
Choose tags that describe what the story is meant to feel like, not only what happens in the plot. A precise emotional promise helps the right Dreamers recognize that your story is for them.
Compare Intent With Experience
As Talescape grows, Dreamer feedback can show which emotions players actually felt. That gives Bards a clearer view of how their story lands with its audience.
Closed Beta for Creators
Build Stories Players Can Find by Feeling
Join the closed beta and help shape a discovery system where emotional clarity, creative intent and audience feedback work together.