Every epic tale holds its mysteries, and now Squire makes it easier than ever to share lore with players at exactly the right moment. We’re thrilled to introduce Visibility Lines, a powerful new addition to our player portal that revolutionizes how you share GM notes with players. This innovative feature puts GMs in complete control, allowing them to reveal information with players seamlessly while ensuring sensitive details don’t accidentally get exposed.
How Visibility Lines Work
The concept is beautifully simple. When creating lore for your world, you can now drag n’ drop a line that separates visible content from hidden information. Everything above the line becomes accessible to players through the player portal, while content below remains for the GM’s eyes only.
When you first create a lore record in Squire, it remains completely hidden from your players’ view. Once you’re ready to reveal its existence, you can toggle the record to visible status. At this point, a visibility line appears at the top of the document, just below the record’s name and image. This means players can initially see just these basic identifying elements. As your story unfolds, you can drag the visibility line downward, gradually exposing more paragraphs and details to your players. This flexible system lets you control exactly how much information your players can access at any given time, perfect for unveiling your world’s secrets at just the right moment.
Keeping Your Lore Consistent with Player Visibility
In our latest update, we’ve enhanced Squire’s visibility management system to prevent accidental information leaks while streamlining the GM experience. The system now intelligently alerts you when shared content contains references to hidden information – like a tavern description accidentally mentioning a secret thieves’ guild in the cellar. To make these controls more accessible, we’ve integrated visibility settings directly into the lore viewer pop-out, allowing GMs to adjust player permissions on the fly without navigating through multiple menus. Through Squire’s player portal, this seamless combination of smart content awareness and intuitive controls helps maintain the mystery of your world while ensuring a smooth, immersive experience for everyone at the table.
Take a tour of Squire to learn more about visibility settings.
Empowering Player Engagement
The ultimate goal of these updates is to enhance the player experience. With properly managed lore visibility, players can unlock an exciting world of knowledge:
- Discover world lore organically as their adventure unfolds, creating a rewarding collection experience
- Access critical information during live sessions about NPCs, locations, and plot points at their fingertips
- Review their accumulated knowledge between sessions to stay connected to the story
- Track their progress through quests and maintain awareness of important story elements
This system transforms traditional note-taking into an engaging, game-like experience where players gradually build their understanding of the world. Like collecting pieces of an intricate puzzle, each session potentially reveals new secrets and deeper lore that players can revisit anytime through the player portal. This approach not only keeps players invested but ensures they never miss crucial details about their ongoing adventure.
Sharing Stories, Building Worlds Together
These enhancements perfectly complement our commitment to help gaming groups share lore with players in meaningful ways. From revealing information with players during intricate political schemes to sharing GM notes with players throughout dungeon delves, our Visibility Line system provides the precise control you need to craft your story. This innovative feature empowers Game Masters to manage their narratives with unprecedented flexibility, ensuring every revelation happens at exactly the right moment.
Ready to try out Visibility Lines? Log into Squire and start managing your world’s secrets today!