Dial the Lore.

A LITTLE MORE WORLD TO GET LOST IN

Give your story
a number.

A character’s voicemail. A suspicious hotline. A tavern that knows too much. Let your audience call into the world you’re creating.

Make something worth calling Or try a little lore Or try a little lore ↓

For independent storytellers. No code required.

A STORY IS ON THE OTHER END.
LIVE DEMO / 001DTL ✳

YOU’VE REACHED

The Crooked
Lantern

A NEIGHBORHOOD BAR. A FEW SECRETS.

Choose an option. See who picks up.

Open full experience ↗
PRESS A BUTTON.
FOLLOW THE STORY.

Browser demo uses your device’s voice. No call is placed.

SMALL TEAMS. BIG WORLDS.

Authors ✳ Filmmakers ✳ Streamers ✳ Game masters ✳ Creators

FROM AN IDEA TO “HELLO?”

You write the world.
We connect the line.

No phone-system expertise needed. Just something interesting on the other end.

  1. 01 /

    Write a way in.

    Start with a greeting. Add the options your audience can explore, from a friendly welcome to a very questionable voicemail.

  2. 02 /

    Give it a little life.

    Choose voices, create alternate responses, and make some discoveries rarer than others. Preview it as you go.

  3. 03 /

    Let curiosity call.

    Publish when it’s ready. Share a browser preview, or connect an assigned number so people can step into the story by phone.

Phone numbers are currently assigned with our help. You can build and share a published browser preview first.

MORE THAN AN EASTER EGG

Leave a number.
Open a door.

FOR THE PAGE TURNERS

Your character
has a voicemail.

Print a number in the back of your book. Give readers one more conversation with someone they aren’t ready to leave.

AUTHORS & FICTION WRITERS ↗
FOR THE FRAME FREEZERS

That number in
the film? It works.

Turn a background detail into another scene. Reward the people who notice everything.

FILMMAKERS & WORLD BUILDERS ↗
FOR THE SIDE QUESTERS

The NPC knows
something new.

Drop a clue for your party or your community. Mix in a rare message and give curiosity somewhere to go.

GAMERS, STREAMERS & CREATORS ↗

A few possibilities to spark an idea. The world is yours.

YOU HAD US AT HELLO.

What’s on the
other end of your line?

Start your story

Write. Preview. Publish. Leave them wanting to call again.