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Claude Storyteller
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Claude Storyteller

Description
An AI-powered storyteller that actually pays attention to your colony.

WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT
Vanilla storytellers follow preset curves. Claude reads your actual situation — wealth, defenses, mood, food, recent events — and makes decisions based on what's really happening. Wooden walls? Fire raid. No doctor? Plague. Thriving? Time to knock you down a peg.

HOW IT WORKS
Claude runs on three cycles:
- Minor Events: Weather, visitors, cargo pods, animals
- Major Events: Raids, infestations, mech clusters, sieges
- Narrative Arcs: Multi-event stories that unfold over time

Each cycle runs independently on randomized timers you control.

DIFFICULTY MATTERS
- Peaceful/Builder: Claude plays nice, focuses on opportunities
- Adventure Story: Balanced — challenges without brutality
- Strive to Survive: Claude actively hunts your weaknesses
- Blood and Dust / Losing is Fun: Unhinged mode — expect the unexpected

SETUP
1. Get an API key from console.anthropic.com (free to create, pay per use)
2. In RimWorld: Mod Settings > Claude Storyteller
3. Click "Change API Key" and paste your key
4. Click "Test API Connection" — should show green checkmark
5. Start new colony, select "Claude AI" as storyteller

TUNING THE SLIDERS
In Mod Settings you can adjust how often each event type fires:
- Minor Events: Default 36-72 game hours (1.5-3 days)
- Major Events: Default 3-7 game days
- Narrative Arcs: Default 4-8 game days

Lower = more frequent. The range adds randomness — Claude picks within your window.

API COSTS
Claude API charges per use. Typical gameplay costs $0.01-0.05 per hour depending on settings. A full 50-hour playthrough might cost $1-2 total.

SECURITY
- Your API key stays on your machine
- Key is masked in the settings UI
- Only colony data is sent to Claude (no personal info)
- Nothing is stored or logged by the mod except locally

REQUIREMENTS
- Harmony (must load before this mod)
- Internet connection during play
- Your own Anthropic API key

LINKS
Website: https://nathandidier.com
Source: https://github.com/S4L7/ClaudeStoryteller
13 Comments
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This Game Ruins Friendships  [author] Feb 20 @ 8:22pm 
I mean, it's ok to criticize - sure... but yes, nearly trolling at this point lol - speaking of which, not a bad time to look at the Troll chart trololol <3
ZAX Feb 8 @ 9:00pm 
lmao, i feel bad for the mod author for dealing with toxic and ignorant ppl
This Game Ruins Friendships  [author] Feb 6 @ 11:13am 
I don't make money from this mod.

If you want to modify it yourself before I get around to it, you can use a free LLM, the code is on GitHub.

Bottom line: I don't care if you use this, thanks for the engagement. :charmed:
This Game Ruins Friendships  [author] Feb 6 @ 11:09am 
The mod is free. The API you choose to use with it is your business. I built it, I use it, I shared it. You don't like it, don't download it. We're going in circles here.

It doesn't sound like you understand what this mod does.

p.s. if you eat bait you will always be a fish 🐟
UncleRippu Feb 6 @ 10:37am 
I'm assuming when you say "AI-powered" you mean genAI, and if that is how it works then I really doubt its as impressive as you think it is, let alone worth even the most basic of pocket change. I generally don't like the rise of AI slop on the rimworld workshop, but at least most lazy modders who use genAI don't charge you for it.

And if this isn't genAI, then its charging people to use a storyteller who sounds more basic than Cassandra from the mod description.

Also, really? "Go read a book" and calling me toxic?
This Game Ruins Friendships  [author] Feb 6 @ 6:01am 
A: Fair question. The API costs $0.01 or less per decision the storyteller makes — for most players that's a few cents per hour of gameplay. The mod is for people who want to experiment with AI-driven storytelling that actually reads your colony state and makes contextual decisions. If that's not interesting to you, cool, ✌️ Cassandra is free and works great.

B: I haven't hidden any comments. Steam auto-hides some comments by default — I have no control over that. Everything is open source on GitHub if you want to see exactly what the mod does:

https://github.com/S4L7/ClaudeStoryteller

I built this because I wanted it for my own playthrough. Shared it in case others found it interesting too. No obligations either way.

Regards.

p.s. read a book :Uranium: toxic is as toxic does
UncleRippu Feb 6 @ 5:11am 
A: Still, why should people download some rando api that costs money to use (even 1-2 bucks) just to use a storyteller that, from the looks of it, isn't all too special?
B: Hiding the comments on the main page of the mod when people bring the paywall up isn't a good look.
HeLLDaN Feb 6 @ 3:22am 
@This Game Ruins Friendships Could we add OpenRouter? Using Claude as the storyteller feels pretty pricey.
HeLLDaN Feb 6 @ 3:21am 
@UncleRippu lmao:d
This Game Ruins Friendships  [author] Feb 6 @ 3:04am 
I don't earn anything from this, already checked TOS, my guy.