Story access, broadcasts, and purchases

Last verified: 2026-09-26

Story access

Published, available stories are not sold individually. Starting and continuing a story uses the

reader's guest trial, registered free-tier allowance, or active subscription; the story owner may

use owner preview. The story detail surface shows the current interaction-access state. An old

link does not make an unpublished or withdrawn story available. Tapping an authored clue object or moving a prop to discover a clue does not use an AI interaction allowance. An object that selects an authored Story choice follows the same access rules as that choice.

Broadcasts

A broadcast is a creator message or update delivered immediately or at a scheduled send time. It

is not a story-player event and has no start/end availability window. You can open one when it was

addressed or delivered to your account, when you bought that paid broadcast, or when you are its

creator. A paid broadcast remains a teaser until its completed entitlement is active.

Buying broadcast access

Review the product, amount, currency, and account before confirming a one-time broadcast purchase.

The broadcast page shows a time-limited price quote in the currency that checkout uses. If the

quote expires or the creator changes the price, refresh the page and review the new amount before

starting checkout. The payment provider shows any applicable tax before final confirmation.

The resulting entitlement applies to the product named by the completed receipt. A pending or

failed purchase must not be treated as access; refresh purchase status once before contacting

support with the receipt reference.

If a PayPal return cannot confirm the purchase, check your PayPal activity before paying again.

If PayPal shows a charge but the broadcast is still locked, contact support with the receipt

reference.

For a PayPal broadcast purchase, a partial refund leaves access active; access ends when refunds

cover the full purchase amount or the payment is reversed.

Access troubleshooting

Confirm that the expected account is signed in, reopen the story detail, and check the displayed

access state. If payment completed but access is absent, provide the approximate time, story or

broadcast title, and receipt reference to human support. Never send a full card number, password,

authentication token, or one-time code.