Genre expectations, narrative tropes, character archetypes, iconic locations, epic quests... All these loose threads can easily become a tangled mess. That's where spool comes in. 

a place for loose threads

Spool is a collaborative storytelling tool for tabletop RPGs, designed for session zero and beyond. Spool is...

• System-agnostic. Compatible with any RPG system — guided, co-op, or solo. 
• Collaborative. Find out what interests your players, then incorporate it in surprising ways.
  
• Dynamic. Spool evolves naturally to stay relevant to the table's current focus. 
• Simple. Stay organized and inspired without added complexity.
• Concise. Everything you need on one page, with some examples on the second page.

Adapted from the "palette" activity in Microscope (Ben Robbins), spool has quickly become one of my favorite GM tools. There's nothing magic about it — it's just a simple, repeatable way to maintain a dialogue with your players and turn that into an evolving oracle. I hope it proves as helpful and inspiring to you as it has for me! – Jade Ravens