diff --git a/src/games/storywriter/contexts/state.tsx b/src/games/storywriter/contexts/state.tsx
index da92cb9..108ef26 100644
--- a/src/games/storywriter/contexts/state.tsx
+++ b/src/games/storywriter/contexts/state.tsx
@@ -337,6 +337,8 @@ function reducer(state: IState, action: Action): IState {
             const world = state.worlds.find(w => w.id === action.worldId);
             const original = world?.stories.find(s => s.id === action.id);
             if (!original) return state;
+            const firstMessage = original.chatMessages[0];
+            const chatMessages = world?.chatOnly && firstMessage && firstMessage.role === 'assistant' ? [firstMessage] : [];
             const newStory: Story = {
                 id: crypto.randomUUID(),
                 title: `${original.title} (Copy)`,
@@ -345,7 +347,7 @@ function reducer(state: IState, action: Action): IState {
                 lore: [...original.lore],
                 characters: [...original.characters],
                 locations: [...original.locations],
-                chatMessages: [],
+                chatMessages,
                 chapters: [],
             };
             return {