Random Fortune Sticks

Features

Fortune Sticks is a free random-decision web tool that recreates the tactile feel of shaking a temple qian'chou fortune tube: click the shake button or physically shake your phone for haptic vibration, then one random stick falls out of the pool, showing the stick number, fortune rank (top-top, top, middle, down, down-down), classic poem, and plain-language explanation. You can also switch to a custom pool to solve trivial everyday choices like restaurants, gifts, or errands.

When You Need This

Common pain points this tool solves

1. At lunchtime a four-person team is stuck between six restaurants. Paste the six names into a custom pool, shake once, and everyone agrees to obey the result — saves 20 minutes of useless debate
2. When a couple or close friends are in a petty fight, create a custom pool like 'apologize first', 'buy boba tea as apology', 'silent treatment 2 hours' and shake. The ritual-loaded mini-game avoids emotional escalation because the 'tube decided', not either person
3. Trip planning indecision: which three Disney rides to hit first, which of two nearby day-trip cities to visit this weekend. Adding the good-omen ritual layer makes everyday random decisions feel more fun instead of tedious.

How to Use

Step-by-step instructions

1. By default it uses a built-in 100-stick temple fortune pool. Switch to custom pool mode and paste your own choices one per line — restaurant names, activities, gifts, chores — whatever you are stuck on.
2. Click the central SHAKE button or physically shake a vibration-enabled phone. Watch the sticks rattle inside the tube until one falls and settles.
3. Temple mode shows stick number, fortune grade, poem, plain explanation. Custom pool mode simply reveals the randomly chosen line of text.
4. Press 'shake again' for another draw, or 'reset / clear' to start over. Any result can be copied to clipboard or exported as a PNG screenshot to share in group chats.

Why Choose Korelyy

What makes us better

1. Dual-mode in one tool: authentic 100-stick temple fortune system with classic Chinese grading plus custom pool mode. Use temple mode for cultural good-omen vibe, custom pool for actually solving choices.
2. Real phone-shake trigger + haptic vibration + 3D drop animation feels way more engaging than a plain random string generator. At team dinner people actually fight to shake the phone; the ritual creates a shared mini-game.
3. Custom pools can be exported / imported as JSON, so your signature 'daily slacking tasks' or 'couple make-up actions' pool can be shared with friends instead of retyping 30 options every time.

Monetize With This Tool

Turn this tool into a side income stream

1. Use this tool to speed up your freelance work and take on more paying clients
2. Create polished content faster for your blog, YouTube channel, or social media and grow your audience
3. Offer this tool's capabilities as a service on Fiverr, Upwork, or to your local business clients

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Is the result actually accurate or just pure randomness?

   Under the hood it uses the browser's Math.random plus extra crypto entropy, so mathematically it is uniform distribution. Accuracy depends on personal belief. The big difference from a generic random picker is the cultural shell — temple grades + classic poems make results psychologically easier to accept, especially when picking restaurants to avoid arguments.

2. How many options fit in a custom pool?

   There is no hard upper limit; hundreds of one-line options still run smoothly in internal tests. 5–10 for restaurants, 15 for trip itineraries is the sweet spot. If you go above 100, export a JSON backup first so you don't lose the pool if you close the tab.

3. What if I draw a 'down-down' fortune, that feels unlucky?

   It is all random numbers. If you want psychological comfort: (1) switch to custom mode and remove bad-grade sticks, (2) turn on the optional 'auto-retry once on down-down' switch (off by default), or (3) read the explanation — it always gives actionable plain advice like 'lay low this week' rather than something scary.

4. Can I export the draw as an image for group chats?

   Yes. One-click PNG export of the whole stick card. A long image with number, grade, and poem creates way better team atmosphere than plain text for dinner or trip decisions, and leaves written proof in chat history — 'you were the one who drew hot pot'.

5. Does the tool record any draw results on a backend?

   Never. All draw logic, custom pool text, and PNG rendering run entirely in client-side JavaScript. Not a single byte is sent to a server. Your choices, your custom text, your drawn outcome — nobody including site operators can see them, so it is safe even for emotional or slightly sensitive work and personal decisions.