diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9891606..afc0abb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ Godot 4 tactical RPG prototype inspired by classic turn-based Romance of the Thr
 - Campaign completion screen.
 - New campaign save reset.
 - Manual campaign checkpoint save/load.
-- Cinematic title screen uses a dedicated ancient-war-camp dawn backdrop and Cao Cao portrait art, offers start/load/settings, leads new campaigns through a generated four-panel Yellow Turban rebellion, Cao Cao resolve, Xiahou Dun meeting, and Yingchuan contact prologue with full-screen story artwork, a chapter seal, and a bottom scroll caption panel, exposes the same audio/edge-scroll settings from the top in-game toolbar, includes a one-click audio recovery control, and persists BGM/SFX volume, sound toggles, and edge-scroll preference in `user://heros_settings.json`.
+- Cinematic title screen uses a dedicated ancient-war-camp dawn backdrop and Cao Cao portrait art, offers start/load/settings, previews the four generated opening story panels on the title menu, leads new campaigns through a generated four-panel Yellow Turban rebellion, Cao Cao resolve, Xiahou Dun meeting, and Yingchuan contact prologue with full-screen story artwork, a chapter seal, and a bottom scroll caption panel, exposes the same audio/edge-scroll settings from the top in-game toolbar, includes a one-click audio recovery control, and persists BGM/SFX volume, sound toggles, and edge-scroll preference in `user://heros_settings.json`.
 - Victory and defeat result overlay.
 - Dialogue portrait slot stays fixed across speaker and narration lines, with officer default image paths, optional per-line overrides, and speaker-initial or record fallback.
 - Initial AI-generated photorealistic officer portraits for Cao Cao, Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, Dian Wei, Guo Jia, and Zhang He.
diff --git a/scripts/scenes/battle_scene.gd b/scripts/scenes/battle_scene.gd
index 92bf403..f65f6a6 100644
--- a/scripts/scenes/battle_scene.gd
+++ b/scripts/scenes/battle_scene.gd
@@ -1954,6 +1954,52 @@ func _make_seal_cluster(height: float) -> HBoxContainer:
 	return cluster
 
 
+func _make_title_story_preview_strip() -> PanelContainer:
+	var panel := PanelContainer.new()
+	panel.name = "TitleStoryPreviewStrip"
+	panel.custom_minimum_size = Vector2(616, 88)
+	_apply_panel_style(panel, "hud_info")
+
+	var row := HBoxContainer.new()
+	row.custom_minimum_size = Vector2(584, 68)
+	row.add_theme_constant_override("separation", 8)
+	panel.add_child(row)
+
+	for index in range(OPENING_PROLOGUE_PAGES.size()):
+		var page: Dictionary = OPENING_PROLOGUE_PAGES[index]
+		row.add_child(_make_title_story_preview_card(str(page.get("title", "")), str(page.get("image", "")), index + 1))
+	return panel
+
+
+func _make_title_story_preview_card(title: String, image_path: String, index: int) -> VBoxContainer:
+	var card := VBoxContainer.new()
+	card.name = "TitleStoryPreviewCard%d" % index
+	card.custom_minimum_size = Vector2(140, 68)
+	card.add_theme_constant_override("separation", 3)
+	card.tooltip_text = "%d. %s" % [index, title]
+
+	var texture_rect := TextureRect.new()
+	texture_rect.name = "TitleStoryPreviewImage"
+	texture_rect.custom_minimum_size = Vector2(140, 48)
+	texture_rect.expand_mode = TextureRect.EXPAND_IGNORE_SIZE
+	texture_rect.stretch_mode = TextureRect.STRETCH_KEEP_ASPECT_COVERED
+	texture_rect.texture = _load_art_texture(image_path)
+	texture_rect.modulate = Color(0.96, 0.94, 0.88, 0.94)
+	texture_rect.tooltip_text = card.tooltip_text
+	card.add_child(texture_rect)
+
+	var label := Label.new()
+	label.name = "TitleStoryPreviewLabel"
+	label.text = title
+	label.custom_minimum_size = Vector2(140, 17)
+	label.horizontal_alignment = HORIZONTAL_ALIGNMENT_CENTER
+	label.vertical_alignment = VERTICAL_ALIGNMENT_CENTER
+	label.tooltip_text = card.tooltip_text
+	_apply_label_style(label, UI_OLD_BRONZE, 10)
+	card.add_child(label)
+	return card
+
+
 func _make_map_lattice_overlay(size: Vector2) -> Control:
 	var overlay := Control.new()
 	overlay.name = "MapLatticeOverlay"
@@ -3605,9 +3651,9 @@ func _create_hud() -> void:
 
 	title_panel = PanelContainer.new()
 	title_panel.name = "TitleMenuPanel"
-	title_panel.position = Vector2(58, 76)
-	title_panel.size = Vector2(708, 568)
-	title_panel.custom_minimum_size = Vector2(708, 568)
+	title_panel.position = Vector2(58, 46)
+	title_panel.size = Vector2(708, 628)
+	title_panel.custom_minimum_size = Vector2(708, 628)
 	_apply_panel_style(title_panel, "paper")
 	title_screen_root.add_child(title_panel)
 
@@ -3634,6 +3680,8 @@ func _create_hud() -> void:
 	_apply_label_style(title_subtitle_label, UI_OLD_BRONZE, 17)
 	title_column.add_child(title_subtitle_label)
 
+	title_column.add_child(_make_title_story_preview_strip())
+
 	var title_body_panel := PanelContainer.new()
 	title_body_panel.custom_minimum_size = Vector2(616, 314)
 	_apply_panel_style(title_body_panel, "edict")
diff --git a/tools/smoke_title_menu.gd b/tools/smoke_title_menu.gd
index 01e1928..a36ff72 100644
--- a/tools/smoke_title_menu.gd
+++ b/tools/smoke_title_menu.gd
@@ -74,6 +74,22 @@ func _check_title_menu_start_load_and_settings(failures: Array[String]) -> void:
 		failures.append("title menu panel should sit on the left side of the cinematic title screen")
 	if scene.title_caption_label == null or scene.title_caption_label.text != "조조전":
 		failures.append("title screen should present the campaign title in Korean")
+	var title_story_strip: Node = null
+	if scene.title_screen_root != null:
+		title_story_strip = scene.title_screen_root.find_child("TitleStoryPreviewStrip", true, false)
+	if title_story_strip == null:
+		failures.append("title screen should preview the four generated opening story panels")
+	else:
+		var story_cards: Array = title_story_strip.find_children("TitleStoryPreviewCard*", "", true, false)
+		if story_cards.size() != 4:
+			failures.append("title story preview should expose four story beats: %d" % story_cards.size())
+		for story_card in story_cards:
+			var story_image := (story_card as Node).find_child("TitleStoryPreviewImage", true, false) as TextureRect
+			var story_label := (story_card as Node).find_child("TitleStoryPreviewLabel", true, false) as Label
+			if story_image == null or story_image.texture == null:
+				failures.append("title story preview card should load generated artwork")
+			if story_label == null or story_label.text.strip_edges().is_empty():
+				failures.append("title story preview card should name its story beat")
 	if scene.briefing_panel == null or scene.briefing_panel.visible:
 		failures.append("briefing should stay hidden behind the title screen")
 	if scene.title_start_button == null or scene.title_start_button.text != "처음부터 시작":