diff --git a/src/story.cpp b/src/story.cpp
--- a/src/story.cpp
+++ b/src/story.cpp
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ bool StoryPageButtonData::ValidateVehicl
  * @param text Title of the story page. Null is allowed in which case a generic page title is provided by OpenTTD.
  * @return the cost of this operation or an error
  */
-CommandCost CmdCreateStoryPage(TileIndex tile, DoCommandFlag flags, uint32 p1, uint32 p2, const char *text)
+CommandCost CmdCreateStoryPage(TileIndex tile, DoCommandFlag flags, uint32 p1, uint32 p2, const std::string &text)
 {
 	if (!StoryPage::CanAllocateItem()) return CMD_ERROR;
 
@@ -223,10 +223,10 @@ CommandCost CmdCreateStoryPage(TileIndex
 		s->sort_value = _story_page_next_sort_value;
 		s->date = _date;
 		s->company = company;
-		if (StrEmpty(text)) {
+		if (text.empty()) {
 			s->title = nullptr;
 		} else {
-			s->title = stredup(text);
+			s->title = stredup(text.c_str());
 		}
 
 		InvalidateWindowClassesData(WC_STORY_BOOK, -1);
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ CommandCost CmdCreateStoryPage(TileIndex
  * @param text Text content in case it is a text or location page element
  * @return the cost of this operation or an error
  */
-CommandCost CmdCreateStoryPageElement(TileIndex tile, DoCommandFlag flags, uint32 p1, uint32 p2, const char *text)
+CommandCost CmdCreateStoryPageElement(TileIndex tile, DoCommandFlag flags, uint32 p1, uint32 p2, const std::string &text)
 {
 	if (!StoryPageElement::CanAllocateItem()) return CMD_ERROR;
 
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ CommandCost CmdCreateStoryPageElement(Ti
 
 	if (_current_company != OWNER_DEITY) return CMD_ERROR;
 	if (!StoryPage::IsValidID(page_id)) return CMD_ERROR;
-	if (!VerifyElementContentParameters(page_id, type, tile, p2, text)) return CMD_ERROR;
+	if (!VerifyElementContentParameters(page_id, type, tile, p2, text.c_str())) return CMD_ERROR;
 
 	if (flags & DC_EXEC) {
 		if (_story_page_element_pool.items == 0) {
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ CommandCost CmdCreateStoryPageElement(Ti
 		pe->sort_value = _story_page_element_next_sort_value;
 		pe->type = type;
 		pe->page = page_id;
-		UpdateElement(*pe, tile, p2, text);
+		UpdateElement(*pe, tile, p2, text.c_str());
 
 		InvalidateWindowClassesData(WC_STORY_BOOK, page_id);
 
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ CommandCost CmdCreateStoryPageElement(Ti
  * @param text Text content in case it is a text or location page element
  * @return the cost of this operation or an error
  */
-CommandCost CmdUpdateStoryPageElement(TileIndex tile, DoCommandFlag flags, uint32 p1, uint32 p2, const char *text)
+CommandCost CmdUpdateStoryPageElement(TileIndex tile, DoCommandFlag flags, uint32 p1, uint32 p2, const std::string &text)
 {
 	StoryPageElementID page_element_id = (StoryPageElementID)GB(p1, 0, 16);
 
@@ -311,10 +311,10 @@ CommandCost CmdUpdateStoryPageElement(Ti
 	StoryPageID page_id = pe->page;
 	StoryPageElementType type = pe->type;
 
-	if (!VerifyElementContentParameters(page_id, type, tile, p2, text)) return CMD_ERROR;
+	if (!VerifyElementContentParameters(page_id, type, tile, p2, text.c_str())) return CMD_ERROR;
 
 	if (flags & DC_EXEC) {
-		UpdateElement(*pe, tile, p2, text);
+		UpdateElement(*pe, tile, p2, text.c_str());
 		InvalidateWindowClassesData(WC_STORY_BOOK, pe->page);
 	}
 
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ CommandCost CmdUpdateStoryPageElement(Ti
  * @param text title text of the story page.
  * @return the cost of this operation or an error
  */
-CommandCost CmdSetStoryPageTitle(TileIndex tile, DoCommandFlag flags, uint32 p1, uint32 p2, const char *text)
+CommandCost CmdSetStoryPageTitle(TileIndex tile, DoCommandFlag flags, uint32 p1, uint32 p2, const std::string &text)
 {
 	if (_current_company != OWNER_DEITY) return CMD_ERROR;
 	StoryPageID page_id = (StoryPageID)GB(p1, 0, 16);
@@ -339,10 +339,10 @@ CommandCost CmdSetStoryPageTitle(TileInd
 	if (flags & DC_EXEC) {
 		StoryPage *p = StoryPage::Get(page_id);
 		free(p->title);
-		if (StrEmpty(text)) {
+		if (text.empty()) {
 			p->title = nullptr;
 		} else {
-			p->title = stredup(text);
+			p->title = stredup(text.c_str());
 		}
 
 		InvalidateWindowClassesData(WC_STORY_BOOK, page_id);
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ CommandCost CmdSetStoryPageTitle(TileInd
  * @param text unused
  * @return the cost of this operation or an error
  */
-CommandCost CmdSetStoryPageDate(TileIndex tile, DoCommandFlag flags, uint32 p1, uint32 p2, const char *text)
+CommandCost CmdSetStoryPageDate(TileIndex tile, DoCommandFlag flags, uint32 p1, uint32 p2, const std::string &text)
 {
 	if (_current_company != OWNER_DEITY) return CMD_ERROR;
 	StoryPageID page_id = (StoryPageID)GB(p1, 0, 16);
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ CommandCost CmdSetStoryPageDate(TileInde
  * @param text unused
  * @return the cost of this operation or an error
  */
-CommandCost CmdShowStoryPage(TileIndex tile, DoCommandFlag flags, uint32 p1, uint32 p2, const char *text)
+CommandCost CmdShowStoryPage(TileIndex tile, DoCommandFlag flags, uint32 p1, uint32 p2, const std::string &text)
 {
 	if (_current_company != OWNER_DEITY) return CMD_ERROR;
 	StoryPageID page_id = (StoryPageID)GB(p1, 0, 16);
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ CommandCost CmdShowStoryPage(TileIndex t
  * @param text unused.
  * @return the cost of this operation or an error
  */
-CommandCost CmdRemoveStoryPage(TileIndex tile, DoCommandFlag flags, uint32 p1, uint32 p2, const char *text)
+CommandCost CmdRemoveStoryPage(TileIndex tile, DoCommandFlag flags, uint32 p1, uint32 p2, const std::string &text)
 {
 	if (_current_company != OWNER_DEITY) return CMD_ERROR;
 	StoryPageID page_id = (StoryPageID)p1;
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ CommandCost CmdRemoveStoryPage(TileIndex
  * @param text unused.
  * @return the cost of this operation or an error
  */
-CommandCost CmdRemoveStoryPageElement(TileIndex tile, DoCommandFlag flags, uint32 p1, uint32 p2, const char *text)
+CommandCost CmdRemoveStoryPageElement(TileIndex tile, DoCommandFlag flags, uint32 p1, uint32 p2, const std::string &text)
 {
 	if (_current_company != OWNER_DEITY) return CMD_ERROR;
 	StoryPageElementID page_element_id = (StoryPageElementID)p1;
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ CommandCost CmdRemoveStoryPageElement(Ti
  * @param text   Unused.
  * @return The cost of the operation, or an error.
  */
-CommandCost CmdStoryPageButton(TileIndex tile, DoCommandFlag flags, uint32 p1, uint32 p2, const char *text)
+CommandCost CmdStoryPageButton(TileIndex tile, DoCommandFlag flags, uint32 p1, uint32 p2, const std::string &text)
 {
 	StoryPageElementID page_element_id = (StoryPageElementID)GB(p1, 0, 16);