I don’t usually post narrative moments because I worry about spoilers.
But I’ve written 70+ pages of dialogue already, and the opening is finally ready to share.
Coming “soon.” Wishlist now:
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Player: “I forgot the plot.”
Player: “But I will defend this character with my life.”
Me: “As you should.” 😌🔥
#NarrativeDesign #CharacterArc #GameWriting #PlayerExperience #GameDev
Design of two main characters in Resident Evil Requiem
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Today's 15s Board Game Design 🎲 Tip for the Day continues our narrative design discussion with "plot diagram": youtube.com/shorts/fxZdS... #boardgame #boardgamedesign #tabletopgames #gamedesign #lgbtq #gamepublisher #boardgamedesign #narrativedesign
Series complete! How 1 NPC generates 3 quests for you – from dead NPCs to living systems.5 articles with conflict lines instead of backstories, chain reactions instead of individual parts. For game devs and indie developers.
#GameDev #IndieDev #NPCDesign #SystemDesign #Worldbuilding #NarrativeDesign
Thoughts on RPG Narrative Design from a dev active since 1995.
In RPGs, the scenario must serve the core loop: battle and exploration.
It’s not just about "dialogue" (quotes). It’s about how we design the bridge between the player and the world. 🧵👇
(1/5)
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Today's 15s Board Game Design 🎲 Tip for the Day continues our discussion on narrative design with "a road map to feelings": youtube.com/shorts/Qqozr... #boardgame #boardgamedesign #tabletopgames #gamedesign #lgbtq #gamepublisher #narrativedesign
A busy month: improvements to the Loreline language (for writing interactive fiction), Godot support, and some info on what’s planned next!
(Feel free to share 🙏)
#gamedev #indiedev #godot #interactivefiction #narrativedesign
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Me: “Let’s balance multiple arcs.”
Also me: *emotionally attached to all of them*
Story: “Good luck.” 😭🧵
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Narrative designer & game writer Anthony Jauneaud (@iamleyeti.bsky.social) will be presenting his *How To Prototype Video Game Narratives with Short Stories* course on the 9th of April.
🕹️ Secure your spot here: www.eventbrite.com/e/1981846573...
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2/5: Cubism and the fractured realities of games like Disco Elysium. Every dialogue choice shatters your perception, creating a new perspective. Is this the digital embodiment of Picasso? #IndieGames #NarrativeDesign
Un mois bien rempli : améliorations du langage Loreline (pour écrire de la fiction interactive), support Godot, et quelques infos sur ce qui est prévu pour la suite !
(N’hésitez pas à relayer 🙏)
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#BranchyStudio Update — Week 8–9
Seven export formats. All with cross-sheet reference resolution.
Write a condition once → auto-converted to Ink, Yarn Spinner, and engine-ready JSON. You don't touch the conversion rules.
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Me: “Time for the final choice.”
Character: *handles it better than before*
Player: “They’ve grown.”
Me: “Exactly.” 😌🔥
#NarrativeDesign #CharacterArc #StoryStructure #GameWriting #GameDev
Today's 15s Board Game Design 🎲 Tip for the Day continues our narrative design discussion with "Genre Expectations": youtube.com/shorts/XF6N9... #boardgame #boardgamedesign #tabletopgames #gamedesign #lgbtq #gamepublisher #narrativedesign
Released: PUTMAN Interpretive Debugger
A narrow demo for contextual meaning reconstruction: same token, different context package, different result. Bridge relations matter. Rigidity can narrow what stays interpretable.
Live demo: putmanmodel.github.io/putman-inter...
#AI #CogSci #NarrativeDesign
No more narratively dead NPCs! I program behavior instead of just writing text. Systemic design saves up to 80% of writing time and makes your world reactive.
Check out my portfolio for case studies & blueprints.
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Schluss mit narrativ toten NPCs! Ich programmiere Verhalten statt nur Texte zu schreiben. Systemisches Design spart bis zu 80 % Writing-Zeit und macht deine Welt reaktiv.
Check mein Portfolio für Case Studies & Blueprints
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We’re starting a series of short, in-world tales about Raiders World characters and locations — told in the rough voices of the Barrens. First up: “Abandoned Shelter”. See the picture :)
#IndieWednesday #WishlistWednesday #Worldbuilding #Lore #NarrativeDesign #IndieDev #IndieGame #Storytelling
Wir haben eine Website! 🐣 Jap, richtig gehört: Auf narranauten.com findet ihr ab sofort alle unsere Events, Tickets und einen direkten Draht zu uns. Schaut doch mal vorbei. 📲 Die Seite wächst mit uns - Feedback ist jederzeit willkommen. ❤️ #gamedev #indiedev #narrativedesign
We’re adding dialogues and tutorials to help guide players without breaking the flow 📖
Learning the game should feel natural.
#GameDev #NarrativeDesign #UX
Plot: “Here’s trauma.”
Character: “Okay but what does this mean for me as a person.”
Me: “Now we’re getting somewhere.” 😭🔥
#NarrativeDesign #CharacterArc #GameWriting #StoryDesign #GameDev
Article 4, "NPCs are system nodes, not individual components," is available to read for free. It explains what happens when system NPCs trigger each other and how you can use this to your advantage.
It's a bit dry, but uses usable C# code.
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How Dispatch designers create the romantic choice
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#NarrativeDesign #Dispatch #GameDesign #Writing #Screenplay
Player: “They’ve changed.”
Me: “Yes.”
Player: “When did that happen?”
Me: “Slowly.” 😌✨
#NarrativeDesign #LongFormStorytelling #CharacterDesign #GameWriting #GameDev
Today's 15s Board Game Design 🎲 Tip continues our narrative design discussion with "Help you find a publisher": youtube.com/shorts/Spgwp... #boardgame #boardgamedesign #tabletopgames #gamedesign #lgbtq #gamepublisher #narrativedesign
