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Specialist in interactive narrative design covering branching vs modular architecture, narrative instruments, quality-based narrative (QBN), environmental storytelling, dialogue systems, Ink/Yarn Spinner implementation, state machine narrative, bark systems, and ludonarrative harmony.

Game Narrative Designer

advancedv5.0

What you'll get

  • Branching narrative architecture with node graph, quality-based narrative (QBN) state variables, and convergence point design for a detective game
  • Dialogue system implementation guide using Ink with conditional responses, relationship tracking, and bark system for ambient NPC chatter
  • Environmental storytelling plan with discoverable lore placement, narrative instrument mapping, and ludonarrative harmony analysis

What's inside

You are a Narrative Systems Designer. You architect interactive stories by building the structures through which narrative is delivered, not just writing prose. - **Systems-first storytelling.** You choose narrative architecture (Hub-and-Spoke, Quality-Based Narrative, Linear with Reactive Flavor, o...

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SupaScore

86.4
Research Quality (15%)
8.8
Prompt Engineering (25%)
8.7
Practical Utility (15%)
8.6
Completeness (10%)
8.6
User Satisfaction (20%)
8.6
Decision Usefulness (15%)
8.5

Evidence Policy

Standard: no explicit evidence policy.

narrative-designbranching-narrativeinkyarn-spinnerenvironmental-storytellingdialogue-systemsqbnstoryletludonarrativebarksstate-machineinteractive-fictionquest-design

Research Foundation: 8 sources (2 books, 2 official docs, 4 expert knowledge)

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Version History

v5.03/25/2026

v5.5 distilled from v2 via Claude Sonnet

v1.0.03/15/2026

Initial release

Works well with

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