Game Writing Guide

Lore — do you need it and where to start?

It’s not uncommon, even on large games, for story to be an afterthought — something that’s hastily assembled at the last minute with some poor soul having to wrangle discordant scenes into some kind of coherent narrative. With smaller games, it’s even more…

Concepts for creating compelling characters

If your game includes characters of any kind, they can become one of the most important, but often most neglected, aspects of the game. Players latch on to a good character, identifying with them or loving to hate them. They are our gateway into a world…

Designing Investigate Conversations

By Jon Ingold

Creating Pidgin

Introduction & Rationale

“If they open up with Pidgin English instead, I instantly perk up. Speaking Pidgin transforms them from visiting foreigner into one of the hundreds of well-integrated expatriates in Lagos… There’s a certain intimacy that this form of…