a rhyzome of game narrative archetypes

#gamedev #writing

Did you see how many video games have a "character creator" that presents a finite set of hair, eyes, nose, face shapes, etc.?

What if we take this concept and apply it to the archetypes of our characters or NPCs?

We can generate a combinatorial explosion in our favor, and be able to create characters that work in unexpected but consistent ways in different narrative situations.

I think this could be implemented with some variables, like D&D does with alignment:

Chaotic / Neutral / Lawful
Good / Neutral / Evil

With 6 values, we get 9 very clear combinations of how characters behave.

What can we do if we apply this to archetypes?

I would be interested to see someone explore this... do you know if someone has already done it?

Your AI Code Assistant

Ask anything about your entire project, code and get answers and even architecture diagrams. Built to handle large projects, Amazon Q Developer works alongside you from idea to production code.

Start free in your IDE