Countdown Tension Builder

Design a timed narrative sequence where players race against a deadline in {{game_setting}}.

**The Countdown:**
- Trigger: {{countdown_start}}
- Duration: {{time_limit}}
- Consequence: {{failure_outcome}}

**Tension Design:**

*Urgency Communication:*
- Visual countdown elements
- NPC dialogue reflecting urgency
- Environmental changes as time passes
- Audio cues and music shifts

*Decision Compression:*
- Choices that must be made quickly
- Shortcuts vs safe routes
- Sacrifice decisions

*Narrative Beats During Countdown:*
- Opening: Full time ({{percent_100}} remaining)
- Midpoint: Tension escalates
- Crisis: Almost out of time
- Resolution: Success or failure

*Failure Path:*
- What happens when time expires?
- Can story continue?
- Consequences acknowledged?

**Write dialogue for all time-based variations.**