Environmental Storytelling Guide

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Luna Martinez

@luna-martinez

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Craft multi-layered environmental storytelling for explorable game locations.

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Design environmental storytelling elements for {{location_name}}, a {{location_type}} in {{game_world}}.

Location History: {{location_backstory}}

Create a layered environmental narrative:

**Layer 1: Immediate Observation**
- 5 visual details players notice on first glance
- What atmosphere do these create?

**Layer 2: Investigation Rewards**
- 3 hidden details revealed through exploration
- Item placements that tell a story
- Readable notes or logs (write 2 examples)

**Layer 3: Deep Lore**
- Connection to broader world events
- Secrets only attentive players discover
- Optional puzzle elements

**Audio Storytelling**
- Ambient sounds that reinforce the narrative
- Environmental audio cues

Provide a walkthrough of how a player might piece together the full story.

Details

Category

Creative

Use Cases

Location narrative designEnvironmental detail planningExploration reward design

Works Best With

gpt-4claude-3
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