Access the Skate Narrative Design Samples Here

One of my passions outside of video games is skateboarding. I created a packet of content samples for the upcoming Skate live service game, to demonstrate my ability to craft content for live service games, and share my love of skateboarding culture.

Included in the packet:

• Skate Challenge Content Theming Pitches

• NPC Character Bio

• NPC Dialogue & Scripted broadcast for in-game skateboarding radio show.

• Item Pitches & Descriptions

• Skate Park NPC Barks

Access the Kara Largo Casting Sheet Here

This sample casting sheet is for an NPC designed for the Fallout 76 MMORPG. Kara Largo is a retired bounty hunter turned bartender, who dispenses repeatable quest content in the form of “bounties” - emulating the popularity of the bounty hunter Cooper Howard in the Fallout TV series. The goal of this sample is to demonstrate my ability to craft NPCs who can both integrate into established IP lore and create hooks for new content types, as well as provide hooks for repeatable quest content and utilize existing MMO game systems.

Access The Side Quest Outline Here

One of my primary responsibilities as a narrative designer has been to design quests and mission content that is suitable for both single-player and multiplayer experiences.

This particular sample was designed for the world of Starfield, and is an outline of side quest that incorporates lore, existing mechanics, complex characters, and meaningful choice into an engaging player experience.

In this quest, a doctor in Akila City needs the player’s help to recover a rare flower from the Crimson Fleet, in order to save her dying partner. But her partner believes that the flower is better used to save the sick and tired in The Spread. Whose side will you take?

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This document demonstrates my skill and knowledge of crafting quest elements for established IP. I created a side quest within the world of the fantasy role-playing game, Baldur’s Gate 3. The quest offers players meaningful branching choices and a combat scenario that fits within established game lore.

The quest breakdown includes a summary of the scenario, character, and location breakdowns, a grid to visualize branching choices, and a short cutscene from a pivotal moment in the side quest.

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I first learned about the story stack while attending Susan O’Connor’s Narrative and Game Writing Masterclass. This document breaks down the narrative design in the farming game Stardew Valley, wrapping the story elements around core mechanics.

The second half of the document is a set of pitches for Stardew Valley. I challenged myself to work within a scenario where I was a narrative designer hired to three distinct pitches for new plot lines for the farming game, that utilize existing mechanics and core features.

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I was commissioned to create a scenario for the Taelmoor board game using established lore. The game uses QR codes to allow players to experience narrative-driven adventures featuring branching choices and strategic combat.

This narrative design document was used to craft the adventure in the game engine. It breaks down the plot line of the adventure, and takes developers through each possible sequence of dialogue, depending on what game pieces and objects are used.