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Rules of engagement: moving beyond combat-based quests

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Michael Mateas,

Noah Wardrip-FruinAuthors Info & Claims

INT3 '10: Proceedings of the Intelligent Narrative Technologies III Workshop

Article No.: 11, Pages 1 - 8

https://doi.org/10.1145/1822309.1822320

Published: 18 June 2010 Publication History

Abstract

Computer role-playing games (CRPGs) are known for their strong narrative structure. Over time, quests have become one of the main mechanics for leading a player through the story. Quests are given to the player in the form of a set of tasks to complete with few, if any, options. The options given to the player instead often revolve around combat-oriented actions -- requiring the player to engage in combat to progress through the storyline, despite player preference or game story that hints otherwise. We address this issue with the GrailGM, a run-time game master which offers quests and actions to the player based on their history and current world state.

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