How to Improvise a Game?

Win Conditions

• End of the Story
• How does the game End?
• What should the Characters do?
• What are the Characters Goals?
• Which of them is most likely to reach it?
• How?
• Will it hinder the other Characters?
• Are their Goals incompatible?
• Are their Goals opposed?

• End of the Game
• What should Players do to Reach the End Game?
• How can they Win?
• How can they Lose?
• What are the Win Conditions?
• What are the Loss Conditions?
• Are they independent from the Win conditions?
• Are there Multiple Win Conditions?
• Are they independent from each other?
• Are they compatible with each other?

• New Game +
• Are some of them Unlockable only after the 1st Playthrough?
• How does the Ending make the game Replayable?
• Are there multiple Endings?
• How does the Ending make the game Customizable?
• What are the consequences of each of these Endings?
• Do the endings have consequences onto one another?

Characters

• Creation
• How’s the Character Creation system?
• How’s the Character Creation screen?
• Do you propose Templates?
• Are there Types of Characters?
• Are there Classes?
• Are there Roles?
• How do these types ensure Diversity?
• Can a single Character have multiple Types?

• Uniqueness
• Are the Characters replaceable?
• What are their Quirks?
• What are their Strengths?
• What are their Weaknesses?
• How do they make them specific?
• Can a Character Role be transmitted to another?
• How was the Character particular to this Role?
• Was she the only 1 able to use a Specific Item?
• Does she have unique Skills?

• Skills
• Which Skills are Unique?
• Which Skills are Innate?
• Which Skills are Learnable?
• Which Skills are Sharable?
• Which Skills are Combat-Based?
• Which Skills are Conversation-Based?
• Which Skills are Exploration-Based?
• Which Skills can be used in multiple situations?
• How are Skills acquired?

Exploration

• Interface
• Can we see the Essential Statistics?
• Can we see Action Points?
• Can we see the Skills?
• Are All information in the same Screen?
• Is it Customizable?
• Do we need additional Rules/Information?
• What’s the minimum amount of Information needed?
• Do we need to Pause to Access it?
• Do we need to Load an additional Screen?

• Points of Interest
• Where are the Landmarks?
• What’s their Use?
• Which Landscapes can you discover?
• Where are the Settlements?
• Which Organizations do they Shelter?
• Where are the Important People?
• Where are the Commodities available?

• Size
• How large is the Total Map?
• What are its Limits?
• What are the Limits justifications?
• What are the Main Zones?
• How do they compare to each other?
• Is 1 particularly larger?
• Is 1 more important?
• How do they relate to each other?
• How is the Interconnectivity?
• How is the Territorial Continuity displayed?
• How is the Spatial Coherence ensured?
• Where are the Empty zones?
• How Empty should the Map be?
• How believable does it make it?

• Directions
• How easy to read is the Map?
• Are there Multiple Dimensions?
• Are there Multiple Layers?
• How is the Web between the Locations displayed?
• How do you know where you should go?

• Clues & Items
• Where are the Clues?
• Are they Hidden in the Environment?
• Are they Truly Hidden?
• Can you find them through Observation?
• Are they inscribed in the Buildings?
• Are they in the Items descriptions?
• Are they in the Item’s design?
• Are they obtainable through Character Interactions?
• Are they obtainable through Interactions with the Environment?

Interactions

• Types
• How do you Fight?
• Can you Threaten?
• Can you Compliment?
• How do you Speak with another Character?
• How goes a Conversation?
• Is it multiple options?
• How do you Question?
• Can you Observe?
• What can you Observe?
• What do you intend to Find?
• Can you Give Items?
• Can you Offer Gifts?

• Outcomes
• How are Outcomes determined?
• Are they Skill-based?
• Do you need appropriate Resources?
• Do you need a Key?
• What’s the impact of Randomness?
• Which amount of Randomness do you allow into the System?

• Supports
• Which kind of Rewards can you receive from them?
• Can you receive Experience?
• Can you receive Money?
• How necessary are they?
• Which Items can you receive?
• Which Clues can you receive?
• Which Information can you receive?
• How can you get appreciated by these Characters?
• Can they join you?

• Enemies
• Which kind of Rewards can you receive from them?
• Which kind of Rewards can you receive after defeating them?
• Can you receive Money?
• How necessary are they?
• Which Items can you receive?
• Which Clues can you receive?
• Which Information can you receive?
• How can you get appreciated by these Characters?
• Can they join you?