Feature ownership, game design documents, quest and narrative systems, and worldbuilding. Mobile interactive fiction, creative writing. Tabletop RPG veteran.
The only Narrative Designer selected as a feature owner on Broken Sun, thus partially transitioning to Game Design. Built the quest pipeline from scratch, reviewed at every critical point, coordinated with UI/Engine/GD/Art/Content.
Lead Narrative Designer on Broken Sun MMORPG: developed worldbuiding and small scale elements, for example the main city hub for the players.
From outsource writer to Narrative Designer. Outlines & scripts across romance, detective, historical fiction.
Proposed mechanics via full & abridged docs + Figma mockups. Aligned with Narrative Director & Producer, then ran an iterative loop with Quest Designers and Dialogue Writers.
Note: Content specifics under NDA; process & ownership approach available on request.
Drafted a GDD on player guidance and quest markers to reduce “lost” states and improve onboarding & flow. Rooted in lessons learned from early test feedback. Saw to implementation in the game.
A concept-GDD created as training, emulating a Chronicles-style (singleplayer-focused) DLC for Age of Empires II Definitive Edition. Story focuses on The Great Northern War between Russia and Sweden in XVIII century.
Doctored pre-written ~600 pages of worldbuilding, condensed them into a 35‑page Lore Bible. Constantly updated it to fuel ingame books, notes, community posts and quests.
Designed the main urban center: a cross‑faction hub & starting area. Authored Area Summary Templates to standardize briefs for Art, Level Design, and Content.
Screenshots redacted due to NDA; reference images used internally.
Adopted a World of Warcraft style for broader world development: together with Art designed distinct biomes with strong visual identities.
Romance during Hundred Years’ War. Historical drama.
Murder of a perfume engineer in modern NYC.
Conversation with a war journalist torn between reporting & taking up arms; moral pressure cooker.
Dialogue with an undercover spy on the brink of defection.
Sherlock‑esque investigation in late‑19th‑century St. Petersburg, based on Boris Akunin's books.
Self‑aware, tongue‑in‑cheek meta‑script about interactive stories, set in 1970s London.
Story‑driven archaeology chain fit to Stellaris’s event cadence & reward loops.
Research document exploring experimental narrative features for Life Simulators.
Early attempt included here to show growth. Strong pacing alternation; but poor signposting and buggy implementation led to “lost” states. This pushed deep study of player guidance & engines.
Feedback highlight: “Good on pacing & retrospections; but objectives lacked mapping and progress gates were too hidden, producing confusion.”
Crypto‑historical Earth: magic, fantasy species, time travel. A parody of conspiracy tropes and a love letter to world history.
15+ years GM’ing across D&D 4e/5e, FFG Star Wars, Stars Without Number, FATE CORE, Corporation, Blades in the Dark.
Interactive stories platform.
Detective interactive plots.
Detective fiction based on Boris Akunin’s works.
Midcore MMORPG inspired by old browser battler games.
Open to: Lead Game Designer / Narrative Designer / Quest Designer roles (AA/AAA, PC/Console/Mobile).
Based in Europe. Comfortable with remote & distributed teams.
© Andrew Belenkiy. This page summarizes public, non‑NDA portfolio highlights.