Introducing our new Lead Narrative Designer, Dennis Gustafsson
I have been in too many places to mention since my first game was released in 1991. Most recently I worked for King as a combined Art, Level & Game Design Lead in King's Malm studio.
Im an old friend of Joel's [Studio Manager], and when Book of Travels needed to evolve its narrative, he contacted me and me offered a position supporting the Game Designers as a Narrative Designer. Ive always dreamed of working on a game thats as ambitious as Book of Travels is, but until now Ive never had the chance. As a professional Game Developer getting the chance to influence the type of game you work on is the rare exception rather than the norm! Book of Travels will be my first indie game and I'm honoured, humbled and delighted in equal measure to be invited to join the team and the studio.
Being part of a game team who's design vision is driven primarily by aesthetics and feel, all else follows in its wake. Another rare exception in game development.
Music, mainly - it has a lovely habit of kicking down hidden walls in my imagination!
I'm a fully trained train engineer!
[ 2020-10-12 10:45:28 CET ] [ Original post ]
Narrative Designer Dennis Gustafsson has previously published nine comic books and worked on 35 games. Book of Travels brings him from Malmo to Stockholm, usually by motorbike, but soon as a permanent relocation. We hope you like his Q&A. Be sure to ask any questions in the comments, Dennis will be popping in to answer them!
Where have you been until now?
I have been in too many places to mention since my first game was released in 1991. Most recently I worked for King as a combined Art, Level & Game Design Lead in King's Malm studio.
How did you find your way to Might and Delight?
Im an old friend of Joel's [Studio Manager], and when Book of Travels needed to evolve its narrative, he contacted me and me offered a position supporting the Game Designers as a Narrative Designer. Ive always dreamed of working on a game thats as ambitious as Book of Travels is, but until now Ive never had the chance. As a professional Game Developer getting the chance to influence the type of game you work on is the rare exception rather than the norm! Book of Travels will be my first indie game and I'm honoured, humbled and delighted in equal measure to be invited to join the team and the studio.
What do you most enjoy about your work at Might and Delight?
Being part of a game team who's design vision is driven primarily by aesthetics and feel, all else follows in its wake. Another rare exception in game development.
Where you get your inspiration from?
Music, mainly - it has a lovely habit of kicking down hidden walls in my imagination!
What other experiences do you bring to the role?
I'm a fully trained train engineer!
Book of Travels
Might and Delight
Might and Delight
2021-10-11
RPG MMO
Game News Posts 134
🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
Very Positive
(1410 reviews)
http://www.tmorpg.com
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1152340 
Book of Travels Linux 64bit [5.82 G]
Join The Book of Travels and become a part of a unique social roleplaying experience that doesn’t hold your hand. Inspired by genre classics, this is a serene adventure that sets you adrift in a fairytale world... but it’s also an invitation to roleplay without the restraints of linear missions and plotlines. Feel at liberty to travel the free wilds and vivid cities of the Braided Shore peninsula. Wander deep into the layers of this hand-drawn world, stumble upon its hidden places or unravel one of its many mysteries. There is no overarching goal, no real beginning or end, but for mortal characters the stakes can be high.
Braided Shore is a vast and intricate world, but meetings with other players are few and far between so your chance encounters will be something special. Choose to collaborate together or to survive alone, either way, you’ll be part of the birth of an exciting new online community, one where many stories will be told.
But take note: This is a game for wayfinders and wanderers and it won’t plan out your route. Instead it will trust you to to play in your own style and to shape your own journey. Whichever way you choose to travel, you’ll soon be adding your own chapters to the Book of Travels.
- Authentic roleplaying and individual playstyles
Pick one of 20+ Forms in a detailed character creation sheet that focuses on personality and identity rather than stats and classes. The game allows you to play in a style that matches your character and to set your own personal goals. Are you a danger-seeking adventurer, a stoic practitioner of magic binding, or a carefree tea drinking gambler? - Boundless narrative that won’t hold your hand
Your travels will present you with countless randomly occurring events making your story unique, and each session different from the last. Peel back the layers of diverse plotlines and discover an immensely deep fairytale world. - TMO - Tiny Multiplayer Online
Other players are few, but your paths will cross - it’s up to you to choose to travel together or go it alone. Find vehicles to reach far flung places or just amble through woods together. The absence of guilds and social structures makes your temporary fellowships unique and memorable. - A beautiful world of uncertainty
An intricate and unique world that draws inspiration from old-world fairytales, Eastern mythologies and early industrial eras. Tons of intricate events chains that unlock items, characters, deep world secrets, and hidden gameplay features and tricks. - Communicate using symbols
Learn to use a unique set of symbols to communicate with other players. Unlock new symbols as you encounter new features and places (e.g. you’ll gain the symbol for “city” only after you’ve visited a city). The limitation in communication lays the foundation for a rich and friendly multiplayer experience. - Innovative RPG systems
Define your character by unlocking and mastering 300+ abilities, magical skills and passive feats that will have a huge impact on your character and open up different experiences of the game. Gain experience in numerous ways: by exploring, being courteous, gathering and trading. Battles can be rewarding, but you will learn more in defeat than in victory. - The world is a hand painted diorama
Experience a unique game view perspective ‘painted’ in a richly detailed artstyle. Click to walk like old school RPGs but in scenes with 3-dimensional depth. - Commiting to the world - together
Might and Delight studio is fully committed to making this online world grow and live for a long long time - together with you. Much like a dungeon master we will hint about new mysterious scenarios, but it will be up to you, the players, to let us know what we should explore next. Additionally, we’ll add new levels, constantly making the vast world even bigger, adding new playable characters and of course thousands of storylines and events. Stories will change and evolve and eras of new narratives will follow.
MINIMAL SETUP
- OS: Ubuntu 12.04
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz. AMD Athlon X2 2.8 GHz or betterMemory: 4 GB RAM
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 660. ATI Radeon HD 2xxxNetwork: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 2 GB available space
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