RPG Content Pack Authoring (Kernel/Content Separation)
Use this skill when the user asks to add/modify world content (NPCs, quests, locations, lore, random tables, session logs) and you must keep the kernel stable.
Classification (stable)
- Kernel (stable API): input protocol, turn pipeline, HUD schema, save protocol, RAG rules, conflict policy.
- Content packs (mutable data): NPCs, quests, locations, world state, random tables, session history, fiction.
Authoring rules
- Put facts in content (
cartridges/<id>/lore/, cartridges/<id>/characters/, cartridges/<id>/locations/, cartridges/<id>/quests/), not in kernel prompts.
- Keep files small and indexed: add tags/anchors so RAG can fetch tiny snippets.
- Maintain alias → stable ID through roster/index files (so players can type natural language).
- Update dynamic state only via append/patch (ARCHIVE_DELTA style).
Minimal workflows
- New NPC: add to
cartridges/<id>/characters/NPCs/npc_roster.md + create cartridges/<id>/characters/NPCs/npc_*.md.
- New location: add to
cartridges/<id>/locations/LOCATION_INDEX.md + create cartridges/<id>/locations/loc_*.md (if using per-location files).
- New quest: add to
cartridges/<id>/quests/QUEST_LOG.md; keep status + hooks short.
- New lore: add under
cartridges/<id>/lore/CANON/ (static) or cartridges/<id>/lore/MIST/ (discoverable); update cartridges/<id>/lore/INDEX.md.
- Session logging: append decisions to latest
campaigns/<id>/sessions/session_*.md and keep campaigns/<id>/sessions/SESSION_INDEX.md updated.
- New cartridge: copy
Game_Cartridge/Blank_Cartidge_template/game_cn/cartridges/_template/ → cartridges/<new_id>/ and edit CARTRIDGE.md/aliases/invariants before spinning up a matching campaign.
