Setting Foundations
Core world rules, tone, geography, culture anchors, and conflict engine so your project stays coherent as it grows.
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Tess Does Stuff
Worldbuilding / Narrative
Lore systems, narrative arcs, faction design, and setting development for creators building worlds with depth and cohesion.
This is the deeper-build lane: I handle a larger share of the hands-on world and narrative creation work.
- Examples include (not limited to):
- Dialogue systems: voice, tone, and character-specific speech patterns.
- Quest structure: objective flow, stakes, branching outcomes, and payoff timing.
- Environmental systems: weather, politics, ethics, culture rules, and consequence loops.
- Narrative continuity: timeline logic, canon tracking, revision-safe lore updates, and more as needed for your project.
What I Build
Faction + Character Lore
Interlocking factions, values, voice, and motivations that generate natural story pressure and strong role-play hooks.
Narrative Architecture
Story map planning for campaigns, interactive experiences, episodes, or game beats with expandable branching outcomes.
Documentation Packs
Deliverables can include lore bibles, narrative outlines, timeline docs, and style guides tailored to your team.
Engagement Options
Free Consultation
15-minute free phone, Zoom, or Discord call to talk through the fit and the best starting lane.
Free / 15 min
- Quick fit check
- Clarify scope and starting direction
- Best for first-time inquiries
Quick Lore Check-In
Short 30-minute consult for a lighter worldbuilding question, direction check, or naming pass.
$25 / 30 min
- Quick fit check
- Targeted lore or direction feedback
- Good for early-stage projects
Lore Sprint (Starter)
Fast kickoff package for early-stage projects that need a clear world identity.
Starting at $250
- 1 strategy call
- Core world framework document
- Initial faction or location pass
Narrative Build (Standard)
Expanded world + story architecture for active projects in production.
Starting at $450
- 2 collaborative sessions
- Narrative arc and milestone map
- Revision pass included
How We Work
- Step 1: You share your project goals, medium, and current materials.
- Step 2: I propose scope, timeline, and deliverables.
- Step 3: We collaborate in focused checkpoints until final handoff.
Landscape + Atmosphere References
A few visual textures I use when shaping setting tone, location mood, and environmental storytelling language.
Image note: these are compressed web previews for site performance and storage; original files are higher quality.