Duty & Honour

Argumentum duty_honour · designer_set

An obligation exists – towards a community, a principle or a higher order. The community needs you; failing the duty has consequences – for you and others.

Design question – What duty do your characters bear – and what does it cost to fulfil it?

Reference example – Red Dead Redemption 2: “Arthur stands by his gang, even as it falls apart.” Mass Effect: “The galaxy is counting on Commander Shepard – even if every decision costs someone.”

Compatible with

• Hero’s Journey (NA-02) – Duty as a call.
• Three-Act Structure (NA-01) – Coherent Ludic Narrational Structure (bidirectional).
• Kishotenketsu (NA-03) – Duty fulfilment without a central conflict, with a surprising twist.