Transformation

Argumentum transformation · mixed

The agent (or character) must change: grow, heal, mature, find a new identity. The opportunity to change is time-limited; the window is closing.

Design question – How does your character change over the course of the game – and why must they change?

Reference example – Night in the Woods: “Mae comes back home and has to find out who she wants to be.” Firewatch: “Henry flees into the solitude of a fire lookout – and still has to face his life.”

Compatible with

• Hero’s Journey (NA-02) – Transformation as a return with change.
• Cyclical Structure (NA-07) – Return as a changed person.
• Iterative Narrative (NA-12) – Each pass changes the character.