Writing samples - Openings

Openings are doorways into the game's universe – they serve to introduce the core themes and to present the amazing new world players are about to explore.

The following openings have been taken from The Serpent Rogue (Sengi Games) and Aspire: Ina's Tale (Wondernaut Studio).

THE SERPENT ROGUE

At the crossroads of existence, there is a serpent that bites her own tail.

On and on she gnaws, without ending or beginning, only harmony.

And yet, there are those who would sicken her, and force her jaw open.

For there are things which thrive only in discord and ruin.

The cycle broken, balance undone.

Until all that is left is the poison of...

The Serpent Rogue

ASPIRE: INA'S TALE

Beyond a silvery sea of shattered machinery stands a spire.

The Tower

Bright and fickle, its spindly metal structure bends rhythmically as though it were breathing.

Most importantly, inside the Tower there is a Heart.

It beats, as all hearts do

but instead of blood, it pumps out the dreams of the young girl sleeping within

And there she might lie, were it not for a knight in shining armor.

But this isn’t a story of how the girl was saved.

This is the story about how she discovered she could be so much more.