New Game

Game Name

Slug

Example: stormgate

Description

Status
Draft Active Inactive

Setup

Configure what the player sees and chooses before the runtime state is created.

Instructions / Introduction

This text will become the opening introduction on the Game Start screen.

Player Character Slots

Each slot creates one built-in player character, requires a name at game start, and receives its own copy of every Player Trait. Use 0 for games without named player characters.

Starting Region
-- Select Starting Region --

Starting Choices

Optional one-of-many questions shown before the game begins. The selected option is saved in runtime state. Option effects can update any addressable runtime-state target during initialization.

+ Add Starting Choice

Traits

Game Traits

One shared value for the entire playthrough. Use these for global state such as Day, Weather, or world-wide Reputation.

Game Traits have one runtime value for the whole game. Status controls whether that shared value appears to the player.

Name	Type	Minimum	Maximum	Initial Value	Status

+ Add Trait

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Player Traits

Define a trait once here and Wayfarer gives every built-in player character an independent runtime copy. For example, five Player Character Slots plus a Health trait creates five separate Health values.

Player Traits are instantiated once per named player slot. They are separate from Character Entity traits used by NPCs and characters who may later join the party.

Name	Type	Minimum	Maximum	Initial Value	Status

+ Add Trait

Gameplay

Global gameplay rules that apply regardless of the player's current Region.

Tick Effects

These effects are applied on every gameplay tick before the current Region Tick Effects.

Each Tick Effect controls one target. Its results are checked from top to bottom. The first matching result wins within that Tick Effect. Separate Tick Effects remain independent.

+ Add Tick Effect

Travel

Global travel rules follow the party between Regions. Matching modifiers adjust a Region's dedicated Base Distance Per Tick whenever a normal travel tick moves the player.

Example: if a Region moves 10 units per tick and a Car adds 5 while its Conditions are met, that travel tick moves 15 units. These modifiers are reevaluated every travel tick and do not produce normal Effect feedback.

+ Add Travel Modifier

HUD

Choose live values for the Travel and/or Action HUD. Travel items appear directly below the Travel status panel. Action items use the lower HUD strip outside the Action card, so Storylets keep the full card. Leave every Region unchecked to show an item in all Regions.

No direct numeric Trait or Item Quantity sources are currently available.

Add HUD Item

Endings

Endings are terminal game states. After any runtime state change, Wayfarer checks these conditions in priority order.

+ Add Ending