- PROJECT: A hugely ambitious free-to-play, blockchain-based MMORPG.
- ROLE: Developed lore; drafted character and bestiary concepts; fleshed out minor corners of game world.
- SKILLS: Creative writing; quest design; remote collaboration with multiple stakeholders on a big project.
Ember Sword is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game currently in development by Bright Star Studios. During the latter half of 2021, I was fortunate enough to collaborate with the studio as part of an individual specialization at the IT University of Copenhagen, assisting the World Design team as a creative writing intern. Working closely with both head writer and level designers, I was tasked with creating characters and writing lore for the fantastical world of Thanabus.
As part of my research project, I also explored ways of developing and reifying fictional worlds through various methods of transmedia storytelling. As a case study, I examined the Thanabus Cup – a massively popular community event on Ember Sword‘s flourishing Discord server. Using tools and techniques such as in-game activities, item descriptions, world parallelism, newsletters, and server roles, I made suggestions on how to further develop the world of Thanabus through transmedia.
