DEFINITION

Likeability

<aside> 👼 Good vs. Neurotic

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• A fundamental point of stories is too teach what is Good vs. What is Neurotic.
• Stories which are timeless valorize Good role models. Stories which valorize Neurotic role models fail to have that same quality.
• It is so much more pleasant to come back to a world and characters which we can fall in love with.

<aside> 🛏️ Player goals vs. Avatar goals

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• Make sure that what the player wants to do and what the player avatar wants to do don't conflict
• If the player feels motivated to do something in the game world, because it feels cool find a way to integrate it in the story.
• If there is something in the story which some players might really begrudge, find ways the avatar can work around them.

Bond

<aside> 🔎 Make the player know

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• Go into detail about the setting, its characters, environments, plots...
• Make them likeable.
• Make the player spend time with them.

Consequences

<aside> 😘 Make the player care

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• The more the bond has been built between the player and elements of the setting, the more they will care about threats, decisions (agency), and changes.