DelveForge & Torchbound — where are the boundaries?

The relationship between DelveForge and Torchbound became clear:
DelveForge creates places.
Torchbound makes stories happen inside these places.

They share a world, but they do not have the same responsibility.

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DelveForge: the world builder

DelveForge answers one question:

What does this place look like?

DelveForge is an architect and decorator of an unexplored place. It generates:

DelveForge
|
├── Spatial generation
|     ├── levels
|     ├── rooms
|     ├── corridors
|     └── connections
|
├── Dungeon structure
|     ├── topology
|     ├── accessibility
|     └── constraints
|
└── Static features
      ├── doors
      ├── chests
      ├── skeletons (relics / remains)
      ├── pits
      ├── stairs
      └── other points of interest

A DelveForge dungeon is a coherent location.

Example generated by DelveForge:

Forgotten Chamber

• ancient walls
• locked door
• forgotten chest
• skeleton remains
• dangerous pit
• staircase leading deeper

DelveForge does not decide what happens there, it only says:

Here is a place with a history.

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Who can experience a DelveForge world?

The generated world is not tied to a single consumer. The same dungeon can become:

A classic TTRPG adventure

Using:

• printed PNG map
• human imagination
• a Game Master

A VTTRPG adventure

Using:

• map export
• structured dungeon data
• virtual tabletop features

Torchbound

Using:

• the modeled dungeon representation
• game rules
• persistence
• gameplay systems

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Torchbound: the world storyteller

Torchbound answers another question:

What happens here?

Torchbound gives life to the place. It adds:

Torchbound
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├── Characters
├── Creatures
├── Events
├── Encounters
├── Decisions
├── Consequences
└── Progression

DelveForge creates:

There is a chest in this forgotten room.

Torchbound decides:

What is this chest?

It could contain:

• a potion
• a trap
• a key
• nothing

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DelveForge creates:

A skeleton lies here.

Torchbound decides:

What does this mean?

It could be:

• simple scenery
• a fallen adventurer
• a clue
• part of a larger story

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Same world, different experiences

The same dungeon can therefore live several lives. DelveForge exports a description:

{
  "room": 42,
  "features": [
    "chest",
    "skeleton"
  ]
}

A consumer interprets it according to its purpose:

• a GM invents a story
• a VTTRPG provides interaction
• Torchbound creates an adventure

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The simple rule

DelveForge creates the stage. Torchbound directs the play.

Or even shorter:

DelveForge builds worlds. Torchbound tells stories inside them.

Peace. Out.