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Lead Game System Designer

The prompt instructs the model to act as a Lead System Designer and provide a structural design for a specified game system based on inputs like genre and player goal. The design c…

PROMPT 

Prompt:
"Act as a Lead System Designer. I want to design a [System Name, e.g., Weapon Resonance System].
​Inputs: > - Genre: [e.g., Action RPG]
​Player Goal: [e.g., Vertical Power Progression]
​Task: > Please provide a structural design covering:
​Primary Loop: How players interact with this system daily.
​System Constraints: Resource sinks and fountains.
​Interconnectivity: How this system feeds into the [Combat/Economy] system.
​Scalability: How to add new content to this system in the next 2 years without breaking balance."

INPUTS

System Name REQUIRED

Name of the game system to design

e.g. Weapon Resonance System

Genre REQUIRED

Genre of the game

e.g. Action RPG

Player Goal REQUIRED

Main player goal related to the system

e.g. Vertical Power Progression

REQUIRED CONTEXT

  • System Name
  • Genre
  • Player Goal

ROLES & RULES

Role assignments

  • Act as a Lead System Designer.

EXPECTED OUTPUT

Format
structured_report
Schema
markdown_sections · Primary Loop, System Constraints, Interconnectivity, Scalability
Constraints
  • Cover Primary Loop
  • Cover System Constraints
  • Cover Interconnectivity
  • Cover Scalability

SUCCESS CRITERIA

  • Describe Primary Loop for daily player interaction
  • Define System Constraints including resource sinks and fountains
  • Explain Interconnectivity with Combat or Economy system
  • Outline Scalability for adding content over 2 years without breaking balance

FAILURE MODES

  • May ignore specified Genre or Player Goal
  • Could produce unbalanced resource systems
  • Might overlook interconnectivity details
  • Fail to address long-term scalability

CAVEATS

Dependencies
  • System Name (e.g., Weapon Resonance System)
  • Genre (e.g., Action RPG)
  • Player Goal (e.g., Vertical Power Progression)
  • Interconnectivity target (Combat/Economy)
Missing context
  • Desired output format (e.g., markdown sections, diagrams).
  • Examples of 'resource sinks and fountains' or 'structural design'.
Ambiguities
  • Unclear if 'Interconnectivity: How this system feeds into the [Combat/Economy] system' requires covering Combat, Economy, or user-specified choice.

QUALITY

OVERALL
0.90
CLARITY
0.90
SPECIFICITY
0.90
REUSABILITY
1.00
COMPLETENESS
0.85

IMPROVEMENT SUGGESTIONS

  • Replace '[Combat/Economy]' with '[target system, e.g., Combat or Economy]' for precision.
  • Add 'Output in markdown with headings matching the required sections: Primary Loop, etc.'
  • Specify depth or examples for each section, e.g., 'Include 3-5 key steps for Primary Loop'.

USAGE

Copy the prompt above and paste it into your AI of choice — Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or anywhere else you're working. Replace any placeholder sections with your own context, then ask for the output.

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