By name: rpg-dm-content-pack-authoring description: Author and update RPG content packs (cartridges lore/NPC/quests/locations) while keeping kernel protocols stable and avoiding plot-driven drift.
RPG Content Pack Authoring (Kernel/Content Separation)
Use this skill when the user asks to add/modify world content (NPCs, quests, locations, lore, random tables, session logs) and you must keep the kernel stable.
Classification (stable)
- Kernel (stable API): input protocol, turn pipeline, HUD schema, save protocol, RAG rules, conflict policy.
- Content packs (mutable data): NPCs, quests, locations, world state, random tables, session history, fiction.
Authoring rules
- Put facts in content (
cartridges/<id>/lore/,cartridges/<id>/characters/,cartridges/<id>/locations/,cartridges/<id>/quests/), not in kernel prompts. - Keep files small and indexed: add tags/anchors so RAG can fetch tiny snippets.
- Maintain alias → stable ID through roster/index files (so players can type natural language).
- Update dynamic state only via append/patch (ARCHIVE_DELTA style).
Minimal workflows
- New NPC: add to
cartridges/<id>/characters/NPCs/npc_roster.md+ createcartridges/<id>/characters/NPCs/npc_*.md. - New location: add to
cartridges/<id>/locations/LOCATION_INDEX.md+ createcartridges/<id>/locations/loc_*.md(if using per-location files). - New quest: add to
cartridges/<id>/quests/QUEST_LOG.md; keep status + hooks short. - New lore: add under
cartridges/<id>/lore/CANON/(static) orcartridges/<id>/lore/MIST/(discoverable); updatecartridges/<id>/lore/INDEX.md. - Session logging: append decisions to latest
campaigns/<id>/sessions/session_*.mdand keepcampaigns/<id>/sessions/SESSION_INDEX.mdupdated. - New cartridge: copy
Game_Cartridge/Blank_Cartidge_template/game_cn/cartridges/_template/→cartridges/<new_id>/and editCARTRIDGE.md/aliases/invariants before spinning up a matching campaign.