Rune authoring¶

Rune authoring starts with a word data asset and can include a world form, a drawn pattern, and one or more rune-responsive objects.

Use these pages:

Tutorial: build a rune puzzle — one puzzle from nothing to PIE, with screenshots
Making runes — complete workflow and Definition of Done
Adding a rune — short content recipe
Adding a noun — Default Status, rules, and puzzle pairing
Adding a verb — rule rows, performances, and new behaviors
Adding a puzzle device — State Looks, Performances, and part components
Puzzle rules and behaviors — how a command becomes a state, a look, and a performance
Rune actors and placement — level placement reference
Rune system core — runtime architecture
Rune language — player-facing grammar and design intent

Shared rune assets live under:

Prototype personal work under Content/Developers/<Discipline>/<Name>/, then promote it through an assigned task and reviewed changelist.

Change history¶

2026-10-01 — Gabriel Li — Described puzzle parts as components (CORE-011).
2026-09-29 — Gabriel Li — Linked the build-a-rune-puzzle tutorial.
2026-09-29 — Gabriel Li — Linked the rule and puzzle pages and updated the Runes folder layout (CORE-009).
2026-09-17 — Gabriel Li — Replaced the page with the current rune authoring entry points and shared content locations.
2026-09-16 — Gabriel Li — Pointed new work at the shipping Runes/Words, Runes/Data, and PuzzleDevices folders.
2026-09-16 — Gabriel Li — C++ moved to Source/Archived/LegacyRune/ (not compiled). BPs under Gameplay/SCRAPPED/.
2026-09-10 — Gabriel Li — Marked this page as the legacy pre-production slot/calculator workflow and routed new work to the Second Playable authoring guide.
2026-09-05 — Gabriel Li — Updated sandbox references to PreProShowcase (Content/Rephrased/Levels/Prepro/) after the content reorganization (PR #19).
2026-05-23 — Gabriel Li — Removed document header; page starts at Overview with callouts below core loop; GDD-aligned grammar; verb roster synced with EffectComponents; carry vs Interact Mode; Editor 101 and Rune Showcase prerequisite.
2026-05-08 — Gabriel Li — Added baseline change history section for weekly wiki maintenance.