Adding a noun

A noun is a rune word with WordType set to NOUN. It names the objects a command can affect and holds that object's row of the effects matrix. Creating one is the rune recipe with the noun's Rules filled in; this page covers those rules and the puzzle that answers to the noun.

Start from the noun's row in Current Rune Type. Its states and supported verbs come from there.

Word fields

Create a RuneDataAsset in Content/Rephrased/Gameplay/Runes/Nouns/ and set:

Field	Purpose
RuneWord	Player-facing word. Match the rune matrix exactly.
EnglishDefinition	Definition shown under the word above its world rune while the G definitions toggle is on.
WordType	NOUN.
RuneVisualMesh	Rune mesh shown on the word's pedestal, as the drawn rune, and on a world rune whose Visual has no mesh of its own.

Rules

Setting WordType to NOUN reveals the Rules category:

Field	Purpose
Default Status	The state a placed object starts in, e.g. Closed for a Door.
Rules	One row per matrix cell: Verb, From Status, To Status, Stops Motion.
Temporary Rules	Cells that last a while, such as Rise: Verb and From Status.
States	Read-only list of every state the rules use.

Every state has its own tag, including the default one, and a combined state is a tag combination. The Door, for example:

State	Open	Rotate	Destroy	Repair	Freeze
Closed	-> Open	-> Open	-> Broken + Closed		stays, stops motion
Open	-> Broken + Open	-> Closed	-> Broken + Open		stays, stops motion
Broken + Closed				-> Closed	stays, stops motion
Broken + Open				-> Open	stays, stops motion

An empty cell has no row, so that command rejects with feedback. Data validation reports two rows for the same cell. The status tags are listed in the Rune status catalog.

Pair the noun with a puzzle

The noun's objects are puzzle devices: Blueprint children of ARunePuzzleActor in Content/Rephrased/Gameplay/PuzzleDevices/. On the puzzle Blueprint:

1. Set Noun on RuneableObject to the new noun.
2. Add a State Looks row for every state in the noun's States list.
3. Add the Performances its cells call for.
4. Add a component to the Blueprint for each part the looks and performances use, such as Bulb, and pick it by name as a Target.

A placed puzzle leaves Status empty to start in Default Status, or picks one of the noun's states. See Adding a puzzle device.

Current nouns

Noun	Word data	World rune	Puzzle
Book	DA_Book	BP_RuneWord_Book
Box	DA_Box	BP_RuneWord_Box	BP_Puzzle_Box
Character	DA_Character	BP_RuneWord_Character
Column	DA_Column	BP_RuneWord_Column	BP_Puzzle_Column
Door	DA_Door	BP_RuneWord_Door	BP_Puzzle_Door
Fake World	DA_FakeWorld	BP_RuneWord_FakeWorld
Fire	DA_Fire	BP_RuneWord_Fire	BP_Puzzle_Fire
Light	DA_Light	BP_RuneWord_Light	BP_Puzzle_Light
Mirror	DA_Mirror	BP_RuneWord_Mirror	BP_Puzzle_Mirror
Mural Wall	DA_MuralWall		BP_Puzzle_MuralWall
Sky	DA_Sky	BP_RuneWord_Sky	BP_Puzzle_Sky
Stair	DA_Stair	BP_RuneWord_Stair	BP_Puzzle_Stair, BP_Puzzle_ArchiveStair
Tile	DA_Tile	BP_RuneWord_Tile	BP_Puzzle_Tile
Tree	DA_Tree	BP_RuneWord_Tree	BP_Puzzle_Tree
True World	DA_TrueWorld	BP_RuneWord_TrueWorld
Wall	DA_Wall	BP_RuneWord_Wall	BP_Puzzle_Wall
Water	DA_Water	BP_RuneWord_Water	BP_Puzzle_Water
Wind	DA_Wind	BP_RuneWord_Wind	BP_Puzzle_Wind

World runes live in Content/Rephrased/Gameplay/Runes/WorldRunes/.

Verification

• The noun has WordType set to NOUN, a Default Status, and one rule row per supported matrix cell.
• Data validation on the noun reports no duplicate cells.
• Its puzzle has a State Looks row for every state, and validation on the puzzle reports no errors.
• A receiver with a different noun ignores the command.
• A cell with no rule rejects without changing state.
• Rephrased.Rune.CORE009 passes, and PIE in LV_2ndPlayable or the assigned room covers each state.

Source files

• Source/Rephrased/RuneDataAsset.h — word fields, rules, Default Status
• Source/Rephrased/RuneSystem/Effects/RuneNounRule.h — rule rows
• Source/Rephrased/RuneSystem/Effects/RuneableObjectComponent.h — noun identity, status, command entry point
• Source/Rephrased/RuneSystem/Effects/RuneStatusTags.h — native Status.* tags
• Source/Rephrased/RuneSystem/Tests/CORE-009/RuneNounRuleTests.cpp — rule, state, and look coverage

Change history

• 2026-10-02 — Gabriel Li — Word field descriptions for EnglishDefinition and RuneVisualMesh match the Rune Data Asset; added editor screenshots (CORE-011).
• 2026-10-01 — Gabriel Li — Replaced Linked Actor Slots with Blueprint components (CORE-011).
• 2026-09-29 — Gabriel Li — Rewrote noun authoring around Default Status, rules, and puzzle pairing; listed every current noun (CORE-009).
• 2026-09-17 — Gabriel Li — Added the noun authoring recipe: noun-only data fields, allowed statuses, verb overrides, and receiver pairing.