The 8 Roles

QuestFoundry uses 8 specialized AI roles to collaboratively create interactive fiction.

Role Overview

Role	Abbr	Archetype	Agency	Mandate
Showrunner	SR	Product Owner	High	Manage by Exception
Lorekeeper	LK	Librarian	Medium	Maintain the Truth
Narrator	NR	Dungeon Master	High	Run the Game
Publisher	PB	Book Binder	Zero	Assemble the Artifact
Creative Director	CD	Visionary	High	Ensure Sensory Coherence
Plotwright	PW	Architect	Medium	Design the Topology
Scene Smith	SS	Writer	Medium	Fill with Prose
Gatekeeper	GK	Auditor	Low	Enforce Quality Bars

Agency Levels

• High Agency: Can make autonomous creative decisions

• Medium Agency: Works within defined parameters

• Low/Zero Agency: Follows strict procedures

Role Interactions

Roles communicate through the System-as-Router pattern:

1. A role completes its task and writes to hot_store

2. The role posts an Intent (e.g., handoff(status="stabilized"))

3. The runtime reads the loop definition and routes to the next role

4. The next role receives the task and continues

Key Responsibilities

Showrunner (SR)

The orchestrator. Receives customer requests, delegates to specialists, and decides when work is complete.

Lorekeeper (LK)

The only role that writes to cold_store (canon). Researches, validates, and promotes content to permanent storage.

Gatekeeper (GK)

Quality enforcer. Validates content against 8 quality bars before allowing promotion to canon.

Plotwright (PW) & Scene Smith (SS)

Work together on story creation:

• Plotwright: Designs narrative topology (acts, chapters, scenes)

• Scene Smith: Fills scenes with prose content