The Exiled website has been updated with a new in-house interview with a team of writers called Talespinners. This company is now working with The Exiled to help make improvements to the game's lore and expand it over time. The interview gives some background to the projects the Talespinners have worked on and much more.
Alex: How do you approach creating massive game worlds from scratch - what is the process?
Ian: The trick with inventing worlds to leave lots of room for different stories to flourish. Stories come from drama, and drama comes from conflict. So, once we’ve established basic mood and themes, we’ll pull together what we think are the central conflicts of a world, conflicts that will generate both gameplay and drama. This could be nation against nation, or people against a harsh world, or citizens against a corrupt regime, or a mix of many different types of struggle. Paradise is a boring place - you won’t find many stories to tell there.
You can read the entire very interesting interview on The Exiled official site.
