Yonder Goes The Light

Post-Apocalyptic Western RPG Concept
2024

A post-apocalyptic western RPG set in a ruined world consumed by “neocrete” – a living construction material that destroyed civilization. Players guide Gideon, a wanderer who wins a mysterious boy named Jacob in a card game, only to discover the child may hold the key to humanity’s salvation.

Game Writing Disciplines Demonstrated:

• Character design & biography (Jacob/The Boy – complete NPC design)
• PC & NPC barks (combat, critical health, idle dialogue)
• Quest design with branching narrative (“The Gambling Man” – inciting incident quest)
• Dialogue trees with player choice impact
• World-building (the “neocrete” plague, Navigator ancestry)

Key Features:

• Multi-layered character arc (burden to saviour)
• Choice-driven dialogue with reputation system
• Cinematic script formatting for cutscenes
• Environmental storytelling through barks

Tone: Dark, gritty western meets hopeful sci-fi redemption

Concept art with permission from: Ozhichige