Messing around with barks in different genres and use cases. Will likely keep this post updated as I play around with different styles.

Green Zone – spec open world RPG

After A.I has taken over large sections of New York, the island of Manhattan is shut off from the rest of the world, unplugging it from the ‘Grid’. Citizens of Manhattan have retried into ‘green zones’, small communities living off the land as best they can in an urban environment. Our main protagonist and player, will have to navigate the dangerous A.I controlled zones and move between green zones, picking up jobs. Players can take on the role of a Merc (tank), Mech (utility) and Medics (support).

These barks are written for a Merc arriving in The Parks, a green zone in Central Park. To allow for responsiveness based on player actions and quests completed before arrival at The Parks, I’ve arranged the barks into three (very persciptive!) alignment categories, as well as including general world building barks that may pique the player’s interest to explore different narrative threads. The alginment categories are very linear but serve as a starting point before further development and refinement.

NPC Mood	Lawful Good	Neutral	Chaotic Evil	World
Annoyed	Oh, I’m terribly sorry. I guess the Guardian of the Planetarium didn’t see me here.	Keep your sniffer to yourself and you’ll get on fine here.	They’ll let anyone in here now. First it was the Yogis and now you.	They’re shortening the cycles again. I don’t know how you manage.
Doubtful	I heard about you. We’d be lucky to see the likes of that in these ends.	Parks is supposed to have the best air for miles. Why does it feel like I’m breathing treacle?	Really hoping you’re just here to join the Parkruns.	Halfway House opening trade routes again? It’ll be last orders before we know it.
Curious	I thought you were just a merc ghost story. And now you’re here?	What’s your business in The Parks? UF tournament?	You the one they’re calling the Downtown Hound?	I wonder if East Village ever gonna bounce back.
Confident	They’ll clip your angel wings pretty quick if you join the Parkruns.	I’m the best Parkrun around. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. Especially the Yogis.	Your reputation preceeds you. Just remember…this is The Parks.	I used to be a Merc like you until… actually you don’t look like you wanna hear that story.
Excited	Delighted you’re visting The Parks. I’m sure crime rates are about to flatline.	It’s Run week, Run week, gonna be fun week!	East Village had it coming. And goody goody gum drops, now you’re here.	There’s some folk say up Harlem way they’ve got timed grid access.

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Six Shooters – spec match three mobile game

The following barks are from a spec mobile game called Six Shooters. In this match three mobile game, players take on the role of gunslingers with matches being themed around shootouts, gallerias and good old fashioned dawn duels.

Using this skeleton vaquero character concept art as inspiration, the barks have been written for them. Based on the listed game trigger, a random bark can be played intermittently through gameplay.

Match	I still got it.
Match	Bone dust!
Match	Give ’em Hell!
Streak	Uno, dos, tres… CUATRO!
Streak	I guess they call it a six shooter for a reason.
Streak	I could do this all night… of the living dead (wheeze laugh).
Bonus pick up	Sweeter than alfeñique. From what I remember.
Bonus pick up	Time to pummel and pomade.
Bonus pick up	Bone to be wild!

Time running low	Can’t take my eyes off that clock. Literally.
Time running low	Almost time to say bone voyage.
Time running low	That ticking isn’t the sound of my spurs, mis amigos.
Damage Meter nearly full	I died once…I’d rather not do it again.
Damage Meter nearly full	Despite my current form, I refuse to be rattled.
Damage Meter nearly full	I’ll live forever, but this match won’t.
Round Win	Aahahaha! Sending them back to the grave.
Round Win	I got more moves than a Jarabe dancer!
Round Win	Win first, shoot questions later. Right?
Round Loss	It’s time to reincarnate that score. Just like me!
Round Loss	The shame! Time to don a mask and become a luchador.
Round Loss	Guess I really am bad to the bone.