About

Andres Valbuena

I like RPGs that answer back. My GDC Gold review was about how systems, agency and environment make Bloodlines react to its player, and that is the standard I write to: choices that change who talks to you, what they say and how the world looks afterward.

I started by writing nation paths and events for Hearts of Iron IV total conversions. That led to quest design for Fallout: Cascadia in the Creation Kit, quest writing for Beyond Skyrim: Elsweyr, and narrative systems in Articy:draft for Schism. Along the way I learned to write inside existing IPs, match house styles and hand off content that is ready to implement.