Narrative Design Packages & Rates Sheet
See standard packages below.
If you require something more customised to your project needs, please use the contact form on this page.
Rates are listed in USD and ZAR.
I do accept equivalent currency based on the conversion/exchange rate *at your time of order.
PACKAGE
DESCRIPTION
DELIVERABLE
RATE
BASIC STORY BANK
2 week sprint
➜ A structured, categorized Notion/Figma board (collab space).
➜ Large bank of original content e.g.
➜ Main story options
➜ Subplot options
➜ Potential characters, key items
➜ Quests, dialogue chunks
All highlighting thematic threads and metaphors.
1x extensive “story bank” as outlined in the description.
A modular workflow/pipeline for the team to continue building story content internally.
Ownership of new original IP created.
Initial meeting call.
I’ll sit down with your team to go through your narrative needs, sensibilities and any existing materials.
Together we’ll build a shared point of reference and comps, then I’ll start creating.
A check-in call if needed.
$1600 / 28000ZAR
BASIC WORLDBUILDING
1 week sprint
A wiki-like document providing key world building items (places, races, corporations).
1x Google doc/preferred suite.
3000 word minimum.
Ownership of new original IP created.
Initial meeting call.
A check-in call if needed.
$1000 / 16000ZAR
ADVANCED WORLDBUILDING
1.5 week sprint
As above + in-depth history/lore and world logic or rules.
1x Google doc/preferred suite.
6000 word minimum.
Ownership of new original IP created.
Initial meeting call.
A check-in call if needed.
$1300 / 21000ZAR
BASIC BRANCHING NARRATIVE (VN MAP)
2-3 week process minimum
Mapping a basic story path or dialogue tree for your choice-based game, visual novel, or choose-your-own adventure.
I'll sit down with your team to go through your story and characters, the desired tentative story outcomes or narrative beats.
Then, I'll get to crafting a cohesive narrative with multiple paths that honors each character's growth and arc and incentivizes replayability.
1x story script.
1x visual map of the branching narrative.
1x centralized organisational structure in Notion/Figma/Google Drive for tracking content.
Compelling player choices and connections between event paths that seamlessly advance the overall narrative.
Initial meeting call.
A check-in call if needed.
$2300 / 38000ZAR
QUEST WRITING & LORE NOTES
Flexible, per page
Creating content for your studio's existing world, characters, and mechanics. In simple terms, helping the team scale the content.
Frictionlessly, cohesively expanding on your world, strengthening the overall player immersion.
Providing openings for expansion packs, side missions, backstories and mysteries to uncover, and deeper thematic threading.
The agreed-upon # of pages each orderly detailing the quest:
➜ The player journey and flow.
➜ The key characters, suggested dialogue.
➜ Intent outlines, i.e., thematic ties and each choice’s overall impact on the story and characters.
$100 / 3000ZAR
per
1000 words / 2 pages
DIALOGUE PUNCHUP
Flexible, per page
Going through your script and editing or polishing your dialogue, or replacing stand-in dialogue with precisely considered, character-driven writing.
Giving you quotable moments: badass one-liners, quirked-up cuteness, contemporary funny pop-culture references, and deeper vulnerability.
Authentic, memorable, and grounded in the tone of your world.
If desired, social commentary that activates without alienating.
The agreed-upon # of pages, featuring the new lines and alternative options for select lines where appropriate.
A "SparkNotes" cheat sheet detailing the intention behind each dialogue moment and its subtext, including explanations of any references and the fandoms they affirm.
A centralized language guide for consistency in future writing (slang usage, established inside jokes, naming conventions, etc.).
$100 / 3000ZAR
per
1000 words / 2 pages
NAMING AND FLAVOR TEXT
Flexible, per page
➜ Iconic, distinctive and intriguing names for all your in-game items, power-ups, collectibles.
➜ Snappy, engaging descriptions for each, within the tone of your world.
➜ Fun UI/packaging/marketing copy that reinforces the voice of your project and player-immersion.
The agreed-upon # of pages with the new names and alternative options.
A centralized language guide for consistency in future writing (slang usage, established inside jokes, naming conventions, etc.).
$50 / 800ZAR
per
1000 words / 2 pages
