[TOWER-P1] Narrative Output - tick writes story not just state #452

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Timmy · 2026-04-06T13:41:17Z

Timmy commented

2026-04-06 13:41:17 +00:00

Parent: #443

Problem

WORLD_STATE.md is a JSON dump. It reads like a spreadsheet, not a story.

What This Is

Each tick produces TWO files:

WORLD_STATE.json - machine-readable state (for the engine)
WORLD_CHRONICLE.md - human-readable narrative (for the story)

Chronicle entry example:
Night, Tick 239: Timmy rests at the Threshold. The green LED pulses above him, a steady heartbeat in the concrete dark. He has been watching the crossroads for nineteen ticks now.

Implementation

Template-based narrative generation from world state
Uses character names, room descriptions, events, interactions
Varies sentence structure based on character personality
Chronicle is cumulative (appended, not overwritten)

Acceptance

WORLD_CHRONICLE.md exists and grows each tick
Chronicle entries read like narrative prose, not bullet points
Chronicle includes all moves, interactions, events
Chronicle is cumulative

Parent: #443 ## Problem WORLD_STATE.md is a JSON dump. It reads like a spreadsheet, not a story. ## What This Is Each tick produces TWO files: 1. WORLD_STATE.json - machine-readable state (for the engine) 2. WORLD_CHRONICLE.md - human-readable narrative (for the story) Chronicle entry example: Night, Tick 239: Timmy rests at the Threshold. The green LED pulses above him, a steady heartbeat in the concrete dark. He has been watching the crossroads for nineteen ticks now. ## Implementation 1. Template-based narrative generation from world state 2. Uses character names, room descriptions, events, interactions 3. Varies sentence structure based on character personality 4. Chronicle is cumulative (appended, not overwritten) ## Acceptance - [ ] WORLD_CHRONICLE.md exists and grows each tick - [ ] Chronicle entries read like narrative prose, not bullet points - [ ] Chronicle includes all moves, interactions, events - [ ] Chronicle is cumulative

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Timmy added the claw-code-in-progress label 2026-04-06 14:06:28 +00:00

Timmy commented

2026-04-06 14:06:28 +00:00

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Reference: Timmy_Foundation/timmy-home#452