A minimal but complete example: two actors, one item, one location, one variable, and one branching conversation. Entirely fictional. Variable["has_token"] = false Name Traveller IsPlayer True Description The player character. Pictures [] Name Ferryman IsPlayer False Description Works the last crossing of the day. Pictures [] Name Brass Token Description Buys one crossing. Pictures [] Name The Jetty Description Weathered boards over slack water. Pictures [] Title Asking for passage Description The only conversation in this example. Actor 1 Conversant 2 Primary Location 1 Title START Actor 1 Conversant 2 None Title Opening line Actor 2 Conversant 1 Dialogue Text Last crossing of the day.|Coming aboard, or staying with the rain? None Title Traveller's options None Title Accept the token Actor 1 Conversant 2 Menu Text I'll take the crossing. Dialogue Text I'll take the crossing. Variable["has_token"] = true None Title Stay ashore Actor 1 Conversant 2 Menu Text I'll wait for morning. Dialogue Text I'll wait for morning. None Title Ending - crossing Actor 2 Conversant 1 Dialogue Text Mind the step. She rolls once we clear the piling. Variable["has_token"] == true None Title Ending - ashore Actor 2 Conversant 1 Dialogue Text Suit yourself. The rain is not in a hurry either. None Name has_token Initial Value False Description Set when the traveller accepts the ferryman's token.