Solo Dev's AI Game Engine Lets NPCs Autonomously Stockpile Troll Oil to Burn Trolls
tschilpi · reddit · 2026-10-19
A developer showed off Lore & Legends Maker, an AI-native game engine built solo over three years: NPCs hold their own beliefs, goals, and motivations; players type actions, an interpreter parses intent, and the world reacts—with world state tracked separately from narration. Gameplay screenshots show D&D-style card combat fused with text adventure.
The viral moment: an adventurer NPC bought out a shop's entire troll-oil stock unprompted. Asked why, she said "Trolls."—trolls regenerate HP too fast, so she needed oil to burn them to death. That's a real D&D rule, and her plan would actually work within the game mechanics—executed entirely on her own initiative.
The author jokes about wondering what he's built, argues AI-driven gaming NPCs are being slept on, and has opened a public playtest and Discord.
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