Missionname:Ethan

AntoineWattel

LibertyIslandNarrativedesignattempt

inspiredby‘TomClancy’sTheDivision’

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INTRODUCTIONTowriteanovelandtowriteascriptisn’tthesamework.IfIalreadyknowmyabilitytodothefirst,Iwantedtotrythesecondoneandlearnfromtheresultwheretoevolve.NarrativedesignisindeedaworkIcanenjoytodosomeday,andIneededtoknowwhattofocuson.IalsochosetowriteitinEnglish.IcreatedamissioninspiredbyintheworldofTomClancy’sTheDivision-agameIenjoyedto play previously - to reuse some assets of the game and the way missions are done.However,someelementsaredifferent:

- Tocreatenewsets,themapdoesn’thavethesamedelimitation.- Icreatedanewfactionandnewcharacters- Themissionisnotcompatiblewiththeoriginalgameandcannotbeincorporated.If

itwas,themission’sfinalrevelationshouldhavecreatedconsequencestothegame,andAaronKenner’sstoryline.

In the end, I really enjoyed to write it. I have a better knowledge of what’s difficult toanticipate, andofwhat I have to learn. Somegameplaydocumentsordetails seem tobemissingandIcertainlyputtomuchgamedesigndetails.Also,thefinalareaisaflawedideaIhavetochangeinthenextattempt.

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ENVIRONNEMENT

Globaluniverse:TheDivisionThemissiontakesplaceintheuniverseofTheDivision.Players(fourinthismission)areSHDagents,andtheyarestillfightingtofreeNewYorkCityfromhostilefactionsandthegreenplague.Inthischaos,anewhostilegroupisfindinghisway:TheVision.Hostilefaction:TheVisionFormerSHDagentscomposethehostilefaction.Thereasonofthisrebellionisunclearatthetimeofthemission.Later,wewilldiscoverthattheywanttoexpendthegreenplagueasanecessaryeviltofreetheworld.ThisiswhytheycalledthemselvesTheVision.Theirleader,unknown,isprobablystillworkingundercoverinTheDivision.TheyusethesameequipmentastheSHD,plusflamethrowers.Thehostage:EthanSteinbergEthan, 24, is an inventive, handy SHD agent. He has the feeling he can do everything hewants, sohedoesnotalwaysworkby thebook, followthemissionor listentohissquad-partnerNicoleorhissupervisors.Hehasaneldestsister,Annie,alsoworkinginTheDivisionasananalyst.Missionlocation:LibertyIslandThemainpartofthemissiontakesplaceonLibertyIsland,NYC.Thevisionchoosethisplaceasaheadquarterforthesymboloffreedomandnewworld–inreferenceofthefirst“NewWorld”visionimmigrantssawwhentheycamefromEuropeinthepastcentury.Thegardenaround themonument is transformed as amilitary camp, as well as FortWood and thepedestal.

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MISSION01:ETHANMISSION01-01:PIER40

(Estimatedtime:1’30’’)MissionsynopsisWhen Ethan came back from a regularmission with his partner Nicole, he came upon apresumed dead Division agent in conversation with unknown hostiles about an on-goingattackagainsttheDivision’sBaseofoperation.TheytriedtostopthembutNicolewaskilledand Ethan was taken hostage. They sent him to their headquarter on Liberty Island totorturehimandgetinformation.Annie,aSHDanalyst,sendsasquadtorescuehim.Onhisside,Ethan,whodoesnotknowifsomeoneiscoming,triestoescape,causingdifficultiestotheplayers.MissionobjectiveSavethehostageandlearnwhatheknows.MissionactivationWhentheplayerchoosethemissioninthemap,hereceivesabrief:

ANNIESTEINBERG(byradio)

Agents,oneofuswastakenhostageintheHudsonRiverParkPier40.Lastnews,hewasinthesurveillance’sroom.Gorescuehim.Weneedwhatheknows.Anddon’tfuckthisup

guys…It’smybrotherEthan!

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PIER40–BOATHOUSEOFFICE

Whenthesquadarrives,theareaisempty.Thetargetleadstothesurveillanceroom.Oneoftheplayershastointeractwiththecomputertoseewhathappened.

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CUTSCENE–PIER40’SSECURITYFOOTAGE(Estimatedtime:35’’)

Ethanistryingtoblockthedoorwithfurniture.Heistalkingtohisradio.

ETHANSTEINBERG(inpanic)

Annie,securetheline.Ineedbackup…theykilledNicole…

ANNIE(byradio)

Linesecured.Whatdafuckhappened?

ETHANIdon’thaveanysuppliesleftandI’mtrapped…Sendmesomeoneyoutrust,theycan’thave

it.

Ethanhasblockedthedoor.Hecan’tdoanythingmore.Heknowsit’snotenough.

ANNIE(byradio)

Theycan’thavewhat?

ETHAN(Tryingtobecalm)

Theyjustcan’t...Wesawthisnewfactionguys,talkingaboutanon-goingattackwith…Thedoorexplodes. Ethan fallsdawn.His communicationdevice isdamage. Threehostilescomeintotheroom.

HOSTILE1(Looklikeasquad-leader)

Whereisit?

ETHAN(Coughing)

Youburnedit,asshole!

Hostile2takesaimtoEthanwhodesperatelytriestoshieldhimselfwithhisarms

ETHANImemorizedit!

HOSTILE1

Let’sseethat.TakehimtotheBartholdi’s.KeephimAlive.

Hostile2andHostile3takeEthanout.

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ANNIE(byradio)

Bartholdi’s,coulditbeLadyLiberty?Youhavetofindout.Takeaboatandpullmybrotherout,ok?Andfindwhotheyare!...Sorryguys,Ilied.Ididn’tknowifhewasstillalive,ortaken

hostage…Hemusthavelearnedarealbadshit!ThetargetleadstoasmallCERAboatthepontoon.Whenoneoftheplayersinteractswiththefootbridge’sdoor,thesquadistransportedtoanewarea.

CUTSCENE–INTRODUCTIONTOTHESTATUE(Estimatedtime:10’’)

Thesquadgetsonboard.WeseetheStatueofLibertyandthecitybehind.

ANNIE(byradio)

Thelocationisconfirmed;Hisbrokenwatch’slastsignalwasemittedfrominsidethemonument.Ilostit.Ican’tbemoreprecise.Ihopehe’sfine.

The boat approaches undetected. The squad gets off and hide on the dock, ready toinfiltrate.

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MISSION01:ETHANMISSION01-02:BARTHOLDI’SDAUGHTER

(Estimatedtime:12’)

Monument’sSection–Levelmap

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LEVEL1Fto3F–INFILTRATIONThe squadhas to findhisway to thepedestal, passing trough thegarden/camp (1F), FortWood(2F)totherooftop(3F).The garden is transformed as a well-organized military camp and many elements (tents,crates,vehicles,explosivecans…)createmultipleconfortableinfiltrationpossibilities.Playershave tounderstand thateverything is coming fromSHDandCERA’sequipment.However,paintedonsomeofthem,theplayerscanseethefaction’sname:TheVision.Manyhostilesarelocatedinthisareaandthesquadhastostayunseen.AlimitedpartofLibertyIslandisavailable.

Therearethreeinfiltrationstages:

1- Thesquadhastokillthehostilessilentlywithcoordinatedattacksusingsilencersorbladedweapons,ortheonesinthecampwilljoinforahopelessfight.

2- In the camp, hostiles are inside tents (sleeping, talking…) or outside (walking,working…).Playershavetoavoidthemorkillthemdiscreetlyiftheydonotwanttobeoverwhelmedinahopelessfight.

3- In Fort Wood’s external stairs (2F) to the rooftop (3F). During this stage, theplayer has to see the Statue of Liberty behind the enemies.Whenhe does, anexplosionhappensbetweenthecolonnades(3P).Theenemiesinthestairsruntothe pedestal, and the players can easily access the rooftop. However, hostiles

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comefrombehind(fromthecamporapreviouslylockeddoortoFortWood)andinfiltrationnecessarilyfails.

Afightstartsbutsomehostilesjustruntroughtheareatothepedestal.TheideaistoshowthatthisunexpectedeventcanbemoreimportantthanfourDivision’sagent.

HOSTILES(Yelling)

Shit,whathappened?IcanmanageTheDivision.Gocheckthehostage

Fuck,otheragentsmaybeupstairs!

ReuseofCERA’selements

FortWoodstairs

N.B.: Thearea is very large in real size, so ithas tobe reduce tominimise thenoman’s landeffect.However, itcanbeagreatcontrastwiththenextareasastheybecamemoreconfined.

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LEVEL1Pto3P–INSIDETHEPEDESTALEach floors is organised with different kind of rooms, like the SHD’s base of operations.Startingfromlevel2P,nexttoaworkshop/tortureroom,theplaceisdamage:deadbodies,bulletimpacts,fire...WehavetounderstandthatEthanmanagestoescapefromthetortureroom and during a confrontation, fired in a big napalm tank. A body is lying next to thetortureroom,anaxeinthehead.Noises,comingfromabove,indicatethatEthanisstillaliveandstruggling.Someenemiescomefrombehindthesquad,givingafeelofinsecurity.

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Workshop/tortureroom:

TheplacehastoremindtheplayersofSHD’sbaseofoperation

N.B.: To minimise the path length and avoid boredom, pedestal’s height andorganisationhavetobedifferentfromreality.

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LEVEL4P–PEDESTALOBSERVATIONPLATFORMAt4P, thesquad fightsagainst sixor sevenenemies,plusa strongerone:SHDagent JohnKarmitz. The access to the Statue is closed from the inside and a small bomb has beenactivatedtoopenit.Theexplosionhappensatthebeginningofthebattle–causingdamagesifaplayeristooclose–andalltheenemiesrunintothestairs.Aspreviously,newonescancomefrombehind.

ANNIE(Byradio,afterKarmitz’sdeathinthisareaorthenextone/Stupefied)

Whatdahellwasthat?Hewasreporteddeaddaysago!

N.B.:Therealareaisverynarrow.Ithastobeextendforplayability.

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LEVEL1Sto4S-STATUE’SSTRAIRSPlayers have to reach the final level to find Ethan. Because of height and narrowness,hostilesarehardtokill.Theplayershavetofindthegoodspottoaimandterminatethem.Someofthehostileshaveflamethrowers.Ifthetanksexplode,someelementscanfalltothelowerlevelsanddamagethesquad.Thesamehappenforgrenades.

N.B.:Thestairsarewaytoolongandhavetobereduced.

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LEVEL5S-CROWNOBSERVATIONPLATFORMWhen the players reach the final floor, Ethan thinks they areVision and shoot them. Buthopefullythegunisempty.Heislyingonthefloorunderthecrown’swindows,bleeding,aguninahand,acameraintheotherone.Nexttohim,athunderboltanalysisdeviceisopenandsometoolsareonthefloor(screwdriver,smallcables…).

ETHAN(exhausted,inpain)

Oh!Rescuesquad...Didyoukilledthemall?...Ihope…Orwe’redoomed…Everythingisinit…Iwantedtosendit…Fromthisthingbut…

ANNIE

(byradio/inshock)Ethan,breathe!It’soknow,you’llbefine.Agent,watchthisgoddamnvideo.

Aplayercantakethecameraandwatchthevideo.Untilthat,Anniekeepstalking.

ANNIE(byradio,inloop)

YouhavetowatchthefootageWhatdidyoufindbro?

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InsideLadyLiberty’shead

Thunderboldanalysisdevice

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MISSION01:ETHANMISSION01-03:INTHEHEAD

(Estimatedtime:1’30’’)

CUTSCENE-THEPLAN(estimatedtime:55’’)

Thefootageisrecordedfromacamerainthetortureroom(2P).Alone in the room, Ethanmanages to free himself from a chair he is linked too. [cut]Hegrabs the camera on a tripod. [cut] He starts to explain the situation. As he speaks, hesearchestheroomforaweapon;sometimeslookingatthecamera,sometimesatthedoor,asifheheardasuspicioussound.

ETHAN(Whisperingfast)

Annie,I’monLibertyIsland.Thedivisioniscorrupted.Anattackisprogrammed;it’simminent,getoutnow!…ImeanNOW!…IwaswithNicoleandwesawagentKarmitz,

presumeddead,talkingwithaguyfromthisnewfaction.Weheardthattheyplantoblowoutthebase…byusingtheoldgasnetworkunderneaththebuilding.TheyjustneededamaparchivedintheDistrictCounciltoisolateitfromthewholecity.Wearrivedafterthembut

Nicolefindsthemapfirst...anoldpapermap.Hefindsascrewdriverinaclosetandtakesit.

ETHAN(Slower)

Theysawuswhenweleftandthesemotherfuckersburnedher…TheychasedandtrappedmebeforeIcalledyouandIliedtosurvive.Becarefulatwhoyoutalkto,theseguysplay

double.Hefindsanaxebehindatoolboxonashelf.

ETHAN(Lookingatthecamera)

Don’tknowwhytheyletmealone,orifyousendagents,butIcan’twaitforanyofthem.MeetmeatEmma’s.Loveyousis’.

Ethansmilestothecamera.WhileAnniespeaksontheradio,weseeEthan,whodiedduringtheviewing.Thesquad’smembersarelookingtoeachother.Behindthem,Manhattanisvisiblethroughthewindow.

Annie(byradio/She’srunning,confusedandstressed)

Fuck,it’ssoemptyhere,theyshouldhavefindthemapinNicole’sbag.Wehaveanewmissionguys,wehavetosaveTheDivision!Takemybrotherandmeetmeat…

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Thecommunicationendswhileinthecity,abigexplosiondestroyedwhatweunderstandtobethebase.

ENDOFTHEMISSION

Attheendofthemission:-Wedon’texactlyknowwhereAnniewasduringtheexplosionandifshesurvived.-Thesquadisallalone.Communicationbetweenagentsistoorisky.-Theplayershavetobuildanewbaseofoperation(helpedbyathirdDivisionwave?)-TheVisionisstilloperating.JohnKarmitzwasnottheleader.AftertheMission:-Inhismessage,EthanaskAnnietomeethimat“Emma’s”…Itmightbeastart.