entity-references

NDL Entity References

Overview

Purpose: Reference and link entities within NDL markup Status: DRAFT - Awaiting detailed specification from ndl-reference-builder agent Category: Core NDL syntax for entity linking

Placeholder Structure

Basic Syntax

[scene:location_name]
  [character:@character_id]
    ...
  [/character]
 
  [action|actor:@character_id|target:@other_entity]
    ...
  [/action]
[/scene]

Expected Use Cases

• Reference NPCs in scenes
• Link actors to actions
• Cross-reference entities
• Track relationships between entities
• Maintain entity coherence across scenes

Related Constructs

• character - Character definitions
• entity - Entity structure
• relationships - Relationship tracking

Implementation Notes

This is a placeholder stub. Full specification needs:

• Reference syntax and resolution
• Entity ID formats and conventions
• Scoping rules for references
• Examples from ReallmCraft
• Integration with RAG retrieval

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Draft Status

This file is a stub placeholder. Run the ndl-reference-builder agent to extract complete specification from Discord transcripts.