Introduction¶
Thanks for choosing Balladeer for your next writing project!
You will be steering the vessel, of course. All I did was pick the crew. And here they are:
- Python
A popular, elegant, flexible programming language.
- SpeechMark
A simple, expressive dialogue markup system.
- TOML
A structured data format. Highly specified, and widely adopted.
- HTML5
The ultimate syntax for semantic, portable, electronic documents.
- CSS3
Powerful styling rules for layouts, themes and animation.
The challenge I had was to stop this bunch from fighting.
It took me a while to find the right role for each of these special talents. Then I had to put them all together without there being any friction. In the same way a waveguide finds the match between an amplifier and an antenna. Or how a gearbox couples an engine to a loaded axle.
So there was me, five salty seadogs, half a gallon of rum, and three ounces of butter. I gave them each a duty, and now they’re getting along just fine.
If you’re reading this any time after June 2023, we’ll have completed our trials and stand ready for action.
Balladeer is a great option for every kind of mission.
Parser-driven interactive fiction
Choice-based game books
Multimedia web art
Poetry
Screenplay
You’ll find Balladeer simple to handle. And she’ll take you anywhere you want to go.
—Tundish