About Larian Studios:

With multiple awards to our name, Larian Studios has proven that we’re dedicated to delivering high-quality role-playing games. As we move on to new projects, the studio that brought you Baldur’s Gate 3 & Divinity: Original Sin 2 is looking for a Junior Scripter to join the team and help us in crafting the high calibre games our fans have come to expect.

At Larian, the Gameplay Scripting team plays a central role in breathing life into our projects. Scripters collaborate with a range of Larian teams, from Cinematics to Writing, to implement and augment the narrative vision using our proprietary tools and game editor. Gameplay Scripting truly defines the player experience in a Larian game by ensuring every decision made has depth, consequence and resonance.

Responsibilities:

• Take internal narrative pitches and analyze them, to create potential gameplay sequences that prioritise player agency and a fun experience
• Collaborate closely with the Worldbuilding team, iterating game content in collaboration with other teams like writing, narrative, other design departments
• Plan the implementation of content, or work from existing designs, and complete the implementation using our proprietary game editor and internal scripting languages
• Align with Scripting Leadership and Worldbuilding team on priorities and deadlines

Requirements:

• Analytical skills to review complex documentation and identify important pieces, devise solutions to layered problems
• Creative Game Design skills, keeping the player experience front and center, showing an ability to innovate and iterate consistently with feedback
• Technical skills: proficiency in game development software and/or writing adaptable, easy to maintain code
• Collaborative skills: enjoys collaboration with a diverse range of teams, and can influence positively
• Must be willing to work onsite
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken

Nice to haves:

• Experience developing or modding games, ideally RPG genre
• Experience with running or participating in ‘DnD’ or other tabletop RPGs
• Experience with scripting or programming languages (Lua, Python, C++ etc.)

Application link:

https://jobs.lever.co/larian/125545f0-dae5-4160-aa67-416cd07e3c68/apply