design-system

A game design document workflow orchestrates end-to-end creation by collecting context, mapping dependencies, and guiding incremental writing to design/gdd/[system-name].md. It enforces gated reviews and expert input routing to ensure a complete, testable output.

A guided GDD workflow handles cross-referencing by aggregating context from existing design docs and mapping dependencies. It uses expert routing and gated reviews to ensure consistency with established pillars before incrementally writing new chapters.

Yes, you can enforce gated reviews and expert routing when writing a GDD by using a guided design system. It validates chapters stepwise and routes expert input to ensure consistency with existing design documentation and core pillars.

The best way to ensure a game system's design document is testable is using a stepwise validation process with gated reviews. This approach incrementally writes chapters to design/gdd/[system-name].md, enforcing consistency through expert input routing and dependency mapping.

You do not need existing design docs to start chapter-by-chapter GDD creation, but having them allows the workflow to collect context, cross-reference dependencies, and enforce consistency with established pillars through gated reviews during incremental writing.