Old Brackenjaw Encounter

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  "schemaVersion": 1,
  "id": "old-brackenjaw-encounter",
  "name": "Old Brackenjaw Encounter",
  "aliases": [],
  "summary": "The first substantial boss encounter is a survival test in which novice Kip meaningfully contests Old Brackenjaw but cannot finish the fight unaided.",
  "details": [
    "Old Brackenjaw remains the working opponent, with the encounter rebuilt to the new combat standard.",
    "The player must earn meaningful progress before Hob intervenes; avoid showing a mechanical victory and then declaring a loss in a cutscene.",
    "The exact success condition, degree of injury or repulsion, and reason Hob arrives remain open."
  ],
  "relations": [],
  "supersededByRefs": [],
  "history": [
    {
      "id": "old-brackenjaw-encounter-opening-brackenjaw",
      "at": "2026-09-08T01:08:04.946Z",
      "summary": "Kept the first-boss role while reopening execution.",
      "reason": "The encounter establishes the game's threat and combat ambition.",
      "mentions": [
        "ref:old-brackenjaw"
      ],
      "source": {
        "kind": "review-migration",
        "label": "Prototype review: opening-brackenjaw",
        "locator": "archive/migrations/2026-09-08-prototype-review.json#review.answers.opening-brackenjaw"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "old-brackenjaw-encounter-survival-test",
      "at": "2026-09-08T21:43:27.000Z",
      "summary": "Changed Kip's opening victory into a survival test that leads to Hob's intervention.",
      "reason": "The encounter should establish danger, Kip's grit, and room for growth while preserving player agency and enabling a later unaided rematch.",
      "confidence": "Promising working direction; exact mechanics and later rematch are not settled.",
      "mentions": [
        "ref:kip",
        "ref:hob",
        "ref:old-brackenjaw"
      ],
      "source": {
        "kind": "conversation",
        "label": "Opening story mapping discussion"
      }
    }
  ],
  "kind": "story",
  "storyType": "encounter",
  "parentStoryRefs": [
    "ref:opening-first-day"
  ],
  "actorRoles": [
    {
      "actorRef": "ref:kip",
      "roles": [
        "protagonist"
      ]
    },
    {
      "actorRef": "ref:old-brackenjaw",
      "roles": [
        "enemy",
        "antagonist"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "locationRefs": [
    "ref:glasswater-reach"
  ],
  "itemRefs": [],
  "requirements": [
    {
      "kind": "story-completed",
      "storyRef": "ref:lamp-road-exploration"
    }
  ],
  "effects": []
}