Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Worldbuilding & storyworld systems · Working

Constraint

Also called: limitation

ELI5

A rule, limit or material condition restricting what characters can do.

Used in conversation

“The deck names the constraint; now the character and scene choices need to support it.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Constraint” in character, world, genre & tone conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Helps describe who the project follows, where it lives and what kind of experience it promises.

Sources & evidence · 4

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.