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Narrative & Community Intern

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Write lore and ruin riddles, and help grow the Chai Time Games community on Discord.

Engagement
Internship
Scope
Starting with the vertical slice / demo, with a path to a longer-term role
Location
Remote (with India / IST timezone overlap)
Level
Intern (working closely with the founders on lore/puzzle writing and community management)

Role Overview

We are looking for a Narrative & Community Intern who is deeply curious about Ancient Indian history, philosophy, and literature, and who is excited to help build an engaged player community around a world worth exploring.

In Project Trinity, the world of Veetbharat (4th-century CE India across Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu traditions) is built out both inside the game - through ancient ruins and riddles - and outside the game through our ongoing VeetBharat lore series and community channels.

What You Will Do

  • The VeetBharat Lore Series: Research and write chapters of the VeetBharat blog series - first-person travelogues and historical-mythological narratives set in 4th-century India that lay the foundation for the game's world.
  • Ruin Riddles & Environmental Lore: Author inscriptions and cooperative riddles found on ancient ruins in the game, drawing on Sanskrit and Prakrit literary traditions, epigraphy, and Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu thought without religious favoritism.
  • Discord & Community Management: Help run and grow the Chai Time Games Discord server - welcoming players, sharing lore drops and studio updates, running community riddles/events, and keeping conversations thoughtful and constructive.
  • Studio Announcements: Draft clear, engaging announcements and community updates as we move from prototype through our vertical slice and beyond.

What We Are Looking For

  • Strong English creative and narrative writing samples, with a natural voice for historical fiction, travelogues, and poetic riddles.
  • Grounded knowledge of (or strong research fluency in) Ancient Indian history (especially the Gupta / 4th-century era), Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu traditions, and Sanskrit/Indology references.
  • Familiarity with Discord and online game or fandom communities, and enthusiasm for building one from the ground up.
  • Care for historical and cultural nuance: treating history as the ground of the setting and approaching all traditions with respect and curiosity.
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About Chai Time Games

Chai Time Games is making Project Trinity. The studio today is two founders, who also do the programming and the art, an intern, and a freelance composer. The current build is a prototype of the full game.

Project Trinity is a top-down 3D co-op action RPG set in Ancient India, around the 4th century CE. Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu traditions share the world. It is a class-based game: you play one of three authored heroes, Kshatriya, a warrior; Dhanur, an archer; or Sadhavi, a sage. Friends can join the campaign. Dungeons are for two players, and raids are for four.

We are building the game in Unity, with FishNet for co-op networking.

How to Apply

  1. Email shanky@chaitime.games with the subject Application: Narrative & Community Intern. Include a short introduction and links to your portfolio, reel, writing samples, GitHub, or CV, whichever fits the role.
  2. Join the Trinity Discord, so we can reach you and you can follow along with development. During Discord Onboarding, make sure to select the "Interested in Working with you" option.
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