Michael Kirkbride

Writer, designer, and world builder with 30 years of game industry experience

Writing Samples

Telltale's Walking Dead: The Final Season

Please note that the scriptwriting tool for Telltale has been lost to time. Unfortunately, I don't have these scenes in script form.

Seeking refuge at what's left of Ericson's Boarding School for Troubled Youth, Clementine starts to bond with the children and teenagers that were abandoned there. One night, what begins as a series of party games leads to Clementine's possible love interest sharing the trauma that brought her to the school in the first place.


For years, Clementine and AJ have survived the apocalypse on their own. When they find a settlement that they could possibly call home, it's not easy for either of them to let their guard down. Especially AJ, who's never known a world without monsters and constant danger. With Mary Kenney.


Telltale's Batman: The Enemy Within

On the trail of a group of supervillains responsible for the death of his old friend and ally, Lucius Fox, a wounded Batman is falling dangerously behind. The player can choose to enlist the help of Lucius' daughter, Tiffany, a bright young tech prodigy with dreams of becoming a masked crime fighter. With James Windeler.

Immortals of Aveum

Jak, the newest recruit in the paramilitary battlemage group called the Immortals, is sent on a quest to find its oldest living member, Thaddeus. Now in exile, Thaddeus holds the key to finding the weakness in the enemy's mysterious super weapon.

View the script for this scene here.


Jak's been keeping secrets. His oldest friend, long thought dead, now works for the bad guys. Hoping to have enough time to convince her to defect, his plans are cut short when a teammate discovers his deception.

View the script for this scene here.


Lore & Worldbuilding

36 Lessons of Vivec (Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind)

The holy writings of the alien god-king of Morrowind, the 36 Lessons of Vivec have been the subject of endless analysis and reinterpretation. One of my favorites is the still-ongoing studies at The New Whirling School.

The Song of Pelinal (Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion)

Half Gilgamesh, half T-800 Terminator, Pelinal was a mythic hero to the early humans of Cyrodiil. These ancient fragments tell of his feats and terrors during a time of rebellion.

Yearly Guide to the Everwar (Immortals of Aveum)

A gazetteer of the world of Aveum, The Yearly Guide to the Everwar expands on the lands, cultures, and marvels of the setting.




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