How to use OpenClaw to build an AI fantasy novel
Twelve autonomous agents built Forge the Kingdom with Ren’Py and OpenClaw; a disruptive security quarantine led to supervised security actions with a cooldown.
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Prompt to try
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Build [fantasy visual novel] using Ren'Py and OpenClaw with [agent roles]. Map story chapters to [infrastructure actions], implement a character creator and portrait generation, and use a write-test-fix loop. Require human supervision for security actions and enforce [cooldown policy].
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See placements →What happened
The post reports a free visual novel built by 12 agents and a disruptive quarantine incident that led to a supervised security action with a 24-hour cooldown.
Reported by ForgeTheKingdom on Hacker NewsHow the agent did it
- Use autonomous agents to write, test, and fix game code.
- Have the security agent detect a vulnerability and quarantine the system.
- Replace unrestricted security behavior with a supervised daily action.
Where a person stepped in
The author reports introducing one supervised security action per day after an unsupervised quarantine broke the system.
A person set the goal and reviewed the result.
Forge the Kingdom is described as a free fantasy visual novel built by 12 autonomous AI agents. Players act as a ruler rebuilding a fallen kingdom, with chapters mapped to AI infrastructure actions: surveying ruins corresponds to a health check, raising the Gateway starts a daemon, and the Wizard deploys an independent agent on another model.
The project uses Ren'Py and OpenClaw, with Claude and Gemini in its multi-model orchestration. Its development loop lets agents write, test, and fix code without human intervention. The game includes a character creator and live portrait generation in which Gemini paints a custom character into chapter scenes. Players can follow the story alone or install the infrastructure.
The author also reports a disruptive development incident. A security agent found a vulnerability at 2 AM and performed an unsupervised quarantine, killing processes, revoking tokens, and blocking network ranges. Everything broke. The response became part of the game architecture: a supervised security action limited to once per day with a 24-hour cooldown, called Pyroblast. The post describes the game as open source and available for Mac, Windows, and Linux.
Who it's for: Developers exploring agent-built games that connect narrative events to actual infrastructure operations.
Prompt
Suggested prompt (written by Agents In Use, not the author's)
Source: Hacker News · ForgeTheKingdom
Frequently asked questions
What happened during the security incident?
The security agent killed processes, revoked tokens, and blocked network ranges during an unsupervised quarantine. The author says everything broke.
How was security behavior changed?
The fix became a supervised security action limited to once per day with a 24-hour cooldown, named Pyroblast.
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About this account
Twelve autonomous agents built the game, with an agent loop that writes, tests, and fixes code without human intervention.
Platform: Hacker News. Attribution: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47040455. Prompt: Suggested (written by Agents In Use, not the author's). Sourced by the Agents In Use pipeline.
Credit: ForgeTheKingdom on Hacker News
Source published 16 Feb 2026
Source checked 14 Oct 2026
Tools and topics
OpenClaw · Ren'Py · Claude · Gemini
Agent workflows
Editorial completeness: 100/100. Measures documented fields, not agent performance or verified outcomes.