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docs(decisions): add Q-057 composable behavior generation

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Open question for decomposing hand-authored behavior pools into
composable primitives (role actions + culture modifiers + context tags).
Part of Sprint 25 PoC spike. Server ticket #633, copy ticket #634.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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*20 questions (5 resolved, 2 partially resolved, 13 open). Last updated: 2026-03-07 (Q-056 added — Sprint 25 review)*
### Q-057: Composable behavior generation — decompose culture × role × context into assembled behaviors
- **Status:** Open
- **Raised:** Sprint 25, ticket #630 review discussion
- **Priority:** High (blocks scaling beyond hand-authored content)
- **Context:** Current behavior pools are hand-authored per culture×zone×role combination (`typical_behaviors` arrays in zone spec RON files). At ~50 behaviors per role × 4 roles × N zone types × M cultures, this is O(roles × zones × cultures) custom content. Each cell is effectively a unique location — "rural zone spec" is really "Krenn rural settlement content" with the name filed off. This doesn't scale to multiple cultures or zone types.
- **Question:** Should the generator compose observable behaviors from smaller primitives instead of drawing from pre-written complete sentences? Proposed decomposition: (1) **role action templates** — generic observable stage directions per role, culture-neutral, (2) **culture modifier sets** — culture-specific flavoring (Krenn mannerisms, speech patterns, social norms) that overlay role actions, (3) **context tags** — on-shift, off-duty, break-room, social-site-type that filter/weight which behaviors are available. The generator assembles these at runtime.
- **Implications:** Changes the content authoring model from "write 50 sentences per role per zone per culture" to "write role actions once, write culture modifiers once, compose at runtime." Server needs a composition engine (#633); copy needs to author the decomposed format (#634). Part of the Sprint 25 PoC spike.
- **Cross-reference:** #630 (behavior pool expansion), #633 (server: composition engine), #634 (copy: decomposed content format), D-121 (voice is culture-driven), D-122 (all NPCs generated)
- **Assigned to:** Tyre, Mellanie, Miri
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*21 questions (5 resolved, 2 partially resolved, 14 open). Last updated: 2026-03-07 (Q-057 added — composable behaviors)*
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| [questions-architecture.md](questions-architecture.md) | Technical foundation | Q-001, Q-006, Q-009, Q-018, Q-019, Q-020, Q-021, Q-022, Q-023, Q-029, Q-030, Q-046 |
| [questions-perception.md](questions-perception.md) | Player observation | Q-003, Q-014, Q-016, Q-024, Q-025, Q-026, Q-051, Q-053, Q-054 |
| [questions-content.md](questions-content.md) | Narrative, NPCs, setting | Q-010, Q-012, Q-013, Q-015, Q-017, Q-028, Q-031, Q-033, Q-040, Q-041, Q-042, Q-043, Q-044, Q-045, Q-047, Q-048, Q-049, Q-050, Q-052, Q-056 |
| [questions-content.md](questions-content.md) | Narrative, NPCs, setting | Q-010, Q-012, Q-013, Q-015, Q-017, Q-028, Q-031, Q-033, Q-040, Q-041, Q-042, Q-043, Q-044, Q-045, Q-047, Q-048, Q-049, Q-050, Q-052, Q-056, Q-057 |
| [questions-scope.md](questions-scope.md) | Game concept, prototype | Q-002, Q-004, Q-005, Q-007, Q-008, Q-011, Q-027, Q-032, Q-034, Q-035, Q-036, Q-037, Q-038, Q-039 |
## Status Summary
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| Architecture | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Perception | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Content | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| Content | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| Scope | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| **Total** | **54** | **17** | **7** | **30** |
| **Total** | **56** | **17** | **7** | **32** |
*Updated 2026-03-05: Q-011 resolved (D-117/D-115/D-122), Q-034 partially resolved (D-117), Q-037 partially resolved (D-119), Q-033 partially resolved/reframed (D-122) — Where's the Fun? Workshop*