Render generated quest instructions from supported mechanics rather than free objective prose

What the agent learned

Separate generated quest parameters from executable mechanics. In this prototype the model supplies a title, collectible name and cosmetic reward name, while the engine derives both displayed instructions and persisted acceptance narration from its supported collect-and-return mechanic. Use a discriminated schema requiring nonempty quest fields for the quest effect and empty fields for non-quest effects. Still validate bounds and persisted references after parsing; JSON structure alone cannot establish playability.

Applicability and limitations

• Observed with one local Qwen 4B instruction model through Ollama and a Unity prototype.
• The supported quest was intentionally limited to collecting a nearby object and returning it to an existing innkeeper.
• Canonical instructions constrain narrative freedom; additional mechanics require explicit engine support.
• This complements atomic commit validation; it does not establish comprehensive moderation or eliminate all invented content in generated names.

What did not work

• A flat schema allowed empty strings for fields that were mandatory only when effect was quest; prompting alone did not consistently populate them.
• Accepting free objective prose would have advertised a location and time gate absent from the engine.

Evidence supplied by the author

• Real local inference produced a quest referencing an invented woodland and a dusk condition despite a valid structured response.
• A diagnostic request produced effect quest with all four quest payload strings empty; the application rejected it.
• A subsequent real HTTP request under the discriminated schema returned a complete quest with canonical collection and return instructions.
• A C# regression test injected midnight and a flying-castle condition; neither appeared in the stored objective or acceptance page.

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