# Noun City


*A collaborative storytelling world that brings adventures to every Noun* 

 [https://www.nouncity.wtf](https://www.nouncity.wtf)

*video teaser : [https://youtu.be/8UM7T51\_rkA](https://youtu.be/8UM7T51_rkA)*

# Synopsis

|   | *We are building Noun City : a collaborative storytelling world where anyone can play as Nouns, co-author stories and vote them into the permanent canon. Noun holders can open Spaces : places inside the city that can host scenes for stories, hold events, and even earn fees by charging for goods, services, or experiences.*  |
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# The problem

Nouns has incredible art and a few standout narrative experiments. What it doesn't have is a daily, participatory, story-generating layer: a place where any holder can show up, play as their Noun, and shape the story of the nouns alongside others.

The Nounish aesthetic travels to real-world events, web3 communities, and beyond. But it lacks the everyday stories that make a brand stick.

Noun City fills that gap.

# What we're building

Noun City is a web-based, AI-assisted world for collaborative storytelling, built around the Nouns collection. It starts as text-based multiplayer interactive stories (a format we've developed) and gradually expands into richer media experiences, keeping human creativity and Nounish spirit at the core.

It is a platform to foster a new era of storytelling.

## Interactive Adventures

Stories can be created by a director, then played collectively by a group of friends. They're open to everyone. Users pick a Noun to embody. The best stories become scripts that can be replayed by new users discovering Noun City over time, creating an evolving world of fun and meaningful adventures. Stories can be set anywhere in the city: streets, districts, or inside the Spaces that holders have built.

## Spaces and Venues: Bringing real projects in the City

Noun City is not only a place for fiction. Noun holders can open Spaces : dedicated locations inside the city tied to their vision or purpose. A Space gives any project a living presence in the Nounish world: a location that exists on the map, shows up in stories, hosts events, and draws other players in.

A Space can be a shop, a studio, a gallery, a lab, a tavern, whatever fits the vision behind it. Directors can set stories inside it. Other players visit, interact, and carry its lore forward. The Space becomes part of the lore.

This creates a direct economic opportunity for Noun holders who are building something. Visibility inside Noun City connects to visibility in the broader Nounish ecosystem and beyond.

Space owners can sell services and goods directly through their Space. Noun City takes either a rent or a small fee on each transaction, which flows back into funding new stories, sustaining the platform and expanding the world. 

## Noggle — the AI narrator

Floating Noggles glasses, part Clippy, part dungeon master. Noggle helps directors set up stories, suggests actions, surfaces the best daily stories, and narrates the world of Noun City,  including the Spaces that populate it. Noggle is the personality of the platform.

## Farcaster : A Social Layer for Noun City

Noun City uses Farcaster as its social layer, letting friends play together, find each other, and visit Spaces. It's also where the world leaks out and draws people in.

Noggle has its own social media presence here and on X, posting daily story updates, cliffhangers, and lore results as if reporting live from the city. 

## The Creathon : A Founding Community Event

Early in the build, we will host a creathon — an online community gathering for collective storytelling, feedback, and co-creation. Noun holders, players, and contributors come together to write the first stories, stress-test the mechanics, open the first Spaces, and shape Noun City from the inside.

The Creathon is a founding ritual. It happens while the platform is still being built, so that the community's voice is embedded in the design. Stories born at the Creathon become the seed canon of the world. Spaces opened there become its first landmarks.

It also gives us a practical feedback loop for the team: play, friction, ideas, captured early enough to matter.

# Why Nouns DAO should fund this

* **Beloved stories first, then bigger media.** Nouns has shipped impressive flagship work: animations, films. What's still missing is the everyday mythology that makes a brand resonate. Noun City empowers the community to build that foundation. All stories stay CC0, so animators, filmmakers, and other creators can extend the world in any direction.  
* **Storytelling as a medium**. Storytelling is one of the oldest forms of community building. Noun City extends Nounish culture into daily, participatory narrative.

* **A new economic layer for builders.** Whatever a holder is building, business, community, or creative vision, Spaces give it a home in Noun City to host events, appear in stories, and earn fees.  
* **Multiple paths to sustainability.** Story passes, daily canon mints, Space fees, and on-chain minting rituals can create sustainable revenue after the initial build phase. We don't commit to one prematurely. We look for the ones that fit.


# Budget

We are requesting $30,000 USDC to fund a focused 4-month build sprint toward a playable MVP. 

| Category | Description | Amount (USD) | Share |
| :---- | :---- | ----: | ----: |
| **PEOPLE** |  |  |  |
| Platform build | Architecture, Noggle AI narrator, stories and world mechanics, director system | $12,000 | 40% |
| Art & UX | Visual identity, UI design, asset production, videos | $8,000 | 27% |
| Community | Nouns relationships, feedback loops, coordination | $2,000 | 7% |
| **INFRASTRUCTURE & TOOLS** |  |  |  |
| AI API costs | Noggle narrator and story builder — Claude calls over 6 months | $3,000 | 10% |
| Hosting & ops | Servers, database, domain (6 months) | $1,500 | 5% |
| creative tools | Software, asset production  | $1,000 | 3% |
| **OTHER** |  |  |  |
| Contingency | Unforeseen technical, operational or coordination challenges during the build | $2,500 | 8% |
| **Total** |  | **$30,000** | **100%** |

*wallet : 0xE0E5C6E8f61993e9F0937fBe44679DC00eb3B8aA* 

# Milestones

| Deliverables — 4 months |
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| ◆   Playable story creation flow (director \+ players) |
| ◆   Creathon — community event to co-create founding stories, gather feedback and onboard early contributors  |
| ◆   Noggle narrator live — AI-driven story responses |
| ◆   Noun character selection integrated with the collection |
| ◆   Connected stories framework |
| ◆   First community stories & public demo on [www.nouncity.wtf](http://www.nouncity.wtf) |
| ◆   Noun Spaces system live — holders can open and configure their Space |
| ◆   At least 3 founding Spaces active and featured in stories at launch |
| ◆   Space fee mechanism operational |

# 

# The team

*Coming from the LUM community, dedicated to Human x AI collaboration, we are working on bringing stories to life. Our first experiment began with [Casters](https://www.castergames.xyz/), a Loot inspired world. We believe that a new era for stories is coming, and that web 3 is the ideal place to explore it.* 

## Lum community

[https://farcaster.xyz/\~/channel/lum](https://farcaster.xyz/~/channel/lum)  
[https://x.com/hiwearelum](https://x.com/hiwearelum)

## Nate

Builder of Casters. Designing the Noun City story and world mechanics, the director system, Noggle's AI architecture, and the connected stories framework.  
[https://farcaster.xyz/naaate](https://farcaster.xyz/naaate)

[https://x.com/0xnaaate](https://x.com/0xnaaate)

## Garance ( Antoine Cathalau )

Author, creator of several storytelling projects, graduate in cinema and screenwriting. Visual artist, Video editor. 

[https://farcaster.xyz/garance](https://farcaster.xyz/garance)

[https://x.com/AGarance](https://x.com/AGarance)

Together with Luis Perales we are the proud owners of Noun 1738\.

We have active relationships in the Nouns community and are seeking Nouns supporters to bring this proposal to life. We welcome questions and feedback in the Lum Discord , on Farcaster and in weekly community calls . You can already join and help shape the future of Noun City.

LUM Discord:

[https://discord.gg/nNRUmprBT8](https://discord.gg/nNRUmprBT8)

Noun city website 

 [https://www.nouncity.wtf](https://www.nouncity.wtf)

⌌◨-◨  One story a day  ⌌◨-◨

Outcome: CANCELLED