These templates are based on the documented outlines from Tim Ryan s "The Anatomy of a Design Document" articles (published on Gamasutra). The filler text comes straight from the articles, and have been slightly edited for clarity (and to use the British spelling NMP). To read the articles (which I would highly suggest), check out these links: http://www.gamasutra.com/features/19991019/ryan_01.htm -- Part 1 http://www.gamasutra.com/features/19991217/ryan_01.htm -- Part 2