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Write a mechanic story the team can actually build

Rewrite a vague mechanic request into an INVEST-quality user story with acceptance checks.

The backlog item 'add stealth' is too broad for one sprint and too vague to test. INVEST: Independent, Negotiable, Valuable, Estimable, Small, Testable A genre word in the backlog creates hidden work for every discipline and produces arguments late in the sprint. Before Add stealth. After As a player, I can crouch behind marked low cover so a patrolling guard loses line-of-sight and returns to patrol, letting me bypass one room without combat. Value Name the player outcome: bypass one room without combat. This keeps the story from becoming an internal animation or AI task only. Small Limit the slice…

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