diff --git a/src/content/__tests__/schema.test.ts b/src/content/__tests__/schema.test.ts
index 1d2ad19..960a724 100644
--- a/src/content/__tests__/schema.test.ts
+++ b/src/content/__tests__/schema.test.ts
@@ -124,3 +124,27 @@ describe('unlock conditions', () => {
     expect(content.actionsById.forage.unlock).toBeUndefined();
   });
 });
+
+describe('action narrative fields', () => {
+  it('accepts optional storyHint and storyTooltip', () => {
+    const actions = [
+      {
+        id: 'forage',
+        name: 'Forage',
+        durationMs: 3000,
+        yields: [{ resourceId: 'gold', amount: 1 }],
+        storyHint: 'Gather what the forest offers.',
+        storyTooltip: 'Your first step into the wild.',
+      },
+    ];
+    const content = buildContent({ resources: validResources, actions });
+    expect(content.actionsById.forage.storyHint).toBe('Gather what the forest offers.');
+    expect(content.actionsById.forage.storyTooltip).toBe('Your first step into the wild.');
+  });
+
+  it('defaults storyHint and storyTooltip to undefined when omitted', () => {
+    const content = buildContent({ resources: validResources, actions: validActions });
+    expect(content.actionsById.forage.storyHint).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(content.actionsById.forage.storyTooltip).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/content/index.ts b/src/content/index.ts
index 3d77f73..27c6058 100644
--- a/src/content/index.ts
+++ b/src/content/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 import { actionDefs, resourceDefs } from './definitions';
-import { buildContent } from './schema';
+import { buildContent, type Content } from './schema';
+import { buildStoryContent, type StoryContent } from './storySchema';
+import { storyNodeDefs } from './story';
 
-/** The validated, indexed content the engine and view consume. */
-export const content = buildContent({ resources: resourceDefs, actions: actionDefs });
+const base = buildContent({ resources: resourceDefs, actions: actionDefs });
+const story = buildStoryContent(storyNodeDefs, base.actionsById, base.resourcesById);
+
+export type GameContent = Content & StoryContent;
+export const content: GameContent = { ...base, ...story };
 
 export type { ActionDef, Content, ResourceDef } from './schema';
diff --git a/src/content/schema.ts b/src/content/schema.ts
index 976bfcf..41771a4 100644
--- a/src/content/schema.ts
+++ b/src/content/schema.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ export const actionDefSchema = z.object({
   costs: z.array(resourceAmountSchema).default([]),
   yields: z.array(resourceAmountSchema).min(1),
   unlock: unlockDefSchema.optional(),
+  storyHint: z.string().min(1).optional(),
+  storyTooltip: z.string().min(1).optional(),
 });
 
 export type ResourceDef = z.infer<typeof resourceDefSchema>;
diff --git a/src/content/story.ts b/src/content/story.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2b6b71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/content/story.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+export const storyNodeDefs = [
+  {
+    id: 'boot_intro',
+    prose: 'Placeholder boot.',
+    triggers: [{ type: 'boot', targetNodeId: 'boot_intro' }],
+  },
+];