Have I chosen the wrong career path?

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Without a degree, it gets very hard to get an interview, regardless of how impressive your skills are.

However, it would not be prudent to assume you will get a job just because you have a degree.
There are thousands of people popping out of college with a degree every year,
and some of them are passionate about making games and have experience on top of that.

I suggest looking for a job now, just to see what the common requirements are.
https://stackoverflow.com/jobs

What aspect of game design is really appropriate for you?
Considering your interest in story:

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Role-playi...nd_setting
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialog_tree

You might be interested in: https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com