This article discusses the state of AR, which is nearing its ubiquity moment, and is a breakthrough technology whose availability is taken for granted. On this backdrop, the author considers the problem of representing complex situations with AR and proposes the addition of interactive digital narratives as a solution, explaining the specific advantages of such an approach. In order to show the application of this approach, the article uses the example of a complex historical situation-that of the Free City of Danzig in the first half of the 20th century. The article applies this example in a multi-step design process during the pre-production phase in order to select a fitting type of AR Interactive Digital Narrative for a given project.