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Heroes Allies
Place the Assets cards wherever you want Describe them. What are their needs? And their weaknesses? Who are they? Why do they help the hero?

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Enemies
Who are they? Why do they fight the hero?
Na Narrator
Who is the Narrator? Does he have his own story?
Subplot #1
Is there a side story to which you need to refer?

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Subplot #2 Concept and Theme Form

Is there a side story to which you need to refer? What’s the general idea of your story? Which techniques/styles are you using?

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Moodboard Space “Magical” Objects

Place some inspirational pictures around this card What is the world of the story like? Add drawings, pics, maps! Are there important objects? How do they propel the story?

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Story Development

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Place the Hero’s Steps cards on the right

Ordinary World Call To Action
and the Characters cards below this card Who is the hero? What is his world like at the beginning? What breaks the balance? Is there a Messenger?

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Anxiety of the Call
What does the hero fear? What happens to change his mind?
M Mentor’s Aid
Who guides the hero? How does he help him?
T
Through the Threshold
What does the hero lose? What is he hoping to gain?

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NW New World
What does the hero find in the new world?
Tr Trials
What does he learn? How is he doing?
Fulfilment
The hero is ready. What has he learnt/lost?

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NNightfall
What is he about to face? How is he getting ready?
CT Central Trial
This is the face-off with the enemy. How does it go?
OOutcome
What does he gain? How has he changed?

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R Relapse
It’s not over yet! What consequences does he have to face?
ReResurrection
What’s the last trial? How is he purified by it?
C
Conclusion
What are the consequences of the events?

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Hero #1 Hero #2 Narrator
Write on this row what happens to the main character Write on this row what happens to the 2nd main character If he doesn’t have his own story, use this for a 3rd hero

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LEVELS

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Place the Reader’s Steps cards on the right

Prologue Set-Up
and the Levels below this card To tell something before the beginning of the story ACT 1: Introduce the characters and give the preliminary info

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Catalyst Rising Action Mid-Point

The inciting incident that makes the plot move on ACT 2: Introduce changes, enemies, new characters The calm before the storm

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Crisis Climax Solution

The reader thinks: “All is lost” The final conflict, the most exciting moment ACT 3: All the conflicts are solved

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Epilogue Order of the Events Conflicts Evolution
To tell something after the end of the story How do you want to tell your story? In which order? The development of external or internal movements

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