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‎HISTORY.md‎

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# History
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## Recent Canonical Terminology Updates
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- Added Character-framing Storypoint Appreciations as canonical-valid labels: Character Intentions, Character Repercussions, Character Adaptations, Character Affectations, Character Engagements, Character Perks, Character Pressures, and Character Forebodings.
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- Clarified that these labels normalize to the original linear-focused appreciation families for interoperability (centered on Story Goal and Story Consequence).
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- Clarified usage guidance: linear stories use linear-focused appreciations, while holistic stories may use either linear-focused or Character-framing appreciations.
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## The Dramatica Theory of Story
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Originally developed by Chris Huntley and Melanie Anne Phillips in the early 1990s, the Dramatica® Theory of Story offered a groundbreaking approach to narrative structure, emphasizing the interplay of multiple perspectives to create cohesive and resonant storytelling experiences. Launched in 1993 and comprehensively documented in their seminal 1994 book, *“Dramatica: A New Theory of Story,”* it introduced an objective model of narrative defining clear, measurable dynamics underpinning every compelling story.

‎SPECIFICATION.md‎

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Canonical lists are maintained in `docs/terminology/02.appreciations-of-narrative.md` and `docs/terminology/03.narrative-functions.md`.
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### Narrative Framing Lens (Holistic Storypoint Aliases)
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For holistic framing, NCP also recognizes the following Character-framing Appreciations as canonical-valid labels:
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- Character Intentions -> Story Goal
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- Character Repercussions -> Story Consequence
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- Character Adaptations -> Story Requirements
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- Character Affectations -> Story Prerequisites
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- Character Engagements -> Story Preconditions
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- Character Perks -> Story Dividends
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- Character Pressures -> Story Costs
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- Character Forebodings -> Story Forewarnings
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These labels preserve authorial framing voice while retaining compatibility with Story Goal/Story Consequence-centered canonical reduction.
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## Validation and Narrative Integrity
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To ensure integrity and consistency in narratives structured with NCP:
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- Storypoints and Storybeats must include canonical terms.
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- Custom terms complement but do not replace canonical standards.
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- Storypoints and Storybeats must include canonical terms from schema enums.
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- Linear-focused and Character-framing Appreciations are both canonical-valid labels for holistic framing workflows.
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- Regardless of Appreciation framing, NCP normalization reduces these terms to canonical Story Goal / Story Consequence families for interoperability.
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- Linear stories should use linear-focused Appreciations; holistic stories may use either linear-focused or Character-framing Appreciations.
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- Storybeats require clearly defined scopes and sequences to maintain coherent temporal progression.
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‎docs/terminology/02.appreciations-of-narrative.md‎

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"name": "Character Orientation",
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"short_definition": "describes the metric by which the MC personally measures success."
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{
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"name": "Character Adaptations",
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"short_definition": "what must be in place or adjusted before progress can continue; maps canonically to Story Requirements"
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},
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"name": "Character Affectations",
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"short_definition": "what must happen first in the character arc sequence; maps canonically to Story Prerequisites"
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},
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"name": "Character Engagements",
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"short_definition": "ongoing constraints shaping how progress can be pursued; maps canonically to Story Preconditions"
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"name": "Character Forebodings",
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"short_definition": "warning signals and impending risk if trajectory fails; maps canonically to Story Forewarnings"
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{
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"name": "Character Intentions",
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"short_definition": "what the narrative is aimed toward in character framing; maps canonically to Story Goal"
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"name": "Character Perks",
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"short_definition": "unexpected benefits, strategic gains, or assets acquired; maps canonically to Story Dividends"
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"name": "Character Pressures",
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"short_definition": "costs, burdens, and risks incurred while pursuing objectives; maps canonically to Story Costs"
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"name": "Character Repercussions",
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"short_definition": "negative fallout when objective aims are not achieved; maps canonically to Story Consequence"
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"name": "Concluding Story Driver",
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"short_definition": "the event (or events) that conclude the efforts to resolve the story's initial inequity"

‎examples/anora.json‎

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"appreciation": "Character Intentions",
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"narrative_function": "Obtaining",
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"illustration": "securing independent control over her life",
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"summary": "The objective effort centers on escaping coercive control.",

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‎schema/ncp-schema.yaml‎

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