GLOSSARY Flashcards
ABOVE THE SURFACE
A category of the Trinity; the implicit beliefs, wants and needs of Avatars; subtext
Exercise: write a simple example of a beat at this plane.
Active Build-Up Beat:
This category of beat describes the Outputting Avatar’s physical response to the Input.
These beats function primarily On the Surface level of the Trinity.
There are three subcategories of Active Build-Up Beats:
Durational Beats,
Eternal Beats, and
Real-Time Beats.
Actuality:
The transfer of Energy / Information / Meaning that happens right now, due to actions from another Avatar or the arena (a hug, a punch, a rock falling on your head).
The Input of these beats is hyperspecific. See the Time table.
AGENCY
The ability of the Avatar (Agent) to affect their Arena; an avatar’s capacity for choice.
Arena:
The physical constraints of the Context.
Attunement:
Attunement: This term describes a match between the Input and Output of a beat along at least one of seven axes:
Valence,
Time,
Degree,
External Source
External Subsource,
Internal Source
Internal Subsource.
Author:
Author: Someone who is telling the story to a single member of the Audience; the Narrator of the story; the story transmitter.
Avatar:
Avatar: One of the players in the Alternate World that the Author creates; a Character or object that acts, such as a MacGuffin or symbol. Also called Agent.
Backdown
Backdown: A subcategory of Fight beats; an Avatar sacrificing their mental or virtuesque Agency to play the victim. See also Reactive Breakdown beats.
Beat
Beat:A beat is the smallest unit of storytelling and is used to communicate details about the Arena, Avatar, and Events.
A beat always has an Input and usually has an Output. There are three categories of beats:
💡Active
💡Build-up, Reactive Breakdown,
💡Binding
Beauty:
One of the three universal values; the complexification of skill, cognitive prowess, creation; increasing skill; Leveling Up Your Craft. See also Virtues.
Sovereign mentor
Mentor someone who is helping SAM formulate a problem.
Sovereign is going to show avatars that have similar problems and avatars that have differences
What’s good for the self and others
Herald
Attempts to identify a problem
Threshold Guardian
Attempts to illuminate a solution
In beat analysis, define time
Time is an indication of whether & when the transfer of E/I/M takes place
What is ego internal sub source
An attempt to get an external benefit for oneself:
- material benefit,
-Ego points
Beat analysis
What is time?
Time is an indication of whether, and when the transfer of E/I/M takes place
What is ego internal source?
An attempt to get an external benefit for oneself either materially or an ego points
What is misattunement?
A mismatch between the energy, level of input and output, and anyone of seven levels. note (may want to amend this answer
What does enlivening energy do?
Sets up shots
Creates avenues of expression for agency
What are the major components of genre
Time
Structure
Style
Reality
Content
What is the Self internal source about?
Focus on the system as a whole. The avatar may discuss effects on the self, others, and the world as a whole and the trade-off between them.
They may also try to realize any effect based on consideration of those trade-offs.
Why pay attention to misattunement?
- Engages SAM.
- Demonstrates protagonist’s misunderstanding about global inciting incident and every active buildup beat and breakdown beat.
3, Represents the problem the protagonist and Sam must solve,
In terms of misattunement, what name one option for TIME?
Potential time: the nonverbal communication of a potential transfer of E/I/M that is non-specific because it requires interpretation by the observer. For example, body language, sounds, etc..
