Pl
1
Plot
Ev
2
Events
RS
3
Rules
Scenes Index
Like scenes in a movie

Pl
1

Plot — A map of how the scenes begin and end
About scenes  ; How they link together  

  Entire Game   

  Mystery 

  Discovery   

Legend:  Begins when play begins;  can begin whenever some condition holds;  follows when a previous scene ends;  begins simultaneously;  never begins;  never ends;  recurring (can happen more than once). Scene names are italicised when and if they appear for a second or subsequent time because the scene can begin in more than one way.


The Entire Game scene  recurring

The Entire Game scene is built-in. It is going on whenever play is going on. (It is recurring so that if the story ends, but then resumes, it too will end but then begin again.)

Begins when: the story has not ended

Ends when: the story has ended


The Discovery scene 

Begins when: the player is in the Testing Area 

What happens:

     

Ends when: never


The Mystery scene 

Begins when: play begins

Ends when: the player is in the Testing Area 


Ev
2

Events — Timed events, if any
About timed events  

None.


RS
3

Rules — General rules about scenes

The scene-changing machinery

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scene changing ... rulebook

 name

    scene change machinery rule    name  unlist

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General rules applying to scene changes

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when a scene begins ... a scene based rulebook

 name

    a scene (called the event)  scene description text rule    name  unlist

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when a scene ends ... a scene based rulebook

 name

There are no rules in this rulebook.

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