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Actors have reasons to spend them We've provided you
with many tools wtth whtch to pry those prec1ous Plot
Points away from thetr owners In the proper situations.
the Actors wtll be more than happy to throw them into thetr
Personality Tratts, Descnptors. and Statements Plot
Points are often the only grease that Will move the Actors
through the churning gears of your story .. alive.
Your JOb as Director is to give the Actors situations
too tough to get through and then to demand their
creativity and thetr Plot Points Creativity provides an
opportunity to spend Plot Pomts. and Plot Points guaran­
tee the Success of the Actors' creativity If you, as
Director, allow the Actors to get through these Scenes
without providing both of these necessary ingredients,
then you'll end up with either too many Plot Points, or too
little drama Remember all those movies you love so
much. The ones In which the heroes always seem to
survive impossible encounters by only the thinnest mar­
gins. All that bravery, knowledge, skill, and sureness
under fire, that's not destined to occur. Those guys are
spending Plot Potnts
EARNING PLOT POINTS
Actors eam Plot Potnts for every Short Term Sub­
plot they complete, and at the end of every Episode tn
which a Long Term Subplot appears. They eam these
pomts whether the Subplot 1s of thetr own design, de­
signed by another member of the Troupe, or created for
them by the Director (the Actors also earn the normal
number of Plot Pomts for completing the Main Plot of
each Episode). Every Actor who becomes more than
marginally involved in any Subplot during an Episode
eams full Plot Points for it. Plot Points are awarded during
each Episode, depending upon the Complexity of the
Subplots as they appear during the story.
Each Subplot 1s judged upon four independent
Rating Factors, Intricacy, Danger, Depth. and Technique.
Each of these is fully defined in the chart below. Each of
these Rattngs is asstgned a level of Complexity, with the
Subplot's Complexity be1ng equal to the average of all of
these, fractions rounding up There are five levels of
Complextty; Simple. Average. Complex. Convoluted,
and Tw1sted, approxtmattng the five levels of Difficulty for
actions. Each level of Complexity of a Subplot is worth
one Plot Potnt The followtng also earn an addit1onal Plot
Point either upon completion or at the end of the Episode
in which they appear
¢ Personal Subplot
¢ long Term Subplot
¢ Main Plot
¢ Activated Flaw
All of th1s Is summed up as follows ...
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RATING FACTORS
Intricacy
Danger
Depth
Technique
COMPLEXITY LEVELS
Simple
Average
Complex
Convoluted
Twisted
Plot Points
Simple : 1 pt
Avera g e • 2 pts
Complex • 3 pts
Convolut9d • 4 pts
Twisted 5 pts
Earning Plot Points
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The dtlhculty ot obtamlng a solution
The likelihood that failure will lead to disasLer
The quality of the roleplaying ellcrted by the events
The use ol good cmematography (ie
Foreshadow•ng. Cut Scenes. etc.)
This Subplot presented only minor obstacles, did not
greatly endanger the Actors. and had only
secondary signillcance to the story
This Subplot presented serious obstacles, placed
the Actors in danger. and was a significant part of
the story
1 his Subplot presented numerous obstacles, placed
the Actors tn serious amounts of danger, and was a
centerpiece of the story
Thts Subplot presented layers oflntngue, placed the
Actors ill grave danger, and was a major part ot the
story
This Subplot Induced paranoia and neurosis, sunk
the Actors In danger way over their heads, was a
major part oflhis story, and will probably take
several more to deal With the aftereffects
Personal Subplot : + I pt
long Term Subplot : • 1 pi
Mam Plot
Activated Flaw
+1 pt.
+1 pl.
The chart above rs reproduced In the 'Theatrix
Reference Sheet A , for your convenience.
lets go through an example now, just to be sure this
procedure makes sense lets say a group of Actors has
just completed an Episode in which one of their Troupe
long Term Subplots has appeared This Subplot became
long and involved, and several of the characters ended up
the worse for it The Actors suggested several Interesting
Foreshadowtng events and one excellent Flashback,
which were used by the Director The roleplay was truly
excellent, and was partly responsible for the length and
involvement of the Subplot The Director might then rate
the lntr1cacy of the Subplot tn question at Convoluted { 4 ),
the Danger at Complex (3). the Depth at Tw1sted (5), and
the Techntque at Convoluted (4) Averag1ng all four
Rallng Factors would gtve
(4+3+5+4)/4=40
for a Subplot Complexity of Convoluted ( 4 ), worth
4 Plot Potnts, plus an extra for be1ng a Long Term Subplot,
for a total of 5 Plot Points apiece for everyone involved.
Just like judgtng a d1v1ng contest.
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