The Periodic Table of Storytelling

The Periodic Table ai Storytelling Structure Setting, laws, plots Conflict 03 2.0 Зas Ae Story Plot Three Act Structure An Aesop modifiers devices 2.7 2.3 Re Srs Anv Phl "Call to Adventure" primary subtropes: AeHIdentifier Adventure Rebuff Applied Phlebotinum Serious The Reveal Burning Building Rescue The Call Has Bad Reception Anvilicious Business An Aesop + Trope name 1. 5.1 75 The Call Knows Where You Live Cmx Msq Bti Tb The Call Left A Message The Call Put Me On Hold Fandom & Popularity in kilowicks (thousands of links to Audience Call Reception Area Desperately Looking For A Purpose In Life Forgot The Call Got The Call On Speed Dial I'm Dying, Please Take My MacGuffin Ignorant Of The Call Jumped At The Call Missed The Call Red Pill Blue Pill Beyond The Impossible Techno / Babble The The Climax Production Reactions Masquerade its page within the wiki) 05 1.7 1.5 /24 1.3 Den Rcy C12 Wav Can Fan The Crosses the Recycled IN SPACE Canon Fanon Dénouement Hand Wave Metatropes Line Twice 1.2 2.1 Chart by ComputerSherpa Special thanks to Elle, Micah, and the rest of the Tropers for inspiration Refusal Of The Call End Ria Dx Sho Sus Refused By The Call Regular Caller Resigned To The Call Screening The Call Take Up My Sword Two Roads Before You Character Refuge in Audacity Thanks to Madrugada, Jack Alsworth, and KirksotherSon for corrections Permalink for this chart: goo.gl/yvSM4 Willing Suspension of Disbelief Deus Ex Trope The End X MeetsY Machina Modifiers Shout Out 3.5 1.1 13 01 12 4.1 5.8 Chk Aa Dae Ass Ls Tru Tt Fri Darker And / Edgier Chekhov's Truth In Magic A Is Magic A Lampshade Ass Pull Heroes Protagonist Antagonist Archetypes Villains Take That Fridge Logic Gun Hanging Television 2.7 1.4 38 2.1 4.9 1.1 1.7 19 5.5 4.0 13 16 1.9 4.2 3.9 1.9 Mcg Ivc Scw lac Н Kni Bbw Ib Wb Mad Wes Scl Bad Etw Rch Emp Jt Rur Res Et ng Scale of Slidiva Idealism vs. Sealed Evil Badass Did Not Do Knight in Shining Arpior Star-Crossed Justified Reality Is Unrealistic MacGuffin Mind Screw The Hero Idiot Ball Mad Scientist The Weskey Big Bad Evil Twin The Empire Epileptic Trees Woobie Archenemy Cynicsm In A Can Bookworm Lovers Trope The Research / 1.2 1.5 2. 3.2 1.7 1.6 6.1 1.7 68 5.1 4.6 2.0 3.2 08 1.1 1.5 Bks Sq Aws Aod Ah Neo Tp Fln Ccl Sue Tsu St Mgb Ewi Dra Av Sv Lr Vam Dlp What Do You Status Qua Is God Subverted Trope Artifact of The Chosen Technical Cloud Magnificent Bastard Enemy Within Like Reality Unless Noted Backstory Anti Hero Flanderization Viewers Are Draco in Tsundere The Dragon Anti-Villain Mean, It's Not Awesome? 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