Reader Initially Knows
Untick this for hidden family ties, secret affairs, concealed identities, false assumptions or delayed reveals.
CharactersCharacters
Relationship Awareness
Use awareness for secrets, mistaken identities, hidden ties, concealed affairs or relationships the reader does not yet understand.
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Awareness
Awareness explains who knows about the relationship or understands its true nature. Use it when the story truth and the characters' understanding are not the same.
This is useful for hidden family ties, concealed affairs, undercover roles, mistaken identities, secret hostility or relationships the reader does not yet understand.
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Confidence / Intensity
Use low values for weak or uncertain connections and high values for powerful trust, hatred, fear, loyalty or emotional weight.
CharactersInitial Book
Choose the earliest book where this starting relationship matters.
CharactersInitial Relationships
Initial Relationships set the baseline for family ties, friendships, rivalries, secrets and other bonds before later scenes change or reveal them.
CharactersReciprocal Relationship
Turn this on when the reverse connection should also exist, such as parent and child, siblings or friends.
Characters