Overview

Relationships change through scenes. A conversation may deepen trust, expose betrayal, begin attraction, damage a friendship or shift a professional alliance. Recording those changes helps character arcs stay visible.

Relationship Types

Types describe the shape of the bond: family, friendship, romance, rivalry, mentorship, professional, alliance or another story-specific connection.

Reciprocity

Relationships can be mutual or one-sided. One character may love, trust, resent or mentor another without the feeling being returned. That asymmetry is often the story.

Intensity

Intensity records relationship strength. A low-intensity rivalry might be irritation. A high-intensity rivalry might drive major choices. A romance can be quiet but intense, or public but shallow.

Evolution

Use events when the relationship state changes in this scene. This helps you see whether a breakup has setup, whether forgiveness arrives too quickly, or whether a character behaves as if a relationship has changed before the scene that actually changes it.

How Much To Fill In

You do not need to populate every field for every relationship event. If the scene only nudges an existing friendship, choose the relationship and state. If the scene creates a new bond, choose the characters and type. If one person knows and the other does not, use direction and knowledge deliberately.

The goal is to capture meaningful relationship movement, not to turn every conversation into admin.

Related Guides

• Characters
• Character Appearances