How to display Consequences?

The Characters & The Story

• Bind the Characters & the Story
• How do you create a Bond between the Characters & the Story?
• What is the nature of this Bond?
• Why do these Characters belong to this Story?
• Could these Character appear in another Story?
• Would they be different?
• How different?
• Why would they be?
• How does this Story impact them?

• Characters Origins & the Story
• Where are the Characters born?
• Where do they come from?
• Where are they going?
• How do the Characters’ origins relate to the Story?
• How does it impact the Story’s advancement?

• Characters Choices
• What are the Characters doing Before the Story?
• What are the Characters doing During the Story?
• What are the Characters doing After the Story?
• What will the Characters be doing Before an Event?
• What will the Characters be doing During an Event?
• What will the Characters be doing After an Event?
• Do the Characters wish to participate to every Event?
• Do they refuse?
• Do they want to participate to events they do not have access to?
• How do the Characters’ choices make them free?
• Do they procure them satisfaction?
• Which kind of Satisfaction?
• Do they generate Regret?

• Story Evolution
• How does the Story unfold independently from the Characters?
• Do they lose themselves in the Story?
• Do they enjoy the unfolding?
• Are they confused by the Story?
• Does the Story shock them?
• Is the Story too fast for them?
• Would they like to escape the Story?
• On which event do they lack control?
• How do they lack of control?

World’s Evolution

• Main Events
• When does a New Organization emerge?
• Why is it needed?
• Why was the Last Organization faulty?
• When did its flaws begin to appear?
• When does a Revolution occur?
• Why does it occur?
• When does a Catastrophes occur?
• Which imbalance caused it?
• What were the greatest Crisis?
• What are the Crisis to come?
• Which events caused most Awe?
• Which events caused most Fear?
• Which events caused most Disgust?
• Which events caused most Sadness?
• Which events caused most Rage?

• People
• How do you use Quirks?
• What makes the People of this World memorable?
• What makes them Different?
• How do you use Exaggeration?
• Do you Exaggerate enough?
• What are their Reactions?
• To which Actions?
• Why do they React?
• How is this World Populated?
• Who are these Populations?
• What makes each part of the World specific?
• What Separates them?
• How’s their Daily life?
• What do they do differently every day?

• World Maps
• Can you Draw a Map of this World?
• What are the Main Territories?
• How will they Evolve?
• What are the Points of Interests?
• What are the Landmarks?
• What are the Limits of this World?
• Where can the Resources be found?
• Where can the Important People be found?
• Where can the Main Organizations be found?
• How does the Transportation system works?
• Do the Characters often get lost?
• Do they lose themselves in the World?

• The End?
• How should this World End?
• How do you want it to End?
• How do these 2 answers match?
• Do they overlap?
• Do they contradict each other?
• What is the most predictable Ending?
• What is the most surprising Ending?
• Which 1 should be favored?

Consistency

• Awareness
• What is a Sentient Being?
• How is it defined?
• Who can pretend to this qualification?
• How is Responsibility define?
• How is Accountability define?
• What is Common Sense?
• What is Accepted?
• What is considered Ridiculous?
• What is considered Inappropriate?
• What is Discouraged?
• What is Encouraged?

• Rules
• How are People influenced?
• What Traumatizes People?
• How is this World administrated?
• How do resources fluctuate?
• Where are they processed?
• Which tolls & taxes exist?
• How do they affect individual behaviors?
• How do they affect collective behaviors?
• How do they affect the Environment?
• How do they Unveil future Crisis?
• How are Species forced to live together?

• Natural Laws
• How does Time flow?
• How is the Atmosphere peculiar?
• What are the defining rules of Planets?
• How is Diversity displayed?
• What are the Different Species of this World?
• How do they interact?
• What are the main Discoveries?
• How did they enhance people’s lives?
• How did they hinder people’s existence?
• When do disasters occur?
• How often should they occur?

• Technological Level
• What’s the Advancement of Communication?
• What’s the Advancement of Information?
• What’s the Advancement of Transportation?
• What kind of Specialization is privileged?
• Which Disrupting Technology appear?
• In Which Fields?
• What’s the Impact on competition?
• How do Companies reconvert themselves?
• What are the main Customers?
• What is Forbidden?
• How strong is the demand for Forbidden goods?

• Definitive
• When comes Destruction?
• How is Loss displayed?
• How is Loss perceived?
• What creates Attachment to a Person?
• What creates Attachment to a Place?
• What comes of the World when this Place/Person disappears?
• What causes the Disappearance of an important Person?
• Why was this Person important?
• Who was she important for?
• Why did she disappear?
• Is there some Continency?
• Is there possibility to Replace this Person/Place?
• Is there an Alternative?

Fairness

• Beforehand Agreement
• Do you make Charts?
• Does your World have a clear Frame?
• For You?
• For the Characters?
• For the Public?
• What are the Limits of the Story/Stories which occur in this World?
• How do you Pre-establish consequences?
• How do you Announce an Event?
• What seems Predictable within this Frame?
• Is Predictability an Issue?
• Does it seem Repetitive?
• Is Repetition an Issue?
• Does it procure Stability?
• Is this Frame too Rigid?

• Hindrance
• What is considerate a Punishment?
• What is felt as a Punishment?
• How does Sanction work on the Characters?
• Does it act as a Catalyst?
• Does it act as an Inhibitor?
• How does it Impede the Characters?
• When does a Sanction become Necessary?
• What is Sanctioned?
• Why is it Sanctioned?
• What is protected by this Sanction?

• Rewards
• What procures Satisfaction?
• To whom?
• To the Characters?
• To the Public?
• To You?
• What’s the effect of a Gift?
• How is it a Gift?
• Is it Useful?
• Does it create a sense of Unity between the individuals?
• Does it permit Self-Renewal?
• Does it allow the individual to Evolve?
• Does it Enhance the Character’s life?

• Randomness
• Why use Randomness?
• Do you need to add a new element?
• How Unpredictable should this element be?
• How much Flexibility do you need?
• Do you fear the Lack of control?
• When use Randomness?
• Would Randomness be Confusing for the Characters?
• Would it be Confusing for the Public?
• Does Randomness increase Fairness?
• Does Randomness reduce Fairness?