StoryGraph · Node types
Climax
Climax is the convergence point — the beat all the built-up threads land on. It’s the peak where tension, stakes and storylines meet.
ClimaxNode type
Where the threads converge.
Climax is the peak of the arc — the beat the story has been building toward. Its defining field is the cast that converges on it, and it’s where the planted payoffs land.
AffectsThe peak of the arc — where tension, stakes and threads meet.
Wire itPlace one near the end of the main arc and wire the threads that must pay off into it — often through a MERGE so it waits for all of them.
Parameters
Cast (who converges)
cast · multiselectThe characters present at the convergence.
AffectsBinds who meets at the peak; the engine treats it as the arc’s turn.
Use-case variants
- Confrontation — the forces meet head-on
- Revelation climax — the peak is a truth landing rather than a clash
A climax the threads don’t actually reach feels unearned — make sure the built-up wires converge on it.
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