StoryGraph · Operators

DAMPEN

DAMPEN turns it down. It scales a channel — tension, stakes — quieter downstream: a release valve after a spike.

The DAMPEN node as it appears on the StoryGraph canvas — Left: the palette icon you drag from. Right: the node as it looks on the canvas.

DAMPENOperator

Turns a signal down downstream — easing the tension or the stakes.

DAMPEN scales a scalar channel down at the target. Point it at tension or stakes and set a factor below 1 to ease off — the breather that lets the reader recover before the next build.

AffectsThe intensity of a channel downstream — eases tension or stakes.

Wire itPut it on a tension or stakes wire and set Factor below 1 for a calm beat after a spike.

Parameters

Factorfactor · number

How much to scale the channel down.

AffectsBelow 1 eases the channel downstream.

Example0.5

Use-case variants

Breather — a calm beat after a peak
False calm — ease the tension right before another spike

Dampen too early and the arc goes slack — pace the releases against the builds.

In the editor

The DAMPEN parameter editor in the StoryGraph inspector — Select the node and its parameters open in the inspector on the right.