StoryGraph · Node types
Decision
Decision is a choice the character makes — a fork in the path they own. Its point is the viewpoint (who decides) and the turn the choice sets in motion.
DecisionNode type
A fork the protagonist owns.
Decision is a beat where a character makes a choice that changes the path. What matters is whose choice it is (the viewpoint) and the turn it produces — the branch the story takes.
AffectsBranches the arc on a character’s own agency; the engine treats it as a turn.
Wire itPlace it where the protagonist must choose. Set the viewpoint to who owns the choice, and name the turn it sets off.
Parameters
POV (who decides)
pov · textThe character who owns the choice.
AffectsTies the fork to a character’s agency.
The turntext
The choice and the direction it sets.
AffectsThe engine treats the decision as a turn in the scene contract.
Use-case variants
- Dilemma — two costly options
- Point of no return — a choice that can’t be walked back
A decision the character doesn’t truly own (one the plot forces) isn’t really a decision — use an Event.
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