StoryGraph · Operators
DELAY
DELAY is a fuse. A consequence planted at the source detonates a set number of beats downstream — you decide exactly how far ahead it lands.
DELAYOperator
Plants a consequence now and lets it detonate later, exactly where you want it.
DELAY lights a fuse: something set up at the source doesn’t fire immediately — it detonates N told-positions later, at the distance you choose. It’s how you make a small early act land as a large late consequence.
AffectsThe timing of a consequence — the gap between the cause and the effect landing.
Wire itWire from the cause to where it should land; set By to the number of positions and name the Effect.
Parameters
By (positions)
by · numberHow many beats downstream it detonates.
AffectsSets the gap between cause and effect.
Example
3Effect
effect · textWhat detonates when the fuse reaches the end.
AffectsNames the consequence that lands.
Example
detonationUse-case variants
- Time bomb — a threat planted early that goes off at a set point (the shape of a story like “The Monkey’s Paw”)
- Slow consequence — a small act whose cost lands much later
Set By too short and the payoff feels instant; too long and the reader has forgotten the cause.
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