StoryGraph · Operators

MERGE

MERGE is convergence. It holds a beat closed until every incoming thread has arrived — the way separate storylines meet at one point.

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

MERGEOperator

Makes a beat wait until every incoming thread has arrived — converging storylines.

MERGE keeps its target from firing until ALL of its merge-sources have been told. It’s how you make several threads land together — the climax that only happens once every piece is in place.

AffectsForces convergence — the target fires only when every feeding thread has landed.

Wire itWire several source threads into one target through MERGE; the target waits for all of them before it fires.

Use-case variants

Converging arcs — multiple storylines meet at the climax
Assembling the pieces — a beat that needs several facts in place first

If one source thread never fires, the merged target never fires either — make sure every source is reachable.

In the editor

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