StoryGraph · Operators
PAYOFF
PAYOFF cashes it in. It delivers a motif seeded earlier by a PLANT with the same name — the return that makes a story feel composed rather than assembled.
PAYOFFOperator
Cashes in a planted motif later, for resonance.
PAYOFF brings back a motif planted earlier — the recurrence that lands with the weight of everything it stood for. It pairs with a PLANT of the exact same motif name.
AffectsDelivers the resonance of a planted motif — the click of a setup returning.
Wire itPlace it where the motif returns meaningfully; set Motif to exactly the planted name.
Parameters
Motif
motif · textMust match the PLANT’s motif exactly.
AffectsCashes in the planted motif of the same name.
Example
candleUse-case variants
- Full-circle — the motif returns at the end, transformed
- Escalating echo — the motif recurs several times, each heavier than the last
A PAYOFF whose motif name doesn’t match any PLANT pays off nothing — keep the names identical.
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