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Two major announcements: This is the first episode in our new "Science of Storytelling" series; and Save Against Fear, a remarkable gaming convention and fundraiser for sexually traumatized kids, is the weekend of October 11th-13th. You're going to be hearing much more about Save Against Fear in the future!\nIn this episode, Grant, Peter, and Branden (but mostly Branden) explain the continuous plot structure used in almost all movie scripts. (See our full show notes for a copy of that outline!) Then, Branden walks us through creating an actual plot for a game using the outline he laid out in the first half of the episode.\nScripture for this episode:\xa0Psalms 19:14,\xa0Philippians 4:8\n----more----\nThe full outline we used in this episode:\nOpening ImageThe Set-up/Theme StatedThe CatalystChanges the world irrevocably; no going backThe DebateSometimes the refusal of the call; provide choices and alternative actionsBreak into 2B StoryIn movies, usually romantic; in a game, perhaps one per PCFun and GamesThe promise of the premiseMid pointEither a \u201cfalse defeat\u201d or a \u201cfalse victory\u201dBad guys close inAll is lostEither \u201cfalse victory\u201d or \u201cfalse defeat\u201d (The opposite of what ever the midpoint was, but it should be related to the midpoint twist)The \u2018whiff of death\u2019Dark Night of the SoulBreak into 3B-story should pay off here to provide hopeFinaleFinal Image