Hello All,
First, thank you to everyone that has replied to posts and posted content. The information is helpful to understanding Dramatica’s concepts.
My question concerns the OS,MC,MC/IC Symptom (Support) and Response (Oppose) in my story, which are all the same. MC Crucial = Support and IC Crucial = Oppose are also the same.
Story configuration:
Should the Main Character be assigned the Support Element and the Impact Character assigned the Oppose Element?
If the Main Character were also the Protagonist this puts both the Support and Pursuit elements in the same Player, which seems odd.
Plus, since the Main Character’s “Response” is Oppose wouldn’t the MC be assigned that Element?
While my Story Problem is Help it is the lack of Help that is problem. This “flipping” of the problem seems to make the Symptom and Response trickier to model because the Main Character is only “opposed” to the root cause of the story problem, not the problem that the characters are facing.
I am interested to hear thoughts about this.
~eric