# Dramatica Plot Progression Math **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [September 25, 2016, 2:25pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/dramatica-plot-progression-math/745 "2016-09-25T14:25:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![joeslide](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ba0ec/32.png) [@joeslide](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/joeslide)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 2:25pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/dramatica-plot-progression-math/745/1 "2016-09-25T14:25:45Z")
The Math of Dramatica I’m studying the Dramatica Theory Book and trying to nail down my understanding of the Plot Progression Points. Here is my understanding of it thus far: Progressive Story Points Story Points are Acts, Sequences, Scenes, and Events In a 4 Act story, each Act is mapped to one of 4 Thematic Classes A Sequence is the 6 possible combinations in a Thematic Variational Quad (Page 136) Thematic Sequence (6) X Character Dimensions (4) = 24 Scenes (Element Level) 1 Scene X 4 Classes = 4 Events (At the Class Level) Page 140 That’s what I have deduced from the theory book. Now I look at: [Table of Story Points](http://discuss.dramatica.com/t/table-of-scenes-every-possible-story-point-on-a-single-page/652) The Table of Story Points has terms in it that are not in the manual. Is my math above wrong? Is this an apple-to-apple comparison? Where did the additional terminology come from? Thanks for your help, Joseph ---
**Author:** ![bobRaskoph](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/bobraskoph/32/75_2.png) [@bobRaskoph](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/bobRaskoph)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 2:37pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/dramatica-plot-progression-math/745/2 "2016-09-25T14:37:24Z")
Are you talking about Setup/Revelation/Conflict/Aftermath? Those are not based on anything within the Dramatica Theory Book. There is a post somewhere in that thread that talks about it, I believe. It doesn’t use the 6 possible combinations in a thematic quad, but simply the variations described in the Plot Sequence Report as Sequences so to speak (Setup/Revelation/Conflict/Aftermath), and the Elements underneath. So 4 Acts x 4 Types x 4 Variations = 64 “Scenes/Sequences” ---
**Author:** ![joeslide](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ba0ec/32.png) [@joeslide](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/joeslide)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 7:35pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/dramatica-plot-progression-math/745/3 "2016-09-25T19:35:46Z")
Bob, Thank you for your response. Is it possible to create a similar table based on the manual’s description? It would go a long way to consolidate all the loose pieces floating around in my head. Joseph ---
**Author:** ![bobRaskoph](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/bobraskoph/32/75_2.png) [@bobRaskoph](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/bobRaskoph)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 8:31pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/dramatica-plot-progression-math/745/4 "2016-09-25T20:31:02Z")
No, because there isn’t any specific order given to the variation combinations, character dimensions or classes. ---
**Author:** ![jhull](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/jhull/32/3_2.png) [@jhull](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/jhull)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2016, 8:45pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/dramatica-plot-progression-math/745/5 "2016-09-29T20:45:09Z")
Hi Joseph, Typically I would tell you it really doesn’t matter at that bottom level–and I still _intuitively_ feel that–but you might want to take a look at my latest on [The Four Modalities of Scene Construction](http://discuss.dramatica.com/t/the-four-modalities-of-scene-construction/748/1)