# Questions about Crucial Element

**URL:** <https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/questions-about-crucial-element/2162>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [October 31, 2018, 3:00pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/questions-about-crucial-element/2162 "2018-10-31T15:00:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![fly2spring](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/fly2spring/32/368_2.png) [@fly2spring](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/fly2spring)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2018, 3:00pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/questions-about-crucial-element/2162/1 "2018-10-31T15:00:15Z")

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How are the MC Crucial Element and the IC Crucial Element determined? (look at the “Build Characters” screen in the Dramatica Pro software for them)

Please help …

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**Author:** ![mlucas](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/mlucas/32/275_2.png) [@mlucas](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/mlucas)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2018, 3:33pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/questions-about-crucial-element/2162/2 "2018-10-31T15:33:25Z")

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For storyforms with MC Resolve Changed:

> - A Main Character Resolve of Changed & a Story Outcome of Success finds the Main Character’s Crucial Element in the same place as the Main Character Problem
> - A Main Character Resolve of Changed & a Story Outcome of Failure finds the Main Character’s Crucial Element in the same place as the Main Character Solution

For storyforms with MC Resolve Steadfast:

> - A Main Character Resolve of Steadfast & a Main Character Growth of Stop finds the Main Character Crucial Element in the same place as the Main Character Symptom

- A Main Character Resolve of Steadfast & a Main Character Growth of Start finds the Main Character Crucial Element in the same place as the Main Character Response

Taken from: [The Crucial Element to Telling a Great Story - Articles - Narrative First](https://narrativefirst.com/articles/the-crucial-element-to-telling-a-great-story) (that article is DEFINITELY worth reading in its entirety!)

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**Author:** ![fly2spring](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/fly2spring/32/368_2.png) [@fly2spring](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/fly2spring)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2018, 1:57am UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/questions-about-crucial-element/2162/3 "2018-11-01T01:57:54Z")

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I am suddenly enlightened…Thank you very very much… @mlucas😄