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There are only
    20 stories
      (maybe)
Quest
The hero wants something,
    brings it back, becomes
             something else
Adventure
   The hero goes on a journey,
      amazing things happen,
 no one changes much, though.
Pursuit
The bad guys are a#er the hero
                   and they’re
                         close.
Rescue
The hero must find and bring
                       back
    someone who is precious.
Escape
The hero is trapped
  and must get out
       somehow...
Revenge
The hero has been wronged and
he wants to get back at someone,
              no matter the cost.
Riddle
The hero has to solve a complex
                        problem
                        or else...
Rivalry
   The hero competes against
someone similar for something
                   important.
Underdog
              The hero stru$les
against the system and --against
   the odds--makes a difference.
Temptation
         Wanting something,
   bringing it back, becoming
                something else
Metamorphosis

    The hero becomes something
                           else
    something not rea'y human.
Transformation

    The hero becomes something
                          else,
           something internal.
Maturation

 The hero starts out young,
                 unformed,
 and events make the hero
                  an adult.
Love

Love needs obstacles or it isn’t
                          love.
Forbidden
     Love
Society doesn’t want us to be
                   together.
            Too bad, Society.
Sacrifice

What are you wi'ing to
              give up?
      Was it worth it?
Discovery

The hero finds out something
    that changes everything
Wretched Excess

     The hero gets everything he’s
                    ever wanted,
         This is not a good thing.
Ascension and
   Descension
   The road up is the same one as
                  the road down.
                      --Heraclitis
The Plots
Quest       Rivalry         Love
Adventure   Underdog        Forb. Love
Pursuit     Temptation      Sacrifice
Rescue      Metamorphosis Discovery
Escape      Transformation Ascension
Revenge     Maturation      Descension
Riddle      Wretched Excess

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