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Q&A What techniques authors use to keep track of their cast?

Time for me to recommend one of my favorite webservices (free) again! Archivos! Why I favor this is it allows you to define and keep track of relationships between everyone, and also to events (w...

posted 5y ago by April Salutes Monica C.‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T12:55:45Z (almost 5 years ago)
Time for me to recommend one of my favorite webservices (free) again! Archivos!

Why I favor this is it allows you to define and keep track of relationships between everyone, and also to events (who was at the battle of tweedledee?) and places (was the doctor on Mars at the start of the battle, or in the command ship?)

This is link showing some works using it: [https://blog.archivos.digital/archivos-story-samples/](https://blog.archivos.digital/archivos-story-samples/)

Basically, everything is a Story Element.

From [https://blog.archivos.digital/archivos-faqs/](https://blog.archivos.digital/archivos-faqs/)

> You can choose from the following list to define the Type of Story Element you’re creating:
> 
> **Person\*** – from protagonists to the smallest walk-on role  
> Region\* – worlds, continents, countries, counties, mountain ranges, forests, etc.  
> Location\* – towns, buildings, landmarks, ruins, etc.  
> Organization – governments, guilds, religions, cabals, corporations, etc.  
> Item – relics, artifacts, unique tools, cars, ships, etc.  
> Event\* – battles, treaties, plagues, births, deaths, graduations, etc.  
> Culture– ethnicity, as well as speculative cultures (elves, dwarves, giants, aliens, etc.)  
> Discipline – magic, kung-fu, cloak fighting, psionics, etc.
> 
> \*These Story Elements have additional unique properties:  
> Person allows the Storyteller to assign an optional gender (Male, Female, Other)  
> Regions and Locations allow Storytellers to assign map graphics to the Element and configure it for display in the Living Map (qv)  
> Events allow Storytellers to assign a date, date range, and/or time to the Event Element

So you can add relationships like work ones (hierarchy) or romantic, or who is in a group, etc. Each character can have an image, and there's space for all sorts of notes, etc.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-09-09T14:10:30Z (about 5 years ago)
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