This is a study in storytelling and morphology, eventually combining Georges Polti's "The Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations" with aspects of Joseph Campbell, David Adams Leeming, and Phil Cousineau's mythology patterns to create story frameworks. The ultimate goal is to study how their pattens could be used interactively to create procedurally-generated, player-driven stories. What you see right now are baby steps, but an important foundation for future work.
Character names are selected from a list provided by The Office for National Statistics, UK (England and Wales, 2009 database).
All stories are randomly generated on refresh.
Complex situation generation (with relationships)
This is where the bulk of my work is going: an attempt to draw more meaningful relationships between characters, based on a crude mix of two (or more) of Polti's dramatic situations. It's often a bit of a mess, but occasionally touches on a bit of brilliance.
I've culled a few of the situations that the algorithm can't quite handle yet. I'm putting them back in as the algorithm becomes more robust.
Disaster / Abduction. Kaden was in power but was vanquished by their enemy Heidi and is abducted by Heidi. Esme is the guardian of Kaden.
Supplication / The enigma. Alyssa interrogates the mysterious Skye. Skye persecutes Alyssa. Noah is a power in authority whose decision is doubtful.
Revolt / Conflict with a god. Safwan conspires against the tyrant Leon and is a mortal in conflict with the immortal Leon. Leon is a tyrant.
Complex situation generation (no relationships)
Similar to my work above, but without attempting to draw any relationships between the characters.
An enemy loved / Disaster. Drew is a lover and the vanquished power. Bianca is the beloved enemy. Salahuddin is the hater and the victorious enemy.
Deliverance / The enigma. James is a rescuer and an interrogator. Evan is an unfortunate. George is a threatener and the seeker.
Madness / All sacrificed for passion. Adam is has gone insane and a lover. Daniel is the victim. There is an object of fatal passion. There is something sacrificed.
Simple situation generation
Nothing more than one of Polti's dramatic situations combined with random names. The most basic story-starter.
Loss of loved ones. James is a kin Spectator. Cristian is an Executioner. Wassim is a kin Slain.
Remorse. Caleb is a Culprit. Erin is an Interrogator. Oliver is a Victim.
The same algorithm as the top experiment, but mixing together four plots instead of two. The reason it doesn't really work is because it attempts to draw relationships wherever possible, resulting in entirely too many connections for too few characters. Many of the situations don't work when applied to the same characters, like a slain character still being able to discover something. Sometimes, however, it hits a nice balance by fluke. It's a curious example of the limitations of the current algorithm.
Rivalry of superior vs. inferior / Daring enterprise / Pursuit / Discovery of the dishonour of a loved one. Tianna is a bold leader and discovers the guilt of their beloved Megan. Bobby is an adversary. Megan a superior rival to Tianna and is a fugitive being chased by Tianna. There is an object of rivalry, and an object of desire.
Necessity of sacrificing loved ones / An enemy loved / Falling prey to cruelty or misfortune / Slaying of kin unrecognized. Benjamin is a hero who is forced to sacrifice their beloved Katie and is lovers with their enemy Katie. Katie causes misfortune to fall on Benjamin. Ryan hates Benjamin and is slayed, unrecognized, by their kin Benjamin. There is a necessity for the sacrifice.
Discovery of the dishonour of a loved one / Recovery of a lost one / Abduction / Obstacles to love. Evie discovers the guilt of their beloved Poppy and seeks and finds the lost Caitlin and is abducted by Poppy and is lovers with Caitlin. Caitlin is the guardian of Evie. There is an obstacle.
Name generation
Pulls random names from UK census data, weighted for popular names. Also cross-references the male and female list to find gender-neutral options. It can currently retrieve around 8k unique names.
Male: Joseph Female: Astrid Gender-neutral: Courtney
Male: Jacob Female: Mary Gender-neutral: Brooke
Male: Rocco Female: Nicola Gender-neutral: Shay
This is a study in storytelling and morphology, eventually combining Georges Polti's "The Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations" with aspects of Joseph Campbell, David Adams Leeming, and Phil Cousineau's mythology patterns to create story frameworks. The ultimate goal is to study how their pattens could be used interactively to create procedurally-generated, player-driven stories. What you see right now are baby steps, but an important foundation for future work.
Character names are selected from a list provided by The Office for National Statistics, UK (England and Wales, 2009 database).
All stories are randomly generated on refresh.
Complex situation generation (with relationships)
This is where the bulk of my work is going: an attempt to draw more meaningful relationships between characters, based on a crude mix of two (or more) of Polti's dramatic situations. It's often a bit of a mess, but occasionally touches on a bit of brilliance.
I've culled a few of the situations that the algorithm can't quite handle yet. I'm putting them back in as the algorithm becomes more robust.
Loss of loved ones / Deliverance. Emily is slain by Henry. Joseph sees the slaying of Emily and rescues Emily. Henry threatens Emily.
Abduction / Supplication. Alan is abducted by Martim. Ava is the guardian of Alan. Martim persecutes Alan. Faiza is a power in authority whose decision is doubtful.
Adultery / Recovery of a lost one. Auguste is adulterous with Millie and seeks and finds the lost Millie. Seren has been cheated on by their spouse Auguste.
Complex situation generation (no relationships)
Similar to my work above, but without attempting to draw any relationships between the characters.
Recovery of a lost one / Conflict with a god. Jayden is a seeker and a mortal. Megan is the one found. Isabelle is an immortal.
Recovery of a lost one / The enigma. Matthew is a seeker and an interrogator. Megan is the one found. Evan is the seeker.
Deliverance / An enemy loved. Alfie is a rescuer and a lover. Eleanor is an unfortunate and the beloved enemy. Tom is a threatener and the hater.
Simple situation generation
Nothing more than one of Polti's dramatic situations combined with random names. The most basic story-starter.
Vengeance taken for kin upon kin. Kacper is a relative of both. Mya is a Guilty kin. Liam is an Avenging kin.
Deliverance. Diya is a Threatener. Ruby is a Rescuer. Felix is an Unfortunate.
Self-sacrifice for kin. Leoni is a Hero. Shakira is a kin.
The same algorithm as the top experiment, but mixing together four plots instead of two. The reason it doesn't really work is because it attempts to draw relationships wherever possible, resulting in entirely too many connections for too few characters. Many of the situations don't work when applied to the same characters, like a slain character still being able to discover something. Sometimes, however, it hits a nice balance by fluke. It's a curious example of the limitations of the current algorithm.
Fatal imprudence / An enemy loved / Rivalry of superior vs. inferior / Crimes of love. Abdurahman is the victim of the imprudent Yusuf and is lovers with their enemy Ellie and commits a crime because of their love for Ellie. Yusuf is the imprudent and hates Abdurahman and a superior rival to Abdurahman. There is an object of rivalry.
Supplication / Abduction / Remorse / Self-sacrifice for kin. Ella is abducted by Louie and is the victim of Louie and is a hero who sacrifices themselves for their kin Noah. Noah is the guardian of Ella and is an interrogator. Louie persecutes Ella. Keira is a power in authority whose decision is doubtful.
Recovery of a lost one / Supplication / Vengeance taken for kin upon kin / Remorse. Sophie seeks and finds the lost Cindy and is a guilty kin and is the victim of Jack. Cindy is an interrogator. Jack persecutes Sophie and is an avenging kin. Owen is a power in authority whose decision is doubtful and is a relative of both.
Name generation
Pulls random names from UK census data, weighted for popular names. Also cross-references the male and female list to find gender-neutral options. It can currently retrieve around 8k unique names.
Male: Hugo Female: Harriet Gender-neutral: Cameron
This is a study in storytelling and morphology, eventually combining Georges Polti's "The Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations" with aspects of Joseph Campbell, David Adams Leeming, and Phil Cousineau's mythology patterns to create story frameworks. The ultimate goal is to study how their pattens could be used interactively to create procedurally-generated, player-driven stories. What you see right now are baby steps, but an important foundation for future work.
Character names are selected from a list provided by The Office for National Statistics, UK (England and Wales, 2009 database).
All stories are randomly generated on refresh.
Complex situation generation (with relationships)
This is where the bulk of my work is going: an attempt to draw more meaningful relationships between characters, based on a crude mix of two (or more) of Polti's dramatic situations. It's often a bit of a mess, but occasionally touches on a bit of brilliance.
I've culled a few of the situations that the algorithm can't quite handle yet. I'm putting them back in as the algorithm becomes more robust.
Obstacles to love / Obtaining. Francesca is lovers with Joshua and solicits their adversary Simon. Simon refuses the solicitation of Francesca. There is an obstacle.
Abduction / Self-sacrifice for an ideal. Tabitha is abducted by Isabella and is a hero who is forced to sacrifice themselves for an ideal. Jack is the guardian of Tabitha. There is an ideal, and something sacrificed.
Enmity of kin / Necessity of sacrificing loved ones. Archer hates their kin Temperance and is a hero who is forced to sacrifice their beloved Daisy. There is a necessity for the sacrifice.
Complex situation generation (no relationships)
Similar to my work above, but without attempting to draw any relationships between the characters.
Discovery of the dishonour of a loved one / Ambition. Daniel is the discoverer and an ambitious person. Jayden is the guilty one and an adversary. There is something coveted.
Obtaining / Falling prey to cruelty or misfortune. Mason is a solicitor and an unfortunate. Ellie-Mae is the master. Daisy is an adversary who is refusing.
Rivalry of kin / Revolt. Rahul is a preferred kin and a conspirator. Tyler is a rejected kin and a tyrant. There is an object of rivalry.
Simple situation generation
Nothing more than one of Polti's dramatic situations combined with random names. The most basic story-starter.
Discovery of the dishonour of a loved one. Dejon is the Discoverer. Iwan is the Guilty One.
Conflict with a god. Sariah is a Mortal. Mia is an Immortal.
Obtaining. Katie is an Adversary who is refusing. Willow is a Solicitor.
The same algorithm as the top experiment, but mixing together four plots instead of two. The reason it doesn't really work is because it attempts to draw relationships wherever possible, resulting in entirely too many connections for too few characters. Many of the situations don't work when applied to the same characters, like a slain character still being able to discover something. Sometimes, however, it hits a nice balance by fluke. It's a curious example of the limitations of the current algorithm.
Necessity of sacrificing loved ones / Enmity of kin / Crimes of love / Obtaining. Oliver is a hero who is forced to sacrifice their beloved Grace and hates their kin Evie and commits a crime because of their love for Grace and solicits their adversary Evie. Evie refuses the solicitation of Oliver. There is a necessity for the sacrifice.
Murderous adultery / Abduction / Slaying of kin unrecognized / Remorse. Jack is adulterous with Niamh and is abducted by Charlie and is the victim of Charlie. Niamh is the guardian of Jack and is an interrogator. Charlie is the betrayed partner and is slayed, unrecognized, by their kin Jack.
Abduction / Supplication / Deliverance / Obtaining. Kai is abducted by Amelia and solicits their adversary Amelia. Lani is the guardian of Kai and rescues Kai. Amelia persecutes Kai and threatens Kai and refuses the solicitation of Kai. Chloe is a power in authority whose decision is doubtful.
Name generation
Pulls random names from UK census data, weighted for popular names. Also cross-references the male and female list to find gender-neutral options. It can currently retrieve around 8k unique names.
Male: Daniel Female: Eva Gender-neutral: Charley
Male: Charlie Female: Rose Gender-neutral: Toby
Male: Olly Female: Zara Gender-neutral: Charlie
This is a study in storytelling and morphology, eventually combining Georges Polti's "The Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations" with aspects of Joseph Campbell, David Adams Leeming, and Phil Cousineau's mythology patterns to create story frameworks. The ultimate goal is to study how their pattens could be used interactively to create procedurally-generated, player-driven stories. What you see right now are baby steps, but an important foundation for future work.
Character names are selected from a list provided by The Office for National Statistics, UK (England and Wales, 2009 database).
All stories are randomly generated on refresh.
Complex situation generation (with relationships)
This is where the bulk of my work is going: an attempt to draw more meaningful relationships between characters, based on a crude mix of two (or more) of Polti's dramatic situations. It's often a bit of a mess, but occasionally touches on a bit of brilliance.
I've culled a few of the situations that the algorithm can't quite handle yet. I'm putting them back in as the algorithm becomes more robust.
Abduction / Loss of loved ones. Nathan is abducted by Rubi and is slain by Rubi. Mischa is the guardian of Nathan and sees the slaying of Nathan.
Self-sacrifice for an ideal / Abduction. Sophie is a hero who is forced to sacrifice themselves for an ideal and is abducted by Chloe. Bailey is the guardian of Sophie. There is an ideal, and something sacrificed.
Falling prey to cruelty or misfortune / Slaying of kin unrecognized. Zachariah causes misfortune to fall on Emma. Miriam is slayed, unrecognized, by their kin Emma.
Complex situation generation (no relationships)
Similar to my work above, but without attempting to draw any relationships between the characters.
Obstacles to love / Deliverance. Amelia is a lover and a rescuer. Alexa is another lover and an unfortunate. Benjamin is a threatener. There is an obstacle.
Rivalry of kin / Recovery of a lost one. Joseph is a preferred kin and a seeker. Ahmed is the one found. Olivia is a rejected kin. There is an object of rivalry.
Disaster / Slaying of kin unrecognized. Bonnie is the vanquished power and a slayer. Thomas is the victorious enemy and the unrecognized victim.
Simple situation generation
Nothing more than one of Polti's dramatic situations combined with random names. The most basic story-starter.
All sacrificed for passion. Abdirahman is a Lover. There is an Object of fatal Passion. There is something sacrificed.
Madness. Maxwell is the Victim. Hallie is has gone insane.
Pursuit. Ayesha is the Punisher. Bradley is the Fugitive.
The same algorithm as the top experiment, but mixing together four plots instead of two. The reason it doesn't really work is because it attempts to draw relationships wherever possible, resulting in entirely too many connections for too few characters. Many of the situations don't work when applied to the same characters, like a slain character still being able to discover something. Sometimes, however, it hits a nice balance by fluke. It's a curious example of the limitations of the current algorithm.
Abduction / Recovery of a lost one / Fatal imprudence / Supplication. Erin is abducted by Lilly and seeks and finds the lost Lucy and is the victim of the imprudent Lilly. Lucy is the guardian of Erin. Lilly is the imprudent and persecutes Erin. Riley is a power in authority whose decision is doubtful.
An enemy loved / The enigma / Involuntary crimes of love / Rivalry of superior vs. inferior. Chloe is lovers with their enemy Grace and interrogates the mysterious John and commits a crime because of their love for Grace. John hates Chloe and is the revealer of their crime and a superior rival to Chloe. There is an object of rivalry.
Rivalry of superior vs. inferior / Abduction / Necessity of sacrificing loved ones / Involuntary crimes of love. Katie is abducted by Zilan and is a hero who is forced to sacrifice their beloved Harry and commits a crime because of their love for Harry. Harry is the guardian of Katie. Zilan a superior rival to Katie and is the revealer of their crime. There is an object of rivalry, and a necessity for the sacrifice.
Name generation
Pulls random names from UK census data, weighted for popular names. Also cross-references the male and female list to find gender-neutral options. It can currently retrieve around 8k unique names.
This is a study in storytelling and morphology, eventually combining Georges Polti's "The Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations" with aspects of Joseph Campbell, David Adams Leeming, and Phil Cousineau's mythology patterns to create story frameworks. The ultimate goal is to study how their pattens could be used interactively to create procedurally-generated, player-driven stories. What you see right now are baby steps, but an important foundation for future work.
Character names are selected from a list provided by The Office for National Statistics, UK (England and Wales, 2009 database).
All stories are randomly generated on refresh.
Complex situation generation (with relationships)
This is where the bulk of my work is going: an attempt to draw more meaningful relationships between characters, based on a crude mix of two (or more) of Polti's dramatic situations. It's often a bit of a mess, but occasionally touches on a bit of brilliance.
I've culled a few of the situations that the algorithm can't quite handle yet. I'm putting them back in as the algorithm becomes more robust.
Abduction / Supplication. Kenzie is abducted by Callum. Nathan is the guardian of Kenzie. Callum persecutes Kenzie. Simran is a power in authority whose decision is doubtful.
Abduction / Disaster. Poppy is abducted by Sofia and was in power but was vanquished by their enemy Sofia. Taylor is the guardian of Poppy.
Obstacles to love / Rivalry of superior vs. inferior. Jack is lovers with Olivia. Alessandro a superior rival to Jack. There is an obstacle, and an object of rivalry.
Complex situation generation (no relationships)
Similar to my work above, but without attempting to draw any relationships between the characters.
Vengeance taken for kin upon kin / Madness. Jamie is a guilty kin and has gone insane. Sharna is an avenging kin and the victim. Caitlyn is a relative of both.
Murderous adultery / Conflict with a god. Taylor-May is another adulterer and a mortal. Sophia is an adulterer. Cody is the betrayed partner and an immortal.
Adultery / All sacrificed for passion. Ethan is another adulterer and a lover. Kane is an adulterer. Jack is a deceived spouse. There is an object of fatal passion. There is something sacrificed.
Simple situation generation
Nothing more than one of Polti's dramatic situations combined with random names. The most basic story-starter.
Conflict with a god. Zachary is a Mortal. Isatou is an Immortal.
Slaying of kin unrecognized. Michael is a Slayer. Olivia is the Unrecognized Victim.
Involuntary crimes of love. Lola is a Lover. Dylan is the Revealer of their crime. Riley is the Beloved.
The same algorithm as the top experiment, but mixing together four plots instead of two. The reason it doesn't really work is because it attempts to draw relationships wherever possible, resulting in entirely too many connections for too few characters. Many of the situations don't work when applied to the same characters, like a slain character still being able to discover something. Sometimes, however, it hits a nice balance by fluke. It's a curious example of the limitations of the current algorithm.
An enemy loved / Abduction / Slaying of kin unrecognized / Crime pursued by vengeance. Erin is lovers with their enemy Riley and is abducted by Liam. Riley is the guardian of Erin. Liam hates Erin and is slayed, unrecognized, by their kin Erin and is a criminal pursued by Erin.
Slaying of kin unrecognized / Conflict with a god / Self-sacrifice for kin / Rivalry of superior vs. inferior. Woody is a mortal in conflict with the immortal Charlie and is a hero who sacrifices themselves for their kin Megan. Charlie is slayed, unrecognized, by their kin Woody and a superior rival to Woody. There is an object of rivalry.
Rivalry of kin / Disaster / Self-sacrifice for an ideal / Loss of loved ones. Crystal is preferred over their kin Isla and was in power but was vanquished by their enemy Isla and is a hero who is forced to sacrifice themselves for an ideal and is slain by Isla. Jasmine sees the slaying of Crystal. Isla is a rejected kin. There is an object of rivalry, an ideal, and something sacrificed.
Name generation
Pulls random names from UK census data, weighted for popular names. Also cross-references the male and female list to find gender-neutral options. It can currently retrieve around 8k unique names.