Plot Structure Scenarios
Devised by Heather Forest Copyright © 2000  

Travel through the sections below and choose one or several elements from each. Tell, write or verbally improvise a story that utilizes all the elements chosen. For improvisational fun...put each element on a card and randomly select character, setting, problem and solution.

Introduce Character(s)
Choose one or more characters.

girl
boy
animal
man
woman
idea
spirit
machine
thing
plant, etc.
Setting

Environment:

farm
village
otherworldly
city
mountains
forest
arctic
ocean
desert
Time:

olden
modern
future
Problem:

In trouble:

Caught stealing
Told a lie
Saw or heard a secret
Lost something
Been captured
Under a spell or curse
Goes to forbidden place
Finds forbidden object
Has enemy
Is undervalued
Is unrecognized
Causes jealousy 
Forgets something
Broke something
Does not like something
Needs something
Needs to escape or hide
Needs to rescue someone 
Needs to rescue something 
Needs to prove worth
Inner Traits

Inner Traits That Cause Original Trouble:

Is greedy
Dangerously curious
Doesn't follow advice
Is lazy
Is pessimistic
Is blindly in love
Is enraged & seeks revenge
Is naive & trusting
Is clumsy
Is untrained
Lacks confidence
Is foolish
Inner Traits That Aid Solution: