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title: Timeline Character Drop Role
category: Timeline
tags: timeline, fields, characters, drag drop
contextKey: timeline.fields.dragCharacterRole
micro: Choose how a dropped character participates in the scene.
quickTitle: Dropped character role
quickSummary: Role and presence decide whether a character is a POV, main participant, background presence or mentioned figure.
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# Overview

When dropping a character onto a scene, choose role and presence to record how the scene uses them. This affects character lanes, POV review and continuity.