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title: Character Knowledge
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category: Characters
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tags: characters, knowledge, secrets, continuity
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contextKey: characters.knowledge
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micro: Track what this character learns, knows, suspects or misunderstands.
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quickTitle: What is Character Knowledge?
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quickSummary: Character Knowledge helps you separate what the writer knows from what a character knows at each point in the story.
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# Overview
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Knowledge entries record what a character knows or believes as the story unfolds. This is vital for mysteries, secrets, betrayals, investigations and any plot where information arrives unevenly.
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# When Should I Use This?
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Use it when a character learns something important, misunderstands something, gains evidence, recognises an asset, or becomes aware of a plot thread.
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# How To Use It
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Review knowledge in story order and open linked scenes when you need to check how information was gained. Use it before writing decisions, confrontations or reveals to confirm what the character can reasonably do.
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# Example
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Maggie may know that a letter exists before she knows who wrote it. Those are different knowledge states and can drive different choices.
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# Writer Tip
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Readers forgive mystery. They notice impossible knowledge. Track the difference carefully.
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# Common Mistakes
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- Letting a character act on information they have not learned.
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- Recording author-only secrets as character knowledge.
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- Forgetting suspicion or partial knowledge.
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- Treating all characters as if they know the same reveal at the same time.
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# Related Guides
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- [Character Details](/Help/Article/characters.details)
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- [Story Assets](/Help/Article/storyAssets.overview)
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- [Plot Threads](/Help/Article/plotThreads.overview)
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