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title: Relationship Map
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category: Relationship Map
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tags: relationship map, characters, relationships, visualisation
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contextKey: relationshipMap.overview
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micro: Visualise character connections across the story.
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quickTitle: What is the Relationship Map?
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quickSummary: The Relationship Map shows character connections so you can spot social structure, isolation and relationship patterns.
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screenshot:
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# Overview
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The Relationship Map visualises connections between characters. It gives a high-level view of social structure within the story.
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# When Should I Use This?
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Use it when you want to see family, friendship, romance, conflict, professional ties or other relationship patterns without reading every character profile.
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# How To Use It
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Choose a story point or character focus, then inspect the visible network. Look for isolated characters, overloaded hubs or relationship groups that do not interact.
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# Example
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A mystery may reveal that one suspect is socially isolated from everyone except the victim, which could be a useful structural clue.
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# Writer Tip
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The map is a perspective tool. Use it to ask better questions about the cast.
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# Common Mistakes
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- Assuming a sparse map is always bad.
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- Forgetting relationships can change over time.
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- Treating the map as a replacement for character detail pages.
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# Related Guides
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- [Characters](/Help/Article/characters.overview)
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- [Story Bible](/Help/Article/storyBible.overview)
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- [Character Relationships](/Help/Article/characters.currentRelationships)
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