| rdfs:comment | - So there's a malevolent empire threatening to take over the world, and only a small pocket of resistance must combat it by any means necessary. However, each of the resistance-troops have their own backstories relating to why they're fighting said empire, as well as internal-conflicts that mostly relate to deciding between succumbing to their pasts, or leaving them behind for the present. So now, they must fight two conflicts: The malevolent empire (the plot), and their own pasts (the characters). Here's what the story can be like, based on what it's focusing on:
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| abstract | - So there's a malevolent empire threatening to take over the world, and only a small pocket of resistance must combat it by any means necessary. However, each of the resistance-troops have their own backstories relating to why they're fighting said empire, as well as internal-conflicts that mostly relate to deciding between succumbing to their pasts, or leaving them behind for the present. So now, they must fight two conflicts: The malevolent empire (the plot), and their own pasts (the characters). When creating a fictional story, the writers often have to develop it on a macro-level (the overall plot), as well as a micro-level (the individual characters). On the macro-level, the various characters have to unite to achieve a common goal, from surviving an island, to overthrowing a villain, to preventing a cataclysmic event from destroying the world. On the micro-level, meanwhile, each character faces a difficult internal-conflict, whether it's with a past-crime, a disease or disability, or a lost loved-one. Here's what the story can be like, based on what it's focusing on:
* More Plot Than Characters: Everyone remembers the external conflict and how it would later on be resolved, but the characters range between there for the sake of it, and almost non-existent. Mostly an action/adventure, mystery/thriller, or horror.
* Equal Focus Between Plot and Characters: The plot and characters don't interfere with each other, and instead work in-concert with each other to create something memorable.
* Less Plot Than Characters: The overall story isn't very memorable because of how boring and mundane it might be, but the characters gain a lot of development, as they resolve their own respective internal-conflicts, rather than an overall external one. Mostly a drama, comedy, or romance. Examples of Sliding Scale of Plot Versus Characters include:
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