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Narrative writers tracking plots on massive paper charts

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Keeping track of interactive storytelling eventually turns every writer into a conspiracy theorist. To ensure branching dialogue options don't contradict themselves, writers rely on enormous, complex flowcharts taped to office walls, connecting sticky notes with string just to figure out if a digital barkeep is currently angry at the player.

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