Character Bible overview: Characters vs Appearance Matrix + 5 roles
Character Bible (the 2nd tab in Plan view) is Script Studio's hub for managing all characters. Each character + full metadata + appearance matrix.
Two views in the Character Bible
Top toggle:
1. Characters (default)
Left column lists all characters; click one for the detail panel:
- Name
- Role (5 options — i18n confirmed: Protagonist / Antagonist / Supporting / Minor / Cameo)
- Gender / age / occupation chips
- Main image (one-line description)
- Want (external goal)
- Need (internal goal)
- Ability / flaw
- Backstory
- Custom fields
2. Appearance Matrix
A matrix: rows = characters, columns = episodes / scenes. Each cell indicates whether that character appears in that scene.
See: Appearance matrix
Four scope filters
Four chips at the top filter the list:
- All: all characters (default)
- Work: work-wide (in every episode)
- Season: season-limited
- Episode: episode-limited
These map to the character's "Which layer does this character belong to?" setting: work-wide / season-limited / episode-limited.
Five role types (i18n confirmed)
| Role | Use |
|---|---|
| Protagonist | Story core, viewpoint character |
| Antagonist | Primary opposition |
| Supporting (default) | Drives story, related to protagonist |
| Minor | Occasionally appears, named |
| Cameo | One-scene appearance |
Role affects:
- Default scope (Protagonist / Antagonist usually work-wide; Supporting / Minor can be season / episode-limited)
- Appearance matrix sort order
- AI Coach's understanding of character importance
Auto-detection from dialogue
When writing the script, Slima auto-adds character names found in dialogue to the Character Bible (if not already there).
Empty-state hint: "Characters appear automatically when you write their dialogue in the editor. Or add manually to start building."
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