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Linking scenes to storylines: two-way + multi-line

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Two-way linking between scenes and storylines: scene → storylines or storyline → scenes. Scene cards display colour stripes.

Slima Script Studio Plan view as a visual reference; storyline linking happens inside Scene Detail Panel or storyline detail panel

Two directions

Direction 1: scene → storylines

The most common flow. Inside Scene Detail Panel:

  • Open "Storylines" section
  • Pick one or more storylines from the dropdown
  • The card immediately gets the storyline colour stripe(s)

Good for "writing into a scene, knowing it pushes A-story" — the natural flow.

Direction 2: storyline → scenes

In Storylines tab, click any storyline → detail panel → "Linked Scenes" section:

  • Lists all scenes currently linked
  • "+ Add scene" button: opens scene picker
  • Select multiple at once

Good for "planning all key scenes of A-story" — reverse planning.

A scene can belong to multiple storylines

One scene can link to multiple storylines simultaneously:

  • Example: a scene "J. Doe and A. Smith's key dialogue" links to:
    • A-story (their relationship)
    • B-story (revealing the lighthouse secret)

The card displays multiple colour stripes (count = number of links).

Where the colour stripe shows

  • Scene Board (Board mode): stripe on the card edge or chip
  • Scene Board (List mode): a column in each row
  • Timeline mode: bar colour
  • Season view: cross-episode distribution colours

See: Scene card anatomy

"Which scenes does this storyline appear in?"

Storyline detail panel's "Linked Scenes" lists every scene of that line — click any to jump to Scene Detail / Write view.

Useful for pacing review: "A-story has 5 scenes in E1-E3 but only 1 in E4-E6 — is the late game too quiet?"

Setup-Payoff integration

Setup-Payoff tracking integrates with storylines: query "are all setups planted in A-story paid off?"

AI Coach integration

The AI Coach ingests scene-storyline links. You can ask:

  • "Why does B-story go quiet between E5 and E8?"
  • "Should C-story advance in this episode but it didn't?"
  • "Which scenes cross both A-story and B-story?"

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