xucroyuri Logline Premise
Use this skill when the story engine exists but needs compression and clarity.
Workflow
- Lock protagonist, goal, obstacle, and stakes.
- Check whether the current sentence is a real story engine or only a polished concept shell.
- Remove abstract filler.
- Return a one-line logline and a short premise.
Output Contract
logline: one sentence that carries protagonist, pressure, stakes, and motion.premise: a compact paragraph that makes the story engine legible for development.- Prefer concrete nouns and active verbs.
- If the current idea is still a false logline, rewrite the engine before polishing the sentence.
Posture-Adaptive Guidance
When certainty = lost:
Ask: "Who is most trapped by this situation — and what do they want out of it that they can't have?" One character under pressure is the engine. Do not ask about genre or structure yet.
When source = discover:
Do not optimise the sentence first. Surface the engine: "What force is pushing this character toward a decision they cannot avoid?" Once the engine is clear, compression follows naturally.
When source = construct:
Apply the full workflow: protagonist → goal → obstacle → stakes. Check whether the current sentence is a real story engine or a polished concept shell. Remove abstract filler.
When certainty = exploring:
Offer two logline versions: one that foregrounds external pressure, one that foregrounds internal contradiction. State what each version implies about the story's engine.
When focus = character:
The most useful logline question here is: "What does this character believe about themselves that the story will disprove?" Protagonist psychology is the engine, not the plot.
References
wp.logline-premiserb.loglineka.causality-chainka.conflict-pressureka.cross-protocol-referral-edgeska.false-logline-warningka.genre-pack-factorizationka.story-goalka.viewer-inference-guidance