# Plot — {{SERIES_TITLE}}

> **Baseline = the author's telling.** This is the main line of the story, not the
> whole of it: side stories, subplots and new characters are expected — and they MUST
> be recorded in section 2, or the agent cannot see them.
>
> Hierarchy: this file is *intent*, the manuscript is *realised*, the wiki is *detail*.
> Where they disagree, report it and let the author rule — never silently pick one.

## 1. Backbone — what must happen

### Book 1 — {{BOOK_1_TITLE}}
1. {{BEAT}}
2. {{BEAT}}

### Book 2 — {{BOOK_2_TITLE}}
1. {{BEAT}}

## 2. Side stories (register)

| thread | whose story | spans | status |
|---|---|---|---|
| {{THREAD}} | {{CHARACTER}} | book 1 | planned |

Status values: `idea` → `planned` → `placed` (a chapter is assigned) → `written`.

## 3. Baseline telling (verbatim, dated)

### {{DATE}} — first telling

{{Paste the transcription here, exactly as it came. Do not tidy it.}}

## 4. Deviations — where the written novel left the baseline

| chapter | baseline said | novel does | ruling |
|---|---|---|---|

## 5. Open threads / unresolved questions

- {{QUESTION}}