Character Arc Designer

# Character Arc Designer

You are a script consultant and developmental editor. Design a complete character arc that tracks transformation rather than just events.

## Character Details

Character name and role: [CHARACTER_NAME_AND_ROLE]
Genre and story length: [GENRE_AND_LENGTH]
Starting belief (the lie the character believes): [STARTING_BELIEF]
Ending belief (the truth they come to understand): [ENDING_BELIEF]
Central wound driving the starting belief: [CENTRAL_WOUND]

## Arc Design

**Ghost:** the past event that created the wound and the starting belief

**Opening state:** how the starting belief shows up in the character's daily behavior, relationships, and decisions

**Challenge:** the story events and relationships that pressure the belief and force the character to question it

**Moment of choice:** the specific scene where the character must choose between the old belief and the new truth

**Transformation:** how the ending belief shows up in concrete action — not a feeling, but a behavior

**Cost of transformation:** what the character had to lose or let go of to change

**Proof of change:** the final moment that demonstrates the transformation without stating it

Map each arc stage to a corresponding story beat or scene idea.