# Narrative design

Narrative Design gives Convai characters a structured story graph of sections and triggers. This section covers everything from understanding the runtime model to the complete scripting API.

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>How narrative design works</strong><br>Understand the runtime pipeline, sections, triggers, template keys, and component placement.</td><td><a href="/pages/xq1fYsxzZSvmTVHhAuzP">/pages/xq1fYsxzZSvmTVHhAuzP</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Narrative design quick start</strong><br>Add a Manager and a collision trigger to a character and confirm a section change in Play Mode.</td><td><a href="/pages/bKLk8evl0rKJoAJVLBDc">/pages/bKLk8evl0rKJoAJVLBDc</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Configure the narrative design manager</strong><br>Add, sync, and configure the Manager component — the listening post for section transitions.</td><td><a href="/pages/kZqgIdGNMRTi9mAsEy9T">/pages/kZqgIdGNMRTi9mAsEy9T</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Configure narrative design triggers</strong><br>Place world triggers with collision, proximity, timer, or manual activation.</td><td><a href="/pages/TN48vuadtxlKi07jDDXf">/pages/TN48vuadtxlKi07jDDXf</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Configure narrative template keys</strong><br>Inject runtime values into the character's narrative objectives from the Inspector or code.</td><td><a href="/pages/GGAj3nmRIj3JmjXWgn9u">/pages/GGAj3nmRIj3JmjXWgn9u</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Narrative design scripting reference</strong><br>Full C# API reference for IConvaiNarrativeDesign, NarrativeDesignFetcher, and programmatic control.</td><td><a href="/pages/ShMEkDz5iXv32f3SAnZ6">/pages/ShMEkDz5iXv32f3SAnZ6</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Narrative design usage examples</strong><br>Four worked examples from a simple welcome kiosk to a fully adaptive multi-section scenario.</td><td><a href="/pages/P5OgJto88LWqfhKMP4eD">/pages/P5OgJto88LWqfhKMP4eD</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Troubleshoot narrative design</strong><br>Diagnose every TriggerStatus state, common misconfigurations, and fetch failures.</td><td><a href="/pages/aqms53VNdK2b217bHljp">/pages/aqms53VNdK2b217bHljp</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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