# Characters & relationships

> Want, need, wound, flaw, secret, arc — for everyone.

Part of ScripTao ([all features](https://scriptao.com/features), group: Develop).

Each character carries the fields writers actually use to build a person, plus a voice note. A relationship map shows who pulls on whom, and every character lists the scenes they appear in.

## What it does

- Want, need, wound / ghost, flaw, secret, arc and voice for each character
- Relationships by kind (family, romance, rival, ally, mentor, boss, friend, enemy) drawn as a map
- “Appears in”: every outline scene the character is cast in
- Deleting a character cleans up every link to them; notes about them move to the project

## How to use it

1. Characters → Add character
2. Fill the fields you know; leave the rest blank
3. Add relationships to see the map

## Step by step

Screenshots of the app, on the sample series.

1. Characters lists everyone in the series; the relationship map below shows who is tied to whom.

   ![Characters lists everyone in the series; the relationship map below shows who is tied to whom.](https://scriptao.com/features/shots/characters/01-list.jpg)

2. Add character, then fill only the fields you know: role, want, need, wound, flaw, secret, arc, voice. Blank is fine.

   ![Add character, then fill only the fields you know: role, want, need, wound, flaw, secret, arc, voice. Blank is fine.](https://scriptao.com/features/shots/characters/02-add.jpg)

3. + Relationship links two characters with a kind (family, rival, ally…) and the tension between them; the map redraws as you go.

   ![+ Relationship links two characters with a kind (family, rival, ally…) and the tension between them; the map redraws as you go.](https://scriptao.com/features/shots/characters/03-map.jpg)

Try it: [see it in the sample series](https://scriptao.com/app/sample/characters). Start free, no sign-up: [open the app](https://scriptao.com/app) or [write a pilot now](https://scriptao.com/app/pilot). Your work stays in your browser; export it any time as Fountain or JSON.

## Related

- [Series bible](https://scriptao.com/features/series-bible)
- [Scene outline](https://scriptao.com/features/scene-outline)
- [Setups, reveals & who knows what](https://scriptao.com/features/setups-and-reveals)