Theme

Theme - Abstract (Subject)

Motif - Concrete (Action/Experience)

Power Level:
Mundane, Heroic, Epic,

Tier of Play

• 1-4 local farmsteads and villages
• 5-10 cities and kingdoms
• 11-16 regions and continents
• 17-20 the world or the multiverse

Conflict:
Good vs. Evil

Man vs. Nature

Man vs. Man

Man vs. Self

Man vs. Supernatural

Man vs. Monster

Man vs. Technology

Individual vs. Society

Society vs. Society

Stage:

Coming of Age

Circle of Life

Slice of Life

Mortality/Death

Power and Corruption

Courage / Heroism

War

Peace

Love

Class

Actions/Experience:

Ambition

Control

Corruption

Courage

Deception

Death/Dying

Education/Learning

Freedom/Escape

Faith/Religion

Friendship

Growth/Development

Ignorance

Independence

Innocence

Judgment

Justice

Loss

Marriage

Oppression

Patience

Perseverance

Power

Progress

Prejudice

Rebirth

Redemption

Honor/Reputation

Revenge

Revolution

Suffering

Survival

Travel

Truth

Tradition

Sacrifice

Vengeance

Wealth

Attitude/Goals:

Capitalism

Colonialism

Heroism

Idealism

Imperialism

Isolationism

Nationalism

Materialism

Patriotism

Racism

Stoicism

Totalitarianism

Subjects:

• Identity
  • Bravery/Courage
  • Destiny/Fate
  • Humility
  • Morality
  • Mortality/Immortality
  • Sanity
  • Vanity
  • Vulnerability
• Society
  • Autonomy
  • Empathy
  • Equality/Class
  • Jealousy
  • Poverty/Money
  • Loyalty
  • Technology

Adversity

Beauty

Conspiracy

Discovery

History

Ideology

Liberty

Mercy

Memory

Money

Mystery

Priority

Reality

Sexuality

Serendipity