What are Complex Characters?

Complex Characters are created from the same set of dramatic functions as Archetypes. The principal difference is that Archetypal Characters group functions that are most similar and compatible, and Complex Characters don't. Although Archetypal Characters may conflict with one another, an Archetypal Character is never in conflict with its own drives and attitudes. This is why the Archetypal Characters often seem less developed than Complex Characters and perhaps less human.

To create characters that more closely represent our own inconsistencies, we must redistribute their functions so they are less internally compatible. We refer to any arrangement of character functions other than an Archetypal grouping to be Complex. A character containing such a grouping is a Complex Character.

Complex Characters provide us opportunities to explore the Overall Story throughline and Objective characters to greater depth.