{
  "meta": {
    "series": "{SERIES_TITLE}",
    "engine_version": "V12",
    "last_updated": "{DATE}",
    "last_completed_episode": 0,
    "current_act": "PRE-GENERATION",
    "status": "READY FOR GENERATION"
  },

  "v12_constraints": {
    "word_count_target": "450-500",
    "word_count_hard_cap": 500,
    "dialogue_cap_percent": 40,
    "dialogue_exchanges_max": 8,
    "hook_dialogue": "80% silent, 20% allowed as pattern interrupt",
    "cliffhanger_ratio": "80% mid-action / 20% aftermath",
    "action_paragraph_lines": "1-3 (4 max)"
  },

  "characters": {
    "{protagonist_key}": {
      "name": "{PROTAGONIST_NAME}",
      "status": "Alive",
      "location": "{STARTING_LOCATION}",
      "health": "Healthy",
      "inventory": [],
      "relationship_to_{anchor_key}": "Initial state",
      "mask_status": "Fully intact",
      "voice_notes": "{PROTAGONIST_VOICE_NOTES}"
    },
    "{anchor_key}": {
      "name": "{ANCHOR_NAME}",
      "status": "Active",
      "location": "{ANCHOR_STARTING_LOCATION}",
      "relationship_to_{protagonist_key}": "Initial state",
      "mask_status": "Fully intact",
      "voice_notes": "{ANCHOR_VOICE_NOTES}"
    },
    "{antagonist_key}": {
      "name": "{ANTAGONIST_NAME}",
      "status": "Active",
      "location": "{ANTAGONIST_LOCATION}",
      "threat_level": "High",
      "last_seen": null,
      "voice_notes": "{ANTAGONIST_VOICE_NOTES}"
    }
  },

  "plot_threads": {
    "{thread_1_key}": {
      "status": "open",
      "description": "{THREAD_1_DESCRIPTION}",
      "last_mentioned": null
    },
    "{thread_2_key}": {
      "status": "open",
      "description": "{THREAD_2_DESCRIPTION}",
      "last_mentioned": null
    },
    "hidden_truth": {
      "status": "hidden",
      "reveal_target": "Act III",
      "reveal_episode": null
    }
  },

  "relationship_earning": {
    "current_level": "Actions Only",
    "level_schedule": {
      "1-10": "Actions Only",
      "11-20": "Small Acknowledgments",
      "21-30": "Tentative Trust",
      "31-40": "Significant Statements",
      "41-50": "Deep Connection",
      "51-60": "Major Declarations"
    }
  },

  "world_state": {
    "current_location": "{STARTING_LOCATION}",
    "time_of_day": "Unknown",
    "alert_level": "Normal",
    "factions_involved": []
  },

  "episode_log": [],

  "emotional_state": {
    "relationship_stage": "Stage 1: Initial",
    "episodes_since_emotional_beat": 0,
    "cracks_shown": [],
    "next_required_beat": "Episode 10"
  },

  "cliffhanger_tracking": {
    "last_type": null,
    "mid_action_streak": 0,
    "batch_aftermath_used": false
  },

  "deviation_tracking": {
    "total": 0,
    "auto_fixed": 0,
    "flagged": 0,
    "history": []
  },

  "notes": "Ready for V12 generation."
}