The story

Once upon a time...

The collective term for all events happening to our characters. It consists of the beginning, journey, climax, and resolution.

Beginning
Where it all starts. We meet Hero, Hero's ally, Villain, and miscellaneous other characters. This is where we're also introduced to the conflict of the story. Most times, we aren't aware of what caused it, how to fix it, or what'll happen if it is (un)resolved (that's Mentor's job to cover, but we don't meet them until later). We only know that it's bad.

Journey
This is when Hero and friends make off and start to put an end to Villain and/or the conflict. Everything between the introductions and the climax happens here. We're told more about characters' backgrounds, the conflict, and the world our heroes journey in.

Climax
When Hero has finally arrived at the Go Away doormat of Villain's lair, this is where we have just about all useful pieces of information we need to know about everything. This is where an epic line or dramatic speech would best fit.

Resolution
When everything's been said and done, the end game's results finally are shown to us.

Hero Wins
If Hero is the one to be victorious after the big fight (by far the most common ending to a story), we get these endings:
 * Happy Ending
 * Alt Happy Ending
 * Sudden Corruption, Hero Malfunction
 * Great Going, Hero
 * All Just A Dream
 * All Just A Dream In A Dream
 * All Just A Dream In A Nightmare
 * All Just A Story
 * All Just A Lie

Villain Wins
If Villain is the one to be victorious, we get these endings:
 * Unhappy Ending
 * Alt Unhappy Ending
 * Hero Gets Bussed

Alternate Endings
These are different endings for when neither Hero nor Villain wins:
 * Everybody's A Loser
 * Everyone Dies Anyway
 * Third Guy Wins