Critical Frame(Story Element)

A critical frame is an event during which every SINGLE action has some effect on the story, be it small or large, and every event and word is treated as though it really happens or is said(meaning no joking around allowed).

All Critical Frames follow the same basic layout. They have a few pre-scripted events spread through them that will undoubtedly happen, and it is the main characters' reactions to these events that determines which ending is recieved. There are any number of endings for a Critical Frame(Even one single ending), and the ending recieved typically determines what happens next in the story. Critical Frames are chaotic by their very nature and rarely go as their author would've predicted or prefered them to.