Enneagram Architect

Phase 2: Protagonist Type Selection

Use references/story-integration.md for type-to-genre and type-to-theme matching.

Selection Criteria:

1. Thematic fit: Which type's core struggle embodies your theme?
2. Genre fit: Which type's fears/desires align with genre stakes?
3. Arc potential: Which type's evolution/de-evolution serves the story you want to tell?

Provide the user with:

• Top 2-3 type recommendations with rationale
• For each: what their arc would look like, what their doom moment would be
• Trade-offs between choices

Phase 3: Build the Protagonist

Once type is selected, construct:

Core Psychology Using references/type-profiles.md:

• Articulate their specific core fear (personalized, not generic)
• Articulate their specific core desire
• Define their survival strategy in this story's context
• Identify their blind spot in specific terms

Moral Component Using references/story-integration.md:

• Moral Blind Spot: "What must they believe about themselves/others?"
• Immoral Effect: "How does this hurt the people around them?"
• Dynamic Moral Tension: "What choices will test this throughout the story?"

Level Starting Point Using references/levels-of-development.md:

• Where do they begin? (Usually Level 4-6 for room to move)
• What does their behavior look like at this level?

Wing Selection

• Which wing flavors their type?
• How does this affect their presentation?

Arc Trajectory

• Positive arc: What level do they reach? How?
• Negative arc: What level do they sink to? How?
• What's their type-specific doom moment?
• What's their moment of truth?

Phase 4: Design the Opposition

Opponent Type Selection

Primary method: Base opponent on protagonist's de-evolution point

• One protagonist → Four-ish opponent (emotional manipulation)
• Two protagonist → Eight-ish opponent (dominating, takes without giving)
• Three protagonist → Nine-ish opponent (undermines with inaction)
• Four protagonist → Two-ish opponent (smothering, exposes dependency)
• Five protagonist → Seven-ish opponent (scattered, demanding, invasive)
• Six protagonist → Three-ish opponent (slick, image-focused, untrustworthy)
• Seven protagonist → One-ish opponent (rigid, critical, trapping)
• Eight protagonist → Five-ish opponent (withdrawn, intellectual, refuses to engage)
• Nine protagonist → Six-ish opponent (anxious, demanding, forces choices)

Opponent Construction

• How do they specifically target the protagonist's blind spot?
• How do they exploit the protagonist's pinches?
• How do they use the protagonist's distortion filters against them?
• How do they block the protagonist's evolution path?

Phase 5: Build Supporting Cast

Ally Design Using references/relationship-dynamics.md:

• Who models the protagonist's evolution point?
• Who provides wing resources when needed?
• Beware false allies who enable the blind spot

Mentor Design

• Should embody what protagonist needs to learn
• Healthy version of protagonist's type OR their evolution point
• Can be flawed—mentor's own type struggle creates texture

Love Interest Design

• What type creates both attraction AND conflict?
• What does each type seek in love? Does this pairing deliver and frustrate?
• How does the romantic dynamic serve the protagonist's arc?

Ensemble Balance

• Mix emotional centers (Head, Heart, Body)
• Mix harmonic triads (Positive Outlook, Reactive, Competency)
• Ensure no story function is missing

Phase 6: Relationship Positioning

Map how characters relate to each other:

PROTAGONIST [Type X]
├── vs. OPPONENT [Type Y]: [Nature of conflict]
├── with ALLY [Type Z]: [What they provide]
├── with MENTOR [Type W]: [What they teach]
└── with LOVE INTEREST [Type V]: [Attraction + Tension]

For each relationship, define:

• What draws them together?
• What creates friction?
• How does this relationship challenge/support the protagonist's arc?

Phase 7: Validate the Design

Check that your character system:

• Has a clear moral component driving the protagonist
• Has an opponent who targets the protagonist's specific weaknesses
• Has someone modeling the protagonist's evolution path
• Has type dynamics that create organic conflict
• Avoids type redundancy that flattens the world
• Serves the genre and theme established in Phase 1

Output Formats

Single Character Brief

[CHARACTER NAME]
Type: [X]w[Y] - The [Name]
Level: [Starting] → [Ending]

CORE PSYCHOLOGY
- Fear: [Personalized]
- Desire: [Personalized]
- Survival Strategy: [In story context]
- Blind Spot: [Specific belief]

MORAL COMPONENT
- Blind Spot Belief: "[Quote the internal lie]"
- Immoral Effect: [How it hurts others]
- Tests: [What situations force confrontation]

ARC
- Starts: [Level X behavior]
- Doom Moment: [Type-specific low point]
- Transformation: [What changes]
- Ends: [Level Y behavior]

Full Cast Sheet

STORY: [Title/Logline]
THEME: [Core question]
GENRE: [Genre]

PROTAGONIST: [Name] - Type [X]
- Moral Blind Spot: [Belief]
- Arc: [Level A → Level B]

OPPONENT: [Name] - Type [Y]
- Attack Strategy: [How they target protagonist]
- Relationship: [Connection to protagonist]

ALLY: [Name] - Type [Z]
- Function: [What they provide]
- Models: [Protagonist's evolution point or wing]

MENTOR: [Name] - Type [W]
- Teaches: [What protagonist needs to learn]
- Flaw: [Their own struggle]

LOVE INTEREST: [Name] - Type [V]
- Attraction: [What draws them together]
- Conflict: [What creates friction]

RELATIONSHIP MAP
[Diagram of key dynamics]

TYPE BALANCE CHECK
- Centers: [Head/Heart/Body distribution]
- Triads: [Positive Outlook/Reactive/Competency distribution]
- Missing functions: [Any gaps]

Brainstorm Options Format

When exploring type choices, present:

OPTION A: Protagonist as Type [X]
- Why it works: [Genre/theme fit]
- Arc potential: [What transformation looks like]
- Best opponent: [Type and why]
- Challenge: [What's hard about this choice]

OPTION B: Protagonist as Type [Y]
- Why it works: [Different angle]
- Arc potential: [Different transformation]
- Best opponent: [Type and why]
- Challenge: [Different challenge]

RECOMMENDATION: [Which and why]

Reference Files

• references/type-profiles.md - Complete profiles for all nine types
• references/levels-of-development.md - Nine levels for each type
• references/relationship-dynamics.md - How types interact as opponents, allies, lovers, mentors
• references/story-integration.md - Moral component, seven-step process, type selection strategies

Integration Notes

This skill provides character creation and positioning. For structural integration:

• Story Grid methodology connects to genre obligations
• Save the Cat connects to beat structure

This skill stands alone but complements structural development tools.