NCP Terminology
The vocabulary a story is structured in, as the protocol repository defines it — 255 terms across 5 sections, plus 30 legacy labels and what they became. Synced 2026-09-12.
Legacy labels and what they became
- Relinquished / Released → Change
- Maintained / Sustained → Steadfast
- Dopamine → Linear
- Serotonin → Holistic
- Narrative Alignment → Problem-Solving Style
- Narrative Fabric → Story Limit
- Spacetime → Options
- Timespace → Time
- Form → Domain
- Field → Concern
- Facet → Issue
- Force → Problem / Solution / Symptom / Response
- Condition → Problem
- Adjustment → Solution
- Focus → Symptom
- Direction → Response
- Free → Uncontrolled
- Transit → Signpost
- External Framing → Universe
- External Processing → Physics
- Internal Processing → Psychology
- Internal Framing → Mind
- Story Intention → Story Goal
- Story Overwhelm → Story Consequence
- Story Excitement → Story Dividends
- Story Pressure → Story Costs
- Story Ennui → Story Forewarnings
- Story Habituations → Story Requirements
- Story Internalizations → Story Prerequisites
- Story Socializations → Story Preconditions