# Character Bible **Entity class:** Production method **Domain:** Television / simulation / continuity ## Definition A **character bible** is a persistent specification of a character's biography, motivations, relationships, voice, knowledge, and constraints. It enables multiple writers and performers to preserve continuity across scenes and episodes. The intelligence-training analogue is a role-player packet or legend specification that keeps behavior consistent across unscripted encounters and updates. ## Relationships - **performance inputs:** [[wiki/Given Circumstances|Given Circumstances]] and [[wiki/Meisner Technique|Meisner Technique]]. - **operational analogues:** [[wiki/Legend (Intelligence)|Legend]], [[wiki/Backstopping|Backstopping]], and [[wiki/White Cell|White Cell]]. - **machine-scale use:** [[wiki/Generative Scenario Engine|Generative Scenario Engine]]. - **source:** [[research/The Producer Function in Intelligence Tradecraft and Dramaturgy|The Producer Function in Intelligence Tradecraft and Dramaturgy]].