Canonical object name and description.
HTML template
Prop and object continuity tracker
A crawlable HTML tracker for important objects, evidence, artifacts, weapons, keys, letters, phones, and other plot-bearing items.
Template
What this worksheet captures
Use this object tracker when a story depends on who has an item, where it is hidden, how it moves, when it is damaged, or whether it gets payoff.
HTML
This template is plain crawlable HTML, with the full worksheet visible on the page.
Download HTMLPart 1
Object identity
Record the object clearly enough that later references stay aligned.
First appearance, owner, holder, and location.
Why the object matters to plot, clue logic, emotion, or worldbuilding.
Part 2
Custody chain
Track every important change in possession or condition.
Transfer, theft, loss, damage, repair, duplication, hiding, or recovery.
Characters who know where the object is.
Scenes where the object is used or noticed.
Part 3
Payoff
Make sure important objects resolve or stop being overemphasized.
Final location or holder.
Payoff, reveal, red herring, or deliberate unresolved status.
Related style-sheet or series-bible note.
Worksheet table
Fillable structure
Field
Prompt
Object
Name and description.
Holder/location
Who has it, or where is it?
Change
How does it move, break, disappear, or return?
Evidence
Chapter or scene reference.
Payoff
How is reader attention resolved?
Workflow
How to use it
The template works best as a decision record, not a substitute for reading the manuscript.
01
Track important objects only
Focus on items the manuscript asks readers to remember.
02
Follow possession
Every major object movement should have a transfer, discovery, theft, duplicate, or explanation.
03
Resolve emphasis
If an object no longer matters, reduce the setup or convert it into an intentional red herring.
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