Journey Stages
Archetypes
Which archetype are they?
Miscellaneous
Vocabulary
100
The hero’s normal life before the adventure begins.
What is the Ordinary World?
100
This wise guide trains the hero and gives a special gift or advice.
What is a Mentor?
100
Ursula
What is a Shapeshifter?
100
The part of speech that describes a noun.
What is an adjective?
100
A bandit, robber, or outlaw
What is a Brigand?
200
The hero says no or hesitates when the adventure first calls.
What is the Refusal of the Call?
200
This archetype is the villain or opposing force.
What is the Shadow?
200
Gaston
What is a Shadow?
200
He wrote Romeo and Juliet.
Who is William Shakespeare?
200
Problem, predicament, difficult situation
What is a Dilemma?
300
The hero commits and enters the special new world.
What is Crossing the Threshold?
300
This archetype guards a gateway and tests whether the hero is ready.
What is a Threshold Guardian?
300
Spiderman
What is a Hero?
300
A word that sounds like the noise it describes, such as “buzz.”
What is onomatopoeia?
300
Foreign; strange
What is Alien?
400
The biggest crisis, when the hero faces death or their greatest fear.
What is the Ordeal?
400
Their loyalty is unclear; they seem to switch sides or hide the truth.
What is a Shapeshifter?
400
Loki
What is a Trickster?
400
A narrator who uses the word “I” tells the story from this point of view.
What is first person?
400
Trick, hoax
What is Feint?
500
At the end, the hero comes home with something that can help others.
What is the Return with the Elixir?
500
This archetype announces the call to adventure.
What is a Herald?
500
The Rabbit, Alice in Wonderland
What is a Herald?
500
Hints an author gives about what will happen later.
What is foreshadowing?
500
To tempt
What is Tantalize?