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Chapter - Processing

Every turn when the number of filled rows in episode schedule is at least 1 and current episode is no-episode (this is the check episodes rule):

[can we modify this to prefer urgent episodes if time for excitement?]

let casting be false;

if scene-daemon is true or time for excitement:

if drama manager is being debugged, say "// Drama manager: [if scene-daemon is true]scene daemon goes off[otherwise]time for excitement[end if], so checking episode schedule carefully.";

now casting is true;

now scene-daemon is false;

the daemon wakes in one hour from now;

repeat through episode schedule:

unless episodic status of eptitle entry is unaired or episodic status of eptitle entry is running or eptitle entry is rerunnable:

blank out the whole row;

otherwise if eptitle entry is triggered or casting is true:

if drama manager is being debugged, say "**considering [eptitle entry]: [run paragraph on]";

consider the condition rules for eptitle entry;

if the rule succeeded:

begin eptitle entry;

break.

Every turn when an episode is playing (this is the watch for finish conditions rule):

if drama manager is being debugged, say "// Drama manager: watch for finish conditions rule ([current episode]).";

consider the finishing rules for current episode;

if the rule succeeded:

complete current episode.