The entire range of possible events decreases as characters choose one road, not another.
Although the characters in the novel choose family life, they come to grips with the sexual issue by living it through.
If both characters choose to betray, no points are gained or lost.
The main character can also choose not to help her, in which case she dies.
The character the player chooses awakens in a temple, on an unknown island.
"My job in life," the actor says, "is to see the good aspect of what the character is choosing."
But if a character deliberately chooses to cause someone else pain, the effect is even stronger.
Many characters choose to stop speaking, for various reasons.
The character chooses one of the 3 elemental spirits to offer prayers to.
The characters may chose only one, but the choice is all important in determining the worlds.