''An attempt to enumerate the Ur-plots...''

What qualifies a plot as a Master Plot? Hard to say. Let's take Tobias' list as a kicking off point. He contends there are twenty basic stories. Any of these can be used in genre.

# Quest
# Adventure
# Pursuit
# Rescue
# Escape
# The Riddle
# Rivalry
# Underdog
# Temptation
# Metamorphosis
# Transformation
# Maturation
# Love
# Forbidden Love
# Sacrifice
# Discovery
# Wretched Excess
# Vengeance
# Ascension
# Descension
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'' from: Tobias, Ronald B. 20 Master Plots. Cincinnati: Writer's Digest Books, 1993. (ISBN 0-89879-595-8) ''
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Compare Booker's ''TheSevenBasicPlots''.
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