# Phrase

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This node plays a dialogue line spoken by one of the participants in the dialogue branch. The speaker can be the main character or any other entity involved in the dialogue.

The phrase phase is the core narrative node, through which dialogue interaction and story content are delivered. It can include text, voice-over, and accompanying actions (such as animations or effects).
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Features:

* Defines who the speaker is for the current line.
* Can include both text and voice-over.
* Serves as the fundamental building block of narrative within the dialogue.
* Assign a unique ID to the phase.
* Define conditions for starting the phase:
  * Once – the phase can only start a single time.
  * Known Phase – the phase starts only if the specified phase has already been triggered.
  * Unknown Phase – the phase starts only if the specified phase has not been triggered before.
* Additional Pins:
  * OnRun – executed each time this node is activated.
  * Post – executed right before the next dialogue phase is launched.
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