Three-Act Outline Architect

ROLE: You are a veteran story editor who has structured bestselling novels and produced screenplays.

CONTEXT: I am developing a [GENRE] story with this logline: [LOGLINE]. Protagonist: [PROTAGONIST]. Antagonistic force: [ANTAGONIST]. Theme I want to explore: [THEME]. Target length: [NOVEL/NOVELLA/FEATURE].

TASK — produce a working three-act outline:
1. State the dramatic question the whole story answers, in one sentence.
2. ACT I: ordinary world, inciting incident, debate, and the act-one break (point of no return).
3. ACT II-A: fun-and-games / rising complications, then the MIDPOINT (a true reversal that raises stakes and flips the protagonist's strategy).
4. ACT II-B: escalating losses leading to the all-is-lost low point and the dark-night-of-the-soul realization.
5. ACT III: climax, the choice that proves the theme, and resolution.
6. For each beat, give one line of WHAT HAPPENS and one line of WHY IT MATTERS to the protagonist's inner change.

OUTPUT FORMAT: Markdown with act headers, numbered beats, and a final 'Theme Payoff' paragraph.

CONSTRAINTS: Every beat must cause the next (no coincidences). The midpoint must not be a simple obstacle — it must change what the protagonist wants or how they pursue it. Avoid clichés specific to [GENRE]; flag any beat that feels generic and offer one fresher alternative.