Plots
Scheme and plots are semantically related. in story line topic. In some cases you can use "Scheme" instead the word "Plots" as a noun or a verb.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Protectors make plans that can span over thousands of years, and no 'breeder' minds can hope to follow the layers of plots and counter-plots of a protector's scheme.
Source: Gambit Pileup -
This is the companion trope to the Civilian Villain, who pretends to have reformed, but in reality is only biding his time while he plots his latest nefarious scheme.
Source: Reformed, but Rejected - Lavaliere of Truth - Elizabeth's lavalier(e) necklace, which is often involved in plots where someone's scheme or false identity is discovered because of the necklace.
Source: Fan Nickname / Literature
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