# Flow Exception Nodes

Stop or redirect graph execution by raising exceptions: **Stop** ends the current run, **Input Value Error** reports invalid socket input, and **Acted As Character** signals that a character turn happened. See [Error Handling](../../core-concepts/error-handling.md).

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_3 nodes._

| Node | Registry path |
| --- | --- |
| [Acted As Character](#acted-as-character) | `raise/ActedAsCharacter` |
| [Input Value Error](#input-value-error) | `raise/InputValueError` |
| [Stop](#stop) | `raise/Stop` |

## Acted As Character

`raise/ActedAsCharacter`

Raises an ActedAsCharacter exception.

This is used to communicate to the main scene loop that the user
has performed an action as a specific character.

**Inputs**

| Input | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `state` | `any` | The current graph state |
| `character_name` | `str` | The name of the character the user acted as |

**Outputs**

| Output | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `state` | `any` | The state input, passed through |

## Input Value Error

`raise/InputValueError`

Raises an InputValueError exception.

**Inputs**

| Input | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `state` | `any` | The current state |
| `message` | `str` | The message to raise the exception with |
| `field` | `str` | The field that caused the error |

**Outputs**

| Output | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `state` | `any` | The state input, passed through |

**Properties**

| Property | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `message` | `str` | `""` | The message to raise the exception with |
| `field` | `str` | `""` | The field that caused the error |

## Stop

`raise/Stop`

Raises the specified node / scene loop exception
to stop execution of the current graph

**Inputs**

| Input | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `state` | `any` | The current state |
| `exception` | `any` | (optional) The exception to raise |

**Outputs**

| Output | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `state` | `any` | The current state |

**Properties**

| Property | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `exception` | `str` | `"StopGraphExecution"` | Exception. Choices: `StopGraphExecution`, `StopModule`, `LoopBreak`, `LoopContinue`, `LoopExit`, `ExitScene`, `RestartSceneLoop`, `ResetScene`, `StageExit`. |