CONFLICT THESAURUS

A HOUSE FIRE



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HELPFUL TIP:

Conflict is your story’s secret sauce, supplying tension, relationship friction, and complications to a character’s journey. It comes in a million different forms, so identify the obstacles and problems that will hit your character the hardest by using the Character Builder to uncover their primary insecurities, fears , and desires. Don’t forget to include everyday conflict scenarios that will frustrate them and keep the pressure high.
CATEGORY:
Dangers and threats, loss of control

NOTES:
This entry can be adapted to suit different types of residential locations, such as an apartment, house, vacation home, trailer, or even a motorhome.

MINOR COMPLICATIONS:
Poor visibility
Labored breathing
Rushing to find children, pets, or others in the household
Indecision over whether to fight the fire or run, costing valuable seconds
Wasting time looking for a phone to call 911
Smoke damage (even if the fire was small and quickly contained)
A secondary condition that makes fighting the fire harder (living far from a fire department, extreme weather that creates a delay in response, explosive materials on-site, etc.)
Losing cherished items before the fire is contained
Injuries due to rushing (a fall on the stairs, bruises, scrapes, etc.)
Burns or blisters

POTENTIALLY DISASTROUS RESULTS:
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RESULTING EMOTIONS:
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POSSIBLE INTERNAL STRUGGLES:
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PEOPLE WHO COULD BE NEGATIVELY AFFECTED:
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NEGATIVE TRAITS THAT COULD MAKE THE SITUATION WORSE:
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IMPACT ON BASIC NEEDS:
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WOUNDS THIS COULD LEAD TO:
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POSITIVE TRAITS TO HELP THE CHARACTER COPE:
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POSITIVE OUTCOMES:
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