CONFLICT THESAURUS

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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:
Increased pressure and ticking clocks, relationship friction, duty and responsibility, loss of control, no-win scenarios

EXAMPLES:
Being told a loved one was in an accident
That one has cancer or another disease
A promotion went to someone else
One's bid on a contract was too high
An anticipated trip has been canceled
That important paperwork was submitted too late
The sale of one's home has fallen through
Funding could not be secured
One's company is laying everyone off
That a pitch (for a new design, project, book, etc.) was rejected
A medicine or treatment isn't working
A child wasn't accepted into a university

MINOR COMPLICATIONS:
Rearranging one's schedule
Dropping what one's doing and reprioritizing
Canceling plans
Losing time to sadness
Regret
Disappointment or worry
Losing out on an opportunity
Poor decision-making due to stress and anxiety

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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