CONFLICT THESAURUS

BEING STRANDED



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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:
Loss of control, failures and mistakes, duty and responsibility, increased pressure and ticking clocks

EXAMPLES:
The character's car breaking down in an isolated place
Needing to get somewhere without any transportation or money
Being stuck in an airport when a flight is canceled
The character being abandoned by their escort while trying to escape hostile territory
Getting stranded in another country because of incomplete or expired paperwork
The character being left behind by their group in an unfamiliar place
Being far from home during a catastrophic event that shuts down formerly reliable infrastructures

MINOR COMPLICATIONS:
Inconveniences arising from having to make new arrangements
Having to wait for new transportation to arrive
Dealing with boredom
Having to entertain young children while waiting
Being physically uncomfortable (due to heat, cold, hunger, being crowded, etc.)
The character being stranded with people they don't get along with
Not knowing the language or customs of the locale
Having to rely on the kindness of strangers
Having to pay exorbitant costs to secure new arrangements
Being stuck with the person who created the problem
Responding in a way that sets a poor example for others

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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