CONFLICT THESAURUS

TAKING ADVICE FROM THE WRONG PERSON



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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:
Failures and mistakes, relationship friction, duty and responsibility

EXAMPLES:
A character seeking advice from someone who is secretly working against them
The protagonist taking advice from someone whose top priority is him or herself
The character taking advice from someone with good intentions who doesn't know what they're talking about
The character seeking the advice of someone who will affirm their ideas rather than challenge them with an opposing viewpoint
The character seeking outside advice because it's easier than them doing the footwork and research themselves

MINOR COMPLICATIONS:
Embarrassment when it's made public that the character had the wrong information
Experiencing a minor set-back in achieving the overall goal
Relationship friction between the character and the advice-giver
Losing credibility in the eyes of others
Becoming complacent (because of the nature of the advice) when time is of the essence
Over-reliance on the trustworthy people in the character's life (since they're the only ones that can safely be trusted)

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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