CONFLICT THESAURUS

UNKNOWINGLY SHARING INCORRECT INFORMATION



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HELPFUL TIP:

Conflict is your story’s secret sauce, supplying tension, 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, moral dilemmas and temptation, losing an advantage, ego-related conflict

EXAMPLES:
Stating as fact information that turns out to be false
Quoting something online that is proven to be fake news
Misquoting statistics
Gathering and passing along information from disreputable sources
Sharing old information that has since been refuted
Passing along written numerical facts that contain a critical typo
The character guessing when asked a question they should know the answer to, and guessing wrong
Stating an opinion as fact

MINOR COMPLICATIONS:
Being laughed at
People bringing up the gaffe later, reawakening the embarrassment
Being corrected publicly
People not taking the character seriously in the future

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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