EMOTION AMPLIFIER THESAURUS

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Amplifiers are conditions that enhance emotions, causing characters to become more volatile. This often leads to impaired decision-making, hasty actions, relationship friction, and, best of all, mistakes. When utilizing an amplifier to generate conflict, think carefully about setting choices and which environments will naturally escalate emotion. An amplifier can also be perfect for triggering your character’s negative traits; the resulting fallout will draw attention to how his flaws trip him up and hold him back.
DESCRIPTION:
This state develops when a character is threatened with harm, vulnerability, risk, or loss. For information on danger that risks their life or the lives of others, see MORTAL PERIL.

PHYSICAL SIGNALS AND BEHAVIORS:
Pupils dilating and eyes going wide
The character's gaze fixing on the threat
Eyebrows pulling together
The head and upper body pulling back
Flushed skin
Flaring nostrils
Going still and silent
Tilting the head to listen (or watch for movement)
Scouring the environment to assess the situation
The character placing their hand over their throat
Crouching or getting low to the ground
Hiding
Glancing around for help or an escape route
Taking careful steps back; retreating slowly to not draw attention
Collapsing
Trembling or shivering
Decreased fine motor skills (from shaking)
The hands clenching into fists
Flinching if touched
Stammering or stuttering
The voice cracking and going high
Clumsy, fumbling movements
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INTERNAL SENSATIONS:
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MENTAL RESPONSES:
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ACUTE OR LONG-TERM CUES:
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EFFORTS TO DOWNPLAY THE DANGER:
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ASSOCIATED POWER VERBS:
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EMOTIONS GENERATED BY THIS AMPLIFIER:
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DUTIES OR DESIRES THAT MAY BE MORE DIFFICULT TO FULFILL:
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SCENARIOS FOR BUILDING CONFLICT AND TENSION:
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WRITER’S TIP:
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