Conflict: A PLACE OF SAFETY BEING COMPROMISED

A PLACE OF SAFETY BEING COMPROMISED

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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.

The character's home address being discovered by a threatening person or entity
A child's safe place (a treehouse, playground, park, or school) being vandalized
A safe house being discovered by nefarious actors
A neutral space in a conflict becoming compromised
Rioters occupying roads and public areas
The character discovering that their home, car, or office has been bugged
The character experiencing threatening or violent behavior in their home
The character learning that a child predator is working at their kids' school
A gunman entering a church or other public gathering place
Being monitored at work or home by someone who is a threat
Someone the character knows entering their group therapy session
A rival or enemy joining the character's social group
A controlling, manipulative, or abusive person joining the character's household

Having to pretend nothing is wrong to keep a threat from escalating
Needing to find a new place of safety
Having to file documentation with law enforcement or a legal representative
Needing to restore the place to safety
Being interviewed by law enforcement
The character having to censor what they say or do
Not being able to carry out previous engagements
Having to increase security around a home
Having to seek help from someone who will expect something in return
Being unable to tell anyone about the threat (because the risk is still present or ongoing)
Suffering minor injuries

A PLACE OF SAFETY BEING COMPROMISED

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CATEGORY:

EXAMPLES:

MINOR COMPLICATIONS:

POTENTIALLY DISASTROUS RESULTS:

RESULTING EMOTIONS:

POSSIBLE INTERNAL STRUGGLES:

PEOPLE WHO COULD BE NEGATIVELY AFFECTED:

NEGATIVE TRAITS THAT COULD MAKE THE SITUATION WORSE:

IMPACT ON BASIC NEEDS:

WOUNDS THIS COULD LEAD TO:

POSITIVE TRAITS TO HELP THE CHARACTER COPE:

POSITIVE OUTCOMES: