CONFLICT THESAURUS

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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:
Dangers and threats, increased pressure and ticking clocks, loss of control, power struggles

EXAMPLES:
Someone getting off on a technicality
A criminal being released on bail while awaiting their trial
An incarcerated person being paroled
A prisoner breaking out of jail
A violent person being granted immunity in exchange for their testimony
A suspect being released due to a lack of evidence
The criminal being pardoned by someone in power
The criminal procuring a new identity and evading authorities

MINOR COMPLICATIONS:
Having to chase down information from lawyers or detectives 
Filing for a restraining order
The character having to change their routine to avoid predictability
Being set off by little things; the stress getting to the character
Disagreements with loved ones who resent the increased security and decreased freedom
Insomnia and anxiety
Being unable to focus on work or other responsibilities
Worry stealing the character's joy
Having to invest in security purchases (getting a dog, changing the locks, installing lights and an alarm, hiring a bodyguard, buying a taser, etc.)
Keeping family members close to minimize their risk
Needing to leave home for a period of time
Being placed under police surveillance
Being put into protective custody

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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