Conflict: BEING PUSHED TOWARD A SPECIFIC DESTINY

BEING PUSHED TOWARD A SPECIFIC DESTINY

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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.

The character having to give up their own wants
Being micromanaged and having decisions made for them
Being watched and monitored
Having to stand up to those who expect the character to embrace a set destiny
The character refusing to fall into line and losing the support (emotional, financial, etc.) of others
The character fighting and arguing with loved ones over their future
Dealing with guilt trips
A significant other being blamed for the character's decision to choose their own path
Receiving public scorn or criticism
Offending stakeholders
Having to pass the destiny onto someone else

BEING PUSHED TOWARD A SPECIFIC DESTINY

HELPFUL TIP:

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: