CONFLICT THESAURUS

HAVING TO SPLIT UP FOR SAFETY



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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, losing an advantage, duty and responsibility, increased pressure and ticking clocks

EXAMPLES:
Splitting up to seek help for an injured person
One person fleeing a disaster or emergency site while another stays to help people
Separating to make it harder for pursuers
One person leaving a dangerous location while the other must stay for their job
Dividing up investigative personnel to find a culprit
Quarantining or self-isolating due to illness 
Separating key personnel during high-risk activities
A group splitting up to increase the chances of a mission's success

MINOR COMPLICATIONS:
Having limited communication
Needing to replicate resources for each party
Not having enough resources after dividing the parties
Having to travel on foot
Not speaking the local dialect
Having to come up with a cover story (in case the character is caught or questioned)
Missing the other person or people
Needing to convince others that the split is for the best
Being unsuited for the task at hand but having no choice
Losing something in flight that the character needs (a knife, extra medication, a map, etc.)

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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