CONFLICT THESAURUS

RUNNING OUT OF CRITICAL SUPPLIES



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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:
Increased pressure and ticking clocks, failures and mistakes, duty and responsibility, moral dilemmas and temptation, losing an advantage, dangers and threats

EXAMPLES:
Running out of food in a remote location
Having no access to water
Running out of gas in the middle of nowhere
Running out of medication
Emptying the last clip in battle
Experiencing a food shortage in a time of crisis
Having no more emergency supplies to distribute (blankets, rations, vaccines, etc.)
Running out of medical supplies in a crisis
Having no seeds to plant
Having no feed for one's animals

MINOR COMPLICATIONS:
Discomfort (hunger, weakness, thirst)
Wounds going unattended
Pain resulting from a lack of treatment
The psychological discomfort of anxiety, fear, and dread
Sacrificing to secure what is needed (trading money, promises, or something else of value that one would rather not give up)
Having to think of temporary solutions that are less than ideal
Having to lie or hide information so people don't panic
Going without personally so others have what they need

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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