Conflict: A BREAK-IN

A BREAK-IN

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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.

Losing possession of valuables
Feeling unsafe and violated
Reevaluating and adjusting security measures
Needing to testify in court
Having to file documentation such as a police report or insurance documentation
Becoming triggered by sensory details linked to the break-in
Having to adjust personal habits (a daily schedule, routes to work, social media, etc.) so the character becomes less of a target
Having to relocate in order to feel safe
Needing to purchase new items to replace stolen ones
Complications arising from having to support loved ones who experienced the break-in
Having insomnia

A BREAK-IN

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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: