How to Write & Develop a Conflict?

Prevention

  • Character’s Needs
  • How can the Character consider 0ne’s Needs?
  • Is she Knowledgeable about the other Character’s Needs?
  • Is she Empathetic?
  • What are her General Needs?
    • As a Living Being?
    • As an Animal?
  • What are her Specific Needs?
    • As an Individual?
    • As a Person?
  • Showing Appreciation
  • How can the Character show her Appreciation?
  • By offering small Services.
  • Small gifts.
  • Genuine compliments.
  • By offering to help another.
    • short term
  • By offering to train another.
    • long term
  • Justifying One’s Existence
  • For each Character, consider the following:
  • How does the Character’s Function matter?
  • How does her Role matter?
  • What Relationships did she built?
  • Why is her Goal important?
  • Which Impact did she had on this World?
  • What would be the Consequences of her Disappearance?

Issues

  • Lack of Consideration
  • Conflicts originate from a lack of Consideration.
  • Ignoring 0ne’s Pain.
  • Ignoring 0ne’s Needs.
  • Or Ignoring 0ne’s Wants.
  • All Needs & Wants aren’t to be Accepted.
    • Certain Characters will display Unacceptable Behavior.
    • Which is where most Conflicts originate from.
  • What happens to an Ignored Character?
  • She loses perspective.
  • How badly?
  • How much will her Behavior change?
  • How Aggressive will she become?
  • How Apathetic will she become?
  • gradually falling into Oblivion
  • Tension
  • How can the Character develop a Conflict?
  • By gradually Accumulating other Character’s Frustration.
  • By creating an Uncomfortable Atmosphere.
  • By Assessing other Character’s intentions while diminishing them.
  • By Suggesting other Character’s value is questionable?
  • By Hindering a Group.
  • By using Indirect Attacks.
  • Triggers
  • How can the Character Activate another Character?
  • How can a Character release a Conflict?
  • No Character can force a Conflict.
  • Characters can only facilitate the Conflict’s happening.
  • By engaging a conversation on a Specific topic.
  • By ridiculing this topic.
  • By ridiculing a Specific Person.
  • By Hindering another Character’s Identity.
  • By using Direct Attacks.

Asymmetry

  • Hierarchy
  • Hierarchies & the use of Authority may catalyse Dissension.
  • Is the Hierarchy justified?
  • What is its origin?
  • How does this constitute a Justification?
  • Is it contested?
  • How is the Hierarchy viewed?
  • Is it respected?
  • How are the Higher Officer viewed?
  • How are the lower members treated?
  • Which kind of Authority does 0ne possess under this Structure?
  • How can 0ne abuse it?
  • Submission
  • Submission catalyses Dissension.
  • How does it create Frustration?
  • How does this Frustration grow?
  • How is it displayed?
    • Through Disdain.
    • Through Hatred.
  • Is it ever displayed directly?
  • Breaking the Asymmetry
  • How will the Asymmetry be Broken?
  • By which event?
  • On who’s initiative?
  • Using which means?
  • This Rupture should be used to Create interest.
  • How will Create a sense of Surprise?
    • short term
  • How will Create Engagement?
    • long term

Solutions

  • Fight
  • Who’s the Antagonist?
  • Who’s the Protagonist?
  • Who are the Support Characters?
  • On which side are they?
  • Is there a way to identify them easily?
  • Are there Animals?
  • Are they Mounts?
  • Are they Feral?
  • Who could they Turn against?
    • Only the enemy?
    • Anyone?
  • Is the situation Balanced?
  • How can it be Balanced?
  • What would the Opposing forces do to restore the Imbalance?
  • How will they Fight?
  • For which Reward?
  • Which stolen goods should they Retrieve?
  • Who should they Rescue?
  • Peaceful resolution
  • Which means should be used to Solve the Conflict peacefully
    • Consociation?
    • Representation?
    • Who needs to be represented?
    • By whom?
  • How do the Issue Unfolds?
  • How can it be solved?
  • Is there a way for a non-violent resolution?
  • Is there a way for a peaceful resolution?
  • What is demanded by the other party?
  • Is the demand acceptable?
  • Should it be accepted?
  • How will peace be maintained in the Long term?
    • Through an Alliance?
    • Through a Temporary Alliance?
  • Woeful resolution
  • Some Resolutions may appear to be Peaceful.
  • Did they end Peacefully?
  • Where they accelerated?
  • Were they forced?
    • Who started to be Violent?
    • What will make them stop?
    • How should they be stopped?
    • Where should they be stopped?
  • Has 1 of the parties has lost more than the others?
  • Has 1 of the parties had to make Concessions?
  • Was there a Partial Loss?

Aftermath

  • Outcome
  • What’s the Resolution?
  • What’s the main Outcome?
  • What are the 2ndary Outcomes?
  • What has been Lost?
  • How are the Characters Victorious?
  • Are they Victorious?
  • Which Key Items are obtained?
  • How were they obtained?
  • Characters
  • Relationships evolution
  • Proximity:
    • Appreciation
    • Admiration
    • Amity
    • Love
  • Animosity:
    • Dislike
    • Disgust
    • Disdain
    • Hatred
  • Environment
  • Are certain zones inaccessible?
  • Are certain zones limited?
  • Can you quit the zone affected?
  • Are you forced to stay?
  • Are you imprisoned?
  • Which resources are now rare?
  • Are food & water still available?
  • Are Energy sources still available?
  • How was Homing affected?


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