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<title>Natural Fantasy Conflicts</title>
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<h1>
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The following pages provide suggestions to help you build natural fantasy
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conflicts
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</h1>
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<p>
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They explore these situations from a rules perspective – which the Core
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Rulebook also discusses at length from page 58 – but, more importantly, they
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focus on the narrative tensions at play during clashes between individuals
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or factions.
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</p>
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<h2>Ignorance and Fear</h2>
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<p>
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Natural fantasy conflicts are extremely varied, but all share one common
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element: the will of one or more contenders to act before fully
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understanding the nature of the problem and the possible consequences. They
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often do so out of fear of what they don’t know how to control or
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understand.
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</p>
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<p>
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The simple answers are seldom the correct ones. Prejudice and fear might
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cause irreparable damage but, at the same time, one can’t wait forever. This
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contradiction is at the heart of natural fantasy and something that has no
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simple solution – on the contrary, this particular style of game hinges upon
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doing your best, acting out of generosity and taking responsibility for your
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mistakes.
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</p>
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<p>
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When creating situations based on these dynamics, you should pay attention
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to:
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<strong>Fear and shame.</strong> Someone feels in danger: it might just be
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due to survival instinct, but it can also arise out of fear of losing
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credibility, power, or control, or the growing realization that one’s
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worldview is naive or incomplete.
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</li>
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<li>
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<strong>Neglected teachings.</strong> Traditions, legends, stories, and
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relics remind us of similar situations from the past, but the factions or
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contenders involved are unaware of them, willfully ignore them or (even
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worse!) misinterpret them to fan the flames of conflict instead of solving
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it.
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</li>
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<li>
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<strong>Pride and prejudice.</strong> The contenders often have a shallow
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opinion of their adversaries, and stubbornly refuse any chance of
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compromise, convinced that their actions are an unfortunate necessity or
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inherently “righteous”.
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</li>
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<li>
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<strong>Long-term consequences.</strong> Every conflict is going to have
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an aftermath that the contenders do not understand or choose to ignore,
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usually because they believe it won’t really come to pass, won’t involve
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them directly or is preferable to any other alternative regardless.
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</li>
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<li>
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<strong>A glimmer of hope.</strong> In all these situations, there is
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always a chance for negotiation and dialogue that people are ignoring, and
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that is exactly where Player Characters come into play and show their
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support.
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</li>
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</ul>
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