Good Traits Gone Bad
Exploring good traits gone bad in a novel can add depth and complexity to your characters. Here are a few examples of good traits that can take a negative turn:
1. Empathy turning into manipulation: A character with a strong sense of empathy may use it to manipulate others’ emotions and gain an advantage.
2. Confidence becoming arrogance: Excessive confidence can lead to arrogance, where a character belittles others and dismisses their opinions.
3. Ambition turning into obsession: A character’s ambition can transform into an unhealthy obsession, causing them to prioritize success at any cost, including sacrificing relationships and moral values.
4. Loyalty becoming blind devotion: Initially loyal, a character may become blindly devoted to a cause or person, disregarding their own well-being and critical thinking.
5. Courage turning into recklessness: A character’s courage can morph into reckless behavior, endangering themselves and others due to an overestimation of their abilities.
6. Determination becoming stubbornness: Excessive determination can lead to stubbornness, where a character refuses to consider alternative perspectives or change their course of action, even when it’s detrimental.
7. Optimism becoming naivety: Unwavering optimism can transform into naivety, causing a character to overlook dangers or be easily deceived.
8. Protectiveness turning into possessiveness: A character’s protective nature can evolve into possessiveness, where they become overly controlling and jealous in relationships.
9. Altruism becoming self-neglect: A character’s selflessness may lead to neglecting their own needs and well-being, to the point of self-sacrifice and burnout.
10. Honesty becoming brutal bluntness: A character’s commitment to honesty can turn into brutal bluntness, hurting others with harsh and tactless remarks.
These examples demonstrate how even admirable traits can have negative consequences when taken to extremes or used improperly. By exploring the complexities of these traits, you can create compelling and multi-dimensional characters in your novel.
Happy writing!
oil paintings on wood by Angela Lane (1974-)
[ID: Four paintings of lights in landscape paintings.
The first image is a rainbow going straight up in a grassy field with a reddish sky.
The second painting is a river lined with trees, with a circular rainbow laid over it.
The third image is a grassy area with trees and a circle of light in the distance. The sky is toned pink.
The fourth image is a lake with some trees lining it on the opposite bank, with a cloudy sky and some bright red light shooting up from the trees.]
Vacation dodls
Another one for the HEMA folks, or SCA or LARP or other collections of capital letters! It is available here if you are inclined to wear clothes or stick things on other things
If my clubmates would stop saying banger things like this I would be able to stop drawing piles of weapons and twisty banners. But for now it’s a pretty fun challenge for my art so I’ll allow it
I call this one “cartoon mentors who went hard af from tv shows that disney didn’t deserve”
Art by jeed 지드
its true that romance amd friendship will not solve everything but. objectively speaking its very hard to get sad when you can say ‘lets go get cake tomorrow okay’ and someone will go get cake with you. like there is some good at least. you know
Curated Spotify playlists to liven up your D&D sessions!
I have always loved playing D&D with background music that fits the location, mood, or type of combat, so I created several playlists on Spotify. This project is something I’ve been working on since December 2019, and something I want to share with you all! You can find the list below.
If you have suggestions for songs/tracks to include, or if you want a specific playlist that is not in this list yet, please let me know! And most of all, have fun!
Locations
- Astral Plane
- Ball/Masquerade
- Bazaar
- Castle/Court
- City
- Desert
- Dungeon
- Festival
- Forest
- Jungle
- Monastery
- Mountains
- Schools of the Arcane
- Ship
- Tavern
- Temple
- Town/Village
- Underwater
Moods
- Creepy/Eerie
- Dramatic
- Enchanted
- Energetic/Adventurous
- Heroic
- Grand
- Intrigue
- Menacing
- Mysterious
- Night
- Peaceful
- Sad/Mourning
- Silly
- Tender/Emotional
Combat
Themes/settings
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