forum Tests of character help

Started December 01, 2021 by @Jolyn

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Unsure where too put this but here seems like an okay spot.

So my characters have to go through some trials and stuff and I want one of them to be less of a physical "find this" or "fight me" and have a tests of character, values, morals…something along these lines.

Problem is that I have no idea what it should be since I'm already having character's face their greatest fears later on and now I'm blanking on what to make them face. In particular I want my character Otis to have to take this test (I'll link his page below in case it helps) since he's more nervous and has a hard time facing his own bad sides but still it doesn't give ideas.

Hope this makes sense and if you need me to explain more I'm happy to help.

Profile-Otis Tristan Dove

Old post but here's an answer if you're still interested.
Have him face his own selfishness, instead of fears. Give him a chance to benefit, but at someone else's expense, and see if he takes the bait. Maybe put him in a position to show mercy, but it'll cost him something, and he has to decide if he will be self-sacrificing. Test his honesty. Put him in a situation where lying doesn't hurt anyone but it's still lying, and see what he does. These are ways to test a characters moral fiber that don't revolve around fear, so you can leave facing fear for later.