: Re: Character motivations facing death? Would it be boring/unrealistic/silly/cliché if most characters only had this main motivation for most of a story: saving humanity/their country/their familly/themselves.

@Si5022468

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You are too focused on the here and now.
The actions happening to your characters are important, sure.
But what about their thoughts and feelings?

Are they scared to lose what they had before the conflicts?
Are they angry that they are the only ones to fight while they see others just give up?
Are they hopeful for a better future, or do they hope to get their old lives back?

Characters always have a secudairy motivation. If you haven't found them yet, dig deeper in their physche. Flesh out your characters more, they are not emotionless robots

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