: Re: How to balance a characterâ€˜s duty versus his conscience I have a character, a secondary antagonist who is following his sense of duty and pursuing a former asset. Said asset is injured, tired

Duty is a kind of indirect conscience

His conscience tells him to fulfill his duty. His duty obligates him to perform actions which don't square with his conscience. Struggling to square that circle will never be simple, and SHOULD be the source of personal crisis and story drama.

Because the question is fundamentally conscience vs. conscience, it's an opportunity for the character to explore what he really values, and to put those values into action.

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