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@devastate-lasting that’s a great way to put it! While I think it’s fine to go over what the MC can handle, going over what is humanly possible isn’t the best idea, like your example (which was hilarious, btw XD). Though I do think there’s a time to put something like that in a story just to make the MC blow up, though you’d want to make sure it didn’t confuse the readers. I think that’s the greatest problem with too much conflict: having it such that it’s great tension, but terribly hard to follow.

@sarah-narnathron agreed 🙂 I’ve read some novels where there’s conflict heaped in there just for the sake of adding more, and it didn’t impact the story at all as it ceased to be a meaningful obstacle between the protagonist and his goal, which is what true conflict should be.