Bad Things

An inventory of bad things which could happen. Some are really bad, some may need appropriate context, and others are merely inconveniences.

The list so far:

  • Caught in a lie.
  • Captured by authorities.
  • Sprain an ankle.
  • Shot.
  • Abandoned by friends.
  • Hit by a car.
  • Nearly hit by a car.
  • Thrown from a bike.
  • Spotted while eavesdropping.
  • Interupted sex.
  • Another character killed.
  • Arrested.
  • Detained by officials.
  • Break a bone.
  • Skin a knee.
  • Blocked by a train.
  • Lose a choice parking spot.
  • Run out of gas.
  • Misplace your phone.
  • Miss a call.
  • Flat tire.
  • Have a battery go dead.
  • Bit by a dog.
  • Arrive too late.
  • Rained on.
  • Lose your wallet.
  • Have your identity stolen.
  • Get lost.
  • Fall from a height.
  • Riptide.
  • Boat wreck.
  • Have a tree fall across your path.
  • Beset by dragons.
  • Knocked unconcious.
  • Snake bit.
  • Get pregnant.
  • Get sick.
  • Discover a locked door.
  • Burnt by a match.
  • Run out of food.
  • Have your horse bolt.
  • Get wounded.
  • Fall in love.
  • Lose a pen.
  • Spill your milk.
  • Throw up.
  • Be splashed upon.
  • Fall into a well.
  • Get abducted.
  • Pull a muscle.
  • Lose a bet.
  • Face a fear.
  • Bit by a spider.
  • Swarmed by bees.
  • Mosquito bite.
  • Go to the doctor.
  • Have to speak in public.
  • Fired from a job.
  • Drug to a bar.
  • Miss the trash truck.
  • Find your witness dead.
  • Lose the trail.
  • Blanket party.
  • Work a dead end job.
  • Be rejected by a crush.
  • Hit in the head with a sufboard.
  • Sunburned.
  • Grounded for life.
  • Trapped in a closet.
  • Poisoned.
  • Become deathly ill.
  • Watch a child suffer.
  • Mothballed.
  • Wake up in a strange place.
  • Fall down some stairs.
  • Be recognized.
  • Raped.
  • Bullied.
  • Forget your homework.
  • Raised by wolves.
  • Orphaned.
  • Lost at sea.
  • Heckled by a crowd.
  • Wander away from your parents at the department store.
  • Fall from a swing.
  • Quicksand.
  • Drop a hammer on your foot.
  • Have to replace a lightbulb.
  • Drafted.
  • Conscripted.
  • Shanghied.
  • Sold into slavery.
  • Conquered by invading hordes.
  • Excommunicated.
  • Opressed by mainstream society.
  • Goaded.
  • Branded by circumstance.

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