risk taking vs. playing it safe theme
A character must decide, in a given situation, which course of action is the better: the risky one with (perhaps) a high reward or the relatively safe one that has but small reward.
81 total · 6 choice · 37 major · 38 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ent1x03 | choice | Archer must decide whether to risk helping alien crew and put his crew in potential danger as a result. |
| movie: Heat (1995) | choice | the film centered on Neil's decisions to walk away from heists, or proceed with them depending on "the heat" he was under |
| tng6x15 | choice | Picard :: Picard learns that one need to risk taking chances to get ahead |
| voy3x26 | choice | Janeway's tough decision debated with Chakotay about forming an alliance with the Borg |
| voy4x16 | choice | the ongoing argument between Janeway and Seven about killing Species 8472 or not |
| voy7x25/26 | choice | Janeway in effort to bring Voyager crew home early; Harry in taking risk to go into Borg infested nebula to access wormholes; Seven about playing it safe in her relationship with Chakotay |
| ahp2x14 | major | John pooh-poohed his junior partner's proposal to go all in on selling a new line of modern looking furniture. While the junior partner insisted that doing so would triple their profits, John preferred to turn a modest, but predictable profit from selling the same old type of furniture that they'd been selling for years. In the end, the junior partner got his way, and tanked the company within a year as a result. |
| ahp3x02 | major | Should Mr. Grimes continue making increasingly large bets on the received by mail predictions he was receiving until he achieved the financial independence that he so longer for? |
| ahp3x36 | major | After mulling it over, the mild-mannered bank teller George took a calculated risk by murdering one of the bank's dubious clients and taking all the client's money so that he might go on living the high life. |
| ds95x21 | major | Martok about whether or not to cross Cardassian border to rescue possible survivors aboard the B'moth |