It amazes me how fragile the human psyche can be. Some people have everything going fine for them and they're perfectly happy, but when things stop going their way, they can go ballistic. All of a sudden, the character who you thought was going to be the rational, leader in shimmering armor, takes a massive turn to the dark side and becomes a bloodlusting lunatic.
For the purposes of storytelling, I don't necessarily recommend randomly turning a person's world upside-down, but if you are experimenting with how your characters would react, throw the dice. Let fate affect the course of actions, and have your characters deal with it.
Luck may be on their side, and it may not. Although good storytelling can come from developing a good plan and seeing it through, it is certainly an exciting ride for the author to scramble to have your character deal with failed attempts and reacting to getting thoroughly beaten up in a fight he easily should have won.
If nothing else, the results could be remarkable.
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