sometimes i come up with an idea n im like
"wow! so good! i have to do research on it though...!"
and then i cry. usually, my problem is that i can never wrap my little mind around it enough to find a starting point. and so, research is the bane of my existence.
right now, i'm having to think a lot about my antagonists and what kind of obstacles they may create for my heroes. some of those antagonists... are kinda really smart? and know more about life and the systems that run us than i do. so much so... that i don't even know how and in what ways the System or The Man can all be gamed and taken advantage of for personal gain.
basically, if you know of any really cool resources to reference and learn about smart people exploiting situations and systems, please share them with me? i'm too impatient to sift through google results; don't even know what to google.
also, ofc, feel free to share your own experiences crafting your criminal masterminds if you have one.
edit apparently i suck at phrasing so nvm