A good story needs to have obstacles and hurdles indeed, but adding as many of them as possible is a very bad idea.
If your story already works well with what you have, keep it going like that. Something new can show up eventually when the moment comes, and this is part of the natural evolution of a story. Sometimes characters will do things that you were not expecting to do, sometimes a new character just shows up when you least expected him or her and the story can take a twist that will surprise you.
A story must be what it is, because they are living creatures and not a chemistry experiment.
About Game of Thrones: There are many people that like the series because of the great acting, incredible locations and beautiful costume design, and also it's a very interesting world... But I bet that if they removed all of the medieval porn, gore and incredible breasts seen so often then the series would lose a great deal of its audience.
Recently the actress that plays Daenerys complained that she wanted to be admired for her acting instead of her body, and some fan replied that it's not because of her acting that they watch her.
If your story already works well with what you have, keep it going like that. Something new can show up eventually when the moment comes, and this is part of the natural evolution of a story. Sometimes characters will do things that you were not expecting to do, sometimes a new character just shows up when you least expected him or her and the story can take a twist that will surprise you.
A story must be what it is, because they are living creatures and not a chemistry experiment.
About Game of Thrones: There are many people that like the series because of the great acting, incredible locations and beautiful costume design, and also it's a very interesting world... But I bet that if they removed all of the medieval porn, gore and incredible breasts seen so often then the series would lose a great deal of its audience.
Recently the actress that plays Daenerys complained that she wanted to be admired for her acting instead of her body, and some fan replied that it's not because of her acting that they watch her.