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<blockquote data-quote="Xamnam" data-source="post: 9250571" data-attributes="member: 7037765">We're talking about artistic choices, so I doubt I'm going to change your mind offhandedly. Different people and genres and works have different goals, one piece of advice rarely works for all. Again, there's a world of difference between the style of play that Chekhov wrote, and your preferred form of ttrpg. I just wanted to clarify, for other people, that the idea of Chekhov's gun is rather specifically pointed in its intention, and not meant to be applied to anything placed on a stage.So, that said, feel how you will. But, in regards to the quote, I would counter with Hitchcock's bomb analogy.It's not a perfect match, because in this example the bomb is a total surprise, unlike how you're talking about the gun. However, the reason I bring it up: Even if you know a thing is important, there's still so much dramatic tension in the 'when' that it being predictable might not matter at all. Especially if you also don't know who will use it, how, or why.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Xamnam, post: 9250571, member: 7037765"] We're talking about artistic choices, so I doubt I'm going to change your mind offhandedly. Different people and genres and works have different goals, one piece of advice rarely works for all. Again, there's a world of difference between the style of play that Chekhov wrote, and your preferred form of ttrpg. I just wanted to clarify, for other people, that the idea of Chekhov's gun is rather specifically pointed in its intention, and not meant to be applied to anything placed on a stage. So, that said, feel how you will. But, in regards to the quote, I would counter with Hitchcock's bomb analogy. It's not a perfect match, because in this example the bomb is a total surprise, unlike how you're talking about the gun. However, the reason I bring it up: Even if you know a thing is important, there's still so much dramatic tension in the 'when' that it being predictable might not matter at all. Especially if you also don't know who will use it, how, or why. [/QUOTE]

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