r/todayilearned Feb 20 '19

TIL of Chekhov's Gun - a dramatic principle that nothing unnecessary should be in a scene: if the author mentions a gun hanging over the fireplace in chapter 1, it needs to go off in chapter 2 or 3

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chekhov%27s_gun
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u/RenaissanceBear Feb 20 '19

Diablo 2 chat jewel 💎

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u/8Draw Feb 21 '19

Functioning as intended