It's interesting how embedded the rule of three is. In any adventure scenario, you KNOW that the hero will fail the first two attempts and succeed on the third. Yet if the story surprised you by success on the second or fourth attempts - and surely surprise is a key element of adventure! - it would feel all wrong.
I guess that's why they call it magic! lol. However, I do love it when a story finds a way of breaking from traditional structues and yet still feeling complete.
It's interesting how embedded the rule of three is. In any adventure scenario, you KNOW that the hero will fail the first two attempts and succeed on the third. Yet if the story surprised you by success on the second or fourth attempts - and surely surprise is a key element of adventure! - it would feel all wrong.
I guess that's why they call it magic! lol. However, I do love it when a story finds a way of breaking from traditional structues and yet still feeling complete.