Exploring the Illusion of Prophecy in Fiction

Daystar and Alexander discuss some of the major problems with prophecies in stories, and ways to potentially avoid the major pitfalls. Timestamps: 1:22 Prophecy as a way of Spoiling Tension 5:56 Creating Conflict 10:35 Developing Characters 11:45 Prophecy Tension 16:45 Predictable Attempts to avoid Prophecy 19:00 Shallow Intrigue 22:10 How to make prophecy work 30:55 Tricking Prophecies 37:03 Conditional Prophecies 39:20 Prophecy in the Real World 47:23 Being Clever in Subversion