Plot Device: Difference between revisions

''Almost by definition, stories have plot devices. Examples should be limited to lampshade hangings and references to the term.''

* There is a character in ''[[Sheep in The Big City]]'', literally called The Plot Device, which is a robot that can cause nearly anything to happen to advance the plot.

* One of the various [[MacGuffin|Mac Guffins]] that ''[[City of Heroes]]'' radio missions will ocassionally ask you to retrieve is a "P.L.O.T. Device." Its description:

{{quote| The [[Fun with Acronyms|Phased Linear Oscillation Transducer]] is a miraculous device, capable of producing such a variety of effects that many find it simply unbelievable. However, overusing a P.L.O.T. device can have serious consequences, and the more [[Egregious]] uses can strain the very fabric of reality. P.L.O.T devices have fallen out of favor overall, but many a young and reckless pioneer has picked up a well-used P.L.O.T. device and run with it.}}