#Rule of Three

[cluelessrebel1988]

Not me thinking about how Sylva's death was a perfect Rule of Three payoff, because when he killed Noa's father (and tried to kill Noa) he was standing over them with a clear advantage and control over the situation, and the same when he cut the netting Raka was holding onto at the bridge...and then when he drowned in the tower, Noa trapped him and stood over him, with the clear advantage.

[aragornsrockcollection]

I can’t remember if I ever posted this before but I absolutely think about it all the time:

So the history of Tolkien’s world is absolutely riddled with threes, especially in regards to elves and the light of the trees (which is thematically tied to the time of the elves the way the sun and moon are tied to the time of men). There are some earlier threes, like the three Valar who contributed most to the creation of the physical world, (Manwe, Ulmo and Aule), and he corresponding three elements they represent (Air, Water, and Earth/fire). (One day I’m going to edit and release my rambling thoughts on the elemental symbolism in the Silmarillion and then they’ll all be sorry).

There are also three main races in Middle Earth, the Elves (who first had three awaken), then the Dwarves (who had seven, a number unrelated to three, but that makes sense since they are the adopted children so being ever so slightly out of tune with the rest makes sense) and then finally the Men, (who had nine originally awaken, aka three times three).

Then there are the groups of powerful artifacts that reflect those elements, first the Silmarils, which are fated to be lost to the sky, the fires of the earth, and the ocean. These obviously contain the light of the two trees, which is the light of creation. And then of course the three Elven Rings which parallel the Silmarils, not containing the light of the trees, but based in those same three elements and crafted by Feanor’s grandson: Vilya the ring of air, Nenya the ring of water, and Narya the ring of fire.

But here’s the thing parallel story beats also tend to happen in threes. A great example being “significant character held captive by the enemy in tower/tall place is rescued by a loved one who finds them by singing a song and having them answer” which happens first with Maedhros and Fingon, then Beren and Luthien, then Frodo and Sam.

So… where’s the third instance of three powerful artifacts based in the elements of creation in the story? It feels super weird that there isn’t a third instance of this.

My completely out there answer to this problem I just created is there is about to be.

Because one character just received three of something with the light of the trees in it, and has stated that he is going to make objects that sound extremely similar to the Silmarils with them;

Gimli is about to make the Silmarils 3.0 with Galadriel’s hair.

So let’s go back to the years of the trees real quick. Feanor asks for Galadriel’s hair, which she refuses to give him. He asks three times. Why does he want it? Well, we can assume it’s because the light of the Two Trees is said to be captured in Galadriel’s hair, and Feanor is obviously interested in figuring out how to capture the light of the Trees in physical objects, because he’s about to undertake the forging of the Silmarils, which are literally just physical objects with the light of the Two Trees in them. In at least one version Tolkien wrote that Feanor was inspired to make the Silmarils by Galadriel’s hair.

It isn’t a leap to think Feanor believes studying her hair can help him figure out how to make the Silmarils, or even that he originally intended to USE her hair to make the Silmarils. He obviously figures it out without whatever knowledge he would have gained from it, and he captures the light and puts it into imperishable crystal that according to the translation of elven history we are technically reading, no one else knows how to make.

But the elves don’t know the secrets of the dwarves. Who the hell knows if they have created a similar material. We do know that when Gimli is asked by Galadriel what he will do with her hair if she gifts it to him, he says he will encase it in imperishable crystal.

Which… to me… sounds like he’s about to make some imperishable crystal with the light of the trees in it. And that is basically a goddamn Silmaril. That is what a Silmaril is. HE JUST DESCRIBED A SILMARIL. Gimli is planning on making Friendship Silmarils.

And it makes sense that the last iteration of three powerful objects in the vein of the Silmarils would happen in the dawning of the age of men, because the significant number for Men is three times three. This would be the third instance of three powerful artifacts being made- three times three.

Also just going to point out that breaking into Valinor without permission is explicitly shown to be made possible with a Silmaril. And Gimli is the first dwarf to go to Valinor. Hmmm. That’s interesting.

I personally believe he’s the first dwarf to ever want to go to Valinor, and similar to Tuor, the Valar just straight up hadn’t set up a rule against it yet and that’s how he gets in. But crafting three Silmaril-esc items and bringing them to the Valar has so many juicy possibilities for what it would do for the world, especially the elves of Valinor, who at their strongest relied on the light of the trees that would be reflected in these objects.

Needless to say, whatever Gimli makes will be super powerful, but in the theme of Tolkien’s work, not as powerful as the objects they are reflections of. Power trickling down through the ages and being increasingly watered down is a constant in this world.

Also this is obviously a stretch. But I do think about it.

All.

The.

Goddamn.

Time.

[ruleofthreelunarcrossinggames]

Sometimes, life is out of your grasp, and out of your control.

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Rule of Three is a RPG Maker Horror game! Here's a glimpse at some of the themes I'm hoping to bring to y'all soon!

[hello-god-its-me-sara]

by law of rule of three Cillian Murphy has to play a woman again (right?)

[athena-85]

✨The rule of 3✨

A series looking at how Sara uses this to reinforce certain themes, information and forshadowing

Part 1:

Hinting at the connection between Azriel’s and Elain or their future relationship.

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1️⃣A court of mist and fury. (Before we know about Feyre having a mate)

Here we see Feyre coupling Azriel, and Elain together, and then commenting on how handsome they would be using the word “ together”. This occurs right before Feyre finds out she is Rhysand‘s mate. So there is also a connection because of the proximity to the information of fae mates. 

2️⃣ A court of wings and ruin ( when we know Feyre can have mates even though she was not born a fae)

Here we see the MC directly questioning while looking at these two characters. The reason why this quote is a more meaningful type foreshadowing than using indirect situations, the way our friends who don’t believe thatelriel is endgame, use for their ship is because it is directly related to the characters in question. These books are not going to be stretching our literary brains the same way, Margaret Atwood does.  foreshadowing for these books, uses direct references to the characters, rather than extrapolating from other characters and applying it haphazardly to any potential couples you want.

You see that Feyre is directly looking at these characters and she reiterates that she is serious about questioning why Elain has not made a mate bond with Azriel.

3️⃣ A court of silver flames, bonus chapter (one of the characters involved in the relationship completing the rule of three)

Once again, you have a Character questioning the cauldron after we know that mates can exist, and what makes them. You see the confusion of one of the characters not understanding it. If Azriel didn’t love Elain and wasn’t very much so consumed by thinking about her, he would not be questioning this. Everyone talks about how important this bond is and you have this 500 year old character that’s basically saying I don’t accept this.

[swiftietartt]

all of my tv writing teachers harped on the rule of three. if something happens once, twice, then it needs to happen three times because three is a pattern. (because, “a trio of entities such as events or characters is more humorous, satisfying, or effective than other numbers.”) because three is a triangle.

so, next week’s episode against man city has to be emotionally devastating for jamie. i’m almost certain we’ll see his father again. because it’s the rule of three. it’s the locker room scene in 1x10, and 2x08. it’s the combination of man city, and jamie’s father and it’s about measuring his growth and i cannot wait.

[dungeonofthedragon]

I've completed my first entry for 2024's One-Page RPG Jam. Rule of Three is an easily hackable, lightweight game inspired by Lasers & Feelings- except with a third skill!

Players mark a point along each side of the triangle to reflect their skills. Each time they make a roll, a player must choose which side of the triangle to use. If the roll fails, they gain a consequence associated with the other skill on that side of the triangle.

Check out this little game for pwyw below (it's free to hack and sell as you please!)

[liketwoswansinbalance]

If Sophie and Rafal actually had a straightforward conversation during TLEA:

Rafal: But why don’t you want to marry me? Give me three good reasons.

Sophie: Why three? [She makes a mental note to count to three before murdering him.]

Rafal: [gestures vaguely] Rule of Three. Fairy tales. Etcetera. You're a Reader. You should know by now.

Sophie: [witheringly] Well, one: You killed me. Two: I shouldn’t need another reason, but I’ll play along—you’re an axe murderer. There. [She crosses her arms.] Three: The reasons shouldn’t have to be "good," considering that it’s you I’m speaking to. Satisfied?

[lunarcrossingart]

Your detective grimoire fancase looks so interesting!! I’m curious what kind of sprites would each character have? Like how would you describe them? Aphi especially makes me very curious, she looks like she’d have very rigid, sudden movements. Almost like her bones are snapping in and out of place. Very unsettling horror vibes I’m getting from her lol

Hi! Thanks for the question.

So the detective fancase is actually from my own game: Rule of Three!! (I just did a crossover for fun since I love Detective Grimoire)

Aphi does in fact "move like a ghost"!! There's just something... off about her! Think of her like a living doll ;3

[etinceelle]

"the Rule of Three is a pattern used in stories and jokes, where part of the story is told three times, with minor variations. The first two instances build tension, and the third releases it by incorporating a twist"

the aura transfer machine has yet to be used properly in the series in its two appearence

penny got her aura by another person transfer it to her

the aura trabsfer machine used to take aura away from somone and killed them

the third time it will used to give someone aura and revived them

THIS ! This is exactly what I have in mind when I think of what could possibly be prepared for her. This rule of three makes a lot of sense when you think about it in most stories, and in RWBY especially after Volume 9, the Penny hints and this huge revelation for the plot (aka the Tree/Blacksmith being the TRUE God who made the Brothers, in a complete different world with complete differente rules about balance and life/death).

And I agree about the ATM, it feels like we barely saw it in action and the first time we had a lot of mystery around it. They didn't know what the results would be, if Pyrrha would still be the same... And it hurt her when it was activated. So maybe putting an Aura into someone else's Aura isn't possible or ethical, but extracting someone's Aura by capturing it to put it into something's else is possible. We still have a lot of learn and see.

Also to come back to this rule of tree, I truly love it because it also works with Pinocchio's story : he first died by hanging, then was brought back by the Blue Fairy. Then he died by drowning, and was saved again AND turned into a real boy. He lived 3 times in total, it would make sense it could also work for Penny considering all the weird elements we got for her in V9 + the new informations we got about ascension, rebirth, the Ever After, the Blacksmith, etc. Aaaah I could ramble about it for hours-

[bakedbakermom]

damn they got dr ruth, richard simmons, and brenda but NOT???

worst rule of threes ever

[zuppizup]

Do you think we'll get to see more sea sick Rayla in future seasons? Perhaps with Callum comforting her? Mayhaps brushing back her hair or rubbing her back?

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[shotsonsight]

The Yellow Simpsons tic tac

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[night-for-night]

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[exhausted-think-bucket]

Things I can't stop thinking about:

Alpha Centuri has been mentioned twice now. Next time it's mentioned it will be because they finally go off there together.

"I forgive you" has been said twice now: by Aziraphale to Crowley. Next time, it will be Crowley that says it to Aziraphale.