Talk:Amulet

MacGuffin?
I'd say it's not actually a McGuffin. MacGuffins are items that drive the plot but never have aspects that affect the plot. In other words, the item only matter due to the fact that people want it, and its actual properties don't matter. None of the characters in the story really want it, it just happens to be useful. It also has properties that directly affect the plot: such as directing Abe towards Necrum (a place Abe would not have otherwise went to); telling Abe that 'tainting the Brew' means mixing the antidote ingredients into the Brew; and giving Abe the power of the Shrykull at a time when he otherwise couldn't have.