: Re: How can I make an in-universe random event feel like it was really random instead of just RNJesus' will? Some stories feature random events that bring about drastic change either to the characters

One way to make a random event seem more natural is to utilize that event multiple times in your story to lock it into a theme of randomness. In other words, write similar events and demonstrate a range of random outcomes.

If an alien shows up 'randomly' in the desert to give your character water, that alien becomes an ex machina.

However, if that same alien shows up a few times in you story and gives people random items, which could help or hurt them (bars or soap, tigers, etc.) the alien gains a stronger identity as a random force.

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