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The more I think about the...

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Arbiters of Fate

the worse it gets. They basically ammount to...

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living, breathing, in-universe Deus Ex Machina devices

that can be used whenever the writers see fit.

I mean, that's quite literally what the entire point of their presence is, if we're leaning on the fourth wall here.

Now imagine that stuff dropping in a book, movie, series etc. that you have ever watched and greatly enjoyed, to the same effect. I think you can see how quickly things could get obnoxious.