Usually it's an object whose details aren't even bothered to be explained. All you know is that people want it, and their conflict drives the story. I can't rem

Usually it's an object whose details aren't even bothered to be explained. All you know is that people want it, and their conflict drives the story. I can't remember Indiana Jones that well, but I suspect we know too much about why the artifacts are desirable for them to be classic MacGuffins.