Handwavium

Handwavium is a neat concept in fiction that can be applied to tabletop RPGs. It can be used as a McGuffin for a goal. It can be used as a solution for an esoteric problem at hand. It can be used as part of a riddle or clue. It can even be used to give a person, location, setting, or event some mysterious properties. Definition and Discussion Handwavium (noun): Any hypothetical but unobtainable material with desirable engineering properties. Let's break that down a bit: Hypothetical: This means it could be a real thing in your setting, but has yet to prove itself to be a fact. It could