Applied Phlebotinum is among the Tropes of Legend. Using a special pill given to him by his leader to become a giant, Cron, the stranger from the planet Zod, not only breaks out of a cage, but is able to carry out his mission of conquering the planet. The Applied Phlebotinum trope as used in popular culture.

2024年2月2日 · phlebotinum (uncountable) (science fiction) A fictional material used by authors to develop a plot requiring a material with properties not possessed by any real material.

Phlebotinum is a plot device that is most commonly seen in television shows, but it can also be found in books and movies. It is inexplicable and frequently magical by nature, with no basis in reality.

2011年2月3日 · If you want your phlebotinum to be a resource for the players, or enable them to play a knowledgeable expert on the Applications of your campaign's Phlebotinum, it'll be worth the extra effort of making things logical and consistent.

In The Keys Stand Alone, the entire gameworld of C'hou is Made of Phlebotinum; it exists solely as a telepathic computer MMORPG in the mind of the game AI, and can be shut down quite quickly with the proper emergency code.

2024年5月23日 · Phlebotinum is a device that is used to advance a plot, classically in the television industry, although it can also appear in books and films. By its nature, it is usually inexplicable and often magical, with no basis in reality.

That's a very practical application of the phlebotinum, compared to many examples on this page, like robbing banks, using Swiss Army Superpowers just for fighting, or using dinosaurs as the main attraction in an amusement park.

2018年9月11日 · 1) "Flebotinum" or as it's more commonly known "phlebotnum" has sort of turned in a medieval text (if you squint hard enough). But what is this term?

2022年6月20日 · There are a couple of applied phlebotinum in my world but the most important ones are: -Cosmic dust: subatomic particles that surround the universe and are the source of Stargazer's astronomical magic. However, the presence of these particles may vary.

Phlebotinum is the versatile substance that may be rubbed on anything to cause an effect needed by a plot. Examples include but are not limited to: nanotechnology, magic crystal emanations, pixie dust, and Green Rocks.