Lots of amateur worldbuilders complain about crystals being used to make the technomagic or sci-fi tech work.
My brothers in creativity, what do you think makes all our modern real-life technology work?
@cerebrate Stephen Hunt's writing is beautifully ambiguous about this. Is it technology, or is it magic? Or are they somehow one and the same?
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2971026-the-kingdom-beyond-the-waves
@FenTiger Hm. Don't think I've read his books, so thanks for the pointer!
a Schelling point for those who seek one