Device
Device noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
Works
Works noun - Performance of moral or religious acts.
Both words in one sentence
- One character works on a device of some kind, and no matter what she does, it doesn't work.
Source: Runs on Ignorance -
Applied Phlebotinum: Any technical explanation of a plot device, no matter how complicated or smart-sounding, that is practically synonymous with "works by magic".
Source: Just For Fun / Tropes of Legend -
However the device only works for a limited period of time: the better your roll, the longer it works.
Source: Percussive Maintenance
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