Okay. Dues Ex Machina. Its the bane of your existence. Don't employ it unless nothing else exists as a means of fixing. Hmmm. Guess I shouldn't assume you know what it is so let me share.
Look, its where a seemingly inextricable problem is suddenly and abruptly solved with the contrived and unexpected intervention of some new event, character, ability, or object.
Also synonymous with GM magic. Never use the hand. Don't wave the wand. Or whatever term you use for it. When you contrive something to make it work you break up the magic. You take away the players' suspension of belief.
Just. Don't.
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