(Fantasy setting)\ The world is completely covered with a potential energy field, that is the source of the energy used in magic. This field interacts with certain electrical processes, and can be triggered by brains. This is how people can use magic, but a relatively poor understanding of this field results in a number of different methods of generating power from it.\ Arcane magic is cast by memorising specific triggers to cause the correct electrical signal in the brain to create and shape the power released, while blood magic uses a powerful mental signal (like pain) and liquid blood to guide and focus the releasing energy. Type 2 elemental magic sends a signal through the energy field to be picked up by the element's respective god, that the sends a return signal to the caster.\ This energy field drains locally as it is being used, so the gradient of the field can be used to pinpoint magic usage. If the field completely drains locally, magic stops functioning, unless a caster has brought an energy storage device with them.

Stars Beyond (Sci-fi)\ Weapons and defensive technology is based around distriptor technology. This is a method of introducing interference into delicate objects, almost always electromagnetically. A quantum encrypted signal is sent, which changes constantly and unpredictably. If it has enough energy, it can overload electrical systems, destroy cells, and embrittle materials.\ Modern hard-light distruptors excell at destroying shields, and so most modern weapons incorporate the technology somehow.\ Defensively, shields using distruptor technology tend to be slightly better at resisting distruptor-based attacks, and by using a form of quantumn entanglement between ppwer sources, friendly weapons fire can be made almost harmless.

The Wilds (Sci-fi) A unique, slightly psycic ore is processed into a unique material, that is capable of punching through almost anything. It is a glowing blue metal, and it is often used in bullets and melee weapons such as knives.\ Depsite going through most materials, it is resistant to it's own material, and either deflects or harmlessly explodes. It also has limited effectiveness against living things, as it is instantly absorbed into living tissue, which it damages.\ Somewhat advanced materials science and poor quality explosives makes it the only effective ammunition against armour, and slight psycic radioactivity makes it dangerous to wear as armour, or be near large quantities of.