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Part 1 of Gatekat's FAQ
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Published:
2010-05-07
Completed:
2010-05-07
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45,489
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44/44
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FAQ: Most Stuff

Summary:

The master FAQ where a search will turn up the word you're looking for (using view entire work). At least when I get it done.
There will be a few FAQs that remain on their own because they have several chapters.

Notes:

For the criminally stupid: If the linked image doesn't say it's whatever it's linked to, it's inspiration.

Chapter 1: The Index

Summary:

If you aren't sure where a word is, click on 'entire work' above and copy it into your browser's search field.

Chapter Text

  1. This Index
    This page.
  2. Miscellaneous
    Odds and ends that don't belong anywhere else.
  3. The Afterlife
    What happens to a spark after it leaves its frame.
  4. Alien Races
    Different entry. The various alien races used in stories.
  5. Amusement Rides
    Amusement park/fair rides and the like.
  6. Armor and Shields
    Things designed to protect the user. Armor is worn. Shields are generally carried, though a few are area defenses.
  7. Books, Shows, etc
    The titles/content of books, shows, movies, etc.
  8. Brand Names
    Cybertronian (and other) brand names.
  9. Consumables
    Things that Cybertronians (and the occasional alien) consume for fuel.
  10. Courting
    Different entry. The cultural norms for various cities/groups when it comes to the relationship process, its milestones, markers and legal events.
  11. Crystals and Materials
    Things not (normally) eaten that are not plants.
  12. Cybertronian Citizenship
    Citizenship rules in the Golden Age when an aliquis (certificate of personhood) system is not in use.
  13. Dances
    Dances that have appeared in my stories and don't have a name on Earth (that I could find).
  14. Decepticon Challenges
    How a 'formal' Decepticon challenge works.
  15. Diseases and Conditions
    This covers both diseases (curable and not) and conditions (physical and psych) that have a negative impact on the mecha fitting into their normal society.
  16. Drugs
    Drugs, both legal and illegal.
  17. Education
    The education levels and quirks for those stories where it comes into play.
  18. Events
    Events that happen in a cycle like fairs, conventions, sport championships, plus natural disasters that are big enough to be used as markers for a generation and more personal celebrations that most have like birthdays, anniversaries, wedding/baby showers and such.
  19. Execution
    How various cities (and groups) execute mecha.
  20. The Frame's Layers and Major Systems
    A description of what frame-related words mean.
  21. Frametype and Alt Modes
    A cheat sheet of what frametype and alt mode terms mean to me.
  22. Funeral and Mourning Rites
    The funeral and mourning rituals of various cities and groups.
  23. Games
    Both tabletop and 'computer' games. These are the ones that favor intellect over frame.
  24. Government
    Government structure, terms and abbreviations
  25. Instruments
    Musical instruments that I may reference. Some are Cybertronian canon, some are fanon, some are real and a lot are inspired by an image.
  26. Insults and Curses
    Various things that aren't acceptable in polite company.
  27. Interfacing
    All the many methods by which Cybertronians interface for pleasure.
  28. Knights of Light
    The bits and pieces of Knights of Light (and Knights of Shadow) headcanon.
  29. Languages
    Languages named in stories.
  30. Legal Terms
    Words and terms that have legal meaning and weight.
  31. Locations (by city/world)
    Different entry. Named locations, mostly of pre-war Cybertron and Cybertronian-centric locations elsewhere.
  32. Materials
    Materials not meant for consumption.
  33. Martial Arts
    The fighting arts of Cybertron.
  34. Measurements
    The terms for time and distance on Cybertron and other worlds as used in most stories.
  35. Mechanimals
    Different entry (ch 2-8). Mechanimals, primarily of Cybertron.
  36. Noble Houses
    A list and notes on the noble and royal Houses I've used, sorted by city.
  37. Organic Animals (not of Earth)
    Different entry. Organic plants and animals not of Earth.
  38. Organizations (groups, bands, military units, etc)
    Non-government groups.
  39. Paint and Chromates
    Cybertronians (and others) come in a wide variety of colors and patterns.
  40. People: Mecha (Alphabetical)
    Different entry. The writer's notes on all (I think) Transformers mechanical OCs that have been used in my stories and a few others that were created as background info.
  41. People, Organic (Alphabetical)
    Different entry. The writer's notes on all (I think) organic OCs that have been used in my stories.
  42. People (by Type)
    Different entry. Notes and such on OCs from my stories, and a few notes on canon characters too, listed by catagory.
  43. Plant Life
    Different entry. Plants of Cybertron and the occasional alien world.
  44. Praxian Chevrons
    What's useful to know about Praxian chevrons.
  45. Praxian Frametypes
    The many frametypes of Prowl and what I call them.
  46. Priests of Primus
    A bit of intel on the Priests of Primus.
  47. Primus' blessing (on energon)
    The most formal blessing of a meal.
  48. Pronouns and Gender
    The terms and their meanings as I use them.
  49. Reproduction (Mecha)
    Different entry. Some notes on the carry/maturity times of various frametypes.
  50. Reproduction (Mechanimal)
    How mechanimals (Cybertronian wildlife) reproduce.
  51. Seekers
    Notes on Seeker culture and language.
  52. Social Ranks and Terms
    Social Ranks and Terms
  53. Sports
    Unlike games, sports are focused on the frame's skills.
  54. Terrain and Weather
    Landscape types, items and weather on Cybertron.