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" newline quote_mark ::= """ build_me_a_technology ::= optional_brand model some_thing whatsit | optional_brand whatsit | optional_brand model whatsit | some_thing whatsit | optional_brand some_thing whatsit | model whatsit | optional_brand physical_thing whatsit | physical_thing whatsit | physical_thing optional_brand ::= | ( select_brand ) select_brand ::= minor_brand | major_brand | major_brand | major_brand / minor_brand | major_brand / major_brand | major_brand | minor_brand | minor_brand | major_brand | major_brand | | | | | | | | major_brand | minor_brand and minor_brand major_brand ::= Universal-Starship-Works | Vector | Commodore-Dockyards | Corallis | Superior-Starship-Systems | Starmine | Leviathan | Darkside | Monicker | Affatron-Shipyards | Triple-I minor_brand ::= Boeing | BAE | Instrukt systems | Vekati | Subach | Terran | Pegassus | Triton-systems | Fenris-Labs | Morning-star | Vasuden | Ringer | Astral | Maggottonian | Uberclesian | Ventraxxian | Mandrigonian | Zargian | Commonwealth | Hierarchy | Charon | Domina | Sung | Ares | Iocrym | Ventari | Auton | Yoroi | Akan | Rasiermesser | Gotha | Strelka | Kytryn | Wolfen | Korolov | Qian | CSC | Ares | Cometfall | Cydonian | Majellen | Heliotrope | Ventari | Abbasid | Centauri | Luminous-Armature | Ferian model ::= optional_pre_model optional_model optional_post_model unquoted_model ::= model_names | model_names unquoted_post_model optional_model ::= | model_names pre_model ::= letter_model | colour_model quoted_post_model ::= number_model quote_mark | mark_model quote_mark | acronym_model quote_mark | quote_mark size_model | quote_mark wattage_model unquoted_post_model ::= number_model | mark_model | acronym_model | size_model | wattage_model optional_post_model ::= quote_mark | quoted_post_model optional_pre_model ::= quote_mark | quote_mark pre_model model_names ::= Horseman | Cratermaster | Assflatter | Nomi | Mikta | Rittica | Mantis | Griffin | Hydra | Firestorm | Ulysses | Loki | Perseus | Medusa | Boanerges | Amazon | Poseidon | Faustus | Orion | Arcadia | Iceni | Elysium | Argo | Watchdog | Cerebus | Alastor | Hermes | Seth | Horus | Thoth | Serapis | Osiris | Isis | Bes | Satis | Aten | Ankh | Ra | Asteroth | Azrael | Dis | Mephisto | Asmodeus | Lilith | Rakshasa | Cain | Ravana | belial | Rahu | Sathanus | Maxim | Lamprey | Rockeye | Tempest | Tornado | Harpoon | Mekhu | Akheton | Stilletto | Inferon | Tenhove Sentinel | Rogue | Mikeno | Huari | Hurin | Zulu | Sotho | Oromo | Tripoli | Drake | Viking | Barbary | Oracus | Himal | Borer | Anarchist | Tinker | Ranx | Hornet | Wasp | Cyclone | Lance | Typhoon | Rapier | Medusa | Hammerhead | Mace | Achilles | Parasite | Guardian | Screambat | Hellforce | Laserwing | Nephtys | Seteky | Sekhmet | Argo | Hecate | Erinyes | Charbydis | Hygenia | Sobek | Aeolus | Bakha | Ganymede | Hatshepstut | Hippocrates | Myrmidon | Mara | Deimos | Zephyrus | Artemis | Perseus | Mentu | Tauret | Boanerges | Aunket | Achilles | Cyclopse | Firefly | Partisan | Absolution letter_model ::= T-22 | T-38 | T-41 | T-27 | T-83 | G-22 | G-38 | G-41 | G-27 | G-83 | K-22 | K-38 | K-41 | K-27 | K-83 number_model ::= 100 | 200 | 400 | 302 | 961 | 804 | 600 | S100 | S200 | S500 colour_model ::= White | Red | Green | Black | Blue mark_model ::= Mk. II | Mk. IV | Mk. VI | Mk. IX | Mk. XII | Mk. XIV | Mk. XVII | Mark I | Mark II | Mark III acronym_model ::= GTF | GTB | GTDR | DTFR | TC | TTC | TAG | GTI | GVF | GTEP | VAC | SF | ST | SB | IFR | SC | SD | SJ | SSG | HL7 | HL9 | F1 | F2 | F7 | SV2 | SV4 | SVT | X | XL | ML70 | 5a | MX-6 | MX-64 | II | MX | EI100X | TeV9 size_model ::= 4.03 | 5mm | 12mm | 18mm | 30mm | 42mm | 45mm | 92mm | 160mm wattage_model ::= 18kW | 4MW | 8MW | 10MW | 18MW | 24MW | 40MW | 80MW | 135MW | 200MW whatsit ::= device_modifier device_list | device_list device_modifier ::= Stun | Mini | Personal | Assault | Automatic | Blade | Charged | Face-Eater | Flash | Frag | Light | Heavy | Powered | Body | Stealth | Space device_list ::= Pistol | Rifle | Gun | Blade | Weapon | Grenade | Armour | Suit | Sensor | Kit | Pack | Chip | Rack | Launcher | Generator | Shield | Field | Engine | Missile | Torpedo | Plating | Computer | Simulator | Scanner | starship_thing | Device | Cannon | Drive | Droid | Drive | Gate starship_thing ::= real_starhip_thing | starship_modifier real_starhip_thing | starship_modifier starship_modifier real_starhip_thing starship_modifier ::= light | heavy | police | battle | attack | guardian | civilian real_starhip_thing ::= model_names -class totally_real_starhip_thing totally_real_starhip_thing ::= Starship | Freighter | Cruiser | Destroyer | Fighter | Gunship | Transport | Interceptor | Raider | Bomber | Ship | Battleship | Titan some_thing ::= unquoted_model | medium_thing | medium_thing unquoted_model medium_thing ::= physical_thing | modifier_thing physical_thing | physical_thing suffix_thing | modifier_thing physical_thing suffix_thing | modifier_thing suffix_thing modifier_thing ::= modifier_list | modifier_list | modifier_list | modifier_list | outer_modifier | outer_modifier modifier_list | modifier_list modifier_list outer_modifier ::= Kilo | Mega | Omega | Ultra | Dual | Quad | Multi | Basic | High-grade | Advanced | Hyper | Stealth | Anti- | Enhanced | Inter | Fast | Rapid | Sub- | Enhanced | Disposable modifier_list ::= Retrofit | Quasi | Molecular | Quantum | Poly | Plasma | Neuro | Performance | Ferro | Generic | Support | Core | Holographic | Hyper | Phased | Hard | Flux | Pirate | Quantum | Pulse | Rail | Police | Displacement | Cyclic | Vulcan | Military | Mining | Cluster | Industrial | Survival | Robo | Battle | Extended | Cryo | Deluxe | Combat | Auto | Aegis | Reactive | Duralloy | Dark | Heiro | Beam | XRay | Calligraphic | Recoilless | Bio | Ablative | Reflective | Regenerating | Smart | Turbo | Ink | Black | Cluster | Siege | Hardened | Blast | Radioactive | Active | Trans | Archaeo | Thermo | FTL | Jump | Arch | Meteo | Metro | Miniature | Tiny | Massive | Active | Multi- | minor_brand - physical_thing ::= Steel | Titanium | Kalrite | Chromite | Crystal | Gel | Weave | Plasma | Deuterium | Merculite | Iridium | Pulson | Zotrium | Neutroniuum | Zeon | Uridium | Thorium | Gravity | Lightning | Pulsar | Stealth | Laser | Fusion | Tachyon | Neutron | Graviton | Phasor | Plasma | Stellar | Mauler | Fission | Fusion | Ion | Matter | X | Proton | Guass | Prysm | Flail | Suppression | Space | Force | Discipline | Sapphire | Carbon | Transuranic | Plasteel | Carbide | Prometheum | Ceramic | Mnemonic | Hydrocarbon | Ice | Pteracnium | Fiber | Gold | Platinum | Trenton | Lazarus | Silicon | Arbalest | Kinetic | Solon | Kevlar | Teflon | Hexagene | Flenser | Superconducting | Solar | Neolinen | Star | Glyph | Gusoku | Monopole | Meteorsteel | Hex | Boson | Muon | Hadron | Zubrin | Tharsis | Nuclear | Sphere | Veil | Cocoon suffix_thing ::= -tronic | -active | -reactive | -negator | -mesh | -weave | -web | Disruptor | Shunt | Core | -X | Locked | Flux | Barrier | Nullifier | Defence | Deluxe | Array | Controlled | Beam | Field | -driven | -composite | Panel | Sail | Grid | Assembly | Flare | Deflector | Bolt | Torch | Condesate | Seed | FTL | -repeater ---- CategoryGenerator | [[BNF]] | SciFi | [[RPG]] | TechnoBabble