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Line 2: {{quote\|'''Qui-Gon''': Let's see. Electro-axe. Energy mace. "Plasma bow"?? You just took a D&D equipment list and stuck techy words in front, right? '''GM''': Don't be stupid. '''Qui-Gon''': [[Laser Blade\|Ten foot laser pole...]]\|''[[Darths ~~<br~~and />Droids]]'' }} ~~''[[Darths and Droids]]'' }}~~ Out of the confusing twists and turns of [[Techno Babble]] and [[Expospeak]] come the [['''Sci Fi Name Buzzwords]]'''. These are short word components that can be clicked onto an existing word [[We Will Use Wiki Words in the Future\|portmanteau style]] to make it sound more sciencey. These tend to rise and fall in favor over time. Using one from a different era can give your technology a retro, period feel. Note that in the Victorian age, on which most [[Steampunk]] is based, it was common to name things using Latin compound words, i.e. quadro-velocipede, electro-fulminator (both from ''[[Legend (TV series)\|Legend]]''). Line 12 ⟶ 11: A [[Super-Trope]] to [[Space X]], [[Photoprotoneutron Torpedo]]. {{examples}}▼ ▲{{examples}} * General mechano- (early 20th century) Line 73 ⟶ 72: uvaser xaser [https://web.archive.org/web/20090305081453/http://www.sjgames.com/munchkin/starmunchkin/ bananafanabobaser] * Outer Space ** [[Space X\|space-]]