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As I sort through the GM forum moving the faction and plot threads to their new subforums, I have run across a number of setting discussion threads in there concerning things like shields and DR. I have moved most of these threads into this forum.
To be fair, a FAQ about the main factions might be useful. Little things that are not taken into account with the character creation guide. Might be useful?
A good question, the best way to answer it is to ask it to the FM of the factions. What questions does a FM regular get? Based on that you can collect and formalize a list of faq