We are a literate, intermediate to advanced AU Transformers RPG Based off of the first season of TFP with dashes of other incarnations sprinkled here or there. Characters from any continuity are welcome however must be restyled to match the TFPrime universe.
Active, with ongoing plotlines, we are always willing to integrate new characters into storylines once incorporated into the setting.
Yep! If you intend for ZoomZoom to be mouthy, best we come up with some way that he wont get killed immediately... Megatron's not one to exchange witty banter with Autobots (aside from snarking with Prime, that is) ^_~.
Did you have any kind of scene in mind, or are you happy with whatever? I can come up with something. Something with hiding places, I think.
Can anyone provide an update to what's happening around the site in regards to plot? I'm not quite sure which threads are devoted to plot, or what exactly is known to other characters as all of this is happening - for example, would Base be notified of ALL the things or would Command be trying to keep it hush-hush, would there be rumors, how many bots have gone missing so far, if any?
Also reading through this again - I haven't seen an update on who is going out for recon after Bots get captured. If there haven't been any volunteers I can offer up Stormbreaker for that, or Cat to hack systems/location/information, and of course Dusk is there in the Bay to mend. He can be in the field also, but he'd be better for smashing. ;D
Unfortunately things are a bit up in the air at the moment in Lex's absence, as she was keeping the specifics of the plot-driving threads (that she, primarily, is running) close to her chest. Feldspar and I are doing what we can with regards to this, and there'll be a site-wide PM of what's going on as soon as we have the information to pass on.
We understand that this situation is making things particularly difficult for the newer members of the RPG, and request your patience as we get through this rough patch. The summer season is difficult each year, as mounting work, academic, family and other commitments automatically take priority. We have been doing our best, and I hope that this post will give direction to anyone feeling lost.
Please forgive the mess that is the timeline. I'll do what I can with it this weekend. You can help by putting in the first post of your threads roughly when the thread takes place in relation to threads already listed on the timeline.. Please note that we are still in Episode 1, not 1.5, which will be the inter-episode 'down' period. It would be appreciated if threads with 'Ep 1.5' in the subject line be edited.
For now, I hope you find the information below helpful in clarifying what's going on with the plot-related threads. More importantly, I hope this helps you guys start up your own threads.
Decepticon
Two Decepticons were captured by MECH in this Episode - Roulette and Fairwinds. They have both since escaped and are back in play. MECH mined them physically and mentally for information, and will be taking the results of this research into the field. Namely, shooting Megatron in the head and scrambling some important connections ('It Is a Poor Sort of Memory' thread).
Some months ago, Moon proposed the idea of Megatron suffering a period of amnesia as an opportunity for the folk playing Cons to explore a different dynamic with their leader. Some of you will remember that this was a main plot before the reboot, and so I'm reeling the extent of his 'amnesia' back - Megatron will retain all knowledge of the war, his actions, the current situation, etc, but it will be a disconnected sort of knowledge. The facet of his memory rooted in his personality matrix memory will be gone, but the hard data will still be there on his drives. In short, then, the war-hardened temperament will be temporarily gone whilst his systems unscramble themselves. I will then be flinging him at anyone willing to thread a conversation/sparring session/flight with a much more relaxed, emotionally younger warlord. This will be the closing part of the Episode, terminating in a full restoration of Megatron's faculties and a renewed vigor.
Autobot
Currently, the only Autobot to have been snatched by MECH is Air Raid (not yet written), so recon for him makes sense, but is problematic as the circumstances behind his kidnap and escape have not been established. I would love to see a MECH/Autobot engagement take place, and for as many folk as want to be involved to get stuck in. This can be one Bot being dragged off, then pursued and ultimately rescued by other Autobots; or a straight fight. Start spinning some ideas in here. We'll chime in if you ask, but otherwise please plan out whatever you fancy.
Neutral
Neutral wise, Layby and Cleaver are getting an awful lot of information from Autobots and Decepticons, alike, and will be only too glad to pass it all on to Cat to draw connections, confirm or dispel rumours, and to start putting some gentle feelers out. I would be delighted to write a Layby/Cat thread of something along these lines with you if you'd like, Els!
There were some ideas being thrown around with Airachnid encountering a group of MECH - this is an opportunity for either Bots or Cons to respond to the signal, have a fight or just exchange smack talk with the creepy spider lady. Go forth and plot if you fancy doing this.
As always, if an Autobot or Decepticon patrol wants to encounter the other faction for a skirmish, please go ahead and scrap your little hearts out.
The conditions for these threads are that no one dies (the odd Eradicon drone is fine); no humans not currently in the know see/film/become aware of the event; all damage is pre-agreed with the relevant mun(s); you keep the scale Prime-verse rather than Bay-verse (don't destroy any buildings, bridges, historic landmarks, etc) and only puppet other characters with explicit permission.
Any questions or concerns, please post into this thread, into the 'Ask a Mod' thread, or PM myself or Feldspar privately. We'll do our very best to help.
Do you have any suggestions for neutral human players like myself that want to get involved more, but don't want to do anything unrealistic and suspension-of-disbelief-breaking in the RP?
Do you wish to become further involved with any of the Cybertronians? Our Sarita/Fairwinds thread could end with an intervention...
If you think that would add to the plot as a whole and be fitting, I would, and since Sarita is neutral in the entire Autobots/Decepticons conflict, I have no preference on which side intervenes or picks her up. Even one of the Neutral characters can stumble by if there's a reason.
Neutrals: Cat/Layby Krax, this sounds like an excellent idea and I'm totally for it. <3 I've been itching for a thread that's somewhat plot foreword with Cat and this seems like a great opportunity; especially considering we still need a Layby/Cat thread!
As far as specifics go, I think it'd be good to take it up simply until more is known -- just random details that she's working on finding connections with from some of the tidbits they've given her, maybe set up monitoring some MECH leads from a dark corner to watch their activity, yeah?
As it's father's day weekend I can get to starting up this tag sometime next week. I'll edit this post with a link to the tag or PM you with it. <3
My plot tracker is up, and Sarita is on neutral base. If anyone wants to hit me for a thread in the DMZ, let me know; Sarita is going to act as a hostess there.