Character Selection!

[Brawl]

I visited yesterday and was interested in the game, but I'm having a hard time choosing a character to apply for (especially since someone has Whirl in the works already). I know Autobots are in need of more characters, but I'm having trouble finding a character whose personality will mesh more with the existing Autobots. I've got ideas but I need some feedback on what the other players and mods feel would be the most advantageous Autobot to have on the game:

Override
Hot Rod/Rodimus
Ultra Magnus
Prowl

Also potentially, though he may be better as a neutral:
Cyclonus (IDW)

I have plenty of Decepticon ideas and something for MECH as well, but I thought I'd fill in an Autobot first and get my feet wet.

As a secondary matter, if you wanted to have a character have met or worked for another played character in the past (maybe as a former assistant/lab rat to Shockwave, for example), how would you work that out? Contact the player somehow?

Thanks for your time,
"Brawl"

[Deleted]

Hi Brawl!

I'll take these in reverse order for speed. Regarding crossed histories between characters, you should certainly get in touch with the mun currently playing them. Characters without players cannot have histories that diverge from what has been canonically established (usually in Prime and IDW-verse).

Which character you play depends entirely on who you'd enjoy playing and feel that you can write well. Look at the kinds of threads currently active and the characters that have players, and think about how you'd like to slot in. For example, someone app.ing Breakdown might be put off by there not being a mun for Knock Out, but interested in there being such an active world of characters beneath the commanding officers.

None of the characters you suggest would be problematic to bring into the game (Omega Supreme and Alpha Trion would be game-changing characters, necessitating a lot of discussion and negotiation with the mods in app.ing), so just mull it over and app. for who you want to play.

If you have any more questions, please feel free to post them here. =)

~ Krax

[Brawl]

I do have another question more in regards to the nitty-gritty details of theme: Is it appropriate for a canon character with IDW roots to reference the 'Guiding Hand' as a form of alternate belief/religious system to the Primus/Thirteen belief system? (I am in no way saying that the Guiding Hand would be 'factual' for the game's actual past and origin, but after millions of years of 'through the grapevine' information about the origins of the race, alternate belief systems can arise.)

[Feldspar]

I don't think it would be a problem myself. There's characters with all backgrounds here, and if you work it in as an alternate belief/system into the characters background, sure, why not!

Exactly, I would think that there's all sorts of religious differences between all the characters based on where they've been, who they are. I think as long as you don't make it hard and fast canon (which it sounds like you're being careful not to) it's all good!

Also, like Krax said, pick a character you'd enjoy playing. If you want to play a Con, by all means do! If you get into the game and like it, you can always pick up another (which is what most of us here have done, we've got a character on both sides, which means there's always something to do!)

[Deleted]

I really can't add more that the mods haven't said. But I will add that my room mate plays Shockwave and is very open minded. So just send a message and you can probably throw ideas at each other.

[Brawl]

You picked a great character, Roulette. I played her as a Velocitronian on an Transformers Universe board for a few months. I have an appreciation for her and Shadow Striker.

With good fortune I'll have a character in a couple of weeks, and then I can throw private messages to Shockwave's mun about a possible former/present assistant. I don't know if I can send a PM as a guest.