Quote Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime View Post
Do you have to choose a character from existing TF canon, or can you create your own original character? If so... what are the criteria or rules?
Hi, Gok. You may base your characters either from existing canons, or create your own - either is fine. You can also have a mix of both, if you like.

I will endeavour to post the complete rules and character templates tomorrow, but essentially your characters will be allocated standard tech points (speed, strength, intelligence, etc.) that contribute to a max number of points, as well as select a function, alt mode/s, rank, alignment and faction, as well as weapons and various skills from predefined lists - some of these will contribute to the points as well. They'll also need a name, a pic if you can provide one, a personality description, a background story and a motto, though the latter two are optional.

I'll provide a comprehensive guide and will also post my own character tech specs and profiles as completed examples. Your characters' profiles will largely depend on what kind of roles you want them to have in the RPG, what you want them to do, how they will behave, what their strengths/weaknesses are, etc. A player's actually ability to write comprehensively and to engage the other players in well thought out, creative posts will also help determine what level of involvement their characters should have (for example, whether they are Leader class or of lower rank, or whether they will play a pivotal part in the story or just have a supporting role). There is a standard rank that new players should start with for their characters, but I'd like to include a few higher ranking characters as well from players who are keen.

Quote Originally Posted by Tetsuwan Convoy View Post
Hmm, although I haven't played these games before, I would love to play as my favourite Megatron Reverse Convoy. I hope you can fit him in there somewhere. If not, I have in development an original character whom I have named Sprocket.

Hmm... from the wiki page, Reverse Convoy isn't actually Megatron... it just says that he was possessed by his spark? If that's true, then as long as he can be unrelated and is a separate individual in his own right (same way that Galvatron will be here), then I don't see a problem. Sprocket sounds interesting, though.