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>>34676158
So! Since everyone seems set on dragon alt here are the base stats as already designed. We can change them, subtract from other stats and add those points to others, pick a weapon type, or discuss any other modifications you want.

>Monster, Air
>-Get Flight and +20 Agility, but -10 Endurance and -20 Intelligence while in Alt Mode

Now I already know we're gonna change the hit to END to something else. Its up to you guys to decide. We can also ad mass shifting, which will ad an ER cost to transforming but will raise the stat increases without needing stat decreases.

For weapons we can either stick with the bit or go with some kind of ranged attack. Come up with some ideas and I'll stat 'em out.

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>>34676185
Well, I think we all want firebreathing (laserbreathing?) in dragon form in addition to the bite. Would claw and tail attacks just be part of the bite attack?

Also reposting a dragon form I kinda like.

>>34676185
What kind of ER cost are we talking about if we do the mass shifting thing?

>>34676276
i like this look as well and honestly subtlety was never our strong point

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>>34676276
Really digging that picture.

While normally we would have to pick between the penetrating bit and another kind of weapon we could have both by adding an ER cost of 10.

>>34676304
Was thinking something like 10ER=15pts and 20ER=30pts.

>>34676393
If anyone asks why he doesn't have a disguise Kracken just says "I don't hide."

>>34676568
Would penetrating bite be less damaging in dragon form due to lower strength?

I'm thinking of taking the weapon and 15pt stat package for 20 ER to transform into dragon form, since that would increase its speed.

We would probably have to increase DEX rather than STR for our primary combat stat if we did that, since it would apply to all three of our forms at full power.

>>34676697
Alternatively if we could modify the stat negatives, alternatives I could live with would be -20 INT, -10 PER or -30 int.

>>34676759
we act more on instinct then smarts during a fight anyway

We even have an in-game reason for firebreathing. We could say the red energon never left our system and can be utilized.

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>>34676697
>Would penetrating bite be less damaging in dragon form due to lower strength?

It would yes. We'd still be one shoting mooks but against stronger threats it would be less affective.

Flight and Agility both increase the distance you can cover in one turn, and are speed related. Dexterity would make us more maneuverable, increase parrying and accuracy with attacks.

>>34676759
So something like
>Monster, Air, cost 20ER
>-Get Flight and +20 Agility +15 Dexterity, but -10 Perception and -20 Intelligence while in Alt Mode

>Weapons- Bite-(Penetrating) does unarmed damage and subtracts half strength from opponents AR.


Possible ranged attacks are
Basic Cannon= Fires one shot at Per range, does 55 damage a shot. Costs 5ER per shot. Penatrates soft and medium cover. Has knockback.

Beam Cannon-Fires one shot at Per range, does 55 damage a shot. Costs 5ER per shot. Penatrates soft and medium cover. Line effect hits all in a straight line.

Focused Beam Cannon- Fires one shot at Per range, does 55 damage a shot. Costs 10ER per shot. Penatrates soft,medium and hard cover. Penetration effect, line effect.

Fire breath-Fires one shot at half Per range, does 55 damage a shot. Costs 5ER per shot. Penetrates soft cover and medium. Line effect and sets target on fire causing 5 damage each turn for 4 turns. Can be put out.

Fire blast-Fires one shot at Per range, does 55 damage a shot. Costs 5ER per shot. Penetrates soft cover and medium.Small blast and sets target on fire causing 5 damage each turn for 4 turns. Can be put out.

>>34677092
Not gonna lie, the focused beam cannon gives me a bit of a stiffy.

My main concern is that this form seems incredibly ER hungry. It might be better to give up the 10 EN stat boost, just keeping agility, and increase our base DEX.

>>34677092
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ci_Xh2jTykA

Focused beam cannon starting at 2:10

>>34677092
The range weapons would all be keyed off Dex, right?

>>34677177
A question on this point - are we going to be able to replenish our ER as well as we have been, going forward? We're presumably off cybertron now.

I'd be ok with the form you posted if we're not going to be shafted due to bad ER recovery. In that case, I'd agree to drop the +dex and keep transformation cost down to 10ER.

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>>34677177
Normally yes it would be but remember Kracken can refuel himself pretty easily.

>>34677264
[geometric screaming intensifies].gif

>>34677323
Depends how fast paced the fight is. Taking pot shots from cover, gun-fu, or run and gunnin' is Dexterity or Agility. Careful, aimed ranged attacks can use Perception or Dexterity.

>>34677485
Hmm. Any chance of doing the -30 INT stat negative? All those guns are PER ranged, after all.

I'll vote for the focused beam cannon.

>>34677485
Alright, in that case DEX is high enough that I wouldn't feel the need to improve it unless we have a lot of extra stat points to spend. We will have to improve our ranged weapons skill, though.

>>34677092
That sounds alright to me and I'll be honest that Focused Beam Cannon is looking pretty nice.

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>>34677601

So current vote is-

>Monster, Air, cost 10ER
>-Get Flight and +20 Agility, but -30 Intelligence while in Alt Mode

>Weapons- Bite-(Penetrating) does unarmed damage and subtracts half strength from opponents AR.

>Focused Beam Cannon- Fires one shot at Per range, does 55 damage a shot. Costs 10ER per shot. Penatrates soft,medium and hard cover. Penetration effect, line effect.

Also! If you guys really want a weapon without spending ER on the transformation you can purchase one with exp. It will be a little expensive though as body mounted weapon mod and the actual gun have their own costs.

List of mods and our current exp will be up soon, just double checking my numbers.

Sweet Primus is it hard to get size comparisons on transformers, have what I've managed to find so far.

Kracken would be one of the red guys in height, Gyro is yellow dude tall and Copper would be orange dude tall.

>>34677845
Sounds good so far. Though I would like to keep the option open to get DEX on this form for an additional 10 EN depending on how the exp costs work out.

>>34677845
>gyro is taller than us.

Huh. I always thought she was equal height or shorter.

>>34677845
I'm still sad city changer isn't an option.

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>>34677845
could we get pic related, as our non alt mode weapon?

>>34678450
I was more a fan of the punch-fu form with weird energon effects.

>>34678450
We could you know get some real dakka for once

>>34678492
...wrist mounted chain blades maybe. that way we can punch and shred

>>34678547
Nigger, we're getting a bahamut cannon.

>>34678570
But isn't that only in Dragon form?

I doubt we're going to be in that form all the time

>>34678603
It seems like dragon form will be our maximum escalation form. When every asshole in sight absolutely needs to die RIGHT NOW.

>>34678547
good point

>>34677976
>>34677845
I also would still like to keep the DEX on this form as well.

>>34677845
A-are we even more of a glass cannon now?

By the Allspark we need some END.

>>34679027
Yes, but it's lower priority than getting our primary combat stat (which looks like dex at the moment) up to 85 and upping martial arts to 5.

OP ded?

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>>34678727
Change the Agility bonus to Dexterity? Or keep the mass shifting for extra Dexterity?


Ok so currently we have 450 exp.

Mods are up in the pastebin

Skills cost 10 exp each point.

Attributes cost 5 exp each point.

The bahamut cannon would cost 20 exp if we buy it with exp.

Martial arts style to choose

Tahtib-tron- the art of using a pair of batons, each with a single effect like stun, burning, freezing and the like.

Gain batons with weapon effects.

Laser Lathi- the art of using a staff with energy blades on the tips. High defensive/offensive capabilities.

Gain a laser bladed staff

Metallikato- the art of the sword. High damage plus a single weapon effect.

Gain a sword with a weapon effect.

Circuit-Su- crazy spiritual wuxia shit. No weapons but abilities that use energon for funky shit.

Abilities-
Path of air- pay 5 ER to jump 3 times normal distance.

Path of Oil- Pay 5 ER to add 1 dice to agility or dexterity rolls.

Path of steel- Pay 5ER to add 1 dice to Endurance or Strength rolls

Path of Fire- Pay 5ER to add 10 damage to an attack

Path of smoke- pay 5ER to add 2 dice to stealth rolls.

Any questions please ask. I'm kinda jacked on caffeine right now so I don't know if I missed/ messed up anything.

>>34679193
>Attributes cost 5 exp each point.
Are you serious?

>>34679193
Can we only use one martial arts style?

>>34679193
+13 DEX = 65 xp
+2 MA = 20xp
+14 END = 70 xp
Iron Stomach = 20xp

This is my non-negotiable list, which costs 175xp and leaves 275 xp to use.

I'm not seeing any scanner option which would allow us to not teleport blind, is that intentional?

Also, are drones the only way we'll get to self-repair?

>>34679193
Iron Stomach- gain a two dice bonus for END checks caused by eating something dangerous. costs 20 exp

Simple Scanner- able to detect energy signatures withing PER range and gains a general spacial awareness of surrounding in half PER range. costs 20 exp

Combat Enhanced Tentacles- able to attack multiple opponents (up to 6) without penalty, may be used in robot mode. Costs 25 exp

Body Armour- adds 5 armour rating. costs 15 exp

Mods I'm supporting

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>>34679354
sorry meant 15 for attributes

>>34679468
Per point? That's retarded.

>>34679468
Ok, so my list is 445 points then.

Guess that's everything.

>>34679491
>>34679535
hmm give me a moment. Not so good with the maths

Would iron stomach even have a use aside from weird energon? I mean we directly convert mass to power. I don't think it's worth it. Maybe we could get an energon adapter, protecting us from those specific effects automatically while allowing us short red energon like bursts by spending power.

Also I want our beam weapon to look exactly like the one we vomited up, like we mastered that trick.

>>34679571
I'd personally like a more general skill than iron stomach. Like Resistance or something that could be applied to more situations.

>>34679557
One of the hardest things to figure out for this quest has been the rate a hundred thousand year old character will grow, but we I'm not sure how relevant that will be.

We can stick with the 5 exp or go 10 I suppose.
What do you anons feel about it?

>>34679637
I'd say 5. Even with my non-negotiable list, we'd only be able to get a handful of mods.

Like, my shopping list after that would be
+2 ranged weapons 20xp
+3 intimidation 30xp
Nano-carbon plating 30xp
drones(repair) 30xp
predator senses 25xp
energon shield 30xp
precise teleportation field 40xp
fang armor 20xp
body weapons(bahamut cannon) 25xp
magna clamp 25xp

Which is mostly just shoring up our weaknesses rather than giving us many new tricks

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>>34679571
>>34679599
Iron Constitution- gain a two dice bonus for resistance rolls. costs 20 exp

Titanium Constitution-(Iron Constitution) may reroll a failed END once.costs 30 exp.

>>34679637
I would say keep it at 10 because If we "really" wanted to we could dump it all into stats for a total of 90 if you stayed at 5.

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Oh hey I sorta described Kraken in a draw thread and ended up with this. Not exactly what I pictured but it's neat and I thought I'd share.

>>34679819
Actually, dump the manga clamp and get simple sensors instead. I'd really prefer something that let us see where we were going to teleport, though.

>>34679819
Ok, my full list is now
+13 DEX = 65 xp
+14 END = 70 xp
+2 MA = 20xp
+1 STR = 5 xp
+4 ranged weapons 40xp
+3 intimidation 30xp
Iron constitution = 20xp
Nano-carbon plating 30xp
drones(repair) 30xp
energon shield 30xp
precise teleportation field 40xp
fang armor 20xp
body weapons(bahamut cannon) 25xp
simple sensors 25xp

For 450xp

>>34680165
er, simple sensors are 20xp so make that +2 STR

And i'd go with Circuit Fu

>>34680165
I'll back this. I'd rather spend points on the one-time mods here than tools which seem like they'd have very limited utility.

>>34679193
>>34679637
>>34680115
Forget that - edited list here

Nano-carbon armour plating - 30xp
Drones (repair) - 30xp
Magna clamps - 25xp
Predator Senses - 25xp
Body Weapons (bahamut cannon) - 25xp
Energon Shielding - 30xp
Fang Armour - 20xp
Combat Enhanced Tentacles - 25xp
Simple Scanner - 20xp
Body Armour - 15xp
Iron Constitution - 20xp

+1 STR - 5xp
+7 AGI - 35xp
+14 END - 70xp
+13 DEX - 65xp
+1 martial arts - 10xp

450xp total
I'd go with Circuit-Su

>>34679354
Adding onto this.
(I'm leaning toward Circuit-Su for MA)
+1 Tracking
+1 Investigation
+4 Ranged Combat (Because we are getting the Bahamut cannon and need to be to able to hit something)
+2 Interrogation
=80xp

Nano-carbon armour plating
Drones(repair)
Magna clamps
Predator Senses
Body Weapons
Precision Teleportation Field
Fang Armour
Iron Constitution

This all comes to 295 so I would suggest taking off two points from the 13 DEX and one point from the 14 END even if it is the "non negotiable" list.

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>>34679325
Yes you can only pick one of the styles. It will be a style he has retroactively always known, but due to disrepair and poor maintenance has not been able to use.
So far it looks like

>Monster, Air, cost 10ER
>-Get Flight and +20 Agility, but -30 Intelligence while in Alt Mode

>Weapons- Bite-(Penetrating) does unarmed damage and subtracts half strength from opponents AR.

>Focused Beam Cannon- Fires one shot at Per range, does 55 damage a shot. Costs 10ER per shot. Penetrates soft,medium and hard cover. Penetration effect, line effect.

+13 DEX = 65 xp
+14 END = 70 xp
+2 MA = 20xp
+1 STR = 5 xp
+4 ranged weapons 40xp
+3 intimidation 30xp
Iron constitution = 20xp
Nano-carbon plating 30xp
drones(repair) 30xp
energon shield 30xp
precise teleportation field 40xp
fang armor 20xp
body weapons(bahamut cannon) 25xp
simple sensors 25xp

Along with circuit-su (which will have in game chances to learn new tricks if you find a master)

>>34680589
I'm just going to confirm - there is no way to get a mod that lets us see where we would be teleporting to?

Otherwise, simple sensors is only 20xp so bump up STR from +1 to +2 and that's good for me.

>>34680589
Personally I like this combo myself but that is just me

>>34680546
>>34679354

>>34680589
Eh I throw my vote for

>Laser Lathi- the art of using a staff with energy blades on the tips. High defensive/offensive capabilities.

>>34680629
right

+13 DEX = 65 xp
+14 END = 70 xp
+2 MA = 20xp
+2 STR = 10 xp
+4 ranged weapons 40xp
+3 intimidation 30xp
Iron constitution = 20xp
Nano-carbon plating 30xp
drones(repair) 30xp
energon shield 30xp
precise teleportation field 40xp
fang armor 20xp
body weapons(bahamut cannon) 25xp
simple sensors 20xp


Simple sensors gives a general image of the area around you, through walls and the like. No actual x-ray vision though. Advanced sensors gives an even clearer view. could have a drone provide remote viewing for long distance teleports.

>>34680589
Sounds good.

>>34680589
>>34680735
I would actually like to replace the +2 in Str for a +1 in Investigation

>>34680855
Eh, works for me. I mostly added STR cause there was some xp left over and we use it a good bit of the time.

>>34680855
>>34680919
I don't mind such a change.

>>34680741
>>34680855
>>34680919
>>34680951
Alright so

+13 DEX = 65 xp
+14 END = 70 xp
+2 MA = 20xp
+1 Investigation = 10 xp
+4 ranged weapons 40xp
+3 intimidation 30xp
Iron constitution = 20xp
Nano-carbon plating 30xp
drones(repair) 30xp
energon shield 30xp
precise teleportation field 40xp
fang armor 20xp
body weapons(bahamut cannon) 25xp
simple sensors 20xp

>Monster, Air, cost 10ER
>-Get Flight and +20 Agility, but -30 Intelligence while in Alt Mode

>Weapons- Bite-(Penetrating) does unarmed damage and subtracts half strength from opponents AR.

>Bahamut Cannon- Fires one shot at Per range, does 55 damage a shot. Costs 10ER per shot. Penetrates soft,medium and hard cover. Penetration effect, line effect.

Is this the final selection?

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>>34681324
I like it.

>mfw we get to use the bahamut cannon

>>34681324
its good but I'm curious could we get wrist mounted blades?

>>34681427
I think fang armor makes us spikey all over so we don't need blades.

>>34681324
I am perfectly okay with this.

>>34681324
>armor increases from 18 to 40
>hp increases from 72 to 100
>energon shields
>self repair
>not bzzzting completely blind
>fuckhueg cannon
>huge combat stats and dicepools

we scary now.

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>>34681368
Locked in.

>>34681427
>>34681458
Fang armour basically lets us protrude our teeth from any part of the body.

SO! Now that that's settled would you guys like to design Krackens' new look now?

>>34681553
So they're retractable?

>>34681553
I like >>34676276 as a general bodyplan. Have 6 tentacles turn into wings, merge two tentacles as a tail, turn our fins into claws and lengthen/slender our maw a bit.

>>34681571
Snikt, bub.

>>34681616
Dude, our flying monster form is a sharknado.

>>34681616
>Have 6 tentacles turn into wings

That sounds... Incredibly flimsy

>>34681616
Sounds good to me.

Are we physically more massive in this form?

>>34681553
I figure Kraken's robot form got a bit bigger to fit in the cannon and new alt mode pieces. Maybe get rid of the teeth on his shoulders now that he can sprout them everywhere. He can fire the cannon in robot mode by opening up his chest, exposing the red energon emitter array.

>>34681794
I thought we just ate the energon not added a whole array?

>>34681553
Using >>34676276 as a reference for what the new form would look like I would say we become a little taller, the trident headpiece either integrate the look of the headpiece in said picture.

I also like that look of the gauntlet like hands and maybe add what look like spikes on our back but are actually the tips of the wings that will shoot out when transforming into that mode.

>>34681849
We did, but I'm hoping we can say that the energon we ate never fully dissipated and we use it now for our huge cannon, mimicking and improving our trick the crab-kun.

>>34681887
Less that it didn't dissipate, but that it burned out new ways to channel energy in our system. Similarly, we can blame our even more monstrous form on the influence of dark energon.

Damn, just got here.

Is this it, then? No gameplay today?

>>34681864
>integrate the look of the headpiece in said picture.
So it'd become more like a helm, with the pointy bits of the trident extending out further behind our head?

>>34682127
None yet, but it seems it's about to start.

>>34682162
Nah, telechan said today was just going to be our mid season upgrade.

>>34681553
>>34682127
Ehr, scratch that.

Okay, so, what happens is the tentacles lock into place behind us, fusing into a single long tail. Our fins (and the carapace on our face surrounding said fins) slide backwards, and then large plates on either side emerge from our new tail to form wings. The end of the tail becomes our only exhaust for our energon converter, and that is how lift is done. Actual flight is not that different from how an eel moves through the air.

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>>34681571
From EVERYWHERE!

>>34681616
>>34681658
>>34681756
>>34681757
>>34681864
Since it is costing us some ER to transform into it I will rule that Kracken gets mass shifting, so he can be bigger and have more mass in alt than normal. Also he can be bigger in his other forms as well. Up to about Whirl/Cyclonus max.

>>34681794
>>34681849
>>34681887

The beam can be red but not red energon based. Shit be unstable yo.

>>34682154
Basically what I was thinking about yeah.

>>34682190
>Shit be unstable yo.

Im surprised it didn't blow us up yet

>>34682188
Fun part about this design is it lets us flip into an actual jet fairly easily, if we just tweak the wings and head a bit. We'd lose the bite, but nothing else.

>>34682190
In that case, I'd say keep the basic transformation for sharktopus, but the dragon transformation would have all our tentacles fuse into the tail, three sets of wings emerge along the back of our body, and our fins pop out and turn into claws. The head would become more slender and grow a neck. For robot form >>34681864 sounds pretty cool.

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>>34682190
Just one get this straight. Is our beam going to be like the one the Leviathan used from Atlantis, or have the post were it was described?

>>34682592
As long as we yell out, "DOCTOR SHARKTOGONOPUS BLARGH!!!!" whenever we fire it I'm happy.

>>34682592
heh, Atlantis bot would be so worthwhile, SO damn scary in the sea.

>>34682190
So we're basically leader-bot sized now?

>>34682677
When we wish it.

I'm not sure what it actually effects mechanically, though.

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>>34681864
>>34682154
>>34682188
>>34682265
Going over your stuff has given me some ideas:

Dragon alt
-Legs gotta go somewhere, why not the tail?
-Have the tentacles kind of like, unfurl or split open and become wings. Also the fins from our shark mode could become the little back ones
-Wings could be used only for lift and we could swim through the air.
-Brass trident headpiece becomes less curved, straighter and more pointed like>>34682154 said.
-if you want tentacles to become the tail, have the arms move around to become the main wings and the legs move up to be the dragons' arms

Robot mode
-more pointed, sweeping helm
-more gauntlet-like hands
-no more teeth on shoulders (unless you snikt some bub)
-maybe have a set of folded wing become some tassets

Also if you anons want a new colour scheme you can have one!

>>34682127
>>34682162
>>34682182
I had promised an anon some time back to do a Steve the Vehicon omake, but I don't know if they are here. Could do that or run the actual quest if you guys want.

>>34682833
I'd kinda like to say hi to cetus. :V

>>34682833

Also if you anons want a new colour scheme you can have one!

Glorious Black and Gold

Could do that or run the actual quest if you guys want.

I'm fine with either. Slightly leaning to more Kracken fun times after all these upgrades tho

>>34682833
> new colour scheme
What was the old one? I was picturing a blueish gunmetal.

>>34682945
Dark blue with black joints and red teeth/eyes

>>34682945
Black and Midnight Blue

>>34682964
>>34682975
Ah. Maybe we can just take that and add some sweet gold trim to it.

>>34682945
Actually, the color scheme for the four horsemen is
White-Famine
Red-War
Black-Pestilence
Pale Green-Death

Hydra would be red
Scylla would be pale green
Cetus is (I think) black
Kraken...?

>>34683174
Eh I'm not really feeling being white, as amusing at it would be to be a "great white shark".

Screw the horseman color scheme.

>>34683289
Maybe have some white highlights? Like have stripes on the wings.

>>34683342
Silver. That's my final offer.

>>34683381
Solid chrome?

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>>34683289
Scylla was black/chrome
Cetus is pale green

>>34682592
>>34682656
>>34682661
Man I need to watch that movie again. This is now what our beam looks like.

The leviathan is so cool.

>>34682677
>>34682791
Yes we are, it basically reflects our increased stats, nothing more.

>>34682917
>>34682944
Will be running as soon as we settle the new look then.

>>34682945
>>34682964
>>34682975
>>34683065
So should we keep the midnight blue with black accents, red tentacles and add some gold in there somewhere? Keep the trident helm brass or make it gold?

>>34683381
Black and Gold

Take it or fite me

>>34683418
What, you mean like the whole body? How gaudy. Nah, silver highlights.

>>34683434
Red tentacles seem silly, keep them dark, blue and black. Voting silver highlights.

>>34683463
Eh, silver highlights is fine, though I was kinda hoping for a matte white.

>>34683528
Why so specific? Silver looks better alongside black and blue anyway.

>>34683616
I meant in place of black. A matte white sharktogonopus. Or maybe a white underbelly, ala Great White Shark

>>34683434
I say keep the midnight blue with black accents and red tentacles.

I would not mind the helm being gold.

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>>34683463
>>34683508
>>34683528
>>34683616
All white would kind of be stepping on Blancorvus' toes.

So Midnight blue overall, with black joints/hands/feet, silver trident helm and accents. How about black tentacles with blue rings like the blue ringed octopus?

Dragon alt would look like>>34682508

And robot mode would look like >>34681864
? For this would our tentacles still be on our back or retracted into our body? Maybe draped around our shoulders like a cape or coiled around our limbs/abs?

>>34683831
>How about black tentacles with blue rings like the blue ringed octopus?
Perfectly fine with that.

>>34683831
Sounds good. Voting for tentacape.

>>34683831
What about a Great White Shark add in of white? Just white on the bottom-most portion, dark blue/black on top.

>>34683831
I like the blue ringed octopus idea and the thought of having them in a cape that could basically just snap apart at a moment's notice in combat.

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>>34683831
>Dat pic

I could've swore it's like 3 diffrent reasons for that.

1. Because reasons
2. Robots may actually be able to procreate (Due to some robits talking about parents)
3. Fan service

>>34683831
I can dig this gig

>>34683992
Danananananananananananananananana KRAKEEEEEEN

>>34683992
Well in universe, I was thinking while they didn't have gender in any functional way they still have feminine and masculine natures. I have no idea if transformer romance is a thing at all though.

>>34684085
>>34683992
ClangClangClangClangClangClangClangClangClang

>>34683893
>>34683900
>>34683952
>>34684043
Locked.

>>34683944
White abs I guess?

>>34683992
>>34684085
From what I've been able to gather from the current aligned continuity

Cybertronian Birth (i.e. where sparklings come from)

There are two classifications for the origin of transformers- Forged and Cold-Constructed

Those who are Forged were birthed from Vector Sigma which creates a protoform and instills it with a Spark, a feral/childlike cybertronian who is taken by the Order of Adaptus and integrated into society.

Those who are Cold-Constructed have had a body built by Cybertronian scientists and are given a spark from either the Well of Allsparks or through Spark-Fission, an agonizing process where an individuals' spark is juiced up then split in two using the Autobot Matrix of Leadership(or the Creation Matrix as it was originally called).


it is my personal belief that Cybertronians have genders because Primus likes messing with the biological species his children meet

>>34684264
Oh, Kraken, your tentacles are sooo STROONG~

>>34684319
They might have genders due to the basic designs being organic inspired.

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>>34684319
It is cold. You feel the chill of death on your spark and darkness surrounds you. It creeps into your hull and stiffens joints. You want to yell. To lash out. To rend and tear. Agony greets your awakening. Your mind is filled with red.

Fists and feet slam into cold metal. You flail and thrash in the confines of the CR chamber. Eventually something gives. A creaking groan echos through the dark room as the tubular chamber in its middle is pryed open from the inside. Cryo-stasis fluid spills forth.

The door falls to the ground and you with it. Tilting your head back, scream.

Frost crackles in your joints when you stand. Liquid ice sloughs off your hull.

You feel different.

The room you're in is dark, but you can still see. In a sense. You feel to area within your mind, a mental picture of its size and contents. There is a door ahead. Workbenches line the wall, shelves above them. They are litter with parts and tools. There are several computers, their power off but ready to be switched on. You feel the corridor outside, and rooms to your left and right. They are filled with tiny power sources.

Behind you is a thick wall. Above you is a stretch of power cabales and another room with many power sources, the room below is somewhat muted to you, but holds several large energy signatures.

You feel the power of the area is low. A slumbering, energy efficient level, ready to come alive.

You are alone.

>Turn the power on and investigate the room.
>Leave through the door, search the other rooms for someone or something.
>Leave and investigate as much of the area as you can.
>Teleport somewhere. (where?)
>Other (please specify)

>>34684700
>Leave and investigate as much of the area as you can.

I really highly doubt that the computers aren't hooked to some surveillance syste,m where somone can see it was acessed

>>34684700
>>Turn the power on and investigate the room.

>>34684700
Teleport to the many other power sources.

>>34684700
>Turn the power on and investigate the room.

>>34684700
>>Turn the power on and investigate the room.

>>34684796
>>34684847
>>34684893
Looking around you find a group of switches next to the door. You flick the one that seems connected to the rest of the room and pale white lights come on.

You notice your hand on the switch. More heavily armoured then before, it feels almost alien to you. Flexing your servos you see several serrated teeth pop out of your knuckles, along the back of your hand and the edge of your palm.

Shocked you recoil, and so do the teeth. There is no hint of them having ever been there.

You glare about the room.

>Roll 1d100 Perception, +4 investigation

Rolled 30 (1d100)

>>34685077

Rolled 47 (1d100)

>>34685077

Rolled 74 (1d100)

>>34685077

Rolled 27 (1d100)

>>34685077

Rolled 30 (1d100)

>>34685077
That +4 is so nice to see.

Got to remember to upgrade Tracking next as well.

Rolled 42 (1d100)

>>34685077

>>34685100
>>34685114
>>34685119
>>34685142
>Rolled 4 success!

Circling the room you rummage through the parts on the benches. You find scraps of hull, some freshly made, others that seem to have been taken from you. There are masses of burned-out circuitry everywhere.

You find arc-welders, energon scalpels and buzzsaws.

Turning on a computer, gingerly so as not to activate those new hidden blades, you find schematics for you. You find that your entire body has been rebuilt, nearly from scratch.

There are also some interesting upgrades.

Taking a moment you lift your hand, palm up. Focusing for a moment you feel a tingling surge. Opening your optics you see a tiny ball of energy resting in your hand.

Well, haven't been able to do that for a few thousand years.

Activating another computer you find it to be a general access terminal for the area. Checking its data you discover you are on Research Station Kaamos, a space born facility for the study of exotic materials.

Further searching shows that you are in section three, level six. There are two other section on this level, and eight levels in all.

>Dig around in the computers some more.
>Leave and explore the other rooms.
>Teleport to another level (up or down)
>Leave and search for others.
>Other (please specify)

Any bets on who's been playing with our juts and bolts?

50 Energon Cubes on the Deceptifucks.

>>34685528
this is possibly shockwaves lab o one of the few thousand he has if thats the case

>>34685510
>Dig around in the computers some more.

So the sources are other samoles are experiments.

Lesse if we can find out what those were before wego zip zapping into kill fields and mines and stupid giant enemy crabs

>>34685510
>>Leave and explore the other rooms.

>>34685510
>Dig around in the computers some more.

>>34685510
See if there's anything about researchers. Names to search for: Cetus, Hydra, Scylla, Gyro, Copper, Iron Hand, Senator*

>>34685510
>>Dig around in the computers some more.

>>34685510
find the others

>>34685575
>>34685593
>>34685597
>>34685612
Tapping away at the keyboard you discover that this level was for applied sciences and find a personnel list.

Head Researcher
Astroclaw

Researchers
Brainstorm
Specs
Highbrow

None of the names mean anything to you though.

You also find that this facility was commissioned by Zeta Prime, while he was alive, to be overseen be Senators Proteus and Argon.

A small ding ring out from the machine.

Glaring at it you see a small chat window has popped up.

"Oh good! Your awake. Please report to the eastern hanger, post hast."

>"Who the slag is this?"
>"Not till you tell me where I am and what's going on."
>"Yeah sure."
>Other (please specify)

>>34685841
>Proteus
>Blancorvus

Shit.

>"Cetus or Proteus? Which do you work for?

Rolled 57 (1d100)

>>34685841
>"Who the slag is this?"

>>34685841
>"Who the slag is this?

>>34685841
>"Yeah sure."

In reality we really HowAboutNo.jpg and go explore and see where the fuck we're at.

>>34685841
>>"Who the slag is this?"

>>34685841
>"Who the slag is this?"
>"Not till you tell me where I am and what's going on."

>>34685841
>>"Who the slag is this?"
>>"Not till you tell me where I am and what's going on."

>>34685942
>>34685987
>>34686036

"Who the slag is this?" You type while glaring at the screen.

"I'm the one who put you back together.It was quite the undertaking. Raw red enegon AND dark energon? Oh taking you apart was a pleasure just to see the results of THAT little combo."

You growl. "Cetus or Proteus? Which do you work for."

"Names are not important. You are up, fit as an electrofiddle, and free to go. There is a shuttle on its way to retrieve you."

>Talk to them some more. (with what kind of attitude?)
>Leave to investigate the area.
>Head to the eastern hanger.
>Other (please specify)

>>34686258
>"Not until I know who I'm gonna be working for. I need that much, or I'll just chew my way outta here."

>>34686258
grouchy/irritated
"what the slag happened to my friends ya rust muncher?" (cybertronian insults are hard)

>>34686258
>>Leave to investigate the area.
>>Head to the eastern hanger.

>>34686258
Listen to me you can of used oil, I can teleport, eat through walls and according to your schematics, fly. If you want me to feel obliged to go where you see fit you'd better cough up some information of substance. Now.

>>34686258
>>Leave to investigate the area.
I find that I'm not fond of this bot.

>>34686258
>>Other (please specify)
Where is this shuttle heading? What happened to my friends?

>>34686306
>>34686388
I feel that feel.
>>34686419
>>34686487

"Listen you rusted can of used oil," You type furiously, "I want to know who you are and what happened to my friends. Tell me or I start eating my way through here."

A moment passes.

"Oh that will not do." The screen reads. "Not at all. I have millennia of precious research here! What would happen if you just gobbled it up? I wonder. Well no matter. The answer to your first question is that I am Astroclaw, and I work for progress. Toil for its own sake, as it were. Got to keep busy yes?"

There is a shudder and you feel a slight surge in power through out the area.

"Why there is your friends now! Go to them, chop chop. Before they started making a mess."

>Ask something.
>Leave to go to the hanger.
>Explore the area.
>Other (please specify)

>>34686676
>Other, "This better be the way out, or I'll show you just how efficient this Energon Converter is."

>>34686676
>>Leave to go to the hanger.

>>34686676
explore a bit, flex our claws
(the retractable ones) to relive stress and git the hang of them

>>34686676
>Ask something.

"How did I get here and why did you fix me? You mentioned the results of Dark and Red energon so I assume it wasn't easy."

>>34686676
> Leave to go to the hanger.
Questions can wait. Hup hup!

>>34686676
>Leave to go to the hanger.

>>34686676
>>Leave to go to the hanger.

>>34686743
>>34686811
>>34686839

Grumbling you search for a map. It shows that the eastern hanger is on level four, section one. You turn off the computer and head out.

Traveling down the sterile white corridor is disorienting at first. A mental image of the way ahead overlays your senses. As you go lights come on in the sections you pass through.

Reaching the elevator you press the button to summon it when the power cuts out.

A dull crump can be heard from above, along with the a bright energy surge. An explosion, you guess.

>Teleport up.
>Transform and tear your way up.
>Find a stairway.
>Try your comms. They said your friends were here after all.
>Other (please specify)

>>34687240
>Teleport up

>>34687240
>Find a stairway.

Lets be stealthy Astroclaw is probably confused as to who are friends really are

>>34687240
> Teleport up.
>Try your comms. They said your friends were here after all.
>"Kraken here, requesting to not get shot."

>>34687240
>Teleport up.

>>34687240
>Find a stairway.

If that's are friends and he called them why would they be blowing shit up?

>>34687240
>>Find a stairway.
>>Try your comms. They said your friends were here after all.

Long time lurker in these threads here.

Never been into Transformers but is all of this lore and stuff accurate to the series?

I love robots, especially "living" robots with "souls" so to speak and these threads have peaked my interest surprisingly. It all sounds neat for an action oriented series.

Did we get the Tentacle upgrade mod that lets us fight 6 enemies at once?

>>34687620
....that was a mod?

>>34687645
Yeah this

>Combat Enhanced Tentacles- able to attack multiple opponents (up to 6) without penalty, may be used in robot mode. Costs 25 exp

>>34687674
It's not on the final list so no

>>34687712
Primusdammit

>>34687674
>>34687712

huh...well theres always next time

>>34687335
>>34687363
>>34687364

Activating your comm you call out in hopes of reaching someone you know.

"Kracken here, requesting to not get shot."

A crackle comes across then, "Get off this channel." an angry voice says.

"Rust off, who is this."

"Your worst nightmare." It growls.

"Doubt that." You growl back.

"Better hope we don't run into ya." It says then cuts out.

Grumbling you examine the area above you.

There are two rooms. One is lined with what seems like lockers, all empty. The other has a faint energy signature.

>Energon Reserve-155/175
>HP- 100/100

A -zzap- brings you to the empty one. It is indeed a locker room. Pristine whit lockers line the walls, all slightly open and empty.

Your sensors pick up nothing in the general area. A few more room line this corridor, which branches off into to other paths.

Only the room next to this one, and the one next to that, have any power signatures.

>Investigate the rooms.
>Try your comms again, rip this guy a new one.
>Keep moving.
>Other (please specify)

>>34687860
>>Investigate the rooms.
>>Try your comms again, rip this guy a new one.

>>34687808
Shit would've been sick with Fanged armor

Tentacles+Fangs = We Whirlwind of blades and death now

>>34687860
>"If this is Scylla, cut the shit. We can kill eachother once we're planetside. whatever Planetside is."

>>34687860
> Keep moving
When we rip him a new one it'll be with our teeth.

>>34687860
>Investigate the rooms.

Let's stay off the coms incase they can use it to find us

>>34687860
>>Investigate the rooms.

>>34687563
It's mostly accurate. It follows current aligned continuity except it keeps the bit where Optimus, Megatron, and the bulk of their forces get stranded on Earth for a few million years. If you're interested you should look into the current series. They can all be downloaded over in /co/s' Transformers General

>>34687884
>>34687938
Striding out you move to the adjacent rooms. As you do emergency lighting turns on, bathing you in more pale, white light.

You activate your comm again.

"Seriously, who is this? Bet you're some little disposable hiding from the noise."

"Sure chump. Keep that motor mouth running. We're gonna pull your voice box out so you might as well use it now."

"Big talk, little 'Bot." Your sensor get a bead on the signal. It's coming from one level up and a section over.

Once inside you find a computer terminal against a wall dominated by a large glass window. The room beyond is dark.

>Activate the terminal.
>Check out the other room.
>Keep talking.
>Go find your new 'friend'.
>Other (please specify)

>>34688272
>Activate the terminal.

I have the feeling Astroclaw is the Station itself we should have asked what oir "Friends" look like

>>34688272
>>Activate the terminal.

>>34688272
>>Activate the terminal.

>>34688309
>>34688482
>>34688577

Leaving one last comment on the other 'Bots' suspected construction you turn your comm off.

The terminal before you is broad and covered in buttons and levers. You pull a large one on its top right and lights dances across it.

The room through the window also lights up.

Inside is Senator Proteus. Half of him, at least. You recognize him from news feeds.

His upper torso is perched on a pedestal, arms and head hanging limp. You can see wires coming from the back of his head.

A small array comes from the top of the terminal and begins scanning your upper torso.
Across from you, Proteus straightens up, then adopts your posture and shocked grimace.

"What in the pit..." You ask and the Proteus puppet mimics you in a haughty voice.

>Rust this, go find the other guy.
>Mess with the terminal some more.
>Contact the other guy, ask him just what the slag was going on.
>Other (please specify)

>>34688801
>Rust this, go find the other guy.
I suddenly am significantly less sure of the quality of our repairs.

>>34688801
>>Rust this, go find the other guy.

>>34688801
>>Rust this, go find the other guy.

Though I gotta wonder how long the Senator's been like this. Wonder whose been pulling his strings...

>>34688801
>>Rust this, go find the other guy.
Nope.jpg

>>34688900
>>34688934
>>34688951
>>34688975

You glare at the Senator in disgust, he mimics it.

You both blink.

A moment later you are lightly jogging through the hall, leaving that horrible sight behind.

You manage to find a staircase and begin to ascend when you detect a large energy source moving a couple levels above you. It is moving away from your position though, so you ignore it for now.

Shiny white stair lead to another pristine corridor lined with closed rooms. You creep through, passing door after closed door. Faint energy traces dance around. Then you detect several large ones to your right.

Creeping up you come to a closed door. The plaque next to it says 'Communications'.

You can hear faint voices on the other side and detect two individuals. One is large, as big as you and packing some serious weapon. The other is a little shorter, thinner and carrying less firepower.

>Knock.
>Open the door and greet them.
>Bust in and take one down.
>Teleport in and take one down.
>Other (please specify)

>>34689239
>Other (please specify)
Open the door and ask 'So, which one of you is responsible for the abomination downstairs?'

It's good to know who we need to eat, after all.

>>34689239
>"Whoever's in Communications has exactly five seconds to decide if you want to be my friend or not."

>>34689239
>Open the door and greet them.
Just calmly walk in and greet them like old friends-
>Bust in and take one down.
-that you always really, really hated.

>>34689307
I like this.

>>34689307
>>34689358
You lean up against the wall next to the door and lightly tap a knuckle on it.
"Whoever's in Communications has exactly five seconds to decide if you want to be my friend or not."

There is a shout then the door swishes open, a large grey Cybertronian storms out. He grits his teeth and raises his gun, a long barreled pistol.

>Roll 1d100 Dexterity,+5martial arts

Rolled 71 (1d100)

>>34689642
Why does everyone always want to kill us?

We don't want no trouble.

Rolled 55 (1d100)

>>34689642
Welp, time to try out the new upgrades.

I've noticed we now have a Quantum processor mod that costs 50 ER to use. No idea what it does, though.

Rolled 12 (1d100)

>>34689642

Lets not immediately eat him as much as we want to. Need information after all.

>>34689675

I imagine its cause we're a giant, teleporting sharktopus that eats people. That or our sparkling personality.

Rolled 60 (1d100)

>>34689642

Rolled 53 (1d100)

>>34689642

>>34689723
But he doesn't know that part yet and is still trying to blow our brains out.

Rolled 98 (1d100)

>>34689642

>>34689675
>>34689706
>>34689723
>>34689727
>Rolled 4 successes!

As his weapon raises you grab his wrist and force it to go straight up. You fire at the ceiling, the energy blast punching a neat hole in it.

Getting a better look at him you see his left shoulder is red and he has some large altmode parts on his back.

There is a shout of, "Doublecross, wait!" from the room.

>Flatten this punk.
>Tear him a new one.
>Restrain him.
>Other (please specify)

>Roll 1d100 Dexterity, +3 Martial arts

Rolled 89 (1d100)

>>34689851
>Flatten this punk.
Only +3 martial arts?

Rolled 100 (1d100)

>>34689851
Doublecross? Sounds like the worst named spy bot ever.

Restrain I guess.

Rolled 76 (1d100)

>>34689851
>Other (please specify)
Disarm him and then kick him back to his friend

Rolled 49 (1d100)

>>34689851
>>Restrain him.

"Alright you punks have exactly three seconds to explain what the slag is going on. Then I start eating your friend starting with this arm."

>>34689914
Or not

Rolled 65 (1d100)

>>34689851
>Flatten this punk.

Rolled 11 (1d100)

>>34689851
>Restrain him.

>>34689851
Can we use the Path of Oil here for a save roll?

>>34689979
We should have 4 successes on this roll since our martial arts is 5, not 3. Though that crit is going to be bad probably.

>>34690031
Yup Crosscounter here is going to kick us right in the nuts and bolts

>>34690069
It's why we got all that armor and an energon shield.

>>34689897
My bad, force of habit.
>>34689914
>>34689919
>>34689926
>Rolled 2 success. Critfail.

You attempt to force his arm behind him, but he seems to be better trained than most. Sweeping your legs out from under you he transforms. A large, tow headed dragon now straddles you.

His twin mouths snap in your face.

Then a foot connects with them, knocking them together with a loud bang.

"I said STOP!" a familiar voice screeches.

Looking over to your side you see a lithe form standing in the doorway.

"Gyro?" You gasp.

More heavily armour than she was last time you saw her, but just as angry, Gyro glares at the both of you and puts her hands on her hips.

"I thought that sounded like you. Still getting glitching when the fun starts I see." She says.

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Sorry guys but I'm kinda burned out now. We'll call it a night.

Comments, questions, concerns and the like all welcome.

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>>34690093
blegh I just noticed I missed that roll, sorry anons. I must now scourge myself.

>>34690093
I'm kind of confused by our dice pools now. Don't we have 6 dice in martial arts?

>>34690093
Thanks for the thread chief.

Next one when?

>>34690130
Sorry anon, I am tired and slightly buzzed. It has been a long and hot week.

We do have 6 dice for martial arts, the outcome would have been, more or less the same, with our successes rendering the critfail into a more neutral outcome.

>>34690136
sometime around tuesday maybe. will tweet it sunday night

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>>34690093
Oh so it IS this fucker.

>>34690273
No worries, you've been going at it for like half a day now.

Thanks for running.

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>>34690281
>his hands are actually heads
fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff
man I really screwed up

>>34690136
>>34690290
Thanks for the support anons, I will do better for you next time