>Fly into northern Africa

A transformers quest? Interesting. As long as we don’t land in the el generico US of A, I’m happy.

>>5656638
>Land in Europe
Is southern America, Mexico, or Canada an option

>>5656649
Only the ones listed, but don't worry they won't be permanent stations.

>>5656641
Supporting. I kinda wanna see what would happen if a cybertronian gets mixed up with some warlord somewhere....

>>5656657
Al Gaddafi and a transformer teaming up would be funny AF.

>>5656638
>>Fly into northern Africa
I really am interested in Gaddafi teaming up.

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>>5656667
Well it wouldn't be the first time it's happened

>>5656638
>Land in Europe

>>5656677
I'm disappointed QM won't let us start in Carbombya

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>>5656638
>Fly into northern Africa
14,000 citizens in total.

>>5656638
>Crash into the Arctic

>>5656638
>Crash into the Arctic
Covert Soviet/US Submarine warfare over our body, sounds neat.

>>5656638
>>Land in Europe

>>5656641
>>5656657
>>5656675
>>5656693
>Fly into Northern Africa

>>5656649
>>5656682
>>5656715
>Land in Europe

>>5656706
>>5656708
>Crash into the Arctic

Leaving the vote open for about 30 minutes, will lock in after.

>>5656641
>>5656649
>>5656657
>>5656675
>>5656682
>>5656693
>>5656706
>>5656708
>>5656715
>Fly into Northern Africa

The atmosphere coats you as you plummet to the ground. You can faintly feel the heat grow on your metal skin, an enjoyable sensation after feeling the coldness of space. You lurch towards a large, brown tipped continent, flying straight as you speed towards the surface. Smashing into the sand with a crash, you briefly skip along the dunes as you lose momentum. When you finally come to rest you transform, the meteoroid body snapping and locking away to form your bipedal mode. You survey your surroundings; sand, dirt, a few metal towers, a cluster of blocky structures in the distance, and a vast expanse of blue liquid are all you spy. Narrowing your optics at the structures, you see a few wheeled vehicles, some are even moving at fairly fast speeds, kicking up a dust in their wake that obscures more. You feel an odd familiarity in these machines, and instinctively approach them. As you approach the group of buildings, you see a mass of rusted metal and dilapidated machines that was obscured by a dune. You find one hull that you are inexplicably drawn to, and your body moves on its own, a scan covers the….

>Truck
>Bus
>Van
>Car
>Jeep
>Tank
>Jet
>Helicopter

And your body changes to adapt to this new altmode. You hear a disembodied voice in your head. It speaks with dignified authority in spite of the patchy quality. “Unknown Cybertronian lifeform…..Decept…..identify immediately.”

In conjunction with this, another poor quality transmission graces your mind, though the voice that speaks has a peculiar, almost bubbling speech that makes you think the speaker is submerged in something. “ ….bots….danger….please respond.”

As you mess about trying to get a clearer transmission from either of the two parties hailing you, your receptors pick up some commotion happening inside the array of buildings. A series of pops and bangs sound off without harmony, and the boom and flare of an explosion rises somewhere in the midst of the structures.

>Tune in to the dignified voice
>Tune in to the bubbling voice
>Approach the fighting in the buildings
>Get away from the area and ignore the voices
>Write-In

>close my eyes
>Embrace the impact

>>5656741
>Jeep
Let's be a technical
>Approach the fighting in the buildings

>>5656741
>Tank
Antique T34-85 or a T55
>Tune in to the dignified voice
LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOO

>>5656741
>car
>Tune in to the dignified voice

Classic autobot let's go

>>5656741
>Helicopter
Become the Ugandan Air Force. Drop the bomb, man!
>Tune in to the dignified voice

>Helicopter

>Get away from the area and ignore the voices

We don’t know enough about the situation to make a good call, withdraw,evaluate the situation and then decide on a course of action.

Changed my vote, Ugandan helicopters are indeed very funny, and based.

>>5656741
>>Helicopter

>Tune in to the bubbling voice

>>5656741
>Helicopter
>Tune in to the bubbling voice

>>5656741
>Helicopter

>Get away from the area and ignore the voices

Going to leave the vote open for another hour since it's a big one, also another vote I forgot to put into the post is;
>Visor/ No Visor
>Battlemask/ No battlemask

>>5656817
>no Visor
>No mask

>Visor
>Battlemask

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I mean, just look at that mask and visor, it looks based, and we can always just retract it when we want to.

>>5656817
>No visor
>Battlemask

I'm fifty/fifty on visor right now, but those eyes could be friendlier to look at, you know, if we go autobot route. Battlemask stays on no matter what though.

>>5656818
>>5656817
Changing my vote to
>visor
>battkemask

>>5656741
>Helicopter
>Approach the fighting in the buildings
>>5656817
>Visor
>Battlemask

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>>5656741
>Tank
>Approach the fighting in the buildings
>>5656817
>Visor
>Battlemask
I WANNA KILL SOMETHING!

>>5656817
>No Visor
>No battlemask

>>5656780
>>5656786
>>5656790
>>5656793
>>5656868
Locking in for Helicopter altmode

>>5656747
>>5656868
>>5656899
>Approach Fighting

>>5656751
>>5656766
>>5656780
>Tune into dignified voice

>>5656821
>>5656852
>>5656865
>>5656868
>>5656899
>>5656911
Visor: 4
No Visor:2
Battlemask: 5
No Battlemask: 1

Giving another 30 minutes or so to split the tie.

>>5656931
honestly if a vote has narrowed down to just two choices, flip a coin (roll a d2) and no one will mind.

>>5656931
Roll a 1d2 so we can move on.

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>5656931

>>5656955
>>5656958
>>5656899
>>5656911
>>5656852
>>5656821
>>5656793
>>5656790
>>5656786

You roll your shoulders as you settle into your new altmode. You press your thumb to your head’s side as you try to hone in to the first voice, eventually you find the right frequency and enjoy a far greater crispness to the message quality. “Unknown Cybertronian lifeform, this is Shockwave of the Decepticon forces, identify yourself immediately.”

Decepticon. That word jolts your memory some, one of those insignias you remember, the pointed one materializes above the word. The other symbol gets its name too, Autobot if you recall correctly. Well that’s part of the mystery solved, but you still aren’t sure which feelings you have for which faction. You pause as you ponder if you should answer the Decepticons request, mostly out of an uncertainty if he is a friend or foe.

>Answer the Decepticon
>Change frequencies to the other voice’s message.
>Write-In

Halfway through writing I realized some people might have thought the voice was an Autobot so I'm pretty much restarting the vote in case they didn't want to truck with the Decepticons. Sorry if it's lackluster of a post for the time waited

>Answer the Decepticon

Deceptibros

>>5656980
>Answer the Decepticon
Ayyo, Decepti-bruthas

>>5656980
>Change frequencies to the other voice’s message.
fuck the Decepti-creeps

>>5656980
>>Change frequencies to the other voice’s message.\
FREEDOM IS THE RIGHT OF ALL-

>>5656980
>Answer the Decepticon
'decepti bros its our time.

What can be more righteous than spreading the dominion of the cybertronians?

>>5656980
>Change frequencies to the other voice’s message.
Autochads get in

I'm going to bed, but I'll leave the vote up while I'm asleep.

>>5656980
>"WHO THE SCRAP ARE THE BOTH OF YOU"

>>5656980
>>Change frequencies to the other voice’s message.
I only have surface knowledge of the setting, but an Autobot flyer seems to be a rarity. Also, nothing stopping us from going cold-cooled killer within the Autobots too. It would let us stick out a bit more character-wise. Necessary evil and all that.

Even with the chopper, I'd be game for angling for an ambusher rather than a brawler. Stalking Decepticon patrols on ruined Cybertron, picking them off one by one to expose a weakness in their flank or an overextended commander.

Someone powerful and efficient enough to be respected, but who wouldn't go belly up for random humans like a certain someone...

>>5656980
>Answer the Decepticon

>>5656980
>Answer the Decepticon
Transformer /qst/, nice. I’m in.

>>5656980
>Change frequencies to the other voice’s message.

>>5656980
>Change frequencies to the other voice’s message.
Darn, should've been up last night to be one person to vote for a bus

>>5657234
I’m of the mind of saying ‘fuck off humans, I’m not suddenly joining your damn military, you dumb fucks’. As long as this happens, I’m happy. With the Autobots though, by necessity, we probably would be working with them, which is… distasteful. Honestly, if we could be free agent, that would be best, because nothing is locking us in to go one or the other

>>5657316
I would be willing to support a neutral character, but it is a bit late at this point to get a majority, and while we got a write-in option, it often doesn't have the same pull by default.

What we could do is join the Autobots, and build the MC as either prideful or strongheaded. The kind that respects Optimus for his strength and leadership, but wouldn't stoop low enough to work with organics. Which may cause a lot of tension within the Autobots, and could eventually result in us leaving and becoming either a neutral mercenary, or continuing the war on our terms, Rambo-style, consequences be damned.

It'll depend on what the QM wants to write and what the other anons will support, really.

>>5656980
>Change frequencies to the other voice’s message.

>>5657320
That sounds good. Damn organics.

Your kind cling to your flesh as if it will not decay and fail you. One day the crude biomass you call a temple will wither and you will beg my kind to save you.
But I am already saved. For the Machine is Immortal."

>>5657404
While I applaud the Mechanicus reference, this does has me curious about whether any part fo the (apparently massive) Transformers lore has ever touched on Cybertronian religion? We get a lot of civil war and old nobility stuff with the Primes, but what about faith, worship, idols? The All-Spark comes to mind, but it seems to just be a tool, not some revered life-giver.

>>5656980
>>Answer the Decepticon

>>5657320
Being a Doubledealer like character would be interesting, working with both sides depending on what they have to offer at the time.

>>5657443
Apparently Primus is the creator god of the cybertronians, and he apparently transformed himself into the planet Cybertron itself. Optimus Prime would technically be the cybertronian pope in this case.

>>5657443
>>5657477
Would that make the All-Spark equivalent to their Jesus then? It does seem to "resurrect" dead cybertronian corpses. Or maybe not, considering it doesn't seem to be a living thing.

Now I'm thinking about how you could equate the holy trinity to this...

>Northern Africa
Dropped. I'll just leave this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tpbp9GXOGU

>>5656980
>"Yeah yeah one sec"
>Change frequencies to the other voice’s message.
Gotta at least scope out all our options.

>>5656984
>>5656992
>>5657071
>>5657236
>>5657237
>>5657444
>Answer the Decepticon

>>5656995
>>5657051
>>5657099
>>5657234
>>5657239
>>5657265
>>5657364
>Change frequencies to the other voice's message.

It pleases me to see /qst/ is almost evenly divided on the side of Autobums or Decepticreeps.

Also like
>>5657215
feel free to write dialogue, it'll speed up character creation personality wise.

You mull it over, your processor spinning as you try to remember more about the two factions. You decide not to answer this Decepticon, and switch to the other frequency.

“Attention landed cybertronian, this is Seaspray of the Autobots’ maritime forces, there is a great Decepticon danger in the area, please respond!” The voice gargles.

“I read you Seaspray.” You answer, pondering if you should’ve given your words a similar quirk to make sure he understands it.

“Thank Primus, you gotta speed outta there quick! You landed right on the Decepticon’s shore, and they’ll be sending in the big guns to scrap you if you stick around! I’ll send you a sensor ping so you know which way to head.” The Autobot relayed the danger of the situation to you.

After tuning in to the Decepticons frequency earlier there was a very good chance they knew exactly where you were, so there was no time to waste. Leaping into the air and transforming, you cut through the air in your helicopter form. But as you depart, you feel something strike you, it’s almost unnoticeable, but you're still curious as to what’s causing it. Your vision shifts to the cluster of buildings, and the sight is fairly strange. There’s groups of native machines, many with weapons attached, firing at you. Additionally, you can make out small, moving figures that also seem to be attacking you if the flashes from them are any indicator.

>Transform and give the natives a piece of your mind
>Return the greeting from your altmodes own weaponry
>Ignore them, you have to rendezvous with Seaspray
>Write-In

>>5657550
>Ignore them, you have to rendezvous with Seaspray

>Transform and give the natives a piece of your mind

Time to spill some blood. Damn organics.

But really, we have flight, so we’re fast as hell, and we should be easily able to scrap them and join sea spray in a moment.

>>5657550
>Transform and give the natives a piece of your mind
Oh you little shits!

>>5657550
Why I oughta!!!
>Transform and give the natives a piece of your mind

>>5657550
>Write-In
>fly low over the natives while giving off a quick spray with the altmode's weaponry
Not much time to dilly-dally with our position revealed, but not giving some kind of a retaliation leaves a bad taste.

>>5657550
>>Return the greeting from your altmodes own weaponry
>>5657563's write-in is close enough that I'll support it. Speed is key, and staying means inviting much more dangerous levels of firepower on us. Let's get out of here while teaching whoever or whatever the locals are a lesson. Shoot us at your own peril. No need to wade in, we have no clue what's going on or why.

"Why are these things so small? Some kind of drone swarm, perhaps? Doesn't seem very effective, whatever it is..."

>>5657574
Thing is, going for the ‘logical’ choice ain’t as fun as beating the crap out of people ;). Going for a more bloodthirsty autobot seems fun, and that’s what quests are all about really. But really, we’re a helicopter transformer, we’re fucking fast, and armed to the teeth. We’ll be able to shake-off any pursuit, and quickly finish off those humans once we transform.

>>5657550
>Transform and give the natives a piece of your mind

>>5657550
I'll support >>5657563's write in as well.

Also.. we just got tagged with a tracking chip or something, didn't we?

>>5657550
>Return the greeting from your altmodes own weaponry

>>5657550
Oh lord we're talking to seaspray lol hang up we're going neutral

>Transform and give the natives a piece of your mind

>>5657550
>>Transform and give the natives a piece of your mind

>>5657550
>Transform and give the natives a piece of your mind
Humans could use a reality check or two. I don't know too much about the lore, but I'd agree with going neutral until we figure some things out.

>>5656638
YES, YES, YES! All my dreams for a Transformers quest have come TRUE! Thank you teletraan Omega, even if this doe side a short death or something like that, I will for ever happy that at least 1 quest for this awesome franchise was made real to me.
>Steer towards the United States

>>5657673
>>Ignore them, you have to rendezvous with Seaspray
whoops, sorry for being late to the new vote, updated cast, sorry.

>>5657552
>>5657678
>Ignore them, you have to rendezvous with Seaspray

>>5657563
>>5657574
>>5657595
Return the greeting from your altmodes own weaponry + write in

>>5657553
>>5657555
>>5657561
>>5657584
>>5657599
>>5657613
>>5657627
>Transform and give the natives a piece of your mind

The damage to your frame is almost nonexistent, however you are deeply upset by the action of the bots on this planet. While your memory is hazy at best, you know that greeting someone with cannonfire is not proper, and you decide to give the ground borne machines a lesson in respect. Transforming back into your walking form you swat aside a few of the locals as you descend, and give another group a good couple of punches to their fronts. To your surprise, you send the machines flying off the ground, crumpling their armor as if they tumble across the dirt or hit the nearby buildings. The drones that were ineffective firing on you earlier are shouting something in some foreign language you can’t decipher as they continue to helplessly pelt you with their weapons. As you see more of them crawl out from the wrecked machines, you see that their bodies are completely alien, and you have a realization. These smaller, non metallic beings are controlling the larger machines, and when they fail to transform to scuffle with you, you come to the assumption that they're unliving. As you pause to decide what to do with this new information the voice of Seaspray fills your receptors.

“What in Vector Sigma’s name are you doing!? I’m detecting at least six Decepticon signatures converging on your location and you’re messing with the humans?! You gotta get out of there now or we both may end up as slag!” The worry that bordered on panic was discernable even from his strange voice.

>Resume your flight towards the coast
>Fight the rest of the “humans”
>Try your luck with the approaching Decepticons
>Fly away from all of this
>Write-In

>>5657752
>Resume your flight towards the coast

>>5657752
>>Resume your flight towards the coast

>>5657752
>Fly away from all of this

>>5657752
>Resume your flight towards the coast
Humans were shit on, let's continue

>>5657752
>Resume your flight towards the coast
"Sorry there Seaspray, on my way to your vector with Decepti-bougies on my tail!"

(tfw no qt north african freedom fighter to be kiss players with)

>Fly away from all of this

Freelancer is still a possibility. This is the option for it basically.

>>5657752
>Resume your flight towards the coast
"Yeah yeah I'll be right there, just had to clean up some trash."

>>5657752
>>Fly away from all of this
joining a Jihad sounds like fun

>>5657752
>>Fly away from all of this

votes go the way they go but I want to play a Transformers quest, not a 'robot dicking around in a desert' quest

>>5657879
I just want to play with and be the decepticons since everything is played from the autobots perspective in the shows.

>>5657879
This is hardly ‘dicking around in the desert’ lmao. We don’t have to join one of the main factions to actually fight other transformers.

>>5657883
and I want to bust decepti-chops, its not like there are any other Transformer quests going. In the end the vote goes the way it goes.

>>5657903
Yeah, no question about that. It’s not like I’d hate going with the autobots, I’m just hoping we’re not a goody-two shoes when we go about it. As someone said earlier, we could be following Optimus prime for his strength and prescence (and our hate of deceptions) and not because we actually like humans. Damn organics.

Being the ruthless and bloodthirsty arm of the autobots would lead to some interesting interactions with other autobots and the humans we encounter. It sets up an interesting narrative.

>>5657907
we could be the Autobot Wolverine or something, the guy willing to get our hands dirty to the point goody-goodies like Ultra Magnus wonder why we aren't a Decepticon.

>Resume your flight towards the coast

You know what? This is an interesting enough line of thought that I’m changing my vote.

>>5657918
I'm 200% for an autobot who's there to scrap decepticons and get shit done, typical autobot morals be damned

(hoping OP shows up soon)

>>5657752
>Resume your flight towards the coast

>>5657752
>Fight the rest of the “humans”
I'm not done bullying the meat.

if the OP isn't back by tomorrow, I'm taking this quest over!

>>5658269
I think we should give OP some more time but I fully support a take over if they're really gone because I'm not ready to let go yet

>>5658269
Wait a minute, give it at least two or three days instead. Hasn't been too long yet

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>>5657754
>>5657791
>>5657803
>>5657812
>>5657824
>>5657918
>Resume your flight towards the coast

>>5657802
>>5657847
>>5657870
>Fly away from all of this

>>5658238
>Fight the rest of the "humans"

Linking up with Seaspray wins, writing now

>>5658269
For conspiring to take over the quest I sentence you to 50 millennia in the energon fields

>>5658659
We’re so Back Transformer-bros!

You respond to the Autobot, ignoring the humans’ unfruitful attempts at damaging you. “Sorry there Seaspray, I’ll be right there.” You answer. “Just had to clean up some trash.” You say to yourself as you gaze at the totaled human vehicles.

Transforming back into your alt-mode and taking to the skies once more, your travel is interrupted by your sensors picking up 3 fast approaching objects. Wagering a guess they’re the welcoming party Seaspray was talking about you give him a call. “Heading to your vector now, I got three Decepti-bougies on my tail.”

“Keep on course, we’ll have an easier time shaking them off at sea. I’ll radio for help.” The Autobot responds.

Soon enough you reach the coastline, and you spy what has to be Seaspray hovering above the blue sea. You also notice that the three Decepticons that were giving you chase are now visible. Three jets, one blue, one red, and one white are speeding towards you. The bright beams of laserfire speed past you, instinctively you dodge and evade the shots. Seaspray shouts to you over his own weapon fire.

“Follow me, reinforcements are inbound!” He shouts as his altmodes fans spin, sending him streaking across the waves.

You do your best to avoid the shots of the rapidly encroaching jets as you follow the hovercraft. You see two red jets of different models heading towards you, must be the reinforcements you think.

“I heard you bots were having some trouble with the welcoming committee. It’s a good thing ol’ Powerglide is here to save your tails!” The voice of the jet doing a brazen spin reaches your receptors.

The far bigger jet seems a bit more serious. “Cut the theatrics Powerglide, we’ve gotta shake off these Decepticons and pull out of here.”

The two Autobot fliers open fire on the encroaching trio of jets, breaking their formation. The Decepticons aren’t backing down from that attack, it seems like you and your current allies are going to have to make them leave.

>Fire at the blue jet (Roll 1d100)
>Fire at the red jet (Roll 1d100)
>Fire at the white jet (Roll 1d100)
>Take them all out (Roll 3d100)
>Write-In

>>5658729
>Take them all out (Roll 3d100)

>>5658729
>>Take them all out (Roll 3d100)

>>5658729
Addendum: Roll for the option you choose Best of 3 for the winning choice

>>5658729
>Write-In: Take out whichever one has been most damaged by our allies

>>5658737
Did I forget how to roll dice

>Take them all out (Roll 3d100)

Scrap them.

>>5658742
Gotta do in options dice+1d100

Rolled 40, 39, 73 = 152 (3d100)

>>5658729
>Take them all out (Roll 3d100)
Fortune favors the bold- or something like that

Rolled 89, 83, 93 = 265 (3d100)

>>5658742
>>5658754
Thanks, anon.

Rolled 23, 52, 57 = 132 (3d100)

Oops, we were supposed to do 3d100, right. I’ll try it again.

>>5658759
>https://youtu.be/rKpntt0oEI8

>>5658759
Holy shit Anon, good rolls.

Rolled 35, 34, 88 = 157 (3d100)

>>5658739
I see
>>5658736

>>5658759
>these rolls
Yeah Deceptitards, you don't fuck with the Ugandan Air Force.

>>5658729
>Take them all out (Roll 3d100)
Screamer, Thundercracker and ??? as our introduction. Nice

>>5658809
Skywarp probably

>>5658759
You turn around and tilt forward, outpacing your comrades to challenge the jets’ charge. The white one takes the first shot at you, booming at a nauseating speed. “I’ll skewer you Autoscum!” he shouts meager meters from colliding with you. With a remarkable deftness you rise above the Decepticon just as he was about to strike you. You pour out uninterrupted laser fire directly into his engines and tail fins. You catch both a billow of black smoke and the shout of a helpless bot tumbling to the ground as you turn to take out the yelling red jet. “You’re going down, Autobot!” He taunts as two missiles fly off his frame towards you. With daunting precision, you snipe the two missiles out of the sky, and use cover of their explosions to fill the Decepticon’s cockpit with plasma. As you watch him streak towards the floor you hear the last Decepticon threaten you from behind. “You’re finished!” And you would be if you were a bit too slow. With remarkable agility, you jolt upward, looping in the sky before stopping right behind the helpless jet. There’s barely time for him to express his bewilderment before the missile you fire slams into his aft and sends him careening down to join his allies. Your audio receptors are filled with the cheers of the other three Autobots.

“Fancy shooting there pal!” Powerglide compliments. “You should’ve told us you could handle them yourself.” The other jet says with a chuckle.

“Just doing what came naturally.” You answer, it was the honest truth. You guess you’ve had some skill in fighting.

“Say, what’s your name pal?” Powerglide inquires.

You pause at the simple question. Your name is among the many things that are stuck in the murky recesses of your incomplete memory. You decide to tell the truth.

“I don’t remember.”
“Don’t remember?” Powerglide asks.
“I woke up in orbit with no recollection, I’ve just been figuring things out as I go after I landed.” You explain to the Autobots.
“Sounds like you must’ve suffered some serious damage.” Seaspray comments.
“We’ll head back to base, they might be able to treat it there.” The larger jet says while he, to your surprise, swoops down to the water and transforms into a ship far larger than his jet mode.
Following Powerglide, you land on the deck and transform into your bot mode.
“The name’s Broadside, feel free to relax, we should be out of the Decepticon’s neighborhood soon enough.”
You take the downtime to check your bot mode’s weapons.
>Wrist blasters/ Handheld blaster/shoulder blaster.
>Rotor Sword/ Wrist rotor/ Bare hands.
>Write-In.

>>5658825
rotor sword and wrist blaster for me

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our guy is an attack helicopter, right? based on where we found our alt-mode it would make sense for it to be some kind of 80s soviet surplus

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this is the Mil Mi-28, NATO codename Havoc

the one I posted above is the Mil Mi-24, better known as a Hind, which is a combination gun ship/troop transport

>>5658825
>Rotor Sword
>Shoulder blaster

>>5658825
>Wrist blasters
>Rotor Sword
All the options sound pretty cool, but I think these are the most versatile. .

Which weapons would be the most brutal I wonder… this basically dictates my decision, lmao.

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>>5658825
>Wrist blasters
And hear me out-HEAR ME OUT
>Pic
It would be sooo incredibly cool-and brutal too.

>Wrist blasters
>Rotor Sword

>>5658825
>Wrist Blasters
>Rotor Sword

>>5658825
>shoulder blaster
and
>>5658857
+1 for pincer blades also Sundowner is a great name

>Wrist Blasters and pincer blades/rotor sword

>>5658829
>>5658841
>>5658843
>>5658857
>>5658858
>>5658862
>>5658972
>>5658974

You adjust your wrists, extending your arm out as you fine tune your weapons. You simulate the firing angles, and eventually adjust your wrist guns to a satisfactory accuracy. After this you withdraw a long blade from your back. You slice the air with it, moving entirely off of instinct. The sword has a good heft and you dare to see if you can wield two. With a blade in each hand, your movements are a bit more awkward. You think you hear a snicker as you move across the deck, swinging the blades without any superb rhythm. You’re unsure if the other blade is simply a backup, or if your skills with two blades have atrophied with your memory. Finished with your adjustments, you decide to speak with the other Autobots about some questions you have.

>So what are the Autobots and Decepticons?
>Who were those bots I shot down?
>What is this planet?
>Are all the natives as stupid as the ones back there?
>Write-In

>>5658995
>So what are the Autobots and Decepticons?
>What is this planet?

Dangit, too late for the weapon vote. Ah wells.

>>5658995
>What is this planet?
"Exactly *how* backwater is this rock?"
>Are all the natives as stupid as the ones back there?

>>5658995
>>Write-In
"Why can't I remember anything?"

>>5658995
>So what are the Autobots and Decepticons?
>What is this planet?
We're pretty kewl. Time to get some info.

>>5658995
>Write-In
'Something must have scrambled my circuits. I can remember some things, I remember how to fight, how to transform. I remember small details, but at the same time I can't remember nothing. Nothing important. I know you're my allies, I know they're my enemies, but I can't remember who they are or why we're fighting.'

>>5659040
+1 let's get backstory on our memory loss and figure out who we are.

>>5658995
>So what are the Autobots and Decepticons?
>What is this planet?

>>5658995
I'll support >>5659040's write-in

>>5658995
>So what are the Autobots and Decepticons?
>Who were those bots I shot down?
>Are all the natives as stupid as the ones back there?

>What is this planet?
>Are all the natives as stupid as the ones back there?

>>5659040
I’ll support this as well

>>5659040
>+1
>>5659020
>+1

Ok quick question, but what’s our stance on humans? Active stomping or inactive stomping?

>>5659457
Im guessing the latter since we’re sticking with the autobots and we didn’t attack the humans until they attacked us first.
I feel like proactive stomping would just get too boring and edgy after a while so I’d support a more “fuck around and you’ll find out” kind of mentality when it comes to humans

>>5659482
"Don't make me come over there, meatsack" is a stance I can support. I gotta wonder though, if we do end up going for a merc route would we work for humans if they have something useful for us? Admittedly I can't really see what humans could offer for a Cybertronian. My Transformers lore is very surface-level.

>>5659519
Assuming we're a merc, we don't have to even go the "Autobot/decepticon" route we could be a part of the Cybertronian Knights or even a Wrecker.

>>5659482
yeah, sounds about right. We could also be very derisive of humans and their capabilities, unless proven otherwise.

Thinking about it, what did we do before? We take to combat pretty well, but we weren't recognized by either decepticons or autobots. We could have joined one a long time ago and became MIA, but for now Occam's Razor points to us just not being part of either.
It'll be fun to figure out.

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>>5659559
Which is why I brought up Wreckers and Cybertronian Knights. Personally I lean towards Cybertronian Knight because I want to dab on Deciptitards and the insignia is badass.

Hmm. Now, assuming we were anyone of any fame or renown back on Cybertron, you'd think we'd be recognizable to some of our fellow bots. But-
>>5656638
>You crane your head away from the burning gas ball and glance down gingerly to survey your frame. You're greeted with a mess of shiny plates and thick wires, and you can’t help but feel naked like this.
Judging by this we're beat up something fierce - possibly to the point of not having any real identifying markers.
Knight or not, I doubt we'll just meet another Cybertronian that recognizes us anytime soon and I'm all for it.

So guys, any ideas for names? That vote is probably coming up soon.

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>>5659610
Sundowner

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>>5659616
Yeah

>>5659610
Helios, since we are a helicopter

If we’re going with the metal gear references, what about Bladewolf?

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>>5659616
We'll split Megatron in two

>>5658995
>>5659040
Supporting.

>>5659519
Literally the the only thing they could give us is Cybertribuian that’d been left in earth, that’s it.
>>5659690
Only if we get a wolf alt form.

What about Bladebreaker? Or Hyperion?

>>5659533
I am goddamn DOWN for a cybertronian knights route

>>5659845
Hyperion sounds cybertrinian knight-like

What about Scourge, or Dreadblade? I kinda want to have a blunter name, a less distinguished one, you know?

If we’re the ruthless fighter of the autobots, Scourge sounds very appropriate, we’d be the scourge of the decepticons, and the rest of those damn traitors.

>>5659868
there's already a Scourge in Transformers

>>5659867
What's wrong with Sundowner?

Hope op turns up soon, this had a lot of promise

>>5659005
>>5659020
>>5659024
>>5659040
>>5659043
>>5659251
>>5659253
>>5659279
>>5659294
“Something must have scrambled my circuits. I can remember some things, I remember how to fight, how to transform. I remember small details, but at the same time I can't remember anything. Nothing important. I know you're my allies, I know they're my enemies, but I can't remember who they are or why we're fighting.” You say as you bring a hand to your head.

“Chances are you were one of the Ark’s crew that got spaced during our fight with the Nemesis.” Broadside explains.

“As for who the Autobots and the Decepticons are, it’s a long story, but to keep it short we’re trying to stop those creeps from turning any planet that isn’t Cybertron or its colonies into a slave world.” Powerglide chimes in.

“It all started when the Decepticons tried to overthrow the Cybertronian Conclave. The Autobots stopped their power-grab and the war’s been going ever since. No one has managed to break the stalemate.” Seaspray gives some needed background.

“The Decepticons wanted to institute a more aggressive, expansionist government with themselves as the head. As someone who stuck with them before the war I can say that most ‘cons are better fit for a scrapyard than a throne of plunder.” Broadside states flatly.

“I can’t say I was the biggest fan of how things were being run, but you didn’t have to be a genius to figure out that everyone would be worse off if the Decepticons were in charge.” Powerglide interjects.

“The Autobot creed is to protect freedom, and the Decepticon’s plan for intergalactic domination led to the conflict.” Seaspray gargles.

“There’s a few bots back at base that can give a more complete detail of the war.” Broadside says.

That is satisfying for now, so you move on to a few other queries. “Who were those three Decepticons I shot down?”

“That was Dirge,Thrust,and Ramjet. A nasty trio of seekers, but nothing that I couldn’t have handled.” Powerglide boasts. “But you did a fine job grounding them yourself.” He slips you a compliment.

“And exactly how backwater is this rock? Are the natives all as stupid as the ones back there?” You jab a thumb at the direction of the land you just left.

“The humans call it Earth among other things, as for where it is we can’t say.” Seaspray answers.

“Most of them prefer to run when they see a Cybertornian, but you’re lucky you landed where you did pal. Some of the humans here are packing serious firepower.” Powerglide cautions.

You’re a bit doubtful that these frail organics really have anything that could cause you serious damage, but you humor the Autobot and only let out a titter smugly.

>>5659889
With all your questions answered, you spend the remaining time of the trip trying to see if you can remember more of your past. You find no success, and are soon at another coastline. You bid farewell to Seaspray as you, Powerglide and Broadside transform and fly deeper into the continent. At the foot of a reclusive mountain range Broadside approaches, revealing a large door hidden behind a cover of camouflage. After walking through a series of doored checkpoints you are finally greeted by two other bots, one is tall and red. The other is small and golden.


“Glad to see you made it back unharmed.” He says to the two jets. “And you must be the one we tracked hitting planetside.” He extends an open hand which you grasp and shake instinctively. Seems your etiquette hasn’t been forgotten. “The name’s Goldfire.”

After you finish the red one gives a shake, alongside a pat on the shoulder with the other hand. “That was some fine shooting. I’m Ironhide.” He speaks with a noticeable accent. “Fine job you two, you can head off now.” He says to Powerglide and Broadside. As they move to leave down another corridor Powerglide faces the two and speaks. “You might want to send him down to medical, he’s suffered some pretty bad memory damage.” Ironhide and Goldfire look towards you as you nod in confirmation. “I can’t even remember my name.”

“Best get you to Ratchet then, if anyone can fix ya it’s him.” Ironhide speaks as he motions for you to follow.


You pass by a plethora of different bots on the short walk towards the medbay, the door opens and you see a few bots milling about, a white bot with a cross on his arm turns towards you. “What’s the trouble now?” He asks with a smirk.
“I can’t remember anything, only vague pieces of memory at best.” You answer.
“He’s the one we tracked landing in Africa Ratchet.” Goldfire explains.

“Well let’s see how bad the damage is,” He motions for you to come over and lay down. “Fixit, Red Alert, give me a hand here. You’ll be offline while we operate, shouldn’t take too long to figure out what’s wrong.” Your vision blacks out as you feel something on your torso.

You’re on a ship, floating in the cosmos. Explosions and lasers the only source of light as a shadowed figure charges you, its fist connecting with your face. You watch as you bring your sword down from an overhand swing, cutting across the other bot’s chest as you follow up with a punch of your own. The fight continues to escalate in brutality the both of you tearing pieces off of eachother, jamming your weapons right into each other and blasting. You hit the other bot with a pulverizing punch, knocking him off the ground and sending him floating into space. He twitches, raising his gun. The world slows as it fires, you’re helpless as the blast hurtles towards you, becoming brighter and brighter before your vision fades into black again.

The light soon returns, and you’re looking at the neutral face of Ratchet and the other two bots.

>>5659891
>Ask them if it worked
>Tell them about your vision
>Write-in.

>Tell them about your vision

>>5659893
>Tell them about your vision

>>5659893
>>Tell them about your vision

>>5659893
>>Tell them about your vision

>>5659893
>tell them about your vision

>>5659893
>Tell them about your vision
Looks like we have something, though it's not much. At least we know for sure
why we were so damaged.

>>5659893
>>Tell them about your vision

>>5659893
>>Tell them about your vision

>>5659893
>Tell them about your vision

>>5659893
>Tell them about your vision

>>5659894
>>5659897
>>5659901
>>5659903
>>5659910
>>5659923
>>5659935
>>5659937
>>5660083
>>5660137
“I had a vision, or a memory maybe.” You say.
“What was it?” Ratchet asks.
You recount the vision to Ratchet, who rubs his chin as he listens to you.
“Well that settles it.” He states as he moves away from the table.
“Did you manage to fix it?” You question.
He shakes his head. “No, that vision of yours was likely the last thing you saw before your spark got scrambled.” He brings up a picture of the skeletal frame of a cybertronian, alongside all the machinery and circuitry that fills it. He points towards a warped, box-like part in your center.
“Here is your spark chamber, judging by its appearance it was almost blown apart by whoever you were scrapping with in your memory. Based on all of this and what you told me, my diagnosis is that you were so heavily damaged in that fight you reverted back to a protoform-like state, the alt-mode you have now might not even be your original.” Ratchet concludes.

“So it’s just the damage to my spark that’s causing my memory loss?” You restate.
“Oh no, your brain module’s just as damaged.” Ratchet says with a somewhat disturbing casualness. “But with your spark in the state its in any repairs to it would be useless.”
“Is there any way to fix it?” You ask, the worry that you may be forever stuck an amnesiac rising.

“With the right tools it’d be possible, but on this planet the only hope would be a wholesale rebuild, and that’s far too risky of a process.” Ratchet elucidates.
Your gaze falls to the floor, and you place a hand on your head, a sigh reverberating from you as you process the info. The good medic speaks up again.

“It’s nothing to worry about, your body has been repairing itself the whole time, and you’re already starting to regain your memory if that vision of yours is anything to go by. It’s only a matter of time before you're back to normal efficiency.” Ratchet tells you something uplifting for once.
“I’d recommend picking a name for yourself to go by until your memory recovers, if you don’t some of the younger bots will and it’ll stick.” He says with a chuckle.

>Write-In (Subject to QM Veto)

some thoughts before everyone votes Sundowner:

Sidewinder
Apache
Hotspur
Gearshift
Ironblood
Trickshot
Hardfall
Jimmy

>>5660182
>"You know what, that might not be such a bad idea."
This isn't going to win, but I'm curious what sort of nickname would get tacked on us.

As a pre-emptive caution I probably won't use Sundowner. However I am more than happy to use the name of Sundown.

>>5660214
RIP Gordon Lightfoot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IBdZ645S-o

>>5660182
>Kamov
as a helicopter in northern africa we should either be Apache, which coinsides with the Ungandan thing, Kamov after the Ka50 series, or Hind.

>Bladewolf

Describes perhaps our character (ruthless,bloodthirsty=wolf) and blades because we use blades and because a helicopter has ‘blades’ to propel itself with. Getting a wolf alt-form later on would be pretty snazzy, and it’s very possible, with what Ratchet told us. Also, Metal gear reference ;).

>>5660182
I've got a few names in mind, all relating to the sky due to our alt form, though the last few kind of just rips off sky deities.

>SkyRend
>SunSlash
>StormHawk
>WindQuake
>Empyrian
>Eos
>AetherBlade

>>5660195
>>5660214
I can back either Sundown or Ironblood

>>5660270
this is me, by the way, what about Shrike? or Butcherbird?

Also known as butcherbirds, loggerhead and northern shrikes leave a culinary horror show in their wake. Both species regularly impale prey — often still alive — on spikes, thorns, or barbed wire, and leave them there for days or weeks.

>>5660391
I really am starting to feel ‘Butcherbird’ to be honest.

>>5660270
>Butcherbird

Switching my vote

>>5660182
Stormraid
Windrift
Breakfire
Jetbird
Helikill
Starcast

And of course:
Twinkle

>>5660340
Same with me
im >>5659624 if my id changed due to phonefaggotry

>>5660182
>Sundown

>>5660392
Shrike sounds cool but Butcherbird sounds too decepticon-like

>>5660438
Is that a problem? I personally want us to be the more ruthless/bloodthirsty arm of the Autobots, where we follow Optimus because of his strength and leadership, and our hatred of decepticons.

We’re a butcher for decepticons and their cronies, you know?

>>5660448
Not everyone wants to be a totallyNot! Decepticon. The idea feels like a cope from decepticon supporters who lost the previous vote. Like, don't get me wrong, white kinght paladins can go fuck themselves, but edge is overdone too.

>>5660448
i would not be for hating them, i would say that autobots are hypocritical and would be okay with having things be the same as before with the hierarchy
>>5660195
>>5660340
may i suggest Red Sun.

I'm down for either
>Sundown
Or
>Shrike
Both sound neato

>>5660472
that’s your opinion, but that isn’t ‘edge’, lmao. Edge would be us being a lone wolf and hating everyone.

Plus, people hating ‘edge’ (whatever it means to you) is super fucking overdone. Edgy is fine in proper doses, lmao.

>>5660473
>may i suggest Red Sun.
Nah that's the name of one of our swords.
The other is Over Paradise :^]

>>5660410
Seems like shrike is the preference for the name, so I’ll switch over to it. I don’t want to make a reference to Sundowner of all people.

>Shrike

>>5660478
i mostly just disagree with autobots politics and there upper class mentality, they are the ones who are fine with slaves and worker bots working to death to then be harvested for parts entirely ignorant of it or willfully ignoring shit.
>>5660182
so decepticons aggressive in what way?, expansionist is that not just growing and becoming larger Bigger is better, and them self being the head of the government is pretty much how governments work

>>5660482
what about Cazador
or Brigador for something metal gear unrelated

The decepticons did nothing wrong.

Billions must die

>>5660486
Yeah, agreed. I just want us to be more decepticonish (not actually a decepticon) because it’d make for interesting interactions with other more naive/goody-two shoe autobots. Be Batman or Wolverine, instead of Wonder Woman and Superman, get it?

>>5660391
Shrike is what I'm voting for.

>>5660491
its also bit of actually looking into the actual stated beliefs other then fight decepticons as like what does the autobots even do other then restore cybertron but restore it to what? just return to the old ways? making a government headed by themself? will they just have one planet to live on or will there be colonies again still be directly subserviant and reliant on cybertron?

>>5660448
I wouldn't mind watching this go down with a more anti-hero like bot. I also don't mind a little "edge" in my stories and characters, but my main concern is like what the other anon mentioned, where it feels like it's treading a line between "cool antihero gets shit done trope" and "decepticon cope for the guys who lost the decepticon vote" and I just didn't want to see this devolve to the latter. But, it's not seeming that way anymore so I've got no issues.
It would be interesting to see the contrast between the typically goody-two-shoes autobots interacting with a bot who's not afraid to delve into the grey zone to accomplish what needs to get done.

Since we're on the topic of our bot's character creation, I'm wondering if QM has anything in mind for how our bot looks past the earlier vote of "visor with mask".

I think I'll have some free time this weekend and I've been meaning to dust off my drawing tablet, so maybe I'll draw us Shrike/Sundown/Whatever his name ends up being as a neat little thing for the thread as thanks to OP for reigniting my love for Transformers.

>>5660515
Cool. Any idea for colour schemes guys?

>>5660519
Pink and neon green.

>>5660515
i like to wait not setting anything in stone and laying details as we go

>>5660528
Fair enough, I'm probably just getting ahead of myself from hype for the quest...and also just looking for excuses to get myself to draw again.

>>5660391
I like that

>>5660182
>Shrike

>>5660182
>>5660315
I like
>StormHawk

>>5660182
>Shrike
While I'd rather make it pun like say ThunderShrike, keeping it simple works too.
>>5660505
>It would be interesting to see the contrast between the typically goody-two-shoes autobots interacting with a bot who's not afraid to delve into the grey zone to accomplish what needs to get done.
We'd probably get along with the more unsavory autobot subgroups like the Dinobots or Monsterbots going down this route.

>>5660505
We're locking ourselves into the Cybertronian Knight route so we can dedicate ourselves to dabbing on Decepticreeps

I can live with Shrike

>>5660195
>>5660209
>>5660219
>>5660270
>>5660315
>>5660340
>>5660391
>>5660424
>>5660430
>>5660436
>>5660472
>>5660473
>>5660477
>>5660486
>>5660488
>>5660495
>>5660557
>>5660597
>>5660730
Votes seem to be highest between Sundown and Shrike, narrowing the choices down to those two. Also if Shrike wins its going to be a bit before the PC picks the name because he doesn't know what that is yet.

>>5660746
changing to Sundown just to get this over with

>>5660747
Just combine them. Sunshrike.

>>5660750
You know what? Yes. Is everyone fine with that?

>>5660750
its fine. if enough people support it I'll support it.

(I personally don't like name votes because unless a great one comes up right away they always take forever)

>>5660750
Perfect.

>>5660750
This.

>>5660750
dew it

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>>5660737
>We're locking ourselves into the Cybertronian Knight route so we can dedicate ourselves to dabbing on Decepticreeps
Perfect, absolutely perfect.

>>5660747
>>5660750
This works for me too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGouUwZ2VDQ

>>5660802
>>5660737

I just want to bust some deceptichops!

>>5660750
I'll support it

>>5660861
I don't think the autobots will put up with our bullshit for long if we start collecting decepticon skulls.

>>5660889
Didn’t mean skulls, more like weapons, to store at base.

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Had a free hour so I thought I'd try to whip together how I imagine our dude looks. I'm not much of an artist but maybe it can be handed off to someone better to flesh out.

Transformers are tricky to draw (I traced the hind)

>>5660960
Looks good man.

>>5660960
Great drawing

>>5660747
I'll go for Sundown, I prefer that over Sunshrike.

>>5660750
>>5660747
Why not.
+1

>>5660182
>>5660747
>>5660750
>>5660751
>>5660752
>>5660753
>>5660767
>>5660797
>>5660802
>>5660862
“I’ll come up with something.” You answer to Ratchet before turning away. You see Ironhide talking with one of the other medics. He walks over and says something to Goldfire before the two of them approach you. “Sorry the docs weren’t able to repair ya.” Ironhide says. You shrug “I’ll be back to normal eventually, no point worrying about it now.”
They both nod in acknowledgment before Goldfire speaks. “Well if there’s nothing else wrong with you, Commander Optimus is going to want to speak with you.”
“I’m ready.” The name is familiar, and you wonder why the Autobot commander would want to meet you personally. You follow the two bots around the base. While walking you overhear one bot yapping to another about bats or something.

As you pass the doors into what you assume is the Command Center, you catch sight of tall, imposing bot, who turns to face you. “Greetings, I am Optimus Prime, Supreme Commander of the Autobot Forces.” He extends an open hand. You shake it, and introduce yourself, feeling spurred on by the Autobot laying his full title on you. “I’m Sunshrike.” You promptly name yourself. “Excuse my asking, but why did you want to see me?”
“Any Autobot survivor we manage to find is a victory worthy of my attention, and the report Ratchet sent tells me that you could use my help. I imagine you have a multitude of questions, and I’m willing to answer whatever I can.”


>Ask what the Autobots and Decepticons are doing on this planet
>Ask for more information about the Autobots and Decepticons
>Ask about this planet and the humans
>Write-In

>>5661028
>Ask what the Autobots and Decepticons are doing on this planet

>>5660960
fuckin' swell

>>5661028
>>Ask about this planet and the humans
what are these disgusting little gremlin creatures

>>5661028
>Ask what the Autobots and Decepticons are doing on this planet
>Ask about this planet and the humans

>>5660960
Unironically based.

>>5661028
>Ask what the Autobots and Decepticons are doing on this planet
>Ask for more information about the Autobots and Decepticons
>Ask about this planet and the humans
Hey he said he'd answer whatever he could.

>>5660960
Excellent drawing, though I pictured the rotor blades forming a sort of cape like Blackout's robot mode, and the altmode is something closer to an Apache.

>>5661028
>Ask for more information about the Autobots and Decepticons
must know what they are even fighting about

>>5661028
>>Ask what the Autobots and Decepticons are doing on this planet
>>Ask about this planet and the humans


>>5660960
That's really cool! I was planning to draw him when I had some time this weekend too, I might use yours as a base and add further details if you don't mind. I really like the cockpit chest.

>>5661048
Did you have any other details you pictured him to have that you could share with us? Rotor blade cape will look real nice.

>>5661122
>That's really cool! I was planning to draw him when I had some time this weekend too
go right ahead dude

>Ask for more information about the Autobots and Decepticons

>>5661028
>>Ask what the Autobots and Decepticons are doing on this planet
>>Ask for more information about the Autobots and Decepticons
>>Ask about this planet and the humans
In this order of importance

>>5661181
Changing my vote to this. He did say he’d explain as much as we wanted.

>>5661181
do we even know what humans are yet only having seen them and i dont think even heard there name?

>>5661181
+1
>>5661364
Seaspray yelled at us for messing with them before we went to his location

>>5661028
>Ask what the Autobots and Decepticons are doing on this planet

>>5661028
I'll change my vote >>5661122 to +1 >5661181
Might as well get all the infodumping out of the way so we can keep the story moving a a good pace

>>5661028
>Write-In
"How do you know I'm an Autobot? The symbols of both the Decepticons and Autobots are familiar to me, but neither resonate.

Trying to push the cybertronian Knight angle, people seemed interested and I personally want to see if we can work it in more, now seems like a good opportunity.

>>5661684
OH THIS IS A GOOD ONE
neat if we dont have a symbol

>>5661028
You know what I'll back >>5661684 too, that's a good one

>>5662011
thank you for backing, also hoping this doesn't die lol. I'm getting pretty invested, might be worthwhile for OP or someone to setup a discord server for all the active players and him to co-ordinate?

>>5661684
>support
like the idea