yeah I looked at the fleet composition and thought "huh we could use another heavy hitter that doubles as a carrier."
Also I need to figure out weapon position placements because the canonical ones are nonsensical
I think that the Blue Typhoon doubles as an aircraft carrier, if my memory is correct. Not sure how heavy it would hit compared to some of the other ships though
@Sep While still unsure on actually joining, it is very tempting even with my previous statement of withdrawal ngl, I have been cycling through all the ships I know of that actually have enough stats to be used. So far all I've come up with are Xeelee Nightfighters and Time Lord Type 91 Ships of War.
Neither of which I can use cause time travel and them being damn near indestructible.
On top of that I still need to come up with a, you know, crew. Unless I can somehow pull something from the Orion's Arm Universe or Ian Bank's Culture setting and just have a Mind/AI in charge of a ship instead. But even that has certain problems. The Minds especially.
I think that the Blue Typhoon doubles as an aircraft carrier, if my memory is correct. Not sure how heavy it would hit compared to some of the other ships though
Blue Typhoon is quite small though, it can't carry much outside of an air wing complement. The CAS-class on the other hand has enough room to carry two Charon-class frigates, plus everything else it already carries
@Sep So the problem with there being so many different versions of the Ark is that size isn’t consistent. I couldn’t find official specs anywhere, so I referred to my character sheet from the previous iteration. Not sure where I got such a small size from.
Anyways I’ve decided that since the Ark is meant to be starting a whole new colony of Transformers, it needs to be big, so I’m saying its 610 m, close in length to the Enterprise-D.
@Lewascan2 Yeah G1 is weird. I think they had some sort of explanation for the whole changing of the size of matter thing in the comics, but I can’t recall what it was off the top of my head.
Here’s my character sheet again, with the new dimensions. Let me know if anything else needs changing.
History of the Ship: Since before humanity had kept history, the civil war of Cybertron had been waged. The freedom minded Autobots struggled against the massive forces of the Supremacist Decepticons. For Autobot leader Optimus Prime, the thought of the war leaving his home world of Cybertron was terrifying. However over centuries of conflict, the planet fully ran out of natural resources. Coupled with the many recent defeats the Autobots had endured, Optimus made the hard decision to abandon Cybertron.
Using what little resources they had left, the Autobots constructed several Vanguard-class ships. Taking command of the main ship, known as the Ark, Optimus Prime led the Autobot exodus from Earth. Each of the Vanguard ships went in a different direction, hoping to find a new home for the Autobots. After a few years of finding planets already claimed, the Autobots had lucked out and found Earth. Unfortunately this was at the same time that Megatron found them with his capital ship the Nemesis. A battle ensued in which several Decepticons boarded the Ark.
The battle would end when both ships crashed into the Earth, putting everyone into stasis. They would remain in this state until 1984 when Mount St. Helens blew, reactivating the Ark. The few Decepticons who were aboard the Ark fled to find the Nemesis and reactivate their fellow soldiers. A secret war would quickly commence, the Cybertronians fighting in the shadows.
Eventually the people of Earth would become aware of the war and join the Autobot side. This new Autobot-Earth Alliance would push the Decepticons off the planet. Optimus Prime would follow after Megatron, attempting to capture him to force and end to the war. That was six months ago.
Now with both Optimus Prime and Megatron missing, a lull has happened in the war. Wishing to figure out what is going on, Bumblebee, the new commander of a rebuilt Ark, sets out for space to find the truth. The only problem is that he almost immediately runs into Daniel Jackson.
Notable Crew:
Originally one of the more junior officers aboard the Ark when it launched, Bumblebee quickly made a name for himself as a reliable soldier. Once the Autobots awoke on Earth, Bumblebee immediately became a favorite among the Humans. When the Autobot-Earth Alliance was formed, Optimus Prime made Bumblebee the Commanding Officer of the newly rebuilt Ark.
A legendary warrior among the Autobots, Arcee is one of the few Transformers who decided to declare a gender. Arcee would travel the galaxy, fighting as many Decepticons as possible. She would lead one of the larger Autobot remnant factions, one that reunited with the main Autobot army during the battle of Autobot City on Earth. Now an integral part of the Autobot-Earth Alliance, Arcee was given the rank of First Officer aboard the rebuilt Ark.
One of the oldest Autobots, he was not a part of the original crew who came to Earth aboard the Ark. Instead he fought the long fight against the Decepticon army across the galaxy. After the abandonment of Cybertron, Kup would work as a resistance fighter against the Decepticon Empire. When the news that Optimus Prime was still alive came out, Kup and his crew immediately headed to Earth. There he would be incorporated into the Autobot-Earth Alliance. Refusing to retire, Kup managed to get himself made Chief Tactical Officer aboard the Ark.
Once a promising medical student back on Cybertron, Ratchet would become the Chief Medical Officer of the Ark during its first flight. After awakening on Earth, Ratchet would work with the Earth governments to develop new medical technology. He would essentially retire from the Cybertronian War, instead keeping Transformers and Humans healthy. When word came out that Optimus Prime was missing, Ratchet immediately volunteered to resume his post on the Ark to find him.
A scientist of many different disciplines, Perceptor is knowledgeable in countless areas. This level of knowledge made him an ideal recruit for both sides during the Cybertronian War. However, after much research, Perceptor would choose to join the Autobots. After the abandoning of Cybertron, Perceptor would be captured by the Decepticons and forced to make weapons for them. Perceptor would eventually be rescued by some Autobots on their way to Earth. There Perceptor would aid humanity with countless life improvements. However, Perceptor would wish for a change and apply to be the Chief Engineer aboard the Ark.
One of the younger Autobots, Hot Rod doesn’t remember much about Cybertron. Instead he remembers fighting Decepticons, first on his own, and then under Kup’s leadership. Their little Autobot unit would become a thorn in the side of the Decepticon Empire. Eventually his crew would head to Earth where Optimus Prime was said to be. Hot Rod would make quick friends with the Humans, especially the Witwicky family. Hot Rod would then be completely surprised when Optimus made him Helmsman of the Ark, trusting in the young Autobot.
Part of a crew of Cybertronian mercenaries known as the Dynobots, Grimlock played both sides of the Cybertronian War. That was until his ship crashed onto Earth, landing in a place known as the Savage Land, a lost land of Dinosaurs who didn’t go extinct. The Dynobots would take alternate forms to match the Dinosaurs, only to be bombed from orbit by a Decepticon ship. Heavily damaged, the Dynobots would go into stasis. That was until they were reactivated by Optimus Prime. Grimlock had received extensive damage to his neural circuits, drastically changing his personality. This new Grimlock would join the Autobots, and eventually made Chief of Security aboard the Ark.
A well renowned scientist on Cybertron, Jetfire was friends with an air marshal named Starscream. This friend would convince Jetfire to join a new political party called the Decepticons. However, Jetfire would quickly learn that the Decepticons were violent and planning to take over Cybertron. Jetfire would escape the Decepticon army by spilling important battle plans to the Autobots. After that Jetfire would leave Cybertron to pursue science. That eventually brought him to Earth where he was studying Humas when the Ark reactivated, awakening the Autobots in stasis. Jetfire would eventually join the Autobots, before helping build Autobot City. In recent years he has also helped the Autobot-Earth Alliance, being made the Science Officer of the rebuilt Ark.
From the planet Junkion, the dumping ground for most of the galaxy, Wreck-Gar is a Junkion, an off-shoot of the Cybertronians. Raised with countless broadcasts from different planets, Wreck-Gar is a massive container of pop culture knowledge and other random trivia. Only discovered by Cybertronians in the last decade, Junkions are ruled by different tribes. Wreck-Gar was the leader of one such tribe, the only one to accept their distant cousins. Wreck-Gar and his wife Rum-Maj decided to leave Junkion heading to Earth. While the Junkions had initial problems with fitting in, they proved themselves useful by the sheer array of random knowledge about the galaxy. In fact Optimus Prime requested that Wreck-Gar serve as Navigator aboard the Ark.
Once manning the biggest radio station on Cybertron, Blaster was eventually dragged into the war. With his knowledge of countless alien languages, Blaster was a key asset for the Autobots. Blaster would spend most of the war on different planets away from Cybertron, accruing information. Like many of the surviving Autobots, the news that Optimus Prime was alive drew Blaster to Earth. He would be a key member in building the Autobot-Earth Alliance. Once the Ark was rebuilt, Blaster, who still wanted to travel the stars, found his way into becoming the ship’s Communications Officer.
I'm excited to see how the crew of the USS George Hammond reacts to having a huge as hell carrier pop into existence basically right next to them, as it appeared close to the Malevolence ^^
