Post by Hoist on Aug 2, 2007 0:39:09 GMT -5
Back in 2001 a bunch of us were involved in a Transformers forum RPG at a message board called Civil War. At first this forum was a general transformers forum, it's roots didn't begin with role-playing, it was a normal everyday message board about our beloved 80's heroes the Transformers.
The original owner of the time, a guy by the screen name of Optimus Prime, was an inexperienced admin of a Proboard, much like myself back then, buta year after I had been there, he decided to move the message board - to another Proboard no less. Over the years the members had got to know each other very well, there was a lot of banter, but then one day we went to the site and found all the posts and forums bar one had been deleted. It was then we were told about the move. Had it not been for the deletion of the entire board's history we may have been happy to move, however, this coupled with the fact we where only moving for the sake of the colours and the admin not knowing how to change them involved.. well, not so much a riot but a rebellion. The admin moved the board but few us went with him, unfortunately for him this gamble did not pay off.
During this opposition one Member, HeavyAssault, now one of my moderators at my forum Total Transformers called us that opposed "Renegades" and thus a legend was born. With the talk of the forum, under a new admin, becoming an RPG forum this idea of "Renegades" took off. As one who had agreed with the dislike of moving the forum I Hoist quickly followed and joined the Renegades along with Latyrx7.
From here the idea really evolved with the three of us, HeavyAssault was the creator, and Blot, the new admin of Civil War gave us the go ahead. The idea soon became more complex with the Renegades becoming a third faction between the Autobots and Deceptions. Ex-Autobots who delivered justice in their own hands and by their own means, and doing what Autobots were afraid to do with their strict order and morals. Despised by the Autobots and loathed by the Decepticons, both sides feared us, We kept a tight small army and stuck together, backing each other up not revealing our hand to either side. The Renegades worked together in the RPG, something the Autobots could not do due to petty self differences and in-squabbling amongst the group. Together we stood and together we would fall.
During our time at Civil war we gave both sides the run-around, despite us not being liked as a group, that we weren't G1 and were able to use our own unique characters. But still we served our purpose and served it well. The renegades may have started off as an opposition to a forum move and destruction but it became so much more. Between HeavyAssault, Latyrx7 and myself the faction has become a very real ideal through exploration of having a unique history (SEE: About the Renegades), our own transformer characters, ideas as a faction and what it would mean fighting between the main two factions, the Autobots and the Decepticons. We created a website, explored every avenue we could, the idea of a rag-tag bunch of warriors fighting for their cause becoming an entity itself and playing a huge part of another Transformers RPG in Total Transformers: RPG. One that has spawned 9 episodes to date in over almost 5 years.
The other aspect of the Renegades many don't understand is the underlining realities of the people involved, because of the Renegades many great on-line friendships have been forged. The Renegades is about trust and friendship and commitment to an idea so strong it's part of their lives, whether it's just for the RPG or as the founders as we three have become, we will always be Renegades for life.
Till all are Renegade!!
The original owner of the time, a guy by the screen name of Optimus Prime, was an inexperienced admin of a Proboard, much like myself back then, buta year after I had been there, he decided to move the message board - to another Proboard no less. Over the years the members had got to know each other very well, there was a lot of banter, but then one day we went to the site and found all the posts and forums bar one had been deleted. It was then we were told about the move. Had it not been for the deletion of the entire board's history we may have been happy to move, however, this coupled with the fact we where only moving for the sake of the colours and the admin not knowing how to change them involved.. well, not so much a riot but a rebellion. The admin moved the board but few us went with him, unfortunately for him this gamble did not pay off.
During this opposition one Member, HeavyAssault, now one of my moderators at my forum Total Transformers called us that opposed "Renegades" and thus a legend was born. With the talk of the forum, under a new admin, becoming an RPG forum this idea of "Renegades" took off. As one who had agreed with the dislike of moving the forum I Hoist quickly followed and joined the Renegades along with Latyrx7.
From here the idea really evolved with the three of us, HeavyAssault was the creator, and Blot, the new admin of Civil War gave us the go ahead. The idea soon became more complex with the Renegades becoming a third faction between the Autobots and Deceptions. Ex-Autobots who delivered justice in their own hands and by their own means, and doing what Autobots were afraid to do with their strict order and morals. Despised by the Autobots and loathed by the Decepticons, both sides feared us, We kept a tight small army and stuck together, backing each other up not revealing our hand to either side. The Renegades worked together in the RPG, something the Autobots could not do due to petty self differences and in-squabbling amongst the group. Together we stood and together we would fall.
During our time at Civil war we gave both sides the run-around, despite us not being liked as a group, that we weren't G1 and were able to use our own unique characters. But still we served our purpose and served it well. The renegades may have started off as an opposition to a forum move and destruction but it became so much more. Between HeavyAssault, Latyrx7 and myself the faction has become a very real ideal through exploration of having a unique history (SEE: About the Renegades), our own transformer characters, ideas as a faction and what it would mean fighting between the main two factions, the Autobots and the Decepticons. We created a website, explored every avenue we could, the idea of a rag-tag bunch of warriors fighting for their cause becoming an entity itself and playing a huge part of another Transformers RPG in Total Transformers: RPG. One that has spawned 9 episodes to date in over almost 5 years.
The other aspect of the Renegades many don't understand is the underlining realities of the people involved, because of the Renegades many great on-line friendships have been forged. The Renegades is about trust and friendship and commitment to an idea so strong it's part of their lives, whether it's just for the RPG or as the founders as we three have become, we will always be Renegades for life.
Till all are Renegade!!