"Many millions of years ago, on the planet Cybertron, life existed. But not life as we know it today. Intelligent robots that could think and feel inhabited the cities." --Tranformers, "More than Meets the Eye, Part 1"
"A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away..." --Star Wars opening line
Would this work? Would you be interested in helping build a shared universe? I'd want to do it as a freeform, "West Marches" style of shared-universe gaming, as I don't think there's an existing rule set that would allow for parity between giant robots and blaster and lightsaber-wielding bags of flesh.
West Marches:
http://arsludi.lamemage.com/in...iments-west-marches/
My thought is that Cybertron is discovered floating through space just on the edge of the Unknown Regions as it makes it slow journey towards Alpha Centauri. That means it won't be here forever, but long enough to tell a story.
I'm thinking it would take place 4,000 BBY, to give a wide berth to the bulk of canon activity. There were some interesting things going on at the time, as evidenced here:
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/4000_BBY/Legends
I also think if people want to play Transformers or Decepticons, canon characters would be welcome, as it's easy to find visual representation, and if players see canon characters, they know who they're getting. :)
I'd love your thoughts and ideas, as long as they're positive. There's no need for you to post if you aren't interested or don't have anything productive to add to the discussion.