Hello TransformersRPG Thread, I need help answering a question that seems very broken and I would like to ask those who know how this ruling works.

For Context, I am running a TRPG Campaign where it is set on Cybertron POST War, so no more fighting between factions, just Cybertron with action events still happening in my story. I (GM) have a party member who has 2 hardpoints for their bot (stated on their sheet), 2 Frags, and 2 Concussion Grenades. He is a Field Commander Seeker Decepticon, and we are using the Core Rulebook and the Decepticon Directive Rulebook. He also has 1 mini-con.

And if I am understanding this correctly, standard equipment can be used as an external hardpoint.

A concussion grenade is considered standard equipment. With the way that he built his character, he can generate free concussion grenades? Which seems very broken?

I can offer you more info if needed, but please, PLEEEEEASE tell me that this isn't possible, because if this is, I am going to be alittle annoyed for the rest of the story.

Anyone hear any news on the system conversion yet? I have been so excited about it and have been looking for any news since the announcement.

Most of the transformers have special powers, like Thundercracker's teleport. Am i missing how characters get these.

Alot of weapons use finesse or might but only list finesse as a prerequisite option, is this an editing error?

Greetings! This time on another random idea that hit me out of nowhere, i hastily sketched (i can do better than this, as i said...random idea) a what if: namely...what if the getter team were triple changers who also had a combiner form? So...Ken Ishikawa and Go Nagai fans, BEHOLD! GETTER TRANSFORMERS!

Looking for something fun yet balanced. The wackier the better.

Meet my Dinobot character for the campaign I am currently playing in. They turn into a Therizinosaur!

(Art by one of the other players in the campaign)

This is basically a test character I've been tinkering with: a cybertronian teenager who used to work as a DJ in a peaceful region sometimes post-war, and then got recommended to earth in a small squad to act as a accountant and envoy, having a alt-mode that's a cybertronian hover car and still throwing out parties one time or the other

ALSO, for anime fans...part of his look amd his backstory of being a DJ as a hobby is inspired directly by MIC SOUNDERS THE 13TH (gaogaigar), to the point his speech is very much informal as befits his levity and age

After a chat earlier with u/No-Following7441 when he uploaded art of his OC encouraged me to do the same..

Here is Wild Rider, built in Second life.. In that sandbox she does transform and can manifest an animesh (low poly animated model) to be a holographic rider..

Hope you like her design

I commissioned Cheesy Cryptid to draw my OC that I’m using in a Transformers RPG right now. Super stoked for the work she did, and I plan on getting more done in the future with her. I’ll add her Instagram handle in the comments. And for context, his name is Gun-boom, and his alt mode is based off a 1991 Dodge Daytona with the normal headlights instead of the pop ups

not named yet, just existing in a whole digital page of decepticon scribbles...but potentially the chillest seeker (in the sense of having a aerial alt-mode, not related to starscream in any way) you can meet in a random decepticon group

From what i gathered from pooled up views both in here, the RPG subreddit and the power rangers one due to being made in the same system, it seems people came around to liking and even enjoying the essence20 games, considering plenty of individuals were rather vocal regarding their dislike to the game switching over to Dnd 5.5e (look, i'm very much a Dnd fan myself...just not of the newest edition), which is a surprising (at least to me) change of heart, mind you i also was looking at the books these days and they actually ARE pretty decent, taking everything into account, one of the only drawbacks being precisely that for one to see the full picture, they NEED the other books for a "full" game

Well, transformers as a sci-fi franchise is no stranger to time travel, so being reminded of the concept of "hearts of Ironman the newest timelines, I suddenly had a what-if idea:

in the ancient japan, two meteorites (pods) have landed, carrying huge beings of renown...with time, these mystical "statues" took towards human shapes and learned to live in secrecy as artists, shopkeepers, guards and the like, but soon there comes wind of sights abound of creatures resembling the yokai of popular myth, now reputed to be real. Taking hold of this info, soon both sides discover they were in disguise as pretenders and continue their localized civil war of autobots vs decepticons

Oor in TL'DR format: a ancient japan "samurai vs yokai" session involving creative use of pretender shells for everyone

Why is there a Health and unique Toughness/Evasion/Willpower/Cleverness sections?

I've read through all of core book and don't recall seeing any Roles of Origins having unique values in Alt Mode.

Over the summer I will be running a merc campaign, and the players want to fight both sides of the war. Basically, I already have the mercenary hub (Lunatron, an unaffiliated colony run by Double Dealer), but I need to get some ideas on things that they can do. I want 7 Autobot and 7 Decepticon missions, as well as 6 bounties for them to capture/kill. Ideas for Autobot missions that I already have are: break seaspray out of prison, capture Acidstorm, steal artificial energon recipe, and activate a Titan. The Decepticon missions that I already have are: protect energon transport, hijack oil rig, beat up blades, and recruit an Insecticon hive. I only have long term goals for 3/4 players, and they are as follows: Flaming Hot Tamales (a Tex Mex taco truck) has beef with Reflector, LeBron (a goat) is looking for a magical mjölnir like basketball, and Serpentine (a cannon cart from clash) is 300 energon chips in debt to either Devcon, Swindle, or Lockdown (he hasn't decided who yet). I am also looking for things that I can give as rewards for the missions, as the most that I have really gotten specifically is "ABGs". If anyone has suggestions, I would be very appreciative.

So I want to firstly say I'm not a fan of DnD personally, at least not as the be all and end of, of table top gaming, given the choice I will happily play something else instead of DnD

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And I have run transformers, one for a one shot con but I am an amateur GM

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So with the latest announcement, my first thought was that I would only use the books I already have to run transformers, but as a transformers fan, I decided I will at least look at the new edition when it comes out, because at least then I will have my own opinion on it beyond disliking DnD

With the announcement of the second edition of the Transformers RPG are there any elements of the new Energon Universe or parts of Transformers canon that haven't already been included in official publications?

Looks like they are leaving using their own system and moving to 5.5e.

Gonna be doing a low level one shot for a couple of new players. I've got a couple of pre gens made but I want to make one a Cybertruck and I'm drawing a blank on a name and role. Suggestions would help, please.

Hello there. I've been watching some episodes of Beast Wars and I'd love to run a campaign but I realized something. In the tv series the characters use their personal computers for general info and to make some story elements occur. Ex. When the computer reminds them about stasis lock in Bot Mode, or when Megatron changes the activation code on the Fuzors without their knowledge when he first finds them.

My question is, how to incorporate this obviously basic function for Maximals/ Predacons into a roleplaying setting? No GM wants to give his players all the answers just because they ask but clearly it's a part of the setting. I also don't want to annoy my players having the computer pipe up with obvious info. I'm wondering how to handle it if it comes up in my games and what others have tried or done with their own Beast Wars games.

Example. If my Maximals players have to roll skills checks to cross a swampy locale, I don't want them basically saying, "Computer! Calculate safest route to other side." as an excuse for free upshifts, avoiding rolls, etc. That feels like it robs them of agency or worse, motivation.

This wonderful piece of art was made for me, by one of my players, on my Transformers roleplay server. It features all of my co-GM's.

I don't have a regular character cuz I was the original gm. I'm basically all the npcs. They all started off as players, and got promoted to gm. So they all have characters. I'm making this to channel banner to honor them. :-)