Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook

The Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook is a rulebook for the Transformers Roleplaying Game. It was released digitally on August 2 2022, with a physical release following later in the year.

The book contains rules for players and Game Masters, with a focus on creating fun stories and engaging combat, as well as tools for creating characters, an extesive library of weapons and equipment, and a dossier full of potential enemies. It also contains the introductory adventure Troubled Waters.

Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction

• Prime's War Journal
• Autobots vs. Decepticons
  • Earth Time Units and Their Interrelation with Cybertronian Perception by Perceptor
• Transcript of an interview with Jetfire
• The War for Energon
• Earth: Our New Home
  • Autobot Lexicon
• Autobot Data Files
• The Transformers Roleplaying Game
• The Game Master
• Playing the Game

Chapter 2: Character Creation

• Creating Your Character
• Step 0: Discuss with your GM & Other Players
• Step 1: Character Concept
• Step 2: Essence Score Increases and Skill Point Investment
• Step 3: Select Influences
• Step 4: Select an Origin
• Step 5: Select a Role
• Step 6: Describe your Character
• Step 7: Form a Team

Chapter 3: Influences

• Hang-Ups
• Background Bonds
• Having Multiple Influences
• Customizing an Influence
• Bureaucrat
• Cube Player
• Experiment
• Former Senator
• Gladiator
• Hunter
• Inventor
• Machinsit
• Racer
• Scavenger
• Security
• War Veteran
• Hang-Ups

Chapter 4: Origins

• Choosing Your Origin
• Converting Between modes
• Origin Traits
  • Fitting In
• Bot Mode Statistics
• Alt Mode Statistics
  • Filling in the Driver's Seat
• Defining Your Alt Mode
  • What About Beast Modes?
• Chassis Selection
• Champion
• Cutter
• Lookout
• Monolith
• Outrider
• Rainmaker
• Seeker
  • Cool Your Jets
• Support

Chapter 5: Roles

• Role Out
• Role Overview
• For the Allspark!
• Analyst
• Field Commander
• Gunner
• Modemaster
  • Defining Your Mini-Con
• Scientist
• Scout
• Warrior
  • Losing a Limb

Chapter 6: Essence Scores and Skills

• Essence Scores - The Four 'S's
• Skills and Specializations
• Skills Ranks and Skill Tests
• Unskilled Rolls
• Specializations
• Gaining Skills and Specializations
• Essences & Skills
• Strength
• Speed
• Smarts
• Social
• Using Skills
• Step One: Choose Skill
• Step Two: Skill Dice Shifts
• Step Three: Edge, Snag, or Both?
• Step Four: Determine Difficulty
  • Edge and Snag versus Upshift and Downshift
• Step Five: Roll Skill Test
  • Skill Tests are Meaningful
• Step Six: Determine Results
• Story Points - The Great Equalizer
• Energon Points

Chapter 7: General Perks

• Picking General Perks
  • Who is your Companion to You?
• Mini-Con Perks

Chapter 8: Equipment

• Hardpoints
• Assignment and Requsition
• Equipment Properties
• Weapons
• Weapons List
• Upgrades
• Armor
• Kits
• Support Equipment
• Vehicles
• Non-Cybertronian Vehicles

Chapter 9: Combat

• The Flow of Combat
• A Combat in Steps
  • Creatures in Disguise
• Types of Actions
  • Decepticons, Attack! Group Initative
• Free Actions
• Movement
• Combat Actions
• Tyoes of Attacks
• Melee Attacks
• Ranged Attacks
• Blast Attacks
• Multiple Targets
• Multi-Weapon Attacks
• Making an Attack
• Character Size and Scale
  • Scale and Size on the Table
• Damage and Repairing Damage
  • Discuss Defeat with your Table
  • Optional Rule: Human Engineers
• Vehicle and Alt Mode Combat
• Aerospace Combat
• Space Combat
• Operating Vehicles
• Other Forms of Combat

Chapter 10: Exploration

• Time
• Movement
  • A Bulldozer As Fast As A Motorcycle?
• Special Types of Movement
• The Environment
• Recharging
• Diseases
• Conditions
• Interactions with Humans
• Between Missions and Downtime

Chapter 11: Locations

• Cybertronian Bases
• Decepticon Headquarters
• Other Bases
• Interesting Places
• Potential Attack Sites
• Common Earth Biomes

Chapter 12: Threats

• Playing Threats
• Non Combat Adversaries
• Loot
• Combining Threats
• Specific Decepticons

Specific Decepticons Acid Storm Airachnid Armorhide Astrotrain Barricade Blitzwing Breakdown Cyclonus Dead End Demolisher Detour Kickback		Knock Out Mega-Octane Megatron Ravage Shockwave Skywarp Slipstream Starscream Soundwave Tantrum Thundercracker		Decepticon Drones Insecticon Drone Scourge Drone Seeker Bomber		General Decepticon Threats Decepticon Annihilator Decepticon Assassin Decepticon Commando Decepticon Seeker Decepticon Seeker Rookie Decepticon Seeker Scout Decepticon Sniper Decepticon Soldied Decepticon Spy
Unaligned Cybertronians Cybertronian Brawler Cybertronian Trader Heat Seeker Drone		Human Threats and NPCs Human Civilian Human Military Pilot Human Scientist Human Soldier		Vehicle Threats Armored Tank Combat Jeep Combat Jet Compact Car Military Helicopter		Mini Sub Motorcycle Pickup Truck Race Car Speed Boat

Chapter 13: Running an Adventure

• Adventure Balance
• Adventure Breakdown
  • Gaming Terms: Campaign vs. Session vs. Part vs. Scene
• Troubled Water
• Preparing the Game
• Beginning the Adventure
• Part 1: The Abandoned Energon Facility
• Part 2: The Bridge is Falling Down!
• Part 3: YOU ARE NOT TO BE TRUSTED, STARSCREAM!