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===Transformers references===
===Transformers references===
====Introduction====
* In his introduction, Optimus Prime explains that he was once a file clerk, a nod to how Orion Pax is often portrayed as having worked as an archivist before the war and him taking up the mantle of Prime.
* In his introduction, Optimus Prime explains that he was once a file clerk, a nod to how Orion Pax is often portrayed as having worked as an archivist before the war and him taking up the mantle of Prime.
* In an effort to consolidate the differences in [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] and [[Earth]]ling [[units of time]] [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] present a handy reference sheet for any Autobot recruit concerned with such things. According to them; one ''nano-klik'' equals one second; a ''klik'' is comparative to a minute; a ''cycle'' is roughly the same as an hour; a ''solar cycle'' is naturally a day; an ''orbital cycle'' equals one month; a Cybertronian ''stellar cycle'' matches up with a human year; and a ''vorn'' is likened to a century.
* In an effort to consolidate the differences in [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] and [[Earth]]ling [[units of time]] [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] present a handy reference sheet for any Autobot recruit concerned with such things. According to them; one ''nano-klik'' equals one second; a ''klik'' is comparative to a minute; a ''cycle'' is roughly the same as an hour; a ''solar cycle'' is naturally a day; an ''orbital cycle'' equals one month; a Cybertronian ''stellar cycle'' matches up with a human year; and a ''vorn'' is likened to a century.
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* Shockwave's report to Megatron regarding the lack of sustainable Energon reserves was handed to Optimus Prime by an operative codenamed "[[Doubledealer|Dealer]]".
* Shockwave's report to Megatron regarding the lack of sustainable Energon reserves was handed to Optimus Prime by an operative codenamed "[[Doubledealer|Dealer]]".
* In his report, Shockwave mentions that he had to "dispatch" a crazed prisoner - "Prisoner D-322". D-322 was the ID number for [[Goryu (G1)|Goryu]], leader of the [[Dinoforce]] in ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Transformers: Victory]]''.
* In his report, Shockwave mentions that he had to "dispatch" a crazed prisoner - "Prisoner D-322". D-322 was the ID number for [[Goryu (G1)|Goryu]], leader of the [[Dinoforce]] in ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Transformers: Victory]]''.
====Character options====
* Among the "Influences" you can choose for your ''Transformers'' character is "Cube Player". [[Cube (sport)|Cube]] was first introduced as a popular Cybertronian sport in the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|''Cyberverse'' cartoon]].
* Among the "Influences" you can choose for your ''Transformers'' character is "Cube Player". [[Cube (sport)|Cube]] was first introduced as a popular Cybertronian sport in the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|''Cyberverse'' cartoon]].
* Another Influence is that of "Gladiator", with [[gladiatorial combat]] being another favorite of many a Cybertronian in a slew of different continuities.
* Another Influence is that of "Gladiator", with [[gladiatorial combat]] being another favorite of many a Cybertronian in a slew of different continuities.
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* The General Perk "Mayhem Attack" is named after the Decepticon strike force, [[Mayhem Attack Squad]].
* The General Perk "Mayhem Attack" is named after the Decepticon strike force, [[Mayhem Attack Squad]].
* The "Remove & Rebuild" General Perk gets its name from a line of dialogue from [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] in the G1 episode "[[Divide and Conquer]]".
* The "Remove & Rebuild" General Perk gets its name from a line of dialogue from [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] in the G1 episode "[[Divide and Conquer]]".
* Bumblebee's report expresses confusion over whether the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] crashed into [[Mount St. Hilary]] or [[Mount St. Helens]], a nod to how [[Bob Budiansky]]'s original pitch would have used the latter (real) volcano instead of the fictional one that ended up being used in the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|G1 comic]].
====Worldbuilding====
* Bumblebee's report expresses confusion over whether the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' crashed into [[Mount St. Hilary]] or [[Mount St. Helens]], a nod to how [[Bob Budiansky]]'s original pitch would have used the latter (real) volcano instead of the fictional one that ended up being used in the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|G1 comic]].
* The art for the "Interesting Places" chapter displays advertisements for the [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]] Convention Center; road signs pointing to "[[1984|84th Street]]", "[[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Ave]]" and "[[Shawn Berger|Berger Plaza]]"; and graffiti of a [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]. There's also graffiti reading "Trine lives", a reference to a popular [[fandom|fanfiction]] term for trios of [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s (such as Starscream, Thundercracker and Skywarp).
* The art for the "Interesting Places" chapter displays advertisements for the [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]] Convention Center; road signs pointing to "[[1984|84th Street]]", "[[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Ave]]" and "[[Shawn Berger|Berger Plaza]]"; and graffiti of a [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]. There's also graffiti reading "Trine lives", a reference to a popular [[fandom|fanfiction]] term for trios of [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s (such as Starscream, Thundercracker and Skywarp).
* One of the main city settings presented is [[Portland]], [[Oregon]], the main human city featured in the Marvel comic. It's noted to be home to [[S. Witwicky Auto Repairs & Tow Service]] and [[Burger Shed]], both from the comic, as well as [[Vincenzo's Pizza]], [[Robots Video Arcade|Robots Arcade]] and [[Benjamin Franklin Pierce High School]] from the G1 cartoon. It's also said to be home to the [[Onyx]] corporation, [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]]'s company from the [[2005 IDW continuity]], possibly in a nod to how [[Blackrock Enterprises]] was headquartered there in Marvel.
* Of the three human city settings presented in the book, the first is [[Portland]], [[Oregon]], the main human city featured in the Marvel comic. It's noted to be home to [[S. Witwicky Auto Repairs & Tow Service]] and [[Burger Shed]], both from the comic, as well as [[Vincenzo's Pizza]], [[Robots Video Arcade|Robots Arcade]] and [[Benjamin Franklin Pierce High School]] from the G1 cartoon. It's also said to be home to the [[Onyx]] corporation, [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]]'s company from the [[2005 IDW continuity]], possibly in a nod to how [[Blackrock Enterprises]] was headquartered there in Marvel.
* The second city described is [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]], which has ([https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TokyoIsTheCenterOfTheUniverse of course]) been a central focus of many Transformers stories, particularly those in the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]; Bumblebee specifically mentions using [[Tokyo Tower]] to help catch a [[Kremzeek|strange energy creature]].
* The third, and most surprising, location given is the [[Mexico|Mexican]] city of [[Mérida]]. While the city's only prior appearance in ''Transformers'' fiction was the obscure [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]-exclusive "[[Of Masters and Mayhem]]" comic, it's here tied to the [[Black Pyramid]] from ''Robots in Disguise'', claiming that some of the stones used to build the [[w:Cathedral of Mérida, Yucatán|cathedral]] were taken from the pyramid rather than the temple of Yajam Cumu. The book greatly expands on the pyramid from its original appearance, explaining that its black stone was created by the absorption of energy waves from the crashing ''Ark'' and ''Nemesis'', and that the ancient Mayans were able to tap into it as a power source.
* The "Threats" chapter contain an collection of other randomly assorted tidbits such as:
* The "Threats" chapter contain an collection of other randomly assorted tidbits such as:
** [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] speaks German, a likely nod to his [[Blitzwing (Animated)|''Transformers: Animated'' counterpart]].
** [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] speaks German, a likely nod to his [[Blitzwing (Animated)|''Transformers: Animated'' counterpart]].
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*** As a further nod to ''Prime'' Breakdown, ''this'' Breakdown is shown with his hand transformed into a large hammer, a weapon favored by the former.
*** As a further nod to ''Prime'' Breakdown, ''this'' Breakdown is shown with his hand transformed into a large hammer, a weapon favored by the former.
* The [[Autobot Road]] originates in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (manga)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' manga, but Wheeljack's technical name for it, the [[Global Space Bridge]], comes from 2001's ''Robots in Disguise'', essentially blending the two similar concepts into one. The Autobots' use of a world-spanning network of [[Unspace|transwarp]] portals also called to mind the [[GroundBridge]] from [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Transformers: Prime'']].
* The [[Autobot Road]] originates in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (manga)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' manga, but Wheeljack's technical name for it, the [[Global Space Bridge]], comes from 2001's ''Robots in Disguise'', essentially blending the two similar concepts into one. The Autobots' use of a world-spanning network of [[Unspace|transwarp]] portals also called to mind the [[GroundBridge]] from [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Transformers: Prime'']].
* The energy-producing black stone pyramid in the [[Gulf of Mexico]] ''might'' be based on the [[Black Pyramid]] from ''Robots in Disguise'', both being underwater pyramids made of a black stone used to generate power of a Cybertronian origin.


===Real-world references===
===Real-world references===

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The Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook is a rulebook for the Transformers Roleplaying Game. It was released digitally on August 2, 2022, followed by a physical release on October 11.

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 extensive library of weapons and equipment, and a dossier full of potential enemies. It also contains the introductory adventure "Troubled Waters".

Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction

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  • 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

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Chapter 2: Character Creation

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  • 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

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Chapter 3: Influences

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

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Chapter 4: Origins

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  • 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

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Chapter 5: Roles

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

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Chapter 6: Essence Scores and Skills

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  • 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

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Chapter 7: General Perks

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

Chapter 8: Equipment

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

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Chapter 9: Combat

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  • The Flow of Combat
  • A Combat in Steps
    • Creatures in Disguise
  • Types of Actions
    • Decepticons, Attack! Group Initiative
  • Free Actions
  • Movement
  • Combat Actions
  • Types 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

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Chapter 10: Exploration

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  • 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

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Chapter 11: Locations

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

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Chapter 12: Threats

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

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Specific Decepticons
Decepticon Drones General Decepticon Threats
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

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  • Adventure Balance
  • Adventure Breakdown
    • Gaming Terms: Campaign vs. Session vs. Part vs. Scene
  • Troubled Waters
  • 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!

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Notes

Differences between first and second printing

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  • Added Ben Heisler to "Authors"
  • Corrected typo ("Cyberton") on page 8
  • Corrected typo ("inject" instead of "ingest") on page 9
  • Clarified that Cybertronians being carried by other Cybertronians only don't count as crew when in Alt Mode (page 47)
  • Removed extra Fine Motor from Outrider (page 52)
  • Corrected "Internal Hardpoint" to "Integrated Hardpoint" in Support's Origin Benefit (page 54)
  • Clarified that "Roll Out" perk allows you to convert both ways before combat (page 56, 58, 63, 68, 72, 78, 83, 88)
  • Added Training in Standard Armor Upgrades to Modemasters
  • Changes structure of Modemaster's Custom Frame perk to match wording elsewhere in the book ("Increase this Essence Score at Xth, Yth, and Zth levels" instead of "Increase this Essence Score at levels X, Y and Z"), and corrects typo that omitted a 14th level Essence Score increase for the Modemaster's First Essence (page 73)
  • Corrected typo ("languageh") on page 75
  • Mini-Con ally's bonus increased from two Essence Points (or one Essence Point and one Perk) for every two points their partner has in their Purpose to two for every one point their partner has in their Purpose (page 75)
  • Corrected typo ("5th" instead of "5th level") on page 79
  • Warrior's No Escape Perk is clarified to only trigger once per round (page 90)
  • Wrecker's Manifest Enhancement Perk is reworded to make it clear what Availability of Weapon Upgrades it can create at what levels (Standard at 3rd level, Limited at 7th level and Restricted at 16th level) (page 92)
  • Corrected formatting errors on bulleted lists under under Acrobatics, Culture and Technology (page 97 and 99)
  • Clarified that the GM's Story Point pool only grows when an enemy NPC Critically Succeeds on a Skill Test (page 105)
  • Changed Educated from adding an Energon Point to adding a Story Point (page 109)
  • Changed the Rapid Attack and Weapon Master General Perks' prerequisites from Targeting d6 to Finesse, Might, or Targeting d6 (page 111 and 112)
  • Corrected typo ("yield" instead of "wield") on page 116
  • Corrected typo ("an Energon") on page 117
  • Changed the description of Electromagnetic damage affecting "non-Cybertronian robots" to "unprotected Cybertronian robots" (page 119) (though see "Errors", below)
  • Clarified that Stun only denies the target their normal Move Action and additional Move Actions are unaffected (page 120)
  • Added description of Versatile Trait (page 120)
  • Changed all mentions of "Stun Damage" to just "Stun" (pages 120-124)
  • Changed the Close Combat Heavy Bludgeon weapon's primary effect from "1 Stun Damage" to "1 Blunt Damage and 1 Stun" and its alternate effect from "1 Blunt (two hands)" to "2 Blunt Damage (two hands) (page 122)
  • Swapped range and requirements for the Small Thrown Weapon and Large Thrown Weapon (page 123)
  • Removed the Increased Armor upgrade being able to be taken multiple times (page 132)
  • Swapped benefits of Heavy Armor and Reinforced Plates (page 132/133)
  • Corrected "Bulbar" Support Equipment's name to "Bullbar", and changed its Alt Mode effect from "You’re immune to effects that would knock you" to "You’re immune to effects that would shove you" (page 134)
  • Changed Emergency Care Equipment's Alt Mode effect from "Your Science (Medicine) Skill Tests cannot suffer from ↓" to "Your Science (Medicine) Skill Tests cannot suffer more than ↓1" (page 134)
  • Changed Rotor Blades' Bot Mode effect from counting as a Close Combat Heavy Blade to a Close Combat Blade (page 135)
  • Changed Vehicle Repair Equipment's Alt Mode effect from "Your Technology (Repair) Skill Tests cannot suffer from ↓X" to "Your Technology (Repair) Skill Tests cannot suffer more than ↓1" (page 135)
  • Reworded description of Aiming rules and removed restriction on taking Actions in between Aiming and Attacking (page 144)
  • Changed an example of a Contingency action from "I’ll transform and roll out" to "I'll convert and roll out", because of course (page 145)
  • Corrected typo ("rangers" instead of "ranges") on page 148
  • Adds missing sentence clause ("he can only make two attacks, one against each target") to example of Multiple Targets (page 151)
  • Corrected typo ("Blur" instead of "Blurr") on page 152
  • Clarified that making Ram attacks requires spending a Standard Action during movement (page 163)
  • Corrected redundant sentence ("Crawling takes 1 foot of crawling takes 2 feet of Ground Movement") on page 170
  • Changed damage taken from Falling from 1 per every 10 feet to 1 for every length equal to twice your height, and removes requirement for characters to land Prone (page 171)
  • Changed penalty for taking actions in dim light from Snag to ↓1, and removed Alertness penalty based on Size (page 171)
  • Added that Stunned characters cannot take Standard or Free Actions (in addition to Move Actions) and that attacks against them gain Edge (page 174)
  • Corrected typo ("Cybertonian") on page 174

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Errors

Not counting the errors that were corrected in the second printing:

Transformers references

Introduction

  • In his introduction, Optimus Prime explains that he was once a file clerk, a nod to how Orion Pax is often portrayed as having worked as an archivist before the war and him taking up the mantle of Prime.
  • In an effort to consolidate the differences in Cybertronian and Earthling units of time Perceptor and Wheeljack present a handy reference sheet for any Autobot recruit concerned with such things. According to them; one nano-klik equals one second; a klik is comparative to a minute; a cycle is roughly the same as an hour; a solar cycle is naturally a day; an orbital cycle equals one month; a Cybertronian stellar cycle matches up with a human year; and a vorn is likened to a century.
  • The interview with Jetfire indicates that he was once a Decepticon, a common narrative surrounding the character. Jetfire also notes how he was the one who gave Optimus Prime the heads-up regarding Earth as a viable source of Energon. Him being one of the first Transformers to learn of or to visit Earth is also something that dates back to the early days of the character.
    • The interview itself is conducted by Rewind who was the Autobot's chief chronicler in the pages of IDW's More than Meets the Eye comic. He even notes that the camera attached to the side of his head is "always recording", something that he was prone to do in the comic as well.
  • An uncommonly verbose Grimlock is left in charge of explaining the Autobot Lexicon to the reader. He explains that he was "encouraged" by his "great friend" Optimus Prime to write his memo in bot mode, as his alt mode "sometimes leaves [him] less articulate"; the idea that Grimlock is intellectual in robot mode but adopts his classic "caveman speak" in dinosaur mode was prominently displayed by his incarnation from the Cyberverse cartoon.
  • Among the terminology explained in said lexicon are a lot of common words like "alt mode", Cybertron, and Energon. Less common, however, are phrases like Functionalism [sic], NAIL, and Rite of the Autobrand.
  • Shockwave's report to Megatron regarding the lack of sustainable Energon reserves was handed to Optimus Prime by an operative codenamed "Dealer".
  • In his report, Shockwave mentions that he had to "dispatch" a crazed prisoner - "Prisoner D-322". D-322 was the ID number for Goryu, leader of the Dinoforce in Transformers: Victory.

Character options

  • Among the "Influences" you can choose for your Transformers character is "Cube Player". Cube was first introduced as a popular Cybertronian sport in the Cyberverse cartoon.
  • Another Influence is that of "Gladiator", with gladiatorial combat being another favorite of many a Cybertronian in a slew of different continuities.
  • The "Racer" Influence makes mention of Velocitron, a Cybertronian colony world concerned almost entirely with racing.
  • The metal Durabyllium is mentioned in the "General Perks" section, and a character can equip themselves with "Durabyllium Super-Alloy".
  • Chip Chase is used as the example for the "Human Companion" General Perk.
  • The General Perk "Mayhem Attack" is named after the Decepticon strike force, Mayhem Attack Squad.
  • The "Remove & Rebuild" General Perk gets its name from a line of dialogue from Ratchet in the G1 episode "Divide and Conquer".

Worldbuilding

Real-world references

Trivia

  • This book was originally slated for release in early 2022, but several delays saw it waylaid for months until the digital edition finally released in August, followed by physical copies in October. Players who pre-ordered the physical version also received the digital PDF for free.
  • The rulebook was initially solicited with a cover by Dan Khanna and Evan Gauntt, featuring Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Megatron, Starscream (all in their "evergreen" designs), Windblade, Chromia, and Jazz. This was replaced in the final version.
  • Aside from art produced specifically for this book and the art from Hasbro's various Evergreen design documents, the artwork provided within borrows a lot of material from IDW Publishing's two runs as hosts for the Transformers comic book license. As such, a number of prolific Transformers artists have their work featured within the book, including Brendan Cahill, Casey Coller, Andrew Griffith, Guido Guidi, Marcelo Matere, Alex Milne, Sara Pitre-Durocher, Livio Ramondelli, E. J. Su, Priscilla Tramontano, and many more. One artist who doesn't get mentioned in the book's credits, despite his covers to both The Transformers: Stormbringer #1 and Spotlight: Cliffjumper being found inside, is Don Figueroa. This isn't the first time Don's work has gone unrecognized by Hasbro or its affiliates. Poor guy can't catch a break.
  • Much of the Hasbro-produced art from this book sees character sporting their Evergreen designs, a standard for Hasbro-licensed products and auxiliary media since 2016. Notable exceptions to this rule include:
    • Blurr, who's based on his appearance in IDW's first continuity. Although, that design has gone on to inspire his apperance in the Cyberverse cartoon, meaning that it's basically his Evergreen design by this point.
    • Similarly, Drift is based on Guido Guidi's designs from All Hail Megatron.
    • Broadside who looks like his incarnation from the G1 cartoon.
    • Armorhide and Mega-Octane are in their Unite Warriors designs.
    • Hubcap who shares his design with the character's incarnation from the Transformers Legends mobile game, itself a G1-ified version of his Movieverse counterpart.
  • The "Autobot Data Files" found in the first chapter, as well as the Decepticons found in the chapter "Threats", present a who's who of famous and infamous characters, including the ever-present Bumblebee, Optimus Prime, Megatron, and Starscream, but also a whole slew of B- and C-list characters, some of whom we rarely see represented in any type of media, including:
  • While there exist five Decepticons who are mentioned as being able to become parts of a larger combiner (Armorhide, Breakdown, Dead End, Mega-Octane, and Tantrum), there are no actual rules in the book detailing how combiners work gameplay-wise. Rules for combiners would eventually be printed in The Enigma of Combination, using rules similar to those for Megazords from the Power Rangers Roleplaying Game.
  • The statistics block for the "Scourge Drone" describes these space-faring threats as "flying warriors cloned form the maniacal and loyal Cyclonus". Cyclonus' own bio confirms that Unicron created him as a template for Galvatron's primary forces. This is at odds with the usual depiction of Scourge being the template on which these warriors are based. As of September 2023, the PDF has been updated to rename "Scourge Drones" to "Sweep Drones" and their stat block now describe them as copies of Scourge, however Cyclonus remains referred to as the template for Unicron's forces in his own stat block.

References

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