Jacob Blackmon Blogs

 I've been focused on making the Unofficial Guides to my personal Transformers rpg campaign that I've pretty well been neglecting this thread. Sorry about that, folks. But I hope the guides have been fun to read as well. If you want to see them all, check them out in my Transformers RPG Unofficial Guide Google Drive . But now, we return to our regularly scheduled bug hunt and bring you more Insecticon action with... CHOP SHOP! This is a character I have little knowledge of, as the TF comics and cartoons of my era focused on the three normal Insecticons, not the four Deluxe versions. He did have an appearance in Transformer: Robots In Disguise has an escaped Decepticon criminal. But Chop Shop could make for an interesting foil for the PCs, as they are a  notorious thief. Security-based PCs can have Chop Shop as a regulars enemy -- or perhaps a confidential informant! This is unofficial, fan-made content using the Transformers Essence20 rpg  by Renegade Games Studios. CHOP ...

I have finished with my 6th Unoffiical Guide to the Transformers RPG Universe... This is unofficial, fan-made material based on the Essence20 rpg by Renegade Game Studios Available with the others in the Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1r-vYz94XvNvTW2zGtvTKPwt60tKM0HFt?usp=drive_link Within, you will find a stronghold build for the Victory I Undersea Base, and general descriptions of the other bases used by the Cons. Then comes a Threats and Contacts chapter featuring many of my Contact Builds for the original 1984 Decepticon team, plus a few additional surprises. If you enjoy this material and want more, consider supporting my Patreon website Or buy me a KoFi .

I've been working on the four Unofficial Guides for the last little while, forgetting to make any updates to this series of pages. So, back we go to the Insecticon ranks. We have always done the three most popular Insecticons, leaving the four "Deluxe" Insections undone. Unlike the other three, these four break the color scheme by having their own individual style and color themes. We start with: Barrage! This is unofficial, fan-made content using the Transformers Esence20 rpg by Renegade Games Studios. If you enjoy this content, please send me a tip on KoFi . Or maybe consider becoming a supporter of my Patreon , and check out my art!               I had an appearance in that TF show everyone hated! BARRAGE " Nothing left standing means nothing left to change ." Barrage believes winning is not enough, all must be leveled to the ground, and then the rubble should be burned and the ashes scattered to the wind. Merciless and cruel, he feels kindness...

As I move on to writing my 4th(!) Unofficial Guide for the Transformers Essence20 rpg -- The Cult of Unicron -- I wanted to share the first Threat build I produced for this manuscript. I find it particularly fun, given my history with the classic Marvel Comics run of the Transformers. These acolytes appeared in issue #74 of the classic series: This is unofficial, fan-made content using the Transformers Essence20 rpg  by Renegade Games Studio . If you enjoy this content, please buy me a KoFi . (Or send an email to encourage Renegade Games to hire me more often to make OFFICIAL Transformers content!) ACOLYTES OF UNICRON “ Death !” Before Primus hid himself away in slumber, Unicron utilized the mental link the two shared to program mental commands into weak-minded Cybertronians. These Acolytes of Unicron would activate, assemble, and assassinate the leader of Primus' armies when the time came for Primus and Unicron's reckoning. They wear Unicron hats. Acolytes of Unicron Threat Le...

Today's contact build is for the final of the original three famous Insecticons: Shrapnel . These three Insecticons, were the only ones that tended to be featured in both the original comics and cartoons. Despite this, there are still four more Insecticons sitting in the rafters who came out as toys at the same time... But while the cartoon and comics may have left them behind, they are not forgotten. If you enjoy this content, support my Patreon . Or, buy me a KoFi . SHRAPNEL " Control electricity and you control the world ." The eccentric way in which Shrapnel phrases his dialogue may seem endearing at first, first . Others are soon to discover that his seemingly benign tic is merely the gateway to a frighteningly twisted and perverse mind, even for a Decepticon, Decepticon . A master of electricity, his dark desires put this skill to use on his victims, victims . Nothing delights him more than to see how they squirm from his touch, touch . Influences Disenfranchised, S...

While looking at the recent GIJoe Classified previews from SDCC 2025, I was inspired to create this Threat build based on the new COBRA Desert Scorpion. This is fan-made, unofficial content using the GIJoe Essence20 rpg by Renegade Games Studio If you enjoy this content, please consider joining my Patreon . Or  maybe buy me a KoFi . DESERT SCORPIONS Nobody volunteers to be a SCORPION. It is a punishment given to under-motivated VIPERS who refuse to follow orders. In order to survive, they quickly learn to mimic the attack patterns of the venomous, desert scorpions with which they live. After one year of unblemished service as a Scorpion, a Cobra trooper can be reinstated in the Viper Corps or whatever special force he originated from. A Scorpion fights hard because he knows that if he messes up, he'll go straight into TOXO- VIPERS, the Cobra Hostile Environment Detachment, better known as the "Leaky Suit Brigade". " A Scorpion prefers to be in the midst of fighting, ...