Jacob Blackmon Blogs

The Decepticons are a military force from the planet Cybertron created and ruled by their founder: the charismatic, powerful, and ruthless tyrant known as Megatron. As Megatron's influence has spread across Cybertron, he has gathered many Cybertronian under his banner, forming what is now the Decepticon Army. Here, we are taking a look at the Decepticon Army and focusing on how it functions as a military force. This way, we can see how the many different personalities and groups within the Decepticons fit within their military hierarchy. Leadership At the top of the military structure is, of course, the leadership. This, of course, is where Megatron (aka Galvatron , depending on when you catch him) sits as the Supreme Commander of the Decepticon Military. It should come as no surprise that even Megatron cannot rule a military dictatorship all on his own. Like any good leader, he requires generals to oversee the day-to-day command structure. This is where we find other Decepticons l...

 I wanted to discuss the 2023 Free RPG Day adventure " Cobra/Con Fusion " released by Renegade Game Studios . There will be SPOILERS AHEAD! This adventure was written by Ryan Costello and developed by Jason Keeley . It is no surprise to most people who grew up during the 1980s that the majority of cartoons during that period were basically long advertisements for their associated toy lines. Both Transformers and GIJoe were especially prevalent, as they had massive character casts for both the heroes and villains. As new toys were released, new character were added to the shows, and often had to be given their own individual episodes just to show how they stood out from the rest of the already established cast. This adventure takes that concept of being a toy advertisement and just runs with it in the most delightful way! The basic idea is that Cobra has started to get access to alien technology recovered from Cybertronian Transformers and adapted to their existing weapons...