Beachcomber Contact Build (Transformers Essence20 rpg)

Today's Transformers Contact is Beachcomber.



[Queue Tim Russ' famous line from "Spaceballs"]


Beachcomber is one of the few Autobots who is noteworthy for their pacifism. He's not a fan of the war, especially for the destruction is causes to natural splendors and innocent creatures. However, he has sided with the Autobots and knows that sometimes violence is necessary to defend such places. I'm pretty sure that if the Decepticons ever attempt to utilize Yellowstone National Park and its underground volcano as a means to generate Energon, Beachcomber will be on the front lines to stop them and protect the sacred lands.

Otherwise, Beachcomber serves as a background character for the Autobots, being a skilled naturalist, cartographer, and expert geologist. This places him firmly under the command of Perceptor: the Autobots' head scientist.

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BEACHCOMBER

“Know the conflict within before facing the conflict without.”

Beachcomber has a hard time reconciling his love of peace and freedom for all creatures with the need to combat those who threaten it. Furthermore, however just the cause for which it was fought, the gruesome and destructive aftermath of any battle sickens him to the spark.

Sometimes, when the internal struggle gets too heavy, he simply has to wander into the wilderness and cleanse his soul. Even there, far from civilization, he sometimes finds strange substances to aid the Autobot cause, for Beachcomber is a skilled naturalist, and geology is his specialty, man. He often tries to preserve or even to hide these discoveries, but he has seen too much evil done by the ruthless Decepticons to conceal any possible source of aid completely from his allies.

Beachcomber is neither very fast nor very strong, and his antiwar sentiments gain him little respect from the more martial of the Autobots, yet he is agile and skilled in a fight, and his courage is beyond all reproach.

Influences

Adventurer, Cybertronian Military (Scientist): Beachcomber is a skilled naturalist and geologist. He delights in getting lost in the wilderness and seeing what he can find.

Origin

Outrider: Beachcomber assumes the alt-mode of a dune buggy.

Role and Focus

Scout (Surveyor): Beachcomber's geology tools include a wide array of sensors (magnetic, seismic, sonic, infrared) and a 'sonic pick' which can cut through rock. Beachcomber can use his magnetic sensors to navigate like a compass, but local magnetic disturbances can cause this to lead him astray. His sonic probes possess only limited range.

Essence Scores and Skills

Strength 3: Athletics +d6

Speed 5: Driving +d4, Finesse +d4, Targeting +d2

Smarts 9: Alertness +d4, Science (Geology) +d6, Survival +d6

Social 10: Animal Handling (Calm) +d6, Persuasion +d6, Streetwise +d6

Gaining Beachcomber As A Contact

Fellow Autobot: If this Contact is on scene, the PCs can summon them for 1 round.

Natural Exploration: Beachcomber wants nothing more than to explore and survey new regions of Earth, finding what he can in areas far away from both Transformers and humans. If the PCs send their downtime helping Beachcomber find and explore new and undiscovered region, succeeding on three DIF 15 Animal handling, Science, or Survival Skill Tests, they gain Beachcomber as a permanent Contact.

Allegiance Points: 3

Contact Perks

Sensor Suite (3 Allegiance Points): Beachcomber’s sensors allow him to survey an area with ease, discovering all its secrets and hidden treasures: The PCs succeed on all Awareness Skill Tests until the end of the scene.

Surveyed Terrain (2 Allegiance Points): Beachcomber has gone over the area, pointing out any potential hazards. The PCs have Resistance to all terrain or environmental hazard damage.

Wilderness Scout (1 Allegiance Point): Beachcomber knows how to make the best out of any rough terrain. A PC gains an Edge on their next Infiltration or Survival Skill Test.

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