Warpath Contact Build (Transformers Essence20 rpg)

The contact build for this article is the boisterous Warpath!

What's more to be said about this guy? He's a tank who has a giant cannon sticking out of his chest even in bot mode! BOOM, baby! Warpath is one of the few Autobots who is just a straight forward bot with a big gun!

He's not the guy who gets called on to infiltrate a base. But if the Autobots know a fight is coming, they call on Warpath first and foremost.

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WARPATH

"A good shot is worth more than a good intentions."

Warpath is the stereotypical tank commander: loud, boisterous, skilled, confident, devoted to his buddies, and probably a little deaf. His armor is tremendously thick; his skull no less. He loves to show off by splitting hex nuts a mile and a half away, and he has an endless variety of special munitions to load in his prized main gun: cryogenic, acid, thermal, and sonic. His most favorite, however, are the simple explosive shells that go off with a huge explosion, KABOOM!

Warpath has a habit of interjecting his speech with onomatopoeia. Whether this was a programming feature or personal choice is unknown. His fellow Autobots seem to tolerate it.

Influences

Security, War Veteran: In the time before the war, Warpath worked under Prowl as part of the Security Services.

Origin

Rainmaker: Warpath transforms into a General Motors M551A1 Sheridan ARAAV tank with a rotating turret.

Role and Focus

Gunner (Triggerbot): His gun... how Warpath loves his gun. Prominent and useful in both modes, she has saved his life countless times, and she gets only the best in return. How he loves to line her sights up precisely on a barely visible target, and KAZOWY! blow it to shrapnel with a single well-placed shell. A dud annoys him; a miss is near-fatal embarrassment. A mere scratch to his gun's barrel keeps him up, late into the night, polishing it away. When on occasion his gun is damaged seriously enough to impair her function, he is practically inconsolable for weeks.

Essence Scores and Skills

Strength 9: Brawn +d8, Intimidation +d6, Might +d4

Speed 2: Targeting +d4

Smarts 5: Alertness +d4, Culture +d2, Technology +d4

Social 5: Performance +d4, Persuasion +d6

Gaining Warpath As A Contact

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

Canon Maintenance: Warpath loves his gun more than anything else in the galaxy. Any PC who spends their downtime by helping him maintain and improve upon his cannon, succeeding on three DIF 15 Alertness, Targeting, and Technology Skill Tests, gains Warpath as a permanent Contact.

Allegiance Points: 3

Contact Perks

BLAM! (3 Allegiance Points): Warpath shoots the enemies on scene with his cannon. All Threats in the Combat scene take 2 Sharp Damage.

WHAMMO! (2 Allegiance Point): Warpath overruns anyone and anything in his path, unhindered by terrain. All PC ignore rough terrain penalties until the end of their turn.

ZING! (1 Allegiance Point): Warpath’s cannon shoots a variety of ammunition, including thermal, cryogenic, acid, and sonic shells. A PC swaps out their normal attack damage with any of the following Elemental damage until the end of their turn: acid, cold, fire, or sonic.

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