Jacob Blackmon Blogs

Back in 2013 (a decade ago? Yikes!), I produced a piece of art for a "Cage Golem." This was done for a PF1e third-party product called Monster Menagerie: Construct Companion by Rogue Genius Games. You can check it out here . Last year, one of my Patreon supporters asked me to draw a scene featuring several of their OCs in a combat against a "super-villain" robot version of this cage golem. These OCs are based on their personal campaign set in my Super Powered Legends universe. To this end, I illustrated this battle with the "cage droid." Not too bad for a re-design! Inspired by this art, I produced a M&M3e build for the cage droid, which I am sharing here for you all... CAGE DROID (PL 8) Strength 7, Stamina --, Agility 0, Dexterity 0 Fighting 6, Intellect --, Awareness 0, Presence -- POWERS Energy Absorption: Immunity 20 (Energy Damage); Linked Enhanced Healing 10 (Fades, Reaction [when stuck by energy damage], Self Only) – 50 points Giant Size...

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...

This is a Transformers PC build based on a piece of art I found online. This build uses the Transformers Essence20 rpg by Renegade Games Studios If you enjoy this content, consider supporting my Patreon . Or buy me a Ko-fi . MANDALORIAN GAUNTLET A Transformer based on art created by Ozzy Fernandez. “This is The Way” GAUNTLET Influence: War Veteran Origin: Seeker Size : Large/Long Health : 4 Movement : 30 ft. Ground, 30 ft. Aerial (Bot-Mode); 60 ft. Aerial (Alt-Mode) Role: Warrior (Wrecker) 4 Strength : 6 Speed : 5 Smarts : 5 Social : 3 Energon : 3 Toughness : 18 Evasion : 15 Willpower : 15 Cleverness : 13 SKILLS Alertness +d2 Athletics +d4 Conditioning x1 Culture +d4 Driving +d2 Initiative +d2 Might +d6 Persuasion +d4 Streetwise +d2 Survival +d2 Targeting +d6 Technology +d2 Languages: Cybertronian; English, Mando PERKS Charge. If you move at least 10 feet away from your past position and then attack with a Might weapon immediately after, you gain a ↑1 on the Might Skill Test....

 As my most recent Transformers build was Arcee, I thought I'd go with her partner Springer as the next build. Springer as introduced in the 1986 Transformers: The Movie as an optimistic, one-liner-speaking Autobot. He was featured as a regular in season 3 of the G1 animated series. He always stood out as one of the few in the Autobot ranks as a triple-changer. In my own personal TF campaign, Springer was captured by the Decepticons some time ago, and experimented upon by the scientist Shockwave. He was the test-bot to see if the Triple-changer function was viable. After its success, Shockwave would go on to modify other Decepticons, such as Blitzwing, Astrotrain, Octain, and even Megatron! Elements of this build have been borrowed from a Springer build created by "Okeeeey" on Reddit. This build uses the Essence20 Transformers rpg by Renegade Games Studios. If you enjoy this work, please consider supporting my Patreon . “Strength is more than just physical.” SPRINGER Supp...

Within the Iron Cross Empire, the Thule Society serves as the arcane arm of the Emperor. To operate as a spellcatser within the Iron Cross without license under the Thule is to live a life in hiding. The Thule seek out rogue sorcerers, druids, as well as celestials, fey, and fiends using their Inquisitors. Each inquisitor is armed with Martian-tech weaponry and provided a personal unit of stormtroopers to aid in the hunting of their quarry.  Here we have a high-ranking Thule Inquisitor, known for striking fear in the hearts of their enemies. THULE INQUISITOR OF THE IRON CROSS Medium humanoid (human), Lawful evil Armor Class 17 (leather cuirass, star saber) Hit Points 134 (20d8+40) Speed 30 ft. Str 12 (+1) Dex 20 (+5) Con 14 (+2) Int 13 (+1) Wis 16 (+3) Cha 20 (+5) Saves Dex +10, Wis +8, Cha +10 Skills Acrobatics +10, Arcana +6, Intimidation +10, Perception +8, Stealth +8 Senses passive Perception 18 Languages English, German Challenge 14 (11,500 xp); Prof. Bonus +5 Divine Sense (...