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Forward

1. Chapter OneWar Dawn: The Origins of the Gameo Who Are They, and Where Do They Come From?o The Great War o The east Warso !a"ima#s

The $a"o $reda%ons

The $reda%on &onor Codeo The 'o(o )e"i%on

*nits of Time+. Chapter TwoFight or F#ee: )ife on Cy ertron

o $rotoformationo Choosing a east !odeo )ife as a Cy ertrono Transformationo The -par(

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o Com inerso Organi0ations, 2e/tra#s, and Other *na#igned

3. Chapter ThreeCa## of the Wi#d: Creating a Chara%ter o Getting -tartedo -tep One: Con%ept

2at/reo -tep Two: Attri /tes

Attri /tes in east !odeo -tep Three: A i#itieso -tep Fo/r: Ad4antages

a%(gro/ndso -tep Fi4e: !eta# !ade F#esho A -amp#e Chara%ter o &ow A o/t a 56ea#5 Chara%ter?

7. Chapter Fo/rThe Trigger: att#e and Weapon -ystemso Why Weapons?o raw#

raw# Comp#i%ationso !e#ee

!e#ee Comp#i%ationso Firearms

Amm/nition Weaponsnergy Weapons

Firearms Comp#i%ationso Demo#itionso -pe%ia# Weaponso Aggra4ated Damageo Criti%a# Damage Charto Other -o/r%es of Damage

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o The east Wars -tory#ineo -eason One

!a"ima# Chara%ters$reda%on Chara%ters

o -eason Two!a"ima# Chara%ters

$reda%on Chara%terso -eason Three

!a"ima# Chara%ters$reda%on Chara%ters

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o De4i%esThe Go#den Dis(

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. Chapter 2ine-tars%ream s rigade: Fre>/ent#y Whined E/estions

Who Are They, and Where Do They Come From?

"The Autobots are a highly advanced form of robot. I don't really know if they're from the past, orthe future, but they can think, and have real feelings." pike, child of !arth, " ore Than eets the !ye"

Cy ertron is a p#anet far eyond o/r ga#a"y, whi%h is pop/#ated y an inte##igent ra%e of peop#e.These peop#e /st happen to e most#y made of meta#.

Cy ertron %i4i#i0ation is o#d, o#der than most h/mans %an e4en fathom. And as #ong as there are

Cy ertrons, there ha4e een wars. Wars fo/ght etween ra%es, wars fo/ght o4er territories, warsfo/ght %rossing ga#a"ies.

2ow are the east Wars: where ro ots who ha4e #earned to transform themse#4es into anima#sfight to se%/re the promises of their past and the /n%ertainties of the f/t/re.

/t to /nderstand the present, we start with the deepest past.

The Great War

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"#ell, it all began about nine million years ago." "$h, great. It's gonna be one of those %$& stories." $ptimus (rime and )atchet, "#ar *awn"

)egend has it there was a time efore the war. Cy ertron was a p#anet inha ited y the A/to ots:pea%e9#o4ing, hardwor(ing ro ots who #i4ed their days in go#den %ities as(ing in s/n#ight. The

A/to ots were o/nd to their #o4e#y %ities. They /rrowed deep into the gro/nd for energy, /thad no wish to defy the gra4ity that he#d them there.

&owe4er, someoneno one is >/ite s/re whohad the notion that there might e somethingeyond the s(y. To dis%o4er it, he designed a new type of ro ot. This ro ot wo/#d e #i(e others

of the ra%e, /t for one thing: the a i#ity to f#y. This ro ot was %a##ed !egatron.

-oon, more of these f#ying ro ots were /i#t. They immediate#y re%ogni0ed their differen%es fromthe A/to ots, and too( a new name, the De%epti%ons. 2ot on#y, !egatron rea#i0ed, were theydifferent from the A/to ots, /t they were s/perior. They had mastery o4er the air: an e#ementthat A/to ots did not /nderstand. They %onsidered themse#4es to e the rightf/# r/#ers ofCy ertron, and, as their n/m ers grew, they de%ided to %on>/er it.

!egatron, in %ommand of his De%epti%on for%es, made a sing#e, foo#ish error when he atta%(ed agro/p of inno%ents, wo/nding a yo/ng A/to ot named Orion $a". A#pha Trion, an A/to ot #eaderwho was repairing the in /red, saw a great energy in the near#y9destroyed Orion. &e re /i#t his

ody, fashioning a war %ommander for the A/to ots, one whom he (new %o/#d fight a%( thethreat to their pea%ef/# ways. A#pha Trion %a##ed his %reation Optim/s $rime.

&owe4er, the war was far from o4er. Creating a fighting for%e to %o/nter the De%epti%on threatperpet/ated the 4io#en%e rather than finishing it. The A/to ots were for%ed to adapt themse#4es tothe De%epti%on s a i#ity of f#ight, e4ent/a##y %reating spa%e tra4e# and ta(ing their war into far9offga#a"ies. oth ra%es %o#oni0ed, spreading thro/gho/t the /ni4erse their 4irt/a##y #imit#ess #ifespana##owed them to %ontin/e to in%rease in n/m er despite the %onstant att#ing. A/to ots andDe%epti%ons e4ent/a##y spawned many other ra%es on many other p#anets, %o/nt#ess in n/m er,

/t the att#e etween Optim/s $rime and !egatron remained the same they wo/#d fight /nti#

one fai#ed.

Fi4e mi##ion years of fighting showed #itt#e %hange in the str/gg#e, /t there was one great,infamo/s att#e that seemed at first to e the %on%#/sion. $rime s A/to ots, far from Cy ertron intheir ship, the Ar(, were att#ing !egatron s for%es o4er an /n(nown, #/e p#anet. TheDe%epti%ons, a#ways eager to finish the fight, had oarded the Ar(. Their fantasti% att#eship,2emesis, had a#ready een #ost, somewhere in the o%eans of this a#ien wor#d.

There was an a%%ident on the Ar(.

The ship, peop#ed with A/to ots and De%epti%ons a#i(e, %rashed down on the foreign p#anet, andem edded itse#f in a #ong9dormant 4o#%ano. The Cy ertrons, wea(ened from their att#e and#osing power >/i%(#y, were for%ed into emergen%y stasis. They wo/#d remain this way for fo/rmi##ion years.

At #ast the 4o#%ano er/pted, wa(ing the A/to ots and De%epti%ons from their s#eep. When theCy ertrons fina##y awo(e, their att#e was ready to res/me. The fighting on Cy ertron had%ontin/ed witho/t its %ommanders, and the %iti0ens of Cy ertron had #ong een missing theirgreatest warriors. &owe4er, these %ommanders fo/nd a new ra%e on this p#anet they haden%o/ntered, one that had de4e#oped whi#e they were s#/m ering. These were %a##ed &/mans.

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On arth, as this p#anet was %a##ed, A/to ots main#y %hose gro/nd9 o/nd 4ehi%#es as se%ondaryfroms, to ref#e%t their origins as those who %ame from e#ow. De%epti%ons sti## r/#ed the s(y.&/manity, a seeming#y primiti4e ra%e in %omparison, rea#i0ed that the A/to ots were the ra%emost in%#ined toward pea%e. O4er a period of #ess than thirty years after $rime and !egatronreawa(ened, the &/mans he#ped the A/to ots to fina##y win their an%ient war.

The east Wars

"&ow is a day of reckoning for those who would make us slaves+" (redacon commander, " egatron," "The Agenda, (art Three"

The $a" Cy ertronia was signed, de%#aring pea%e on Cy ertron for the first time in o4er ninemi##ion years.

2ow, a mere three9h/ndred years #ater, so%iety has %hanged again.

The des%endants of the De%epti%ons are eginning to re4o#t. Their so%iety, now #ossoming of itsown right, has een p/nished y the mista(es and fai#/res of their on%e9pro/d an%estors. Thesese#f9named $reda%ons egan a si#ent /prising, wor(ing against the A/to ots %hi#dren, the!a"ima#s. The %on>/est is whispered in the a##eys of Cy ertron... On other p#anets, espe%ia##y

arth itse#f, it is again a f/##9s%a#e war.

!a"ima#s

" reedom is the right of all sentient beings." a-imal saying, said to be first uttered by $ptimus (rime

!a"ima#s are the sons and da/ghters of the 4i%tors: des%endants of the A/to ots. !a"ima#s %arrywith them their an%estors sense of pea%e efore war. They e#ie4e in the pea%e %odes signed at

the end of the Great War, and they e#ie4e in the tea%hings of Optim/s $rime. They are in a fineposition to ma(e these (inds of statements, ha4ing en oyed for %ent/ries the enefits gi4en to4i%tors. They are the /pper%#ass %iti0ens of Cy ertron, its r/#ers and its prote%tors. They are a#soits artists, poets, a%tors, and m/si%ians, its do%tors, its #awyers, its s%ientists.

!a"ima# r/#e is /phe#d y a Co/n%i# of #ders, who is in effe%t the r/#ing ody of a## of Cy ertron.!a"ima#s r/n and operate the tightest and %#eanest mi#itary operations on Cy ertron. They area#so its prime e"p#orers and %o#oni0ers. !a"ima#s s/ /gate the $reda%ons and (eep them at

ay, disa##owing them from the %enters of their %ities. They fear an /prising from e#ow, /t, mostof a##, they fear another Great War. Cy ertron was a p#anet that fo/ght itse#f for mi##ions of years.

f on#y the $reda%ons wo/#d rea#i0e that there s a more pea%ef/# so#/tion...

The $a"

The treaty signed to end the Great War was %a##ed 5The $a" Cy ertronia.5 n it, the #ong traditionof ra%ia# 4io#en%e on Cy ertron was s/pposed#y ended for good. !a"ima#s (eep their own %ode,

ased on the detai#s of the treaty, whi%h was named for an an%ient word meaning 5pea%e5 andthe near#y #ost name of one of the A/to ots greatest #eaders.

1. Race is meaningless; All Are One. The )etter: The 5A## Are One5 saying is said to date a%( to the Third Great War, when A/to otspromised they wo/#d fight for freedom 5/nti# a## are one.5 Ass/med#y, this pro #em was reso#4ed

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when the Great War fina##y rea%hed its %on%#/sion. !a"ima#s and $reda%ons a#i(e are one /nderCy ertron, and sho/#d e %onsidered e>/a#s.The Tr/th: One of the most s%offed9at se%tions of the $a". Tho/gh many !a"ima#s do indeedregard $reda%ons as their e>/a#s in #ife and #aw, there are /st as many who are ra%ist againstthem, seeing them on#y as the De%epti%ons from whom they ha4e des%ended. The %onf#i%t

etween the !a"ima#s who fo##ow this e#ement of their pea%e %ode and those who do not issometimes as great as the %onf#i%ts etween the ra%es themse#4es.

2. Freedom is the right of all sentient beings. The )etter: Optim/s $rime s saying has fi#tered its way into !a"ima# par#an%e. Ta(en #itera##y, itmeans that no ra%e sho/#d e s/ /gated /nder !a"ima# #aw. t is the 5$rime Dire%ti4e5 of!a"ima# spa%e tra4e#%on>/er no p#anets a#ready inha ited ma(e pea%e with other %/#t/res andnations a##ow them to go4ern and pro4ide for themse#4es.The Tr/th: This dire%ti4e is fo##owed /ni4ersa##y, sa4e on Cy ertron itse#fwhere domination o4er$reda%ons is the e"pe%ted norm. The o%%asiona# rog/e !a"ima# %ommander who 4io#ates thisr/#e does so /s/a##y /nder the pena#ty of %rimina# prose%/tion.

3. Let peace prevail over battle. The )etter: The !a"ima# ra%e is in %onstant fear of a ret/rn to Cy ertron warring. Therefore, this

%ode states that pea%ef/# so#/tions %an and m/st e fo/nd o4er any 4io#en%e, e4en the reta#iatorytype.The Tr/th: This is a## we##9and9good on Cy ertron, where war#i(e a%ts %an e dis%/ssed in%ommittee, /t this r/#e simp#y doesn t wor( on foreign p#anets if there s a s/dden re e##ion. t ss%rap or e s%rapped when yo/ re o/t on yo/r own, and !a"ima#s (now this /st as we## as they/nderstand the good intentions ehind their own %ode.

4. Respect the heroes of the past. The )etter: The Great War was a terri #e time, /t it was a#so a time of great heroes and greatdeeds. 6espe%t those deeds for what they are tho/gh war is in the past, it sho/#d e /nderstood.

The Tr/th: A 4ery pop/#ar addition to the %ode, for hero9worship is a %ommon trait of anyinte##igent ra%e. On the good side, this r/#e has #ed to e4erything from war do%/mentaries to

no4e#s to %omi% oo(s. &owe4er, it is /st as easy to ma(e #ight of the past, and some of thera%ist 5st/pid De%epti%on o(es5 !a"ima#s %ompose are e4en etter than the 5A/to ot o(es5$reda%ons #i(e so m/%h.

5. !pport a ret!rn to the "olden Age. The )etter: Ages ago, Cy ertron was a p#a%e of /tter pea%e and prosperity. With %ontin/ed wor(,the wor#d %an again e that right, witho/t the stain of ra%ia# disharmony.The Tr/th: The Go#den Age is one idea, /tmost !a"ima#s (nowit was a#so a time of 4ery#itt#e e%onomi% de4e#opment, 4ery #itt#e po#iti%a# de4e#opment, and no e"p#oration. -ome >/estionif a ret/rn to a a%(water 5age of pea%e5 is rea##y in the est interest of their p#anet...or if, perhaps,war is simp#y the /nfort/nate res/#t of %ontin/ed progress.

The !a"ima#s, for the most part, fo##ow their %ode we##, tho/gh some more stri%t#y than others.

$reda%ons

"Three gigabytes of attitude on a two gig hard drive." )hino-, "*ark *esigns," describing a (redacon

f !a"ima#s are the happy des%endants of 4i%torio/s A/to ots, $reda%ons are the downtrodden:the des%endants of the De%epti%ons. $reda%ons feign respe%t for !a"ima#s, /t se%ret#y manyfa%tions of $reda%ons wor( to /s/rp r/#e from the /pper%#ass and ta(e Cy ertron as their own.

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Among the $reda%ons are a great n/m er of hardened warriors, genera#s, and mi#itary #eaders.There is a#so the 4erita #e 5s%/m of the p#anet,5 the poor, wret%hed, the r/#e rea(ers, the /n#o4edand /nappre%iated.

The /pper e%he#ons of the $reda%ons operate a tight, stri%t so%iety. 6/#e among the $reda%ons isde%ided y strength in att#e. The greatest r/#er among $reda%ons is a tri/m4irate of genera#s

(nown as the Tripredi%/s Co/n%i#. !any r/mors a o/t the strength of Tripredi%/s a o/nd. -ome$reda%ons e4en e#ie4e that the three mem ers of Tripredi%/s are in fa%t des%endants of theinfamo/s *ni%ron, a wor#d9de4o/ring Transformer o#der than Cy ertron itse#f.

Trea%hery and %/nning are the norm among $reda%ons, and any $reda%on #eader /nprepared forthese e4ent/a#ities wi## not remain a #eader for 4ery #ong.

The $reda%on &onor Code

H/st as the !a"ima#s ha4e a %ode for maintaining pea%e, $reda%ons ha4e %arried from their daysas De%epti%ons an honor %ode, whi%h of #ate is fo##owed on#y y the stri%test and tr/est of thera%e.

1. #o fair challenge ma$ be ignored. The )etter: A #aw dating a%( to the an%ient days of the Great War sti## ho#ds tr/e in the eyes ofthe most de4o/t $reda%ons. Cha##enges for #eadership are many, and %ha##enges m/st e /phe#dwith proper honor.The Tr/th: A #eader on%e in a position of power dare not a##ow s/%h a thing as an ar%hai%De%epti%on r/#e to stand in his way. )eaders ha4e een (nown to #et their most #oya# fo##owers ethe ones to p/t down a #eadership %ha##enge.

2. All challenges m!st be fair. The )etter: t is not honora #e to o/tn/m er an opponent, nor o/tweapon him. There is greathonor in winning, /t ne4er #et a $reda%on shoot an opponent whi#e he is down, nor whi#e he is/narmed.The Tr/th: The most powerf/# of $reda%ons (now how to %heat in a %ha##enge: it s a r/#e they#earned #ong ago. f to a%( down when one has a mar(ed ad4antage wo/#d e foo#ishness, to#ose a way to gain ad4antage is /st as ad.

3. Fail!re is to be p!nished. The )etter: Those $reda%ons that fai# in their d/ties, either to a##ies or the $reda%on for%e itse#f,sho/#d e %hastised, ostra%i0ed, or terminated. $reda%ons do not a##ow for the wea( among theirran(s.The Tr/th: $reda%on #eaders #o4e this r/#e and #o4e to e4o(e it to weed the /nwanted o/t of theirarmies. &owe4er, $reda%ons in need of a##ies may #et sma## transgressions go... $reda%ons indire need ignore #arger transgressions, too. !any of the $reda%ons who fight the !a"ima#s do so

e%a/se they are wea(war is their on#y %han%e to mo4e /p in the wor#d.

4. !ccessf!l treacher$ %eeps the leader strong. The )etter: Whi#e fai#/re is p/nished se4ere#y, when trea%hery within ran(s is s/%%essf/#, it (eeps$reda%on #eaders sharp#y fo%/sed. Trea%hery whi%h does not fai# is to e praised. The traitorhimse#f sho/#d e destroyed.The Tr/th: The most pop/#ar type of trea%hery of #ate has e%ome desertion and defe%tion: whowants to e a $reda%on, when those ri%h !a"ima#s are re%r/iting? This type of trea%hery %annot

e %on>/ered y a $reda%on indi4id/a#, /t m/st e met on the att#efie#d. &owe4er, this r/#e isfo##owed more %aref/##y than one might thin(. $reda%on #eaders #o4e a %han%e to point o/t whentheir troops ha4e een dis#oya#.

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5. &t is an honor to die for one's ca!se. The )etter: When a $reda%on dies, #et it e on the att#efie#d, winning the war for his side. )et itnot e in hiding from the tr/th of war.The Tr/th: Who wants to terminate, when Cy ertron #ife %an e so #ong? There are more se#f9ser4ing $reda%ons than this r/#e s/ggests p#enty of $reda%ons are si%( of the war, and whi#e(issing /p to the !a"ima#s isn t their idea of a good #ife, it s etter than the a#ternati4e.

roni%a##y, the $reda%on &onor Code has %reated as many harsh r/#ers as it has %reated finewarriors. Those who fo##ow it to the #etter are few.

The origina# 5$reda%ons,5 a fa%tion of De%epti%ons, wo/#d pro a #y e mista(en for !a"ima#s ythe $reda%ons of today, as they too( mamma#ian and a4ian se%ondary forms. On#y those who are4ery (now#edgea #e a o/t the Great War rea#i0e this a o/t the an%estors who ga4e them theirname.

The 'o(

" uch a simple name, for so A))$ A&T a race." Tarantulas, "$ther /ictories," staring down a /ok

This ma#e4o#ent a#ien ra%e was first en%o/ntered y those fighting the east Wars on the p#anetarth. 2ot on#y did a#iens deposit energon on earthnot on#y did they /i#d str/%t/res on arth of

their own design, /t, it seems, they made this p#anet, for their own e"perimentation.

When it e%ame e4ident to the 'o( that the east Wars on arth were s(ewing their data, theyde%ided to destroy the p#anet. arth was e4ent/a##y spared d/e to the wor( of !a"ima# for%es.&owe4er, the 'o( /nwitting#y shared some impressi4e te%hno#ogy: the Transmeta##i0ation eamand the Transmeta# Dri4er.

The 'o( are present in many things their wor( is e4ident in m/%h of p#anet arth, theirte%hno#ogy e4en eyond Cy ertronian imaginings.

A mem er of this ra%e appears as a ghost9#i(e %reat/re: the image of a f#oating, s(/##9#i(e fa%e,with streams of wind and #ight ehind it. t does not appear this way for #ong a## who ha4e seen a'o( fa%e9to9fa%e ha4e not s/r4i4ed the %onfrontation.

)e"i%on

"Aw, frag, I can never remember the answer to that slagging 0uestion+" 1ob kir, "1east achines" story editor, responding to a 0uestion about 1east #ars profanity.

A!tobot( The pea%ef/# ra%e of transforming ro ots who inha ited Cy ertron efore and d/ring

the Great War.

)$bertron( The Transfomers p#anet of origin. A#so the name gi4en to the spe%ies in genera#, andthe word /sed thro/gho/t this do%/ment to des%ri e a Transformer.

*ecepticon( 6a%e of transforming ro ots who #i4ed to %on>/er. An%ient foes of the A/to ots,near9annihi#ated d/ring the Great War.

+nergon( The main so/r%e of f/e# for a Cy ertron. A#so his main so/r%e of wea(ness.

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,"ear-,( $ositi4e s#ang e"pression among yo/nger9minded !a"ima#s.

atri/( 1 !a"ima# 'a#ha##a. Where the spar(s of heroes are #aid to rest, and A## Are One.+ The name gi4en to the irthp#a%e of !a"ima# protoforms.3 5!atri" of )eadership,5 the physi%a# de4i%e within the ody of Optim/s $rime and a## $rimes tofo##ow him, sym o#i0ing his ro#e as #eader of the A/to ots.

a/imal( Des%endants of the pea%e9#o4ing A/to ots and the /pper9%#ass %iti0ens of Cy ertron.!a"ima#s typi%a##y see( an end to the warring on Cy ertron, /t e#ie4e one m/st ma(e war toma(e pea%e.

, a/imi0e-,( att#e %ry and a%ti4ation %ode of the !a"ima# ra%e. Often sho/ted efore a transferfrom east mode into ro ot mode.

it &nferno( 1 !a"ima# &e##. Where the spar(s of the damned are s/pposed to reside.+ Comp#e" where $reda%on protoforms originate.

redacon( Des%endants of the De%epti%ons, 4io#ent ra%e who #ost the Great War. The #ower9%#ass and downtrodden of Cy ertron, who a%ti4e#y propagate the east Wars in an attempt to win

a%( the past.

rime( !a"ima# par#an%e for something great or e"traordinary. 2ow /sed sar%asti%a##y as oftenas #itera##y. A referen%e to the A/to ot %ommanders of the same name.

rim!s( God of a## Transformers, sometimes said to e the first Transformer, or Cy ertron itse#f.Worshipped main#y y !a"ima#s.

rotoform( A Cy ertron who has not yet een orn a Cy ertron fet/s.

lag( 1 Cy ertron remains.+ !ost 4i#e#y %onnotated yet most wide#y /sed Cy ertronian swear word. A #esser 4ersion wo/#d

e 5s%rap.5

par%( The so/# of a Cy ertron.

tasis pod( &o/sing for /nrea#i0ed $rotoforms.

, errori0e-,( att#e %ry and a%ti4ation %ode of the $reda%on ra%e.

nicron( The dar(est fig/re in Cy ertron history, a de4o/rer of wor#ds who was a Transformerthe si0e of a p#anet. Tho/gh he was destroyed d/ring the #ast att#es of the Great War, a##Cy ertrons fear and respe%t *ni%ron e4en today. &is spa%e9strewn remains were a #ong9timehome for rog/e De%epti%ons.

*nits of Time

On Cy ertron, time is meas/red different#y from on arth. The %on4ersions are re#ati4e#y simp#e,tho/gh appro"imate.

#anoclic%( one se%ond

)$cle( one min/te

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egac$cle( one ho/r

*ecac$cle( one month

tellar )$cle tellar6( one Cy ertron year Bappro"imate#y 7II days .

$rotoformation

"%et's crack the egg and say hello+")attrap, "2oming of the u3ors, (art $ne"

The feta# form of a modern Cy ertron is a partia##y organi%, partia##y ro oti% pre9 ody %a##ed the$rotoform. $rotoforms are neither man/fa%t/red nor orn, /t something in etween. The e"a%tpro%ess whi%h %reates a protoform is (ept se%ret y the higher/ps of !a"ima# and $reda%ongo4ernment Bas is the pro%ess whi%h %reates a -par(, tho/gh it s een r/mored that a few%o/p#es ha4e fig/red this one o/t thro/gh their own e"perimentation... . &owe4er, mostCy ertrons (now that $rotoforms originate from one of two p#a%es: the !atri" and the $it.

The !atri" that pro4ides a $rotoform is not that same !atri" where #ost -par(s go, a#tho/gh thereare some simi#arities. t is rather a p#a%e named for that same !atri", where !a"ima# protoformsoriginate. A !a"ima# protoform is a si#4ery form shaped #i(e a h/manoid ro ot. They are ang/#ar

h/manoid forms %oated in a (ind of #/e, g#owing ge#. A spar( is p#a%ed in the %entra# torso %a4ity.

$reda%on protoforms originate from a %omp#e" (nown as the $ita#ternate#y %a##ed the nfernod/e to the fiery red g#ow of the ge#s that %ongregate there. $reda%on protoforms are typi%a##ygo#den, and with a red sheen, /t otherwise resem #e !a"ima# protoforms in e4ery way.!a"ima#s tend to 4iew the nferno as the !atri" s dire%t oppositeas a p#a%e where /nworthyspar(s go to e tort/red in the after#ife. Tr/e $reda%ons, howe4er, 4iew their $it with a sense ofpride.

$rotoforms are /s/a##y fitted with spar(s /pon their formation, a#tho/gh some are not. A protoformwitho/t a spar( is %a##ed a 5 #an(.5 #an( protoforms are (ept on hand for emergen%y sit/ations,as it is sometimes possi #e to transfer a spar( from a dead ody into a fresh protoform.

A protoform whi%h has re%ei4ed a spar( is ready for the se%ond stage of formation. This in4o#4es%hoosing the Cy ertron s se%ondary form and insta##ing her persona#ity and memory fi#es.!emory fi#es typi%a##y in%#/de information on the ra%e and a##ian%e of the new protoform as we## asinformation a o/t Cy ertron itse#f. Cy ertrons are, in effe%t, orn f/##9grown, tho/gh spar(s andprotoforms differ in their %apa i#ities. A Cy ertron may seem yo/ng if fitted with 5a yo/ng spar(,5or may seem 4ery o#d the min/te she emerges.

$rotoforms, whether they are #an( or ferti#i0ed, are rare#y %omp#eted in the %omp#e" itse#f.$rotoforms are stored in Cy ertronian9si0ed 5stasis pods,5 whi%h are airtight she##s fitted with

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s%anning e>/ipment and %entra# pro%essing /nits. -tasis pods are #oaded in great n/m ers ontoe"p#oration ships, whi%h are sent into the ga#a"y sear%hing for wor#ds to %o#oni0e. When as/ita #e wor#d is fo/nd, the protoforms within the pods are a%ti4ated.

rrors in stasis pods ha4e res/#ted in fas%inating amo/nts of diffi%/#ties, ranging from Cy ertronswho protoform witho/t any sight, to Cy ertrons who emerge with no %on%ept of who they are and

what they are doing. t was a spe%ta%/#ar error in protoformation whi%h res/#ted in the first of theF/0ors#ife9s%anners whi%h were meant to %hoose on#y one east form a%%identa##y %hose andf/sed two of them. Cy ertrons with protoformation errors who are %reated on Cy ertron itse#f aretypi%a##y destroyed, espe%ia##y y the $reda%ons, who e#ie4e handi%ap has no p#a%e in theirso%iety. &owe4er, %o#oni0ation ships ha4e 4ery #itt#e %hoi%e in what their protoforms e%ome.

$rotoforms are near#y a#ways !a"ima# or $reda%on in nat/re. &owe4er, a Cy ertron who had hisan%estry in the days of A/to ots and De%epti%ons was /i#t rather than formed, and therefore isnot of the !atri" or $it. There are r/mors that a third type of protoform does e"ist: the type whi%hspawned the Tripredi%/s Co/n%i#. These protoforms ha4e des%ended from *ni%ron himse#f, andare a greater fear to Cy ertron than any $reda%on or !a"ima# war.

Choosing a east !ode

" canning for lifeforms..." a-imal tasis (od, routine procedure

east modes were first %hosen in order to d/## the effe%ts of raw energon damage to ro oti%odies. Cy ertrons dis%o4ered other ad4antages to eing part anima#, as we##, and many prefer it

to the ar%hai% notion of ha4ing on#y a 4ehi%#e for a se%ondary mode.

$reda%ons and !a"ima#s retain their differen%es as gro/ps. !a"ima#s near#y a#ways %hoosemamma#s, irds, or fish for their east modes. $reda%ons, on the other hand, %hoose from the%reat/res that %reep and %raw#: repti#es, ara%hnids, inse%ts, and %r/sta%eans. This differen%e in%hoi%e is nothing spo(en of or written in stone it is on#y a matter of persona# preferen%e. $#enty ofCy ertrons ha4e gone against the grain in their a##ian%e witho/t m/%h retri /tion, /t, for the mostpart, this /nwritten r/#e is fo##owed.

Cy ertrons are not s/re if it is east mode whi%h ref#e%ts the persona#ity of the indi4id/a#, orpersona#ity whi%h ref#e%ts the %hoi%e of east. &owe4er, Cy ertrons a#ways seem to %hoose a

east whi%h %omp#iments their spirit. A Cy ertron s east is typi%a##y e4ident in his ro ot modeappearan%e: perhaps the tiger s stripes sti## de%orate the arms, or the ee s wings sti## gra%e the

a%(.

The east mode for a Cy ertron is typi%a##y %hosen right efore he emerges from his stasis pod.The pod does a >/i%( s%an for #ifeforms in the area, %hooses the most appropriate one, thenprotoforms the Cy ertron. F/0or stasis pods %om ine two anima#s from the s%an. -omeCy ertrons are fort/nate eno/gh to %hoose their east mode on their own they inspe%t a s%an,then %hoose the form they #i(e est. This is a method /sed when nati4e Cy ertrons e"p#ore a newp#anet for the first time. Cy ertrons often %hange e4en their names to ref#e%t a %hange in a#ternatemode. a%h Cy ertron has a name immediate#y /pon emerging from his stasis pod, and aftera#tering the ody to a new form, the a%t of %hoosing a name for onese#f to ref#e%t this %hange is%ommon and we##9/nderstood.

)ife as a Cy ertron

Cy ertrons on#y die when death o4erta(es them y for%e. Cy ertrons do not die of o#d age, so, ineffe%t, they may #i4e fore4er. The A/to ots and De%epti%ons who finished the Great War were

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mi##ions of years of age, so, among any gi4en gro/p of Cy ertrons, it is easi#y ass/med that there%an e an age range of any typefrom the new#y protoformed to the an%ient.

n pra%ti%e, the an%ient are few, ha4ing #eft the near ga#a"ies at the end of the Great War insear%h of a fina# respite. The new#y protoformed are many, as Cy ertron tries to re%#aim thega#a"ies it on%e (new. -ome of Cy ertron s greatest warriors are #ess than a few h/ndred ste##ars

of age. They are o#d y h/man standards, /t a far %ry from the age of the warriors who fo/ght inCy ertron thro/gho/t time. !any of Cy ertron s newer #eaders are yo/ng indeed.

Cy ertrons, #i(e h/mans, ha4e two definite se"es: ma#e and fema#e. D/ring the Great War,fema#es near#y died o/t entire#y. A sma## fa%tion of A/to ot fema#es hid themse#4es from thewarring aro/nd them, and tho/gh they #earned to ta(e an a%ti4e part in ending the fighting, theywere ne4er at the front #ine of %om at. Fema#es were %onsidered a reso/r%e that was to eprote%ted. Few fema#e frames were /i#t d/ring the Great War, as /i#ders a/tomati%a##y %hosema#e frames for %om at p/rposes.

2ow that $rotoformation as opposed to dire%t %onstr/%tion is the method of Cy ertronpro%reation, fema#es ha4e again eg/n to pop/#ate Cy ertron. Their n/m ers are swift#y rising to%at%h /p with the ma#es of the p#anet, a#tho/gh there are ne4er as many as the ma#es wo/#d #i(e.

t is estimated that the ratio is sti## f#awed: there is perhaps a woman on Cy ertron for e4ery threemen. !a"ima#s %#aim e>/a#ity for a## fema#es of their ra%e, and, for the most part, this is pra%ti%ed,as women are gi4en most#y the same opport/nities as ma#es. &owe4er, there are those ma#esthat sti## see them as a rarity that sho/#d e she#tered, and wo/#d (eep them from ha4ing ana%ti4e part in the war. $reda%ons do not s/ #imate their women.

Cy ertrons of a## newer fa%tions, eing partia##y organi%, en oy the enefits of ha4ing two distin%tse"es. This in%#/des gaw(ing, f#irting, top#ess ars, anatomi%a# %orre%tness... The A/to ot5interfa%e5 pro%ed/re is said to ha4e een fair#y sta#e the Cy erorgani% type is anything /t.B$erhaps that s why there were mi##ions of years of fighting in those days, say some of the yo/ng$reda%on fema#es. There is no san%tioned marriage 5%eremony5 on Cy ertron, /t there is theo%%asiona# %o/p#e who de%ides to e%ome mates for #ife. Cy ertrons who de%ide to e%omeoffi%ia# #ifemates m/st e of the same A##ian%e otherwise, the mating wi## not e re%ogni0ed y

others. )ifemates are registered with their A##ian%e s go4ernment. )ifemating is m/%h more%ommon among !a"ima#s than $reda%ons.

As there are things that ma(e Cy ertrons #i(e h/mans, there are things whi%h ma(e them #i(ero ots. One of these traits is the need for 5repair5 as opposed to medi%ine. !a"ima# do%torsoperate with s%rewdri4ers and wren%hes. !ost !a"ima# e"p#oration or att#e ships are e>/ippedwith standard Criti%a# 6e%o4ery Cham ers BC6 Cham ers for short, or 56 Cham ers,5 6e%o4eryCham ers whi%h wi## a/tomati%a##y ta(e %are of repair and ref/e#ing for the in /red. A more$reda%on in4ention is the 6e%o4ery ath, whi%h %om ines #eis/re with repair wor(.

eing ro ots, Cy ertrons tend to e #o/d d/ring mo4ement. Cy ertrons, espe%ia##y the #arger4ariety, ha4e ser4os that mo4e their #arger oints, and the hea4ier Cy ertrons %an ha4e 4ery #o/dfootsteps. )/%(i#y, f/r, feathers, and other f#esh m/te these noises %omp#ete#y in a Cy erorgani%

east mode, and the #ighter and sma##er a Cy ertron is, the #ess #i(e#y she is to ha4e oints thatsing e4ery time she ends her arms or #egs.

Cy ertrons typi%a##y 5s#eep5 d/ring the night, as h/mans do, to re%o4er energy. This isa%%omp#ished y going into a mode %a##ed 5-tasis )o%(,5 where a## /t the most 4ita# f/n%tions aresh/t down and the ody egins re%harging energy and doing simp#e repair wor(. Cy ertrons instasis #o%( may e"perien%e dreams, whi%h are a f/n%tion of the data eing passed a%( and forththro/gh their %ir%/its. A Cy ertron who is in /red to the n%apa%itated #e4e# wi## go into -tasis )o%(

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immediate#y. &e is not dead, /t wi## re>/ire repairs efore he is f/n%tiona# again. BThis %an e%o/ntera%ted with -par( see e#ow.

Cy ertrons a## ha4e an interna# repair f/n%tion whi%h %an hea# minor in /ries. nterna# repairsf/n%tion at a 4aria #e rate see Chapter Fo/r for more information. Cy ertrons a#so ha4e aninterna# %omp/ter that wi## gi4e them o%%asiona# warnings when they ha4e rea%hed %riti%a#

damage. -trange#y, the %omp/ter for those of !a"ima# a##ian%e is most often ma#e in nat/re, the$reda%on %omp/ter fema#e.

Transformation

The a i#ity to adapt to new sit/ations y %hoosing a se%ondary form is one of the prides of theCy ertron spe%ies. Transformation is in the 4ery %ore of eing of e4ery ro ot on the p#anet.

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The power of a %hara%ter s spar( %an a#so e a%%essed for %ertain s/pernat/ra# a i#ities. -par( isro##ed in sit/ations in4o#4ing spar( powermost %ommon#y /sed y Transmeta# s. -ee ChapterFi4e for more information on -par( $owers.

-tories are to#d of Cy ertrons who p/rpose#y remo4ed their spar(s efore entering dangero/ssit/ations. For e4ery ro/nd that the spar( is o/tside the ody witho/t a se%ondary energy so/r%e,

remo4e one point of temporary -par( power. 2at/ra##y, the spar( %annot s/r4i4e for 4ery #ong inthis sit/ation. t is a#so possi #e for one Cy ertron to 5in%/ ate5 the spar( of another for a shortperiod of time: the pro%ess whi%h %reates an Optima#.

-par( and A##ian%e

The power of a %hara%ter s spar( is dire%t#y re#ated to his %ommitment toward his e#iefs. f a!a"ima# is tr/e to the ways of his $a", his spar( wi## grow e%a/se of it simi#ar#y, if a $reda%onfo##ows his Code, he gains in #ife for%e.

Chara%ters who wish to re%o4er #ost -par( energy m/st ma(e a ro## of Wits p#/s !atri". This ro##%an on#y e made on%e per story, and re%o4ers as many points of temporary -par( as s/%%essesmade. This ro## has a diffi%/#ty ased #arge#y on the %hara%ter s %on4i%tion as portrayed d/ringgamep#ay. The ase is on#y , /t it is modified e4ery time the %hara%ter strays from his A##ian%e sCode. Add diffi%/#ty as e#ow if the %hara%ter strays from his %ode. This is not meant to pre4ent%hara%ters from straying from their %odes if it is dramati%a##y appropriate, /t is designed as a%he%( against these A##ian%es primary programming dire%ti4es. Diffi%/#ties are %/m/#ati4e, so if a%hara%ter %ommits two 5J15 a%tions, their ro## diffi%/#ty is modified to J+. *se these #ists asg/ide#ines to de%ide where other types of a%tions may fit onto the A##ian%e %hart.

*iffic!lt$ modifiers for a/imal a/

J1: 'er a##y ins/#ting a past hero or mem er of the A/to ot ra%e e#ie4ing !a"ima#s to eintrinsi%a##y s/perior to $reda%onsJ+: 6a%ist B /t non9#etha# a%tions against $reda%ons or other forms of #ife Firing the first shot ina pre9%om at sit/ationJ3: s%a#ating an atta%( when the pro #em %an e so#4ed witho/t 4io#en%e Fai#ing to %ooperatewith !a"ima# a##ies to promote /nity among the ra%eJ7: 6o ing a sentient #ifeform of its asi% right to freedom Destroying or damaging any an%ientartifa%tJ : Fai#ing to show mer%y to a s/rrendered opponent Destroying a sentient eing o/trightB5spar(ing5 d/ring %om at Destroying or damaging an A/to ot artifa%t

*iffic!lt$ modifiers for redacon )ode

J1: 'er a##y reno/n%ing %ompetition of any type $/ #i%#y Band o 4io/s#y deno/n%ing one s own#eaderJ+: Fai#ing a d/ty assigned to one y one s Commander Fai#ing to ta(e an opport/nity in a%om at of wits Btrea%heryJ3: Cowardi%e in the fa%e of death 5Going easy5 on one s own fo##owers or /nder#ings after afai#/re 6e#ying too m/%h on one s a##iesJ7: Cowardi%e in the fa%e of a fair %ha##enge 6ef/sa# to fight against %ontin/ing oppression Fearof atta%(ing8destroying a fair#y mat%hed or stronger opponentJ : Destroying an opponent whi#e he is down Ta(ing an /nfair ad4antage in physi%a# %om at

f the %hara%ter e4er %ommits an a%t mar(ed in the J7 or J se%tions of the a o4e %hart, that%hara%ter may a%t/a##y #ose a point of permanent spar( for his digression. &a4e the p#ayer ro## the%hara%ter s Wi##power, at a diffi%/#ty of @ for 5J75 a%ts, or for 5J 5 a%ts. f the ro## fai#s, that

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%hara%ter #oses a permanent point of -par(. O 4io/s#y, a%%/m/#ation of a%tions against one sprimary programming is not wise, and if a %hara%ter finds himse#f %onstant#y %he%(ing to preser4ehis -par(, a %hange of A##ian%e may e in order.

arring this method, there is a#so a $ro%ed/re whi%h %an e /sed to re4i4e a spar( to its f/##%apa%ity, tho/gh it has its ris(s. At -toryte##er s dis%retion, the e"perien%ing of powerf/# emotions

re#ated to #ife for%e Bs/%h as #o4e , %an e /sed to re%o4er -par(.

nergon

"5es+ The planet has energon.""Too much energon. ield readings are off the scale. 2ontinued e-posure to robotic forms couldcause permanent damage." egatron and (redacon computer, "1east #ars, (art $ne"

nergon is the main f/e# of a## Cy ertrons. t %omes in two forms: refined, /sa #e energon, and/nrefined, /nsta #e energon.

*nsta #e energon appears as a #/e, g#owing %rysta##ine str/%t/re. The %rysta#s may e ta## andthin, or %#/stered as the inside of a geode, and spar(#e and f#ash at random. -ta #e energonappears in a %/ i%a# form, a#so g#owing and /s/a##y ranging from %#ear9 #/e to %#ear9p/rp#e in%o#or. *nsta #e energon %an e refined into sta #e f/e# thro/gh a %aref/##y or%hestratedpro%ed/re. -ta #e, pro%essed energon is what (eeps Cy ertronians r/nning. t is /sed to power%ertain a i#ities re#ated to Weapons and !e%hanisms.

When energon is raw, e"pos/re to it is a%t/a##y detrimenta# to the hea#th of Cy ertrons. D/ringany pro#onged e"pos/re to raw energon, Cy ertrons ta(e damage. This damage is dependent onthe pro"imity and amo/nt of energon, /t is typi%a##y one hea#th #e4e# per ro/nd. The damage isaggra4ated, /t p/re#y interna#, so that Cy ertrons damaged y energon e"pos/re wi## not edented or s%rat%hed. f a Cy ertron fa##s into -tasis )o%( in pro"imity to raw energon, the damagehe ne"t ta(es wi## e to his spar(, so he sho/#d e mo4ed to a se%/re area immediate#y.

6aw energon is high#y /nsta #e, and when str/%( y an energy9 ased weapon Bphoton #asters,om s, missi#es, et%. , it wi## e"p#ode. This e"p#osion is immense#y powerf/# energon e"p#osion

damage is a#ways aggra4ated.

e%a/se raw energon is so potentia##y dangero/s, it is often /sed y the more 4io#ent and %raftyCy ertrons to ma(e weaponry. An nergon #ade is a sma## (nife the si0e of a s/rgi%a# too#,whi%h %an e /sed to %/t enemies or to pier%e spar(s. )arger #ades %an e fashioned, /t aree"treme#y rare e%a/se of their danger to the wie#der and their diffi%/#ty of %on%ea#ment. Darts,

/##ets, or 4enom %an a#so e #a%ed with raw energon, and raw energon %an e /sed to %reatepowerf/# e"p#osi4es.

Weapons made of raw energon are %onsidered to do aggra4ated damage. &owe4er, any

Cy ertron %arrying an energon weapon m/st s/ tra%t a point of temporary -par( off his tota#rating so #ong as he %arries the weapon, d/e to the pro"imity of the dangero/s materia#.Cy ertrons m/st e at a Generation of Transmeta# or higher to %onsider %arrying any energonweapon9otherwise, they wi## not e a #e to soa( the energon damage. A sma## #ade or ag of

/##ets is not eno/gh raw energon on the person of a Transmeta# to warrant a soa( ro## e4eryro/nd. &owe4er, a #arge pie%e of energon, s/%h as an energon9fashioned roadsword, wo/#d e.B-ee e#ow for the spe%ifi%s a o/t Generations.

The other type of energon is f/##y pro%essed energon whi%h is /sed as f/e#. roni%a##y, theCy ertrons are dependent on this type of energon to f/n%tion. The nergon rating on a %hara%ter

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sheet is the ma"im/m amo/nt of f/e# a %hara%ter s ody %an hand#e it is a#so an indi%ation of howm/%h f/e# the Cy ertron needs to operate at his pea(. nergon ratings f#/%t/ate fre>/ent#y asenergon is a%%essed to power !e%hanisms and Weapons.

f a %hara%ter s nergon poo# is %omp#ete#y dep#eted, he no #onger has the energy to f/n%tion. &ewi## e s#/ggish and /nresponsi4e, and, if o4erwor(ed, wi## %o##apse into stasis #o%( o/t of

weariness. Consider a %hara%ter o/t of nergon to e at a 9 to a## di%e poo#s. A %hara%ter withon#y one point of energon #eft is at 97, two points at 93, three at 9+, and fo/r points, 91 he isr/nning o/t of energy at a steady rate, and de i#itating himse#f e%a/se of it. -tarting nergonpoo#s are at 1I the /tter ma"im/m si0e for any energon poo# for a protoformed %hara%ter is +I.

)ost energon %an e easi#y re%o4ered thro/gh repair and ref/e#ing. Any generation of Cy ertron%an a#so pro%ess nat/ra# f/e#s, s/%h as food, into /sea #e f/e#. Granted, a## prefer 5the rea# thing,5

/t the ody of a Cy erorgani% east is more than /sed to pro%essing meat, grains, et%., intof/e#. A Cy ertron, regard#ess of generation, %an on#y pro%ess that type of food whi%h their eastmode wo/#d e %omforta #e with. &en%e, a Cy ertron with a #ion east mode m/st eat meat ahorse wo/#d eat grass a rat wo/#d eat a#most anything. Cy ertrons #i(e the A/to ots of o#d, who%hose 4ehi%#es as se%ondary forms, were more than %omforta #e with gaso#ine< A## Cy ertrons%an a#so f/e# themse#4es with pro%essed energon, whi%h is gi4en 5intra4eno/s#y,5 or readi#y

%ons/med.

D/ring a game, a Cy ertron may spend a point of nergon to gain an e"tra a%tion in a ro/nd. ACy ertron %an ha4e no more f/##9ro## a%tions per t/rn than he has di%e in his De"terity poo#.

Wi##power

Wi##power is a %hara%ter s strength of p/rpose. t is spent to gain one e"tra s/%%ess on animportant ro##. t %an a#so e spent to resist instin%t/a# a%tions or to resist menta# %ontro# fromo/tside. )i(e the nergon poo#, the Wi##power poo# %an f#/%t/ate a great dea# o4er the %o/rse ofthe story.

!a"ima# protoforms ha4e a starting Wi##power of three, and $reda%on protoforms ha4e a startingWi##power of fo/r. A %hara%ter who spends a## his Wi##power wi## e tired and #ist#ess, /na #e tos/mmon the strength to %are m/%h anymore a o/t anything.

Chara%ters %an re%o4er Wi##power thro/gh fre>/ent restone point after a night of s#eep. Theyre%o4er Wi##power at the -toryte##er s whim at the end of ea%h story. Wi##power is a#so re%o4eredwhen a %hara%ter f/#fi##s part of his 2at/re see Chapter Three for more information.

#ood and !eta#

"This is a dumb plan, web face. I don't 6A/! any real blood+ 7ust mech fluid+""$h, my circuits will ad4ust. It's the act I en4oy more than the nourishment."2heetor and Tarantulas, "The #eb"

A word or two a o/t spiders. -piders of the giant 4ariety s/%h that Cy ertronian $rotoformationwo/#d prod/%e are not a #e to s/ stantiate themse#4es on ordinary /gs. Cy ertrons who %hoosea spider for a east mode are a/tomati%a##y a #e to %reate a we in proportion to their si0e Bthiswe seems far from nat/ra#, rather, it g#ows #/e with the strength of the energon /sed to %reateit . The spiders %an %apt/re #arger anima#s and s/r4i4e off of their #ood. n genera#, anima#s %aneat food to s/r4i4e, and the Cy ertron that protoforms an anima# %an eat whi%he4er (ind of food isnat/ra# to his east form, to regain nergon #e4e#s.

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5'ampirism5 among Cy ertrons is possi #e, tho/gh it is %onsidered a de4iant eha4ior at est. Aspider or other #ood9s/%(er %an get no/rishment from the me%h9f#/id of other Cy ertrons, /t atha#f poten%y Bwhere two energon points ta(en from the 4i%tim res/#ts in a gain of one point for there%ipient . Consider the nergon poo# of Cy ertron spiders to e m/%h #i(e the #ood $oo# ofWhite Wo#f 4ampires, /t (eep in mind that to a Cy ertron, food is food and #ood is #ood, withno iss/e as to 54itae5 or #ood poten%y. Cy ertrons ha4e no a%t/a# #ood of their own, on#y me%h9f#/ids whi%h are interna##y pro%essed. As s/%h, they are in%apa #e of eing #ood9 o/nd, gho/#ed,or m ra%ed. B6ea##y, what wo/#d e the point?

Cy ertrons are ma%hines, a# eit of the most %omp#e" type imagina #e. Therefore, spe##s andaffe%ts whi%h are aimed at te%hno#ogy %an affe%t them. &owe4er, e%a/se of their spar(s, theseeffe%ts are diffi%/#t to /se or predi%t. For e"amp#e, a Contro# Comp#e" !a%hine ro## on a Cy ertronwo/#d e %ontested against his Wi##power, and tho/gh it wo/#d %ontro# the odi#y a%tions of theCy ertron, it wo/#d not %ontro# his tho/ghts. B-ee !e%hanisms for more information on %ontro##ingthe Cy ertron frame. n a way, Cy ertrons ha4e this as a spe%ia# ra%ia# disad4antage: they arema%hine as we## as #i4ing %reat/re, and s/ e%t to the r/#es of ma%hines.

A Ham Te%hno#ogy ro## or other s/%h effe%t /sed on a Cy ertron wo/#d indeed wor(, %a/sing thisCy ertron to instant#y enter -tasis )o%(. &owe4er, after one t/rn, a temporary Wi##power may e

paid to %o/ntera%t this effe%t, and with no hea#th pena#ties. -par(s themse#4es are the seat ofCy ertron %ons%io/sness. They are s/pernat/ra# and are not s/ e%t to me%hani%a# #ogi%.

Water

"I 6AT! water."2heetor, "*eep etal"

Cy ertrons are made of meta# and are typi%a##y poor swimmers. *n#ess a Cy ertron hasp/r%hased an /nderwater east mode as a !e%hanism, ass/me that the Cy ertron %annot swim.6ather, they are dense, and sin( #i(e #ead to the ottom of any poo# of water. They %an a%t asthey do on #and, /t De"terity is at one third d/e to their weight. B6o/nd /p.

Winged 5f#ight5 /nderwater, swimming, is possi #e, /t the same restri%tions app#y. Het engineswi## not f/n%tion /n#ess they are spe%ifi%a##y designed to do so. -ee Chapter Fi4e for moreinformation on !e%hanisms.

A Cy erorgani% east m/st drin( water #i(e any east of its nat/ra# type wo/#d. Transmeta#s anda o4e do not find it ne%essary, tho/gh some en oy it. Odd#y eno/gh, Cy ertrons do not ha4e to

reathe air, e4en in east mode, and may th/s remain s/ merged for e"tended periods of time,as we## as spea( as soon as their 4o%a# re%eptors ha4e adapted to the new s/rro/ndings.&owe4er, 4o%a# re%eptors re>/ire some %ir%/#ation, either of water or air, to f/n%tion Cy ertrons%annot spea( in a 4a%//m, and their 4oi%es may sti## e 5%/t off5 y in /ries to the throat and ne%(.

Contrary to what a eginner might ass/me, water is not 5the se%ret wea(ness5 of a ro oti% ra%e."pos/re to water does not %a/se Cy ertrons to short o/t. &owe4er, a%id rain has een (nown to

%a/se pro #ems, as ha4e %ertain types of fire9retardant foams.

Death

There are on#y two ways for a Cy ertron to die %omp#ete#y. oth of them in4o#4e the -par(.

The first way is for the Cy ertron s spar( to e destroyed in a 4io#ent manner: sta ing it,e"p#osion, et%etera. A spar( s nat/re is s/%h that it is not easi#y %r/shed Bit tends to o/n%e a%(

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eing a F/0or ma(es %reat/res #i(e griffins s/dden#y %omp#ete#y possi #e, gi4ing the %hara%teroth the wings of the eag#e and a%( %#aws of the #ion. &owe4er, f/0ors ha4e a m/%h more

diffi%/#t time #ending in with anima#s in the 5rea#5 wor#d, sin%e the %om inations that f/0ors formtypi%a##y do not e"ist. Creati4ity and 4ariety is en%o/raged whi#e %hoosing anima#s try to find two%reat/res that s/pport ea%h other in interesting ways.

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Transmeta#

A Transmeta# Cy ertron is one whose east and ro ot modes are oth meta##i% in %onstr/%tion.Where a Cy erorgani% wo/#d form an anima# that was rea# for a## intents and p/rposes, aTransmeta# on#y forms a ro oti% 4ersion of that anima#. This ma(es #ending in with nat/reimpossi #e.

Transmeta#s ha4e a spe%ia# ad4antage in that they %an %hoose for themse#4es a third form, the4ehi%#e form. The 4ehi%#e form is near#y a#ways a #ogi%a# e"tension of the east mode, tho/ghsometimes a simp#e %hange %an prod/%e an entire#y new f/n%tion. For e"amp#e, a ra%e%ar ismade from a eet#e simp#y y adding whee#s.

Transmeta#s ha4e another ad4antage in that they %an soa( the damage re#ated to e"pos/re toraw energon. For ea%h ro/nd of damaging e"pos/re, ro## soa( to ignore the potentia##yaggra4ated damage. This soa( ro## is not ne%essari#y standard, and its diffi%/#ty %an f#/%t/atedepending on the pro"imity and amo/nt of raw energon near y. &owe4er, e%a/se Transmeta#sha4e no organi% form, they m/st ma(e this ro## whene4er they are e"posed, regard#ess of form.

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Transmeta# F/0or

A Transmeta# F/0or eha4es e"a%t#y #i(e a %om ination of the two forms a o4e. &e gains a## theenefits and wea(nesses of a Transmeta# Bsoa( energon damage %hoose 4ehi%#e form as we##

as the a i#ity to %reate a east mode of two different anima#s %om ined together.tarting par%( Fo/r

Transmeta#

A new %#ass of Transmeta# %reated y me#ding Cy ertron te%hno#ogy with that of the 'o(, theTransmeta# Cy ertrons are a #e gain s/pernat/ra# power dire%t#y from their own spar(s.

A Transmeta# %hooses one east form, whi%h #i(e the Transmeta# east form is a ro oti% 4ersionof the anima# she mimi%s. -he (eeps the Transmeta# a i#ity to soa( raw energon damage, /t#oses the third, 54ehi%#e,5 form.

The /#timate enefit of e%oming a Transmeta# are their innate 5-par( $owers,5 whi%h arementa# and magi%a# in nat/re.

e%a/se Cy ertronians in the (now dis#i(e 'o( te%hno#ogy, and e%a/se Cy ertronian s%ientistsha4e #itt#e or no e"p#anation for the -par( $owers gained y Transmeta# s, T s are often fearedor dis#i(ed y others, parti%/#ar#y Cy erorgani% easts who e#ie4e ad4an%ement sho/#d ha4estopped with their %#ass.

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The fina# edge of Cy ertron e4o#/tion. t was dis%o4ered y a%%ident, and it pro a #y sho/#dn tha4e happened, /t it was fo/nd that, when a Cy ertron attempted to in%/ ate the spar( ofanother, he wo/#d %hange. The ody wo/#d grow to a%%ommodate the new energy, and wo/#dgain spe%ia# powers and a i#ities.

An Optima# Cy ertron is any Cy ertron whose ody has, at some time, %ontained two spar(s.

These spar(s are genera##y high#y %ompati #e: a Cy ertron with an amo/nt of $/re Design or$ast -par( see(s o/t their origina# an%estor, and p#a%es their spar( inside his own spar( %a4ity,or, two Cy ertrons with affe%tion for ea%h other %an ma(e the de%ision to e%ome one entity. TheOptima# s ody may sti## %ontain two spar(s, or, the se%ondary spar( %an e remo4ed and p#a%edin its origina# ody. For more information on the pro%ess that %reates an Optima#, seeOptimi0ation, /nder $ro%ed/res.

The ad4antages to eing Optimi0ed are many. Optima#s %an soa( damage from raw energon #i(eTransmeta#s. They %an, if they desire, %hoose to e F/0ors with more than one anima# feat/re totheir east modes, Chimera with as many anima# feat/res as they desire, or mytho#ogi%a# eastss/%h as dragons. They %an a#so %hoose /p to three a#ternate 4ehi%#e forms if they so desire yspending fi4e free ie points per a#ternate form, and %an ha4e Transmeta# -par( $owers, tho/ghthey pay twi%e as m/%h for them. *n#i(e Transmeta# s, Optima#s are genera##y we##9respe%ted,

and often feared and awed for their a i#ity. Optima#s are typi%a##y #arge and of a high si0e C#ass.Optima#s %an a%%ess their se%ondary spar(s for he#p in so#4ing pro #ems they %annot /nderstand:de%ide on a i#ities for the se%ondary spar(, and /se this #i(e the $ast -par( a%(gro/nd.

&owe4er, there is an important disad4antage to eing an Optima#: Optima#s %an often pi%( /pdiffi%/#ty in disting/ishing their %/rrent spar( with their se%ondary spar(. ot%hes on ro##s for the-par( ring an Optima# %#oser to insanity as he wars with his other se#f... Any Optima# who

ot%hes a -par( ro## e%omes o4erwhe#med y the power of his se%ondary spar(. &e may epossessed y the other persona#ity, or f#ooded with memories from the !atri". This other -par(wi## #i(e#y %ha##enge the Optima# for %ontro# of the ody /n#ess he %an somehow e s/ d/ed.$arti%/#ar#y frightening en%o/nters wi## %a/se the Optima# to gain a Derangement, the most%ommon eing 5F#ash a%(s,5 52ightmares,5 and 5-p#it $ersona#ity.5

Optima#s are rare, and no Cy ertron is $rotoformed as an Optima#. For starting %hara%ters whoare Optima#s, de%ide how the %hara%ter was Optimi0ed and when.tarting par%( Fi4e

-i0e

*n#i(e h/man eings, Cy ertrons as a ra%e ha4e a great 4ariation in height. Tho/gh the ma orityof the east Wars Transformers are a #ot sma##er than their A/to ot and De%epti%on an%estors,whi%h %onser4es their f/e# o/tp/t, some of these ro ots are sti## giants among the others. $#ayers%an spend a%(gro/nd points in the -i0e a%(gro/nd to determine their %hara%ter s initia# heightand mass. For e4ery dot spent in this manner, the Cy ertron gains one e"tra die to his soa( poo#,

a#ong with some ad4antages in intimidating and o4erpowering mem ers of sma##er C#asses.&owe4er, he a#so may gain diffi%/#ty in tas(s that re>/ire fine manip/#ation, stea#th, three9h/ndred9si"ty9degree per%eption, and in some %ases s/ tra%ts from opponent s diffi%/#ties to hithim. A %hara%ter s -i0e C#ass sho/#d e noted on his %hara%ter sheet. Changes in -i0e C#ass are%ommon d/ring %hanges of Generation.

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A 2orma#9si0ed protoformed Cy ertron is an ordinary h/man9si0ed ro ot. !ost range from fo/r tosi" feet in height, tho/gh %ertain e"tremes Bthree or se4en feet are sti## within the range of the%#ass. For east Wars p/rposes, ro ots sma##er than fo/r feet are sti## %onsidered 2orma# si0eprotoforms. These ro ots typi%a##y weigh etween one and three h/ndred po/nds.

De#/"e

A De#/"e Transformer ranges in height from a o/t si" to eight feet, with fema#es sma##er thanma#es. They typi%a##y ha4e an e4en distri /tion of mass, and weigh etween two and si" h/ndredpo/nds.

!ega

!ega9si0ed Cy ertrons are not /s/a##y 4ery m/%h ta##er than their De#/"e %o/nterparts, /t are agood dea# more massi4e d/e to a #ower or sometimes a%(9hea4y weight distri /tion. This is the-i0e C#ass with the greatest height ranges etween ma#es and fema#es, as ma#e !egas %an e/p to nine feet ta##, /t fema#e !egas are#y rea%h se4en. Fema#e Cy ertrons a o4e this si0e%#ass are e"treme#y rare. !ega Cy ertrons %an weigh from fi4e9h/ndred po/nds to a few tons,tho/gh fema#es ha4e een (nown to weigh #ess and sti## e#ong to this %#ass.

*#tra

An *#tra9si0ed Cy ertron is a good dea# #arger than a !ega9si0ed ro ot, and %an e anywherefrom nine to fifteen feet in height. Cy ertrons protoformed from stasis pods at this -i0e C#ass arerare tho/gh not impossi #e %hara%ters of this C#ass are more #i(e#y to e formed from the !atri"or $it %omp#e"es dire%t#y. This is the #argest possi #e si0e %#ass for any stasis9pod originated%hara%ter.

-/per

-/per9si0ed ro ots are %onsidered A/to ot or De%epti%on9si0ed ro ots, and %an range from

fifteen to twenty9fi4e feet in height. 6o ots of this si0e m/st %ome from the !atri" or $it%omp#e"es dire%t#y, or e#se ha4e gained this si0e thro/gh a drasti% %hange s/%h as a%hiei4ingOptima# Generation. Cy ertrons of this si0e are 4ery rare#y protoformed.

Giga

Giga9si0ed ro ots, whi%h %an e from twenty9fi4e feet to the si0e of a starship, are enormo/sro ots who are /st as often intera%ted with as /sed as 4ehi%#es for sma##er Cy ertronpassengers. For a Cy ertron of this si0e, simp#y a##owing information to pass free#y from one ointto another a%ross the great distan%e of his frame %an often e a hass#e. A## Wits ro## diffi%/#ties forGiga9si0ed Transformers are in%reased y one. &owe4er, a## -trength9re#ated diffi%/#ties arede%reased y one to a%%o/nt for this Cy ertron s massi4e si0e. D/e to their genera# #a%( ofmo i#ity and diffi%/#ty getting into tight p#a%es, Giga9si0ed Transformers are genera##y not s/ita #e

as p#ayer9%hara%ters.

Com iners

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)egends te## of gro/ps of A/to ots and De%pti%ons who %o/#d oin together into one mind to%reate e4en more powerf/# warriors. This te%hno#ogy is a## /t #ost on the %/rrent %rop ofCy ertrons, tho/gh there are some who sti## /nderstand and pra%ti%e it.

f a p#ayer wo/#d #i(e to generate a %hara%ter that is a Com iner Bsometimes %a##ed a Gesta#t , hem/st de%#are this d/ring %hara%ter generation. &e m/st then spend as many points in the A##ies

a%(gro/nd as peop#e he wishes to %om ine with. &e or the -toryte##er m/st then generate theseother %hara%ters, whether they are $Cs or 2$Cs. A## of the aspe%ts of one Com iner m/st e ofthe same Generation, same $rotoformation, and A##ian%e. Fina##y, the fina# form of the%om ination m/st e generated. ts $rotoformation and A##ian%e are the same as its %omponents.For gaming p/rposes, %onsider this %hara%ter to e an Optima# Bp#a%e the a%(gro/nd pointsthere a/tomati%a##y , a#tho/gh it is not Optimi0ed in the traditiona# manner. The fina# form of aCom iner has on#y one modethat of a giant ro ot or, in some %ases, a giant east /t doesnot ta(e the 52o Transformation5 f#aw. t is a/tomati%a##y %onsidered to e of a si0e in proportionwith what it a%t/a##y is: a %om ination of many other forms.

e%a/se of this si0e, a Com iner is often m/%h stronger than its %omponent parts. &owe4er,there are ta#es of Com iners who had other e"aggerated attri /tes. When %reating the fina# formof a Com iner, p#a%e a 5" 35 ne"t to its -trength Attri /te Bas the 5" +5 effe%ti4e ro ot mode

-trength see Chapter Three . A#so, p#a%e a 5" +5 ne"t to another Attri /te. The most #ogi%a# Attri /te for this rating is -tamina, to a%%o/nt for the #arge si0e, /t a Com iner may e insteads/per9fast, s/per9smart, or e4en s/per9 ea/tif/#/a##y.

eing a Com iner is diffi%/#t and %omp#e", and, th/s, Com iners are 4ery rare now, m/%h rarerthan they were at the time of the Great War. 6/mor has it that Tripredi%/s is a Com iner.

Organi0ations, 2e/tra#s, and Other *na#igned

"Isn't there a way not to be either...9":riah 7ackson, #hite #olf toryteller, after overlooking early 1east #ars )( notes

&a4ing an entire p#anet pop/#ated y on#y two ra%es is harsh on some peop#e s #ogi% %ir%/its.There are those on Cy ertron who do not %hoose an a##ian%e, /t they are rare indeed.

A## Cy erorgani%s on the p#anet today are protoformed as either a !a"ima# or $reda%on. This isthe on#y way appro4ed y the r/#ers of Cy ertron, /t, in any tight#y %ontro##ed system, there arethose who s#ip thro/gh the %ra%(s. D/ring the Great War, Cy ertrons were generated 5the o#d

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fashioned way:5 /i#t from s%rat%h. This may e possi #e if, for e"amp#e, a spar( was a%%identa##y%reated and needed a non9go4ernment9appro4ed ho/sing, or a spar( was witho/t a ody andwitho/t a #an( protoform to e inserted into. Any Cy ertron %reated in this manner wo/#d ha4eno organi% parts, and wo/#d th/s e of a generation of Transmeta# or a o4e. The new %reationwo/#d most #i(e#y ha4e a name ref#e%ting its origin. A !a"ima# dedi%ated to her %a/se wo/#d %a##her new %reation an A/to ot, and on#y the most apatheti% of $reda%ons wo/#d not refer to her%reation as a De%epti%on. &owe4er, some more pea%ef/# Cy ertrons wo/#d not want s/%h a%onnotation to efa## their %reations, and wo/#d not %a## the new Cy ertron anything at a##.

There are a handf/# of indi4id/a#s who refer to themse#4es as *ni%ron protoforms. &owe4er, theydo not do this referring o/t #o/d, for re4ea#ing their origins wo/#d mean nothing #ess thanimmediate dea%ti4ation. These are tr/e protoforms that ha4e des%ended from a $it worse thanthe $it: the mo/th of *ni%ron himse#f. *ni%ronian protoforms, sho/#d one e fo/nd inta%t and/nawa(ened, are p#atin/m in %o#or and %oated with a #a%(ish9p/rp#e ge#. A *ni%ron s startingWi##power is fi4e. B-ee dis%#aimer.

On%e a Cy ertron has een protoformed, the %hoi%e of a##ian%e is typi%a##y simp#e. Cy ertrons arefor%ed from their eginning to fo##ow the a##ian%e they were protoformed into. Changing a##ian%eswi##ing#y is diffi%/#t, and a %hange typi%a##y on#y happens to the strongest9wi##ed among

Cy ertrons, or those that are for%ed to %hange d/e to %ir%/mstan%es eyond their %ontro#. !osta%t/a##y ne/tra# Cy ertrons simp#y stay with the a##ian%e they were protoformed into, then stay asfar as they %an away from the war. 2ot a## a#igned are so#diers.

&owe4er, %ertain sma##er fa%tions ha4e de%ided on different %a/ses than the two main a##ian%esoffer. These fa%tions, %a##ed Organi0ations, sometimes go as far as to %reate for themse#4es theirown a%ti4ation %ode to signify their #a%( of a##egian%e. *s/a##y, an Organi0ation has a %ommon

ond tying its mem ers together, s/%h as protoforming the same type of east.

Organi0ations are diffi%/#t to re%r/it for, ha4e a diffi%/#t time gaining power, and are /s/a##y%r/shed y the #arger war. &owe4er, p#ayers may %reate Organi0ations, ma(ing them as simp#e or%omp#e" as they desire. Organi0ations may ha4e their own r/#es for re%r/iting, and their ownspe%ia# re>/irements of their mem ers. !ost important#y, any p#ayer9%reated Organi0ation m/st

ha4e a %#ear mission and %ode so that the -toryte##er (nows when to re>/ire mem ers of thisOrgani0ation to ro## to preser4e -par(. t is important to %reate Organi0ations with rea# methodsand p/rposes, and not to /se them simp#y as an e"%/se to stray from ro#ep#aying the other5standard5 Codes. As( yo/r -toryte##er efore /sing yo/r Organi0ation.

Getting -tarted

"#6$ are 5$:9 ... or that matter, who am I9" ilverbolt, "2oming of the u3ors, (art $ne"

As in any White Wo#f game, %hara%ters are /i#t on day one of gamep#ay, no ro##ing re>/ired.$#ayers need on#y de%ide %ertain fa%ts a o/t their %hara%ter, and ma(e note of them on a

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%hara%ter sheet. With a Cy ertron %hara%ter, yo/ ha4e p#enty of freedom. Ko/ %an #itera##y e anyage Bfrom 1I mi##ion to one day and from any p#a%e Bfrom arth, to Cy ertron, to a foreignga#a"y . Ko/r on#y tr/e #imitation is ha4ing to %on%ei4e a %hara%ter who fits in with the Chroni%#eyo/ ## e entering her into.

The fo##owing is a wa#(9thro/gh on how to %reate a %hara%ter for this %ompendi/m. !ost of the

information wi## #oo( fami#iar to White Wo#f p#ayers howe4er, those who are not fami#iar with WhiteWo#f wi## pro a #y not find a## the information they need here. $#ayers are en%o/raged to #earn and/nderstand the White Wo#f system efore they %reate a east Wars %hara%ter with this method.

-tep One: Con%ept

First, de%ide on an idea for yo/r %hara%ter. t %an e something as simp#e as 5ro oti% pa#adin5 tosomething as %omp#e" as 5 m a former se%/rity %hief who #ost my home and fami#y to amonstro/s in4ader on a far9off %o#ony, and 4e now dedi%ated my #ife to tra%(ing him down.5 Finda way to simp#ify yo/r %on%ept into a word or two, and ot that on the sheet.

-ome 4ery eginning p#ayers ha4e a diffi%/#t time %oming /p with an e"a%t %on%ept right away.Those p#ayers sho/#d simp#y mo4e on to the nitty9gritty of %hara%ter %onstr/%tion, and see what(ind of %on%ept their %reation grows to fit. &owe4er, it is more important to ha4e an interesting%on%ept than a set of /nfee#ing n/m ers, and a %hara%ter, no matter what her s%ores, is on#y asinteresting as what the p#ayer in4ests in her.

As part of %on%ept, there are a few 4ery important things whi%h need to e se#e%ted: east form,Generation, 2at/re, A##ian%e, and $rotoform.

A %hara%ter s east form is 4ery important to f#eshing o/t his %on%ept. Choose an anima# that yo/find interesting or that fits with yo/r idea of the %hara%ter. 7e specific in the type of anima# yo/%hoose. For e"amp#e, 5peregrine fa#%on5 is etter than /st 5fa#%on,5 and 5 ird5 is m/%h, m/%h too4ag/e.

For the Generation se%tion, spe%ify whether yo/r %hara%ter is a Cy erorgani% east, a F/0or,Transmeta#, Transmeta#8F/0or, Transmeta# , or an Optima#. Chara%ters a## start o/t as aCy erorgani% /n#ess they spend a%(gro/nd points on their generation, /t don t worry a o/t thatfor now if yo/r %on%ept in4o#4es a %hara%ter who has more than one anima# form or who is a ro ota## of the time.

A %hara%ter s 2at/re is how they are inside what rea##y moti4ates them. Ko/r 2at/re is the set ofr/#es yo/ #i4e yo/r #ife y, and is a res/#t of the way yo/ dea# with things #ife throws at yo/.

For yo/r A##ian%e, de%ide what type of Cy ertron yo/r %hara%ter is. The two most %ommona##ian%es are !a"ima# and $reda%on, /t there is a#so the possi i#ity of %reating independent%hara%ters witho/t an a##ian%e. A##ian%e determines the %hara%ter s a%ti4ation %ode, as we## as hisgenera# attit/de.

A %hara%ter s protoform may e the same as his a##ian%e, or different. This is what the %hara%ter sorigina# $rotoform is: whether the $rotoform originated in the !atri", the $it, or has differentorigins. As( yo/r -toryte##er where yo/r %hara%ters are %oming from geographi%a##y. Ko/ mightfa%e a #imitation in this %ategory if, for e"amp#e, new %hara%ters are primari#y generated from a##9!a"ima# stasis pods as in the origina# series. Typi%a##y, howe4er, yo/ %an %hoose whi%he4er typeof protoform ref#e%ts yo/r %hara%ter design the most.

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A #ist of 2at/res and their %orresponding des%riptions %an e fo/nd in near#y any White Wo#f oo(on the mar(et Bwith the e"%eption of #erewolf . n most oo(s, 2at/res and Demeanors are%#assified /nder 5Ar%hetypes 5 in 2hangeling, they are %a##ed 5)ega%ies.5 2at/ra##y, some of thesewor( etter as Cy ertronian 2at/res than others, /t /st a o/t any of them %an e /sed.

For the most part, the %hara%ter s 5Demeanor,5 the fa%e that he shows to the wor#d aro/nd him,

whi%h %an e different from or simi#ar to his 2at/re, is determined y his east mode. A /tterf#ya/tomati%a##y %arries a %ertain %onnotation a tiger another. Demeanor is p/re#y an o/tside trait,and effe%ts ro#ep#ay, not gamep#ay. f p#ayers are ha4ing a diffi%/#t time de%iding how to ro#ep#ay a%hara%ter, they may annotate a Demeanor as we## as the %hara%ter s inner 2at/re.

-tep Two: Attri /tes

Attri /tes are as norma# for the White Wo#f system. A rating of one is poor, two is a4erage, threeis a o4e a4erage, fo/r is e"%e##ent, and fi4e is e"%eptiona#. Attri /tes #isted e#ow are on#y thosewhi%h re>/ire a#teration from the ordinary.

trength Cy ertronian strength is a#most a#ways greater than h/man strength. After %hoosing yo/r-trength rating as %ompared to other Cy ertrons, m/#tip#y it y two to find yo/r effe%ti4e -trengthin ro ot mode. Th/s, gi4ing yo/r %hara%ter a -trength of one is a%t/a##y gi4ing her a -trength oftwo, and a -trength of fi4e wor(s o/t as an effe%ti4e -trength of ten. Free ie points spend to a#terthe -trength attri /te after initia# %reation %o/nt as one effe%ti4e point and not one 54irt/a#5 point.

An e"amp#e: a p#ayer initia##y gi4es his %hara%ter a -trength of two, then m/#tip#ies that res/#t ytwo for his -trength in ro ot mode: fo/r. With Free ie points, he gi4es himse#f another point of-trength, for a tota# of fi4e. The ma"im/m amo/nt of -trength for a Cy ertron in ro ot mode isten.

Appearance ffe%ts how peop#e treat yo/ and intera%t with yo/, effe%ts first impressions. 2ote that

Cy ertronians definite#y ha4e a different definition of what is ea/tif/#: the most %apti4ating!a"ima# wo/#d #oo( positi4e#y a#ien to a norma# h/man, a#tho/gh pro a #y sti## good9#oo(ing in astrange way.

Attri /tes in east !ode

After %hoosing yo/r initia# attri /tes, de%ide on yo/r %hara%ter s attri /tes in east mode. This isdone y ta(ing the %hara%ter s -trength, De"terity, -tamina, and Appearan%e, and poo#ing theres/#t into one n/m er. B*se yo/r %hara%ter s 4irt/a# -trength and not his ro ot mode 5do/ #ed5-trength. Then, redistri /te this one n/m er among those fo/r Attri /tes. "amp#e: n ro otmode, a %hara%ter has a three -trength, a three De"terity, a fo/r -tamina, and a two Appearan%e.Those n/m ers are poo#ed into a tota# of twe#4e. With twe#4e points to spend, this %hara%ter %anha4e a new %om ination for east mode: -trength of fo/r, a two De"terity, a two -tamina and afo/r Appearan%etwo -trength, fi4e De"terity, three -tamina, two Appearan%ethree -trength,fo/r De"terity, two -tamina, three Appearan%e. 2o Attri /te in east !ode may ha4e #ess thanone dot howe4er, it may ha4e more than fi4e.

This redistri /tion is done efore free ie points are spent. Free ie points %an then e /sed toa#ter the Attri /tes of one mode or the other, /t not oth at the same time.

2o !enta# Attri /tes are a#tered in east !ode. A#teration of senses, a i#ities, et%., is %o4ered inthe %hapter on !e%hanisms.

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-tep Three: A i#ities

A i#ties des%ri e what yo/r %hara%ter (nows and has #earned, and what yo/r %hara%ter %an do.The A i#ities /sed on the typi%a# prototype east Wars sheet are as fo##ows:

AL+# A#ertness Ath#eti%s

raw#Dodge

mpathy"pressionntimidation

$rima#9*rge-/ terf/ge-treetwise

8&LL Anima# Len

ti>/etteFirearms)eadership!e#ee$erforman%e$i#oting-tea#th-/r4i4a#-e%/rity

8#O9L+*"+ Comp/tersDemo#itions

nigmas&istory

n4estigation!atri"6epair -%ien%e$ro%ed/res$o#iti%s

A i#ities as a o4e are norma# as for other White Wo#f systems sa4e those whi%h are 5new5 orwhi%h re>/ire f/rther e"p#anation e#ow. $#ayers may fee# free to add their own A i#ities fromother so/r%es in any %ategory.

rimal: rge!eas/res the %hara%ter s %onne%tion to his east mode. A Cy ertron with a #ow $rima#9*rgerating does not /nderstand his east form a Cy ertron with a high $rima#9*rge rating em ra%esit.1 Ko/ (now for s/re yo/ are part east.+ Ko/ wi##ing#y pra%ti%e the ha its of yo/r east mode.3 The anima# within yo/ is yo/r etter ha#f.7 Ko/ ha4e ro/tine anima# instin%ts.

Ko/ em ra%e yo/r east mode %omp#ete#y.

pecialties( B'aries great#y y east mode , &/nting, -ense of Dire%tion, nstin%t, Com at

Animal 8en!eas/res the Cy ertron s a i#ity to %omm/ni%ate with other anima#s oth those of his %hosen

east form, and those that are not. A rea# east wi## instant#y re%ogni0e a Cy erorgani% east whohas no anima# (en as 5something different5 from what it is /sed to. f the Cy ertron does not ha4eanima# (en, he does not spea( the #ang/age of his 5own (ind5 of east.1 Ko/ %an approa%h some %reat/res witho/t frightening them instant#y.+ Anima#s of yo/r own type see yo/ as a possi #e friend, tho/gh sti## an 5o/tsider.53 Anima#s of yo/r own type see yo/ as one of them yo/ %an %omm/ni%ate with them free#y.7 Other anima#s regard yo/ as a norma# east yo/ are part of the gro/p.

Ko/ %an spea( to %reat/res of a#most any type.pecialties( Typi%a##y the %hara%ter s own east mode.

iloting $ra%ti%a# rep#a%ement for 5Dri4e.5 6efers to the Cy ertron s a i#ity to pi#ot #and 4ehi%#es as we## asp#anes or starships with ease. This does not typi%a##y refer to his a i#ity to %ontro# his own 4ehi%#emode, sa4e at -toryte##er s dis%retion in a 4ery tense sit/ation. f a Cy ertron, for any reason,needs to dri4e an ordinary %ar, ass/me his rating in $i#oting to e an e>/a# rating in Dri4e.1 Ko/ %an start it /p and hit 5A/topi#ot.5+ Ko/ %an pi#ot a starship of a simp#e %#ass or two.3 -tarships of se4era# %#asses are dri4a #e /nfami#iar %#asses of ships are not a pro #em.7 2ot on#y %an yo/ fig/re o/t how to f#y any ship, yo/ %an f#y it /nder d/ress.

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Ko/ re a Cy ertronian &an -o#o.pecialties( 39D Chase, Tight !ane/4ering, any %ertain %#ass of 4ehi%#e

ec!rit$ 6efers to oth the a i#ity to rea( se%/rity systems, and the a i#ity to design them.1 Ko/ %an pi%( a simp#e #o%(.

+ Ko/ %an rea( or en%ode an e#e%troni% #o%(.3 Ko/ %an design a %ompetent if simp#e se%/rity system, or rea( into one.7 Ko/ %an %ra%( a safe or dismant#e a om with ease.

-entine# has nothing on yo/.pecialties( s%ape, )o%(s, Comp/ter systems, rea(9ins

)omp!ters An interesting (now#edge to re>/ire p/r%hase of, gi4en that a## Cy ertrons (now how to%omm/ni%ate with their interna# %omp/ters. This rating refers espe%ia##y to %omm/ni%ating with/n(nown %omp/ters and ha%(ing into /na/thori0ed data. Tho/gh a## Cy ertrons /nderstand howto ta#( to their own %omp/ter, not a## of them %an /se an o/tside %omp/ter, and not a## %anprogram or ha%(.1 Ko/ %an p#/g into a foreign system and #og on.

+ Ko/ %an p#/g into a system yo/ ha4e ne4er seen efore and /nderstand its wor(ings.3 $rogramming yo/r own interfa%e or another s is a simp#e tas(.7 Ko/ are an e"%e##ent ha%(er and %an ypass most %omp/ter se%/rity.

Any system, any program, any %omp/ter, any time.pecialties( $assword Ded/%tion, n%oding, 6eprogramming, Designing, A

istor$ n most %ases, a (now#edge of Cy ertronian #ore: of their wars, tra4e#s, %o#oni0ations, et%.

&owe4er, this %an 4ary great#y ased on the indi4id/a# and the setting of the story.1 Ko/ (now there was a #ot of war on Cy ertron.+ Ko/ (now who started it and why yo/ (now a few names.3 Ko/ (now the names of important peop#e and #o%ations.7 Ko/r hard dri4e is a %o#oni0ation data ase.

Ko/ (now a## the names, a## the fa%es, a## the p#a%es, and a## the e4ents.pecialties( Co#onies, Geography, !i#itary, &/man &istory

atri/ Cy ertronian theo#ogy: the Cy ertron 4ersion of 5O%%/#t.5 !atri" refers to %omm/ni%ation withan%ient spar(s and the !atri" itse#f. t a#so refers to (now#edge of #egends and Cy ertron 5magi%.5!atri" %an often e ro##ed instead of O%%/#t or Awareness, depending on the sit/ation.1 Ko/ 4e da #ed in !atri" #ore.+ Ko/ /nderstand yo/r origins.3 Ko/ (now something of the power of the Cy ertron %o##e%ti4e.7 Ko/ (now what the #egends rea##y say, and what they don t.

Ko/ 4e een to the other side and a%(.pecialties( -par( Comm/ni%ation, -par( $owers, )egends, 6estoring -par(

Repair 6efers to repairing any e#e%troni% de4i%e howe4er, a#so is the Cy ertron e>/i4a#ent of 5!edi%ine,5sin%e medi%a# (now#edge and repair (now#edge are essentia##y the same to a ra%e of ro ots.1 Ko/ %an pat%h /p att#e wo/nds.+ Ko/ %an reatta%h a Cy ertron #im , or fi" a sma## %omp/ter.3 Ko/ %an fi" anything or anyone yo/ need, as #ong as the patient s spar( is wor(ing fine.7 2eed a ship? Ko/ %an /i#d one.

Ko/ %o/#d ha4e sa4ed Dino ot.pecialties( Data Tra%(s, nergon Damage, mergen%y 6epairs, !e%hanisms, Drone /i#ding

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cience 6efers to s%ien%es not in4o#4ing repair, s/%h as io#ogy and %hemistry. Can a#so refer to(now#edge of earth type medi%ine, or the s%ien%e of any foreign p#anet.1 Ko/ %an wor( a %hi#d s %hemistry set.+ Ko/ /nderstand s%ientifi% te"t oo(s.3 Ko/ ha4e a so#id gro/nd of s%ientifi% (now#edge.7 Ko/ 4e made /p a few theories of yo/r own.

Ko/ re a s%ientifi% master.pecialties( io#ogy, Astronomy, Chemistry, $hysi%s, !edi%ine, Theories

roced!res Cy ertron s (now#edge of the 4ario/s pro%ed/res of Cy ertron %/#t/re. Compare this a i#ity to56it/a#s.5 t may e re#ated to Comp/ters, !atri", &istory, 6epair, et%. -ee Chapter -i" for a #ist of$ro%ed/res and e"p#anation on how they are /sed.1 Ko/ (now a it a o/t what do to and when.+ Ko/ %an stand in the right spot at a Cy ertron f/nera#.3 Ko/ (now what $reda%ons do 4ers/s what !a"ima#s do, and %an ma(e an impression oneither.7 Ko/ %an fig/re o/t how to a%t in p#enty of odd sit/ations on the home p#anet.

Ko/ (now se%ret %eremonies dating a%( to the days of $rime.pecialties( $reda%on8!a"ima# C/#t/re, any gi4en $ro%ed/re, 6epair, Design, -/pernat/ra#

As in other White Wo#f games, yo/ %annot egin a %hara%ter with more than three dots in anygi4en %ategory, sa4e those dots whi%h are added with free ie points.

De%ided#y missing from the a o4e #ist is the Lnow#edge: )ing/isti%s. The (now#edge is #ogi%a# forinterp#anetary tra4e#ers, /t not /ti#i0ed m/%h on9p#anet. Chara%ters may add the )ing/isti%s(now#edge if they wish to gi4e themse#4es #ang/ages other than their nati4e #ang/age, whi%h,

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