Transformers × G.I. Joe: World War Beast - LGBTQ+ Friendly!
Take up arms against the combined might of Cobra and the Predacons! Become a member of Earth's greatest fighting force or a Maximal that's just prime!
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Bi-weekly / Saturday - 1:00 AM UTC
Jan 17 / Session 15
Session Duration / 2–3 hours
3 / 6 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
🤖 Create your very own robot in disguise! 🪖 Or your own G.I. Joe special forces operative! 🦁 Work together with your team against the combined forces of the Predacons and COBRA! 🐬 Trek across the globe on dangerous and thrilling missions! 🐙 Race to stop doomsday! A dark shadow looms over the planet Earth: the terrorist organization COBRA has discovered a new ally that's not from around here! The Predacons, robotic life forms that can hide in plain sight in the guise of animals, have made themselves - and their plans for the conquest of Earth - known far and wide, and COBRA intends to help them! Your team of Maximals and G.I. Joes will travel across the planet to shut down COBRA-Con operations in an effort to prevent their plans from coming to fruition! Using the exciting Essence20 Roleplaying System, you'll create your own honorable Maximal or heroic Joe to team up and save not just the day, but the very Earth itself! Yo! Joe! Are you ready to maximize?!
Game style
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Theater of the Mind
Roleplay Heavy
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(44)
4 years on StartPlaying
581 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Teacher, Inclusive
Average response time: 3 hours
Response rate: 100%
About me
A writer, poet, and anthropologist, I love to introduce new players to the fantastical worlds I grew up in and love even more building new worlds with players of all experience levels (including no experience!) DMing is a passion of mine, something I am always striving to improve at: the physical world around me is littered with sourcebooks, notebooks, guides, print-outs, Post-Its, dice, half-painted miniatures, and other paraphernalia related to this incredible hobby. All of my games are LGBTQ+ friendly, and my tables are safe spaces where everyone is welcome, so long as they believe that everyone is welcome.
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Creating your character
Characters will be created during Session 0, and a comprehensive Session 0 will be performed, including working out theming, story concepts, and character designs. Characters will start the campaign off at Level 0, as either newly-unlocked Transformer protoforms or freshly recruited G.I. Joes without a chosen Role or associated Perks applied. By the end of the first scenario, all playable characters will become Level 1, where they will earn their Role and World War Beast will begin! Players joining after Session 0 will match level with the rest of the team. I will work with players over StartPlaying and/or Discord leading up to their first session to build their characters and familiarize them with the events of the story.
Our party currently consists of two G.I. Joes - a Silent Weapons Commando and Scout Ranger - and two Transformers - a Prowler Scout and a Cannonade Gunner. We are currently running the G.I. Joe adventure "Emerald Oubliette", afterwards various original scenarios and pre-written adventures will take place.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Players would be advised to have a mic available for use with Discord or Role, but text chat accommodations are allowed. Having read up on the Essence20 or other d20-based games will help the players but isn't necessary. A free Role account will be necessary (https://app.playrole.com/), as will a free Discord account (https://discord.com/)
What Gerald brings to the table
I bring a bespoke adventure created specifically for this group and campaign, featuring original characters and situations. While the scenario and campaign are unique, I may occasionally slot in pre-made adventures from Renegade Game Studio if it feels appropriate. Additionally, I bring with me a gaming community full of great weirdos. My Discord channel is full of fun people who love gaming in all its forms and fun conversations take place daily. We also run Community Events every month to bring new experiences to the table!
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Safety
How Gerald creates a safe table
While expressly a war story, this game will have an allowance for creative solutions to conflicts but may still contain combat and violence. In most situations, characters are "defeated" and will not face death. Content warnings are non-comprehensive, due to the nature of a bunch of people coming together to hang out together while playing a game. If something comes up that makes you uncomfortable, there are many ways you can make that known, including X-Cards and Lines & Veils. You will never be expected or pressed to share your trauma history with anyone else at the table; simply saying "X this" is enough to change direction of the session.
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