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A supplement for Mekton Zeta

Table of Contents

Introduction
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Chapter 1More than Meets the Eye

Chapter 2Heavy Metal ar !Autobots

! "ecepticons ! Humans ! #uintessons ! $ithonians

Chapter %&uper!&cience ! The Matri'

Chapter (Makin) Transformers ! Technolo)y Clarifications

! M*+ M,+ M- ,ules ! Transformer Templates ! #uick and "irty Combiners

Chapter .Transformer Characters ! Character Creation ! /o' &tats ! &kills ! $ifepath

Chapter 0HistoryChapter inal "etails ! Time -eriod ! -remade eapons ! &ample "esi)ns ! 3ptimus -rime ! Me)atron ! 4ltra Ma)nus ! 5etfire

! Conclusion

The Transformers6More than Meets the Eye7 7 7

It is the 8orld of the Transformers7 A 8orld 8here heroicAutobots 8a)e their battle to destroy the evil forces of the"ecepticons7 The future of Earth and Cybertron lie in thebalance7 The Autobots stru))le to rid their home8orld of
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not a M4"+ nor is it a computer )ame7 It is an ,-: )ame+ played 8ithbooks and dice and plenty of cokes and potato chips7 ou alsoneed the rules books for the Mekton Zeta system+ published by,7Talsorian :ames7 -lease )o to theirMekton Z pa)efor more information7

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Chapter 1: More Than Meets the Eye:A Universe of Machines

6:rave eternal darknesshen drained of every ounce

And 8hen the ni)htmare=s overThe final from the storm"ust of all creationTo ashes 8e transform76

! 97,7:+ Instruments of Destruction

Millions of years a)o a race of bein)s called the#uintessons mastered the sciences7 ith their super!technolo)ythe #uintessons constructed hundreds of cyber8orlds+ includin)Cybertron7 Cybertron 8as a factory 8orld+ the sole purpose of8hich 8as to manufacture robots7 Autobots as household+ civilianservants+ and "ecepticons as 8arriorD)ladiator robots used formilitary and arena entertainment7

Worlds 3ther 8orlds 8hich+ thou)h unverified+ may have beenconstructed by the #uintessons 8ere 5unk ;as their 8aste andscrap depot


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Cybertron The )reatest and most important cyber8orld is Cybertron7Cybertron is rou)hly the same siGe as Mars+ maybe a bit smaller+and at one point had t8o small moons ;until 4nicron ate them


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ne8 Transformers to continue the 8ar7 The "ecepticons controlledCybertron and had a free hand at buildin) their forces7 The

Autobots 8ere forced to fi)ht their 8ay into Cybertron in orderto construct ne8 8arriors ;thou)h they 8ere able to build some onEarth+ from time to time


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"ecepticons7 3ver the years+ the Autobots made many humanfriends7 The "ecepticons made some+ but they didn=t last lon)7ith the help of the Autobots+ human technolo)y accelerated at amassive rate+ so that by the early 21st century+ they had formedthe Earth "efense orce ;E"


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Acturus+ or Aldebaran star systems7

"ithone At one point+ $ithone 8as a ma@or )alactic cultural center7

A very advanced and peaceful race of robots kno8 as the$ithonians populated this cyber8orld7 They 8ere as apt in artand literature as they 8ere in the sciences7 It is possible thatthe $ithonians 8ere at one point citiGens of Cybertron 8ho fleddurin) the Cybertronian ars+ thou)h there is no evidence tosupport this7

$ithone 8as destroyed by 4nicron7 &ome $ithonians may havebeen e'pectin) an attack from 4nicron7 They kne8 of hise'istence and must have seen him comin) by lon) ran)e sensors7Ho8ever+ they did little to prepare for his arrival7 There 8asno counterattack made by the planetary defenses ;if there 8ereany< and only one ship mana)ed to escape ;thou)h the soleoccupant 8as killed by the #uintessons


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3nce Cybertron 8as in their hands+ the 8arrior )roup be)anto call themselves the "ecepticons and the servant be)an to callthemselves Autobots7 The "ecepticons decided to take Cybertronfor themselves7 $ed by Me)atron+ the "ecepticons crushed many

Autobots and destroyed many of the hu)e :uardian robots ;3me)a&upreme+ :uardian of the Crystal City+ 8as the only one tosurvive


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To the $ithonians+ art and culture 8ere everythin)7 Theirkno8led)e of science 8as nearly as )reat as that of the#uintessons durin) their rei)n+ but the $ithonians 8ere notconuerors and so e'panded very little into space7 Havin) nosubstantial military po8er+ the $ithonians 8ere vulnerable toinvaders7 9o one invaded them+ surprisin)+ but 8hen 4nicronbe)an his rampa)e throu)h the )ala'y+ the $ithonians could dolittle to protect their home 8hen he stopped by for breakfast7

$ithone is no8 destroyed+ but it is very likely that some$ithonians live on other 8orlds7 They may have coloniGed natural8orlds+ or build a second 8orld ;9e8 $ithone< in a nearby starsystem7 It is also possible that they never bothered to e'pandand their race is no8 e'tinct7 It is unlikely that they are alldead+ as $ithone 8as a ma@or 8orld and undoubtedly some of thecitiGens mi)rated to other planets7

Chapter ': (uper)(cience

6Amon) the mysteries of science

lies the key to victory76 ! 5etfire

The science of the Transformers is very peculiar7 /ut nomore so than the pseudo!science of the ne8 &tar Trek series=7The science of Transformers is 8ell beyond the definition of merepseudo!science7 It is super!science7

&uper!science is hi)hly cinematic technolo)ical science that)ives little re)ard to modern theories of the universe+ andinstead+ assumes the current vie8 is 8ron) or fla8ed so that suchfabulous technolo)ies maybe created for the purpose ofentertainment7

/eyond super!science is ultra!science 8hich is+ as Arthur C7Clark mi)ht say+ @ust plain ma)ic7 Transformers has some ultra!science aspects+ but mostly it is super!science7 This section8ill attempt to )round the super!science into an understandable+and playable+ back)round technolo)y7

Cybertronium This is a rare metal 8hich only e'ists on cyber8orlds+ suchas Cybertron+ #uintessa+ and $ithone7 It 8as created by the


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#uintessons+ and the kno8led)e for creatin) it has been lost7Ho8ever+ machines on Cybertron can still create it+ and Cybertronitself is so rich 8ith the metal that it should last severalhundred more )enerations of Transformers7

Cybertronium is a uantum element+ comprised of variousuarks instead of complete protons and neutrons+ but it has anormal electron shell ; electrons+ so it may have e'ternalproperties similar to iridium


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built in only a matter of days by this method7 Ho8ever+ apersonality must be loaded into the computer brain7

The fle'!metal formin) techniue makes the robot e'tremely8ell desi)ned7 The interior is usually curved and rounded 8ithno sharp corners to block movements ;as seen in the interior of4nicron and Me)atron


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themselves are made of a materialiGed ener)y 8hich can be createdby a Transformer endo8ed 8ith an ener)on materialiGer ;&ound8avehad one+ as does Me)atron+ -rime+ Ironhide+ and others


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t8elve hours


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control device7 hen first installed+ the co) must be pro)rammedto 6kno86 the modes of transformation and must be )iven an e'actbit!mapped %!" ima)e of all modes7 The co)+ usin) a one!shotmatterDener)y moldin) field+ 8ill then form the Transformer=sstructure and e'terior to match these parameters+ and theTransformer is no8 ready to )o ;e'cept for the brain+ seeprevious section


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The Matri' of $eadership 8as the most po8erful device evercreated7 The Matri' had the potential to store a subspacebubble+ and thus a subspace mirror+ of anyone 8ho died 8ith itinstalled inside them7 The 6)hosts6 ;or subspace shado8s< of the)reatest Autobot leaders 8ere stored inside+ alon) 8ith theirminds+ kno8led)e+ 8isdom+ and po8er7 They could endo8 the o8ner8ith )reat intuition and leadership po8ers7 Any Autobot 8ith theMatri' installed receives an automatic L1? on their $eadershipskill durin) any time period prior to the episode 6The ,eturn of3ptimus -rime6+ that is+ before the Matri' 8as emptied of all theleaders ;poor )uys


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They could be invented as a special )ad)et 8eapon7 ! ,eflectorsB 9one+ e'ecpt as a special feature7 ! Cre8B 9ormally @ust passen)er seats for that type of vehicle7 or corvette scale Transformers+ 1 space is needed to for holdin) one standard Transformer7 or spaceship siGe Transformers+ use '1?? scale stora)e module chart ;based on servo siGe< on pa)e 1127 ! &ensorsB Any7 ! ,econ &ystemsB Any7 ! ECMB Any ! ECCMB Any ! ,emote ControlB -ossible ! 3ptionsB Any ;thou)h some are irrelevant< ! &tatistical EnhancementsB 9ot allo8ed7 Transformers use direct character!style stats7 ! uelB 9ot needed7 Thrusters run directly off ener)on7 ! -ropulsionB Any7 All "ecepticons must have )ravitic thrusts+ but only for robot mode7 Autobots cannot have )ravitic thrusters7 Any other kind of propulsion is also available7 #uintessons have )ravitics7

! /oosterpacksB Allo8ed7 9o fuel needed7 ! Commander ArmorB Allo8ed7 ! -o8erplantB Any7 &ource is classified as -o8er Cell ;so there is a !'71. to cost


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! Transformin)B hat do you think Any form+ includin) all those in &tupid Mekton Tricks7 The auto modes are scaled to ,oadstriker ;as are insects+ trucks+ and minibots


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you are a female robot< has fallen for you7 /ut+ you still must be enemies

E: 6riend1d1? riend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1!2 3ne of your superiors%!( 3ne of your subordinates.!0 &ome human kid ;even if you are a "ecepticon A female transformer ;if you are male ou are holdin) a personal )rud)e on someone on the other side7!1? A human ;but a po8erful one


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( ou found a ne8 source of antimatter ;this automatically allo8s antimatter in the )ame.N /e)ins campai)n to vanuish "ecepticons from Earth1N "ecepticons are defeated and return to Cybertron1N -rime makes Cybertron=s moons secret military bases2??.N Me)atron severely dama)es -rime+ and he dies2??0N The #uintessons repair -rime for their o8n purposes+ but he )ets rescued by human scientists

2??0N After defeatin) a deadly virus+-rime becomes the ne8 leader!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Control &ystem L2 M*+ L1 Acc TypeB Internal Automation+ &entient $evelB normal character stats used -ortfolioB normal character stats used ;'7.< 3therB Mind Control ;for &entience< ;'7.< TotalB '17?

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2??.N Fills -rime+ but is terribly 8ounded in the /attle for Autobot City72??.N His near dead body finds its 8ay to 4nicron+ 8ho reforms him as :alvatron7!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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