#character guides

[nerdygremlininthewalls]

Should I make character study thingies for my OCs??

YES

uh no thanks

Voting ended onSep 1, 2025

[pluralsword]

So the Transformers RPG's Beginner Box: Roll Out set is coming with the scenario of the core rulebook and the first scenario of the A Time Is Now campaign book, and character guides for Hound, Gauge, Anode, Aileron, Smokescreen, Novastar, Beachcomber, and Springer, some of whom were stand-ins for player characters in A Time Is Now including in the art for the book. This is releasing in May.

Gauge, Aileron, and Anode have actual character guides for suggestions of how to play them!!! Arcee, who is the quartermaster of the Ark and an npc in A Time Is Now, also had a pregen released a while ago as free bonus material as a warrior sentinel (which means she's specialized in melee weapons/martial arts generally and deflecting attacks and such and can have an extra shield or parrying weapon, can manifest energon weapons without spending energon, has more free actions, etc) with a gladiator influence.

So um if there is anybody out there looking to play some of the (trans) lesbian gals of transformers and their mentee (admittedly in Anode's case assuming she was just Arcee's friend like in IDW1 she's more like Gauge's aunt but we're pretty sure everyone following us is aware that we very much adore the Greenlight/Aileron/Anode/Arcee/Lug/Lancer ship that we're more or less responsible for being one of the first to toss around on the internet) or would like that to be their introduction to the game this is a thing you will be able to do in a few months.

Just. Just really blown away. We're just overjoyed, especially with everything happening right now that makes life for gender and orientation expansive folk so hard, that Renegade committed to showing some more of these bots. Very curious what Anode's art will look like since she hasn't had any of her IDW art shown in the book yet, Aileron got some new art in the TTRPG as did Gauge.

*coughs* obviously if you play Aileron *cough* there is an obvious npc in A Time Is Now to romance in the game if that's something people at the table including the GM who'd be playing her is cool with that *wheezes in lesbian*-

assuming its not already an established relationship and this is just more of a family adventure of some alien robot lesbians (okay look we have to note that the same gender loving transformer gals probably wouldn't call themselves lesbians they might have their own words for that and gender stuff but this is not the post to talk about the orientation and aesthetic systems we've come up with for transforming alien robots) and their friends and their daughter. I um wow this a thing. wow even though things can be crud this really actually happened. We actually had the honor of playing Gauge in a delightful and harrowing A Time Is Now game with some friends and the mother-daughter moments with Arcee were really fun

[selfconsciousfangirl]

Band of Brothers friends: would you be kind enough to share any wonderful character guide with me, pretty pls. You know, those How to tell your dark haired white guy from a dozen other dark haired white guys? I’ve seen them but failed to save them, more the fool me

[dalishelps]

Quick Pointers on Trans Femme Characters

I'm working on a full guide to this, but in bullet points I want to give critique on some of the depictions of trans femmes I've seen here in the Tumblr roleplay community.

Tucking when you're putting on tight clothing is a commonplace thing for trans femmes, but don't be afraid to normalize not having your character do this at all. Right now there's controversy as to whether or not a girl needs to tuck to pass, but I stand by the idea that people should be allowed to not do something that makes them uncomfortable. This is comparable to a trans masc who might not bind his breasts.

You don't have to give your trans femmes she/her pronouns strictly. A lot of us are she/her exclusively, but I know many dear trans femmes in my life who go by she/they, or fae/faer, and other sets. A trans femme may even still choose to go by he/him, especially if they aren't out to everyone. It is fine to explore the closet in roleplay, just make sure you don't equate the pronouns with gender. A he/him trans femme is just as much of a woman as he wants to be, and having pronouns that are traditionally associated with masculinity does not invalidate that.

Sexual acts between trans femmes don't always involve her being a penetrative top. When you're writing smut with a trans femme character, remember that many of us are shy about being tops. You might try writing a trans femme who is a bottom, or enjoys muffing, or maybe who doesn't enjoy being touched but instead being the one to touch (sometimes called stone). Try to avoid the 'step on me' tropes, unless you're writing a character whose personality and life story matches up with that dominatrix vibe.

It is fine for trans femme characters to want to get surgery or look the way a traditional woman might, but not everyone is going to feel that way. I have a dear friend who wears lipstick and dresses but she keeps her full beard and doesn't shave her body hair. Experiment with trans femme characters who don't 100% fit a traditionally feminine mold, but who still identify as women or feminine nevertheless.

It is fine for your trans femme character to like women. Trans lesbians aren't any more predatory than anyone else. I know the temptation for a lot of writers who aren't trans women is make your trans femme character be into men, but try experimenting with having a bisexual or lesbian trans femme character. But for the love of the goddesses, have tact. Write her like you would write a cis lesbian or bisexual woman in this way, not like a creep or a femcel, as this is bad and potentially harmful representation.

Lastly, please be cautious when choosing a face claim for your trans femme character. There is no way to 'look' trans femme, but you might want to shy away from using cis males for a non-closeted role. For non-binary trans femmes, this is a looser idea, as non-binary people don't have to look any specific way. However, if you play a trans femme with a face claim, ideally you'd want the face claim to also be trans femme, or a cis woman. I'm not one of those people who say you can't use a cis man because I know trans women who present as men for convenience or because that's the way they want to look. But again, use your best judgement. You know your character.

I will have a lot more to say in the future on the topic but there's a short guide to trans femme experiences in roleplay.

[buns-burrow]

Introducing the Utroms to Rise!!

its no secret i have a little story in my head that I need to expand upon- (and I will) but, I really want to introduce the utrom and ch'rell's shredder from the 2003 tmnt to rise

but I wanted them to look different from the krang, so i changed their designs up a bit!

if youve seen 2k3, you might recognize ch'rell, mortu, and the 'normal' utrom agents/minor characters. the other three are original and serve purposes that will be expanded upon later >:3c

the most glaring difference is that these utroms are squishy, moreso jelly-like beings that can shape shift, via databases of alien dna they have collected. The agent badges usually do this for them!

however, ch'rell is a banished fugitive criminal, so his methods are.. different. but he does still have the ability to do so.

and rise! Ch'rell doesnt pose as oroku saki either... 👀

[roadbread]

I finally got around to making character reference sheets for my "Weather Or Not" main characters!!

[missmitchieg]

Guides To JATP Characters

PART 1

PART 2

PART 3

PART 4

PART 5

PART 6

PART 7

[witch-hazels-musings]

hi hazel! i know i mentioned a few months back how i wanted to pick up writing again for genshin, but i think i’ve reached a bit of a roadblock:

diluc lives in my head all the time. i think about him endlessly and he is so developed in my head that i can comfortably and easily write about him and his mannerisms (or at least how i view him). but i don’t think about the other characters to this extent, so all of my practice writing has been about diluc 😭

i fear if i start a writing blog it’ll all be diluc. my friend told me i can just make a diluc blog but id like to challenge myself a bit more and write about all of the amazing characters.

- 🧸 anon

ooh i feel you!! if you want to start a writing blog I’d say give it a shot :) there is no harm in trying and you’re friends are right you can make it fully dedicated to him or challenge yourself to write for the other characters! 

you might have seen this but I started a “character writing guide” which had four of the main characters i started with, maybe that will help you write for those you aren’t as comfortable with :D (and always give it a shot, you can always adjust who you want to write for later!)