We sit down with Ben Heistler, RPG Producer at Renegade Game Studios, to discuss the major announcement of bringing Transformers, G.I. Joe, and the entire Energon Universe over to the D&D 5e system!

Learn why Renegade is making the move from Essence20 to 5e, what this means for character creation, combat, and future campaign sourcebooks, and how world-class designers are adapting these iconic Hasbro action brands for 5th Edition.

📌 Timestamps:

0:00 - Introduction & Meet Ben Heistler (Renegade Game Studios)

1:46 - Why Transition from Essence20 to D&D 5e?

3:24 - New G.I. Joe 5e Classes, Vehicles & Combat Rules

5:35 - Transformers 5e Additions: Human PCs, Combiners & Beast Wars

7:09 - Exploring the Skybound Energon Universe Setting

8:12 - Getting Started with the Energon Universe Starter Set

9:15 - Converting Essence20 Characters & Multiclassing in 5e

11:28 - Future Content Roadmap, Base Building & BackerKit Launch

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