Aspects

Transformations tend to have certain similarities or abilities that can be seen commonly appearing amongst them. These are known as their ‘Aspects’. Each Transformation has a list of Aspects they possess. Aspects are separated into two categories: Positive and Negative, the former benefiting the user and the latter acting as a drawback of the form.

Aspects that have levels are marked with [LV] at the end of their name. If there is a limit on the number of levels you can possess, it will be shown as ~X – where x is the limit. For example, High Speed has a maximum level of 3 and is shown as High Speed [LV~3].

Positive Aspects

Armored: This Transformation provides a defensive boost.
–Effect: Reduce the Damage Category of all Attacking Maneuvers that hit you by 1 Category for the sake of your Damage Calculation.

Battle Uniform: This Transformation includes a unique outfit.
–Effect: When you enter this Transformation, you lose access to your current Apparel until you leave the Transformation. While within the Transformation, you are equipped with the Apparel described at the bottom of the Transformation’s description. Apparel given through Battle Uniform has the Stretching Quality, and any Special Qualities possessed by the Apparel you were previously wearing. All Qualities unique to Battle Uniforms are Special Qualities. If you’re benefiting from the Battle Uniform Aspect from a Form (or Transcendent Enhancement) and an Enhancement concurrently, apply the Grade and Category from the non-Transcendent Enhancement’s Battle Uniform.

Bulky: This Transformation causes your muscles to bulge with strength.
–Effect: Gain 1 Super Stack while in this Transformation.

Enhanced Save: This Transformation makes it easier to avoid your enemies’ harmful effects.
–Effect: Increase the Saving Throw(s) listed in brackets after this Aspect’s name by 1(T).

Glowing: This Transformation projects a glowing aura of light.
–Effect: You are a Light Source that increases the Light Level by 1 in a Minor Sphere AoE (centered on you). This increase to Light Level cannot cause the Light Level to exceed Normal.

God Ki: This Transformation grants access to divine ki.
–Effect: While you are in this Transformation, you are in the God Ki State.

Graded: You can draw additional power out of this Transformation.
–Effect: This Transformation has Grades (see — Stages and Grades). While in a Transformation with the Graded Aspect, you may use the Transformation Maneuver to attempt to enter that same Transformation (but at a different Grade). If you do, you must still make the Stress Test for that Transformation at that Grade and if you fail, you will suffer the typical consequences.

Growth [LV~3]: This Transformation increases the size of your body.
–Effect: The first level of this Aspect sets your Size Category to Large while in this Transformation. For every level after the first, increase the Size Category you are set to by 1. This Aspect cannot cause your Size Category to be lower than it would be prior to applying its effects.

Heartbeat: This Transformation can be entered in the span of a single heartbeat.
–Effect: Surging Strength becomes [3/Round] if used solely on Transformations with the Heartbeat Aspect in that Combat Round. If you use Surging Strength to enter a Transformation with the Heartbeat Aspect, it ignores the 3/Encounter limit of Surging Strength and does not count towards its Encounter limit.

High Speed [LV~3]: This Transformation increases your movement speed.
–Effect: Increase your Speed by 1(T) for each level of this Aspect.

Innate State: While in this Transformation, you remain in a specific state of mind.
–Effect: Upon entering this Form, you enter the State listed in brackets after this Aspect until you leave this Transformation. If you would leave this State for any reason, at the start of your next turn, leave this Transformation and gain Stress Exhaustion until the end of your next turn.

Linked: This Transformation requires the use of a specific technique.
–Effect: Upon entering this Form, you also enter the listed Enhancement in brackets after this Aspect. If you were already using an Enhancement, you leave that Enhancement to enter the listed Enhancement.

Mindful: This Transformation lends itself well to a calm, serene state of mind.
–Effect: While in the Mindful State, increase your Dodge Rolls and your Strike Rolls for the Parry effect of the Defend Maneuver by 1(T).

Natural [LV~2]: This Transformation is as easy to maintain as not transforming at all.
–Effect: When entering this Transformation and while you are only in this Transformation, you are not required to roll Stress Tests. Do not leave this Transformation if you are suffering from Stress Exhaustion and you can enter this Transformation while in Stress Exhaustion.

At the second level, if you would leave a Transformation, you may enter this Transformation instead of your Normal State. You still suffer from the effects of Stress Exhaustion.

Perfect Ki Control: Being in this Transformation makes it easier to spend your ki.
–Effect: Reduce the Ki Point Cost of all Attacking Maneuvers by 1(T). Your Minimum Ki Point Cost for your Attacking Maneuvers is 2(T), this cannot increase the Minimum Ki Point Cost for an Attacking Maneuver.

Pinnacle: This Transformation can continue to evolve.
–Effect: This Evolved Stage can be stacked atop another Evolved Stage with the same Original Transformation (for more information, see — Evolved Stages).

Prelude: This Transformation is easier to enter than normal.
–Effect: If you would select this Transformation for the Transformation Maneuver, you may reduce this Transformation’s Tier of Power Requirement by 1 and its Stress Test Requirement by 5 until you leave this Transformation. If you do, you also reduce the Attribute Modifier Bonuses by 1(T) (this cannot reduce those Attribute Modifier Bonuses below 1(T)) and you do not benefit from the last Transformation Trait of this Transformation while in this Transformation (any Permanent effects are still in effect). If a rule or effect would increase your Tier of Power while a Transformation is benefiting from the effects of the Prelude Aspect, you may choose to remove the effects of the Prelude Aspect for the duration of that effect (this also includes losing any Holding Back stacks, in which case it lasts until you leave the Transformation or gain another Holding Back stack).

Raging: This Transformation is conducive to an aggressive state of mind.
–Effect: While in the Raging State, increase your Wound Rolls by 2(T).

Realization: You can restore your energy and vitality more easily in this Transformation.
–Effect: You may apply the effects of Legend Realized as an Instant Maneuver (in addition to the use gained through entering the Transformation) x number of times per Combat Encounter, where x is equal to the amount your base Tier of Power exceeds the original Tier of Power Requirement for this Transformation (before any modification, such as through the Scaling Aspect). x cannot exceed 2.

Scaling [LV~4]: This Transformation’s power grows with you.
–Effect: Increase your Attribute Modifier Bonuses for this Transformation (except IN) by x(T), and the Stress Test Requirement of this Transformation by 2x, where x is equal to the amount your Tier of Power exceeds the original (before any modifications) Tier of Power Requirement for this Transformation. x cannot exceed the level of this Aspect.

Also, increase the level of the High Speed Aspect by x levels.

Increase the Tier of Power Requirement of this Transformation by x for the sake of any effects (this includes the effects of other Aspects like Draining).

Super Saiyan Form: This Transformation possesses the power of a Super Saiyan.
–Effect: Apply your Tier of Power Extra Dice an additional time and increase your Maximum Ki Points and Max Capacity by 1/4 of their maximums.

A Transformation with this Aspect is considered to be in the Super Saiyan Transformation Line.

Transcendent: This Transformation reaches great heights of power, allowing it to take the place of transforming your body.
–Effect: This is a Transcendent Enhancement (see — Transcendent).

Variant:
–Effect: This Transformation is a Variant Transformation for the Transformation listed in brackets.

Negative Aspects

Blutz Wave: This Transformation can only be used while you possess a Saiyan tail.
–Effect: A Character can only enter this Transformation if they have the Tailed Option effect for the Saiyan Heritage Racial Trait. If they would lose their Tail (or this Option effect) through any means, they immediately leave this Transformation and suffer from Stress Exhaustion until the end of their next turn.

A Called Shot made against the Tail of a Character with this Aspect has its Damage Category reduced by 1 Category.

A Transformation with this Aspect is considered to be in the Great Ape Transformation Line.

Bursting: This Transformation leaves you shirtless, for some reason.
–Effect: Upon entering this Transformation, destroy your Top Layer of Apparel.

Dedicated: This Transformation cannot be entered easily.
–Effect: You can only enter this Transformation through the Transformation Maneuver. This Aspect cannot be removed through any means aside from the effects of a Mastery Trait that specifically refers to it by name.

Difficult [LV~2]: This Transformation is hard to fully master.
–Effect: For each level of this Aspect, you must master this Transformation an additional time. The Mastery Trait is separated into multiple Traits, ordered by a number in brackets after the name of the Trait showing how many times that Transformation needed to be mastered to gain that Trait.

A denotation of ‘M’ refers to the number of times a Transformation has been Mastered (see — Mastery for more information).

Draining [LV]: This Transformation drains your energy over time.
–Effect: At the start of each of your turns, reduce your Ki Points by 3(T) for each level of this Aspect. When calculating the Tier of Power for Draining, use the highest Tier of Power Requirement for any Transformation(s) you are currently in, instead of your current Tier of Power.

Exhausting: This Transformation leaves you tired.
–Effect: If you would leave this Transformation through any means, except to use the Transformation Maneuver to enter a Transformation with a higher Tier of Power Requirement, immediately begin suffering from the Stress Exhaustion and Impediment Combat Conditions until the end of your next turn.

Fading [LV~2]: This Transformation is only available for a limited time.
–Effect: Depending on the level, apply the following effects:

• LV1: Upon leaving this Transformation, you cannot enter this Transformation again for the remainder of the Combat Encounter.
• LV2: Upon leaving this Transformation, you lose access to this Transformation.

Light Dependent: This Transformation is fundamentally tied to the aura of light that it projects.
–Effect: N/A. This Aspect exists entirely for classification.

Limited [LV~5]: The power of this Transformation wanes as you fight.
–Effect: After using the Transformation Maneuver to enter this Transformation, you will be forced to leave this Transformation in a number of Combat Rounds equal to the level of this Aspect. When you do, you do not suffer from Stress Exhaustion but you cannot enter the Transformation you left through Limited again until the end of your next turn. You still suffer Stress Exhaustion if this Transformation has the Exhausting Aspect.

Long Transformation [LV~2]: This Transformation takes longer to enter than others.
–Effect: Increase the amount of Actions required to enter this Transformation through the Transformation Maneuver by 1 for each level of this Aspect. You cannot use Surging Strength to enter this Transformation, and the Transformation Maneuver when used to try and enter this Transformation triggers the Exploit Maneuver from any Opponents who are not at Long Range.

If you are knocked through a Health Threshold when attempting to transform into a Transformation with this Aspect from an Attacking Maneuver of the Exploit Maneuver, you automatically fail the Stress Test to enter this Transformation.

Peaked: This Transformation has reached its absolute maximum potential.
–Effect: This Transformation cannot be Mastered, but is always considered Mastered for effects.

Power High [LV~3]: This Transformation overwhelms your reason, increasing your arrogance.
–Effect: Increase the Ki Point Cost for the Guard option of the Defend Maneuver by 1(T) for each level of the Power High Aspect.

Rampaging [LV~2]: This Transformation overwhelms your mind and causes you to act uncontrollably.
–Effect: Upon entering this Transformation, and at the start of each of your turns while in this Transformation, gain the Compelled Combat Condition against the nearest Opponent until the start of your next turn. If you have 2 levels of Rampaging, instead gain the Compelled Combat Condition against the nearest Character.

While you are suffering from the Compelled Combat Condition, you cannot leave this Transformation through the Transformation Maneuver, Surging Strength, or Revert Maneuver. Additionally, your Stress Tests become Urgent.

Upon entering this Transformation, or at the start of your turn, you can spend 1 Karma Point to ignore the effects of the Rampaging Aspect until the start of your next turn.

Straining: This Transformation eats up your stamina over time.
–Effect: While in this Transformation, you must make a Stress Test at the start of each of your turns.

Weakening: This Transformation grows weaker when your energy reserves are low.
–Effect: If your current Ki Point Pool is below 1/4 of your Maximum Ki Point Pool while in this Transformation, reduce this Transformation’s Attribute Modifier Bonuses (after all calculations) by 1/2. You do not suffer this effect if you have entered this Transformation through the effects of Surging Strength.