Preamble: The NERO transform system provides a visible path for players to achieve a concrete goal: to specialize their character concept by temporarily becoming a creature present within the game setting. These creatures are often connected to a concept, purpose, or other element of the setting. They also provide a discrete increase in power, though this is only available in certain situations.

If we intend to allow players to pursue these goals, we should make them more commonly accessible.

Concept: Transformation powers utilize the same resource as magic item slots. For example, having five transform effects active means that you cannot use magic items while your transform is active.

Players are allowed to activate their own transforms once per day, for a period of one hour. During this time, they must don appropriate costume to represent their character's partial transformation. Each transform effect is about as powerful as a magic item could be (perhaps a little less powerful), so if players are walking around with 5 transform effects, it's not in any way game breaking - it's just as powerful as a character having 5 items. Effects like "magic to hit" are not available.

Transformation powers must be imparted by a formal magic scroll. Players may only gain powers from one scroll. (so you can't mix and match powers from a fire elemental transform and a fae transform... you have to pick one or the other) Each scroll offers a list of 5-10 possible effects. For example, a transform to fire elemental scroll might have the following effects:

• +10 body
• Elemental Flame Blade x3
• Magic Elemental Shield (usable on self)
• 10 elemental fire x8
• Elemental Dragons breath x2
• Elemental Flame Blast x1
• Elemental Flame Bolt x4