From days of long ago, from uncharted regions of the universe, comes a legend. The legend of Pidge, Voltron’s only pilot with the fashion sense to coordinate his uniform with his lion. Welcome to Essential Builds, the blog that...
Welcome to Essential Builds, the blog that mashes up popular culture characters with Essence20 rules. Sometimes, those popular culture characters have already been mashed up, leaving us with some kind of science-fantasy mutant. I’m Ryan Costello, one of the...
Cue John Williams’ The Raiders March! Welcome to Essential Builds, the blog that puts popular culture characters into an Essence20 Player Character museum. I’m Ryan Costello, one of the designers of the Essence20 system and an author on the G.I....
With the Superbowl this Sunday*, it’s time to carry on the tradition of The Fridge, Capt Grid-Iron, Centiback, and Laceface by bringing a football player to the world of Hasbro’s action and adventure brands. Welcome to Essential Builds, the...
It’s time to buzz the tower. Welcome to Essential Builds, the blog that takes popular culture icons and inverts them into Essence20 Player Characters. I’m Ryan Costello, one of the designers of the Essence20 system and an author on...
PCs change depending on who’s building them, but justice is justice. Welcome to Essential Builds, the blog that shifts the shape of popular culture characters with a bucketful of Essence20 options. I’m Ryan Costello, one of the designers of...
Welcome to Essential Builds. It’s a builder blog, in an essential world. Adapting plastic, with statistics. I’m Ryan Costello, one of the designers of the Essence20 system and an author on the G.I. JOE, Transformers, and My Little Pony...
“It’s December 15th,” I thought with some fear. “I need a build idea for Christmas. It’s practically here!” Welcome to Essential Builds, the blog that steals popular culture icons to give the gift of Essence20 Player Characters all year round....
Welcome to Essential Builds, the blog that never says never when it comes to turning pop culture champions into Essence20 Player Characters. I’m Ryan Costello, one of the designers of the Essence20 system and an author on the G.I....
Who wants to play a super smart dinosaur in power armour? I can hear the roar of a thousand “Me”s like a a T-Rex roaring into a megaphone. Welcome to Essential Builds, the blog that genetically alters popular culture...