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In an effort to make character creation take slightly less than a week, our group has decided to house rule the skill system. We think it also make skills much more useful in actual game play. Link below for those interested.

New Skill System

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You could always just shoot them and loot the bodies. That's what our group seems to do most of the time.

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Yeah, pretty much. I have one folder called "rpg stuff" and sub-folders under that. I run two games, and play in several others. So I have one folder for each game that I'm involved in. In the games I play in, there isn't much more than a character sheet in the folder, but for the games I ...

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The days of the pen and paper RPG are dead, or at least for me they are. I had quit gaming for a while, and then got back into it a couple of years ago. I went to the laptop when I discovered that in my absence from gaming, I can actually type faster than I write, and it's much easier to read. For t...

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I have everything on my laptop, and backed up to my skydrive. So with or without internet access, I have all the stuff I need to run my game. GM notes, NPC's and such are word docs. I have a spreadsheet to handle the combat stuff. And I use google earth photoshop and some other mapping programs to m...

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I ended up using the Ninja OCC from Rifter 27, with the ninjitsu option. I think he turned out pretty cool. Thanks for all the advice!

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OK, so we're starting up a new PFRPG game, and I've been thinking I'd like to play a ninja, or something similar. What's the closest OCC to a ninja in PFRPG, and what book is it in?

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boxee wrote:I have alot of interest in the game, just not alot of contact with local players.

If you want, check out Explorers Unlimited. It's a play by post site, so no scheduling conflicts with local groups, or like my case, and sounds like yours as well, a general lack of local groups to game with.

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I just have one question about the book...Will vampires still be able to be killed by squirt guns? I've never really liked this part of Rifts vampires. I'm fine with the not crossing running water thing, and squirt guns filled with holy water I'm also fine with. But the idea that a vampire can be ki...

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you say she examined the stun gun and determined it would do no harm, based on the description given by the GM. yet the description of the stun gun states it does one point of damage per hit, and therefore harm. argue whatever else you want, but please stop claiming to be within the alignment, as yo...

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yeah, in this instance, the character attacked another character (supposed to be teammates) with a stun gun, just to "see what it would do". The character is scrupulous and has a "kind and compassionate" disposition. obviously very out of character. In reality, it's just the play...

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What penalties, if any, do you impose on a player who refuses to play his character in his chosen alignment? (Besides changing the alignment, of course.)

I'm thinking docking XP, docking XP levels, or just removing the character all together (perhaps a bit extreme).

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Ooh, I'd love a copy of those! Two of my players just walked into the Shack of Antiquities in the Splynn Dimensional Market. It would be perfect for that.

PM sent.

I'd seen these threads before and wondered what I would ever use them for. I guess now I know.

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The CS 110th Special Operations Group a.k.a "The Nightstalkers" The Nightstalkers is an all Coalition group based out of Merctown. Not that that means much, since they're almost always in the field. The group has been running strong for over a year now. The group leader is an RCSG Scienti...

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Someone I talked to called it DNS poisoning, whatever that is.

http://174.120.81.2/~jezebel/eu/ should get you to the EU board index.

http://174.120.81.2/~jezebel/ow/ should get you to the OW board index.

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I agree with what PerroMalo said. That's pretty much why we use IM. It's not the only tool we use, but it is a damn useful one. I can't say how many times I've had a player send me a quick IM asking a question about what they're about to post. Rather than wait a day or two for a PM and response, and...

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The house rules we use in the game I GM are as follows for jumping: Normal, human-type beings: 1 foot of length per 2 PS points 1 foot of height per 4 PS points Augmented/Robotic Strength: 1 foot of length per PS point 1 foot of height per 2 PS points Characters with both augmented/extraordinary str...

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Also, where does this "15%" chance (18-20) come from? It seems like an awfully slim chance to succeed by, more-so than directing a jump that you didn't start. It's in the description of the jet boots. Juicers must roll a successful backflip to execute the jump, while non-juicers must roll...

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As for hight, I would say that it would add only 50' of height, again due to the fact that you are not pushing off from a solid surface. I thought of that, but then I thought of a jet aircraft flying through the air. It still moves forward even though there isn't a solid wall behind it to push off ...

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If he jumps 20 feet up, and at the top of the jump hits the jet boots for another 60 feet, that would be 80 feet total. The question is can he do that. Same thing for lengthwise...can he add the distances together? The jump boots require a roll of 16 or higher to execute the jump properly...but that...

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OK, here's the question... A juicer can leap about 30 ft lengthwise, and 20 ft in the air unassisted. (per the OCC) Jump boots (jet boots?) allow the juicer to leap 60 ft in the air, and 10-20 ft lengthwise. If said juicer leaps 20 ft in the air, and at the apex of his jump fires up the jet boots, w...

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So they would be sort of like a cross between a transferred intelligence robot and a stone golem? Sort of?

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I think you should go re-read the power again. It does not say that they can recall ANYTHING. It says they have a photographic memory and can recall "most things". And that is only for things in the last 2-3 months. After that, they have to roll on the table. While they may be able to reca...

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My tabletop Rifts game I run is going through the Tolkeen war right now, although the group is currently in Lazlo trying to track down the Orb of Solomon. In the online games I play... The CS group is in Atlantis at the moment, but based out of Merctown Another merc group I'm in is based in Merctown...

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The only problem I see with that would be that you would need a minimum of those three books to play the game. And we'd have to re-buy them all. As it is now, HU2 is playable with only the main book and some imagination. (Unlike BTS2, which is missing magic and monsters, two key elements of that gam...

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Excellent! Thanks for all the help guys! I think just knowing what book they come from will probably be enough for now. The books table of contents will provide the page number easily enough.

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The question is...is there such a thing?

I don't mean the random list at the end of PU3, but something like it, only alphabetical with book and page numbers? Has anyone made one or know of one?

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I use a program called Digsby. It's free and works pretty well. It combines my MSN messenger, Yahoo messenger and Hotmail, Yahoo and G-mail email accounts into one.

Hmm, that gets me thinking...does google have a messenger program?

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Phone says "There are no matches in Android Market for the search: RPG Sidekick"

Using a Samsung Moment on Sprint. Any suggestions?

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yeah, I didn't have a yahoo account until I came to EU. That's what everyone was using on site, so I just signed up for one. I wasn't about to let what email account I used dictate where I played. Now my Yahoo account is pretty much my EU account. my ISP account is for official business, and my hotm...

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I use all three.

I just mentioned Yahoo, because that's what most of EU uses to stay in touch with each other over IM.

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OK, here's a question for you all... How does Dual/Multi-classing work in regards to OCC's, PCC's and RCC's. More specifically, can a Psi-Stalker (listed as a PCC, but should be an RCC in my opinion) change over to a Mind Melter or Burster (another PCC)? I can see a Psi-Stalker deciding to be a roug...

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His account here is kmspade. YIM is great as well though. And my YIM is kmspade1. Pretty simple, right? Anyway, Kagatos, I got your PM and responded. But to sum up... 1) Read the site rules 2) Send me a character concept/background 3) Get in touch with me via YIM and we can discuss character creati...

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cool thanks!

I must have missed the bandit's ear. I'd never heard of it before. but sure enough there it is.

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OK, so my friend is going to start a Chaos Earth game. I am thinking of playing a NEMA Intel-Agent and have one question... What bionics and cybernetics do you use for Chaos Earth? From the list that the Intel-Agent starts with, I assume the Rifts Bionics SB would be available in CE (for the most pa...

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The Galactus Kid wrote:tradeable items like gems or precious metals.

what he said.

or possibly some pre-rifts artifacts, like CD's and DVD's. time to use those "1d6x1000 credits worth of black market items" every OCC seems to get

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Yeah, the way I'm reading the Headhunter OCC, I'd say they really gimped that up. Sad that in the game designer note it says they tried to correct it. I'd say it's still FUBAR. I mean, why put the partial conversion borg stats in the headhunter OCC if you go on to say (on p.77) that they can only ha...

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city creation rules are in the rifts adventure guide I use google earth (free) to get satellite images of the cities I want to use, and then use Photobucket (also free) to mark them up how I like. Sounds like you have a good idea going. My suggestion for the maps would be totally free, and my player...

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My dad got me the DnD boxed set. (It was the red one, I don't know what edition or anything.) I got my friends together and that was pretty much that. I eventually graduated to ADnD and ADnD second edition. From there I discovered Palladium at a convention. The first Palladium game I ever played was...

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Can a Psi-Stalker who say, works for the CS and thus is able to pilot power armor, feed while in said power armor? Perhaps they can feed but just don't get as much PPE from it, because of the EBA properties of the PA. Or can they just pop the helmet off and have no problems? Please provide book and ...

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I agree with both of you...Derby and dragonfett. A JB Rifts movie would be awesome. I'd actually rather not see a bad one also, so I'm willing to hold out for a good one. That being said, I don't see it realistically happening anytime soon. The Rifts movie thread was started back in like 2003, and t...

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Pretty cool except for one thing...

There isn't going to be a Rifts movie. Bruckheimer has been squatting on the script for years. It's never going to happen, and I think most fans have given up hope that it ever will. Same with the MMO RPG or any Rifts video game concept. Pipe dreams all.

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I run a CS game online. All of their PC sheets can be found here. Hope this helps.

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The only problem I would have with a game like that is that there is no character progression. In a game like that, why even bother to hand out XP, if you're going to either pitch the character or "reset" him at the end of the episode? I'm not saying it couldn't be fun, just not my cup of ...

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Yeah, makes me think of my (not too bright) Troll Street Samurai I had in Shadowrun years ago. He carried a keg of beer with him everywhere he went. Long story short, the group was in a helicopter making its getaway when it started to loose altitude. The GM said the chopper was just too heavy. Anywa...

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Operator OCC. 'nuff said.

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Most players think of Video Game sniping, where they take maybe a full 3 extra seconds (as opposed to 3 extra hour or days) to get that perfect headshot and move on to the next brain cavity. That isn't a sniper, it's more attuned to the Designated Marksman Rifle role. A real sniper would wait for a...

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I still don't buy it. The CS is a government like others. They have farming communities that support the super cities and all, sure. Thing is. MREs don't cost 10 bucks to make. If they're more than $1 to make I'd be absolutely amazed. Governments work on contract by the lowest bidder. They are --no...

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The way I see MRE's, only the major technological superpowers like the CS and NGR actually have the facilities to make MRE's. So the actual cost to groups directly funded by the CS or NGR would only have to pay cost for them (maybe 10 credits a meal). Merc groups and others would have to turn to the...

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I made a spreadsheet of all the spells, with PPE cost and level, so you can sort them how you want. I don't see a way to post it here though, as I cannot attach a file to a reply message. I have put it in the public folder of my skydrive however. It can be found here . Oops! This page appears broke...

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