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So, I guess these forums here will be locked or deleted. Seeing the licence is being lost?

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It does come with a linked table of contents.

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SittingBull wrote:Does DrifeThru sell old Rifters?

Yeah, the first 60+ something of them IIRC.

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I just purchased this book off of DTRPG, and I have to give credit when and where credit is due. I have not yet had a chance to read any of it.

But the artwork is awesome!

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This whole experience has been a train wreck. Which is sad, as I know a lot of people who were really looking forward to this project. Is anyone from PB even reading the comments on the kickstarter page? Its seems pretty bleak and its almost like PB is choosing to ignore the comments and the cries f...

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Thats actually very funny..

good one.

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The problem being, I do not own any of the "updated and revised source books" like SB1. It was said the everything in that was updated to fit the newer rules, including equipment and weapons. I dont own that book. I own the first version, so the weapons in that book, which are listed as be...

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Ok, the old problem. In some of the older books, some weapons list damage as 1 round, the saying it can fire a weapon in, Standard, burst, aimed shots. Then we would need to figure out the damage based on the older rules. Short burst X2, LB X3, sustained burst X7 IIRC. Now, whats the rule of thumb f...

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That's a good textbook answer, but it requires two things to happen: #1: The GM simply arranges for none of the PCs to ever be that seriously hurt through fudging and simply threatens the PCs with the possibility and hints of what could have happened theoretically. #2: Someone spends time showing u...

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I am in the middle of a Splugorth Expansion Colony on the Island of Newfoundland.

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Advanced level.

Running to chopper on Mercy. Chopper just about to land and I was running to it. Got caught by a tank, and he punched me clean off the building!!! That was the closest I got to clearing the level!

I been 3 days trying that level over and over!

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I totally feel your pain on making it in and then being snatched away. GRRRRR I still yet have been able to beat a campaign on expert. I cant survive long enough to wait for the helicopter to land in advanced!!! And, you think the tank is tough in easy or normal level!!! its brutal in anything high...

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just got left 4 dead and played the first mission louis didn't make it off the roof smoker got him right as i got on the chopper and it didn't let me go back to save him I just finished the one at the airport. I was just running up the ramp, to get into the herc and fly to safety. And I got grabbed...

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are the safe houses save points trying to figure out if you have to play a mission all the way thru or can take a break ? The safe house is the start/end point of the chapter. So, when you go to start a solo game. You can just pick what ever safe house you want to start off at. One of the cool feat...

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Is that one, not in the errate sheet for R:UE found in the cutting room floor? m I thought it was, but I cant recall for sure.. There was a massive errata thread going on about it for a long time, but it got locked down. There were plenty of things that were brought up in the thread, and it was said...

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First of all, the PC version is great. I just bought a brand new laptop, after taking a few years off from upgrading any of my computers and keeping upto speed with computer tech. And this is the game I picked up to go along with it. Its Awesome, its alot of fun. The multiplayer aspects is pretty co...

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I got it, its pretty darn sweet!

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Anyone have a working link to an "excel" style character sheet? The one in the first post is no longer working.

Regards
SGJ

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1. I'm partial to the gunfighter saying he can hold his own in a fight because of his w.p. sharpshooting, but I'd probably go with a power armor pilot, or a wilderness scout if they haven't played rifts before. Well, they all played rifts before. So none of it will be new to them. A Gunfighter eh? ...

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Update for point 1: A glitter boy makes an excellent Xiticix killer. Xiticix hivelands are pretty wide open (they basically terraform and get rid of all the trees, etc), and the boom gun can one-shot xiticix warriors and hunters. Given the relatively slow flying speed of xiticix, a GB gets a lot of...

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1. I'm partial to the gunfighter saying he can hold his own in a fight because of his w.p. sharpshooting, but I'd probably go with a power armor pilot, or a wilderness scout if they haven't played rifts before. Well, they all played rifts before. So none of it will be new to them. A Gunfighter eh? ...

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Aside from those being already said, maybe a Combat Cyb with drilling arm could be a good addenda specially if they manage to "tunnel" in. ? That never occured to me, thats a good idea. Agreed. LLW or Shifter. Also a TW for mobility support (TW wings or other "silent" vehicles) ...

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I am preparing my next Rifts adventure and I am looking to ask for some advice. This will be a 1 shot game adventure with premade PC's for each of the players. Each character will be around 5th level. What I would like to know, is... 1# What do you think would be the Best Man at Arms OCC that would ...

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Is it we are assuming that all the Zombies we are encountering are "maxed" out on SDC/HPs? Cant we just assume that a zombie who has been around for a few weeks/months, who has been shot at by other survivors, Fell off buildings, stuck by trucks, etc. NOT have to be at full health? A bran...

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Is it we are assuming that all the Zombies we are encountering are "maxed" out on SDC/HPs? Cant we just assume that a zombie who has been around for a few weeks/months, who has been shot at by other survivors, Fell off buildings, stuck by trucks, etc. NOT have to be at full health? A brand...

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Well right, that is fine if your going to be running in "Pretzels and Beer" mode or seriously fudging the dice in favor of the players. However for the purposes of running the game as an ongoing campaign that just won't work . Realistically you are correct about injuries. Well, that reall...

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Just found this game..

Not sure if anyone here has tried it yet.

Zombie Dawn
http://www.funorb.com/a=202/info.ws?gam ... edawnmulti

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Just so I don't completely stray off the original topic (c'mon people, this is a great review, and shouldn't be buried under Chaos Earth hate)...I bring this question up again, since I'm unclear on what was "promised/expected" of the game: what were most people expecting out of the large ...

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sHaka wrote:I'll be running DR as "real" as i can: Civilisation is gone, you have to survive using your wits and a bit of luck and if you get hurt, you're in trouble. There's no floating, respawning health packs to save you.

Thats the way mine will be aswell..

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Well, back when i was into D&D in the 70's/80's and there was no internet, the errors that were in the books that are common now days, didnt seem so severe or many. Mind you, I was at the age too, where I may not have noticed some errors and thought the written word was law. So a staff of maulin...

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Captain Shiva wrote:In my experience, Palladium cannot hold a candle to TSR when it comes to sloppy editing and proofreading.

WOTC TSR.. Yes..

when it was just TSR.. they were spot on!

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Yeah,

I agree. Another great review! My book should be in at my FLGS. I look forward to getting it.

Regards

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You are forgetting that Bones are what holds a person upright. A zed without a funtioning hip cannot walk towards you and is a lesser threat than a fast zombie that can move as fast as you can. It's called slowing down the enemy and as zombies cannot heal the damage done to them is perminant. While...

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And lets not forget that the Zeds dont feel the pain as would a normal human. Yes, the bullets may tear massive chuncks out of them, it may snap bones, or even remove limbs, or torsos. They dont care.. they dont even feel it.. So, yes.. all these wonderful ammo types may total destroye a peson rib c...

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cyber-yukongil v2.5 wrote: You can actually have a battle with dozens if not hundreds of combatants without it taking 4 days to run and having to keep track of that many opponents.

I am not familiar with that aspect of D&D. Can you elaobrate a little bit on that?

Thanks
SGJ

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Thus with one "spray" of a machinegun in grazing fire the first 1D4 rows of Zombies are crawling insted of walking after you. I can just imagine how it would look too.. a few long bursts and rows of Zombies go down.. only to keep on moving towards you! Sure, you maybe able to break bones,...

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I been trying to collect the "Weird War" comics for along time... Had dozens of them.

Until I had a flood, and they were destroyed..

Trying to recollect them now.. but, its not going very well at all. But Yeah, I know what its like to spend alot of cash on a comic book.

Regards

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Sounds like you are wanting/using Rifter 40 then heh Well, no.. not really. I really like the idea of how they say that they feed off PPE. Sure they eat flesh, but its not the flesh that they feed off. Its the life force behind it. When I plan to run a DR game, there will be no magic at all. No mag...

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Except, in Chaos Earth, noone taught mages, they teach themselves to harness their PPE. Dont forget though, in Chaos Earth.. Rifts and Leylines were stronger then in modern day rifts. Magic was so strong, it started to eb and flow out of people who had no control of it. Magic in Chaos Earth was not...

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Heh Read WWZ and the chapter about the air fueld bomb and the zombies that had their lungs ripped up their throats and were hanging out of their mouths flapping all dry and ratty in the wind. Yeah.. It actully explaines a good portion of it in that chapter on how the modern weapons didnt really wor...

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Thanks for the Post Kevin! Yeah, what you said confirmed what I was thinking in a previous thread. And the fact that my book in on order, and should be arriving at my FLGS soon has got me SOOOO pumped! For me, after I have a go or two with just dead regin, I plan on using it as a back drop for an ou...

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to carry on this subject.. I've taken a post from another thread and added it here..to keep up the discussion here http://forums.palladium-megaverse.com/viewtopic.php?f=77&t=97743 And yes, the zombies not only feed on P.P.E., but they expanded on the zombie's senses. They talk about how even a z...

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Well Said "." Now, I like most of those zombie movies, wither their Tech based, or SN based. To me, I always found it cool, no matter what reason we have zombies.. the fact remains.. We Have Zombies! And we are all going to die. The major thing that sold me in the Rifter version. You know,...

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Yeah, Anyway this thread can be unlocked? As it seems with the review, alot of it was constructive. It even helped me get rid of any worries I had. Now I cant wait to pick it up! There was good talks about how to get around the parts people liked and disliked, different views on the subject. Over al...

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Braden Campbell wrote:
Will we be putting MERP on hold in the New Year as we play a Zombie game for a bit, then?

MERP, As in Middle Earth Role Playing?.. I didnt think anyone still played that.

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Alex is right! You really need to plan to live when it comes to zombies. After the inital outbreak. If you managed to get to safety and survive the first 48 or so hours. Simple planning should take you the rest of the way. I found that traps or Ambushes are great tactics. I also found that gorrila s...

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Kinda off topic.. but kinda not. The Compendium to Modern Weapons.. when was the last printing of it? Or a better question, If i was to buy it from Palladium, how current would the copy of it be? Need to know And I also heard in DR, the weapon damage is kinda different based on BTS? how can that be?...

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Thanks DtMK! I can say that I liked your upfront review. And from what you wrote. I still feel I am going to get the game, and I think I may even enjoy it more. Although I liked what was said in the Rifter and the flavor of the zombies. I loved the idea of the Zombies feeding of the PPE of the survi...

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If the only way to kill a zombie is to incapacitate the brain, how would you kill something that doesn't possess a brain? Kill it with FIRE! Just remember, a zombie on fire can and will still attack untill the brain cooks!.. So, yes, its lethal.. But can be painfully slow before it finnally slumps ...

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... but I'll give it a thorough once-over and review of it later. DtMK, I would really like to hear what you have to say. Ever since the news broke about how much was re written, the appearent lack of "Large Combat" rules.. I have grown uneasy. All of what I was hearing about, and all of ...

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