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No there are not any specifics that I know of. IRL the highest peak is at 14,440 feet. Arguably the Rockies are so high that most flying Powered armor cannot fly at said altitudes. Most powered armor only has a 6,000 foot maximum altitude for flight. Then you get such nice critters as the Slide Rock...

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Thanks for the Input. My characters just suggested heading west and well I know that with PCs it's like herding cats in a laser light show. I'm going to be slowly gathering up various mentions of the area west of the Rockies and put them into a single file. In some places like Arnzo I am just noting...

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Yes they would and Brodkil are one of the "Classic" badguys from Rifts Sourceboook 1.

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I'm currently running a Discord PBP and one of my players mentioned exploring west of the Rocky Mountains and seeing the Pacific Ocean.

Now I know that there is Arnzo, Spirit West, New West, Undersees and Canada with some west coast Information. I'd just like some help finding it and sorting it out.

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Yeah the "head shot" rule needs to be removed. The problem with it is that it makes a marine veteran with a clone of her service rifle as accurate as a girl scout shooting a rifle for the first time. The Marine should be able to make repeated head shots from a couple of football fields awa...

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Yeah, I hate Zombie AR and zombie damage reduction. Zombies as others have stated are hard enough to kill without it. With Zombies not feeling pain, not being vulnerable to bleeding out and not stopping until they are too damaged to move. They are a serious threat even without the AR and damage redu...

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mobuttu wrote: ↑Mon Sep 18, 2023 10:43 am
Hotrod wrote:What Rifts monster/demon/creature would you want to see me try first?
Pick one: Brodkil, Gargoyles or Secondary Vampires.

Brodkill,

While there are some NPC stats in various books they don't have equipment to arm and armor said threats.

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75: A set of red hot horseshoes. Don't try to pick them up if you are not a burster or similar fire and heat resistant being. How did they end up out in the middle of nowhere and why are they still hot? 76: A pair of Running shoes. They feel so nice and airy and they put such a bounce to one's step....

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In real life they were running about $600 at the time. even now with the import ban on new ones you can find a decent one for $800. The Chinese knockoffs of questionable quality can be had for under $500.

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I'm still working things out but I've been thinking about Rifts Africa and an extrapolation based on the limited information we have on it. Here is what I have been thinking so far. In my own personal pre-rifts timeline Africa was actually dealing with it's own societal issues. This lead to a boom i...

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Yup and other's in the firearms community have made similar observations as myself. The Firearms Blog does give a great rundown as to why the M27 should not become standard issue but instead become a baseline for an improved rifle. http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2017/05/07/m27-iar-not-right-rifl...

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So instead of installing a free float fore end on the M16A4 and installing a FA trigger group the USMC is going with entirely new rifles? You can free float a M16/AR15 fore end for under $1,000. I see that the going price for a 416 upper is over $2,000 and complete rifles are mostly found over $3,00...

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So what if any advantage does it have over the previous issue M16A4? It's a heavier design and potentially less accurate due to the movement of the piston system. Just about the only thing it really has going for it other than the "cool factor" is that it runs slightly cooler when one rapi...

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Another possibility is Ruger Mini-14 rifles in .222 Remington. Since it is not a "Military Caliber" you can Honestly say that you are handing out "Hunting Rifles" to every household as part of a "Hearts & Minds" operation.

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the problem with 9mm carbines is range. Most of those Ronda Campesina in real life are issued 12 gauge shotguns. Because their effective range is so short the Sendro Luminoso can sit back and pick them off from a distance. The problem is so bad that the Campesina are willing to pay the Peruvian Army...

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Hey all, I'm in a game where I am trying to stabilize and protect a large area from a multitude of threats. While I have a company sized force armed with FN FAL variants, MG3 machineguns, MGL6 variants and Carl Gustav rocket launchers. I would like to arm the civilians in the area I control in a way...

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I Lived in California for almost 30 years. One of the things that people forget is that the coast of California is rising. In the 7.2Mw Cape Mendocino earthquakes the coast rose about ten feet in places. Unlike Hollywood myths California is not going to fall into the Ocean. The plate tectonics is al...

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Hey All, I'm trying to figure out a design for an Iron Heart Self Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun. I've decided on using the Iron Fist/Bolt hull as a starting point. Right now I'm not sure if I should go for a turret with Multiple Iron heart Vulcan Lasers or a pair of the Main Rail Guns off the Hunter M...

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A strong willed lover, usually. wouldn't work with the last group of white trash I ended up playing rifts with. the only one who was in any way interested in "romance" bought a hooker each night and then kicked her out of the hotel room in the morning. In other games their behavior was an...

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A strong willed lover, usually. wouldn't work with the last group of white trash I ended up playing rifts with. the only one who was in any way interested in "romance" bought a hooker each night and then kicked her out of the hotel room in the morning. In other games their behavior was an...

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One of the reasons I've asked this question is that I have encountered people who only enjoy Rifts if they are playing a character so powerful that if they leave scorch marks they are "restraining themselves". Now Me I don't actually like superpowerful games unless they are well ran and as...

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I'm out of the bay area and in Southern Oregon. My Kin in Norcal are all out of the Tsunami zones so they should be fine.

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Just like the question... How powerful are your games? Do you have a SDC only game with the MDC items converted? do you have a Mostly SDC game with MDC items and critters being rare? do you have a mix of SDC stuff and MDC Stuff? Are most of your encounters MDC? Or is your group all MDC characters in...

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Can someone please post lists 10 & 11?

04. 7 Ultimax robots doing the cha cha.

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As I don't usually play around with TW devices I have to ask beyond "Create Wood" and possibly "Ironwood" (for MDC lumber).

How would one create a TW Lumber mill where one pumps in PPE and it cranks out board feet of usable Lumber? I mean like if one was going to build a house.

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the thing of it is that for Sebek as stated above he probably does know how to use it but outside of him emulating his hero it's not that important to him. Plus Rifts has always ran on the "Rule of Cool". Plus you are dealing with gods. They take a weapon that a 10' tall, 1.2 ton suit of p...

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Depends on the weapon being used. most energy weapons have no lead time meaning that they are point and shoot weapons. Railguns will need some lead but not as much as a conventional weapon. Guided missiles should have little problem hitting if they get a sensor lock. An IRL example was when Neil Ell...

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One thing about me that annoys my Gms is that when I play any game I will go over the rules with a fine toothed comb and read everything I can about the setting or similar settings so I can get the right feel for the game.

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So has anyone collected the last two completed tables?

I thought that someone was supposed to post the completed tables once we made them.

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It's not the only source of information. I have been using the following site and then confirming the information with a google image search.

https://sites.google.com/site/worldinventory/

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I use curse words just not modern ones, Or at least I use words in their 1700s context. Basically I try to use language so that things are not contemporary and yet they are understandable. Heck, Shakespeare has some really vulgar stuff in it if you understand what he's saying.

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thanks

Your list is most helpful.

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Here's a complex question for folks.
What are the common bounties in the Palladium world? what are the regional differences in the reward?

basically if the characters capture a known bandit how much to they get for them? alive? dead?

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As for official information about those locations, I can tell you Rifter #63 gives geographical details about those areas. There is also a far detailed map of the region. Gray lines for trails and dotted line for roads. You will also get an idea of wildlife and informations about the passes. And yo...

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As a game I'm in is on indefinite hiatus I am writing a story about three of the Characters. The basic storyline is that a Trio of Adventuresses travel into Timiro for both supplies and R&R. Along the way trouble finds them and they end up with a closer friendship, some new allies and a new enem...

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Myself and another person were kicked out of a game being ran by a railroading cryptic. We then got together with a few of our online friends via OpenRPG and we ended up playing a 2 1/2 year rifts campaign and we are starting a Palladium Fantasy Campaign. Sometimes groups just fall apart and sometim...

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How would one go about becoming a Noble or an Aristocrat in Palladium fantasy?

You have Timero, The Eastern Territories, The Wolfen, The Land of the South Winds, The Western Empire, and Bizantium.

How could an adventurer find themselves up the social totem pole so to speak?

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Okay. Grange is officially on the old kingdom side. As is Raf-Chalon. Annoying but logical. What is Raf-Chalon? could I get a book and page number. This also means that I have to find a new spot for the badguys to go in a story I'm writing(the badguys have kidnapped a Wolfen Diplomatic convoy and t...

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Hey all Eastern Territory on page 112, talks about a "Slave town of Grange" along the great river. Unfortunately there is no information on this "slave town" other than River pirates go there to sell people as booty. Does anyone have any information to add to this.

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Inns are also good as well, for when you retire you can be the old guy in the corner I have an adventurer who owned an Inn. She took her earnings from Adventuring and put it into the place. At the end of that campaign the Inn was stronger than the local Castle on the hill. It was funny when the loc...

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I don't like Merc Ops for stats as they got most of them wrong. Like how you can fit more people than is Physically possible into the HMMWV or the M113 APC. Plus they have the C-130 and the AC-130 as the same aircraft. Not to mention they get the weapons wrong on most stuff.

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I have most of the Palladium fantasy books and most of the Rifters that cover Palladium Fantasy. One thing that I haven't found is the cost to have a dwelling made. Now if you have the skill of Carpentry and you live out in the wilderness a snug log cabin is essentially free. But how much would say ...

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I;d say pretty much any psychic or mage class from any game as long as they do not require technology (telemechanics or technowizards etc) Be wary of any class that can dimensional hop unless you rule that they can't reach any high tech dimensions. If you let a shifter or temporal wizard gain acces...

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Currently I am playing...

Galina and Elven Dimachaerus Gladiatrix

Hopefully the campaign she's currently in turns out to be long and prosperous for her.

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I would also suggest reading the memoirs of those who served in a unit that fought in the time period and region the game is set in. Some of the equipment lists are very helpful. If you are going Marine Recon I suggest the book Inside Force Recon or some of the Osprey titles. Marine recon 1940 -90 t...

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Hey all, For a character of mine I am designing a tank for them to use in game. It's going to be both a fusion of a pair of pre-rifts designs and a Rifts technology upgrade. the two tanks in question are the.... Russian T28 medium Tank and the Vickers medium Mark III Now first off this tank will be ...

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One of my longer running PCs actually had a UAR-1 rebuilt using the Molecular Chrome armor that they make Glitterboys out of. He then covered it in SDC paint. It was incredibly tough not counting the forcefield or upgraded weapons. I'll have to dig out the stats for it and post the build.

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Well I would start by doubling the damage of Energy weapons. Meaning that ones laser rifle does not do less damage on average than a M-1 carbine. With Explosives I would times the damage by 10 and tripple the blast radius so that a CS Fragmentation grenade is superior to a current issue M-67 fragmen...

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Well to date the only Worldbook I don't have yet is Lemura so I'm great there. Since I am starting in Tolkeen in 102PA I would start by heading East so that my players can fight the mechanoids. Then down through Dinosaur swamp and across the Caribean to South America and across to Africa to fight th...

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I was wondering if Anyone could give me some advice for running a Rifts game Set in PA:102 right before the Announcement about the varous world ending threats. The first being the Mechanoids. So far we have an Asgardian Elf and a Demigoddess. the Campain itself is suposed to be a world exploration g...

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