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While naked knights riding into combat might be amusing, I'm pretty sure that it's assumed the aura extends to their fear. (Feel like I'm talking to myself) i am assuming you meant rear not fear, so that begs the question if it covers their rear through armor, which it would also have to protect th...

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ok maybe i missed it somewhere but is there a reason that knights of the white rose gain spells differently (by differently i mean they top out at lv 6 and only get 2 per lv) than mystics in RUE? is it because there are a cut an paste from fed of magic (which is pre RUE) or is there some specific r...

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ok maybe i missed it somewhere but is there a reason that knights of the white rose gain spells differently (by differently i mean they top out at lv 6 and only get 2 per lv) than mystics in RUE? is it because there are a cut an paste from fed of magic (which is pre RUE) or is there some specific re...

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agghhhh beaten to punch lol

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actually if you get RUE they have new spell casting rules lvs 1-5 take 1 attack 6-10 takes 2 and 11-15 and spells of legend take 3. which at low levels beats the PPE channeling rules though at high levels PPE channeling is faster

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still don't think they are right for foci just the wrong type of magic. and tw items don't have a function as they don't work without the magic so how can magic make them function better if they need the magic just to function in the first place?

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hmmmm i don't think they should be a techno wizard item at all. i have not seen the ecowizards or anything but i have always seen techno wizard items as just that techno its a mix of magic and technology not magic and a piece of wood or what ever it would seem to be closer to enchanting than anythin...

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there is a special hand to hand for magic users in with the skill specializations in rifter 30 i believe. I know its the one with the mystic knight on the cover the skill specializations start on pg 16 I believe, and its in there somewhere.

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So you're really arguing in favour of a rule that gives every average True Atlantean an unusable magic tattoo? That's some nice rules lawyering. That's reading the rules as written. There's never any indication that True Atlanteans have any special ability with tattoos. True Atlanteans, in the tatt...

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Tattoos still take twice PPE for True Atlantean Cyber-Knights. They're only normal cost for T-men. If that's true, than the average True Atlantean, with only the 2 Marks of Heritage, barely has enough PPE to use the flaming sword, and doesn't have enough to use Protection from Vampires. Since givin...

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I played with a guy who was an Asgardian High Elf Cyber Knight once! I gotta go with plain old human here, from a non-munchy standpoint. I kind of like the more powerful psionic CKs, myself. I think psionics compliment their other powers well. Tattoos are always nice, but with the double cost for n...

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Arguable. They still channel and cast spells otherwise as a mage does, regardless of focus, unless they're using TW equipment to cast the spells. Certainly a powered armor suit is a focus for Mystic Fulcrum, Lightning Bolt, Armor of Ithan, Armor Bizarre, and a suit with jump jets could easily be a ...

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as far as worst gm i would have to say me lol even though i am told i am a good gm i always think my story lines are to contrived and i have a bad habit of miss judging my groups power and resourcefulness and either make my games too easy or too hard which means either the group sails through it or ...

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and in addition to this as the are focusing it through a specific system of the power armor making the suit out of man made or natural material is irrelevant as they are not casting through the armor at all but through the system itself

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Based on p.188 of RUE, I'd say that, in general, they'll suffer the normal penalties when casting within power armor, unless "natural" materials are used. However... Page 128 of the same book says that Techno-wizards can use ordinary, non-TW items as the focus for their spell, as long as ...

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Based on p.188 of RUE, I'd say that, in general, they'll suffer the normal penalties when casting within power armor, unless "natural" materials are used. However... Page 128 of the same book says that Techno-wizards can use ordinary, non-TW items as the focus for their spell, as long as ...

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ok so there is nothing cannon for these. thats what i needed to know thanks I'll look at the oni and i think the wolfen quintora (ya i know is misspelled lol) have them as well.
thanks

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so what your saying is to use the stats from the bionic source book even though these are supposed more advanced and can even adapt rifts tech to match theirs? i don't seem to remember the ones out of the bionic source book being able to do that, as i recall they were much more limited than the writ...

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ok i have question i am looking at the Kremin borgs here. it says they have nano regen but does not list how quickly they repair mdc or how long it takes to adapt rifts tech to theirs which it says it can do as a matter of fact it gives no game stats what so ever. i even tried looking in CWC where t...

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I had a juicer argue that because of his autododge he gets a roll against all attacks...including megaton nuclear explosions (the kind that have blast radius of miles)...yeah, he ended up being extra crispy, the Colonel would be proud. He tells me his character is a juicer and that means he automat...

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i think i am going to make one up using the shadowrun one as a base and go from there even if it does work better with a point system i think i work something out

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As for the current Palladium Rules I can see why you'd see the PP bonuses as the closest thing to use for those who're "naturals" when it come to firearm proficiency. I, personally, think that a "Talents & Faults Chart" (I made one a few years ago) can be used during charact...

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is applying a 1/2 bonus from PP to firearms the perfect fix? no, while i do think in this games terms it is the easiest fix available. the other options are to create another stat which would be a task i would not want to undertake as the game system is not designed to accept it and many things woul...

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Rogue_Scientist wrote:...because modern weapons have a penalty to dodge/parry, while ancient attacks do not?

~RS

you know as far as in the game rules this is the best argument i have heard lol

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i can answer this has a former marine. in boot camp i got marksman on the rifle range with my m-16. thats really good, but when it comes to actual balance i am somewhat less than normal. rifles and handguns in general require more of a hand and eye coordination then speed and agility. I know exactl...

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Natasha wrote:I don't know the official rule.

And until the game I am playing says it's applied to ranged combat, I'm not going to apply it to ranged combat.

so you don't use house rules at all?

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i am currently running a phase world campaign and i also thought that travel was a bit to slow esp. as my group are basically operating as runners i decided to change one word in the text to make travel a little faster. where is says "FTL is multiplied by x between galaxies" i changed gala...

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If there are semantic arguments in this thread, it's partially my fault, because I'm the one who used the term aptitude, had it be questioned, then lazily said "screw this, I'm using the term natural aptitude to mean X. What applies to X?" So y'all can cool it, 'cause you know what each o...

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How so? Because aptitude and ability aren't the same thing. a·bil·i·ty (-bl-t) n. pl. a·bil·i·ties 1. The quality of being able to do something, especially the physical, mental, financial, or legal power to accomplish something. 2. A natural or acquired skill or talent. 3. The quality of being suit...

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How so? Because aptitude and ability aren't the same thing. a·bil·i·ty (-bl-t) n. pl. a·bil·i·ties 1. The quality of being able to do something, especially the physical, mental, financial, or legal power to accomplish something. 2. A natural or acquired skill or talent. 3. The quality of being suit...

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That is to say, then, that you feel if a GM wants to say some folks are just better than others at using a class of firearms, changing the WP to reflect individual prowess (that is to say, no longer being +3 aimed/+1 burst and +1 per three levels but now varying by who is using it) is a more viable...

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In this case, though, it's a question of aptitude with the aim of firearms. To my knowledge, Palladium has no means of or interest in determining the role of natural ability in any type of firearm. very true but it seems to me that what she said is that there are no rules at all for aptitude which ...

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That is to say, then, that you feel if a GM wants to say some folks are just better than others at using a class of firearms, changing the WP to reflect individual prowess (that is to say, no longer being +3 aimed/+1 burst and +1 per three levels but now varying by who is using it) is a more viable...

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that is training not natural aptitude, if wp's and occ's were aptitude that would mean i have the wp with out training? so now wp's are inherent?

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ok for the sake of this thread that pp is only for dexterity even though thats not how it is represented in the game ie the bonuses to strike with swords,bows and thrown weapons woud seem to indicate hand eye coordination as well or there would not be a bonus there at all but we won't beat a dead ho...

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ok for the sake of this thread that pp is only for dexterity even though thats not how it is represented in the game ie the bonuses to strike with swords,bows and thrown weapons woud seem to indicate hand eye coordination as well or there would not be a bonus there at all but we won't beat a dead ho...

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I'm not disinclined to try out the half-PP bonus to most modern weapon strike rolls. I'm finding the debate too enlightening to throw my vote on the easy solution, though. Well I think I'll say it again. If you're armed with a gun take your P.P. bonus and apply it to Initiative. The more reflexive ...

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I'm not disinclined to try out the half-PP bonus to most modern weapon strike rolls. I'm finding the debate too enlightening to throw my vote on the easy solution, though. well just an fyi as part of this house rule i also got rid of the negatives to dodge weapons fire except when over a certain ra...

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I'm not disinclined to try out the half-PP bonus to most modern weapon strike rolls. I'm finding the debate too enlightening to throw my vote on the easy solution, though. Well I think I'll say it again. If you're armed with a gun take your P.P. bonus and apply it to Initiative. The more reflexive ...

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I suppose some people do pick up firing a lot faster than others. Yes, perhaps we can come up with a new stat... Call it Ballistic Skill (BS) or something, take (PP+ME+IQ+3D6)/4 = x. This should help us determine if you shoot like Simo Hayha (greatest sniper ever, fought in the Winter War), Gomer, ...

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boy has this debate took off lol. well i will say that from personal experience that natural aptitude does play a role in firing a gun i have seen it in real life and believe it should be represented in the gaming context now perhaps my half of the pp bonus is too high and out weights the training b...

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Not to sound like a broken record or anything, so I'll try to make my point clearer. Training creates the prowess you need; that's why you get bonuses from training. She's right. Training and practice is all you need. I've taught rifle marksmanship to many soldiers, many who have had no firearms ex...

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well i know for a fact that there is some element of natural aptitude to shooting as i stated in my previous post. but i do agree as far as the game system goes it is hard to nail down an attribute from which to derive the bonus. the one i use is mostly just for simplicity. not sure what the best fi...

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the only game i am running right now is a phase world game and i came up with a way to get the characters together which was to give one of them a ship and he was the captain and needed to hire a crew we role played out each interview between him and the other characters and they agreed on their own...

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well as far as this thread goes in my games i have a house rule that adds half your pp bonus to strike to modern wp's. the reason i do this is having been trained to carry a gun and passing the same test required for police officers i know that natural aptitude can play a role in modern firearms. es...

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Ok I rolled a IQ 28, ME 17, MA 5, PS 21, PP 18, PE 21, PB 5 and speed 24... You rolled those stats? I think not. When I am going to GM a very high powered game I allow the players to roll their 3d6 for attributes if they roll higher than 15 I will allow them to roll one more d6, then if they roll a...

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ok question here, it concerns magic tattos in the books it states in the simple and magic weapons tattos " they are limited to those used in hand to hand combat like the axe boomerang,ball and chain,club,mace,warhammer,knife,sword,spear,and bow and arrow" now my question is do you have to ...

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i used to be a locksmith and it would be quite difficult to pick a lock without being able to feel the what position the pins are in. if a psi was using tk to manipulate the picking tools i would give a fairly large penalty to their skill roll such as negitive 30% to 50% for the lack of being able t...

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in the group i am with it depends on the situation but i frequently describe what i am doing to the gm and he comes up with any appropriate negitives (i can sometime come up with some pretty of the wall stuff) i roll and if it works the gm describes the results or how the npc's respond. it should be...

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