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I see Vald-Tegor as managing the population of vampires somewhat like a game warden... he wants to be sure that there are enough predators in the preserve to keep the prey at reasonable levels, but also wants to be sure that there are not too many. So he creates new master vampires only when necessa...

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My general rule is that a mystic can take any type of spell magic, at a level which would be appropriate for a wizard (so, for example, they can get Call Lightning at 6th level like a wizard, not 3rd level like a Warlock).

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How do you write up stats for newly created weapons, armor, and mechs? I benchmark. Take something similar, and see if it needs a new coat of paint (i.e. same stats, new name), or if it needs some tweaking. So, if I want a Bandito Arms Plasma Ejector, I would look at the standard plasma ejector, th...

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Other than mechanics. THe Deluxe version has a decent rules to creating your own race. It also more or less states that humans are the default from which all other race are compared to when creating a new race (in the book, it gives list of what is equivalent to a free edge and beyond). What I'm lo...

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Out of curiosity, what was the baseline used when statting up weapons, power armor, and mechs? For example, in D&D, humans are the base from which all the other races are compared to when being created. I'm pretty sure that they go with a racial base of +4, instead of the standard SWADE base of...

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I've yet to explore the depths of the Fantasy books, leaving me clueless about its balance and intricacies. Have any of you delved into its integration with Rifts? While theoretically, all Palladium games should seamlessly intersect, what's the practicality of merging Palladium Fantasy and Rifts? Y...

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The diabolist can adjust his/her position and radius of the AoE so it affects enemies, but not friends. -Cry "Leroy Jenkins," charge in, and force-activate AoEs. Battle-Diabolist FTW! -Walk to the enemy as if to surrender, then force-activate AoEs. Kinda dishonorable, but viable. -Coordin...

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The diabolist can adjust his/her position and radius of the AoE so it affects enemies, but not friends. -Cry "Leroy Jenkins," charge in, and force-activate AoEs. Battle-Diabolist FTW! -Walk to the enemy as if to surrender, then force-activate AoEs. Kinda dishonorable, but viable. -Coordin...

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I gave metamorphosis some thought already. Women's makeup compact? What about clay? I guess if I think hard enough, I could probably come up with something. What I want help with is identifying spells that are almost impossible to find a focus for. That way I can give it some forethought. I'm new t...

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But in an adventuring, it's a tough ask. Any sudden encounter, puts them well behind the curve. They have to go to where their premade wards are stored, activate the ward, and then hope someone stumbles into one. This is where someone will mention Area of Effect Wards, but I think that the line at ...

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That said, their effects are somewhat limited in scope compared with, say wizards. I sometimes think that summoners and diabolists should have been revamped and possibly combined in 2nd Edition, and written up in such a way that ward/circle knowledge is something to be acquired, rather like wizards...

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Side note, I really don't like how modern media fouls up sword naming. If it's a longsword, it IS a two-handed weapon. Always. A Bastard-sword could be swung with a reasonable degree of effectiveness either one- or two-handed. Same thing with a Katana, though most schools teach the two-handed grip ...

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Mages sing songs; they know the words and can bust out their verse at a moment's notice. Diabolists write poetry; they know the language, but have to carefully put the words together to say what they want to say. Summoners direct plays; they know their budget, they get the necessary props, but it is...

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I'd be inclined to say that it creates a regular (magic) sword that looks like a Psi-Sword, if it's Marks of Heritage.

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I would go with "It is a surprise attack if the attack is a surprise." If you flat-foot smack someone not expecting it, that's a surprise attack whether your fist is involved or not. However, if they're expecting the punch, it's not a surprise attack.

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You might also borrow from Hackmaster: d100+Prowl skill % v. d100+Perception %

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Just to be certain. If someone has psionic or magical immuninity or resistance to heat are they protected against this spell S.D.C. damage wise? Given it is a magic spell I'd presume magic based damage so unless the protection protects against magic I would not think that it would work. When I was ...

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If you're talking an NPC, just give the NPC the magical powers of the OCC you want them to have, and any skills you think are necessary for that.

If someone is playing a Chiang-ku, do about the same, but think about what it will cost them.

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Yeah, paper only, as Kiralon says. You don't actually write any words - they just magically appear. Re Kiralon's other points: The saving throws of 12 and 16 are defined as an incantation or a ritual, so seems clear. Regarding the Alchemist's "typically 13 or 14", I think perhaps an alche...

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First is more a question around Physical Strength (P.S.). When attacking creatures such as Vampires, Werewolves, or any other variety of monster that requires something such as a magic and/or silver sword, etc that when you hit the creature with the required object (say a magic sword) only the weap...

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Almost definitely 40+5, but it's Palladium, so, ya know, go with your gut.

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I have long since decided that bio-systems are bio enough that they don't impact magic or psionics.

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But they can carry an energized AoA ward and force-activate it.

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It would then come down to whether you think that using it in that method is using it as a hand grenade. I think it is, others won't. The truest answer would be roll 1d6, 1-3 no, 4-6 yes. nor can they be inscribed on discs, stones, arrows, weapons or objects and used as hand grenades So as i mentio...

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It does say that the diabolist is the only one that can move them without setting them off so he should be able to throw them or put them on weapons and armour but that doesn't work apparently. PFRPG2, p. 121 "Wards can also be made to exempt a specific person, so he or she can touch and move ...

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What makes you think that you can teleport energized Wards? While I don't know of anything that specifically says YES or NO to the question, teleportation could be considered a disturbance (as you are moving the item) which would set it off normally. Does having an attached permanence ward make one...

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Hey, so I didn't realize I hadn't posted this here: A Savage Worlds version of my Houstown project, expanding on what was on WB13.

https://rpgcrank.blogspot.com/2018/01/r ... stown.html

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My rule of thumb is that it will cover personal armor (including environmental), but it won't cover power armor.

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So, I've had a couple systems that I developed over the years to allow people to develop psychic or magic powers as they leveled; spending skills to gain basic power, or improve in power level through practice. For magic, with some basic knowledge of magic (i.e. Lore: Magic), you can spend more skil...

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The spell says "person" and "character", so literal interpretation does not include animals, despite what some may think about their fur babies. Again, I'd leave it to the GM to decide, but if I were a GM I'd not allow it as how a T-Rex brain works may be very different from a h...

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I'll also note that, even if you can't control someone with Trance, it does put them in standby mode, which is useful in and of itself. I'd also say you could use it with non-verbal communication... you can't tell them to come over here, but you can put a halter on that T-rex and guide him into the ...

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Grazzik wrote: ↑Sat Jan 13, 2024 7:07 pm Dominion? No, because the spell replaces the victim's will and dinos have no will to replace, only instinct, as they are animals.

Belief that animals do not have will is the opinion of someone who has never owned a cat.

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This goes back to the problem of the "Increase Weight" spell. I can increase the weight of a person by 400 pounds, but they get a saving throw. But, since their armor is an object, I can increase the weight of their armor by 400 pounds without a saving throw, and crush their chest with th...

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A lot of Palladium spells and powers need "If used on an unwilling target, they get a saving throw v. spells". In fact, if they don't say that the target doesn't, assume that the target does. Many spells have Saving Throw of "none" or "not applicable", so no ambiguity ...

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Hey Library Ogre, I like where you are going with the example. This is more like it: Sally is literate and has a magic scroll of teleportation. Bob is a Dog Boy and illiterate. Sally reads the teleportation spell but wants to cast it on Bob who willingly goes with it. So? Does Bob teleport to where...

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A lot of Palladium spells and powers need "If used on an unwilling target, they get a saving throw v. spells". In fact, if they don't say that the target doesn't, assume that the target does.

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Let us take two characters. Bob is a wizard who knows Teleport, and Create Magic Scroll. Sally is not a wizard, but she is literate. Bob creates a magic scroll of Teleport, then gives it to Sally. Bob Teleports away. Sally reads the scroll, and she teleports away. When Sally reads the scroll, it is ...

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My two cents: A Dragon never has an OCC, other than Dragon. However, they might, after they grow up, learn different magics associated with other OCCs... a Dragon might learn Stone Magic, but they will be a Dragon who knows Stone Magic, not a Stone Mage. It is a fine hair to split, and I'm not marri...

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Hotrod wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 10:21 am What about throwing? Could "returns when thrown" apply? Also, since Vek asked for cheese,

When Captain Veknironth throws his mighty shield
Do those who chose to oppose his shield must yield?

Absolutely.

I have not watched that video all the way through. It was just the shortest.

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I believe, as summoned creatures, they leave no corpse; you have to get a little bit more creative to have shadow beast body parts.

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taalismn wrote: ↑Fri Dec 22, 2023 10:00 pm
Grazzik wrote: ↑Fri Dec 22, 2023 8:50 am
A pound of flesh?
An arm and a leg?
No skin off their nose... but maybe someone else's?
A chance to pick their brain?

"Have some heart....It's fresh!"

Last Christmas, I gave you my heart
The very next day, you bonded with it, gaining a fraction of my power.

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darthauthor wrote: ↑Wed Dec 20, 2023 8:09 pm Can a Necromancer use an Altara woman's skull to gain her sensory abilities?

Yeah, I'd be cool with that.

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Generally, I go with magic items being relatively immune to mundane wear and tear. They can be broken... grab the amulet chain and yank and it can break... but they won't usually fall apart during normal use. I'm figuring you do this because of the inherent hassle in determining such things and you...

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They do not NEED tracking; they can track by smell. However, if they have the skill tracking, it means they can also track by sign... so they might lose the scent, but they can find the sign. Or they lose the sign and keep the scent. There may be places where one or the other doesn't work well... yo...

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Generally, I go with magic items being relatively immune to mundane wear and tear. They can be broken... grab the amulet chain and yank and it can break... but they won't usually fall apart during normal use.

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Starting a campaign and one of my pc wants to be a shifter. Has anyone made or come up with a good way for rolling for his minions. Have all the books so trying to figure out a way to be able to randomly roll for where his portal is opening to and then what creature comes out. One suggestion I woul...

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Well, regarding Area of Effect Wards. Once you create on and it goes off, is it a one time thing or does the ward effect linger in the area? There is nothing in the book I see either way. It seems like being a one time effect really negates the point of the ward. It's just a ward that will affect s...

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I mean, they could educate themselves, but the CS specifically forbids education, and what education they allow is mostly propaganda.

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I would say that Dog Boys do not generally sense Chi, nor the use of Chi powers, but I would have it show on See Aura as part of the health of the subject. My perception of Chi is that is the physical aspect of PPE, as opposed to ISP being the mental aspect. Both are a refinement of Potential Psychi...

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Also, my previous point stands, how can the CS determine that ANY GIVEN CREATURE is "native"? I mean, they literally made several slave races. They took DNA from native creatures and custom-built slave races, who they then control the production and reproduction of. "We can't tell if...

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