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Lockpicking Lawyer is legit. Deviant Ollam has great entry stuff as well and explains the difference between picking locks with picks and using bypass tools (such as the screwdriver-like tool). A lot of what locksmiths do is apparently bypassing parts of the lock and exploiting weaknesses. I would j...

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Skimming through the Revised Conversion Book real quick, looks like the part I remembered about Psionics and Super Powers referred to natives of Rifts Earth and possibility of Super Powers. As far as conversions from one to the other, there are no rules or guidelines except as they relate to specifi...

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He made an observation (correct or incorrect) and asked a question based on that observation. Nothing in the comment comes across as "ℨ!✝︎©hing." Ryokoryu, if you are using the original Conversion Book, it looks like the conversion for Psionics may have changed. Would have to look later, b...

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I have worked plenty of cardiac arrests outlined in this power where we were able to get them “alive” (pulses/spontaneous circulation) back to a hospital. Would never go so far as to call it “resurrection.” This sounds like psychic paramedicine and seems (imho) to sit fine as a healing power. Withou...

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I wasn’t sure how I felt one way or the other on the “bowl” description before your comment but the example of a pile of coins puts it into perspective. If they used it to grab some coins, I probably wouldn’t even give it a second thought. But yeah, technically a psychic can only concentrate on “one...

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Would you allow TK to “excavate” mud or otherwise remove it like a TK bucket? Let’s say a character or object was sucked into a sinkhole and needed rescuing. Technically you only have visual on the surface and mud isn’t very cohesive.

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I didn’t especially love them in the Star Wars novels, but I could see stealing some ideas from the Yuuzhan Vong (sp?) for this.

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Also, if you guys want to compare this show to something else, what this show REALLY reminds me of is Heavy Metal. Not the movie so much, but the actual magazine. I read somewhere that the showrunners came around to the idea for the show after initially thinking about doing a Heavy Metal series. Th...

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I have always liked that the Palladium system allows for the trope of the novice spellcaster who can learn a spell that is well beyond his ability to control, unleash it, and then have to deal with any consequences.

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I have to wonder if a spell that did this would be more powerful than one made to just sever/block the link or power maintaining the undead state. Temporarily or not. Interesting thought experiment. Depending how it is done, returning the thing to life, even temporarily, seems like pretty powerful m...

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My ballpark from Rifts: Houstown was 50-100 credits per ISP or PPE necessary for the spell or power. For something like Magic Pigeon, which doesn't really require anything additional from the caster, I'd call that fair. Wow. Great stuff with the Houstown link, Mark. I am starting our Rifts campaign...

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Partial borgs do not have A.R. unless they posses cyber armor (RMB. and Bionics SB), and even then it applies to the torso predominantly. In Rifts (and Palladium in general, I believe), all attacks are assumed to be against the main body unless a called shot is made or there are other extenuating ci...

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The two classes to impact me flipping through the RMB the first time I saw it (along with Vamp Kingdoms) were the Psi-Stalker and CK. I am firmly on the side of team CK on this and have always had a thing for paladin-types. Zen combat put me off just a little and I prefer the originals but either ve...

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AED? my acronym database just pulled 'huh?' in response... Automated External Defibrillator Interesting. I can see the problem then. Palladium's tech concepts are based on 1980's tech... if even that. Honestly with the technology needed to make bionics work it should be rather easy to rig up. My th...

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Thanks. Maybe now that RUE is on sale, I should buy a newer printing.

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Has there ever been any more official clarification on this spell as far as RUE is concerned? In the first print run (which is what I have), superior specifically states it is terminated if you enter combat. Inferior states specifically that neither inferior or superior is terminated.

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Like everything else, the GM just has to make the call. We have always used it as coming from the sky, assuming it was just a carryover from that other fantasy game that had the spell originally.

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First off not all single shots were Aimed shots Pre-RUE. You still had to call that you were making an Aimed shot. It just didn't take an extra action to make a single shot into an Aimed Shot. Aimed shot, or called shot? There could be specific circumstances (like shooting wild), but I think single...

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On a first look the Cal Lightning spell is more powerful than Fire Ball spell. On a second look Call Lightning is more powerful after level 5 and fire ball has the same power starting at level 1. Some creatures are vulnerable to fire. Then it depends on style and personal outlook of the character. ...

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I agree with Prysus' interpretation, that it kicks in with combat. I have always felt it was that gut check when you go to engage it within the general area of its presence. Rule of thumb for me would be to ask, is it an immediate (or possible) threat and/or aware of the character? Horror Factor has...

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Axelmania wrote:Aside from the cute city rat, you have to love that mysterious color-art of the androgynous Psi-Stalker.

Yeah. The one with the recessive-gene giving her caucasian skin tone everywhere but her head.

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I believe the required 12 to hit for a called shot has been removed as of RUE, at least I can no longer find it. I do know that called shots now require 2 actions and aimed, called shots require 3. In my games, shooting targets behind cover requires a called shot for partial cover and a clear line ...

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Yeah, that's the one. I knew something was bothering me about that pic, but couldn't figure out what it was once I had one way of looking at it stuck in my head. Kinda like those "is it a vase or two faces" pictures.

Many thanks.

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Our group is mostly using the RMB and GMG plus some house rules for our ranged combat. I used to just give penalties for firing at targets behind cover, based on the size of the visible profile. Now I am considering giving the cover an "armor rating" which would work similar to the 12 need...

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Silly question in reference to the picture on pg 99 by KS. Is that its tail behind the dragon's head? I have had this book since the early 90s and always assumed it was some sort of cowl/hood/collar, haha. I guess because the end of the tail doesn't have the ridges, and this part looks like it is co...

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5 phases works for us because it makes movement easy. Movement per phase is equal to Speed in meters. Our other hiuse rule is that if movement is greater than 1/2 P.P., the strike roll is at -2, and if it is greater than P.P., the attack is then -6 (wild).

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For simple shield house rules, I like Trollsmyth's basic D&D house rule. You can sacrifice your shield against any attack to have it absorb the blow. When you do this, it shatters. Might require some tweaking for palladium fantasy, but is a cool rule to start with.

http://trollsmyth.blogspot.com/2008/05/ ... tered.html

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I have found plenty of good Rifts-feel art, but can't say I have seen much fan art.

Favorite book art - probably Perez's line walker half-page piece in the back of the FoM worldbook. That pic always makes me want to run a magic-user.

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I didn't see a "any character who steps on the toes of my pet NPC" option ;D We usually stick to the main book in power level. I am otherwise flexible as long as it is plausible. There is generally a "no team-killing clause" as well. Although I find those sort of things tend to w...

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Which is basically what we do. Having HP become MDC in our campaign doesnt really do anything by our rules. Technically, even MDC creatures have HP the way we play. Some of the guys thought it was basically a nerf to the stalker ability when we started with our damage rules. I am actually not a fan ...

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Another long post. Hopefully it is amusing, or at least gives somebody an idea or two. The last campaign started with a cyber-knight, burster, dogboy (doberman?), former CS zapper, and Atlantean line walker. They were all mercenaries private contracting their services out to larger organizations (La...

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I don't get on here often, but I decided I would post something and contribute. This may not be for everybody and there is some inherent power-creep. But I know there have been posts in the past on the (real?) danger of Psi-Stalkers. Our group has been using these rules and we like them. Energy Vamp...

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I agree with it making aimed shots more enticing.

Just noticed where some of the bonuses are unspecified, so that works.

Thanks.

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With R:UE, what are your oppinions on requiring the Aimed Shot action to receive the aimed shot bonuses provided by some weapons (notably, the Wilk's line). I think most would agree that even a standard main body shot is done by aiming down the sights, unless it is wild. I think I prefer the R:UE ru...

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There was a two-part adventure for Tolkeen: Aftermath in The Riftsr. Don't recall the issue numbers, but I believe one had the cover art from Rifts Africa and thr other had an armored angel with a flaming aword (possibly in front of a stained glass window) on it. I ran most of it before we got away ...

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Vyur Kly, Hero of Eagle Peak (original SB1: VK) started my love of Psi-Stalkers. The Confessor was an instant favorite when I read the Wormwood comic, and then saw the full page portrait. He is all business and just looks Metal. The dude wields a cleaver, come on!

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FYI: m 18. If you were an Apok from wormwood would the mask survive off of wormwood? Could you be an Apok on earth or anywhere else in Megaverse with the mask? Answer: Yes to both questions. The Apoks mask is the only wormwood symbiote that can survive away from Wormwood because it is linked to the ...

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All things have auras, correct? I am going by recall here and dont have a book in front of me, and would also point out I might be getting auras in Rifts mixed up with other games like Shadowrun. This being the case, in my game I would probably rule that while the See Aura power is activated, the ps...

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We have been doing this for a while too. I use 5 phases of 3 seconds. I went with this because it makes speed conversion easier. Each phase a character can move their speed in yards.

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"I like to keep this handy for close encounters."
-Cpl Hicks

I get that line in my head anytime I read about shottys.

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Many thanks. Just what I was looking for.

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Need some clarification on rules as written. Without getting into the whole gray area of borrowing attacks from later rounds, a dodge uses one action per attack dodged and not one action allows you to dodge all attacks until yoru next action, correct?

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Uteni, the blue d-bees that look like more traditional aliens and have limited shape-shifting, are stat'd out in Mercenaries under Trader Joe Naruni's entry as well.

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Not at home so this could be wrong, but I believe there are stats under Trader Joe's (?) entry in Mercenaries and then there are stats for True Naruni in Phase World. Not 100% though.

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The Ley Line Walker, wearing an amulet he acquired in the first adventure that had apparently banished a demon by some unknown mechanism, is using his newly acquired rune dagger that he is positive steals PPE from his victims. Line Walker to the GM: What exactly dooo you mean by "You don't rece...

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Gamer wrote:Doc Rodriguez 'Roddy' Heston and 'Shakes'.

Def like Shakes. A crazy who loves using explosives and has no skill in them is pretty awsome. And he has that sweet sweet bowler.

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Every GM I've ever played with allowed wormwood symbiotes to leave wormwood. One required the player to "feed" the symbiote some amount of PPE every day, but the others didn't even require that since the symbiotes add flavor to the group and are considerably less powerful than symbiotes f...

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Had to comeback and mention the Apok. The Confessor just *looks* beast. Which gives me an idea for a new thread... I really liked the apok but given the stated rules of the symbiot things only work on wormwood I just cannot take any of the wormwood stuff to seriously as its not really transportable...

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Did a search and didn't see this one, though it sounds kinda familiar. Of course there are so many "favorite" lists. Anyway... Have to go with Vyur Kly and The Confessor. Vyur because up until I read VK (original), CK's were my favorite class. I was all excited to read up on this Raoul Laz...

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Had to comeback and mention the Apok. The Confessor just *looks* beast. Which gives me an idea for a new thread...

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