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Kalidor

I'm a big fan of the RUE, but don't get anything older than the 3rd printing.

The grey book has sample NPCs in the back though and those are helpful.

Kalidor

Cloning technology that is advanced enough to clone people should be enough to clone only the muscle tissue and other tasty bits without the need for creating sentient life.

Kalidor

You've been in the tainted wilds too long to say such things.

Kalidor

I did read over your post, but given the CS is written as the 'Evil Empire' and likes to spend time finding creative ways to torture and kill non-humans and magic users you simply aren't going to have anyone last for very long in the military chain of command for showing tolerance of magic in any f...

Kalidor

I allow them to pick a vehicle that's appropriate for the skills in piloting they've selected.

Kalidor

What part of the text do you think permits TK controlled objects to fly faster than a person can run?

Why does it have to be faster?

Kalidor

My Rifts book is a second printing, give me a break

I've had it for a while...

But in any case, the class still states what happens so I was agreeing with you Drew in that there's no "Unless you are an elf" clause in there.

Kalidor

1) Naruni stuff is best used as high end adventure loot. And as someone already mentioned, there's the issue of the rarity.

2) I would allow it to stack.

3) Dunno

Kalidor

I don't know where you guys are getting this "in relation to the Earth" stuff from. You can move stuff with your mind! What does 'being planted firmly on the ground" have to do with any of it? I'll answer that for you --- nothing. If I can pick up and move a car (or whatever someone w...

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Mind Melter is a Racial Character Class, as such, it's racial abilities (or penalties) supersede the standard of a given race, as described in he class when talking about what happens to someone's PPE who becomes a Mind Melter. So no, you won't find an entry that says "Except Elves" in par...

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To get everyone on the same page, I'd probably ask that everyone start out as a human and pick only OCCs from the main book. That's not to say you can't get more advanced later on, but you want to be on the same plane when starting out, I'd say. Start off simple -- small towns, think of it being lik...

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Imagine how much easier these discussions would be if the rules would simply be updated to account for situations like this.

"What happens if someone gets shot point blank in the head?"

D20: See Coup De Grace, page XX

Rifts: See 43 page long thread of people arguing over 'common sense'.

Kalidor

This is where the D20 system makes things easier but it works in Rifts too -- I will put them in situations that require them to use non combat skills like Lore or the equivalent of spot or listen checks. If they don't have the skills I just make it a point to let them know that having a guy with kn...

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I was thinking about the Witch OCC, and wondering why does the pact have to be with an evil being? What if the pact was with a good entity? Might be a nice twist to have a selfish character bind himself to a being of light, and be pushed into taking the high road. Are there any canon examples of a ...

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If he's a cyborg working for a demon maybe he should be a Brodkill? Aren't those basically cyborg demons anyway? It's been a while, so I'm not sure so don't drop a flaming bag of poop on my doorstep if I'm wrong or something

Kalidor

I've seen this in the past and it still makes me laugh.

Kalidor

The reason it reminded me of juicers is because I didn't think of it as 'everyone is just standing there waiting for him to do stuff' but rather 'he's so fast, from his point of view everyone is standing there, but from theirs he's moving like lightning'

Kalidor

Guess we have to assume the attacker rolled under an 8

Kalidor

It *might* go a little something like this..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agk2svo7svI

Kalidor

You might want to check out Mutants in Orbit. It's got some neat stuff in there if I recall.
Transdimensional TMNT was cool too, but you'd have to convert it.

Kalidor

Driving a suit of armor probably *isn't* harder than learning magic. That's why the magic user has the drive and motivation to learn more and do more, while the Glitter Boy gets by on his power and isn't required to put as much effort into it. The world is on easy mode for a Glitter Boy, so he's not...

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The different experience tables are a primitive form of Level Adjustment, so it's needed. Also, I always took the "loses one attack" part of being flipped as taking into account getting back up. Since there were never any rules for being prone, it always seemed to me that losing the initia...

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I can't beat them. So I would join them.

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It's a very good point. I like starting at level 1 because the experiences of the adventures the character goes through shapes who they are at level 6. If I were making a level 6 character I might say "Pfff, my guy hates water so he never learned to swim." Which is well and good.. but of a...

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I think Mind Melter is an RCC

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One point twenty one... oh wait.

I have no idea personally. It's not something I'd like to think too much about.

Rifts has enough problems without trying to rationalize it with physics

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The insanity rules have always been available to anyone as an optional trait -- but for Crazies they are mandatory, that's all.

Kalidor

Okay.. I think I just found the Holy Grail of "Rifts Mood Setting Movies" It's called "She" (1982) and it's the craziest post apocalyptic movie you'll ever see. I'll let this guy's review from Netflix sum it up better than I could: m Wow... That one word pretty much sums up this ...

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Neanderthals were close enough to humans that they could interbreed.

Some people even have traces of Neanderthal DNA in them.

Source: http://www.time.com/time/health/article ... 68,00.html

Kalidor

This thread isn't what I thought it was going to be about.

*looks around*

*steps back out of thread*

Kalidor

Would love to get feed back on both youtube and/of here in the forum.

once again I'm not going to listen to people that aren't making any effort to make one themselves

Well then. Good luck, I guess.

Kalidor

The trailer itself is pretty rad (yeah, I said rad) but it is missing one thing... actual rifts..

If you're looking for some Glitter Boy filler, check out the drones in Iron Man 2.

Kalidor

kmspade wrote:Pretty cool except for one thing...

There isn't going to be a Rifts movie. Bruckheimer has been squatting on the script for years. It's never going to happen, and I think most fans have given up hope that it ever will. Same with the MMO RPG or any Rifts video game concept. Pipe dreams all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ_R-G_i ... re=related

Kalidor

I think one of the rifts that cycle through the Devil's Gate is either an alternate or future Earth.

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Presumably if a character has the obligatory physical skill selections that would count as 'proper training'

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TechnoGothic wrote:Someone actually watches CNN anymore ??

Well, I certainly wasn't going to say Fox News

Kalidor

Are we still talking about Rifts inspirational movies or are we just reading Netflix's recommendations page?

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Do we really need to ask why? Or do you guys just not get CNN?

Kalidor

If you watch the old Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Show they tried to address this issue. Buck was from 1987 (The show was made in 1979 tho) and he'd use slang that no one had a clue what he was talking about.

Kalidor

A PC's ley line walker knows all the spells of legend. The group's ley line walker has a Spell of Legend NAMED after him The group's ley line walker INVENTED all the Spells of Legend. One of the players names becomes a power word. Unfortunately the players name is Mike Hunt. /apologies Are you sure...

Kalidor

Rail guns were barely real when the books were originally written, I think.

Then again, energy guns still aren't particularly real so.. I guess I dunno what to think.

Kalidor

Also Ultraviolet for some of the more high tech areas

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultraviolet_%28film%29

Don't forget, Rifts is a post-post apocalypse so there are quite a few high tech places and cities for stories to take place, even if 90% of the planet is untamed.

Kalidor

Kind of a subpar show, but Earth 2 was a pretty good "Tech vs Nature" show, shortlived as it was.

A Boy and his Dog -- old movie but you should check it out if you haven't seen it
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Boy_and_His_Dog

Equilibrium might give you a good Coalition States vibe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equilibrium_(film)

Kalidor

If only there was some sort of guide... for game masters to use that had useful information like this.

Well, maybe someday :\

Kalidor

To me it always seemed like a LOT of numbers, letters and words all thrown onto a piece of paper and sparringly organized for the sake of space or "convenience"

But that's pretty much the books too, when you think about it.

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Anthar wrote:I concur that the best way to time travel is by police call box and bowties are cool.

What about a fez?

Kalidor

Wow. Africa is one of my favorite books.

Our most epic campaign was one that started in Europe and ended in Africa to prevent the horsemen from ever being summoned in a final showdown with Pharaoh Rama Set

Kalidor

The TMNT time travel rules are interesting. As a kid I didn't really understand the implications and didn't really like the system. I wanted Back to the Future style do whatever you want time travel. But in retrospect, it's a neat concept that living beings that go back in time revert to a primal st...

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Satellites are solar powered, being fueled isn't a problem.

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My point is I was just making a joke based on the thread title.

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