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.
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- Sun Jul 24, 2011 6:43 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Ultimate edition vs good ol' grey book
- Replies: 7
- Views: 451
- Sun Jul 24, 2011 6:42 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Morality/Alignment question
- Replies: 13
- Views: 603
Re: Morality/Alignment question
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.
- Thu Apr 21, 2011 7:37 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: CS Rifts Magic Scientists
- Replies: 33
- Views: 1494
Re: CS Rifts Magic Scientists
You've been in the tainted wilds too long to say such things.
- Thu Apr 21, 2011 7:33 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: CS Rifts Magic Scientists
- Replies: 33
- Views: 1494
Re: CS Rifts Magic Scientists
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...
- Wed Apr 20, 2011 9:35 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Starting vehicles?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 618
Re: Starting vehicles?
I allow them to pick a vehicle that's appropriate for the skills in piloting they've selected.
- Tue Apr 05, 2011 2:58 am
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Telekinetic... Flight?!?
- Replies: 73
- Views: 31979
Re: Telekinetic... Flight?!?
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?
- Mon Apr 04, 2011 1:36 am
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Elf Mind Melter ?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1416
Re: Elf Mind Melter ?
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.
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.
- Sun Apr 03, 2011 8:04 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Combat Cyborg O.C.C. and the Naruni Force Fields
- Replies: 29
- Views: 2916
Re: Combat Cyborg O.C.C. and the Naruni Force Fields
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
2) I would allow it to stack.
3) Dunno
- Sun Apr 03, 2011 8:02 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Telekinetic... Flight?!?
- Replies: 73
- Views: 31979
Re: Telekinetic... Flight?!?
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...
- Sun Apr 03, 2011 7:56 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Elf Mind Melter ?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1416
Re: Elf Mind Melter ?
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...
- Sat Apr 02, 2011 1:53 am
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Tips on New GM running Rifts
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1149
Re: Tips on New GM running Rifts
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...
- Tue Mar 29, 2011 1:42 am
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Head Shots
- Replies: 72
- Views: 3355
Re: Head Shots
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'.
"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'.
- Mon Dec 27, 2010 3:19 am
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: How to encourage roleplaying
- Replies: 16
- Views: 804
Re: How to encourage roleplaying
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...
- Mon Dec 27, 2010 3:14 am
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: A Good Witch
- Replies: 65
- Views: 3529
Re: A Good Witch
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 ...
- Sun Nov 21, 2010 2:17 am
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Cool Cyborg
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1697
Re: Cool Cyborg
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
- Mon Oct 11, 2010 12:40 am
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Are we the baddies? (Funny youtube video)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 502
Re: Are we the baddies? (Funny youtube video)
I've seen this in the past and it still makes me laugh.
- Fri Oct 01, 2010 2:02 am
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: What would happen if a juicer tried to infiltrate Chi-Town?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1019
Re: What would happen if a juicer tried to infiltrate Chi-Town?
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'
- Mon Sep 27, 2010 6:48 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: What would happen if a juicer tried to infiltrate Chi-Town?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1019
Re: What would happen if a juicer tried to infiltrate Chi-Town?
Guess we have to assume the attacker rolled under an 8
- Mon Sep 27, 2010 5:43 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: What would happen if a juicer tried to infiltrate Chi-Town?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1019
- Sun Sep 26, 2010 3:19 am
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Suggestion: A Rifts Mutants Book
- Replies: 10
- Views: 583
Re: Suggestion: A Rifts Mutants Book
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.
Transdimensional TMNT was cool too, but you'd have to convert it.
- Tue Sep 21, 2010 1:35 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: What's the point?
- Replies: 101
- Views: 3970
Re: What's the point?
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...
- Sat Sep 18, 2010 2:25 am
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: What's the point?
- Replies: 101
- Views: 3970
Re: What's the point?
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...
- Sun Sep 12, 2010 6:20 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: How would YOU .. beat the CS military ?
- Replies: 119
- Views: 5407
Re: How would YOU .. beat the CS military ?
I can't beat them. So I would join them.
- Sun Sep 12, 2010 3:45 am
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: What's the point?
- Replies: 101
- Views: 3970
Re: What's the point?
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...
- Sat Sep 11, 2010 11:11 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Cyber-Knight changing OCCs - is it possible?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 618
Re: Cyber-Knight changing OCCs - is it possible?
I think Mind Melter is an RCC
- Sat Sep 11, 2010 6:40 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Power Requierments
- Replies: 2
- Views: 274
Re: Power Requierments
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
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
- Sat Sep 11, 2010 5:45 am
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Non-crazy insane characters?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 365
Re: Non-crazy insane characters?
The insanity rules have always been available to anyone as an optional trait -- but for Crazies they are mandatory, that's all.
- Fri Sep 10, 2010 3:39 am
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Movies to set the Mood in Rifts
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2949
Re: Movies to set the Mood in Rifts
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 ...
- Thu Sep 09, 2010 11:41 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Genetically close to Humans.
- Replies: 22
- Views: 949
Re: Genetically close to Humans.
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
Some people even have traces of Neanderthal DNA in them.
Source: http://www.time.com/time/health/article ... 68,00.html
- Thu Sep 09, 2010 11:37 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Cyberjacking?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 777
Re: Cyberjacking?
This thread isn't what I thought it was going to be about.
*looks around*
*steps back out of thread*
*looks around*
*steps back out of thread*
- Wed Sep 08, 2010 11:45 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: NEW RIFTS FAN TRAILER!!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1517
Re: NEW RIFTS FAN TRAILER!!
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.
- Wed Sep 08, 2010 7:44 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: NEW RIFTS FAN TRAILER!!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1517
Re: NEW RIFTS FAN TRAILER!!
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.
If you're looking for some Glitter Boy filler, check out the drones in Iron Man 2.
- Wed Sep 08, 2010 7:43 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: NEW RIFTS FAN TRAILER!!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1517
Re: NEW RIFTS FAN TRAILER!!
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
- Sat Sep 04, 2010 4:10 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: the same yet different. Rifts Dimension book Earth
- Replies: 44
- Views: 1876
Re: the same yet different. Rifts Dimension book Earth
I think one of the rifts that cycle through the Devil's Gate is either an alternate or future Earth.
- Sat Sep 04, 2010 3:50 am
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: How far can a person or horse walk?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2083
Re: How far can a person or horse walk?
Presumably if a character has the obligatory physical skill selections that would count as 'proper training'
- Thu Sep 02, 2010 4:50 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Thoughts on an Rifts Africa campaign?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2411
Re: Thoughts on an Rifts Africa campaign?
TechnoGothic wrote:Someone actually watches CNN anymore ??
Well, I certainly wasn't going to say Fox News
- Wed Sep 01, 2010 9:40 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Movies to set the Mood in Rifts
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2949
Re: Movies to set the Mood in Rifts
Are we still talking about Rifts inspirational movies or are we just reading Netflix's recommendations page?
- Wed Sep 01, 2010 9:38 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Thoughts on an Rifts Africa campaign?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2411
Re: Thoughts on an Rifts Africa campaign?
Do we really need to ask why? Or do you guys just not get CNN?
- Tue Aug 31, 2010 7:27 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Pre-rifts languages
- Replies: 2
- Views: 271
Re: Pre-rifts languages
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.
- Tue Aug 31, 2010 3:54 am
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Rifts Humor
- Replies: 67
- Views: 4925
Re: Rifts Humor
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...
- Mon Aug 30, 2010 11:23 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Is it me or is there something seriously wrong with railguns
- Replies: 45
- Views: 1722
Re: Is it me or is there something seriously wrong with railguns
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.
Then again, energy guns still aren't particularly real so.. I guess I dunno what to think.
- Mon Aug 30, 2010 10:58 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Movies to set the Mood in Rifts
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2949
Re: Movies to set the Mood in Rifts
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.
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.
- Mon Aug 30, 2010 10:42 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Movies to set the Mood in Rifts
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2949
Re: Movies to set the Mood in Rifts
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)
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)
- Mon Aug 30, 2010 3:38 am
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: How far can a person or horse walk?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2083
Re: How far can a person or horse walk?
If only there was some sort of guide... for game masters to use that had useful information like this.
Well, maybe someday :\
Well, maybe someday :\
- Sun Aug 29, 2010 6:44 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: About character creation...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 381
Re: About character creation...
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.
- Sun Aug 29, 2010 6:43 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Can rifts be to the past?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1369
Re: Can rifts be to the past?
Anthar wrote:I concur that the best way to time travel is by police call box and bowties are cool.
What about a fez?
- Sun Aug 29, 2010 2:41 am
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Thoughts on an Rifts Africa campaign?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2411
Re: Thoughts on an Rifts Africa campaign?
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
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
- Sun Aug 29, 2010 2:37 am
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Can rifts be to the past?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1369
Re: Can rifts be to the past?
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...
- Tue Aug 10, 2010 11:22 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: You know what I've never bought?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 519
Re: You know what I've never bought?
Satellites are solar powered, being fueled isn't a problem.
- Tue Aug 10, 2010 1:16 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: The Gods Be Damned!
- Replies: 36
- Views: 1974
Re: The Gods Be Damned!
My point is I was just making a joke based on the thread title.