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I think you got it backwards. I know it's popular for the "gods are creations of mortals" but [unless they changed something in books like Dragons & gods] that is not the case in Palladium. Most of them are explicitly dimensional travelers or Creations of Alien Intelligences, and even those that ...

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We decided that the Combat Technowizard from the Rifter 2 was eligible for the Sharpshooter skill. So I started out using that combined with the TK Sniper Rifle. 4d6 many not be the greatest damage, and we were going to be working on "magic bullets" we really didn't get that far.

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I recall that when you were posting it. It was the same time that I was playing in Dhakael's game as well as running my Chaos of the 4 Galaxies game. I really enjoyed it. Whatever happened to that game?

Well it kind of just ended at that point. A few years back I tried to rekindle it, but by ...

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Here's a story from a long time ago. It was a phaseworld game. We had 2 crazies in the group. My NPC was a psynetic crazy, his main deal was the brain programing, he had all sorts of 3 galaxies knowledge in his head but didn't know ...

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The Rifter 49 also has some alternate views on vampires that might inspire.

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This might be similar to what you're thinking. Once upon a time I was looking at "powers" that could be mistaken for skills.
The number of asterisks next to the power represents how plausible it is. The more asterisks the more likely I would be to allow it.

*****Battle Rage: None of the bonuses ...

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There is also the fact that the next time they use PPE/ISP might not be the next day. Often time Sessions/Adventures can be days or weeks apart.

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Page 33 of World Book 11 has CS specific slang terms

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Not standard equipment, but note to self.

Requisition thermal optics for dealing with Invisibility Simple
Back up C5 Pump Pistol for Impervious to Energy

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The way I explain it to my players is that being a magic user is like being a martial artist. When it's time to go to war you get a rifle like everyone else.

Ultimately you are correct. You're never really going to match the DPS with tech so my advice is don't try.

When looking at the list of ...

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7: RUNNING AN EMPIRE!

OH GUYS! I DID IT! FINALLY DID IT! I FINALLY CAME UP WITH THE TRUE ULTIMATE MEGA CAMPAIGN!

RUNNING AN EMPIRE! GUYS! I DID IT! I BEAT THE GAME I BEAT RIFTS! I MADE THE ULTIMATE CAMPAIGN!

running an empire is as follows.

Incriptus's day dream campaign was the player ...

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Traditionally it is 3d6 re-rolling 1's and 2's
if you don't like the results, start over and continue to roll until you get a decent* array of attributes.
Generally speaking decent means that you have 2 extraordinary attributes

Alternatively, for humans, you can use the Incriptus Default Array ...

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"If Hell invaded the Coalition I would make at least a favourable reference to the Prosek in the House of Commons" to twist around a quote.

Anyways the Coalition is clearly "Bad Guys". The Emperor's alignment is Diabolic. The rest of the high command is Aberrant at best. It says in the War ...

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It of course depends on the composition of your party. A group of 3 street rats in a black market campaign probably has a different big bad end guy than a group of 7 demigods.

However from your examples, yeah an Adult (Great horned for example) Dragon is great. Some of the tools for a BBEG is the ...

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You may be thinking of "Heroes of the Megaverse"
It's filed under Rifts Dimension books.

It has Insect Powers: Stingers; Beetles; or Wingless

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Stuff like APS Smoke or Mist, or Invulnerability are of course awesome powers to have in any setting. However tangentially the topic got me thinking of powers that are more useful on Rifts Earth than they would be on HU Earth.

Well after the review it turns out that my first instinct is energy ...

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Korut aka Rex is a runaway from Atlantis. His native world was one with Dinosaurs, and he was a Dinosaur hunter before being captured and forced into slavery. He worked the Dinosaur Swamp before he was freed during a confrontation with local mercenaries. You'll notice some skills with an * next to ...

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Session 2: A fight and a raid on the fire station

So we begin session 2 in the camp. One of the members has been found brutally beaten. The lack of morale and internal security has seen the formation of gangs and cliques inside the camp. Both the victim and possible bystanders have been intimidated ...

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This is before any of the characters have assigned themselves a post.

A: Food & Water - Rank 2: Immediate Food & Water security, Beginnings of agriculture and water capture
B: Shelter - Rank 1: Trailer homes turned into basically mass sleeping areas. Survivors only have the clothes on their backs ...

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Where we are now: The group is in the eastern outskirts of Enumclaw. To their east is the woodline and the cascades. To the west is Enumclaw proper, roughly 10,000 - 12,000 people. To the north is the Black Diamond then Maple Valley area 25,000 to 30,000 between the two. The south is mostly forest ...

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So real life did a great job of delaying my game. That said we have had a few successful sessions, but I hadn't felt compelled to share for a while. So what you'll get now is the quick and dirty updates.

Session 0.2:

The player characters go to investigate the plantation where they discover ...

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"A physical strength of 50 is the absolute P.S. limit for humanoids not of a supernatural nature."

The above statement is from the Attributes above 30 section [around page 25] of the original conversion book
However the line is not included in the Rifts Ultimate Edition

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Yeah the N&SS characters often have an absurd number of skills. I didn't necessarily go for the max but I have an Operative Agent with 64 skills, and I kept my Martial Arts.

Bodyguard/Assassin
Deep Cover
Electronic Warfare
Computer Hacking
Lock Smith & Security System
Helicopter Aviation

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The Bodyguard: One of De Sang's right hand men is the executioner. He was ogre previously residing at the Tree of Darkness. His OCC would be the Gladiator class from Mercenary Adventures. He wields an Executioner's Blade and a Mantle of Power [Re-Fashioned to look like a traditional executioners ...

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Robert de Sang

True Name: Robert de Sang
Alignment: Anarchist
Hit Points: 56
SDC: 35
P.P.E: 141
I.S.P: 58 [Minor psychic]
Age: 39
Size: 5 feet, 11 inches, 150 lbs
Horror Factor/Reputation: 9
Attributes: I.Q.:18, M.E.: 19, M.A.: 21, P.S.; 11, P.P.: 13, P.E.: 21, P.B.: 15, Spd: 15
Appearance: Robert ...

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I was inspired to share [and expand] upon an idea that I had for one of my games. It all started when someone asked about poisons. One of the best ones I found was Nightshade in England. So I wrote this up this morning. I'm working on a few NPCs as well

Blood Druids of the Magic Zone

The Blood ...

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I'd say South America 2, Australia, Free Quebec, China 1 & 2, Madhaven, and Lemuria haven't clicked for me. I think it's "Rifts ass end of the world you'll never visit book" issues combined with just a lack of connection to the geography (in the case of Madhaven and Quebec)

In defense of England ...

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So I took some time off from messing with the game; but I popped back to a previous save and had the same issue happen. However on a lark I decided to get into a different encounter on a different map, then return to the proper mission ... and it let me continue the game this time. So while I still ...

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I've been playing the game for a while
I'm level 7 pretty enjoyable
And I'm on the road to Old Bones
But I've hit an insurmountable glitch
This fellow named Golzer is supposed to follow me but he won't
I'm not sure if it's a glitch in the emulator or the game itself.

A) anyone have 15 year old ...

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Background info for the BTS portion of the game
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Walkers of the Twilight Road:

The walkers represent a loose fraternity of those who are in the know about the supernatural threats that walk the Earth. The two main tenants of the group are 1: The supernatural are real and we must defend ...

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Session 0.1 was Friday

It starts with an email from the Walker's headquarters. There is a missing persons case in Louisiana. There are three set of attachments. The first one is the social media presence of one of the 4 missing peoples. A young African American woman, likely of mixed race, is that ...

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For generic characters with superpowers you're either an Experiment or a Mutant.
I'll let them choose from the listed options with the exception of the "best" one.
1M 3m
4m
2M 1m
1M 2m
5m
2M
1M 1d4+1m Psi
2m 2S Psi
3M or 6m

We start by eliminating 3M or 6m because that is the best roll.
We then ...

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I'm fond of the Psi-Nullifier.
The inability to be detected my magic or psionic means is really helpful
Once you get in a few levels and grab some of the telemechanics for bypassing tech
Then you just have to worry about good old fashion line of sight

If you want to play dirty the Astral ...

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Just sent the intro to my crew

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So, I think my inspiration gland is starting to work again and I've got an idea for our next game. It will be Palladium Modern. It will be Dead Reign with a twist, before Z-Day, it was a Beyond the Supernatural setting. As such your characters will be highly ...

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PU1 Power Touch

I've got a character named Mr. Miraculous (Mystically Bestowed; Power Touch, Ex. PE, Wingless Flight)
With 30 PE he has 1500 power points
Power Touch allows you to heal 2 SDC for ever 3 power points.
So if he doesn't use his power points for anything else that is 1000 SDC.

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Reinforcements and lying

Ideally you send in the Pawns first. They will tell you what mechanics you need to upgrade for the Bishops, Rooks and Knights. If your pawns were hitting alright but not doing enough damage; you're next guys will do more damage. Plus narratively it'll let the players know ...

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In the MCU, it is Tony Stark bankrolling the Avengers. In the comics, it was Wasp. I think at one point the comic books said that the Avengers earned a thousand dollars a day, but I think I remember that from twenty years ago.

it was 1000 a week for active members and 100 a week for reserve ...

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So we start with this gem from the original conversion book

"Mutant Animals indigenous to Rifts

Step 3: Cause of Mutation & O.C.C.: As follows.
Roll percentile dice for random determination or select one.

91-00 Lone Star Super-Soldier Experiment.
Can be any animal type. Escaped and wanted for ...

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No one sees globe of daylight as a life give, at least I haven't heard of TW globe of daylight gro lamps, and yet they keep vampires at bay.

The magic spell, Globe of daylight, does create true daylight, but it is NOT powerful enough to destroy a vampire. However the magic globe of light is ...

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Perhaps, if the star in question has natural (sentient?) life on one of it's planets, and those beings see that star as a life giving force, then the light from that star affects vampires.
So, vampires go to...random planet and there are natural/sentient life forms there that have a mostly ...

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I start with Vampires being supernatural beings, so any science or physics about the sun is summarily ignored, it's all about the metaphysics. Vampires are harmed by the life giving power of the sun. Reflected sun light from the moon isn't associated with life giving powers so it does nothing. Those ...

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The primary concern is the theme of the campaign and the nature of the other characters. As for a more concrete piece of advice, make sure they're not playing an inferior version of an existing player character. A good example of that is if the team already has a Mega-Juicer it's probably in the ...

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Deemphasize both technowizardy and rune magic as to "go-to" for magic items.

Allow for more "traditional/fantasy" magic items to be more common [not just a handful of sticks in England] and take the place of about 1/2 of the technowizardy.

When it comes to Rune Weapons ... I don't want them to ...

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And more Dwarves

Dimension Book 5: Dwarven Guildmasters
[most likely descendants of those Asgardian Dwarves per the text]

Conversion Book 1: Lizard Mages

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England's Herbalist describes

Belladonna
2d6*10 damage
Paralysis for 2d6 minutes
Sick for 3d6 or 4d6 hours
It can be magicked up to 2d4*10 MD

Fox Glove
2d4*10 damage
Convulsions for 1d6 minutes

Jimsonweed
2d4*10 damage
Paralysis ...

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In a more megaversal game there are additional options. I want to say one or two psionics in other settings convert to MDC in Rifts, and Nightbane have a couple of relevant talents. Superpowers handle sympathetic-style healing well, provided the healer has some form of regeneration. If using Rifts ...

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One option I want is for my Training Unlimited character to be better at his area of expertise than a character that "rolled" a PHD or Military Specialist. Not just better but explicitly and fundamentally better. Comparing someone PHD to a hardware should be like comparing someone who took Hand to ...

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I once had a non-combat encounter with faeries. The faeries had the information that the PC's were after, however they would only share the information if they would join them for a drink. This lead to the infamous "Dog Burgundy" incident. One of the players was a feral dog boy and he had the ...

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Firstly I'm not 100% sure I believe the premise. I know I've not played in a overtly high powered game in any of the palladium open houses, but I have played in several low powered "sidekick" style games, and moderate powered "augmented human" style games.

However, If I were a betting man I'd say ...

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Another thought is that when it comes to keeping up with the Cosmo-Knight is to make sure you can keep up.
It shouldn't be too difficult to get a gravpack in a phaseworld game (even then you're 200 mph to their Mach [Level]), but you want to make sure that your character isn't too attached to the ...

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