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- Thu Aug 10, 2023 7:35 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Do You Use the PPE/ISP recovery rules?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1478
Re: Do You Use the PPE/ISP recovery rules?
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.
- Wed Apr 19, 2023 6:58 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Rifts Slang?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 581
Re: Rifts Slang?
Page 33 of World Book 11 has CS specific slang terms
- Thu Apr 13, 2023 12:46 am
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Magic weak, tech is better
- Replies: 53
- Views: 5403
Re: Magic weak, tech is better
Not standard equipment, but note to self.
Requisition thermal optics for dealing with Invisibility Simple
Back up C5 Pump Pistol for Impervious to Energy
Requisition thermal optics for dealing with Invisibility Simple
Back up C5 Pump Pistol for Impervious to Energy
- Sat Apr 08, 2023 1:45 am
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Magic weak, tech is better
- Replies: 53
- Views: 5403
Re: Magic weak, tech is better
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 spells...
- Thu Dec 01, 2022 1:22 am
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: YET ANOTHER SHORTYLICKENS CAMPAIGN WORKBOOK! Business!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2267
Re: YET ANOTHER SHORTYLICKENS CAMPAIGN WORKBOOK! Business!
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 characters s...
- Sun Nov 27, 2022 2:17 am
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: How do most people determine attributes?
- Replies: 104
- Views: 9665
Re: How do most people determine attributes?
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 Defau...
- Thu Nov 03, 2022 8:22 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Are the Coalition the "Good Guys"?
- Replies: 78
- Views: 17468
Re: Are the Coalition the "Good Guys"?
"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 ...
Re: BBEG...
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 ab...
- Wed Sep 14, 2022 12:27 am
- Forum: Heroes Unlimited™
- Topic: Insect powers?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2417
Re: Insect powers?
You may be thinking of "Heroes of the Megaverse"
It's filed under Rifts Dimension books.
It has Insect Powers: Stingers; Beetles; or Wingless
It's filed under Rifts Dimension books.
It has Insect Powers: Stingers; Beetles; or Wingless
- Sun Aug 21, 2022 1:51 am
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Most useful superpower on Rifts Earth?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1684
Re: Most useful superpower on Rifts Earth?
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 defen...
- Sun Apr 24, 2022 1:10 am
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Anybody ever play an Ogre T-man?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3093
Re: Anybody ever play an Ogre T-man?
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 i...
- Sun Apr 03, 2022 11:30 pm
- Forum: Dead Reign™
- Topic: Beyond the dead of Night - Update Session 2
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9781
Re: Dead Reign game: Beyond the dead of Night - Update Sessi
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 ...
- Mon Mar 21, 2022 8:57 pm
- Forum: Dead Reign™
- Topic: Beyond the dead of Night - Update Session 2
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9781
Re: Dead Reign game: Beyond the dead of Night - Update Sessi
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 ...
- Mon Mar 21, 2022 8:47 pm
- Forum: Dead Reign™
- Topic: Beyond the dead of Night - Update Session 2
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9781
Re: Dead Reign game: Beyond the dead of Night - Session 0.1
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 l...
- Mon Mar 21, 2022 8:42 pm
- Forum: Dead Reign™
- Topic: Beyond the dead of Night - Update Session 2
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9781
Re: Dead Reign game: Beyond the dead of Night - Session 1
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 there is...
Re: PS cap
"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
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
- Fri Dec 03, 2021 9:21 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Best Skill Monkey OCC
- Replies: 20
- Views: 7449
Re: Best Skill Monkey OCC
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
Bodyguard/Assassin
Deep Cover
Electronic Warfare
Computer Hacking
Lock Smith & Security System
Helicopter Aviation
- Tue Aug 31, 2021 4:57 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Blood Druids of the Magic Zone
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2607
Re: Blood Druids of the Magic Zone
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 gow...
- Tue Aug 31, 2021 4:29 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Blood Druids of the Magic Zone
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2607
Re: Blood Druids of the Magic Zone
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 d...
- Tue Aug 31, 2021 3:14 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Blood Druids of the Magic Zone
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2607
Blood Druids of the Magic Zone
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 Druid...
- Sun Aug 29, 2021 1:47 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Least favorite/used book in the world book series
- Replies: 78
- Views: 19457
Re: Least favorite/used book in the world book series
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 ...
- Mon Aug 23, 2021 2:06 am
- Forum: Rifts® Promise of Power™
- Topic: Good News there is a N-Gage Emulator
- Replies: 1
- Views: 19087
Re: Good News there is a N-Gage Emulator
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 ...
- Fri Aug 13, 2021 5:48 pm
- Forum: Rifts® Promise of Power™
- Topic: Good News there is a N-Gage Emulator
- Replies: 1
- Views: 19087
Good News there is a N-Gage Emulator
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 memor...
- Tue Jul 13, 2021 1:51 am
- Forum: Dead Reign™
- Topic: Beyond the dead of Night - Update Session 2
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9781
Re: Dead Reign game: Beyond the dead of Night - Session 0.1
----- Background info for the BTS portion of the game ----- 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 hu...
- Tue Jul 13, 2021 1:48 am
- Forum: Dead Reign™
- Topic: Beyond the dead of Night - Update Session 2
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9781
Re: New Dead Reign game: Session 0.1
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 f...
- Tue Jun 22, 2021 1:53 pm
- Forum: Heroes Unlimited™
- Topic: How did everyone decide on the amount of powers to give?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4281
Re: How did everyone decide on the amount of powers to give?
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...
- Thu Jun 17, 2021 12:49 am
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Ultimate Thief
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3576
Re: Ultimate Thief
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 Transferenc...
- Thu Jun 10, 2021 1:15 am
- Forum: Dead Reign™
- Topic: Beyond the dead of Night - Update Session 2
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9781
Beyond the dead of Night - Update Session 2
Just sent the intro to my crew ---- 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 skill...
- Thu May 27, 2021 11:41 pm
- Forum: Heroes Unlimited™
- Topic: Heal Others Superpower?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5435
Re: Heal Others Superpower?
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.
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.
- Sat May 15, 2021 6:57 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Scaling the Threat of Monsters and NPCs
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5301
Re: Scaling the Threat of Monsters and NPCs
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 th...
- Tue Apr 06, 2021 12:18 am
- Forum: Heroes Unlimited™
- Topic: Superhero team costs
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2343
Re: Superhero team costs
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 members...
- Thu Mar 11, 2021 1:49 am
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Bear Juicer [in honor of cocaine bear]
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4736
Bear Juicer [in honor of cocaine bear]
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 f...
- Tue Feb 09, 2021 2:42 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Vampires in Spaaaaace
- Replies: 38
- Views: 13457
Re: Vampires in Spaaaaace
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 powerfu...
- Tue Feb 09, 2021 1:27 am
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Vampires in Spaaaaace
- Replies: 38
- Views: 13457
Re: Vampires in Spaaaaace
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 benevole...
- Mon Feb 08, 2021 7:17 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Vampires in Spaaaaace
- Replies: 38
- Views: 13457
Re: Vampires in Spaaaaace
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...
- Wed Dec 23, 2020 12:35 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Best OCCs for new players
- Replies: 63
- Views: 15108
Re: Best OCCs for new players
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 bes...
- Wed Oct 21, 2020 6:43 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: What would you change?
- Replies: 68
- Views: 23000
Re: What would you change?
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'...
- Tue Sep 22, 2020 10:31 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Who Can Make Rune Weapons?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 8894
Re: Who Can Make Rune Weapons?
And more Dwarves
Dimension Book 5: Dwarven Guildmasters
[most likely descendants of those Asgardian Dwarves per the text]
Conversion Book 1: Lizard Mages
Dimension Book 5: Dwarven Guildmasters
[most likely descendants of those Asgardian Dwarves per the text]
Conversion Book 1: Lizard Mages
Re: Poisons
https://palladium-megaverse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=157802 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 1...
- Thu Sep 17, 2020 10:33 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Help with healer
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4680
Re: Help with healer
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 ...
- Wed Sep 16, 2020 1:39 am
- Forum: Heroes Unlimited™
- Topic: Training Unlimited?
- Replies: 143
- Views: 110884
Re: Training Unlimited?
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...
- Sun Sep 13, 2020 1:31 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Ghost and Faerie Non-Combat Encounter Ideas?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5150
Re: Ghost and Faerie Non-Combat Encounter Ideas?
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 ...
- Thu Sep 10, 2020 1:24 am
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Why are there so many power gamers for Rifts?
- Replies: 73
- Views: 16169
Re: Why are there so many power gamers for Rifts?
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 be...
- Thu Sep 03, 2020 12:33 am
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Cosmo-Knight companions
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6390
Re: Cosmo-Knight companions
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 gr...
- Fri Aug 14, 2020 9:43 pm
- Forum: Heroes Unlimited™
- Topic: Are there any powers which let you create a costume?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7386
Re: Are there any powers which let you create a costume?
The mystically bestowed class
- Wed Aug 12, 2020 1:08 am
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Animals aht the Supernatural
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2745
Re: Animals aht the Supernatural
You know, on the subject of dogs. It would appear that Humans got serious about domesticating them about 12,000-15,000 years ago Just about the same time as the fall of Atlantis and the Mega-Rifts depositing demon's and monsters all over the place. Just a nice bullet point for my hypothetical [becau...
- Tue Aug 11, 2020 1:15 am
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Animals aht the Supernatural
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2745
Re: Animals aht the Supernatural
You may be thinking about Chaos Earth: Creatures of Chaos
It has a paragraph or two in detail
It has a paragraph or two in detail
- Mon Aug 10, 2020 9:40 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Cosmo-Knight companions
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6390
Re: Cosmo-Knight companions
My instinct would be to play something that complements the Cosmo-Knight's weaknesses instead of trying to match his power. Most likely in the form of a Psychic. Relying more on subtlety than power. Now if you can find a race with natural MD or Extra ISP both are worthwhile, or the old standby of &q...
- Sun Sep 01, 2019 1:43 am
- Forum: After the Bomb® RPG & TMNT®
- Topic: The Antimetheus Event: The groundwork for my ATB setting
- Replies: 0
- Views: 6363
The Antimetheus Event: The groundwork for my ATB setting
The Antimetheus Event: The day the gods took back their fire and returned the world to the animals. In the year 2000 somethin’ somethin’ a series of comets passed through the earth’s orbit. While there was significant damage caused by the impact of random meteors, it was the composition of the gasse...
- Tue Aug 20, 2019 1:45 pm
- Forum: Heroes Unlimited™
- Topic: Why so restricted (MA from N&SS)
- Replies: 25
- Views: 11688
Re: Why so restricted (MA from N&SS)
Page 48 of HU2. "More complex and varied forms of Oriental Martial Arts are available in Ninjas and Superspies™ , also by Palladium Books. However, these fighting abilities and related mystic powers are only available to characters from the Power Categories of Physical Training and Special Tra...