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I cannot, I no longer own any of the books.

My source is myself, I probably read it in the original rulebook, or I just made it up. Hard to say for sure.

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No, because I allowed my players more freedom with the palladium catalog and generally use the most expanded version of the content provided, I use the events as markers of time then the specific timeline of events as-written. Infact, I've changed so much of the lore to make so much of the content f...

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I thought the lore was kinda clear on it: GBs were military, so during events of CE they are respected. GBs become legends as the crisis continues, literally worshipped like gods post-CE/pre-RIFTS as humanity slides into dark ages. GBs lose some of the lore once humanity re-establishes itself; peopl...

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Grazzik wrote: ↑Fri Aug 11, 2023 11:06 pmIt's been done... CS vs FQ. FQ won by getting what they wanted. La liberté!!!!

I wouldn't mind a CS vs Fa 2 War, both sides are just so much stronger now.

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By which I mean the group from the Rifts Mercenaries book. It says in later books that Naruni Enterprises were chased off-world temporarily by the CS, and I've read a passing remark here and there implying that RC was wiped out or is just gone. But has anything concrete ever been said about their f...

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They are objectively the good guys, with few exceptions: Practically every faction is trying to genocide something, usually aliens or dbees. Race is the original terminology for species; so being racist on RIFTS Earth is a valid ideology. Their bigotry toward literacy, and general use of propaganda,...

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Killer Cyborg wrote:-Can Eyeball-A-Fella!

Game Breaking

Though anything built around chi conversation is also pretty broken.

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What benefit, if any, is there in taking multiple HtH fighting styles. I was under the impression that these bonuses never actually stacked between fighting styles.

and is there a hard limit to how many you can take, or can a player keep using skills selections until taking them all?

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Presumably, if you are not playing a citizen within' RIFTS Earth, then your characters knows the physics location of stuff. Their home, business, and hangouts are ALL potential claims to be dug up and/or sold off for a quick buck. . . Knowing where an entire neighborhood is buried can be worth cred...

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The problem with this is that all MDC equipment that might equalize the game require skills and no one I know knows how to fly a SAMAS or pilot a titan robot or even how to maintain a plasma ejector. Given the characteristics of a laser rifle it would probably be, relatively, easy for the average p...

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I guess I should clarify, it's not common but I've seen a few people post about their experiences playing characters that were "just some dude". They all seemed to have good things to say about the experience and it makes me wonder if RIFTS could work as a survival horror type game. Becaus...

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With various ordinary person classes in DR & BtS, along with basic citizen classes for each faction, has anyone played a character or game centered around being a normal dude in RIFTS?

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I'm assuming I could use it for any palladium game, since I'll be running dead reign within' the month (hopefully) then I'll likely have praise/questions then.

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Butter (ball) Trolls would have a massive dodge bonus verse HtH & Grapple.

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I can't remember what the rules are for if a rift closes while someone is halfway through it. Like if it actually damages/bisects or if there's some kind of safety like it will just teleport someone to one side or the other. Pantheons of the Megaverse, in Zurvan's entry, it states that "He clo...

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Alternately, I leave room for a small chance that such a person could end up in the limbo that exists between dimensions. This is the same limbo that created the “rift entity” as described in one of the Rifts Index and Adventures. if you mean the infinite white room dimension that shifters use, the...

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Just stack reactor and if your GM giving you any lip, stack even more reactors.

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Why remove AR? [. . .] Because it represents the difficulty zombs have chewing through it. because at 14 AR, zombies are effectively unkillable in a 1v1. I think the advantage for a Point Blank Shot/Attack is more forgiving, but otherwise a party can't face-off against multiple zombies. I have seve...

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Rules for genetic modifications when?

They exist, sure, but are scattered throughout multiple books and don't allow players to make their own dog boys from the ground up. After two modification, you have to roll on disabilities. Is the technology meant to be lost?

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England, and I'm a GM, so neither I nor my party uses the thing. Is it interesting, sure, but not compared to other books in the series. My guess is that this is a great place to throw SDC characters, especially PF characters, but I couldn't imagine using this book unless you had a very specific bui...

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Anyone have experience with DR but without Armor Class or Rating?

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Many Thanks

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Question: how much of New Laslo is printed?

I never liked how Laslo was the "Good Guys"™, which is why I always preferred New Laslo, but it seems Laslo was corrected for the setting so I'll likely be getting this one.

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[. . .] I also don't want to get spammy on the forums [. . .] Funny, considering you created two topics for the same thing; plus we can always create a general thread for idea bouncing, so it doesn't get "spammy". Also, conversations here tend to be too. . . Mechanical. . . The entire for...

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Hmm, I recalled a shield being present but my memory is absolute garbage. Thanks, it what I was searching for.

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I remember reading in one of the the books, I'm fairly certain it was a town/civilization creation table, that had mentioned a town powered by an active rift that had some kind of containment shield or force field. Maybe it was specific Faze Town or maybe a TW-type Device/Generator in the Federation...

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I'll be looking these over and moving them into the second post, you'll have to pardon the wait on my part (or don't, lol).

Edit: I was supposed to take advantage of the break to look up how Bio-E works, since that looks like the best route for stacking the most IQ.

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Edit Section: will post ideas either discussed here or elsewhere, along with my own research into the subject. Mutation: Insatiable Desire to Learn (Source: Lone Star) - pick skills which are restricted or otherwise unavailable to your class (benefits from a high IQ). Race: based on human average of...

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So I was having a recent RIFTS related conversation, and the topic of having a ridiculously high Intelligence came up... And, well, what benefit is their to having a high (or any) Intelligence? Sure, you get an initial skill boost during character creation... But skills are already supposed to be hi...

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Considering how much information Lazlo distributes... I think it's safe to say we'll get an informat/media OCC which is heavy into espionage skills. We might even get a Lazlo variant of the Rogue Scholar/Scientist. That being said, I just want to know what was Lazlo was doing during all of the major...

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Mage Bane, that's a pretty good melee build. Though, in general, picking a race like Titan pretty much turns every class into a melee class.

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So just to clarify, I want to get back into running some sandboxy games. A while ago I gave up on running them and started running specific encounters, one shots, and games like that. It really isn't an issue for me to adhoc together something interesting, so long as I have a base idea to work with....

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So I recently ran into an issue where my players didn't like how much combat I planned out, specifically each and every single one of my hooks involved combat either upfront or in the eventual conclusion. In my defense, most of the hooks I used were right out of the book... But it didn't change that...

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I'm not sure if this is on topic but if I allow half-breeds via magic or genetics, I do it as fallowed: roll against each parent to see which stat and/or ability is kept.

Ice Dragon wrote:No half-breeds in Palladium.
But a demigod-fairy would be possible according to the rules .

Half-Zombie is also a thing.

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So a system I use for Dead Reign, and games like it, is associated digits. So for instance: .22 rim, mag, hrn, and lr are all treated the same (even though they are not). This allows players to use .50 AE for a pistol but then turn around and use the same ammo for a musket or BMG. I tend to use this...

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I think the crocodilian race has a chance of it, 10% iirc...

Maybe you can drink some Psi-Cola?

Maybe an M.O.M implant, if you'd like a narrative goal.

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I have always thought that we had few good possibilities for the final threat. 1) The Lord of the Deep from WB 7 Undersea. There is not a lot here but he is one of the most powerful AI's in the game so you can add whatever you want to him. I'm like 99% sure that the LotD is actually a hiding Old On...

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Don't, just block them instantly. They lack all basic reading and comprehension skills, you're literally wasting your time by entertaining such people with pleasant conversation.

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So if demons, devils, and gods can reform in their "home" dimension after death... Is it also possible for that ability to extend to player (assuming they are from/in a different dimension during death)?

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Would the CS actually reference the golden age as the "golden age"?

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Languages though are easy in Rifts because you have language translators and spells like tongues and eyes of Thoth. It is easy to work around languages in Rifts but lore skills are a must and you can't bring in an NPC to explain it every time. I forgot about that, had a fellow companion who hired a...

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And picking a team really depends on the game's power level. Are we talking Glitter Boys and Dragons, or Vagabonds and Grunts? While the team doesn't have to balanced, it helps to have a baseline. And picking a team really depends on the game's power level. Are we talking Glitter Boys and Dragons, ...

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What do you believe is necessary for a well rounded group? First is your med pick: Ideally you need at least 1 character to spec into tech because technology will be an ever-present force; I'd go as far to say that this MUST be an OCC/RCC/PCC, specifically something dealing with maintenance so you g...

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You might find this thread relevant. Note that only a couple of examples are 100% book-legal, with backed up citations. So I was going to bring something mentioned in that thread. Step 1: First you need to get power Armor that sizes you at or under gargoyle/orge size. Step 2: Get your hands on Phoe...

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Off the top of my head, you should definitely confederate 1~3 hives together from the Xlixit, as the bugs would immediately seek upward expansion now that they are no longer trapped by so may world super powers. It could be a good use of the Northern Rangers and Free Quebec, who would be forced to w...

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I'm ruminating on an idea to smash all of the Palladium settings and worlds together and I'm looking for advice. I was going to link the Megaversal Super Campaign thread, but I realised you made it. Obviously, some ideas can be reused; but this is almost a completely different monster all together....

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Mark Hall wrote:Lots of state investment in key industries, including propaganda

This made me kek pretty hard, "thinking is an industry & we must control it".

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Jefffar wrote:The PCs.

Truth!

Though, the strangest thing I've ever seen rifted in was some kind of chicken-dragon hybrid creature. Had to protect some nobles from a hunt gone horribly wrong.

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We need a way of tracking the most recent pdf.

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Having characters at each other throats is a good plus, especially if one is bit; it also helps to have direction in these types of games, besides survival (which Mike beings). I just don't think DR is made for a generic survival romp, though I'd also assert that no system is. At this point you just...

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