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MrDisturbed
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Magic Zone Campaign

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I live in northwest Indiana, in the magic zone. So that's where I want to start my campaign. My players are new to rifts and one has already set his hopes on a hatchling character.. My original idea was to start them in a small village of humans with a few slurmphs living there as well. While the players are there a coalition patrol storms the village demanding that all DBees come forward. And any humans who try to assist the dbees will be dealt with..but I would love more ideas as this is more of an encounter than an objective
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MrDisturbed wrote:I live in northwest Indiana, in the magic zone. So that's where I want to start my campaign. My players are new to rifts and one has already set his hopes on a hatchling character.. My original idea was to start them in a small village of humans with a few slurmphs living there as well. While the players are there a coalition patrol storms the village demanding that all DBees come forward. And any humans who try to assist the dbees will be dealt with..but I would love more ideas as this is more of an encounter than an objective


That's a little harsh starting out. Will they have any warning so that they can at least run and hide first? Or are you going to make it a fight they can win starting out (village defenders step in or something)?

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Some questions for inspiration:

What led the Coalition to the town? Was the town betrayed? Do the Coalition settle for just killing the D-Bees? Are they really Coalition soldiers or undead, illusions or something else? Were they part of a larger force? What options do the town have for such a scenario? Was this all just an elaborite destraction so something secret and of value could be stolen from the town?
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To clarify they are actually "rogue" coalition troops, 4 grunts and a SAM they are on leave and are in the area because one of the grunts swears he knows where a treasure cove is... These punks are the reason the cs has a bad name. The main point is to see where my players are at morally.. I've never played with them before.. I'm open to suggestions which is why I'm here lol
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I like it.
They COULD step up. Earn the treasure as a reward.
They COULD hang back, learn of the treasure, ambush the CS on their own.
The CS gear alone is a nice score for new characters, however I would warn you, it easy for players to earn credits. Each grunt is carrying around gear worth enough to cover "basic" living costs for months. I would come up with a "salvage" table for gear, with things like "new" "minor damage (10% of book value lost/or to fix) " "needs minor repairs (25% less or to fix) "severe damage (75% missing/in need of repair) "useful only as spare parts".

It is kind of a boring thing, but I find I have to try and nickle&dime players, or always limit gear availability in stores. The look on one players face when he FINALLY had enough money AND found a dealer with some Northern Gun Plasma cannon he wanted was priceless. He also went to great lengths to recover his gear ( and said plasma cannon ) whenever it was taken from him. I would think Rifts soldiers would be that attached to their stuff.

Early in my GM career, I glossed over living costs, repair & rearm and limited dealer stock. For tech-based players, they didn't feel very challenged to upgrade. While the costs of TW creation are staggering and "effective magic items" are both rare and expensive.

All in all, sounds like a decent start, I really like that it isnt "offical CS" and the treasure rumor. It should give you a good shake down for how people want to play while also leaving you room with where to go next.

Are the players all new to rifts, as in combat rules and such? It would setup a decent fight. Samas for the dragon hatching, a grunt for each "combat player" and maybe single grunt for two "non-combat players"? Mention the rules for gunfire while moving, point plank range and targets behind cover. I would expect that is going to come up...
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I too live in the magic zone (west central Indiana. .near Terre Haute). I'm interested in your campaign to see what you do with our home state, as Pb's stance seemd to be to summarily ignore it. Don't let me down Sir.
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