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llywelyn

...but it is more likely that a well armed, well trained military organization would survive. Yes, just like it already has. As this thread documents, repeatedly . Every 3 world books or so. Leaving aside that it's more likely the oil rig companies (not the derricks themselves at first but their &q...

llywelyn

To leave the completely off-topic discussion of time-travel mechanics and get back to the subject at hand: Well, we've already seen ⋅ negotiate a group assault of humans and gods ⋅ use robot nukes ⋅ use coalition nukes ⋅ negotiate a group assault of humans...

llywelyn

If I have my way... Again, please, NO. It's been done to death. There's enough TRUE US surviving factions already and we don't need another canon one sitting around in Alaska for no reason. If anything, make some of the eskimos or oil rig companies especially patriotic. And did the U.S. have a Pres...

llywelyn

.....this one tends to hit one of my pet peeves anyway: World Books set in places that I don't care about, and my adventurers wouldn't have any interest in... Not to give to much away but much of it is still icy wilderness but with nexus opening since the cataclysm for all the DBees who came in and...

llywelyn

I've looked at web sites that add water to the world (m) and I'm coming up with a completely different picture of the world. The main factor is that it is probable that the maps were drawn by someone, without a geology background and without computers, approximating what they thought the coastline ...

llywelyn

Me, [I] just tweak... the supernatural intelligence table in the original Conversion Book... Yup, do this unless (A) you already have a rough idea of another god s/he should be equivalent to or (B) it's a starter god. In that case, use the godling or demigod stat block. Remember to handicap them si...

llywelyn

And there are NPCs megaversally speaking with multi-class, and Rifts has rules for it in a few places (SB1o FAQ IINM... You're not mistaken but it's just for characters who have gotten enough bionics that Mr S felt they needed to be forced into the bionic OCC. It's not really general purpose rules ...

llywelyn

I've read through all of the books I have but I don't see anything about how much the sea level went up. Looking at the various maps it doesn't look like a massive amount. Right after the Cataclysm , as Atlantis and its continental shelf slammed back into this plane of reality ( Atlantis ), ...abou...

llywelyn

Guy scripted a real time map of US wind:

http://hint.fm/wind/index.html

[Also useful for tracking if someone/thing goes flying off...]

llywelyn

but people will throw a fit if Jesus and God are not handled properly. They don't want to touch christianity and the like because they don't want a huge outcry from people that don't like how they did it. That might fly except they have no choice - & in fact they already have dealt with it in P...

llywelyn

Actually that's a interesting point. What is the 'life cycle' for a Splugorth? I'm serious here. They can live to be about 240k years according to their write up, with the man on the ground in Atlantis being 'young' at 70k years. What's the life cycle like? I mean how are they 'born' if thye are an...

llywelyn

Can you point me to the militant atheists posts that are trying to ram their agenda down peoples throats. I've read through this entire thread and have yet to see that. I don't know either why you'd want or need it, but if this was a serious request for some reason, sure. Pm me & I'll send it b...

llywelyn

I have read Mutants in Orbit, but I know the mutants aren't exactly prepared for a sophisticated, magical countermeasure. The character wouldn't know the exact nature of the orbital defenses, he'd have loaded for bear and built for stealth. Hoping, basically, with enough magical abilities onboard, ...

llywelyn

All I ask is that people read the link and do the research. Understand the nature of mutation and what it means to add genetic information to a cell. I'd like to keep this on topic now because as I have said in several private messages already (I am not your science teacher). I actually am a scienc...

llywelyn

Although this is maybe backwards. To the extent magic can't get through power armor, the borg should be shielded somewhat/completely from magic; but to the extent you could get a poison, toxin, or gas into his squishy parts, it's fair game. Naturally, borgs should reuse and refilter their air in a ...

llywelyn

a. Holocaust what? b. I imagine the test runs will be very ... messy. Wouldn't want to be this guy's apprentice / nearby farmer. c. Rifting is going to be much easier than running the gauntlet (gantlet?), although theoretically a TW wingboard will suit you: stupidly, but canonically, there are trans...

llywelyn

don't forget that horror that even other Splugorth back away from and hope to never get noticed by....... Billy Bob Blyncress ! (Rifter 9.5, pg101), Splugorth tourist.. That was a fun article. Still like the Splug daycare idea best, though. Think of the toys, games, & 'educational opportunities...

llywelyn

...thread.

This typo was sent by my yiPhone. =p

llywelyn

But right now i feel i've to say something. [Pointless nagging] Nah, think you had it right the first time. We're just talking and at least by my count the militant atheists have been the only bores trying to push their one agenda. Ak & Zer0 above are jst discussing textual interpretation. Mino...

llywelyn

Am I the only one here that believes that the Dragon(s) Breath Weapon(S) are way too underpowered for the setting??? Yes. There's been enough power creep & munching as is. Obv. wd make a good Rifter article. I personally wd rather see China 3 or Rifter artcle with some Chinese dragons - yknow, ...

llywelyn

I am just looking at the hardware in Triax II. I'm not sure but I think the war with the Gargoyles has bought out untold greatness in NG and they are more powerful and more advanced than the Coalition States. I have not had time to sit down with CWC and do comparisons but I am pretty sure that if t...

llywelyn

@Nuh-uh. - Zer0 You're not wrong exactly, but you're certainly picking at nits. You're right that the earth isn't tossed into The Fire (all caps) of The Abyss (all caps) of Hell (not that that even makes sense, since Hades was concerned the underworld and they really didn't have a concept of implos...

llywelyn

Psi-Stalkers are powerful mutant humans, but they have a very important downside- having to feed on PPE. And the cannibalistic tendencies tend to make them kind of unpopular. You mean "man-killing tendencies". People tend to get the concept of "survival of the fittest" wrong. Th...

llywelyn

doesn't the final judgment also result in Earth being remade into a paradise rather than Satan's new domain? Yes and no. What he was talking about was the Rapture, which supposedly (via mixing verses) precedes a lot of the 'fun' part of the Revelation . There's the four horsemen, a dragon, a beast ...

llywelyn

Chaing Ku are not Super shape changers, the only difference between their shape changing and any other dragon is that a Chaing Ku can hold their form indefinitely. And your definition of super shape changing would be what? Down the genetic level, like the Auto-G? Holding form indefinitely is a huge...

llywelyn

I am thinking of having him return as the shock-ending of an adventure set in that place in South America where the entire city is ruled by Cats and Cat-People but I need to give it another look over. I was partial to necromantic zombie, but now really prefer the Devotee of Bast idea. He could've j...

llywelyn

I could see rolling PE to determine things if the Central Brain Storage Vat got compromised, etc, but pretty sure the original body's PS and PP are useless, unless you wanted to create backstory. "Oh, you rolled a three. (a) Add 4 points to your IQ. (b) Explains wanting to get some decent metal...

llywelyn

In answer to your questions; According to pg 208 of the Rifts RPG (NOT the RUE) under the heading of Precious Metals : Gold is currently worth about 1,000 credits an ounce. Silver is 500 credits an ounce. Bronze, 50 credtis an ounce. Copper, 20 crdits an ounce. Platinum, about 1,500 an ounce. Palla...

llywelyn

Akashic Soldier wrote:I'm waiting until not a single PC has a number of good actions outweighing their evil. That is when the real fun begins.

The more interesting side quests in New Reno open up and they can make money in porn and as hired guns?

llywelyn

I think in the South America book it is 100 credits per ounce, you can look it up as easily as I can... it was under a section that was talking about gold and silver coins, iirc Hunh. Yeah, that's a much more helpful answer, especially given the situation. I didn't think it had come up. [edit: Remo...

llywelyn

PS: Yeah I know I'm ranting about something that is only partially on topic Nah, I think feedback from these sort of campaigns is precisely on-topic. I'd be curious to hear back from AK's players, too, if they're not too GM-fearing. After about 20-45 minutes of back and forth they justified murderi...

llywelyn

Colt47 wrote:Also on a final note, soldiers and mercenaries can be very boring if not handled right.

Hell, even when they are. :ka-bump-chh:

Or for the military brats:
Nope. Not handling mercs right is precisely when they get fiesty.

llywelyn

I figure it would vary some from one city-state/kingdom to the next I figure rapid transportation would arbitrage the prices very quickly, unless there was a huge demand or a huge influx (like, say, players). Assume that any amount players would care about would be essentially worthless, as it woul...

llywelyn

Akashic Soldier wrote:He was killed instantly by the heavy weapon made to look like a severed head that Kali-7 carries around. He made no effort to resist. Instead trusting in their inner moral compasses to do the right thing.

I'm sure the problem with that logic is much more obvious to outside observers.

llywelyn

Yeah Polar bears are the reason why if I was running around Nothern Alaska or the Polar regions of Canada I would DEFFINITELY buy/rent a gun. Minimum .30-06 if not trying to find a .380 lapua. Most bears will want to leave you alone unless you slathered yourself in Salmon. Polar bears WANT to eat y...

llywelyn

Armorlord wrote:Hadn't thought about 'transient' Splugorth before you made this thread

Well, there's also the optional one on Iceland.

llywelyn

If someone posted their idea for a Splugorth other than Splynncryth. They're tentacle monsters. What kind of subtlety are you looking for? I mean, we could come up with some poor, misunderstood one - but Splynn is already supposed to be the high end for Splugorth morality (anarchist). The other one...

llywelyn

...because I have the growing urge to start knot hexes... Umm I am not sure what religion you are that you are threatening to start knot hexes to stop certain posts from being read, but from what I know of most religions that use things like that, that is a gross misrepresentation of that religion....

llywelyn

a few members were making purile posts in the biblical manner. Purel posts?? ... alcohol based, used for cleansing? Pretty sure he meant "puerile". A couple of clarifications though. Again am not trying to debate modern christian beliefs or trying to read into the bible things that aren't...

llywelyn

Considering the fact that it is reasonably safe to assume that the current record is held by the best sniper with the best equipment, the only fair comparison is the best Rifts Sniper with the best Rifts equipment. A level 15 Gunmaster, with a NE-75H rifle would have an accurate range of 15,000'. U...

llywelyn

Red pandas are related to raccoons. Regular pandas are bears. Nope... Yep. Of course, it's not like the pandas aren't related to raccoons. Or octopodes. Or bacteria. It's related to all of them. It's just a matter of how far back you go. Red pandas are in their own family and are less distant from ...

llywelyn

The world of Rifts is not an eays soil for a democratic and civil society as we meant it. Quite. And yet the original point of this thread was if D-bees deserved or not to be recognized the status of person. Most of the pushback against Mr. Siembieda and some of the forumites' heavy-handed answer t...

llywelyn

flatline wrote:I play a human in real life, why would I want to play a human in-game?

If you'd seen the stat yourself thread, it's obvious the average human is actually about a 3.5 to 4 on your scale.

llywelyn

Again, I'm not really concerned about christian apologetics, or what modern christians believe That's rather the crux of the issue. To say nothing of the Jews or Muslims or Baha'i or Mormons or... my argument is that if you look at yahweh through the same literary filters that you judge Brahma, Zeu...

llywelyn

Does this mean we can finally stat out some Psi-Pandas for the CS? I doubt they have Panda DNA considering how rare they are. Besides why bother when they have Grizzly DNA. A Dogboy Squad with geneticly enhanced and trained Grizzly tracking "hounds." Just the opposite. Pandas are so cute ...

llywelyn

In any case, if you were looking for other insane animals to mutate into monsters to overrun the earth, the Turritopsis nutricula is biologically immortal: it can go back and forth between sexual maturity (mom) and immaturity (virgin preteen) and remain alive until something else kills it or it runs...

llywelyn

Does this mean we can finally stat out some Psi-Pandas for the CS?

llywelyn

Yup there was no mention of Asgard. Where is that mentioned? In short I was told that they were Magic-Users blended with TW Cyber to be turned into Supersoldiers that defend humanity. Ah, my bad: the Asgardian angle was just implicit: Most of them were dwarves from an advanced alien civilization th...

llywelyn

Akashic Soldier wrote:Good idea. I'll make the character twice, once as a True Altantean another as a human "Atlantean"

Then, if the GM keeps the True Atlanteans fully statted for the NPCs but only lets you use the human level one, you have your backstory:

you're an Atlantean redneck.

llywelyn

1. The custom OCC is statistically identical to the already existing Anti-Monster OCC. Obviously, that was a mistake for this story line. @when the players were reading me the entry the sensory powers were not mentioned and I was focusing on getting the game started. But this at least explains how ...

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