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1970

I'm halfheartedly throwing a campaign together for coal country Kentucky and was suddenly wondering what the miners did for entertainment. I made a list of stuff, like movies (new and old), live music, strongman or lumberjack competitions (lots of woods in these mountains), wrestling or boxing match...

1970

Are you sure you're looking at the Heroes Unlimited/After the Bomb stats instead of the Rifts stats? They're different but located right next to each other.

1970

Mutants in Orbit has mutant insects that have regular human intelligence (3D6 and all) that are built just like regular mutant animals.

1970

Thanks, I may need it. I've mentioned the TMNT Guide to the Universe twice now, and it occurs to me that I should probably be using that as a base instead of Aliens Unlimited. I'd update them a bit, add Phase World proper, replace the Splugorth with the Naruni (because I love the Uteni), add few mor...

1970

I have to admit, I have a love of the Triceritons as well. In fact, the entire TMNT Guide to the Universe is gold as far as I'm concerned. I wouldn't mind adding in some Phase World races, since the major thing I really don't like about Aliens Unlimited is the huge number of redundant races. To be h...

1970

I know the Phase World Sourcebook (Dimension Book 3) had suggestions for dropping Aliens Unlimited into the Phase World setting, but what about the reverse? I wasn't a big fan of AU, so having other space settings to pull from to supplement my HU2 universe will hopefully work out. Right now I've got...

1970

My son wants to make a artifical intelligence character in a humanoid body. I cannot see anywhere in the rules where his ME, MA, PP, PB and IQ are listed for an artifical intelligence (Type 3 in a type 2 body). I noticed you can spend money for more PS and SPD but I dont even see baselines for thes...

1970

I think I kind of made an assumption there, considering that they have Metamorphosis: Animal and Metamorphosis: Human as known spells plus a mountain of PPE (2D4x10+10). I don't have Dark Conversions though, just the Conversion Book One 1st Edtion to go with; it may be better explained there. Yeah,...

1970

1970, a question - what would be the chances of one of the Angel of Death's bionics, MoM & psynetics body chops establishing themselves in one of the warlord spheres of influence? It crossed my mind that Sokolov's camp might have the right combination of backwardness and desperation for them to...

1970

Werebeasts look like they're a species unto themselves. In fact, they're hardly shapeshifters at all; they use specific spell knowledge and PPE to transform. Are you sure about the PPE to transform part? I pulled out the Dark Conversion book and I don’t see anything about needing PPE to transform i...

1970

1970, a question - what would be the chances of one of the Angel of Death's bionics, MoM & psynetics body chops establishing themselves in one of the warlord spheres of influence? It crossed my mind that Sokolov's camp might have the right combination of backwardness and desperation for them to...

1970

Well, Lazlo becoming a more attractive place for refugees could relate to their perceived success in leading the campaign to exterminate or at least contain the Xiticix, i guess. Now there are less bugs in the way and people have more reason to see it as a local power, instead of just bunch of idea...

1970

I keep forgetting - are werebeasts in Rifts a species on their oen os is it a transmissible condition, like vampirism? If the second, you could have goblin &/or orc werebeast bands. Even if if is not a condition, you may kind of play with it, by making a group of goblins that are mostly Cobbler...

1970

As an aside, what if the clan serving the C'ro Demon Mage had a relative or two among either Kolodenko or (more probably) Solokov's forces, as an extra ace in the hole? Another idea is that the traitors in Sokolov's Camp are more afraid of their Warlord than the Demon Mage and are turning to it for...

1970

One book as opposed to dragging around four or five? Yes please!

1970

Also, if anyone has any adventure ideas they wanted to throw out there I'd be pretty appreciative. M I am currently running a Russia game for my son and two of his friends. My son’s friends are new to gaming. So at the moment they came across a treasure map to what is being called “Stalin’s treasur...

1970

I've always liked Conversion Book One, if for no other reason that it has the Witch OCC in it. I'm trying to use it less, as I'd like to keep the Palladium Fantasy RPG as separate from my Rifts game as possible, though there's still some monsters I could use without getting too much fantasy in my g...

1970

About the doppelgangers, my idea wasn't so much them passing for the prince, but that he would "free" his guests from whatever obligations, duties and affairs those people might have in the mortal world, by having the doppelgangers assuming those for them, as substitutes, pretty much a ki...

1970

Meanwhile, an upholder of etiquette makes for a character quite different of what i previously described - instead of a face of regal authority, we have a "lady most fair" obssessed with rules as a way to establish one's class, status and affiliation, "putting all in their proper pla...

1970

Another adventure prompt the Lady, the Prince, and the Queen could give are quests tailored to their interests. The Lady may send an adventurer to bring a subject to justice or to stand trial. The Prince could want the character to bring a noted art critic to him or to acquire rare materials for pai...

1970

It just occurred to me that the Prince of Flowers could make a person into a personal work of art, giving them any of the Physical Extraordinary Attribute powers from Heroes Unlimited (or Skraypers, should they be in there; I haven't checked).

ETA: Skraypres has them.

1970

I would say it might be interesting to expand on their individual imagery - differences on behaviour or appearance of their respective courts that might help with their identification and planning on informed players part. For example, i imagine the affairs of the Lady of the Wind with its focus in...

1970

Unlike the Rifts version of England, the faeries don't have a nation or even large holdings that can be defined. They exist between the spaces left by the cities. They hold courts and take titles like proper Lords and Ladies, but there's something sinister behind their charade. Of these, three are t...

1970

Does anybody have any ideas of what kind of arms and armor France would use? Would they have their own or would they have limited access to Triax equipment through the Black Market? Well, having their own arms and armor would be a matter buying from some group (black market, minor kingdoms, etc) or...

1970

Does anybody have any ideas of what kind of arms and armor France would use? Would they have their own or would they have limited access to Triax equipment through the Black Market?

1970

Who are they fleeing from, Gargoyles, Blood Druids or some other less defined power? could add something to the whole story, though i'll be the first to admit it's not exactly essential - it is Rifts Earth we are talking about. They could even be fleeing from another post-apoc France and have cross...

1970

I have the second printing, and everything's there except the MDC of the head, which is missing. Do you have that in your later printing?

1970

My first idea for my Mutants of Avalon/Rifts England was for the SAECSN and their leader, St. Jean-Marie, a powerful Mind Melter. This militant cult, renamed l'Alliance Ardente (The Fire Covenant), are French expatriots. They recently lost a war and have had to flee the country to the West, to Engla...

1970

Well, Conversion Book comments on Jotann giants being able to get the TW OCC with lower requirements, due to their masterful crafting skills and such. Considering Kobolds from PF are described as being pretty much their equals when it comes to superb crafting skills, i imagine they could be good at...

1970

I know I've poured some effort into Rifts England's geography, but how difficult would it be to use Mutants of Avalon's instead and add Rifts elements to it? It's just so much more fleshed out than what's in World Book 3. I know Mutants of Avalon has a greater population than the Rifts version, but...

1970

I know I've poured some effort into Rifts England's geography, but how difficult would it be to use Mutants of Avalon's instead and add Rifts elements to it? It's just so much more fleshed out than what's in World Book 3. I know Mutants of Avalon has a greater population than the Rifts version, but ...

1970

Well, considering some Chiang-Ku already play druid (the Nog Henge), a less benign one playing wise man or woman, empowering some ogre barbarians with magical tattoos and potions (the elixir of power) seemed to go all right with that vibe for me. I dunno; I thought they overdid the Chiang-Ku in Eng...

1970

New Camelot used to be nothing but a tract of land and some small to medium-sized villages. They were relatively prosperous and, as neighbors to the Eternal Kingdom, enjoyed a certain amount of protection from marauding monsters and bored fae lords and ladies. Then a man came amongst them, a powerfu...

1970

Also, how about T-men slaves from Atlantis or a tribe of tattooed ogres serving a rogue Chiang-Ku hatchling messing around? As I mentioned earlier, Atlantis does have diplomatic ties with the Necropolis of London, so bringing in T-Men wouldn't be a problem, but they wouldn't be the Pictish Barbaria...

1970

Berwynmoore used to be the place to go. It had a lively market and its military kept the advances of the Necropolis of London at bay. Not too long ago, New Camelot sprung into existence and things changed. Its markets were bigger and its location was better, as in further away from the Necropolis. N...

1970

Lots of ways - its Rifts Earth, even high level characters may come across a random threat that is more than they can chew (like the Bres/Balor II random encounter ) and end up trounced and in need of rescue. I had actually considered having the Lady of the Lake kidnapped by the Fomorians and was b...

1970

Well, goals for a bad guy i can relate to, though giving him an agenda of his own, kind of like Pharaoh Rama-Set serves the Taut but still does his own thing, could be nice too. Let's say, for example, being somewhat resentful that he ended up half a world away from home and it is that draconic for...

1970

Question - how macabre would it be for an adult Basilisk - in a lair riddled with literal centuries of petrified victims - to be a Stone Master, Earth Warlock or even both? Macabre? Maybe. Useful? After a quick read through of Earth Elemental Magic and Stone Magic I can't find any real benefit exce...

1970

Question - how macabre would it be for an adult Basilisk - in a lair riddled with literal centuries of petrified victims - to be a Stone Master, Earth Warlock or even both? Macabre? Maybe. Useful? After a quick read through of Earth Elemental Magic and Stone Magic I can't find any real benefit exce...

1970

Ok, re-reading on the Lady of Lake, Fae & Krull bits got me a stupid/funny idea, bear with me. Lady of the Lake is captured by a Fae Lord/Supernatural Intelligence - it's pretty much Krull with the Lady in the princess's place, though the bad guy likes to delude himself he's misunderstood and m...

1970

Took a look at the Revised Conversion Book and the fact the "Palladium dragons" are gone got me by surprise, specially as i was kind of looking for some form of update on the Basilisk in particular, just to check, compare and tinker for a funny idea of mine. Does anyone know if Rifts-comp...

1970

Between Berwynmoore and New Camelot is the Eternal Kingdom, ruled from the Eternal City, which contains the Eternal Spring from which the city and kingdom's name derives. With so many feudalistic kingdoms surrounding it, The Eternal Kingdom has adopted a more liberal government loosely based on Demo...

1970

After reading the description of England in the RMB and taking another stab at reading portions of Rifts England, I'm thinking that neofeudalism is baked into the inherent setting, much like the New West is, well, the Old West. That suits me fine. I'm moving Camelot back to where it is in World Book...

1970

What is life like for normal people, nobles, artisans, et cetera living under the protection of the various factions in your version of Rifts England? What do their nations ask of them? Do they live in a society with strict castes or classes? Are they expected to gather and fight for those who rule...

1970

I haven't quite decided on what the Lady is, though I'm leaning toward a powerful nature spirit. In the Wikipedia article I was reading she was the daughter of a god (which one escapes me), so she's at least as powerful as a Demigod. Hotrod mentioned she might be a dragon, which I thought was a coo...

1970

A couple of other quick questions: Has anyone converted Dead Reign Zombies to Rifts? They'd be pretty perfect for Kefrem's armies. And speaking of the military, how does England get Power Armor? Every nation capable of getting power armor to England are skeptical of their acceptance of D-Bees, and ...

1970

I haven't hashed out all of the details, but here's my new take on New Camelot and, specifically, Merlin. Towards the end of Old Camelot's reign, for reasons currently known only to those involved, the Lady of the Lake imprisoned Merlin somewhere where he couldn't escape. Only the eruption of the R...

1970

I haven't hashed out all of the details, but here's my new take on New Camelot and, specifically, Merlin. Towards the end of Old Camelot's reign, for reasons currently known only to those involved, the Lady of the Lake imprisoned Merlin somewhere where he couldn't escape. Only the eruption of the Ri...

1970

If any of you have seen the Gargoyles cartoon in the '90s it had true Arthur sleeping on Avalon. After he was awoken to help fight a battle he then went on quest for Excalibur that took him from England to New York with gargoyles by his side. I combined this with some stuff from the Prince Valiant ...

1970

My main rewrite is to knock Mrrlyn down to a Demigod Ley Line Walker and actual good guy. I would say you don't have knock down much. Mrrlyn is not Zazshan. Except for the MDC (more like adult dragon level) he's pretty much in the demigod ballpark overall. Well mostly good. He's bestowed the surnam...

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