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- Thu Mar 04, 2021 9:27 pm
- Forum: Splicers®
- Topic: Great House idea
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5046
Re: Great House idea
Hi everyone, I’ve been aware of Splicers for a while but have only recently started exploring the game. I have an idea for a Great House that I wanted to run by this forum. I’m imagining a Great House that functions sort of like a creepy traveling carnival or sideshow. Bear with me here. Officially...
- Wed Feb 17, 2021 10:10 pm
- Forum: Splicers®
- Topic: splicers game over on roll 20
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6881
Re: splicers game over on roll 20
cfcline wrote:It starts the end of the month also it will run every other week so for a new? Father it will give you more time with the kid
How did the game go?
Any other Splicer sessions happening?
- Wed Jul 08, 2020 11:25 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Rifts GenCon 2020 (virtual) game
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1553
Rifts GenCon 2020 (virtual) game
Looks like my Rifts submission was accepted...
https://www.gencon.com/events/186654
Only looking for (1 - 2) players (would like to leave some seats for newcomers).
Kevin is hosting a virtual event there as well (free to attend it looks like).
Thanks!
Email or PM if you're interested (I'm GM 4 Blood Drought on the Discord).
https://www.gencon.com/events/186654
Only looking for (1 - 2) players (would like to leave some seats for newcomers).
Kevin is hosting a virtual event there as well (free to attend it looks like).
Thanks!
Email or PM if you're interested (I'm GM 4 Blood Drought on the Discord).
- Mon Jul 06, 2020 4:20 pm
- Forum: Gamers Looking for Other Gamers
- Topic: Seattle area
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10516
Re: Seattle area
Trooper Jim wrote:That isn't sooo far away.
I'm down in Auburn, but with things the way they are...our little group has been playing remote for a few months. You should join the Discord at some point. Maybe by end of year we'll be able to game in-person again.
- Sun Dec 13, 2015 10:18 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Sea Titans
- Replies: 107
- Views: 63461
Re: Sea Titans
Can they get fat? Can they bulk up? ...or are they stuck with the physique they had when they changed? Do they even have a metabolism, as they no longer eat? They do continue to grow into adulthood if they change young. In the proper as a "Sea Titan", no. People are commenting about "...
- Sun Dec 13, 2015 10:05 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Palladium Books is looking to expand into other media
- Replies: 110
- Views: 132420
Re: Palladium Books is looking to expand into other media
Find some starving young artist (easy) fund a webcomic for a year (pretty cheap) if it takes off monetize it. IF it doesn't don't renew the guys contract, let the comic die, and you have more stock art to use in future books. Either way cheap advertising and re-useable art assets. If it takes off y...
- Sun Aug 16, 2015 3:26 am
- Forum: Guild of Magic & Psionics
- Topic: Anybody ever played a Mind Bleeder?
- Replies: 50
- Views: 37914
Re: Anybody ever played a Mind Bleeder?
Yah, I've played one before. "She" was an espionage agent, and a pretty good one. Nothing better at extracting important details from NPCs and players alike.
- Fri Jul 25, 2014 3:54 pm
- Forum: Rifts®: Dimension Books
- Topic: Upcoming projects for Phase World®
- Replies: 204
- Views: 320422
Re: Upcoming projects for Phase World®
gaby wrote:Phase world:Ultimate Edition,they can rewrite and Expand some OCC and RCC,give real numbers of Races that are in each power block,Maps of all 3 Galaxies,they can take out the Ships and put it into another ship book.
YES!!!!
- Fri Jul 25, 2014 3:49 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: why is rifts so anti super??
- Replies: 197
- Views: 58328
Re: why is rifts so anti super??
No seriously, why is the dimensional crossroads so dead set against super powers? ? And races and power categories designed to bounce seamlessly between mdc and sdc worlds?? Demigods, godlings, mega heroes, immortals. I see lots of fan made stuff in games on rifts but posting about them on the foru...
- Thu Jul 17, 2014 12:22 am
- Forum: Rifts®: Dimension Books
- Topic: Upcoming projects for Phase World®
- Replies: 204
- Views: 320422
Re: Upcoming projects for Phase World®
What happened to the Corkscrew Galaxy book? Here's what I'd like to see: Rift Dimension Book 16 "Galaxy Guide 1" Page Count: 295 Book Summary: Additional Story, Races, equipment (vehicles get their own book), and new skills. Expand the story of the 3 Galaxies (post and during the Demon ou...
- Thu Jul 17, 2014 12:01 am
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Best magic user for an archer type character
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4618
Re: Best magic user for an archer type character
Looking at a mage type that can easily become a good archer. Techno looked like a possible, or mystic. Ley Line walker and shifter each had options to make it okayish But looking for something more wilderness scout style mage The battle magus looks doable, but poses problems on it's own. T-archer i...
- Thu Jul 10, 2014 2:48 am
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: NG2 book of bigness.
- Replies: 57
- Views: 6921
Re: NG2 book of bigness.
I can't believe that someone doesn't want a book based on gear? I want to go to bed at night with this book tucked under my pillow... As a GM, I think a majority of the World Books have been dedicated to story...it's about time we added a few items to the mix. Players (as I've surprisingly found) ab...
- Thu Jul 10, 2014 2:34 am
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: why is rifts so anti super??
- Replies: 197
- Views: 58328
Re: why is rifts so anti super??
....argh...I feel compelled to respond. Here are a few reasons I have RARELY allowed "Super powered" characters in my games: 1) Can obviously get just a bit unbalancing (depending on power set) 2) It seems to promote a certain amount of "player laziness" as these characters rarel...
- Sat May 03, 2014 2:28 am
- Forum: G.M.s Forum
- Topic: Using the CS in Games
- Replies: 49
- Views: 29984
Re: Using the CS in Games
I've almost never used the CS in my games. The few times I do they're usually pulling strings on the back-end or colorful scenery during a merc mission. This is because I know how deadly they can be, and I'd almost certainly end-up killing at least one member of the character group every other encou...
- Fri May 02, 2014 12:42 am
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: question about new occ
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2080
Re: question about new occ
I'm a bit late to the party...but better late than never. Firstly, it sounds like you will be an excellent player for your GM. Hat's off to you for coming to the forums to do some research on the character you'd like to play. Likely, you've already settled on something but I thought I'd still "...
- Sun Apr 20, 2014 5:13 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Palladium Books is looking to expand into other media
- Replies: 110
- Views: 132420
Re: Palladium Books is looking to expand into other media
Hi Team, Here are a few of my ideas: *Host a few games and have the games posted to YouTube. These must be "entertaining" to some degree so players who've had a less than desirable experience with Rifts can see it in action with people who know the system. *I 2nd, 3rd, or 4th the idea of a...
- Wed Feb 05, 2014 3:26 am
- Forum: The Mechanoids®
- Topic: What do you want from Mechanoids Space?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 63788
Re: What do you want from Mechanoids Space?
Well... 1) New Mechanoid vessels and types (at least 4) 2) Stats on a few important worlds (maybe 3 with the systems around them) 3) Set in the Phase World setting w/cross-over to Rifts Earth 4) New Psionic Powers 5) New Mechanoid robots 6) Motherships -revised- 7) Mechanoid combat tactics -defined ...
- Fri Jan 24, 2014 2:29 am
- Forum: G.M.s Forum
- Topic: Machanoid-Demon gang war and the PC's started it...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2428
Re: Machanoid-Demon gang war and the PC's started it...
Okay, so the group's been on a job to hunt down this gargoyle for a while now, they infiltrated it's mountain base, fought a lot of it's followers, but they had to retreat. As they retreated they fought mechanoids, who have been slowly pushing west from the east coast wilderness. (yes, this is as b...
- Thu Jan 23, 2014 3:43 am
- Forum: G.M.s Forum
- Topic: How serious of a game do you run?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 12845
Re: How serious of a game do you run?
Grell wrote:I guess it's fairly serious and gritty, character driven stories, but we break for frequent jokes and wise cracks (out of character, of course).
...ditto...
- Thu Jan 23, 2014 3:30 am
- Forum: Guild of Magic & Psionics
- Topic: anti p.p.e
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6734
Re: anti p.p.e
i head a thought for a magical bomb and started to think about anti matter . and how it explodes with it comes in contact with matter . so if there where anti-p.p.e would it destroy normal p.p.e . or if there could be other types of p.p.e ? Funny you should ask that, there's actually a spell called...
- Fri Dec 27, 2013 5:02 pm
- Forum: Guild of Magic & Psionics
- Topic: Newly Invented Psionics:
- Replies: 324
- Views: 582077
Re: Newly Invented Psionics:
ISP Armor (Super Psionics) The psychic can convert their ISP into a protective field around their body. It looks like a pale, glowing field extending one inch or so from the body. This gives numerous benefits. First of all, ISP is converted into SDC on a 2 to 1 basis- that is, divide the ISP in hal...
- Sat Mar 30, 2013 5:59 pm
- Forum: Guild of Magic & Psionics
- Topic: Newly Invented Psionics:
- Replies: 324
- Views: 582077
Re: Newly Invented Psionics:
I too think this is a great idea. There are a few canon references that speak of evil beings...being able to hide their auras for extended durations. This would explain how. (Alteration 1) "Enhanced Aura" (physical) *prerequisite: Alter Aura, See Aura -Cost: (conditional) 10+ (or perm) -D...
- Sat Mar 30, 2013 2:27 am
- Forum: Guild of Magic & Psionics
- Topic: Newly Invented Psionics:
- Replies: 324
- Views: 582077
Re: Newly Invented Psionics:
Aura Locker (super) Range: self Duration: 1 day per level ISP: 10 perm when acquired, 3 ISP per activation. This power is used in conjunction with the Alter Aura physical psi power. This power extends the expressed aura created by the alter aura power. Comments? I too think this is a great idea. Th...
- Fri Mar 29, 2013 4:13 pm
- Forum: G.M.s Forum
- Topic: GM Pet Peeves
- Replies: 100
- Views: 28328
Re: GM Pet Peeves
My Pet Peeve... ...bringing in Non-Rifts O.C.C.s (I understand some people having only a limited amount of resources to work with...but I'm willing to lend my collection). ESPECIALLY HU characters. Now, I try to be flexible as a GM...I can roll with the punches and create content "on-the-fly&qu...
- Fri Mar 29, 2013 4:04 pm
- Forum: G.M.s Forum
- Topic: GM Pet Peeves
- Replies: 100
- Views: 28328
Re: GM Pet Peeves
The only people who still choose it were the players trying to "munchkin-ize" there characters stats. Weeellll... It sounds like you've had a bad experience with this before. That experience shouldn't taint your view of the rules TOO much. (1) bonus attack per melee isn't exactly what I'd...
- Wed Jan 18, 2012 3:41 am
- Forum: Guild of Magic & Psionics
- Topic: How would you update the Warlock OCC?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 9069
Re: How would you update the Warlock OCC?
There are dragons and godlings and one or two other rather powerful rare races that could choose two classes, and have each of them progress at the same time if you really wanted a 4 element warlock. I agree that Warlocks may not be as good as a primary caster needs to be. If you pick your elements...
- Fri Jul 29, 2011 1:43 pm
- Forum: Guild of Magic & Psionics
- Topic: Psionics of Legend
- Replies: 39
- Views: 11878
Re: Psionics of Legend
Look, I really don't want to jump into a fight that already has a lot of emotion invested into it. I just want to declare something. I already submitted an article entitled Psionics of Legend to Wayne. I sent it in a year ago. I declared it at the time on another discussion board. My article has no...
- Fri Jul 29, 2011 12:57 pm
- Forum: Guild of Magic & Psionics
- Topic: Newly Invented Psionics:
- Replies: 324
- Views: 582077
Re: Newly Invented Psionics:
Eliminate (super) **special--psychic cannot be of Principled or scrupulous alignment** I.S.P. 45 Duration: Instant Range: touch Saving Throw: -4 (special--other psychics still have to save as a non-psychic!) Needs: psychic surgery, and bio-manipulation Similar to the palladium power of "catato...
- Fri Jul 29, 2011 12:43 pm
- Forum: Guild of Magic & Psionics
- Topic: Newly Invented Psionics:
- Replies: 324
- Views: 582077
Re: Newly Invented Psionics:
Iron Man. (super) Range: self Duration: instant I.S.P.: 40 Saving Throw: None With this power the psychic can transform his body into iron; this of course grants the psychic many different resistances, abilities and restrictions. First, the psychic gains +150 S.D.C. and an armor rating of 16. He al...
- Wed Sep 15, 2010 2:11 am
- Forum: Guild of Magic & Psionics
- Topic: TW Death Walker
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2255
Re: TW Death Walker
Doing an alternate setting for Rifts. In my setting, techno wizards are forbidden magic users, much in the same way that necromancers are viewed in most game settings. It's not just that the TW are forbidden, they are almost always pure evil. They create monsterous creations and just let them loose...
- Wed Sep 15, 2010 1:55 am
- Forum: Guild of Magic & Psionics
- Topic: Fast Psionic! Psychic power to speed you up?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5556
Re: Fast Psionic! Psychic power to speed you up?
I have always thought that there should be some sort of psychic Man at Arms OCC that gained similar abilities as the Juicer or Crazy OCC, but through intense study and psychic focus (i.e., psionic powers instead of drugs or cybernetic implants) They wouldn't necessarily be as good as a Juicer or a ...
- Sun Sep 12, 2010 9:21 pm
- Forum: Guild of Magic & Psionics
- Topic: Fast Psionic! Psychic power to speed you up?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5556
Re: Fast Psionic! Psychic power to speed you up?
There is a spell in Rifter #25 called "Enhance Reflexes". That's about the closest they get.
- Sun Sep 12, 2010 8:51 pm
- Forum: Guild of Magic & Psionics
- Topic: Leather of Iron (Spell?)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2459
Re: Leather of Iron (Spell?)
If you have it...check Rifter #42. It has was to make leather M.D.C., but not specifically spells.
- Mon May 17, 2010 11:42 pm
- Forum: G.M.s Forum
- Topic: This should be understood by all GMs
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2698
Re: This should be understood by all GMs
Verisimilitude is more than just the world though; it has an equal amount to do with the characters in that world. If you're running a game and you have 2 players buying into your world, all is well. Say though a third player joins and is playing their character on a more generic front; that is, yo...
- Sun May 16, 2010 4:31 am
- Forum: Rifts®: Dimension Books
- Topic: Dimentional Outbreak: Who's in YOUR party?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3147
Re: Dimentional Outbreak: Who's in YOUR party?
Sea Titan Sea Inquisitor...
Rift Priest/Phenioxie...(it think that's how you spell it)...with a demon-slaying holy sword..
Rift Priest/Phenioxie...(it think that's how you spell it)...with a demon-slaying holy sword..
- Sun May 16, 2010 4:15 am
- Forum: Guild of Magic & Psionics
- Topic: Invented Magic Tattoos
- Replies: 105
- Views: 84684
Re: Invented Magic Tattoos
drewkitty ~..~ wrote:runebeo wrote:Mark of the Arachnid (Spider hanging from a web)
nice
I 2nd that...
- Sun May 02, 2010 11:25 pm
- Forum: Guild of Magic & Psionics
- Topic: Newly Invented Psionics:
- Replies: 324
- Views: 582077
Re: Newly Invented Psionics:
Repair Mechanics (super) Prereqs: Telemechanics, Psychic surgurey, Telemechanic Mental Operation Range: touch Duration: 1 minute per level Cost: 35 I.S.P. special: Needs raw ceramic or metal materials to work with This power allows the psychic to re-build and repair mechanical devices (of non-magica...
- Wed Apr 28, 2010 11:55 am
- Forum: Guild of Magic & Psionics
- Topic: New Temporal Magic:
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2298
Re: New Temporal Magic:
At the suggestion of Syndicate, I have started this new thread for the creation of new: Temporal Spells, Temporal Magic Items, Temporal Rift Rules, Age Reduction/Increase Magic, Temporal Monsters and anything in the general area of the above. <ish honored you have done so... Duplicate Event (tempor...
- Wed Apr 28, 2010 11:09 am
- Forum: G.M.s Forum
- Topic: What is the deal with palladium?
- Replies: 100
- Views: 19750
Re: What is the deal with palladium?
...hheeeyyyy.... There aren't any cookies in here...>_< I heard yelling and naturally thought there was a fight over food. Silly me, it's people "discussing" the palladium system...again. Well, if there's any place that should happen...it's here I'll go get some more newspaper and mops loo...
- Tue Apr 27, 2010 8:39 am
- Forum: Guild of Magic & Psionics
- Topic: Newly Invented Psionics:
- Replies: 324
- Views: 582077
Re: Newly Invented Psionics:
Vision Eye Or Eye of Visions (super Psionik) Range: self Duration: 1 min (per lvl) I.S.P.:10 Saving Throw: None The eye of vision lets you see 1min in to the future. You will know what will happen, like what peoble will say (good for picking up girls ). + 10 ini and +10 dodge. No Suprise attacks. L...
- Fri Apr 23, 2010 1:12 pm
- Forum: Guild of Magic & Psionics
- Topic: Invented Magic Tattoos
- Replies: 105
- Views: 84684
Re: Invented Magic Tattoos
Elemental Tattoo: Ice Man Appearance: icy figure standing with arms crossed Cost: 40 (+10 per figure) Duration: 1 minute per level (5 minutes for each figure) Range: self Upon activation of this power the user takes on the image of an "ice man" covered from head to toe ice-like coating. +1...
- Fri Apr 23, 2010 12:54 pm
- Forum: Guild of Magic & Psionics
- Topic: Black Vault Golem
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4059
Re: Black Vault Golem
My unified Palladium Books theory is this: The authors don't do much/any continuity control for new products. Take two spells, "Energy Disruption" and "Negate Mechanics" for example. Routinely through several books the author(s) state that they level out the playing field betwee...
- Fri Apr 23, 2010 12:44 pm
- Forum: Guild of Magic & Psionics
- Topic: Newly Invented Psionics:
- Replies: 324
- Views: 582077
Re: Newly Invented Psionics:
Psionic over-charge (super) Cost: (25) I.S.P. Duration: one melee round (15 seconds) per level/*special Saving Throw: none Range: touch This power allows the psychic to "over-charge" any energy weapon that requires a power source (cannot be magical in nature). Add 25% more damage at levels...
- Sun Mar 07, 2010 4:36 pm
- Forum: G.M.s Forum
- Topic: GM screen?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2491
Re: GM screen?
I'm actually in the process of creating a screen for Rifts. I'll submit it for approval from the palladium staff and others here on the boards to test it's functionality.
- Sun Mar 07, 2010 4:28 pm
- Forum: G.M.s Forum
- Topic: Character Inspiration....
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1912
Re: Character Inspiration....
I don't think I would have created my first Cosmo-Knight had it not been for the awesome artwork on display. I thought the centaur with the bow was just "cool" (even though I made a humaniod Knight with a sword). The legendary Ninja-Juicer pic also inspired me to use them as NPCs...and not...
- Sun Jan 10, 2010 3:42 pm
- Forum: Guild of Magic & Psionics
- Topic: Upgrading Certain Spells
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6392
Re: Re:
I think all common invocations should have a look over. Most are fine while others need a Tweak. The Temporal Magic in particular should be expanded. In Particular it should allow travel to the past as well as the future, wich in canon it currently does not! Also, there should be a temporal variant...
- Sat Dec 05, 2009 9:27 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Killing the unkillable
- Replies: 24
- Views: 835
Re: Killing the unkillable
Death in Palladium seems fairly...reversible. For both players and various supernatural beings. Players can be resurrected. For Demons, Gods, etc, you get that "Yes! You killed them... but they just respawn in their own dimension and come back later" thing. So how many ways can you think ...
- Sat Dec 05, 2009 9:22 pm
- Forum: Rifts®
- Topic: Killing the unkillable
- Replies: 24
- Views: 835
Re: Killing the unkillable
To "kind of" address the question...sever astral cord? To kinda address other issues: Lesser demons "rebirth" in 1D4x10+20 years, greater demons 1Dx10, and dark gods/greater demons 1D4x1000+100. (dimension book 10: hades) In Rifts, this "rebirth" ONLY (to the best of my...
- Sat Dec 05, 2009 8:53 pm
- Forum: Guild of Magic & Psionics
- Topic: How would you improve the Psi-Archer from Rifter 45?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4751
Re: How would you improve the Psi-Archer from Rifter 45?
I would let the Psi-Bow deal more damage. In Rifts, that bow is useless. You're better off buying a longbow and magic arrows as soon as you get any money at all. Rifts has that "high-power" value to it which warrents (I believe) a slight increase in the damage of the arrows. Maybe giving ...
- Sun Nov 29, 2009 8:37 am
- Forum: Guild of Magic & Psionics
- Topic: How would you improve the Psi-Archer from Rifter 45?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4751
Re: How would you improve the Psi-Archer from Rifter 45?
...well... I would give them an extra 1D4x10+20 I.S.P. in Rifts... ...give them some sort of psionically enhanced vision (strike bonuses for any ranged attack and far-sight)... ...the P.C.C. skills are pathetic (look at the skills of a Psi-warrior)...add: Prowl, Streetwise, Detect concealment, Horse...