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I'd like to see Australia completed. Right now it's just sort of hanging there. It's not a popular destination, but I'd like to see Mystic Australia (at least).

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I could have swore the Juicer Uprising was in 105 PA, not 104. You're right. The Prometheus Treatment isn't announced publicly until Dec 13th, 104 PA, and Erin Tarn's response to the speech that kick-starts the CS/Tolkeen war takes place in autumn of 105 PA. I thought 105 was the end of the 5 year ...

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Ok, let's try something different. Based on what you've seen in movies, read in books etc, do you think there are potential gaps in the list of psionics or perhaps, could some powers could be collapsed into each other? e.g. remove either summon inner strength or resist fatigue (redundancy) or combi...

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JA-11 has a 7.62 single-shot built into it for the specific purposes of sniping.

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I was being generous by assuming there was fresh water, but it'd obviously have worthwhile uses anyway. Nice fresh tea without burning anything for starters. ..... where do you get the tea from? Actually, where do you get the milk? Where do you get the nice bone china set to serve it in? How do you...

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PB has had enough of legal issues surrounding computer games (re: Rift) to last them a lifetime, methinks.

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The guys who ship stuff across the Atlantic are actually Tarnow kingdom, with their big (and well-armed) cargo ships (source: SB3 Mindwerks). I would expect that possibly the NGR hires these ships to transport large things across the ocean, such as their large robot sale to England. Tarnow can, of c...

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Ectoplasm: source of limited light, move half pound objects in vapor form, can be used for intimidation of wild life, extra hands, lift items up to 40 lbs, and can be used to disguise himself should it be needed. That's two separate powers you're describing. Also, who are you going to disguise your...

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Just a question: We can't say "telemechanics" and make a radio out of coconuts like they did on gilligan's island, right?

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I guess part of it is still chugging around the gulf of Mexico, but (and this is entirely speculation) a great deal of it would have been engaged by Quebec's fleet after they split, and during which they were in battle with one another (Quebec's fleet is also quite large, capable, and more experienc...

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Deaden senses : Certainly a useful power in this situation. A beast is most easily taken down (particularly with the primitive weapons available) when it is less aware of its surroundings. You may also use this power to escape the notice of the large predatory cats, if you feel that one is stalking...

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I believe that the Robotech RPG (original) also had rules for multi-classing, although, naturally, it was entirely skill-based.

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A burster that is also a battle magus? I think this shows my opinion on such a thing. In canon news: No. you cannot. The development of master psi powers burns up your PPE and leaves it as even lower than that of a regular squishy human. You have dedicated your life to the art of catching on fire/ma...

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for single-use buffs, i'd say some form of injection device would make sense. I really like that. TW Hypospray The TW Hypospray is a device allegedly created by a Body Fixer who could work miracles and through this discovered he was a techno-wizard. An apocryphal addendum to this tale is that the T...

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MurderCityDisciple wrote:even took up playing Axis and Allies

Wow. That's messed up. At least try Twilight Imperium first.

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Oh my word, I've been remiss. How could we have forgotten Megaforce ?? My face, btw, is pretty much the same as the guy at 2.22, watching Barry Bostwick dressed up like a bee gee and making his 'O-face' while aboard what must be the shonkiest flying motorcycle in the history of flying motorcycles. T...

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I still promote Chipwell Quality Products. Hehe funny thing is when I run games a lot of times players start out with Chipwell stuff. I always figure what better way to make them love their new toys than to let them see the low end and work their way up. Seriously start somebody off in chipwell PA ...

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In Australia the roaches grew to giant size, did the lawyers get additional powers? No, but Jeff Kennett got his personality digitised and rules Melbourne. His face appearing on every wall, computer screen, and mirror. I also just realised that Jeff Kennett could be convincingly played by Robert de...

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The other side of the coin, are people who decide the result of battles before 'playing' them at the table. They don't get called a derogitory name. As yet. Nonsense. Of course there's a name for them. It's "GM" I played a game of DnD a few years ago. It took place over several years. We ...

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It depends on if the creatures have a code of ethical behavior. In D&D, Devils are Lawful Evil. They have rules. Demons are chaotic. They rule by force or fear. Others rule by self interest. By tradition, most Chinese demons are the ultimate bureaucrats. They can't touch you so long as you obey...

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And I won't allow non-MAge/Psi characters to use TW devices unless it is fairly plain that such a device is intended to be used by anyone. This includes one shots, since they are already "charged" and ready to go (are they treated as active magic for Dog Boys and Stalker then?), and P.P.E...

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I still promote Chipwell Quality Products.

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I loved the old robot wars until everything turned into a pancake flipping bot as that proved to be the best offense and defense vs just about everything. At least if you restrict them to humanoid looking there is a lot of cheese robot designs you saw in the old robot wars that cannot happen. Ahh.....

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I dunno. I still prefer Robot Wars. Less tech to go wrong (which means easier repairs and more battles) and some really punishing action with weapon-equipped robots. If I recall, the rules were that all weapons had to stay connected to the robot, there were no projectiles allowed, and no discharging...

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As per above, it's easy to define the difference: A paramedic is like the guy in an ambulance. They are more advanced than a first aider, they have knowledge of more advanced techniques, but their entire focus is on stabilising the patient so they can be taken to actual medical care. A doctor is the...

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I would LOVE to get my hands on Mercenary Adventures, especially since I had seen it for the first time. Unfortunately, I can't afford it right now, so I will have to do with out. And as for the Gladiator Arena venues, are any of these big enough to accommodate power armors and/or robot vehicles? T...

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I have 'falling belts' on my sky-ship. A falling belt is a device worn while aboard a sky ship, tree trimmer, wing board, or other airborne ley line riding device. It is a very simple device, buckled around the waist with a small but complex box attached to the buckle. The second part of the device ...

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Rifts Australia has Sportsmen/gladiators that seem to be pretty 'extreme'. Then again, when you said 'Rifts Gladiators' I thought immediately of some sort of awful syndicated show using juicers and powerful D-bees that was distributed by Naruni, where they have to climb rope nets and greasy poles, h...

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Rallan: Not sure about that. The dead cells of your organs might need to be processed out. *shrug* It's a possibility anyway. I'm no doctor, but if I had to put money on I'd say that matter from those dead cells ends up in your urine rather than your faeces. There just aren't any organs in the huma...

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Oh no, its not, but it lets you do some dozen spells at will, beyond the 150 MDC which a Techno-Wizard can repair in mid combat at the apparent drop of a hat for 110 PPE. A first level Techno-Wizard can't do that, but they really shouldn't have a suit of this stuff anyhow. A 8th level Techno-Wizard...

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Apologies, but I started writing one post, got distracted, did some research, and finished writing the post, posted it, and git distracted again. Apparently TWPA has no P.P.E. cost for activating its powers, you simply do, so the start of my previous post is nonsense. Again, my apologies. Even so, ...

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I have never, EVER, seen a player pass up a force field due to fear of the CS states. Heck I had TW make and sell them, well for magical charters any way. TW Energy Field Generator (RMB p96) is an awesome but often overlooked piece of equipment, along with the rocking TW Mystic Power Armour. Seems ...

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heavy cavalry regularly wore heavy breastplates with faulds & tassets and splinted arms and upper legs with steel greaves, even if they were commoners. Yep. By the time guns became prevalent, only infantry still regulary wore heavy armor (usually just breastplates) - because even if it wasnt to...

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Grell wrote:
TechnoGothic wrote:Who is Cooler in your Opinion ?

Knights or Samurai

and WHY ??

Samurai.

Why? They're from Japan!

And their swords can cut through a tank!

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I agree. I like cyber-knights as an anti-supernatural, rather than anti-tech force. In fact, I sold my SoT books some time ago, and also have not upgraded to RUE. So if you play Rifts with me, Cyber-knights are still champions of the downtrodden who battle supernatural forces and have no quasi-mysti...

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One assumes this is a Rifts discussion, and you mean one of the following:
1) Cyber-knights vs Cyber-Samurai
2) Knights from Camelot vs Traditional samurai.

(side note: My player group decided to never go to new camelot. It is a silly place.)

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taalismn wrote:while it's been discussed that cyborgs may enjoy an extended lifespan...certainly the Angel of Death has....

Warlord Alexeyevna is a 200+ years old Heavy Machine, without an eternal brain chip, and is only really starting to feel his age.

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I would assume that for the more 'bio-system' borgs, yes you eat and excrete as per normal (possibly more efficiently than we regular humans do). For the more 'full conversion', I would expect that eating would be handled more delicately. Simply put (as has already BEEN put), there are less organs t...

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List of Things To Kill:

1) Kill bloody Erin Tarn. The woman is insufferable, self-serving, and in her own way just as prejudiced and one-eyed as the CS.
2) Kill that idiot cyber-knight guy who hangs out with doc reid. He's despicable
3) Kill Joseph Prosek. He's way more dangerous than Karl.

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Hmm. Given Julian's symptoms, his body could be entering into a unique stage of Last Call. We were never given a developmental timeline for the juicer variants, so I have always treated Mega-Juicers as a fairly new creation (within the last 20-30 years). Consider this. He is now a 12th lvl Mega-Jui...

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Not according to Canon. The Splugorth send a few elite minions and teams of Minions, New Camelot eventually sends in Knights over Mrr'lyn's protests and the NGR only has a handful of Recon Teams. Elite minions are effectively spies. Battles of espionage behind-the-scenes is what I was getting at. T...

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The Gathering of Heroes has always fascinated me in a sad sort of way, as an opportunity for peace, lost. New Camelot sent forces, the NGR sent forces, and, I believe, so did the Gargoyle Empire. This would have meant that it is likely at some point in time that Gargoyles and NGR troops were fightin...

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MurderCityDisciple wrote:Re: favourite vampire types youd like to see rifted in

The kind that glitters in sunlight.
Before and after a savage beating and dismemberment.

I disagree. "During", is the word you are looking for.

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You forgot "Ultimate". The top tier is Alien Intelligences, you can make them using the table in Pantheons of the Megaverse. We once considered (but didn't go through with) having a game where all the players were Splugorth, as they are an alien intelligence race that actively co-operates ...

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Or it could, theoretically, be a Dread Pirate Roberts thing. Julian The First is a title passed 'generationally', carefully planned to be a perpetual symbol that juicers can rally behind. While the flavour text contradicts this, I heartily approve of this suggestion. If it's done right, it's ALWAYS...

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Or it could, theoretically, be a Dread Pirate Roberts thing. Julian The First is a title passed 'generationally', carefully planned to be a perpetual symbol that juicers can rally behind. While the flavour text contradicts this, I heartily approve of this suggestion. If it's done right, it's ALWAYS...

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Oh, and don't ever forget "Battle Beyond The Stars". Not exactly post-apocalyptic, but you might as well watch it while you're at it. Awesome B grade sci-fi. Basically Seven Samurai in space. With 'John-boy' Walton! You missed George 'Hannibal from the A-Team' Peppard, and Robert Vaughn e...

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Oh, and don't ever forget "Battle Beyond The Stars".

Not exactly post-apocalyptic, but you might as well watch it while you're at it.

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I was reading over Juicer Uprising the other day and a thought struck me.... Julian (according to Aftermath) is far too old to be a mega-juicer anymore. The fact he's still alive (and not suffering the really horrible last call of the mega-juicer) is attributed as something of a miracle. What if it...

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Obviously Mad Max and Mad Max II. Or as it is over there in USland, Mad Max and The Road Warrior. Absolutely. Lol, they even feature in the *shudder* rifts novels, where a hatchling dragon uses a Mel Gibson template for his human appearance. He calls himself 'Gibs'. One of my faves is a NewZealand ...

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