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by Mech-Viper Prime
Sat Apr 07, 2018 12:16 pm
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: Chi-Town Location
Replies: 8
Views: 3123

Re: Chi-Town Location

The ruins of Old Chicago can be found some 80 miles northeast of Chi-Town
From the rmb
by Mech-Viper Prime
Thu Dec 14, 2017 12:58 pm
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: Media similar to Rifts
Replies: 19
Views: 8942

Re: Media similar to Rifts

Check out Daemonium only one which contains most of the elements for rifts
by Mech-Viper Prime
Wed Oct 11, 2017 11:25 am
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: Boring7's bad ideas: the shell in the ghost
Replies: 6
Views: 2796

Re: Boring7's bad ideas: the shell in the ghost

So while meddling around with Techno-wizardry and bionic implants I asked myself, "what happens when you take an AI computer, TW it to the point it doesn't damage PPE/ISP, and stick it inside the head of a creature with natural magical abilities?" For that matter, if you do this to a Daem...
by Mech-Viper Prime
Thu Sep 21, 2017 12:32 pm
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: SB: Heroes of Humanity
Replies: 50
Views: 25647

Re: SB: Heroes of Humanity

Only problem with dealing with "what if"s is you could end up with Prosek's coalition looking like a neighborhood bully compare anything else. Here is a few what ifs 1. Joseph Prosek dies and a member of chitown magic unit ends up being the hero You could see a coalition with both tech and...
by Mech-Viper Prime
Wed Sep 20, 2017 12:32 pm
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: SB: Heroes of Humanity
Replies: 50
Views: 25647

Re: SB: Heroes of Humanity

i ran a campaign where i allowed the PCs to play in a world without the CS. They were up set to discover they were constantly under attack from monsters and Fellow humans alike. The landscape is horrible without the CS. Because of them there is a certain amount of order. They bring a financial stab...
by Mech-Viper Prime
Fri Sep 15, 2017 11:47 am
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: A Psi-Sword Shield?
Replies: 41
Views: 17437

Re: A Psi-Sword Shield?

The sword's actual appearance will generally reflect its creator. rifts main book page 126 The sword's actual appearance will generally reflect its creator. rifts main book page 63 Same text in RUE page 181 but while the text isn't the same under the cyber knight,the spirit of the text is. So a cyb...
by Mech-Viper Prime
Fri Aug 25, 2017 2:08 pm
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: Proof that the CS is Evil
Replies: 301
Views: 113684

Re: Proof that the CS is Evil

Rifts Sourcebook pg17 The Coalition Good or Evil? Time line: P.A. 102 The following data and clarifications are meant to supplement the information presented in the Rifts role-playing game. There seems to be some confusion about how there can be such a thing as a villain that is not a simple, maniac...
by Mech-Viper Prime
Mon Aug 21, 2017 11:05 am
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: Daemonium
Replies: 1
Views: 1358

Daemonium

Anyone looking for a rifts type of movie , check out daemonium
by Mech-Viper Prime
Thu Jul 06, 2017 7:38 pm
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: The Invincibility of the CS?
Replies: 485
Views: 183496

Re: The Invincibility of the CS?

Well if anyone remembers one of the tolkeen generals wear a amulet that was a gift from allistair that was rumored to have the soul of karl's youngest son, something some seem to not really pay attention too.
by Mech-Viper Prime
Sat Jul 01, 2017 1:50 pm
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: Proof that the CS is Evil
Replies: 301
Views: 113684

Re: Proof that the CS is Evil

One problem I do have with Carella's take here is it seems to imply that xenophobia and racial supremism are the only evil attitudes a culture can have. It doesn't seem to reflect other aspects. What of Apocalypse demons for example, who may let anybody become a witch and not be racist in any way, ...
by Mech-Viper Prime
Tue Jun 27, 2017 5:41 pm
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: quick question
Replies: 23
Views: 8871

Re: quick question

There should definitely be more of a crossover between "branches". As it is now, not even basic armor and small arms carries over. 65 tons to 25 tons is a fairly large difference. Things like air mobility, road damage, and crossing bridges come to mind, but not issues in most people's Rif...
by Mech-Viper Prime
Tue Jun 27, 2017 4:43 pm
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: The Invincibility of the CS?
Replies: 485
Views: 183496

Re: The Invincibility of the CS?

the main danger in rifts isn't magic or tech, the people behind them A shapechanger mage could easy trick the CS into wiping out a peaceful dbee village, while showing a group of adventures " how evil the CS is" Then enjoy watching the show both times, causing pain and death without liftin...
by Mech-Viper Prime
Mon Jun 26, 2017 12:13 pm
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: The Invincibility of the CS?
Replies: 485
Views: 183496

Re: The Invincibility of the CS?

It doesn't do anybody any good to debate over what's in the dictionary or make things personal attacks on eachother's character, guys. The Federation of Magic book's first section explains it well, I think. FoM book actually says the magic kingdoms were pretty well established before the CS even go...
by Mech-Viper Prime
Mon Jun 19, 2017 1:08 pm
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: Genocide against the CS? Is it morally justified?
Replies: 37
Views: 12219

Re: Genocide against the CS? Is it morally justified?

Well a number of the coalition's enemies would have a problem with this plan, cyber-knights, yeah they would definitely have a problem with along with Erin tarn herself. So you're admitting the CS' enemies are (in at least some significant cases) morally and ethically superior to the Coalition? Som...
by Mech-Viper Prime
Mon Jun 19, 2017 12:48 pm
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: The Invincibility of the CS?
Replies: 485
Views: 183496

Re: The Invincibility of the CS?

Somehow I don't think they didn't have any means to defend themselves , it's was the fact the coalition had superior numbers and firepower.
by Mech-Viper Prime
Mon Jun 19, 2017 12:29 pm
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: Genocide against the CS? Is it morally justified?
Replies: 37
Views: 12219

Re: Genocide against the CS? Is it morally justified?

Well a number of the coalition's enemies would have a problem with this plan, cyber-knights, yeah they would definitely have a problem with along with Erin tarn herself.
by Mech-Viper Prime
Mon Jun 19, 2017 11:51 am
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: The Invincibility of the CS?
Replies: 485
Views: 183496

Re: The Invincibility of the CS?

It's ethic cleansing, not genocide. Besides it was war, they had a chance to leave , they choose to stand and fight, under the banner of tolkeen, so they were armed combatants. Negative. The women and children mages who were non-coms weren't combatants or even in Tolkeen. Also, "You didn't fle...
by Mech-Viper Prime
Mon Jun 19, 2017 11:06 am
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: The Invincibility of the CS?
Replies: 485
Views: 183496

Re: The Invincibility of the CS?

It's ethic cleansing, not genocide. Besides it was war, they had a chance to leave , they choose to stand and fight, under the banner of tolkeen, so they were armed combatants. Negative. The women and children mages who were non-coms weren't combatants or even in Tolkeen. Also, "You didn't fle...
by Mech-Viper Prime
Mon Jun 19, 2017 9:46 am
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: The Invincibility of the CS?
Replies: 485
Views: 183496

Re: The Invincibility of the CS?

It's ethic cleansing, not genocide. Besides it was war, they had a chance to leave , they choose to stand and fight, under the banner of tolkeen, so they were armed combatants.
by Mech-Viper Prime
Thu Jun 15, 2017 11:22 am
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: The Invincibility of the CS?
Replies: 485
Views: 183496

Re: The Invincibility of the CS?

One clarifying point worth making here... The PPE in most living beings (I wouldn't say all, I consider Machine People to be alive, don't they have 0? Plus you can remain alive while at 0 if you spend it all) only surged the ley lines when it was released and DOUBLED upon death. The CS opposes the ...
by Mech-Viper Prime
Sat Apr 29, 2017 8:01 pm
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: Realism of Jericho Holmes survival in Xiticix territory
Replies: 230
Views: 75416

Re: Realism of Jericho Holmes survival in Xiticix territory

A simple, "Hey can someone Astrally project out that way and see if our strategy worked ?" Heck why didn't some cruel voyeur among the Tolkeen forces just astrally pop out that way just to see the Coalition forces in Xiticix territory devastated ? Remember a number of the tolkeen defender...
by Mech-Viper Prime
Thu Apr 20, 2017 6:52 pm
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: What was the CS intended to invoke images of...
Replies: 117
Views: 37097

Re: What was the CS intended to invoke images of...

CS answering to coake, that rich, the guy can't control his our people, half went off to fight for the evil folks of tolkeen, after he told them not too. Sorry I'll stick with Karl , with demons fight in the northwest, vampires moving up from the south into the southwest,bugs to the north ,duncson a...
by Mech-Viper Prime
Thu Apr 20, 2017 9:19 am
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: What was the CS intended to invoke images of...
Replies: 117
Views: 37097

Re: What was the CS intended to invoke images of...

] Very nice Lazlo plans for the xiticix are simple Plan A contain Plan B genocide Funny if the coalition wants to kill every dbee and mage, why do so many live with in the coalition states, or at times employ them? No "if" involved. They do. People live in the CS because they offer protec...
by Mech-Viper Prime
Wed Apr 19, 2017 9:11 pm
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: What was the CS intended to invoke images of...
Replies: 117
Views: 37097

Re: What was the CS intended to invoke images of...

Well if you don't want to die by the CS, get out of the areas they control, or stay and get killed, freedom of choice. Tolkeen wasn't IN an area the CS controlled. If they stayed in their borders they wouldn't be so evil. The problem is they don't. The Campaign of Unity, for example, is to conquer ...
by Mech-Viper Prime
Wed Apr 19, 2017 4:44 pm
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: What was the CS intended to invoke images of...
Replies: 117
Views: 37097

Re: What was the CS intended to invoke images of...

Well if you don't want to die by the CS, get out of the areas they control, or stay and get killed, freedom of choice.
by Mech-Viper Prime
Wed Apr 19, 2017 3:24 pm
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: What was the CS intended to invoke images of...
Replies: 117
Views: 37097

Re: What was the CS intended to invoke images of...

I think one of the big issues is folks are using a sliding definition of "The CS". Does it refer to Prosek and his inner circle? The military high command? The armed forces in general? The entire population? The broader you make the term, the less likely a sweeping generalization is to ap...
by Mech-Viper Prime
Wed Apr 19, 2017 3:08 pm
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: What was the CS intended to invoke images of...
Replies: 117
Views: 37097

Re: What was the CS intended to invoke images of...

I think one of the big issues is folks are using a sliding definition of "The CS". Does it refer to Prosek and his inner circle? The military high command? The armed forces in general? The entire population? The broader you make the term, the less likely a sweeping generalization is to ap...
by Mech-Viper Prime
Wed Apr 19, 2017 3:05 pm
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: What was the CS intended to invoke images of...
Replies: 117
Views: 37097

Re: What was the CS intended to invoke images of...

I think one of the big issues is folks are using a sliding definition of "The CS". Does it refer to Prosek and his inner circle? The military high command? The armed forces in general? The entire population? The broader you make the term, the less likely a sweeping generalization is to ap...
by Mech-Viper Prime
Wed Apr 19, 2017 2:23 pm
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: Realism of Jericho Holmes survival in Xiticix territory
Replies: 230
Views: 75416

Re: Realism of Jericho Holmes survival in Xiticix territory

Well all I can say is this wouldn't be the first time one book said one thing and another said the completely opposite.
by Mech-Viper Prime
Wed Apr 19, 2017 2:17 pm
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: What was the CS intended to invoke images of...
Replies: 117
Views: 37097

Re: What was the CS intended to invoke images of...

See, here is what is going on here... What the people on the "Defend the CS" side are doing is called a false equivalency argument... When they are being factual anyway... For example: Comparing the Lazlo Response to the Xiticix to the CS deciding to genocide every D-Bee and Magic User in...
by Mech-Viper Prime
Wed Apr 19, 2017 8:03 am
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: What was the CS intended to invoke images of...
Replies: 117
Views: 37097

Re: What was the CS intended to invoke images of...

Funny you bring up NGR since the are engage in a war with gargoyles, and they were basically killing baby gargoyles with their egg bombs, lazlo is engage in a war with xiticix and both of they are engage in acts of genocide against their enemies. The NGR engages in war with the Gargoyles, yes, who ...
by Mech-Viper Prime
Tue Apr 18, 2017 9:21 pm
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: What was the CS intended to invoke images of...
Replies: 117
Views: 37097

Re: What was the CS intended to invoke images of...

Given the nature of threats in the world of rifts earth, appearance can be deceiving, is that a old woman with her grandchild or something else playing the part of granny and little Lisa. That's what people tell themselves when they know they're doing something wrong. "I had to do that horribl...
by Mech-Viper Prime
Tue Apr 18, 2017 8:38 pm
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: What was the CS intended to invoke images of...
Replies: 117
Views: 37097

Re: What was the CS intended to invoke images of...

Given the nature of threats in the world of rifts earth, appearance can be deceiving, is that a old woman with her grandchild or something else playing the part of granny and little Lisa. It's not about right and wrong, rifts earth isn't that plainly black and white as everybody tries to make it out...
by Mech-Viper Prime
Tue Apr 18, 2017 10:37 am
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: Trying to adjust to high powered play...
Replies: 11
Views: 4063

Re: Trying to adjust to high powered play...

This is going to sound... Whiny... And for that I apologize in advance. So... When I run Rifts, I tend to keep it to the low and mid range. If its in RUE you can do it, more or less. Recently I have been playing with a group of... I'm not going to say Power Gamers... But a group that is used to ext...
by Mech-Viper Prime
Tue Apr 18, 2017 10:29 am
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: What was the CS intended to invoke images of...
Replies: 117
Views: 37097

Re: What was the CS intended to invoke images of...

Let's see
Occult rituals .....no
Breeding a master race......no
Gathering religious relics........no
Black uniforms.....yes
Well if this is the litmus test, then a bunch of non humans could run around in bed sheets and call them klansmen or ghosts. Then I guess they are :lol:
by Mech-Viper Prime
Tue Apr 18, 2017 10:24 am
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: Realism of Jericho Holmes survival in Xiticix territory
Replies: 230
Views: 75416

Re: Realism of Jericho Holmes survival in Xiticix territory

Well let's see if anyone has a phd in insect behavior.......
Well this wouldn't be the first time the rules were toss out for a good story.
by Mech-Viper Prime
Mon Apr 17, 2017 7:34 pm
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: Realism of Jericho Holmes survival in Xiticix territory
Replies: 230
Views: 75416

Re: Realism of Jericho Holmes survival in Xiticix territory

I guess everybody forget the that force from lazlo were also in the area too. Sure they didn't take kindly to the CS moving thru their land, but again since they do see each other as rivals, they don't like it when a rival xiticix trespass into their hiveland , then nobody took in account what the ...
by Mech-Viper Prime
Mon Apr 17, 2017 12:26 pm
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: What was the CS intended to invoke images of...
Replies: 117
Views: 37097

Re: What was the CS intended to invoke images of...

Don't forget the summoning demons and enslaving creatures , because that what morally right folks do..............Not wait that was tolkeen, but hey if the CS are nazis then FQ are nazis with "free speech and education" , which everybody turns a blind eye to them for some reason
by Mech-Viper Prime
Mon Apr 17, 2017 12:07 pm
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: Realism of Jericho Holmes survival in Xiticix territory
Replies: 230
Views: 75416

Re: Realism of Jericho Holmes survival in Xiticix territory

I guess everybody forget the that force from lazlo were also in the area too. Sure they didn't take kindly to the CS moving thru their land, but again since they do see each other as rivals, they don't like it when a rival xiticix trespass into their hiveland , then nobody took in account what the x...
by Mech-Viper Prime
Wed Mar 08, 2017 1:21 pm
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: LoneStar USA-G10s
Replies: 57
Views: 19101

Re: LoneStar USA-G10s

Personally I been toying with adding USA-G10s to coalition arsenal, not glitterboys, but a coalition style version with a bunch of different shoulder mounted weapon systems.
by Mech-Viper Prime
Thu Feb 02, 2017 2:37 pm
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: re-juicing of the Orc
Replies: 19
Views: 4956

Re: re-juicing of the Orc

Yup old buddy
Had a orc juicer ,along with a few others before wb10 come out good times
by Mech-Viper Prime
Wed Jan 25, 2017 11:52 am
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: So a bunch of US Navy ships emerges from a rift...
Replies: 29
Views: 7570

Re: So a bunch of US Navy ships emerges from a rift...

each faction has it owns pros and cons New navy , the remains of the old us navy with a supernatural being as it's leader Coalition states Well this could go either way, time displaced humans or d-bee humans depending on how much a threat or ally the CS see them as. Megaverse legion, former US army ...
by Mech-Viper Prime
Tue Oct 04, 2016 11:51 am
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: The CS Is Running Out Of Resources...
Replies: 524
Views: 257365

Re: The CS Is Running Out Of Resources...

Well everyone seems to forget one of creed's warlords was rumored to have an amulet containing jason Prosek's soul, the amulet was a gift from the leader of FOM, but hey lets overlook that.
by Mech-Viper Prime
Fri Aug 12, 2016 1:47 pm
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: Could the Republicans Beat ARCHIE Three
Replies: 78
Views: 19544

Re: Could the Republicans Beat ARCHIE Three

Notice no one included the shemarrians into this.
by Mech-Viper Prime
Wed Jul 20, 2016 8:09 am
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: reaperTWs/Necros/Harvesters/Vamps/Witches: BEST of humanity
Replies: 88
Views: 14769

Re: reaperTWs/Necros/Harvesters/Vamps/Witches: BEST of human

The NGR is also fully literate and still kills D-Bees who trespass on their lands, basically all the CS is doing to D-Bees too except for some reason its bad when CS executes D-Bee trespassers but tolerable when NGR. There are deebees who live in the NGR. They have deebees in their political system...
by Mech-Viper Prime
Tue Jul 19, 2016 3:17 pm
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: reaperTWs/Necros/Harvesters/Vamps/Witches: BEST of humanity
Replies: 88
Views: 14769

Re: reaperTWs/Necros/Harvesters/Vamps/Witches: BEST of human

The NGR is also fully literate and still kills D-Bees who trespass on their lands, basically all the CS is doing to D-Bees too except for some reason its bad when CS executes D-Bee trespassers but tolerable when NGR. There are deebees who live in the NGR. They have deebees in their political system...
by Mech-Viper Prime
Mon Jul 18, 2016 6:32 pm
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: reaperTWs/Necros/Harvesters/Vamps/Witches: BEST of humanity
Replies: 88
Views: 14769

Re: reaperTWs/Necros/Harvesters/Vamps/Witches: BEST of human

There is no widespread internet in Rifts because of the loss of satellite communication. The real reason the CS discourages, and bans, reading is because they want to keep the average citizen ignorant. It's not to "protect them from dangerous spell books" or any such malarkey. It also isn...
by Mech-Viper Prime
Mon Jul 11, 2016 8:22 pm
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: How to handle the Xiticix (spun off from CS = good/bad)
Replies: 475
Views: 97232

Re: How to handle the Xiticix (spun off from CS = good/bad)

Not really, since a faction of them would find the CS welcoming and their policies, sure they are from another dimension but as long as they are willing to follow the CS rules , they would be welcome in the CS. As others have said, that is not consistent with CS policies that are stated. A "do...
by Mech-Viper Prime
Sun Jul 10, 2016 9:13 pm
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: How to handle the Xiticix (spun off from CS = good/bad)
Replies: 475
Views: 97232

Re: How to handle the Xiticix (spun off from CS = good/bad)

Killer Cyborg wrote:Still waiting for any quotes contradicting the idea that the Empire of Humanity would be D-Bees.

Of course they are dimension beings, just because they are humans, doesn't change the fact that they are from a different dimension.
by Mech-Viper Prime
Sun Jul 10, 2016 7:51 pm
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: How to handle the Xiticix (spun off from CS = good/bad)
Replies: 475
Views: 97232

Re: How to handle the Xiticix (spun off from CS = good/bad)

Again it depends on how you play the CS, but in theory, as long as the Dbee humans aren't dumb enough to say so, they have a chance to get into the CS same as other humans. Thing is there's lists of normal "Rifts" Humans millions long waiting to become CS citizens.. so... that has to be f...

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