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The Beast

We made another update to the server today, please let me know if you start getting emails now. Note that I'm seeing system messages successfully, but I'm worried we may still be having issues with Digests. Doing my best to troubleshoot

No, I'm still not receiving any emails from the Forums ...

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Still nothing. I think I might make a second account to see if the problem persists on that one and/or compare the settings between the two accounts to see if they're both the same on my end if the problem doesn't happen on the other account.

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So I'm still not getting any emails notifying me of replies to any threads I'm subscribed to. From what I can tell I seem to be the only user with this issue. I was getting them before the update, and I never changed any of my user settings so I don't understand why I stopped getting any emails from ...

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theran_mage wrote: Mon Feb 19, 2024 12:33 am Hi everyone,

1: Emails: I've resolved the email issue. We updated our mail server a while back and the settings didn't make it to the forums. Should be good now.

I'm still not getting them.

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I am looking into the emails. Might be a backend setting that got flipped. I am comparing the old forums to the new.

Were you able to find anything wrong? I'm still not receiving any emails from here. Nothing in my spam folder, nothing going to my alternate email address, and all the settings ...

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Still not getting email notifications.

Already using prosilver dark.

Not sure why you mentioned the digests, but it was already set to daily and I'm not getting anything from that either. Nothing from here is going to my spam folder either.

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So I've been having the following issues since the update came about:

1) I no longer receive emails telling me about new replies to threads I've been following. Yes I have the box checked to get emails.

2) I can't clear out the notifications of things I've already looked at. The only thing I seem ...

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You were able to find themes?

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darthauthor wrote:For some reason I am being black listed on the Rifts forum thread.

How do I find out why?

How do I correct it?

Huh?

The site was down overnight. Were you trying to visit then?

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Maybe he's used to playing D&D where certain helpful spells are actually damaging to some creatures.

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No, none of my groups have played the PB equivalent of ST:DS9.

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Will you all please stop loggin into the ghost site before you post anything.

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Killer Cyborg wrote:I forget.

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Do more choices lower creativity and speed at the table?

No and yes.

More choices don't lower creativity. If you're playing a Man-at-Arms class your choices are pretty much limited to which weapon do you use in combat. Those with extra abilities (be they magic, psychic, mutant, or whatever ...

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My group uses a modified version of the GI Joe rule, which is the remaining MD is treated as SDC to those characters caught in such a situation.

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Killer Cyborg wrote:It's book-legal IF there's a rule somewhere allowing Zentraedi to have super-powers.
I'm not sure if that's a rule.

There's no rule excluding them from having superpowers either. Personally that's what I would base my ruling off of.

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You're gonna have to do a better job explaining how that's an error.

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RAW they couldn't. Personally I'd allow gods and alien intelligences to override that rule so you could end up with a TA vampire lord. However I wouldn't allow a vampire intelligence to override the rule so any TA vampire lords in a game I ran would have been cursed (or rewarded) to be that way ...

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All attacks do damage to the target's SDC first, and then, once that's reduced to zero, to hit points. For those attacks that say "does damage direct to hit points" then you simply ignore the target's SDC, however you do not ignore any armor (or other forms of protection) they may be wearing.

I'm ...

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Going off of the info in WB6 I'd say you'd look like a vampire, but you'd only get the powers the tattoo gives you. So while you look like a vampire you're still vulnerable to normal MD attacks and what have you.

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Having just picked up the book recently myself, I'm super pleased at how great the adventures inside are; the only complaint that I can think of is that the After Midnight tabloid supplement isn't an attached pamphlet, but printed inside the main book, but even that isn't a big deal at all.

My ...

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Lostboy wrote:Does using mind bond on another psychic allow it's user to use the psi powers of the person it is used on?

No.

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IMO someone who was born with psychic powers (or acquired them later in life) but never really developed them much can be taught how to use them better (to the point of being able to pick a PCC), but someone without psychic powers can never be taught to use them.

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One of the Rifters had a system for improving weapon skills as well.

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Remove calling all the 'Character Classes' '.O.C.C.'s and just call them 'Character Classes' when talking about ALL the character classes. This would remove most of the confusion about which character classes are being talked about. In my opinion this was one thing PB should of done with RUE to ...

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I'd get rid off all OCCs and most RCCs, and replace them with some kind of point-based system that also uses your character's IQ and background into consideration.

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Let me ask the question this way. Does anyone know an OCC skill that raises IQ, I see a few that do PE and ME but nothig that raises IQ and I'm trying to boost mine one point.

Outside of the Rifter 19 article I don't think there are any.

EDIT: You might be able to find a HtH form from Ninjas ...

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IIRC the ancient weapons book should have early cannons (and muskets) listed. Unfortunately I don't own the PDF and no longer have that book so I can't open it up to verify.

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He should be in the first sourcebook.

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I'd allow for some powers to always be active, or certain parts of powers to always be active. You'll have to go over your PC with your GM to figure out which ones should always be active or not due to the subjective nature of this. Some GMs would be more strict than others when it comes to what ...

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Aliens Unlimited and Phase World settings also have human-like races you can use.

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I got a spreadsheet.

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Probably because Kevin thought that OCC should be for villains only and as such a GM can just let them have whatever spells they thought the NPC needed.

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It seems like Hardware Unlimited was officially cancelled in 2015 .

Yeah, and given the most recent weekly update, it's safe to assume the project is dead in the water:

"Officially Canceled: These projects aren’t going to happen. I know that isn’t fun to hear, but it’s the truth. In many cases ...

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Chaos Earth: P.P. always matters.
Rifts UE: P.P. is just for punching and cutting, not for shooting.

Chaos Earth page 149 “Character P.P. Bonuses do NOT count when shooting an automatic weapon, rail gun, shotgun, energy weapon or any modern weapon.”
If I recall correctly older books had PP ...

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FYI for anyone who may want the font:

I have an older version of MS Word and I haven't used the font in a few years, so I don't know if it's compatible with newer versions of Word or if an update broke it. Also I'm not the original author, so if it is broken I don't know how to fix it.

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So one of my players feels he has found a loophole in the Diabolist creation of wards. Outside of throwing down the heavy hand of the GM I'd figure I'd get some educated responses on here.

Scenario: Diabolist gets a stick/log and inscribes it with a series of interlinked wards. Goes through all ...

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PM me your email address and I'll send it to you.

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GT wrote:
kiralon wrote:Whatever the grounds strike roll is lol

Oh so any roll over 4 with bonuses! As the ground can only hit you if you miss your roll! I like that one!

Yeah, but if the ground gets a natural 1 that means it missed so badly you fell up, into space, and die from being exposed to the vacuum.

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the mounted combat skills of real world knights took years to learn. there was a reason that they were started as very young boys, and didn't usually see combat until they were young men. the basic training alone usually took 4-6 years, though this also included physical training and weapons ...

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Newbie rules question: is there any mechanical effect (minuses, etc.) — other than not being able to cast spells — to walking around with zero PPE? If so, can someone point me to where it’s discussed?

I'm not aware of any official penalty for having zero PPE. I would house rule that the person ...

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Dimension Book 9.

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Even better are the classes that don't have a language at all, Native or otherwise. Just a bunch of illiterate mutes running around, unless they take an elective growing up. XD

Which classes are those? I just went through the RUE book, & even the Dragon Hatchlings have a Language skill (albeit ...

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I actually think the differences between the different tiers is minute when it comes to damage. I mean, if you have an Extraordinary PS of 40 or a SN PS of 30, damage is damage, and it seems odd that the SN does more.

The one with a SNPS of 30 can lift 5,000 pounds more than someone with a ExPS ...

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IMO if they can operate around the clock then yes, they don't need sleep, and since they don't need sleep they wouldn't need to worry about their home soil.

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I can't think of a single game that I've played in during the past few years that had demon/devil worship as part of the setting, theme, or whatever.

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I thought that I had once read that one couldn't steal a mage's spell knowledge via telepathy, mind bond, or similar method. I don't recall where I read that though and am looking in a few spots to see if I can find it.

EDIT: Page 55 of Mysteries of Magic states that certain psychic powers can be ...

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Stone Gargoyle wrote:I don't think HU needs an overhaul. It certainly doesn't need a point buy system.

I would rather have point-buy for skill selection. I've grown to hate the OCC system, and HU's skill program system is only a marginal improvement.

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Killer Cyborg wrote:What's a "Session 0"...?

Figuring out what kind of campaign is going to be run, what the house rules are, what classes each player would like to be, what books they can get gear from, and so forth.

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I'd like to be able to play a mage using the PPE channeling rules, but I have yet to meet a GM willing to use them, even if they say they like those rules.

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