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The Elder watched the Shivs advance upon his people’s home. He knew his house was doomed. They’d even told him they were coming. He’d of course put out the call for aid, no one responded. The Dreadguard had fled shortly after the messenger had appeared. The messenger had been a young obviously scare...

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Guardians - Hel’breki internal security… police and potential militia. Though not all are trained investigators many are. Warriors - Hel’breki military, fills most roles via specialist training. Infantry, dedicated ground pounders, may have training in paradropping and/or biodrone operations. Operat...

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House Hel’brek rebuild... House Hel’brek “The Hel’breki are a house that is both ancient and inhuman. Records show that even in the time before the adoption of the xeno splicing tech the Hel’breki only nominally followed the tactics and strategies of the rest of the human resistance. That they survi...

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The Hel’breki, the people of darkness and death. “For want of an apple, a child went unborn. For want of a child, a warrior went untrained. For want of a warrior, a battle went unwon. For want of a battle, a world was undone.” Hel’breki proverb relating the importance of logistics in their war to su...

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First up a warning... much of what is about to be posted hasn't been seriously looked at in years and even then was at best an early draft that wasn't much better than a stream of consciousness at times. I make no apologies. Second... this is likely the end of the Hel'breki as part of anything relat...

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That's as official as it gets.

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It could be interesting. That's a good basic story seed to start with.

Don't seeds grow slowly at first? IIRC they start growing crazy fast after a few years, like exponentially, but I thought it took them time to get to that stage?

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I'd be interested in what you got in place of the Host armors and mounts as heavy hitters...greater emphasis on biotics? Biological VonNeuman critters like metal-eating rats? Gardeners? Without going into too much detail... partially because I'm working off memory and mostly because this isn't the ...

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I remember an old DnD game, many, many years ago. At the end of the day I had a face off against a vampire so my character brandished a religious icon only for the vampire to take it off him, toss it aside and say, "Sorry, I'm an atheist." Lol, that's awesome. Sounds like something I'd do...

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I don't dislike the Nightbane, they are just not my favorite group to play or run for. Also, and I have this discussion before and many people disagree with me but in Nightbane there aren't that many PCs that can fight the minions of the Nightlords. Human PC usually die quick that's why I like comb...

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@Slight001 Have you ever posted your great house? The Hel'breki. IIRC, I've talked about it and done general concepts for the Hel'breki, but I never got around to making stats for them. In general, they have largely disregarded the stock equipment, specifically the Host/Proto armor and Mount concep...

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@Warshield73, what is wrong with the Nightbane? They are the main reason I like this setting. If you don't feel comfortable posting it here feel free, if you wish to share your thoughts on them, to PM me. I don't game. No one to play with around here and I have yet to find an online group I can stom...

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@Shark_Force, I generally write off anything intended for the players as writers fiat to ensure that the players are the designated Main Characters, if not the designated Heroes. Librarians and Engineers: The Duality of Bio-Tech is the closest I can find to what I was remembering. My books are not a...

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As I said they can win all the battles, but they will, or should, based on the production capacity and recovery capabilities of the enemies, lose the war do to the inability of humanity to suffer losses. The Machine also doesn't have the same requirements for success that humans would, it can suffer...

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Honestly? I don't see most houses doing all that well. Sure the individual warriors might do fine, but on the scale of the House? Not really all that well. The problem is the logistics that most Houses use in that they have effectively bottlenecked themselves by locking themselves into the mindset o...

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So was listening to some youtube music videos and basically stumbled onto a video by a group called Butcher Babies for their song Monsters Ball. Honestly the song was amusing but the real neat bit was the video the group was all done up as monsters as were most of the party goers and in general it j...

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I doubt it. The Machine should have access to noise cancelling technology hundreds of times more precise and powerful then ours. In the inverse why hasn't the machine used sound as a weapon?

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I suppose anything is possible... I just can't imagine it'd be a worthwhile use of biomass.

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Just so it's clear, a permanent Passing the Torch kills the Talent user, and the recipient can't be psychic, supernatural, or a creature of magic. I think Nightbane still uses the RMB approach for PPE from ley lines, but at 12/hour it would be both managable and interesting to have temporar...

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Last time I saw a BTS2 O.C.C. in another setting it was a BTS2 character rifted to Post-Rifts Earth and IIRC their 'power level' was always at a heightened level, something like one step below the maximum, or perhaps just a few levels above base... it's been a... rather long while..., to allow for a...

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Just so it's clear, a permanent Passing the Torch kills the Talent user, and the recipient can't be psychic, supernatural, or a creature of magic. I think Nightbane still uses the RMB approach for PPE from ley lines, but at 12/hour it would be both managable and interesting to have temporarily imbu...

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Palladium O.C.C.'s are just clunky in general. That said I'm sure some would like the material being written up. Me, I've largely gotten in the habit of ignoring the O.C.C. system in general and when I feel the need to create a rpg style stat/skill block I just largely create the O.C.C. as needed, a...

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Cinematic Snipers might be lone wolves. But that is not how actual snipers operate. Most operate in pairs, a shooter and a spotter/guardian, or in small teams (4-6 people) who often include a backup sniper and operate as most would understand a special forces group operates.

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"Thank you, for the information." the young listener said before she moved on. Far in the distance the wanderer could see the listener pull at their head as their formally blonde hair came free as well as their face revealing a short cropped mane of the blackest hair and skin the white of ...

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Why? Because power is tempting no matter the 'setting'? The first step is limiting the books and setting down clear guidelines that ALL of the players abide by. Most importantly no picking a single, or select group of, 'trusted' 'better' player(s) for a class/gear/spell/power that you wouldn't give ...

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[ The only complaint I have is that it's likely to **** off the LGBT+ers as being biased... Perhaps it should detect the 'victims' orientation, preferences, and take that into account rather then just assume everyone is hetero? Or perhaps the caster can specify which genders are turned on, or leave...

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@Knight_General... my apologies I miss read your post and already agitated by external events. Unintentionally took it out on you. If you are looking for a military style class that has a focus on Rifts style 'combat support', which usually revolves around magic and psionics, you might consider the ...

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well the idea is to move around the battlefield and assist those in need for my party. stealth would be a necessity for not being seen to max my support role. basically i want to be good at all things combat. Then you don't want to be Kremin... If you want to be a supporting character and want magi...

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Sex Magnet (Invocation) Level: 10 Type: Invocation Range: 50 ft +20 ft per level of experience The effect radiates out 10 ft per level of experience from the target. Duration: 15 minutes per level of experience Saving Throw: Standard for those of the same gender as the target, -4 for those of the o...

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But then I run my Nightbane games as Dark, Low Contrast horror. Psychological dilemmas, moral choices, descents into anti-heroics, the ends justifying the means, and finding out what is meant about those warnings about 'those who fight monsters' and 'those who stare into the abyss' My Nightbane gam...

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I'm not aware of anything stopping a revision of the rule set from happening other then the copyright (is that the right legal issue?) issue which would require them to be cleared by the Palladium staff (ie Kevin) before they see the light of day. On the subject of other companies that have used Cor...

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Prerequisites: Why should Passing the Torch be limited to Superbeings, Athletes, or Stigmata (? wait what?...) Personally I'd toss in a note that any ancient can also gain it... at the least. Notes: Recipient can be a full copy of the Donor or can generate (at GM discretion) their own Morphus and/or...

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I don't know that it so much needs a reboot so much as a revision via the gathering of the various rules into a single place and then having said rules be evaluated in relation to each other rather than in the vacuum many seem to have been written in.

Hope that makes sense to the rest of you.

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I'm curious about it, because if this is a thing, and is presented as having been a thing in the past, and everything that was passed on can still get passed on again, then it leads to some questions about the setting. Does using it permanently leave the one who used it as a normal forever? If so, ...

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Yep their financials suck. Which is why I suggested a place to start where production would be, in theory, Improved.

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Well thanks for responding. This talent is very interesting and has a "One for All" feel with the ability to pass on the power from one individual to the next.

I wonder if the Talent passes on as well. Could make an interesting "Choose one" origin story.

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What they need is a split between editor and writer... Kevin needs to decide which he is and find someone to do the other... at the least.

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"Bleeding Heart" and "Chain with a Broken Link" are great for an NPC that needs a quick unexpected threat boost. Or for a player (usually a martial artist in my experience) looking for a boost in their potential power. Would I waste them on a T-Man if said T-Man had supernatural...

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I also had another question, could a full conversion TW-cyborg actually use magic? I remember one of the books mentioning that mages don't get cybernetics because it messes with their magic; but one of the books talk about TW-Cybernetics, which apparently don't effect a mages. If you, as a mage, re...

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Sorry, Dark Designs pg 98.

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So this one is an interesting talent in that it also, potentially, provides a seriously abnormal origin story... So am I reading this right that the Receiver of this 'Gift' gains all the old Nightbane's Abilities (I read this to include Talents as well as Spells born being a mystic as otherwise spel...

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IIRC there was a Hook Line and Sinker adventure where the player group went into what appeared to be the past and meet a young Erin Tarn. I believe the adventure left it up to the GM and Players to decide if it was actually time travel or just a rift to a parallel Earth slightly behind Rifts Earth i...

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"Bleeding Heart" and "Chain with a Broken Link" are great for an NPC that needs a quick unexpected threat boost. Or for a player (usually a martial artist in my experience) looking for a boost in their potential power. Would I waste them on a T-Man if said T-Man had supernatural ...

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Nekira Sudacne wrote:
zerombr wrote:i just want to go on record that I LOATHE this sort of concept about as much as 'I just turn into a whale and fall on him!"

Any particular reason, other than the obvious Ick factor?

I can't speak for Zerombr, but for me it ranks in as an auto hit/win which I'm not a fan of.

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Invocations Level 12: Soultwist... Book of Magic pg 145. Won't force the shift, but will force them to suddenly understand the motivations of those with 'alignments' that are seemingly their inverse. Moreover they will find themselves being tempted to be more like their 'opposites. It offers some in...

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I grabbed a Raw copy so... guess that says what I think about it. If that doesn't cut it. I'll likely enjoy it like I enjoy NG1/2 and pretty much all of the other rifts books. It'll be interesting to see what so called 'secrets' the company has and what if anything the book has to say about the Toas...

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You talking about the cilia structures of some 'primitive' forms of life? I discounted it because of scaling issues. Which is also why it doesn't get used by anyone beyond a few cells in size. IIRC cilia works because of the scaling differences with the way water interacts with life of the scale of ...

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Could they? Easily... there are a lot of options the resistance could do easily. Would they? Depends upon the house. If they wanted too Splicers likely could easily repair/replace the subjects eyes, or whatever the problem is. Of course this all depends upon your views of the human body and if such ...

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I wouldn't... a propeller is an object spinning in place with a number of sacrificial parts used to allow that action to take place. No organic creature is likely to ever develop this kind of process and if it did... the best you could likely get is something akin to antler bone, which is dead btw, ...

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wait, you mean, what do they turn into? i don't think *anyone* knows that. i'm not sure the author even knows that. Yeah that exactly... was hoping I'd missed something. Also, Brandon knows, he's mentioned it before that he and, iirc, his brother in law already had plans for them... in a future spl...

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