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Kagashi

Where are the surprises? Looks like a cut and paste job to me. Even the Mechanoids layout was the pre-RUE style. I did see lots of errors though, like what used to be a "+" is now a "-1-" or a "-4". By surprises, do you just mean poor editing?

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Look, I love PB. Very much. Heck, look at my forum number (number 9 to sign up with the "new" website, 30 Sep 2000). Id like to help them, but at this point they need to help themselves. As others have said previously, we have been burned so many times. My name is already in the Heroes of ...

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barna10 wrote:To be clear, there is a Scotland in Rifts, but there is no book Rifts:Scotland

but mentioned many time as "coming soon".

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Ah, here it is. The CS Navy was destroyed by Free Quebec (pp138-139, Aftermath). Prior to that before the war, the CS lost half its ships to the Splugorth (p 16, Free Quebec). I assume this is in reference to the remainder of the First Fleet that didn't go over to the Free Quebec side and the Second...

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I liked the SoT series as well as 4 horseman, ARCHIE, Mechanoids, Xicticx, Juicer Uprising, and the Minion War. I wish they would finalize the outcome of the Minion War in a similar fashion that Jaymes lays out. What I didnt like about all but SoT, is you had to look into other books to find the out...

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Palladium's character class system is so messy. I simplify everything. Race = what you are born with. Attributes, racial abilities, racial bonuses, ect. Occupation = what you can learn. Equipment, Skill lists, XCC bonuses, specialized augmentation (you cant just slap on a bio harness and suddenly yo...

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Produce a book. I buy it. Simple as that.

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sweet, makes sense. thanks guys

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So, its been years since I thought about Rifts with high priority. BUt Ive been thinking lately with the Minion War...what is the status of the CS Navy? I seem to remember it was destroyed in the war with Free Quebec? But I cannot find that reference anywhere. I wonder if it was just my old group's ...

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The Super Soldier in Mercenaries and the Gladiator in Merc Adventures have options for that OCC to have mutant powers from HU2.

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Is it canon or not? Being reprinted in a core book...yet its just a lazy Rifter copy/paste which still includes the words "optional".

What are your thoughts?

Basically...do I need to even bother buying these things?

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Oh yeah... RUE Cyber Knights. 1) they dont make sense. In RMB, they were fine as is. Other augmented OCCs had some sort of downside for their power (RPA pilots needed a power armor to have extra attacks, Crazies lost their sanity, Juicers had limited lifespan, cyborgs lost their humanity...) In RUE,...

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@killer cyborg: RUE also included the change for spellcasters to throw around 1 (low-level) spell per melee action, so they actually didn't fall behind on ROF. They didn't fall behind on ROF for low-level spells . It's a partial fix that helped reduce the issue significantly, but a lot of staple co...

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Its been a while since I've actually ran a campaign, but from what I can remember: -No GI Joe Rule. -No -10 to dodge gunfire rule. -No - to hit moving targets (the dodge is the moving target. So even if a character wants to move from one place to another, I have them roll a dodge) -Bots are defined ...

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I've found that "No Alignment" tends to result in every character's alignment being "whatever random mood the player happens to be in on this particular day." Which is fine for one-off adventures, but leads to some pretty inconsistent behavior in campaigns. How do you No Alignme...

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No, its a free update for those who have already purchased it once. Did you get in on DriveThru or here on the Palladium Store? Palladium Store You should be able to download the most updated version from the link you used to download it in the first place. If you do not have access to that link an...

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Do I have to purchase this again to get the 003 release? No, its a free update for those who have already purchased it once. Did you get in on DriveThru or here on the Palladium Store? Palladium Store You should be able to download the most updated version from the link you used to download it in t...

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Greg Diaczyk wrote:
Kagashi wrote:Do I have to purchase this again to get the 003 release?

No, its a free update for those who have already purchased it once.

Did you get in on DriveThru or here on the Palladium Store?

Palladium Store

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Do I have to purchase this again to get the 003 release?

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yeah there seems to be a bit of house rules that snuck into this product rather than it being an actual RUE product. Like an IQ of 15 offers +1% skill bonus...even though thats not in the rules.

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IF an OCC or RCC gives you a bonus to strike does it get added to guns? It's a non-specific bonus and I could find no answers in any of the books. Unless it says it gives a bonus to modern weapons, then the only weapons that get the bonus are ones that get them from the char's hand to hand training...

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Its pretty simple really. Officially in Rifts, no Temporal Warriors speak a word unless they burn an OCC related or secondary skill. Also, if not using RUE, they can never take Horsemanship or Cowboy skills (horsemanship used to be a pilot skill...but no other horsemanship variants) However, most pe...

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Please add in lesser known languages, like Wolven, Gromek, and others from the RCB. Likewise, the Phaseworld Trade Languages.

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Been waiting on Mechanoids Space since 1995

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The advantage of the heavy rail guns has always been it avoids Impervious to Energy spells and the like. I think there is one super power in HU2 that soaks kinetic damage, and the Megaversal Legion has a force field that parries kinetic rounds. That's about it. Generally, if a rail gun hits...its do...

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Ive often worked tech based war idea like this. Like CS vs NGR. Or CS vs Robotech.

Or just play WWII, but with Rifts equipment. USA would use CS gear, Germany would use Triax gear, USSR would use Warlords/Sovietski gear, Britain would use...psionic swords?

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As with any palladium product...I'll believe it when it comes out. I will not kickstarter. I will not pre-order. And I will not waste money on Raw previews. I've waited 21 years for this book ever since seeing it skipped over intentionally in Canada back in 1999. My anticipation for this book can le...

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Due to lack of official material, do you guys just use Rifts Vagabonds, Rogue Scientists and Rogue Scholars as the non combatant OCCs of each respective house?

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I concur in spirit. A juiced grunt is still a grunt who now has superhuman powers due to drugs. He doesnt plug in a bio comp and all of a sudden learn more languages... However, there is some time needed to learn how to USE the bio comp and to adjust. I do use the 2000 XP till level 1 time period as...

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Um...then they would be guidelines...not rules... Rifts rules are looser than a newborn's stool. Like, seriously, even they are not written to be a tightly integrated machine. They are written to shamble forward, with the GM and players running around, applying patches they can all live with. And a...

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Can a Psi-slayer only be a strict human? What about True Atlantean? Unlike the Psi-ghost (with is a human specific mutation), Psi-slayer seems to be more training based. No. Psi Slayers are human mutants. That's the real answer. Don't let people sway you from deviating from the rules...cause whats ...

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Can a Psi-slayer only be a strict human? What about True Atlantean? Unlike the Psi-ghost (with is a human specific mutation), Psi-slayer seems to be more training based. No. Psi Slayers are human mutants. That's the real answer. Don't let people sway you from deviating from the rules...cause whats ...

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I mean, why not? The dude grew up in a world where there are dragons and power armors more powerful than 20th century divisions. And he chose to be a pro athlete...in a world where sports consist of deadball and gladiators. The dude BETTER have MDC. Its not like the people of Rifts are watching base...

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Id make them MDC

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I dont think the code is a problem per se. I mean, sure its a problem in that in the eyes of the opposing forces, a CK did something they might not think a CK should do. But I have no idea if the opposing forces have Lore: CK or not. If they did, it would not look good for the CKs as a whole...but i...

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wasnt there options to see the simvan ranges at one point?

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The PDF clearly exists, but Palladium doesnt want my money....

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helloooooooo....PDF?!? I want to give you money, but you refuse to let me.

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During a recent discussion on the Phase World forums I went to find some information in my PDFs for certain starships and found that it was not in there. Examples: DB 3: Phase World SB - Te Packmaster Carrier has no listed FTL drive but it is listed in the Q&A and I believe in the Cutting Room ...

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So its been forty three years since the book was released...are you guys going to release it on PDF any time this century? Id like to give you money.

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Palladium is extremely lazy with classifications. Bottom line is, everybody has to be a race (what you are born with from yo mama: Human, mutant dog, psi stalker, dragon hatchling...) and a character class (what you have learned in school and training). Some classes are exclusive to specific races, ...

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If Palladium shifted around classifications again with this book...ill be disappointed. No Black Wing Monster Men are not animals. Animals cannot learn magic and BWMM can be Ley Line Walkers or Necromancers. In Spirit West it classifies them as either lesser demons or sub demons. I was hoping this s...

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I'm saddened and happy. Saddened that Palladium and Harmony Gold had a second chance at greatness and both companies fell short. Happy because now another property can try and make a good RPG. This line was plagued with red flags from the beginning with the announcement of manga sized books. Followe...

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I like the Kittani/Splugorth connection. - Triolians and Atlanteins both share a similar Greek-like background. - Kittani bots are not only organic in nature, some actually transform. The concept behind robotech of mixing man and machine into one unit can be stretched to the Kittani tech. Plus Invid...

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Just give me a Tokugawa and stats for Super Alpha and Betas before we start making up our own stuff. Hit up the stuff seen in the shows first.

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How I personally interpret these questions as of RUE: Well if you really want to make yourself crazy, look at robots with crews of 2 or 3 and try to understand exactly how that would work in the Palladium system.. Does the robot have the combined attacks per melee of all crew members? As I understan...

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Trump is combat trained.

Warning: Let's not go there. - Mack

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I was reviewing Rifter 4 and the Official Rifts Material about ARCHIE in there. Sure, a lot of it was incorporated in later Rifts titles, but there are still some great, official, canon gems in there. The TPA-006 Titan Heavy Power Armor is amazing. Around a 105 PA invention, it rivals both the Samso...

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It does say that inter-species sex can still feel pleasurable, but can't produce offspring...so if you are from one of them liberal settlements and fancy dog boys...go for it.

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