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JTwig

So I was debating picking up Armageddon Unlimited to use in my home game of Heroes Unlimited, and have begun to weave in a few plot elements in preparation to use the book material, when I had a thought. The thought came to me mainly because of the way I was foreshadowing the AU plot approaching, b...

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I just take the carry weight of the PS in question and convert it to the desired scale. So in your first example A SNPS of 20 can carry 6,000 pounds. Converting it to the normal PS would mean they'd need a combined PS of 300 to do break free from the same restraints. In my JU2 games I also use this...

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There 10 companies are the "Council of Industry" from Century Station: Advanced Transportation Technologies Daedalus Industries Genesys Hellion Light & Power Integrated Thinking Systems Korashi Technics (has a prototype time travel platform) Orion Robotics (shell company for Fabricato...

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I am looking to start a new campaign with a group of friends using Heroes Unlimited. I have built many characters using the Palladium system, but I am unsure of how to build a campaign such as the villains, minions, and levels. I have run D&D 4ed campaigns, but those were built by wizards of th...

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thorr-kan wrote:I've seen mention of it a few times, so I'm curious about which book has details on it.

It's in VU, but I've found it works better if you change it to an international organization (personally I make it part of the UN) rather than a national organization (though that's just my preference).

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I was thinking last night about something. What I was thinking about was how to do a game involving Super Sentai, NOT Power Rangers but what Power Rangers is based off of. How would you folks handle it? Signed, Rathorc Lemenger, President of Lemenger Biologics Unlimited. Mystically Bestowed, only c...

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Due to the superlative quality <cough>Sarcasm<cough> of Pal Books writing, it is somewhat murky as to how fast Immortals normally heal, but given the text in the book, I take it to mean that barring Grievous Injury that sends them into a regenerative coma and, for a set period of time after they aw...

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Rifts Corporations: Triax Northern Gun Wellignton Industries Iron Heart Industries (defunct) Naruni H-Brand (Japan) Armatech (Japan) Ichto (sp?, Japan, off hand not sure if its just the breakaway province name or the name of a company in the province to) Viggo's Custom Firearms (Dinoswamp) Titan In...

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IIRC there are more in the two Atlantis books, several more in the various Dimension Books, maybe Fed. of Magic, South America 1 &2, Traix 2, and Juicer Uprising. Shaper Corp. forgot all about them. South America based company responsible for mutant animals and mutant humans in Undersea and SA ...

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The big corporations for me are the two that are in both HU and Rifts. 1- KLS, This company created the Glitterboy PA and other items in Rifts and I believe it is mentioned Villains unlimited and a few other books. 2- Cyberworks, this is corp that created ARCHIE 3 in Rifts and it is a major supplie...

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I'm working on a customized HU2 near future cyberpunk setting, un-originally calling it Super-Punk, and need help compiling a list of official corporations from the various Palladium settings. In particular I'm looking for corporations from the Rifts and HU2 settings, but corporations from any Palla...

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I've had this idea for a setting floating around for a few year, but have been inspired recently to try and flesh it out. I'm going to throw the basic premise out there and would appreciate it if others would toss in (constructive) thoughts, suggestions, and ideas. (This will be the bare min. Info a...

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While I don't dispute the need, PB only has 5 or 6 members of In-House staff right now. I know. I shouldn't be so harsh, I should just be happy the are still around. It's just that I see what it could be, and worry they won't be here when my son's are old enough to play. I've been a fan since 1988,...

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Has anyone else noticed the difference between how the Society was first described in World Book 10, and how it has been described in later books. I'm not talking about membership numbers or influence, but its goals and outlooks. In World Books 10 it is described as only really hating dragons, and i...

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Been gone from the boards for a while. For those still interested I will try to find the PDF; I know I still have it, but on which drive and in which file I have no clue.

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for me i use the palladium weapons damage on the following site m I use my own custom damages listed by caliber. While it has much in common with the standard palladium firearms chart, it is much more consistent. Firearms can be hard to translate into game terms, as even the same caliber can have v...

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for me i use the palladium weapons damage on the following site m I use my own custom damages listed by caliber. While it has much in common with the standard palladium firearms chart, it is much more consistent. Firearms can be hard to translate into game terms, as even the same caliber can have v...

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As I've mentioned in a previous post that some might have read, I have a group of Rifts PCs who are tracking down a group foes who had fled to other dimensions. One is a mummy immortus necromancer whose hideout I'm thinking about placing in the Dead Reign setting. My question is, since the zombies i...

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I gotta ask; I'm designing a six-spell TW pistol for combating the Undead(A Van Helsing Special if you would), and while Rifts zombies are fairly easily blown away, I don't have any of the Dead Reign books, so I don't know what specific weaknesses and susceptibiilties they have. So I'm asking: I al...

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Vrykolas2k wrote:Why would someone named "Prophet of Doom" (Cassandra) be a Priestess of Light?

Ha! Good question. It was most likely given to her by her enemies or someone who didn't like her prophecies.

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Did anyone else find some of the comments on military weapons laughable? I'm an avid target shooter, and at one time, hunter. Most firearms in the military use 9mm and 5.56mm (.223), which also happen to be the two most popular round in North America after the .22LR. Even with the current shortage t...

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Has anyone ever run a game in this setting? I just got the book, and while I like it I can't see running a long term game in the setting, I'm thinking of having some Rifts PCs who are tracking a transdimesional foe visit temporary while tracking him; mostly because I have this awesome abandoned bowl...

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Perhaps, but I took it in a little different vein. If a person is sitting in the corner of a room, and you're standing outside the door, the light would shine on the floor like a lightbulb, and you could see the rays of light extending out under the door, least that's what I took away from the mate...

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Interesting, I am glad to see somebody has interest in the subject and this is a great start. But I think your damages and ranges for the enchanted weapons are way off. Please by no means think I am trying to take anything away from your work. This is a topic of great interest to me. Of course what...

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So would you allow a magic Cannon or siege weapon? In my games the two-pound gun is the largest that the current level 15 spell can enchant, but I'm not closed off thier being a Spell of Legend version capable of enchanting something like a cannon (or smaller, modern firearms). Of course such a spe...

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I believe that thier only showroom/shop is in Merctown. That is the only place to purchase Naruni stuff at book cost. Anything else is purchased over the Black Market, and costs 3x-6x as much. As far as the salesmen go, I'd imagine that they'd be pretty much like all salesmen, nice, friendly and ab...

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Here first appearance was in Adventures on the High Seas 1st edition, which when made into 2nd edition is relatively unchanged in its writting (save for additions of P.P.E and S.D.C). So Cassandra isn't mentioned at all In any other books, and the island of Lemuria isn't known to other places in th...

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Braden Campbell wrote::cough: Rifter #46 :cough:

Way to be subtle!

I haven't purchased a Ritter in a few year, but might have to check that one out.

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@JTwing Did you consider the OTHER examples of TW/Magic Flintlock weapons: -Rifts Japan pg37 TW Fire-Breathing Arquebus -Rifts South America 1 pg91-2 If I am following correctly, these Flintlock Weapons of yours still require manual reloading of power and ball? Which seems at ends to other TW examp...

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Ah. I think Archie was a player perhaps and he may have played in the lemuria adventure (?) Either that or the same writer. The only problem is that she is not actually in the Lemuria adventure, she is only included in the kingdom's background. The two mentions make it sound like she is a "mov...

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Looking over them I have to say I like them, though I can see the downsides with those reloading times, but they do add a nice bit of flair to an army or group equipped with them. I think I've read Last of the Mohicans to much because now I really want to get a Kentucky Longrifle for my character. ...

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Acutaly your enchanted flintlocks are not done acording to the spell enchant weapon. For perjetile weapons it is the perjetile not the base weapon that is enchanted. A enchanted flintlock firing a normal bullet would do SDC. Flintlocks are still a technolgy based weapon as it has several moving par...

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Okay, now I need to do something on this. I'll be needing to look up plenty of races and the terrain will need some consideration. Food and water will be from wells, fountains and other sources in libraries. I can have them remain full and continue to operate. Food is another thought. eternally ful...

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I have to wonder why these have higher damage and lower payload than the TW-flintlocks listed in CS navey. The also look like they have top end damage for TW weapons. Normaly damage for a type of TW weapon is not varible a TW laser always does 2d6 MD regaurdless who makes it. The actual enchanted f...

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The Dark Elf wrote:What's page on Island book pls?

Island at the Edge of the World, page 123, first paragraph in the right-hand column.

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Here are some notes and stats I created for magical flintlock firearms for use in my games, which I thought some people might enjoy. As a house rule I enjoy allowing flintlock firearms to be the most advanced subjects of the 15th level Enchant Weapons spell (mostly because I like the image of an aci...

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I was re-reading the book Island at the Edge of the World the other day, and noticed an off-handed comment about the meddling priestess Cassandra. I then remembered that she was also mentioned in the book Adventures on the High Seas as the founder of the matriarchal society on Lemaria. Now the found...

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Does anyone else find this strange. I'm not talking about how they allow frequent visitor to bypass security, or to be teleported directly to a predetermined private or public location. I'm talking about how they are required for those traveling from levels 11 & 12 to the levels above. The descr...

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In Rifts, are Gargoyles effectively immune to Lasers and Plasma? I notice they're 'immune to heat'... I've noticed this very thing a lot in Rifts and Palladium Fantasy, as being immune or resistant (1/2 damage) to fire & heat is a very common natural ability for many supernatural and magical cr...

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arouetta wrote:
JTwig wrote:Two question I hope someone can answer, or at least point me in the correct direction.

1) Which Rifter is Blood Magic found in? I know its one of the first 20 issues, but I can't seem to find it.

Rifter 2 pg 55

Thank you! Thats one down!

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The idea of the library seems like a good one for Palladium Megaverse but very unbalancing. Seems better to use as a hook for a campaign, stop the forces of evil from getting the library but the PCs themselves never get to it. Or, if they do, it is only for a short time before they have to leave. A...

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Two question I hope someone can answer, or at least point me in the correct direction. 1) Which Rifter is Blood Magic found in? I know its one of the first 20 issues, but I can't seem to find it. 2) Which book details the various money systems of Rifts Earth? I remember reading about Universal Credi...

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OMG, I said the name of another game in a forum!!! Anyhow, I'm looking to run a game using Great old ones and their minions, but kind of run it like a CoC game, using HF and stuff alot. I am not looking for conversion stuff, I want to run it from a pure Rifts/Palladium standpoint. Anyone have an id...

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A few months back I posted some Lovecraftian tomes and books that could be dropped into any Palladium game, but were most appropriate for Rifts, BtS, Nightbane, and PFRPG. One of the books was the Celaeno Fragment, and under its description was mentioned the Great Library at Celaeno. According to th...

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Ninjas and Superspies would work. I plan on pulling heavily from Palladium's existing works, especially the cybernetic/bionics from N&SS and HU2. I'm also planning on working in some of the various mega-corps mention throughout the game lines, such as KLS, Cyberworks, Triax, and even more obscu...

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I'm not talking about the game Cyber-Punk, the actual genre of game. Has anyone created or know of a home-brewed setting. I know Rifts, especially in the Burbs and Japan, can be used successfully for that style, but I'm looking for something specifically cyber-punk. If no one knows of any I will sta...

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Little Snuzzles wrote:All of my players eventually pack up for the same reason: my excessive use of the word "throbbing". Clearly, some do not care for it.

My past groups woul only have had a problem with it if you used visual aids.

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I would really hate to see it die, but that being said you can really see that the quality of the books has slowly (but steadily) declined over the decades. I got my first copy of the core book for Christmas of '88 or '89 (it was the first year it came out), and have pretty much purchased every book...

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Today my gaming group, which had been on life support, totally died. A few months ago, I had two less than stellar sessions. Two days before the next session, after I had sat down, figured out the problems, and reworked everything to grab its original sparkle, my husband told me that the players ha...

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I would read-up on the cosmology of Palladium Fantasy, as I still believe their is some debate on if it is an actual planet and not some sort of pocket dimension. You should read Island at the Edge of the world if you haven't yet. It gives some details on the wall of energy at the edge of the world ...

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