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AlanGunhouse

I was trying to figure out the answer to a question. Could a Lumurian RCC character be an Elemental Fusionist? Technically they are Earth Natives, even if they are not normal humans. It also says they can be any OOC. (Contradictions between books are somewhat common in Palladium.)

Naturally, they ...

AlanGunhouse

Animate Drawing. Can't remember which book it's in; I believe it's in one of the Rifters. But it's a beautifully described power. You draw something and bring it to life; it seems like the perfect power for a comic-book world.
It's from Rifter #1, inspired by the write up for Kirby in ...

AlanGunhouse

No. You cannot selectively exclude targets in your AoE. you hit everyone, even if you don't want to, unless the text of the spell itself says otherwise. Mot that I can think of any off the top of my head that do, but it's possible there's one out there. either way, unless it says you can exclude ...

AlanGunhouse

In specific, the game is Chaos Earth, and the character wants to selectively allow us to notice them while under a spell that cloaks them in shadow.

AlanGunhouse

I had a general question. One of the players in a game I am in suggested that they can selectively decide who is or is not effected by spells. I was curious if this is actually the case in Palladium games, as I have not encountered it being permitted.

AlanGunhouse

The VAMPIRES in the game are not listed as having those abilities either.

AlanGunhouse

Wampyrs were created in the base book, they can gain 1 one psychic power each level. Master Psionics were introduced to the game in WB 1, so the question is: are Wampyrs limited to only powers on the minor list, or can they gain major powers as well.
Rifter 20 pg 19 - Wampyrs do not get super ...

AlanGunhouse

There are a lot of abilities Vampires in Rifts possess that were left out in Nightbane that are listed as "Common to all vampires". I am wondering if Wampyrs possess these abilities? These include the vampire Aura (makes them invisible in mirrors), Nightvision, and so on.

The original list was ...

AlanGunhouse

WB1r pg 27 right side of the page under "Nightvision"... vampires have excellent nightvision capabilities

I assume you mean Revised edition, I currently only have the originals. How good is "excellent"?

Yes, 1600ft in total darkness, no ambient light required. Vampires were ...

AlanGunhouse

Wampyrs were created in the base book, they can gain 1 one psychic power each level. Master Psionics were introduced to the game in WB 1, so the question is: are Wampyrs limited to only powers on the minor list, or can they gain major powers as well.

The secondary question is whether they are ...

AlanGunhouse

WB1r pg 27 right side of the page under "Nightvision"... vampires have excellent nightvision capabilities

I assume you mean Revised edition, I currently only have the originals. How good is "excellent"?

Yes, 1600ft in total darkness, no ambient light required. Vampires were substantially ...

AlanGunhouse

Grazzik wrote: Thu Nov 23, 2023 7:26 pm WB1r pg 27 right side of the page under "Nightvision"... vampires have excellent nightvision capabilities

I assume you mean Revised edition, I currently only have the originals. How good is "excellent"?

AlanGunhouse

My suggestion might seem like heresy, but I find Rifts rather too BUSY. I would probably put things on say 7 to 20 worlds located in different dimensions connected by the rifts. That way you could have each world with a number of cultures and a chance for each world to focus on a specific form of ...

AlanGunhouse

If Vampires are nocturnal supernatural predators who hunt for blood, why do they not level have Night Vision on their list of natural abilities? They probably should also have a keen sense of smell, but no night vision is senseless.

AlanGunhouse

Those in this thread:
I am trying to find an answer to two things:
1) It says you can combine the Powers of Mimic and Shapechanging to let you gain things like Extra limbs or Wings while shapechanged. This despite the fact that the mimic rules ay you can not use your own innate (other than Mimic ...

AlanGunhouse

In either case, I am trying to find out how the combo is actually intended to work...do you get to keep the change until you change to something else...can you change at will...or does it go away once you can no longer mimic...or something else?

AlanGunhouse

2 Questions at the moment.

1) in the book on page 74, it mentions combining Mimic with Shapeechanging. A friend and I were debating the interpretation. He is insisting that it permanently allows the character to copy powers like Wings, Extra Limbs, and Tentacles at will. I am stating that it only ...

AlanGunhouse

They need charts for the Knight Fossar, the Fossarian Warden (Scholar) and Fossarian Warden (Mystic) also, or at least to tell you if they use the normal charts.

It seems to me if a variation of a class can do MORE than the normal version of the class, it should get its own Experience chart.

AlanGunhouse

Well, unless the authors care to clarify...it will have to be up to the individual GM.

AlanGunhouse

If the Hypothesis is correct, then the Spirit Tattoos will not function for any other species...with the possible exception of the Goblin. It might be possible for Tattoos allowing a Goblin to draw upon the ancient Cobbler magic to exist.
See page 34 under the note in the 2nd paragraph. It lists ...

AlanGunhouse

Even Elves and Orcs may possibly fit. There is a mention: Eastern Territory Pg 99-100 identifies a shop called Mystique Tattoos with a Danzi Shaman (someone pointed it out to me). That implies that they can give tattoos to at least SOME others.

AlanGunhouse

Danzi and Cobblers are both Faerie folk stripped of immortality and with their natural magic limited, FYI.

AlanGunhouse

It mentions that "Dragons", presumably Chian-Ku, taught the Danzi how to create their tattoos and that the Danzi respect all good dragons to this day because of it.

I recently posted a theory about Danzi Tattoos being something very different from other apparently similar magics.

AlanGunhouse

If the Hypothesis is correct, then the Spirit Tattoos will not function for any other species...with the possible exception of the Goblin. It might be possible for Tattoos allowing a Goblin to draw upon the ancient Cobbler magic to exist.

AlanGunhouse

I was reading over the Danzi RCC (from book 11: the Eastern Territories) and the information on their Spirit Tattoos and I noticed that two of the tattoos ( Shroud of Woodland Spirits and Wisdom of the Ancestors ) are clearly based upon their natural magic abilities. The magic also functions oddly ...

AlanGunhouse

Most of the gems are based on the Atlantean Stone Master model, if I recall.

AlanGunhouse

I think the point of the matter is that Palladium can not keep anything unique, and generally does not explain why.

AlanGunhouse

Time travel is generally ignored by the setting because time paradoxes are a real pain to try to handle if they happen during play.

AlanGunhouse

For all we know, all rifts are rifts in time, it may just be that in most the difference in times is in seconds or minutes not years or centuries, and thus is not noticed.

AlanGunhouse

Some items from the China world books are kind of like Bio-wizardry or Techno-wizardry, but not quite...

AlanGunhouse

There are also these gator men in Australia if I recall, and the Faerie Bots, and the Junk Crabs, all of which have their own variations of Techno-Wizardry.

AlanGunhouse

Yep, someone comes up with something new and says "this is unique", then someone else comes along and says, "Wow, I want that, let me add it..."

AlanGunhouse

I have recently been considering if this class should be revised to base it upon the Ghost Hunter from Beyond the Supernatural 2. Those are capable of creating a limited number of psionic implements of a personal nature...

AlanGunhouse

Hmm, I guess I missed it because it was split between two lines the way it was.

AlanGunhouse

Also some of the dbees listed as having native american OCC options list it as equivalent so it is not exactly that OCC but it functionally is identical. I would just hand wave the elemental fusionists the same way not exactly an elemental fusionist but functionally works in the same fashion ...

AlanGunhouse

I remember Techno-wizardry was originally something found on Core Earth only. It seems like there is always someone at Palladium who invents something they want to be unique, and then everyone else wants to use it.

AlanGunhouse

I have found at least Blusies, Centaurs, Lyvorrk, Septumbrian Witch Hounds, and Squilbs specify they can Elemental Fusionists...and that is just at a fairy quick look in WB #30. Several other races say "any" or "any men of Magic" or even "any practitioner of the mystic arts".

AlanGunhouse

Atlanteans are human...more or less. Will have to make time for research on other races I guess. Thanks for the list of places to look. Someone needs to make up a database of Race/OCC cross references some day.

AlanGunhouse

In RUE, it says Elemental Fusionists are Humans Only. I know there were other classes that said something similar, only to later have it modified. I also know there are other races that generally claim to be able to be "any" class. Is there any place it says specifically that another race can be an ...

AlanGunhouse

I have a different Question, though in answer I would probably go with a "wooden" stake simple weapon to replace the power tattoo. One might possibly go with a power tattoo of Chained Skull instead, so as to exchange the tattoo for an equivalent one.

That Said, my question is as follows:
On the ...

AlanGunhouse

I was just considering the question of Psi-Ghosts, and concluded that Atlanteans would be of those mentioned as Trained by the Psi Ghosts and having all the powers of one except the Heightened Presence Sense, Intangibility, and increased ISP.

Presumably such a character would get standard presence ...

AlanGunhouse

Secrets of the Atlanteans (page 49) says "Basically the same as humans including Master Psionics who can select psionics OCC's such as the Mind Melter, Mind Bleeder, Psi-Ghost, Burster, Zapper ect. (See Rifts@ World Book 12: Psyscape for a large selection of psychic OCC's)"

That implies nearly all ...

AlanGunhouse

Not quite what I mean. Is there a listing of Psychic OCC's open to True Atlanteans?
Not as such.
And since the Psi-Slayer is listed as a mutation, it will be up to your GM to decide if Atlanteans can have the mutation or not.
It's a judgement call like so much of the game.

Interesting that a ...

AlanGunhouse

Not quite what I mean. Is there a listing of Psychic OCC's open to True Atlanteans?

AlanGunhouse

Is there an official list anywhere os what psychic classes an Atlantean can be? I was in a debate about whether Psi-Slayers are possible.

AlanGunhouse

Well actually, HU as a whole could use a rewrite up to at least RUE standards.

I, for example, tend to have 4 levels of powers not just 2. Level 1 are "Special Effects", level 2 are "Minor Powers" level 3 are "Main Powers" and level 4 are "Major Powers". I tend to use a purchase system saying that ...

AlanGunhouse

Especially given that every move does scale with level.

AlanGunhouse

I was simply trying to figure out which or two powers better fit a character.

AlanGunhouse

Do damage bonuses from combat maneuvers and physical strength add to those from Power Channeling. For Example, a character with Unbreakable Bones or Nightstalking gets a damage bonus, does it stack?

AlanGunhouse

So would the entertainer classes be considered "highly skilled"? Pirate and Sailor classes and Gladiator presumably are available? Shaman is unlikely though possible?

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