Forums of the Megaverse®

thorr-kan

No problem, like I said it was a good excuse to reread the magic information in BTS 1e and there is some good stuff in there that you can't find in other books. The effects of ley lines on mages and psychics and magic have been modified and simplified in the more recent games. But still a lot of go...

thorr-kan

TtGD, p13 says "...an Acolyte may select semi-magical skills such as Divination (in place of any O.C.C. Related Skills) and any of the lores." Divination is exactly what it says on the tin, defined in TtGD. Ignore Principles for Magic, since that's a special case, and the Acolyte gets it a...

thorr-kan

After some thought, I feel like a Night Prince, a Hound Master or two, and 1-4 Doppleganger Warlords would make an excellent set of ruling bad guys for a smaller city in Nightbane, an evil domain in PF, or an enemy cabal in BTS.

thorr-kan

...or since the nature of the training is more than just getting a few extra skills, it's about specialization, port over the Advanced Training rules from Rifts HoH and smooth out some of the skills to fit the setting. Why reinvent the wheel? Cause what I'm trying to offer PCs is their own selectio...

thorr-kan

The games that randomly roll education level (N&SS, BTS1, TMNT, HU2) have either a Basic Military Program or a Military Program (Basic), with N&SS having a larger number of Military Skill Programs. Since these games were released, there has been an expansion of the skills in the Military lis...

thorr-kan

Having just rediscovered the cultists description in BtS1, it is possible something could be standardized from that. I finally had a chance to look at my PDF of BtS1 and I'm not sure what you are referring to here. Could you be more specific or give a page number? On the other hand looking for this...

thorr-kan

There's room to import wampyrs from Nightbane. That would give you an independent bloodsucker if necessary.

thorr-kan

I decided one day to give Rifts a massive makeover ( :? ), I used the Systems Failure classes as the basic for the new Rifts setting I was righting. This drastically cut down the number of OCC's. Wasn't Dead Reign initially play tested with the Systems Failure OCCs? There's enough variety between t...

thorr-kan

So, I have this question for everyone. Is there anyone else out there that likes the idea of using most of what Dead Reign has without using the zombies part of it? To some, I am sure that this defeats the point and purpose of the game, sure. But really, what do you get when you take away the zombi...

thorr-kan

A. The Arcanist from BTS1 is a P.C.C., a Pyschic Character Class. B. Ninja & Super Spies, revised states (in the conversion rules for Psychics for Heroes Unlimited), that psychics can purchase a non-exclusive martial art for a cost in skills. C. PROFIT! Conclusion: My wizard is a NINJA! (I just ...

thorr-kan

Ah, you beat me to the punch. I'll compose my thoughts and rough out what I was thinking, then come back later.

thorr-kan

[ I don't hate it, to me it's just not a great fit with NB. Some of the magic stuff is good and I have used it in the past. I do agree with you about Mysteries of Magic, even though I don't play fantasy that has been a great book to explain terms that had been left undefined for decades. I think my ...

thorr-kan

I'm not a huge fan of Glass Darkly... How can you not love TtGD? It and Mysteries of Magic are master-class developments of the Palladium magic system! Which don't suit everybody's tastes or tables; I get that. And my enthusiasm for them aside, I don't insist not likely them is badwrongfun. Also, I...

thorr-kan

One place to start is looking at nature - if a power (or a close approximation of it) exists in the natural world, then the likelihood (in a superhero game, even a gritty one) that it can be gene-engineered into a human is highly likely. Most of HU's powers ARE gritty, street-level. Remove about 10...

thorr-kan

What I would like, especially for BTS and Heroes but also for all other games, is a way for non-mages to cast rituals like you see on shows like Buffy and Supernatural. I do this with scrolls now but it would be better if there was a set system for this. There was a post about this on one of the Pa...

thorr-kan

Here it is! FB login may be required. Not my content. Caveat Emptor. Etc. https://www.facebook.com/PalladiumBooks/posts/pfbid02Wm65PaBBZcCPXx1JYCiyLSveJLKZEJUKSm9isKR73L6LWVWNMQ73zHxA7dShDG9Gl ETA: And Pact Magic, as a bonus. https://www.facebook.com/PalladiumBooks/posts/pfbid02Wm65PaBBZcCPXx1JYCiyL...

thorr-kan

What I would like, especially for BTS and Heroes but also for all other games, is a way for non-mages to cast rituals like you see on shows like Buffy and Supernatural. I do this with scrolls now but it would be better if there was a set system for this. There was a post about this on one of the Pa...

thorr-kan

The rule of thumb I'd use (and this is a GM decision): IF the OCC provides Skill X, THEN the PC gets prerequisite Skill Y as normal value with OCC bonuses for that skill category. Corollary: IF the PC chooses Skill X (for whatever category of skill), THEN Skill Y must also be chosen (for a category ...

thorr-kan

I am not sure I understand what you are looking for? Condensed version: has anybody tweaked to powers list to make to only include more "realistic" powers? (Realistic in quotes, because this is, after all, a superhero game. But sometimes I like more realism. Having a healing factor and cl...

thorr-kan

There we go. FAQ leaves it up to the GM.

thorr-kan

i guess that the ozarks are close enough to being a mountain range it might work. (they're technically not.. but travelling through you can be easily convinced otherwise) <eerie voice> ...rrrrIIIFFFttss... </eerie voice> Rift activity could have imported a mountain wherever you want one.

thorr-kan

Not sure about a true errata. However, Extraordinary PS is the only power that has a minimum level (unless your pre-power PS base is already over 20). Obviously, the carry/lift limits are based on the strongest (no punch intended) power you have, so you could theoretically stack them all. start at ...

thorr-kan

In general I have anything that creates (Golom, zombie, etc.) be ritual only. I also use rituals as a way to limit mages by allowing them to get rituals instead of invocations to limit its use in combat or other situations. I can see the former. The latter is an idea I hadn't considered. But it wou...

thorr-kan

One of the strengths of Palladium's magic system is that any spell can be a ritual or an invocation. I was introduced to this magic system through BTS1, so it really struck a chord with me. But over time and different game lines, I've come to wonder if certain spells shouldn't *always* be rituals. N...

thorr-kan

I love me four-color superheroes as much as the next virtual being. But sometimes when I'm theorycrafting, I prefer something more grounded. The standard HU2 power list is not that list. I'm not certain how I'd pare it down at this point. But has anybody else done anything similar? (I know, I know. ...

thorr-kan

The Combining Powers section of HU 2E doesn't appear to have any mention of them. Is there errata or guidance in another source?

thorr-kan

3d4 total was how I read it as well. Otherwise a mutant psychic is getting even more nerfed than a Latent Psychic. But I try to always check my assumptions.

thorr-kan

All three are noted as occasionally going rogue, being in charge of small independent missions, or being placed in charge of small areas be week Nightlords. What are your experiences using these critters in those capacities?

thorr-kan

A roll on The Category & Number of Super Abilities table on 161 says "1d4 psionic powers from each of the three minor psionic power categories." Is that 1d4 from Healing, Physical, and Sensitive combined, or is that 1d4 from Healing, 1d4 from Physical, & 1d4 from Sensitive for a to...

thorr-kan

Some skills require prerequisites before they can be taken. Examples from BTS1: Psychotherapy requires Psychology, Pathology requires Chemistry, Surveillance Systems requires Basic Electronics or Electrical Engineering. Examples from BTS2: Surveillance Systems requires Basic Electronics or Electrica...

thorr-kan

Narratively, what you're describing sounds like the following excerpt: " ...She reached up over her right shoulder, put a finger through the metal ring protruding from the top flap of her backpack, and pulled it. With a sharp PSCHT noise, a spidery metal framework popped out of the sides of the...

thorr-kan

I got the regular hardcovers.

I believe some exclusives were available, though not everything and in limited qtys.

thorr-kan

Based on the the last two Murmurs, BackerKit is now open for non-Kickstarter backers as preorders.

Source: I didn't back the Kickstarter, but I preordered through BackerKit.

thorr-kan

Based on the the last two Murmurs, BackerKit is now open for non-Kickstarter backers as preorders.

Source: I didn't back the Kickstarter, but I preordered through BackerKit.

thorr-kan

Some further discussion with page numbers and quotes from last year:
https://palladium-megaverse.com/forums/ ... 117415617a

thorr-kan

Huh. If your base Spd is high enough, Alter Metabolism triples your speed, which can get you into the Spd range needed for super speed damage.

I like Alter Metabolism more and more.

thorr-kan

BookWyrm wrote: ↑Thu Jan 18, 2024 6:46 pm Rifter #56 I think.

You mean time travel in general; I meant the TT time coils specifically.

Unless Rifter 56 uses that concept. That's one of them I don't have.

thorr-kan

one thing that is worth bringing up, since it wasn't mentioned so far in the thread. crossing the rockies themselves are near impossible. the mountain range experianced some heavy D-shifting or something during the cataclysm, and the geography has become an order of magnitude more rugged and all th...

thorr-kan

I think you can order anything that will be available in a store, like the regular edition of the book and maybe the mutagen dice, can be pre-ordered. But anything that was a KS exclusive like the variant covers or minis that would be no. At least that is how I read it. Have you seen anything sayin...

thorr-kan

Rali wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 6:58 pm It's original to the game.

And therein would lie a Rifter article...

Thanks.

thorr-kan

Is the "coil" description of time travel in Transdimensional Turtles something from the comics that got incorporated into the RPG? Or is it original to the RPG?

I think it's an elegant solution to time travel, and I like the eras described.

thorr-kan

I don't suppose this Kickstarter will be using Backerkit and allowing late backers, is it? From what I understand No, you had to pledge at least $1 in the KS to get access to the Backerkit. We appear to be mistaken! From the 12 Jan Murmurs: "If you did not back the Kickstarter If you did not b...

thorr-kan

Superhuman Speed Abilities in Combat, p72-73, Heroes Unlimited, Revised 2E, states "Characters with Extraordinary or Sonic Speed super abilities, cyborgs, or robots (the latter two must have Spd. attributes of at least 88/60 mph to use these rules), get the impressive damage bonus of +4 damage ...

thorr-kan

I don't suppose this Kickstarter will be using Backerkit and allowing late backers, is it? From what I understand No, you had to pledge at least $1 in the KS to get access to the Backerkit. I figured as much, but I didn't even have that for discretionary income at the time. Christmas bonus came thr...

thorr-kan

I am unaware of any.

But the circus creation rules in Rifts Vampire Kingdoms could be used to created a circus of ADVENTURE!

thorr-kan

I don't suppose this Kickstarter will be using Backerkit and allowing late backers, is it?

thorr-kan

I would honestly not assume that last part, as they've made it clear as glass that TW-clips cannot be charged by anyone other that specialists trained in their secrets, which they to not let everyone have. letting non-casters use them might be more of a matter for the weapon than the cell though, i...

thorr-kan

Book of Magic, p312-313, revised these weapons' power source! They are now listed as the TW-P.P.E.-Clip for the Flamer Pistol and P.P.E.-Clip for the other three. I think we can safely assume the TW-P.P.E.-Clip/ TW-/P.P.E.-Clip/TW-Cell/E-Cell mentioned are all the same thing. Which is kinda cool: A ...

thorr-kan

Use of South American plants in Mystic Herbology would make an excellent Rifter article!

thorr-kan

If it would happen to be workable....it would have to be done with South American plants. Good call out - keeping the setting-centric context of the OCC would be important In a Rifts campaign, that's an excellent suggestion. Though a properly Rifted Voodoo priest will have all the rationalization h...

Search found 524 matches