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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...

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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. ...

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

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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.

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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?

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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...

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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...

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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...

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I got the regular hardcovers.

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

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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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...

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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...

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

And therein would lie a Rifter article...

Thanks.

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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.

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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I am unaware of any.

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

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

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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...

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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 ...

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

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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...

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South America 1 has the Voodoo Priest OCC. It also has a variant that allows it use of African Priest OCC rituals in return for a reduction of sone spellcasting. Would another variant with the same spellcasting limitation granting the Mystic Herbology be playable? Limit it to the herbs, teas, and po...

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https://palladiumbooks.us21.list-manage ... 4f841698f1

Just received an email about this from Palladium Books.

I wonder how much of the previously canceled TMNT&OS 2E from back in the day will make the transition?

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Obviously, either is more powerful that other spellcasters from BtS, NS, DR, or N&SS. But how do they compare to each other? The HU Wizard gets more and higher-level spells to start, some pseudo-psionic powers, and the ability to get a familiar. It also gets an easier set methods to learn more s...

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NOTE: I posted this over in the BtS forum, but I figured I'd share it here, as it has wider applicability. October is the month of spooky, and this October has more than it's fair share of occurrences available to the scheming arcanist looking for a power boost. Nexus points all over the world are g...

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October is the month of spooky, and this October has more than it's fair share of occurrences available to the scheming arcanist looking for a power boost. Nexus points all over the world are going to see a lot of activity. First and foremost, we have All Hallows' Eve/All Saints' Day. This one-two c...

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It can run the gamut from cosmic horror (see CoC/DG) to paranormal investigation (see Scooby Doo) to monster hunting (see Ghostbusters) to existential dread (see Dresden Files) to full on splatterpunk (see D&D when the PCs are in the groove and mesh well).

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by the rules, the bio-system limb does not, but any other implant does. Cite? I'm unaware of a statement either way. RUE pg 188, under "technological effects ion magic" where it gets a full paragraph calling biosystems out as an exception to the usual effects cybernetic/bionic implants ha...

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Considering the risen sea-levels world-wide, I'd assume most of the Pacific islands are either gone or very much smaller than they were. That said, I'd rather they weren't high-tech paradises. While rising sea levels would mess things up, increased volcanic activity might stay ahead of said levels ...

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One of the fun things about the Coalition books is the frequent listing of various squads for various missions. It never fails to spark my imagination. Has anyone indexed all of these listing someplace? It would help not to have to page through a pile of books (or PDFs!) when memory fails.

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glitterboy2098 wrote:by the rules, the bio-system limb does not, but any other implant does.

Cite?

I'm unaware of a statement either way.

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Would the penalties for magic and psionics still apply? As bio-systems, and as additional modifications to them would be implants IN an existing implant, *I* would not count those specific implants against the magical/psionic limit. I mean, forex you've got a bionic arm. If you add a palm blaster, ...

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I agree with the above posters, there really isn't any reason they couldn't be installed since AFAIK nothing indicates you need a Bionic/Cybernetic limb in the first place (Bio-Systems, IMHO, straddle the line between outright cybernetic/bionics and cloning a replacement limb). They're a mix of art...

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I don't have the book so I can say one way or another about if the implant would work on a detoxed Juicer, but there is a question that might also be worth considering even if it was available: Would a detoxed Juicer even go for the implant? Text in RUE (and present in similar form as far back as R...

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NeuroStim implants (Coalition Manhunters) won't work on Juicers or Crazies. Those augmentation process destroy the psionic potential the NeuroStim activates. But the Juicer process doesn't destroy natural psionics. If successfully detoxified, would a NeuroStim implant work on the former Juicer?

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Can bio-systems have other cybernetics installed in them?

Obviously not anything mechanical looking or vastly deforming. But something like razor fingernails or a palm needle/drug injector (main book, 1E; I'm AFB right now, so the term may not be correct.)

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A lot of Palladium's games share powers in the Healing/Physical/Sensitive and sometimes Super/Master categories. Sometimes the category of a power varies from game to game. We'll ignore the outlier categories from Rifts and BTS2 for now. (Mind Bleeder, Hydro-Psionics, Fire-walker/Pyrokinetic, Machin...

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Considering the risen sea-levels world-wide, I'd assume most of the Pacific islands are either gone or very much smaller than they were. That said, I'd rather they weren't high-tech paradises. While rising sea levels would mess things up, increased volcanic activity might stay ahead of said levels ...

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Re OCCs, there doesn't need to be a reprint of stat blocks, but the psychic Astral Lords from NB would be a good inclusion to BTS, even as just overpowered NPCs. Then references to include astral mages would make sense. With so many psychics with the potential ability to astrally project, this is a...

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As for the suggested CCs as templates..... Sorcerer (TtGD): The BTS game already has a mage Character Class. Mystic (TtGD): as a PCC as it should be because half the powers this CC has are Psychic and the magic is gained via their psychic abilities, yes. Sorcerer and Arcanist are different enough t...

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I'm posting here, rather than the BtS forum because of the cross-line nature of the suggestions. Magic in BtS2 is going to be different, just like psionics is, and it is going to differ from the rest of the Megaverse. Approval or disproval of that design choice is irrelevant to this discussion. (Sou...

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I would say, let'em spend as many skills as they want. The better the PC is at magic, the worst the PC is at everything. Choices have consequences Problem is that you only need a few skills to survive, and even less if you are in a group. My (anecdotal) experience over several decades and groups ru...

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So, hey, let's play with the idea of these things being some way to spend skills to get better at magic stuff.. What type of skills were you consider? OCC Related/Other/Elective or Secondary? Or either? I think one question for me is how much should a dedicated caster be able to allocate skills tow...

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<SNIP!> Some Basic Ideas: I'm assuming this batch of proficiencies has the Prerequisite: Must be of a spellcasting O.C.C. Nope. See discussion re: Hand to Hand Expert. Heck, the first sentence of Step Two of learning magic is "Theoretically, anybody can learn magic; however, it is an extremely...

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