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A way to get it play tested would be to take it to a gaming convention and get volunteers. Thought about it, but I'm also doing Tabletop Simulator for anyone who has it. I am already past the "do this, do that" me explain everything phase and need people do to the blind playtesting phase ...

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Going to use Red for the Coalition as they are the aggressors, and Blue for Tolkeen as they are defenders. Guess no one has icons or a decent topo map... shame. Well, guess that's what I'll be doing for a bit. The rules are already made and I already have a lot of the basic scenario points I'll need...

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So, I guess the first step is creating a map, then make unit counters. I already have the format for counters (because I already have game rules that are going to be adapted for this project) just need to figure out the symbol I am going to use for "powered armor" if I want to use NATO sym...

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Rifts does not believe in "game balance." Many of the characters are very front loaded in terms of abilities and skills so they basically just keep getting better at what they do, instead of learning and gaining entirely new abilities (like in D&D). I like that Palladium stays away fro...

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I am going to do a linked campaign starting with Chalk's Folly, the CS offensive, the Sorcerers Revenge (in 2 parts, first with the Demonix, then the Dragon Lords), the demobilization of Tolkeen, Holmes' campaign through the xiticix, Free Quebec's change of heart, the renewed campaign against Tolkee...

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Ok, so I've decided to use my wargaming system to see if I can replicate the Coalition Wars (vs Tolkeen) as a decently entertaining wargame. If I think it is decent enough, anyone want to playtest it prior to sending it to PB/KS? Alternately, since it would be a mod of an existing system for anothe...

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NMI wrote:I am willing to playtest.

Do you have TTS or willing to put components together like a print and play? Alternately, I can send you a full playtest package in a poster tube.

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Ok, so I've decided to use my wargaming system to see if I can replicate the Coalition Wars (vs Tolkeen) as a decently entertaining wargame. If I think it is decent enough, anyone want to playtest it prior to sending it to PB/KS? Alternately, since it would be a mod of an existing system for another...

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Wellll, since I don't care about making money, I'm thinking about doing a Rifts themed wargame (no minis... the scaling is just awful for modern/future weapons... check 40k and Battletech for that nightmare) so hex and counter style, maybe platoon level (40 dudes or 4 vehicles per) and off board art...

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Carmen Bellaire, the guy that did Powers and Powers 2 for Heroes Unlimited?
Well, if I do one it wouldn't be on KS.... ugh, that place is kinda skeezy lately.

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A huge part of the game is what sort of characters you have. A wilderness game is super different than one set in the 'burbs or Chi-Town with a bunch of city rats. Run it just like Shadowrun with bigger guns and more fascism. That should be what determines what skills are good vs bad. Most Rifts gam...

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Taking the idea from oni no won and this thread...
What if...
there was a Rifts boardgame?
What would people want to see, what scale, what mechanics, and finally and most importantly... how to get into KS's hands without being sued?

Discuss.

-STS

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I think MDC works just fine in Palladium. I also like how it works in Savage Worlds. It just is not balanced. Palladium games, especially Rifts is NOT balanced. In no setting is a Cosmo Knight and a Vagabond "balanced." Game balance is a fixture or assumption or desire in many games, Rift...

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So, basically CS soldiers, officers and wilderness scouts...

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So, to resurrect this thread from the swamps of doom... The caliber, bullet weight and type are given. the "Damage" is the maximum damage at the muzzle. I have most of these figured out to 200m for the rifles, but still need more research to nail them down. Anyway, I feel these are far mor...

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Yeah, I've decided that I am going to search everything on a few different search engines simultaneously.

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So, about 6 months ago my computer died and with it about 90% of all of my files... A long time ago I had some really sweet files that I borrowed from somewhere on the internet that had a huge selection of Twilight 2000 weapons and the Mega Damage stats for them. It doesn't really count as a convers...

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So, seeing as how Palladium has had some luck in making licensed games about high speed mecha, imported from Japan, and having already existing tie in's with games and art books... If anyone could perhaps see if anyone at Palladium (cough, KS, cough) would at least look at the new "Armored Core...

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I've only wanted this book since I first got HU.... maybe, please... I am OK with houseruling everything (because that's what good GMs do!) but I really would like some benchmarks from KS and gang... especially about vehicles... that weren't made in the 80's.

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Putting this here to see if it generates any discussion... Muzzle Energy of the projectile x bullet diameter (in decimal inches) = A = cube root of A x 4.5 = maximum damage for that specific bullet and caliber This means that faster bullets do more damage, AND bigger bullets do more damage so that v...

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I like the detail, but the sculpt isn't very dynamic

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MACV-SOG in N&SS? Sounds pretty kick ass. Would love to hear more.

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My favoite is from the Honorverse books by David Weber “When I killed people retail, I was a terrorist. Now that I kill people wholesale, I’m a stalwart soldier. Get Medals and everything.” The difference is who gave you permission. If a government gives you permission, you are a soldier. If the la...

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Can't imagine this hasn't been locked already... but, here we go: "Tomorrow: Warfare has simply advanced to the point where unarmored humans are useless on the battlefield. Mega-damage weaponry is ubiquitous on the modern battlefield, expert systems, black box technology and true AI has made no...

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Isn't there already a minor warlord creation table somewhere? Pretty sure I saw one before... in a Rifter, maybe?

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There are players, but I have no idea where...

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Ok, going to get locked, but I am pretty sure Gen Loni Kashbrook is the best bet. She makes the most sense, especially since it would be one of those Hero + Hero pairings. As long as she produces a child (does it matter the gender?) or two...she would be free to do as she pleases killing D-Bees and ...

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Geofront game? Anyone?

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Thanks!!!

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Question, is the EBSIS a creation of Palladium, or is it/was it from some source material? Also, same question for the Anti-Unification League(?).

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I'm getting post-apocalyptic Whole Foods vibes. Have you tried our organic, artisanal, all-natural, gluten-free, soy-free, MSG-free, non-GMO kale armor? It's made in-store! That's slightly different Hotrod, I think you would want is the Weave Plants based armor (pg 91 Lemuria, pg 65 South America 1...

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Aren't there steering vanes/control surfaces? Stick the control surface into the more dense medium (water) to turn in that direction? Right fin into water to turn right? https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/shkval.htm Alternately, the fins work as they would in air, so as the body of...

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Just found a listing for torpedoes in Robotech 1st Edition, Sea Sergeant helicopter, 1d6x10 MD (same as SRM as they are fond of saying), 3 mile range, +2 to strike. Going by what all these game references are saying...and some real world research...this is what I am going to go with: Rifts/Robotech ...

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That is probably the best idea so far....just use stuff that already exists.

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I figured it had something to do with the speed as I don't "think" agility was able to be super maneuverable at that speed underwater. Thanks for the info.

-STS

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Question for those who might know:
Are torpedoes somehow inaccurate? Palladium gives torpedoes a -2 to strike past 1 mile, but a +3 to strike under a 1000'

Why would they think that? Anyway, just an accuracy question for torpedoes.

-STS

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I think the AV is for "air vehicle" as in basically flying cars, because that is all they are. They went with a new naming type for a new type of vehicle. As for aerial maneuvers, the SU-37 and -57 are crazy, I would say on par with, or a bit below, VT's. The fight scenes from Macross Zero...

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This is a very good article on the new helmet mounted optics the Army is going to buy (up to 21 billion USD worth). Looks like good kit. https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/40023/army-makes-gargantuan-bet-on-new-augmented-reality-goggles-for-its-soldiers I would put the text up, but there is a lot...

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Here is an interesting article talking about the costs of running a superhero team. The example used is the Avengers, but it is a good breakdown of just how stupidly expensive running a high end superhero group would be. https://www.fandom.com/articles/how-much-to-bankroll-avengers How Much Would It...

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Being able to grow a super-team is pretty awesome.

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Zer0 Kay wrote:Books don't have super cavitation either. Greg's Hardware Unlimited was going to introduce it and I wanted to put it 8n Alaska.

What are these things you speak of? [the books, I know what super cavitation is]

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The cobra is a useless maneuver. Great at airshow bad idea in combat. Actually, it is great in combat, with sticks and stones (only guns) or very short range AAMs with no offboresight capability. I remember (like that is worth anything these days) an episode of "Dogfights" I think and in ...

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Dug up some stats for some low cal vehicle weapons from Transdimensional TMNT
5.56mm = 5d6
7.62mm = 6d6
.50 Cal = 7d6
20mm autocannon = 1d4x10 (seeing as how this may do less damage than a .50 cal, I suspect this is supposed to be 1d6x10)
30mm automatic gun = 2d4x10

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In looking through my several bookshelves of PB games that I will never get to play again, I found A LOT of real world weapons stuck in various location. Would putting an AR, and SDC and a book title and page number be appreciated by the group?

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Just found a lot of SDC weapons and equipment in the back of the HU GM's guide. Interesting stuff.

Heat suppression systems, such as on the AH-64 Apache give a -6 to hit vs IR guided missiles. WOW. Minigun stats are nice. Stats for the OH-6, UH-1 and AH-1 (AR 10, SDC 450 for the Cobra).

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Looking through various books, there is a mention of vectored thrust in for the MIM-31 and gives the aircraft some good bonuses for air to ground combat. There is a mention of ventral thrusters on the F-203 Dragon II and gives it some great Air to Air bonuses, but it is also a V/STOL aircraft. Did y...

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Is there "vectored thrust" in any Palladium book with reference to an aircraft?

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I like the idea of blast doing damage to everything that is exposed...and while it would make explosives the "king of battle" there is a reason that artillery and missile weapons are the current kings of battle...because they work. It does require that the GM take care to ensure that the b...

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A rules question: When a missile hits a target like the main body, it will do full damage to the main body...BUT, does the missile do 1/2 damage to everything else, like all the limbs and antenna and stuff like that...OR...does the main body take full damage, and everything else is just fine? The ru...

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Well, I was trying to show that the MD/SD gap isn't totally insurmountable for the -22. I succeeded IMHO.

-STS

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