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I'm still here. I had a small group in Denver, but we stopped about a year ago.

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Has anyone looked at streamlining the Beta airframe to simply elongate and add more powerful engines? After that, I would also look for a way to make the Beta into an unpiloted, transformable, "Cyclone" armor for the Alpha that could be discarded after use or maintained for the additional ...

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hollowecho wrote: ...he is supposed to be the wondering swordsman / ancient master of the area ...

What is he wondering about? You mean 'wandering swordsman,' right?

I like the setting and characters. It would be a fun place to have an 'old west' adventure for my group. Can you give a short list of HL&S?

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I got mine the year it came out.

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well, the USAF and USN squadron set ups are pretty close and use most of the same terms. the difference is mostly in how they handle the logistical support side of things.. the navy and marines having integrated support staff in the squadron that moves when it moves, while the USAF has that base si...

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Fluid alignments are fluid morals. If you are a good alignment, violate your own moral center and suffer with regret until you find a way to live with yourself. If you are an evil alignment, violate your alignment and suffer with self-doubt until you re-affirm your evil convictions. I wasn't saying ...

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I think that if the player has his character do something that is not in accordance with his alignment, he chose the wrong alignment for his character. If your alignment say you will run into a burning building to save some one you don't know and you don't want to run into a burning building for a s...

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Just thought I'd give this a bump since we have new members.

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Pay Skill Grade Level E-1 30% E-2 35% E-3 45% E-4 55% E-5 60% E-6 65% E-7 75% E-8 85% E-9 98% W-1 60% W-2 65% W-3 75% W-4 85% W-5 90% O-1 35% O-2 40% O-3 45% O-4 50% O-5 55% O-6 60% O-7 65% O-8 75% O-9 85% O-10 98% To understand that, it works like this (taken from my RECON house rules): Most chara...

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I actually have a VERY developed Special Missions Command for use in all eras of the UEDF and UEEF. I updated it all to Second Edition a few years ago. I can't link to it here, but PM me and I'll send the address your way.

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To possibly help the argument: Air Squadrons are divided into "Flights" - "A-flight," "B-flight," "C-flight," etc. each consists of 2-6 aircraft. When i was with the 90th Fighter Squadron, we often sent one flight on deployment while the others remained on sta...

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Yeah, beatmeclever they are great especially the last one. I want to ask that while the combatives are impressive in my game elite mooks would have them as well o something similar, also elite organization would use elite martial arts.Could you make a martial designed for elite military or intellig...

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Gwon-Gyokdo Entrance Requirements: PS 8, PE 8, PP 12 and Spd 8 Skill Cost: 6 years Gwon-gyokdo is a combination of the traditional Korean martial arts styles and Muay Thai; it is sometimes referred to as the Korean version of kickboxing. The national Gwon-Gyokdo headquarters are located in Pusan, K...

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I'ma keep going anyway: Chun Kuk Do Entrance Requirements: No Attribute restrictions. No Dishonorable Alignments. Skill Cost: 10 years (8 years as a Secondary Martial Art Form) Chun Kuk Do is a hybrid martial art that was founded and first taught by Chuck Norris in the 1970’s and, after using a numb...

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Here's today's new skill (you'll need it for Bartitsu): Anticipation: Special Skill Cost: 2 skills to select; 1 skill if the character has taken an Exclusive martial art. This is a talent learned by many Karate point fighters. The idea is to hold back and wait for the opponent to strike, “out-speed”...

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Hmmm, I do follow your logic and agree with it...but... Why is the skill cost for MCMAP 8 years?? -STS Pretty sure the show I watched on it said that you could gain Black Belt proficiency quickly; but, like Krav Maga, being proficient and mastering it could take a decade. If that's untrue, I guess ...

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Here goes: I do not believe in game balance! I believe in having fun playing and I think that there are some martial arts in the real world that are nothing more than practiced movements that do no good in a real fight. That having being said, there are plenty of times when you will have been one of...

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I guess you did. That will teach me not to read all the in-between posts.

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I'd say the more dead rats you find, the more undead are likely to be around (zombie+animal=dead animal)=rats chew into dead (undead) body and die leaving "dead rat." Hence, dead rats being painted on walls to warn others to be on the lookout for dead rat bodies as a warning of zeds nearby...

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No, my players like it just the way it is. We have a few other home made combatives and mixed martial arts, but those, too, would need to be "toned down." Rather than worry about other people's games, I have chosen to simply let it lie. Modify the above as you desire. I'm just having fun, ...

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I have a forum for my group, but I have been thinking along the lines of what Jaymz is doing for a bit now. So my answer is: Both! Use a forum of quick and easy communication and display of player ideas and re-caps of sessions (several of us keep in-character game journals).

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The Real Advantage of Robotechnology over modern technology: self-repairing systems (Damaged at the end of the episode? Roll credits and wait for the beginning of the next - Ta Dah! Repairs Complete!)

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Invid Invasion - pg39 - Under VR-041 Saber Weapon Systems - MDC Special: 50 when retracted, but a renewing force field provides the blades and forearms with unlimited M.D.C. When extended (this only protect the saber blades and forearms). Same place - Special Bonus: Adds +2 to Parry in hand to hand ...

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The old 1e Cyclones (specifically Saber) you could parry energy blasts but with Straight Roll's. In 1e Southern Cross also stated you can parry energy blasts, which I believe are listed in the shield descriptions of the book, or under the shield skill. Thanks Tiree. Iirc in both cases though doesn'...

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I think it was Rifters #25 that had the N&SS information you want.

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The Weird West is a complete setting, just don't post your conversions (if any). I have been looking and there are not a lot of Western RPGs out there.

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Due to the fact that all of Pally's stats can be traced back to old D&D stats (IQ=INT, ME=WIS, MA=CHA, PS=STR, PE=CON, PP=DEX, PB=COM), one should start there. COM (Comeliness) was used to increase or decrease character (PC or NPC) reactions to the Player Character. Nothing more. Thereby, PB wou...

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Slip the player hints as the story evolves. Let them know more so their character can know more.

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"Death's Head" Team, Bravo Squad, Echo Company, 43rd Joint Special Reconnaissance Battalion (USSOCOM Joint Special Tactics and Counter-Terrorism Unit) At least that's how we started - six Special Operators from the US Army Special Forces & Rangers, US Navy SEALs, USMC Force Recon &...

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RECON would be better for a western simply for the lethality. A farmer isn't as likely to grab a gun and go after a gunslinger if he knows he could die so easily. I might try running one of these soon too.

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Gas mileage isn't that important as everyone is undead and not using gasoline, what is left should last a while for the few that are left. Gasoline goes stale. The lifespan of the world's petrol resources are limited. If the Zed Apocalypse doesn't end before the gas goes stale, EVERYONE will be ped...

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TEENAGE ALIEN NINJA TURTLES (TANT)???

Next, he'll say they aren't ninjas they're rockstars so they become the Teenage Alien Rockstar Turtles (TART)! Then what? They aren't turtles, they're camels!

I WILL NOT GO SEE A TEENAGE ALIEN ROCKSTAR DROMEDARIES MOVIE!!

*see what I did there?

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Win the initiative and roll to strike to hit the gun off target. A Parry is the act of deflecting the incoming attack, not the act of deflecting the weapon that sends the attack. Bullets cannot be parried (they tend to pass through flesh, muscle, and, sometimes, bone). Entangle would work to enfold ...

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Having thrown a grenade or two in my life, I'd just like to say here that it is not like throwing a baseball. You don't so much throw it as lob it. Greater accuracy and the ability to put it over enemy barriers vs. range. The baseball and sporting methods don't work. What Hendriks posted is closer t...

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Jefffar wrote:There was a Harrier VF variant at one point IIRC.

What about this.

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Yes, please.

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1) ANY SYFI (I still hate that name) PRESENTATION.

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Extremely limiting (I mean, Zeds are monsters too). Here goes: 1) Cthulhu 2) Godzilla 3) Frankenstein's Monster 4) The Thing 5) The Fly Honorable mention: Deep Star Six I don't have any favorite "pally" monsters, I steal monsters from movies or make up my own instead. It keeps the players ...

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At each location on your chart add a plus or minus (+3, -4, etc.) to represent the z-axis.

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Could someone present to me a passionate example of why what the Mechanoids are doing is just, right, and the positive aspects of their culture and what they contribute to existence? Maybe not so passionate, but here goes: The Mechanoid species hates the humanoid species of the universe and is exte...

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I think I had an Undead-Old Fashioned the other night - it almost killed me on the first!

Look to D&D, try the Barrow Wight, Death Knight, or the Lich, for examples.

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Illendaver wrote:Anybody ever watch Fight Club? It can't be that easy to make Dynamite....

Is this a test, sir?

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The writer, a good friend of the game company owner, passed away.

http://palladium-megaverse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=90380

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Changing classes isn't taboo, multi-classing IS. You cannot be a Ranger/Thief as you could in D&D. So, sorry, no Juicer/Rogue Scientist/Glitterboy Pilot.

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Questions like this always remind me just how slow missiles move in PB. IRL, the AIM-9, for example, travels at 850mps (Mach 1.7 - 2.5). This article is my reference for those who need it. You don't shoot a target that small and fast down, you run, you bob and weave, you jink and jive, you pray you ...

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Mechano-Link states: "Once the link is established, the character can examine any of the machine's data or programming, and can completely reprogram the machine. Performing a mechano-link with a sentient machine, one that has reached the level of self-programming and self awareness, will mean ...

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Sorry, math failed me again. I see what you did AND where I missed it. Thanks, it looks good.

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Looks good, just have one problem I can see: Walk - SPDx1 = feet per phase. It is a free action with no penalty or bonus to actions that would be affected by movement. (Perception, strike, parry, dodge. any others that may even be percentile based are welcome) According to the system: Speed (Spd): S...

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Seriously, they just needed a smaller grocery list and a well thought out infiltration/exfiltration plan. There might have been NO reason to send two men into the site for the supplies. Just one to man the vehicle and one to secure the material.

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Then again, the warning of which you speak should have been given at the time the offense was performed. Going back is an option, but you should discuss it with the group as "we do over, or your PC is now an NPC" sort of thing.

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