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What happened to the economy in Juarez between Vampire Kingdoms and Vampire Kingdoms Revised? In VK, the "Complete Wilderness Outfitter" sells a box of 96 normal 9mm bullets for 30 credits. Silver bullets cost 70 credits (I assume this is for a box, since silver bullets cost 60 credits for...

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Necro post. Shredder in TMNT has WP Armor, but it doesn't list bonuses. It is a thing though (I've treated it equivalent to WP Knife, cuz wrist blades are the equivalent to knives in other Palladium properties).

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I've created a couple more video tutorials for my Roll20 Character Sheet. Be sure to select the "Palladium Rifts by Grinning Gecko" character sheet when creating a game. Chapter 2 is how to add and use Magic and Psionics. Chapter 3 is how to run combat (requires Roll20 API access / paid ac...

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I latched onto the handoff of the orb to the mercs heading to Free Quebec and turned it into a "follow the MacGuffin" campaign. The trail led them to Ishpeming where they found some of the merc crew who split off to try their hand in the Robodome. They were told the rest of the merc group ...

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Not gonna lie. I interpret Mystic Portal differently than what you cited here. I've reviewed RUE Mystic Portal wording, and it's somewhat ambiguous. Or maybe that's just my interpretation. But I've always used it as one-way. Whether it's teleportation or passing through walls, it's one way. I think ...

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Mystic Portal is one-way - you create it, and you can go through. But no one on the other side can come in. I know that there's the Hull-Breacher Missiles which claim to decompress the compartment they target, so they work in the opposite direction it seems. They also mention uses as creating an ope...

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This has probably already been covered before, so please link me if it has. I was running a space fight today between the PCs' ship and 2 Naruni Rapiers with long range missiles. Initially I was like "a volley of missiles is fired at you from 1000 miles (while the Rapier is still undetectable)&...

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These are good answers. So, a follow up question (relevant to the campaign I'm running)... If a bunch of Naruni Rapiers attacked a slower ship in FTL - one that's using a CG drive, where the Rapiers are using a Phase drive (so "roughly" equivalent), how would the Rapiers do it? They have b...

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Are there any rules for FTL combat? I'm guessing the rules are "you can't", but then a follow-up question, which is how do you ambush someone in FTL / make them drop out so that you can fight?

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I'm not sure why there's a general consensus to not allow meditation to cover rest/sleep as well. It's all over RUE (and other books) that it says it does. RUE 101 - "meditation and is equal to two hours of sleep for the Fusionist when it comes to recovery from fatigue and physical rest." ...

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When describing Mephisto's Inferno Heart dungeon, it says: All the necessary precautions are built into the prison to prevent these beings from using most of their supernatural abilities, however these countermeasures are not discriminatory and affect all who enter, even Mephisto. That’s why this le...

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How do Deevils and Demons communicate with each other at distance when they're in their respective dimensions? Or when they're fighting in the Minion War for that matter? Are they using traditional radios or some sort of bone/blood magic version?

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Roll damage as usual, except a Dark Weapon does damage simultaneously direct to Hit Points or M.D.C. (damage automatically adjusts to the nature of the target) So based on damage direct to Hit Points, do they bypass armor or do they do MDC to the armor until its gone? There's also this bit: Soulcra...

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A bit of an aside, but I was running a campaign where the players were Demigods. I allowed them to make their own holy water. I mean, if a priest can do it, the half-child of a god should be able to. In that context, I would have also allowed a symbol of their parents' god or pantheon to repel vamps.

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Nightbane is also SDC. Supernatural strength rules in SDC worlds /games are different than Rifts. Apples to oranges.

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Hand to hand Assassin adds bonus to strike with ranged weapons, as do some specialized OCCs like the China Gun Master (or whatever they're called).

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Increase the range and duration of a spell by 50% when on or within 2 miles/3 .2 km of a ley line. Available PPE at Ley Lines...To access the energy the character must be standing in the ley line or at the nexus point. Remember, even the thinnest ley line will be at least a few hundred yards/meters...

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I'm under the impression that if a rift is opened to Center, it would either end up in one of the lower levels, or it would end up in the Arrivals area of Gateland. The Prometheans "steering" it there somehow, so that no big nasty can just pop into the middle of a shopping center. But what...

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Changeling

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There's a summoning chart in DB7. It doesn't list _all_ the demons, but it's fairly comprehensive and classifies what's there into different groupings of lesser/greater.

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I copy/pasted this into my house rules from somewhere, probably these forums, but unfortunately I don't have a link for credit. But this is the paragraph I always present to new players: I've played in games where you can play anything. Using build points/etc, you can make whatever weird **** you li...

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Soldier of Od wrote:Somehow I totally missed the question has already been answered, sorry! Maybe it was because you both use the same avatar.

Funny, I saw yours and not Plane's as well. I guess the avatar thing tricked us both

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How would you sell someone on Rifts?

I'd probably take them to Splynn. Easy to sell someone in one of their slave markets.

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Thank you!

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I'm sure I remember reading about a Deevil illegitimate son of Mephisto who is a Godling with Phase Powers. I just can't for the life of me remember which book this is in. Does this ring a bell for anyone?

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They get two marks of heritage - a flaming sword and a heart impaled by a stake. The former can damage vampires, and the latter creates a wooden stake and a cross in the Atlantean's hands, in addition to making them impervious to vamp slow kill and mind control.

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Does not apply to hand to hand combat or SAMAS", not sure why the SAMAS is called out* It's because in RMB the SAMAS had +2 to strike long range. They "forgot" that part in RUE, but didn't edit out the "Does not apply to SAMAS" bit. So either SAMAS use the +2 from RMB, or i...

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ZINO wrote:hey narcissus do you do R.P.G session in d20 ?

I run in Roll20. https://roll20.net/

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Killer Cyborg wrote:No idea what Roll20 is.

A Virtual Tabletop. https://roll20.net/

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Hi everyone. I've created a video tutorial for the Roll20 Sheet Palladium Rifts by Grinning Gecko (my alter ego). The general feedback I've gotten from people is that it's too complicated, so hopefully this series of tutorials will minimize the complication and make the sheet more accessible. Even i...

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I figure that after a year of weekly sessions, players should be around level 10. It's arbitrary, but I agree with some comments above that you don't still want to be low or mid level after 50 sessions of play, especially when, due to time constraints and missed sessions that can take much more than...

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60 MPH would be an additional -1 (I'd round it personally, as it's closer to 70 than 20). Honestly, you have two choices - rules as written, or house rule. I'm presenting rules as written for you. Otherwise it's a conversation with your GM. Happy gaming! Update: Mechanoid Wasps actually move similar...

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The only mitigating factor is that these drones apparently don't come in flying models. Thus a hummingbird would still be moving faster. Yup, so just apply additional penalties. At least -1 for moving target, then more depending on speed/evasive action as per RUE: Target is Moving: -1 to strike, -1...

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Re. Hitting small targets, check out the EIR-70 Robot Spy Drone in Triax 2. Requires a called shot to hit at -5, and is described as "the size of a poker chip to that of a pack of cigarettes".

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Uh... VI's usually have weather control spells under their belt. With that a VI can have his minions active 24/7 under cloud cover. According to WB1 Revised, VIs have: All Ley Line Magic spells, all summoning spells, Anti-Magic Cloud (140), Calm Storms (200), Close Rift (200+), Create Magic Scroll ...

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I ran a game with a couple of players (Demigods) who managed to take out a VI (there were some NPCs helping them out, but they mostly dealt with the vamps themselves). It took them a few attempts (read: running away), but once they figured out a strategy it was game over for the VI. They were using ...

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St. Louis Gateway Rift, Federation of Magic (Kingdom of Dunscon), and Whykin are all about 200km from it in different directions. Otherwise there's nothing very close/neighborly. Probably a lot of mercenary groups with large camps around it as well.

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I've always thought of it like a plasma paintball. Explodes (to a very tiny area) on impact.

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This has come up a few times in recent sessions, and I've been specifically vague about it. But I'd really like to know if there's an official (or just good) rule. The power discusses how long the memory is retained for, but not how long the "attack" is. Does any other book it's in offer a...

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I think we need to keep in mind the facts. We're not talking nitty-gritty wound tracks and depths, here. It makes zero difference if one strike or another would or would not be more devastating using one or two hands, nor does the stance, the exact maneuver, or any other minutia. This is a game. SD...

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Incidentally, some players have successfully used a single arm when at bat. Peter Gray played in the Big Show in '45 - only had one arm, and an almost 26% on base percentage in 77 games played. More recently, Jim Abbot, despite playing in the AL ('89-'99), was reputed (by team mates) to have dinged...

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If doing a simul strike, I would likely only apply ONE PS damage bonus. I honestly think this was the intent. 1 PS bonus, no matter what. I can't remember which book(s), but I'm sure I've read that PS damage bonus is *not* doubled when a crit happens. Double weapon damage, single PS damage bonus. I...

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Killer Cyborg wrote:But out of curiosity, does anybody know how things stack up in real life combat?
Does dual-wielding come out more lethal than two-handed weapons?

It does when it's 2x PS damage vs. 1x PS damage.

Oh, you said real life. I have no idea

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Keep in mind that two-handed weapons in general already do extra damage to begin with, and part of that damage represents the strength it takes to wield them. Kind of, but not when comparing against 2 one-handed weapons. Ex. a big, two-handed axe is in the neighborhood of 4d6, but a one-handed swor...

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The RUE rule says that the PS bonus is added as SDC, so if you attack with a sword for 6d6 MD and your PS damage bonus is +15, then you do 6d6 MD + 15 SDC damage, I believe. This is correct. Dumb, but correct. See https://palladiumbooks.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=182370&sid=3e30018a12aa...

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and you can not use guns (which might explain New West's use of specialized skill for specific guns, though these are OCC special skills IIRC). RUE does provide a provision for guns (though it's not awesome): W.P. Paired Weapons is designed for melee weapons like knifes, swords, clubs, etc., not gu...

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I really appreciate your explanations @Killer Cyborg, and the thought that went into them. They are "plausible" (KS' favorite word) in context. My personal issue around this is with WB5 and the Gargoyle nation possessing such advanced... what? Magic? Technology? That only they can create w...

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Edit: And just to elaborate, IF you make a mutant octopus with the extra limbs mutation from MiO, with multi-limb coordination, and you get WP Paired Weapons 5 times, and you give your character 10 sabers, I'm pretty sure you can do a deca-attack with all ten arms on the same target for 20d4 MD. In...

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...what I got from your example was a Rahu-Man using all 4 arms on one big weapon. Sorry for the ambiguity, I absolutely meant 4 separate weapons when I wrote "4-arm attack". In the end, the "problem" with increased automation of sheets is how it can hinder people using home bre...

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I'm really not trying to be obtuse, but I'm having trouble reconciling the following in my mind: The PS bonus isn't per arm; it's per attack and/or per weapon, depending. Related, if a Rahu-Man (4 arms) has a PS of 30, he gets 4x his damage bonus on a 4-arm attack. No. If the bonus is per weapon, an...

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