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by NMI
Tue Apr 30, 2024 10:05 pm
Forum: Heroes Unlimited™
Topic: A gritty list of powers?
Replies: 1
Views: 33

Re: A gritty list of powers?

I am not sure I understand what you are looking for?
by NMI
Tue Apr 30, 2024 10:04 pm
Forum: Heroes Unlimited™
Topic: Is there any errata on combining the three Strength Powers?
Replies: 5
Views: 64

Re: Is there any errata on combining the three Strength Powers?

I personally tweak Extra-Ordinary PS and Superhuman PS a bit. *Extra-Ordinary PS - when punching, kicking, etc... add 1 die/dice to the damage based on the attack. A 1d4 punch become 2d4 [plus PS damage bonuses], a 2d6 kick becomes 3d6, etc... *Superhuman PS - when punching, kicking, etc... add 2 di...
by NMI
Tue Apr 30, 2024 9:55 pm
Forum: Megaverse phpBB Bugs/Wish List
Topic: Dead pinned threads
Replies: 1
Views: 45

Re: Dead pinned threads

With there being no posts or existing topics in the threads you mentioned, I cannot fix them. They will have to "float" there for all of eternity!!
by NMI
Tue Apr 30, 2024 9:52 pm
Forum: Megaverse phpBB Bugs/Wish List
Topic: Long lag when tapping on the forum
Replies: 1
Views: 63

Re: Long lag when tapping on the forum

There have been some technical issues of late. Primarily with the web host.
by NMI
Tue Apr 30, 2024 9:50 pm
Forum: Palladium Open House
Topic: Open House '25?
Replies: 1
Views: 53

Re: Open House '25?

I have not heard of anything specific just yet. Alex M. would be the best person from PB to respond here.
by NMI
Tue Apr 30, 2024 9:49 pm
Forum: All Things Palladium Books®
Topic: A Purely Fictitious Question...
Replies: 1
Views: 57

Re: A Purely Fictitious Question...

Start a topic in the appropriate forum for the setting of your fiction and have at it!
by NMI
Fri Apr 19, 2024 8:39 pm
Forum: All Things Palladium Books®
Topic: Subscription base model
Replies: 8
Views: 372

Re: Subscription base model

It is a shame that the Rifter has been either discontinued or dropped down to 1 issue per year. That was a nice way to find fans who could potentially become great writers for the company. Does any writer work as a full time employee (like Bill Coffin used to) or are all Palladium Books writers now...
by NMI
Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:28 pm
Forum: Megaversal Ambassadors
Topic: How do I sign up and where is the application
Replies: 10
Views: 3557

Re: How do I sign up and where is the application

I hear you! A clear "How to Become a Megaversal Ambassador" sticky would be super helpful. The current stickied post seems outdated. Here's the thing: There might not be an official application process. The first stickied post mentions contacting the coordinator. You could try reaching ou...
by NMI
Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:17 pm
Forum: All Things Palladium Books®
Topic: Subscription base model
Replies: 8
Views: 372

Re: Subscription base model

For something like this, you would need dedicated writers who can do the work over a period of time. It would be completely messed up if halfway through a longer running campaign if the writer of that campaign "left".
by NMI
Fri Mar 22, 2024 2:12 pm
Forum: All Things Palladium Books®
Topic: Local store having trouble getting books
Replies: 5
Views: 697

Re: Local store having trouble getting books

A lot of stores will special order through their distributors --- typically Alliance or Diamond. Some stores can and do order directly from Palladium
by NMI
Fri Mar 22, 2024 2:10 pm
Forum: Megaversal Ambassadors
Topic: I'll be running a Megaversal game at Dragon Flight in Bellevue, WA
Replies: 3
Views: 1028

Re: I'll be running a Megaversal game at Dragon Flight in Bellevue, WA

Can we get some details on your games you plan on running?
Details on the Con?
by NMI
Mon Mar 04, 2024 2:54 pm
Forum: Megaversal Ambassadors
Topic: How do I sign up and where is the application
Replies: 10
Views: 3557

Re: How do I sign up and where is the application

Oh, I have to change your rank here.
I believe I already replied to your email.
by NMI
Sat Mar 02, 2024 10:09 pm
Forum: Megaversal Ambassadors
Topic: How do I sign up and where is the application
Replies: 10
Views: 3557

Re: How do I sign up and where is the application

Zer0 Kay wrote: Sat Mar 02, 2024 12:57 am Any News on my... commission?
Your commission??
by NMI
Mon Feb 26, 2024 5:54 pm
Forum: Heroes Unlimited™
Topic: On the topic of Revised to 2nd ed conversions.....
Replies: 1667
Views: 1252744

Re: On the topic of Revised to 2nd ed conversions.....

Overall, other than a handful of typos and grammar issues, this looks ok. I am not a big fan of the the Energy Abilities of the armor, but whatevs.

Any updates to his combat robots? or his Super Soldiers? Who is Howard Chase?
by NMI
Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:38 pm
Forum: Megaversal Ambassadors
Topic: How do I sign up and where is the application
Replies: 10
Views: 3557

Re: How do I sign up and where is the application

Zer0 Kay wrote: Wed Feb 21, 2024 6:45 pm Thank you. Do you also need our game experience or want any other info?
No, I dont need anything else.
by NMI
Mon Feb 19, 2024 3:42 pm
Forum: Heroes Unlimited™
Topic: Hardware Unlimited ver 0.0.5
Replies: 219
Views: 390863

Re: Hardware Unlimited ver 0.0.5

As a fan of Robotech, I'd love to see the rules for Vehicles, Robots, and Power Armor standardized in a way that allows for transformation designs. This might, for instance, involve a standard Size Table that all vehicles, robots, and power armor reference (not unlike the Sizes for Mutant Animals f...
by NMI
Wed Feb 14, 2024 8:44 am
Forum: Megaversal Ambassadors
Topic: How do I sign up and where is the application
Replies: 10
Views: 3557

Re: How do I sign up and where is the application

Technically, there is a "sticky" here - https://palladiumbooks.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=128106 however, some of the beginning posts in that topic got pruned somehow. Long story short, email me as I am the MA Coordinator. I can be reached at nmi@thedeificnmi.com I need your complete addre...
by NMI
Tue Feb 13, 2024 7:45 pm
Forum: Heroes Unlimited™
Topic: What I am doing with armor...
Replies: 12
Views: 6461

Re: What I am doing with armor...

I will take that the word 'something' that you mean 'armor'. I used the word "something" and meant to use the word. How you interpret it is on you. There is no need to correct me or anyone else/ While not in HU2 the Cloth armor in PF2 core book 270 has an AR of 5. It is one step under Qui...
by NMI
Tue Feb 13, 2024 7:41 pm
Forum: Heroes Unlimited™
Topic: Favorite Class outside of the main books?
Replies: 22
Views: 6244

Re: Favorite Class outside of the main books?

Topic locked since some people do not know how to play nice with others.
by NMI
Tue Feb 13, 2024 7:39 pm
Forum: Heroes Unlimited™
Topic: Favorite Class outside of the main books?
Replies: 22
Views: 6244

Re: Favorite Class outside of the main books?

"the Atorian page 109." Here is something you didn't say before, and you didn't say which Book you were talking about. "Rifts Note:" For those who are not getting it.... these are notes are for when playing in the Rifts game. They are NOT!!! for when playing the HU game. This is...
by NMI
Mon Feb 12, 2024 1:31 am
Forum: Heroes Unlimited™
Topic: What I am doing with armor...
Replies: 12
Views: 6461

Re: What I am doing with armor...

For newbs... How the canon text says how normal armor AR works. Any roll below the armor's AR hits and damages the armor. And any roll above the AR damages the char wearing the armor. This means all the armors with a AR 4 don't do Jack, if you are following the canon text to the letter. *** My hous...
by NMI
Sun Feb 11, 2024 8:57 pm
Forum: Heroes Unlimited™
Topic: Favorite Class outside of the main books?
Replies: 22
Views: 6244

Re: Favorite Class outside of the main books?

I wouldn't say that there aren't any OCCs in Heroes and Aliens Unlimited. They may not be listed but they're available depending on the game. Many Aliens in Aliens Unlimited have available OCCs listed under the Rifts Notes. There's even some Aliens with Hacker OCCs in a Rifter. Also Rifts Conversio...
by NMI
Sun Feb 04, 2024 3:36 pm
Forum: Heroes Unlimited™
Topic: On the topic of Revised to 2nd ed conversions.....
Replies: 1667
Views: 1252744

Re: On the topic of Revised to 2nd ed conversions.....

Do we have a redo of the Usurper somewhere?
by NMI
Mon Jan 29, 2024 7:36 pm
Forum: Ninjas & Superspies™ & Mystic China™
Topic: Has anyone played a modern Spec Ops game using N&SS?
Replies: 2
Views: 3910

Re: Has anyone played a modern Spec Ops game using N&SS?

I am running an espionage/cyberpunk setting but not using Ninjas and Superspies. Instead, I am using certain core classes from Rifts.
by NMI
Sun Jan 28, 2024 7:55 pm
Forum: All Things Palladium Books®
Topic: Forums of the Megaverse® Rules
Replies: 9
Views: 1187966

Re: Forums of the Megaverse® Rules

Peasant ... 0
Wanderer ... 50
Explorer ... 100
Dungeon Crawler ... 200
Adventurer ... 400
Hero ... 800
Champion ... 1600
Knight ... 3200
Palladin ... 6400
Monk ... 12800
Priest ... 25600
Mage ... 51200
Diabolist ... 102400
Alchemist ... 204800
Sage ... 409600
by NMI
Sat Jan 27, 2024 8:15 pm
Forum: All Things Palladium Books®
Topic: So you want to be a Megaversal Ambassador
Replies: 115
Views: 13342036

Re: So you want to be a Megaversal Ambassador

Eric42 wrote: Sat Jan 27, 2024 10:52 am Still haven't heard anything from anybody about it. :(
Email me one last time - nmi@thedeificnmi.com and I will get you added to the MA mailing list.

By chance, are you available for Gen Con 2024?
by NMI
Thu Jan 25, 2024 5:51 am
Forum: Megaverse phpBB Bugs/Wish List
Topic: Post count went down?
Replies: 8
Views: 6743

Re: Post count went down?

Captain_Nibbz wrote: Wed Jan 24, 2024 4:49 pm Yeah, I lost like . . . 2,000 posts or something like that when the transfer happened. So you're not the only one.
This is correct. This happened MONTHS ago
by NMI
Wed Jan 24, 2024 7:02 pm
Forum: Heroes Unlimited™
Topic: Favorite Class outside of the main books?
Replies: 22
Views: 6244

Re: Favorite Class outside of the main books?

The Natural Genius Power Category from Powers Unlimited 2.
by NMI
Sun Jan 21, 2024 11:17 am
Forum: Megaverse phpBB Bugs/Wish List
Topic: Issues Since Update
Replies: 8
Views: 6221

Re: Issues Since Update

I am looking into the emails. Might be a backend setting that got flipped. I am comparing the old forums to the new. Were you able to find anything wrong? I'm still not receiving any emails from here. Nothing in my spam folder, nothing going to my alternate email address, and all the settings are c...
by NMI
Wed Jan 17, 2024 9:24 pm
Forum: Heroes Unlimited™
Topic: Super speed damage for aliens/experiments?
Replies: 6
Views: 4260

Re: Super speed damage for aliens/experiments?

Stone Gargoyle wrote: Mon Jan 15, 2024 8:29 pm As a GM, I would use the damage bonuses based on speed for any category capable of reaching those speeds.
I agree with this.
by NMI
Wed Jan 17, 2024 7:16 pm
Forum: All Things Palladium Books®
Topic: Into box sets.
Replies: 3
Views: 2687

Re: Into box sets.

by NMI
Wed Dec 27, 2023 11:22 am
Forum: All Things Palladium Books®
Topic: So you want to be a Megaversal Ambassador
Replies: 115
Views: 13342036

Re: So you want to be a Megaversal Ambassador

I think I have your email. I will double check.
by NMI
Wed Dec 20, 2023 8:12 pm
Forum: All Things Palladium Books®
Topic: VTT news?
Replies: 5
Views: 4248

Re: VTT news?

drewkitty ~..~ wrote: Wed Dec 20, 2023 6:42 pm What is VTT?
It is the standard acronym for Virtual Table Top... websites like Roll20 and Foundry use these "tokens" to represent characters, monsters, etc... via online Virtual Table Tops.


Definition VTT
by NMI
Mon Dec 18, 2023 8:50 am
Forum: Palladium Fantasy RPG®
Topic: Faerie Curses
Replies: 8
Views: 1670

Re: Faerie Curses

kiralon wrote: Mon Dec 18, 2023 5:20 am Im pretty curious where that is, sounds like fun to introduce players to it?
It is in the main book, under faerie foods - specifically the food known as Goose
by NMI
Mon Dec 18, 2023 2:33 am
Forum: Palladium Fantasy RPG®
Topic: Faerie Curses
Replies: 8
Views: 1670

Re: Faerie Curses

I found what I was looking for. Remove Curse is the only way to remove the particular curse in question, per the description of the given curse.
by NMI
Mon Dec 18, 2023 2:19 am
Forum: Palladium Fantasy RPG®
Topic: Faerie Curses
Replies: 8
Views: 1670

Re: Faerie Curses

hmmm. I need more info I think. I think I will need to find whichever book has Faerie curses in it. Monsters and Animals has faeries, but does not mention their curses... specfically the "goose" curse. Time to keep looking.
by NMI
Mon Dec 18, 2023 12:58 am
Forum: Palladium Fantasy RPG®
Topic: Faerie Curses
Replies: 8
Views: 1670

Re: Faerie Curses

The Curses and Jinx ability come under natural magic, and according the the main book (p 184) says the creator of the magic can cancel/stop its effect or influence at any time, and uses magic instead of spell. Thanks for the info. The page you referenced though does not mention "curses" s...
by NMI
Mon Dec 18, 2023 12:35 am
Forum: Palladium Fantasy RPG®
Topic: Faerie Curses
Replies: 8
Views: 1670

Faerie Curses

Can Palladium Fantasy faeries cancel or otherwise "lift" curses they place themselves? Or is a person forced to find someone with the Remove Curse spell? Book and page reference if possible. PLEASE
by NMI
Thu Dec 14, 2023 3:45 pm
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: Rifts Automated Character Sheet (RACS) - Questions & Answers
Replies: 105
Views: 291373

Re: Rifts Automated Character Sheet (RACS) - Questions & Answers

In that case I have no idea what to do. You could send a message to NMI and see if he can do anything for you. I wish you good luck and things can get resolved in your favor. Smiling_Bandit - Tries to help, rarely successfully Unfortunately, I do not have control over anything on the store front. Y...
by NMI
Fri Dec 08, 2023 1:28 pm
Forum: Nightbane®
Topic: Help! Unable to find “Inflict Pain” psionic power.
Replies: 3
Views: 3551

Re: Help! Unable to find “Inflict Pain” psionic power.

Nahkande wrote: Fri Dec 08, 2023 1:10 pm I am creating a Necrosis Athanatos character and can’t find the Inflict Pain psionic power. Any help would be much appreciated!
Use "Bio-Manipulation: Evil Eye Pain" for this. It is in either the main Nightbane/Spawn book or Between the Shadows
by NMI
Wed Dec 06, 2023 10:57 am
Forum: Robotech® - The Shadow Chronicles® - Macross II®
Topic: Systems Failure/Robotech
Replies: 7
Views: 5347

Re: Systems Failure/Robotech

Please feel free to post the campaign
by NMI
Fri Dec 01, 2023 5:35 pm
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: Best OCC for a Tolkeenite spy on Coalition
Replies: 12
Views: 2009

Re: Best OCC for a Tolkeenite spy on Coalition

Great! Thank you all for your suggestions! As I want a military approach, I think I'll finally opt for a CS Special Forces (from BW11) with Intelligence skills. I want him to be transformed into a Secondary Vampire (Hero Vampire from WB1 revised), so cybernetics are off. Wouldn't this be easily pic...
by NMI
Fri Dec 01, 2023 4:28 pm
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: Your Opinion: How Would Your Change the Rifts Setting?
Replies: 95
Views: 19285

Re: Your Opinion: How Would Your Change the Rifts Setting?

Thread locked due to the heated nature some of these posts are taking.
Remember folks, this is just a game.
by NMI
Fri Dec 01, 2023 4:29 am
Forum: All Things Palladium Books®
Topic: Megaversal Ambassador Program Reboot
Replies: 67
Views: 131809

Re: Megaversal Ambassador Program Reboot

Hi all! It says I am a newb, but far from it. Due to life, health, kids, etc. I became inactive on the forums and in the 1st gen MA program. I am back under the same name, but had to set up a new account since it has been so long I can't remember the password, and the email my previous account was ...
by NMI
Thu Nov 30, 2023 10:10 am
Forum: Megaverse phpBB Bugs/Wish List
Topic: huge blank space in full editor screen
Replies: 2
Views: 5190

Re: huge blank space in full editor screen

Can you provide a screenshot of what you are seeing? Image posting is turned on here. I am not able to replicate any issue.
by NMI
Sat Nov 25, 2023 2:19 pm
Forum: Heroes Unlimited™
Topic: Your power combinations.
Replies: 46
Views: 48037

Re: Your power combinations.

Post deleted.
Let's avoid conversions.
by NMI
Thu Nov 23, 2023 12:35 pm
Forum: All Things Palladium Books®
Topic: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Othger Strangeness RPG Kickstarter has launched!
Replies: 21
Views: 3773

Re: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Othger Strangeness RPG Kickstarter has launched!

Thlaylie wrote: Thu Nov 23, 2023 4:59 am I would really love to contribute to this kickstarter, but I need .pdfs. I realize books sell for more, but I'd immediately be onboard if there was a .pdf tier. Please add one before this KS completes.
From what I know and have read, pdf's are not allowed per the license.
by NMI
Mon Nov 13, 2023 8:30 pm
Forum: Megaverse phpBB Bugs/Wish List
Topic: Issues Since Update
Replies: 8
Views: 6221

Re: Issues Since Update

I am looking into the emails. Might be a backend setting that got flipped. I am comparing the old forums to the new.
by NMI
Wed Nov 01, 2023 2:48 pm
Forum: Megaverse phpBB Bugs/Wish List
Topic: Issues Since Update
Replies: 8
Views: 6221

Re: Issues Since Update

So I've been having the following issues since the update came about: 1) I no longer receive emails telling me about new replies to threads I've been following. Yes I have the box checked to get emails. In the upper right hand corner, click on Notifications Scroll down and slext "See All"...

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