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First, thank you very much! I have worked on designing my own one of these for a while, and I was wondering how you like the features I've added in? I appreciate that it is protected, and again, there are some things I wish were unprotected so I could turn them directly into drop down lists. But I c...

A somewhat shallow dive into the coding that makes these Add-Ins work. It is all Microsoft Excel VBA. A full dive will wait on permission from Moderators, and on my free time. I have a great job, and a wonderful wife, and my time belongs to them.

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m Palladium released an Automated Rifts Character Sheet and it is After The Bomb ™ ! However, it lacks features I have been working on in my own automated character sheet projects. Happily, they left some features open so that players can customize their characters, and I am boldly wielding these fe...

Is there anything stopping a Shifter from forming Links to the Supernatural with multiple beings? Sure the beings themselves might be inclined to prevent it as part of their contract, but other beings (like Elementals) aren't likely to care. Could a potential Warlock (someone favored enough by the ...

Let's start with the basics: I am a stone master level 6. I have access to an NPC techno-wizard level 5 We have a nexus which would be good location, or are we better of just putting it on a ley line instead? What do I need except the available magical skills? How much would this cost in time and c...

The other goto that everyone mentions is to have an Operator in the Party, or just use the Field Armorer and Munitions skill. Well, that's all fine and dandy... but how much does it cost the Operator? I know that was probably a rhetorical question used solely as a lead-in to announce your house rul...

I have a simplified version of costs (though my explanation/justification isn't). tl;dr - an Operator earns (as an employee) 500-1000 credits per hour. It takes 1 hour to repair 10 MDC. The cost of materials for repairing armor is 25% of the listed (Black) Market cost. Full Explanation Per RUE p.92...

I don’t think it’s ever been officially clarified if “the last bit of armor” means “the last damage capacity for any one set of armor” Or “The last damage capacity in your last bit of armor.” The latter is a more balanced interpretation, I think, as well as being closer to a more literal read of th...

I think the house rule would actually make the spell more amazing, the spell would be like adding the shield from HALO's Spartans on top of your armor.... Also, it regenerates, decreases damage, and absorbs the last bit of damage. So instead of converting the last bit over to S.D.C. this spell woul...

i don't see how you look at all the other benefits of invincible armor and think it's not amazing even without that rule being exclusive to it. it's still amazing, but less comparatively amazing compared to the degree of better it was when the rule only applied to it I think the house rule would ac...

I have a simplified version of costs (though my explanation/justification isn't). tl;dr - an Operator earns (as an employee) 500-1000 credits per hour. It takes 1 hour to repair 10 MDC. The cost of materials for repairing armor is 25% of the listed (Black) Market cost. Full Explanation Per RUE p.92...

Was there ever a definitive answer for why folks can't access outer space from RIFTS Earth? Are there any sources that describe what's out there? Page 17 Rifts Ultimate Edition. Has to do with the Satellite network from the Golden Age having been set on high defense, and nobody knows the access cod...

I am wondering how much CS society or burbites or farming communities... just the common people and so forth, are aware of there being a portion of sensitive psionics (both are lesser so minor could get them) who can just spy on you in private situations, like taking a shower? How can a sense of mo...

While trying to plan how to explain armor repair costs to my players, my research showed... a rather high price in the Source Book 1. The other goto that everyone mentions is to have an Operator in the Party, or just use the Field Armorer and Munitions skill. Well, that's all fine and dandy... but h...

RUE states that the last bit of M.D.C. armor blocks all of the M.D.C. that destroys it.... however this causes a bit of hurt feelings when say, a Glitter Boy rolls a decent 130, and shreds a Enemy Troops remaining 65, and the soldier is unharmed. House Rule: Any M.D.C. exceeding armor's capacity be...

In my head-canon, there’s a limit of 10-15 MDC on that rule. The Splicers variant (pg 207) of the rule comes pretty close: if there are at least two M.D.C. points left in the armor, I will let as much as 20 M.D. be deflected by it (21 or more points zaps the armor and the person inside) Since this ...

RUE states that the last bit of M.D.C. armor blocks all of the M.D.C. that destroys it.... however this causes a bit of hurt feelings when say, a Glitter Boy rolls a decent 130, and shreds a Enemy Troops remaining 65, and the soldier is unharmed. House Rule: Any M.D.C. exceeding armor's capacity bec...

I don't think the CS is 100% evil. I don't think any nation is all 100% black or white. I think all nations have a lot of grey. With the CS, there's a lot in the black, a few in white but most are in the grey. Unfortunately, I think more are dark grey than light but there are some good people there...

I've played around with the idea of a Dynastic Schism in the Coalition States, with Joseph Prosek II putting forward a plan of a false acceptance of non-monstrous D-Bees to the pretended outrage of his father. It's a sourcebook I would love to see. This is used as a cover for a sinister plan. Joseph...

I'm curious about a reset of this... As I understand the Attacks Per Melee, your Assassin Hand to Hand applies to "Hand to Hand" and Robot Elite applies to "Robot combat" They don't add together. However, R.C.C. attacks would be the base to which the Hand to Hand and Robot skills...

On so many Levels I wish I could, but my car just had transmission problems, and the costs are more than it's worht. I'm taking out a loan to buy a replacement one which I will need for work. For the foreseeable future that will be where my money goes. But I will notify any family doing early birthd...

Just sent an email. I have also been eagerly inquiring about the MA program. I got this "Thanks for your interest in becoming a Megaversal Ambassador! Just a few questions- Got your Given Name: Nathan Carlson. Need the rest of the info- Forums user name. Email address. Given name (e.g. Thom Sm...

[quote="carriath"] 4 Cultural differences...... "Similarly, the overall level of law and order/peace in SW would be uncomfortable and unfamiliar for any not Rifted into a war period." Consider P.T.S.D. soldiers who have been exposed to constant danger over weeks and months, suffe...

Rifts to SW Universe characters. 1. Normies: Rifts Earth would be familiar, but also frightening to most people throughout the SW Universe. Military powers and Force creatures/Users beyond their understanding of any scale exist. Terrifying weapons more powerful than blasters, demons, dragons, etc. w...

Pre-eminently, what I have to write here will provide no content regarding conversions, or how to make them. These are just my musings on the differences between the Star Wars Universe and the Rifts Universe, and the considerations a GM might take when they consider how their Player Characters might...

Talk to Palladium first if you are going to make this public Because they REALLY hate it when fans do something useful. It comes from years of horrible legal advice they've been given. Things have been improving, but they deserve to know. I know, look at Northern Gun 1 & 2 in the contributors s...

On my previous note: I am a writer with a Bachelor's degree in Professional and Creative writing. I hope my experience and training in character and setting development may be of use here Polite Bow.

I'm a Rifts/Robotech GM, not much of a HU fan, as I don't have the books. However, this strikes me as an excellent source of plot hooks for the player group. Raiding military graveyards like the U.S.' infamous B-52 Graveyard (Google), or the disposal warehouse of some high-tech villainous super-corp...

After a long, and drawn out investigation into Titan Industries as my group prepares to venture into the Northern Gun books I & II potentially tapping into lucrative corporate espionage contracts.... I realized, it's really hard. Even with the GM's guide, to track down every reference to the Tit...