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SkyeFyre

In case anyone wanted an image (png) version of the 1.6 map you can grab it here http://www.mediafire.com/view/iwrsniu81t4m9h5/Rifts-Atles-v1_6.png

SkyeFyre

I haven't played in a while but have been getting back into gaming again and thought that grabbing a grab bag would be a great kick off for things, but dang that shipping has become killer. I'm just across the border in Canada and shipping is over $50. It costs me more in shipping than for the surpr...

SkyeFyre

My game tends to be more of a sandbox where I craft the world, and the individual stories going on around the players, but the players choose where they want to go and what they want to get involved with. This means I tend to flesh a lot of things out as I never really know what's going to happen. T...

SkyeFyre

Not robots, not power armor, just normal body armor? I've recently started getting back into tabletop gaming (Oh heck, I might as well just say Palladium gaming as that's all I play), and so I picked up this year's Christmas Grab Bag. Well Santa Kev gave me a copy of Northern Gun 1 and while I'm lov...

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Definitely Rifts. The setting is superb and it's the game that got me into role playing. A close second though would have to go to Beyond the Supernatural. I just love creepy, paranormal things.

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i don't have an issue with it. Mention it in passing and don't write an article about it. Such and such npc "Robert and his husband run a business at the end of town" That should be all you need. no fluff, no history it is a clear statement without making it a big deal. I can understand P...

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It sounds like we may just arguing semantics. A pulse is defined as "a single vibration or short burst of sound, electric current, light, or other wave" and a burst when used as a military term is defined as "a rapid sequence of shots fired by one pull on the trigger of an automatic w...

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Late to the party here, but Timmins Ontario.

Because most people don't know where that is, it's about 3-4 hours north of Sudbury (Iron Heart).

SkyeFyre

Yeah, Archie 3 is my favorite villain/plot device in Rifts... well... tied with the Mechanoids, which works out beautifully because... oh, I'll let you get to sourcebook 2 first

SkyeFyre

Also, lasers don't "burst" in this game, unless otherwise described as "micro-pulsing", which somehow makes shooting accurately with one tougher. RUE pg.361: Under "Rapid-Fire Pulse" it states that laser bursts are not considered bursts for game purposes and are instea...

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Awesome tips. Yeah, basically my party mostly has to play in my game as if they were playing a game like Arma (Military simulator). They have to perform recon, plan their engagement, set themselves up in optimal positions that will minimize incoming damage, and then execute. They're dealing with exp...

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I remember having a similar question way back when I first got the book, you can find the thread here: http://palladium-megaverse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=32136 Basically I don't remember seeing anything about S.D.C. weapons, but rather precision M.D.C. weapons. On page 12 it talks about s...

SkyeFyre

An atlas. I would pay out the nose for a Rifts atlas. That and/or finishing the books they've already announced and not released.

SkyeFyre

I await it's potential release with bated breath.

SkyeFyre

I own one of every main book of the Palladium games including 2 copies of the original RMB, 1 silver hardcover RMB, and 2 first printing copies of RUE. Nobody at my table owns any books. So you got 3 copies of the book with all the printing errors? 2, and yes, that's why I had to specify I had the ...

SkyeFyre

I own one of every main book of the Palladium games including 2 copies of the original RMB, 1 silver hardcover RMB, and 2 first printing copies of RUE. Nobody at my table owns any books.

SkyeFyre

To answer the earlier question about if the online store ships to Canada: Yes Does it cost an insane amount to ship it? Yes I know when I ordered my Christmas grab bag that the shipping alone (lowest I could get) was like $25 USD. So my grab bags usually run me almost $70CAD after everything's been ...

SkyeFyre

I always thought the FQ armor was totally awesome, however I am going to say an armor I guarantee nobody else is going to say...

Plastic Man.

Great stealthy EBA for a great price. Besides, I think it looks cool.

SkyeFyre

Nevermind guys. I figured out my problem. My group's counted bonuses to strike against AR all this time and we've used the house rule so much that we've kind of forgot it was a house rule. Just using the AR on the straight roll fixes everything just fine. Thanks for the insight. Strike bonuses DO c...

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I allow people to learn new skills. I just take the timeline and details from the Rogue Scholar in RUE and multiply the times by two or three.

SkyeFyre

Problem is I think that the OP is planning on doing the game in RPG Maker. I believe this would be a little restrictive, especially in the network department.

SkyeFyre

Nevermind guys. I figured out my problem. My group's counted bonuses to strike against AR all this time and we've used the house rule so much that we've kind of forgot it was a house rule. Just using the AR on the straight roll fixes everything just fine. Thanks for the insight.

SkyeFyre

The 8 required to hit isn't a straight roll like a natural 20 or 1, it is with modifiers. If you want your enemies to hit more often just give them Sharpshooting, give them sniper, give them targetting eyes, give them a balanced weapon. You could stack up enough bonuses that it is impossible for th...

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Ok, I've tried to play by the rules for long enough. I've recently started to bend and start incorporating my own house rules. My most recent issue has come in the form of armor rating. With the change to the needed strike roll in RUE to 8, armor rating seems less effective (in reality it's not real...

SkyeFyre

I've played a Body Fixer before and I loved him. I should break him out again.

I've also played... was it the Bar Maid from New West? Yeah, I can't remember the exact name, but I think it was Bar Maid. That one was fun.

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I say just rift the bugs to Hades and Dyval. Nail two birds with one stone

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Kovoston wrote:Isn't the main rival of ARCHIE 3 the Post Rift Republicans (on Rifts Earth).????

Yeah, which to be honest, isn't that much of a rival.

SkyeFyre

I love you Akashic Soldier. As a stupid little project I've been trying to give everything in Rifts a theme song and it's never even occurred to me to use that one. Archie gets FIF More on topic though, I'd say that Archie could take out any single power on Rifts Earth with the exception of Atlanti...

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I love you Akashic Soldier. As a stupid little project I've been trying to give everything in Rifts a theme song and it's never even occurred to me to use that one. Archie gets FIF More on topic though, I'd say that Archie could take out any single power on Rifts Earth with the exception of Atlantis...

SkyeFyre

Not seeing where you get the idea that the phrasing makes anything clear about being able to escape on your own. You're helpless, unable to attack or defend yourself. If you can't even move enough to point a weapon at someone attacking you and pull the trigger or as a mage unable to even cast a spe...

SkyeFyre

I was just quickly using the numbers already presented to give the MDC of the net. My main point was that it wasn't two melee attacks, and was two whole rounds. I acknowledge that my MDC values are just made up.

SkyeFyre

Just to point something out. It says it takes two melee "rounds" not "actions". That means it would take 30 seconds, and not the 6-10 seconds I've seen mentioned here. Also for the calculation of MDC of the net this means that the net is likely to have more like 28-35 MDC.

SkyeFyre

Ok, I see everyone's point on my cloth idea. In my game it would work as people tend to remove helmets come time to enter a town. Also as a lot of the time my game takes place in Canada during the winter, it's normal to see people rather bundled up. So yeah, I guess it's a question of geography.

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Why does everyone immediately jump to covering their armor with plastic and styrofoam? Am I the only person here that's just thinking... cloth? With all the D-Bees and large beings on Rifts Earth, I don't think it'd be hard to come across a larger jacket/hood/poncho/whatever that's cloth. That'd wor...

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Am I the only one that just pictured someone wearing a poncho over their armor? Tailor it to be a bit longer, and tadah!

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...and thus... the project idea becomes yet another good idea that may never see the light of day.

SkyeFyre

Just an FYI .. there is actually a Flight capable Glitterboy .. Also If I were the ruler of a smallish kingdom .. I'd put all my beans into as many Jager's as I could find .. Their versatility is beyond anything seen on the open market in North America .. And iirc .. Their cost is not as prohibitiv...

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Ah, yeah, Mensa. I was told to chat with them, I'd rather not have a label so I didn't. I completely understand what you mean by keeping your mind occupied. Anyways though... back on the topic of making games. I don't want to officially declare that I'm going to help, but I could use some practice i...

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http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p46/DeterminedProtector/1-1.png Using RPGmaker, I think. Which tends to cut down on development time. Mmmhmmm. AHA! I knew Ruby sounded familiar. If you're planning on putting it together using RPGMaker, then ok, I can see it. That makes a lot more sense now. Also...

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I'd be very curious to see this game you put together in 2 months and 9 days. If that's all true, then I ask why do you have all of this free time when you should be able to easily get a job as a programmer?

SkyeFyre

While I do believe the expectations are a little too high, I would offer my assistance if I wasn't already dedicating most of my spare time to another game project (One that will actually pay the bills). Best thing to do though, is if you have a vision. Continue with what you're doing. Get all the i...

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Wait. A team of 10 people, 6 months, during spare time? Just what exactly do you plan on having done in that time? As someone who's somewhat in the game making business I am wondering what your goals are, if it's anything even remotely impressive I can see you needing your team of 10 people to work ...

SkyeFyre

Although I tend to see Archie's bots being a whole lot tougher/stronger/faster, than terminators. Still a good example though.

SkyeFyre

It looks even enough. Although I feel that if the Berzerker can close to melee range the fight would go to her...it. I guess it all comes down to if the first shot with the net gun is successful or not.

I'm going to side with the She-Mary-Anne.

SkyeFyre

I also factor in a lot of things, like terrain, kinda hard to go 200+ when you're in a dense forest. Tho' that adds to the possibilty of "missing" a shot. Generally "flavor text" for the combat, it means you or they hit something else instead as your opponent dodges behind a roc...

SkyeFyre

@SkyFyre, The problem is how do you determine range in a setting w/out effective distance measurments. It all basically boils down to who spots who first and how the dice rolls. I've taken 1st level P.A. characters/DB characters in Body Armor against Archie's Shemarrians and his other bots and foun...

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That won't work though. Everyone's going to nitpick the specific scenario. Bringing into question things like range and junk. Example: Deadboy vs A-63 All-Purpose Heavy Robot Arch-22 Pulse Rifle: 914m CP-40: 610m Arch's bot can effectively engage the DB 304m beyond his own range. They also have the ...

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Vanguard are covertly teleporting resources into the CS production facilities.

Bob: Hey Joe! Didn't we just use this stack of Mega-Steel?
Joe: I thought so. Hey! Has this pile of ore grown?
Bob: Dang! It looks like it has. Nobody's been in here though.
Joe: Weird.

SkyeFyre

Gritty Game = Far from civilization. Little to no Military Designated [MD] Gear. No inate powers. Honestly not what Rifts was meant for [IMHO] but some people imagine it that way. Low Power = Limited to standard MD body armor and classic rifles/pistols. No Power Armor. No full augmenation [May incl...

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Not denying that he could. Just making sure that the poster who put that he can, was aware that the only Mechanoid tech he can make by canon were the bots.

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