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A Rifts question

Started by jrients, December 31, 2006, 10:08:07 AM

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jrients

December 31, 2006, 10:08:07 AM
I just got Rifts and the Atlantis book for cheap and I'm looking for some advice.

Here is the task, Rifts fans:  Keeping in mind that I own a huge chunk of TMNT, Ninjas & Superspies, Mystic China, and Heroes Unlimited, recommend ONE additional Palladium book to help make my Rifts experience more awesome.  I'm not interested in collecting the line, but I could maybe pick up another book.
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JamesV

#1
December 31, 2006, 12:19:56 PM
*Thinks really freakin' hard*

That is a toughie. I mean you can grab Conversion Book one and that will help knit all of your other Palladium stuff to RIFTS. There's the Mercenaries Handbook, which is a good guns, toys, and classbook that fits well with the power level of the core rules. Vampire Kingdoms is just a wicked fun setting.

I can't clearly choose just one (I'm kinda leaning towards Mercs over Vamps) but those three should be contenders.
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#2
December 31, 2006, 12:36:17 PM
Rifts Undersea.

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#3
December 31, 2006, 12:39:25 PM
Triax and the NGR
or
Robotech II: The Sentinels.

Sosthenes

#4
December 31, 2006, 01:03:58 PM
Rifts Japan.

TMNT meets Ninjas & Superspies meets Rifts Ninjas would be a great campaign.
 

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#5
December 31, 2006, 01:13:20 PM
Atlantis is pretty well the best sourcebook for Rifts.  Aside from that one, Triax is pretty cool.

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#6
December 31, 2006, 03:50:48 PM
Mercenaries or World Book 5: Triax and the NGR, IMO. Best of the 'tech' sourcebooks, IMO, while Atlantis' bulk lies well on the 'magic' side.
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December 31, 2006, 07:58:08 PM
While a lot of folks seem to hate it for the power level aspect, Phase World really does have some neat stuff in it, and it also gives some direct material branching to Atlantis, in that it covers the universe the Splugorth come from.

Plus it has the random alien generation tables.

I still think Wormwood is vaguely nifty too, but it really should've been a stand alone game as it doesn't really mesh with anything else in Palladiumland.
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#8
January 01, 2007, 06:17:02 AM
Aftermath

It gives you the best overview of Rifts Earth, including a metric buttload of adventure ideas.

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What do you plan on doing? Cause if you already know you want a traditional NorthAmerican Campaign, Mercenaries is the way to go.
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jrients

#9
January 01, 2007, 11:39:00 AM
Quote from: SettembriniWhat do you plan on doing?

If I were to run a Rifts campaign, it would be a group of wandering weirdoes getting into trouble all over Rifts Earth, Thundarr the Barbarian style, with  Freak of the Week encounters and a handful of recurring villains.
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Settembrini

#10
January 01, 2007, 12:57:49 PM
Then pick up Aftermath, accept no substitute. It´s filled with a concise world description and adventure ideas galore-for a pro like you a worthy substitute for all world books. Put the GMs companion on top and you even have all the kewl gear in one place.

If you you need a hand with streamlining the rules a bit without changing their nature, just ask.
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