I suggested to my buddy Phil that he oughtta run a game sometime and he hauled out his RIFTS book and he brought it in to work and he showed it to me and I was like WAAAAUGH but I took the book to lunch and started making a City Rat named Romeo Void and I agonized over all the skills but I'm getting there and so help me if Phil runs it I'l play the mofo at least once.

There.

I said it.

Under certain conditions Romeo Void "might like you better".

Quote from: Abyssal MawUnder certain conditions Romeo Void "might like you better".

That's actually gonna be his catchphrase.

I thought this out, man.

What? Not a Glitter Boy? Or a Burster? Not even a Crazy or Juicer?

You're brave Rotwang.

Me? I'd take a SAMAS pilot. That way I can fly fast and far away when your getting eaten...... what?

The City Rat OCC always seemed extremely pointless to me in a game primarily about roving around the wilderness.  They didn't get very good skill selection either, something which I think got worse in RUE.

*shrug*  He's got an energy pistol and he can drive a motorcycle.

Quote from: Dr Rotwang!*shrug*  He's got an energy pistol and he can drive a motorcycle.

 Just remember : ... "never say Never"

Quote from: KoltarJust remember : ... "never say Never"

"A girl in trouble?  Temporary thing."

The skill percentage allocation system is fucked up.
I use the BRP/Harnmaster-style point allocation with escalating point cost.
Saves huge amounts of time.

Quote from: NazgulWhat? Not a Glitter Boy? Or a Burster? Not even a Crazy or Juicer?

You're brave Rotwang.

Me? I'd take a SAMAS pilot. That way I can fly fast and far away when your getting eaten...... what?

Oddly enough, in my Rifts campaign only the Rogue Scholar has managed to remain unscathed.  Everyone else has either died, nearly died several times, or been seriously maimed.

The trick is to know that you're not a combat character and stay out of the front lines while the other guys do all the work (and take all the risk).

Quote from: jgantsOddly enough, in my Rifts campaign only the Rogue Scholar has managed to remain unscathed.  Everyone else has either died, nearly died several times, or been seriously maimed.

The trick is to know that you're not a combat character and stay out of the front lines while the other guys do all the work (and take all the risk).

Your an evil bastard jgants. Now you've  got me reading your Rifts play notes out of curiosity.......

When Rifts first came out, (this is like 1993 or so?) I ran a "western style saga"- basicly a bunch of heroes had to lead the survivors of a recently destroyed domed survival base across the mutant and monster-infested wilderness to establish a new town, ala Wagon Trail. The players, their mecha and vehicles, were guarding a procession of 20 old-fashioned ox-driven wagons filled with civilians. They fought dinosaurs, demons, orcs, and repelled a Coalition Assault. At the end of it they helped build a town, and make friends with a tribe of mutant primitives that were kinda like an indian tribe.

It went pretty well, actually.

This was also the first time I ever did anything "troupe style" because we had so many players, we just let everyone make multiple characters, and you could play a different guy every session. So sometimes it was a session about "we've got to get these wagons across the river before the dam breaks!" and sometimes it was "Oh Noes! a T-Rex!", and sometimes it was "hey, what's up with this abandoned town.. ? Holy crap, angry robots!"

I was heavily influenced by Gamma World.

Quote from: Abyssal Maw...ometimes it was a session about "we've got to get these wagons across the river before the dam breaks!" and sometimes it was "Oh Noes! a T-Rex!", and sometimes it was "hey, what's up with this abandoned town.. ? Holy crap, angry robots!"*

My New Four Favorite Words:

HOLY

CRAP

ANGRY

ROBOTS


*Emphasis added

You mentioned that you picked an engery pitstol for your guy. Throw it away. What you need is the NE-6 "Magnum" Plasma Cartridge Revolver. Its got the old school revolver styling. And no strike modifier like the NE-4. So you can yell "Eat plasma and die angy robot!" in style. With the power to make a difference. :verkill:

(If your wondering. Yes the book shelf with the Rifts books is next to the computer. And yes I do have to much spare time. )

I've only played glitterboys in rifts, tho one time I was working on an ABC warrior when the game fell apart.