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Alecto took it on herself to help 'encourage' the immense ravagers to stay on the course the team wanted. Her jetpack gave her the mobility to rapidly support the Simvan wherever they needed help, and also...somewhat crucially...gave her the option of doing quick hit and run style raids to goad the ...

I voted for the road, cuz ROAD TRIP!

But the boat's fine too. I just had to be the odd one out.

On seeing the ley line storm ahead, Alecto radioed the others. "I'll scout ahead and clear the route." She didn't need to add that ley line storms weren't much more dangerous to her than ordinary thunderstorms, as she had no psychic energy of her own at all to draw its fury. And indeed, wi...

Background Sprawling over the surface of the moon is the CAN Republic; a large lunar colony that has its origins before the Cataclysm of the Rifts. This city of over 100,000 people has been instrumental in maintaining the many orbital mechanisms that prevent inhabitants of Earth from reaching orbit...

Inventory Cash: 0 Weapons : Vibro Vambraces - Str+2d6 MD, AP 8, +1 Parry; count as Claws NG-LG6 Laser Rifle and Launcher - 24/48/96, 4d6 laser, ROF1, AP 2, 20 shots - Multi-Optics Scope (+2 Notice and offset range penalty by 2 when taking Aim, +1 Shooting) - Grenade Launcher - 18/36/72, 5 shots, Re...

Alecto then says, "With regards to Coalition support, it would be wise not to depend on it. They are extremely reluctant to lend material aid of any kind. Even getting basic recon assessments was difficult. The impression I got was that they expect us to be shock troops. First in, first to enga...

Player Name: Salmon Max IM Contact(s): samminmax@gmail.com Accounts Player Account: Icosa Player Account: Deezy Klatta Player Account: Vela Player Account: Squidge Player Account: Death Otter Player Account: Triessa Player Account: Mask Player Account: Emi Player Account: Player Account: Player Acc...

Character Name : Icosa Rank : Veteran Advances :11 (3/01/22) Race : Android Iconic Framework : Intelligent Construct Attributes : Agility d12, Smarts d10, Spirit d8, Strength d12+4, Vigor d12 Pace : 8 (Running 1d8); Parry : 9; Toughness : 21 (12) MDC - Construct trait: +2 to recover from Shaken, ig...

Alecto pressed the Sergeant and his psi-stalker cohort, trying one more time to persuade them. She flexed her brows and curved her mouth in an imitation of human frustration and anger, reasoning that showing them emotion would bolster their empathy. "Damnit, think about it! Your general went to...

Alecto reached out a hand, grabbed Gryphus by the front of his armor, and threw him down onto the ground in front of her. "Enough!" she declaimed. "Know your place! Magic is for defeating enemies! It's a dangerous weapon, not a child's plaything!" She looked back at the Coalition...

ROBOT REMAKE - Using rules from Empires of Humanity Character Name : Alecto Rank : Novice Advances : 1 Race : Android Iconic Framework : Intelligent Construct Attributes : Agility d12, Smarts d8, Spirit d6, Strength d12+2, Vigor d12 Pace : 8 (Running 1d8); Parry : 9; Toughness : 26 (12) MDC - Const...

Alecto removes her helmet so she can make eye contact with the Coalition soldiers. "Sergeant," she began, "We are working for the Coalition. You say you have orders to support us, but it seems as if you may be forgetting that by supporting us, you are supporting your own people. You e...

"I am substantially slower than the Dragonfly in my jetpack," Alecto says mildly. "It would likely be best if I rode with you until we were close to the target. There is also the possibility that the General's threat is a bluff. The Coalition has had many opportunities to attack Cast...

The shapechange gambit doesn't work though, yeah? That is, taking Shapechange with Born a Hero to get Legendary forms immediately? That's confirmed to be a misinterpretation of the rule now?

Speaking of rules...VV what do you think about playtesting Jon's variant of the Elemental Fusionist?

I'm thinking of an elemental fusionist named Talashia, who seeks to transcend her humanity and become a true elemental.

(OOC - Note - if the +2 for security applies to Aleco, she actually got a 13, which would give 4 to Anon, giving him 12

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Alecto, swathed from head to foot in the sleek black lines of her armor, stepped forward towards what she believed would be the center of the General's display. "Lets hear what you want, General," she said to the screen. As she said this, she maintained her connection to the Death's Head t...

Alecto runs through the transport to the cockpit in response to Anon's call. "I'll attempt to disable their surveillance, but we should jam any and all non-team signals as well. They are making very certain we don't want to leave this craft. Anything we can do to buy time could save all our liv...

Still invisible, Alecto took a moment as the team sprang into action to scan Hauptman in detail. Her tactical analysis subroutines were flashing all kinds of red flags. "Warning," she transmitted over the team's comms, "There is no living opposition, and our target is being held in di...

Alecto dropped through the hatch the moment she opened it, and immediately backed off to give other space to follow. A good thing she did, since suddenly that entire bulkhead sheared away leaving it open to the air outside! As chaos began to unspool, she engaged her armor's cloaking device and faded...

Holding onto the hull of the Death Head, Alecto goes hand over hand to the hatch, and finds the electronic access control console. Tucked down on one side is an access port. She extends the jack from her armor's wrist out, and holds it up to the port so the smart material can adapt itself to the Coa...

Ah shoot, yeah...I was doing the build on Notepad, so I didn't use the roller here. It was on Orokos. Here's the link:

Hero's Journey: 4d20 26

You can view my rolls on it to confirm I wasn't fishing.

Or if you'd prefer I can reroll with the site roller. No biggy either way.

Player Name: SalmonMax Google Handle: samminmax@gmail.com Character Name: Squidge Rank: Novice Race: Human Iconic Framework: Mind Melter Attributes: Agility d6, Smarts d8, Spirit d8, Strength d4, Vigor d6 Pace: 6; Parry: 4; Toughness: 5 Skills: 15/15 Athletics 1d6 (1) Common Knowledge 1d6 (1) Notice...

Part of any quiet op was the need to police for enemy activity. Before Anon ever got to the computer to hack it, a patrolling guard found his route interrupted by a blade that emerged from thin air, piercing his helmet and skull alike before vanishing again. Instantly and soundlessly killed, he didn...

Narration ensues once I know what the heck is going on. Gonna go with Computers on this one, in honor of Alecto's newfound hackerness. [dice:1j2t8xr5]54876:0[/dice:1j2t8xr5] or [dice:1j2t8xr5]54876:1[/dice:1j2t8xr5] including the -4 penalty Yeah, bennying that [dice:1j2t8xr5]54876:2[/dice:1j2t8xr5] ...

Lets get that 'legendary' Hero's Journey roll taken care of first:

[dice:ycbo6a8y]54875:0[/dice:ycbo6a8y] - Black Ops: Knowledge (Computers) at 1d8 and +2 vs electronic security

"If I can get into the transport, the Coalition would be at a significant disadvantage fighting me," Alecto opines. "I could attempt to infiltrate and sabotage the transport's propulsion or weapons as well. Getting onboard will be a challenge...but if we can anticipate its course and...

"They will have access to reinforcement while in transit," Alecto says. "Jamming their communications will be necessary." "That said, I think we should intercept them before they arrive at the prison. Extracting out of the prison will be the fallback position if the interce...

I did a writeup for my character as a MARS Techno-Warrior using normal Rifts SWADE rules (as of latest update on May 3rd), with the adjustments you mentioned in the first Chaos Earth post there. Seemed to work out pretty well, though I imagine the gear might be different for pre-Rifts, and for a cha...

Off the cuff I have an idea for an ex-military type who lost an arm...perhaps a cybernetic replacement?

But I could totally do other things too if we need more down to earth concepts.

Chaos Earth sounds pretty cool to me...and there's something thematically symmetrical about running a game using the new SWADE Rifts rules to depict the 'beginning' of Rifts.

New rules, new characters, new world. Etc.

Arzno's cool too though! Not far from where I grew up, that area.

"We'll also need copies of any area recon you've done," Alecto adds. "Anything that will let us move quickly and quietly through this region. If you have intel on Coalition structures or vehicles, that would be useful in trying to determine where they'd be keeping a captive."

Alecto watches the evacuation process for a moment, then goes to where the mages are working diligently on cloaking the skybunker with magic to protect it from the bombers circling overhead. She knew little to nothing of magic, but she did have something that might be of help. With a swift movement ...

Okay, all fixed, hehe.

So...I've been coasting on linked accounts for months now, and now all the links are gone.

I literally have no concept of ANY of my passwords except Alecto's, lol...

There will be a brief delay as I try to hack my own brain and figure out what the hell all my passwords are.

Alecto turns the door gun on the skelebots, focusing more on keeping them from returning fire than on wanton carnage. Bursts of railgun fire stab out each time the withdrawing robots start presenting any kind of massed resistance, forcing them to scatter or be destroyed! (Dealing with skelebots!) Sh...

As the skelebots were engulfed in flames and laser fire, Alecto looked to the sky. Radar was one of the few senses she lacked...or at least the longer-ranged radar useful in this scenario...but even visual tracking was sufficient to spot the distant wedge shapes of the impatiently circling Coalition...

Sky pirates, eh?

Sounds neat. I'd love to see whatchu got!

Alecto engages her armor's chameleon system and advances towards the skelebots on the bridge. On finding a good firing position she stops and takes advantage of the magic flowing around her that seems to slow time down to swap her swords out for the multibarreled rail-minigun hooked on the side of h...

From the open door of the Skybunker Alecto can see the first wave of attacks land on the Coalition troops to devastating effect. The wounded dragon unleashes his wrath on giant robots, while whole squads of infantry are engulfed in flame burning hotter than stellar plasma. She spots an immediate pro...

Alecto muscles her way over to the port side door gun as the transport ship dips under cloud cover and the ground comes into view. Optics tuned to near-IR, she watches for the thermal blooms of weapon fire in the underbrush and under tree canopies. Wherever she spots those telltales, she swivels the...

Anon leans forward. "So, there are others like you? Of your race, at least? That's amazing! How did your supposed creator communicate with you? There is the chance we could track that communication somehow or otherwise communicate back!" "There appear to be, though I do not believe I...

Alecto steps onto the transport fully armored and repaired, and bristling with weapons, though she's left the plasma cannon she often totes around behind this time. As she picks a seat and straps the harness around her shoulders and midsection, she asks, "What intel do we have on the Coalition ...

These new Rifts books being made, along with the update to SWADE, have me pretty psyched.

Werecats? Rules for making robot characters? Psyscape?

It's like literally all of my character builds are being specifically addressed by these things.

Just wanted to gush.

Alecto paused to consider her answers. Anon was excited, and asking several things at once. Any one of those questions could have been a conversation by itself. Perhaps simply offer synopses of the fuller answers to each, and allow him to choose which he would like to focus on. "I rebooted seve...

Alecto glanced at Anon as her arm sealed shut again and the skin closed over the seam, making it invisible. "The 'arm thing' is to facilitate maintenance. It does not cause pain. When I'm damaged, there is a staged response system. I receive feedback data from any affected systems giving a summ...

Alecto lifted her eyebrows slightly at Rod's reaction, but decided against pursuing the matter further. It was often wise to let people get some emotional distance from events before discussing them, she'd found. "Nothing. However, when my arm was damaged in the last mission, the nanotechnology...

Alecto came into the new workshop area and looked around, sizing it up for a long moment before venturing further inside. Identifying entrances and exits, getting a feel for sightlines...these things were virtually second nature to her now. On spying Rod, hard at work at...something...she went over ...

Supertech off-arm weapon for Alecto... Base Item - Molecular Longsword (sci fi companion) Str+d8+2 dmg, AP 4, 8lbs, 8000 credits (800 SciFi cost) Stun (Trapping: Electrified blade; Contingency, successful FIghting attack -1) 1pp Super Skill: Fighting +1d, 1pp Parry +1, 1pp Super Edge: Counterattack,...

I'm not officially part of this discussion, but just wanted to say that characters do sometimes migrate. I did...and in fact probably will again. Sometimes games end before I'm 'done' with a character. That said, when I migrate a character, I do so with the full expectation that modifications to sui...

Rebuilding Alecto's signature item to conform to the revised rules for super-tech items Fury-Integrated Armored Tactical Gear (FIAT Gear) Base: Triax T-11 Enhanced - +2 toughness, +7 armor - Pace +2 - Str 1d12+2 - Full environment - Loudspeaker, 10 mile radio, laser rangefinder, nightvision - Min st...

Previously... On her way back to the barracks from her ruminations over Zolo, Alecto encountered Cory...perhaps on her way to visit Zolo herself. Not knowing when she'd get another chance for a private word with the erstwhile commander, Alecto said, "Cory. May I have a moment of your time, plea...

Following the return of the 1st SET to Castle Refuge, Alecto spent some time near Zolo's coffin prior to her burial. There would be a memorial service later, but she wished to have a more private moment where she didn't have to factor in social expectations, distracting her from the task of reflecti...

Whisper must decline, as her player already has a PC in the 1st SET.

Though she woulda been a fun inclusion.

Fighting [dice:2hrvgw59]51081:0[/dice:2hrvgw59] or [dice:2hrvgw59]51081:1[/dice:2hrvgw59] As cracks spiderwebbed across the cavern ceiling, and the pit below began spitting and crackling, Alecto turned to grab Zolo's body where it lay sprawled at the foot of the altar, and fired another salvo of ho...

Yes, but then that'd be the IF, and would preclude being a mage. Could still be a really cool character, but wouldn't be the -same- character. ;) Going to spitball a True Atlantean though, just to see how it feels. Ageless: Due to ancient and ongoing alchemical changes, True Atlanteans do not age at...

Knocked off balance by the demon's kick, Alecto was out of position to deal with its massive flail. A spiked ball nearly as big as she was fell onto her, crushing her into the stone of the platform the altar was on. With a triumphant roar the monster yanked, ripping the ball back up so it could swin...

Alecto wrenched the bulk of the multi-barreled grenade launcher around towards the looming bulk of the greater demon. The onboard computer in the weapon interfaced with her helmet, and through it with her own targeting optics. When she operated the firing control, there was a pulse of white light, a...

Alecto stuck close to Elle and Zolo, striking down any demon that strayed too close, or seemed to be trying to interfere with the ritual. The big ones were a concern, but she didn't have the means to contend with them yet. "I have heavy munitions," she sent over the squad channel, "Bu...

Alecto tilted forward and throttled up on her jetpack, intent on joining the fray at the ritual altar. Zolo and Elle would need cover to keep those demons off of them. Hopefully their air support could handle the other greater demon...she'd try to thin out the smaller ones nearby, to give them some ...

As Zolo makes good her plan, Alecto wheels about in midair and her swords flash again in a deadly pinwheel as she dives back into the swarm of demons whirling through the sky around her. Bodies fall like rain, some whole but even more in fragments. She then pulls her railgun into firing position and...

Turn Update: As Alecto plunges through the ranks of demons between herself and the charnel pool below, she is raked by massive claws, glowing with unholy energies. Between her armor and her own durable construction, she gets through...though with damage visibly taken, and still more demons before h...

Though Alecto was initially intending to pursue Fell, his gambit forced her to reconsider. This was doubly so when Zolo followed Elle into the hellish liquid churning below on an ill-advised attempt to rescue her. Leaving them to their fate was simply not acceptable. She dove and opened the throttle...

Black clad, held aloft on wings of screaming plasma, Alecto descended upon Fell like an angel plummeting from Heaven. In one hand she held the ebon-bladed runesword that crackled with power, accelerating her movements to something close to what a juicer or crazy could achieve. From her other wrist e...

Alecto gazed into the very pit of Hell, and was unmoved. Perhaps it was the knowledge that she had no soul to capture. That she could not be tortured, at least not in a way that was likely to mean anything to these creatures. She would not appreciate being stabbed or torn apart, but it would not hav...

Alecto fired her thrusters to clear a river of lava, and landed in the midst of a pack of demons, scattering all but a few and dismembering the ones that were left. In these closer quarters, the demons advantage of numbers meant more. As much as taking out Fell or the mammoth would mean, she determi...

[dice:gm4apk54]47957:0[/dice:gm4apk54] Reroll 35 [dice:gm4apk54]47957:1[/dice:gm4apk54] Contact - Your hero sees an old friend or acquaintance who might help him in his current quest somehow. Of course, he may also ask for a favor in return. Not Today - Play after any other character’s attack roll t...

The battle was joined, and after showering the demon army from on high with a scattering of grenades to clear a zone, Alecto descended on her jetpack like a god from Olympus; clad in smoke and thunder. With a runeblade in one hand, and her integral vibroblade extended, she danced a deadly waltz acro...

Pan-faithful Happy Holidays!

Ah ok. That time doesn't work for me anyway. Ah well!

Have fun, y'all!

Is the game voice chat or text chat?

Also, what day/time are you planning on playing?

Dinna know if I can/should submit a concept.

*whistles innocently*

The air approach would never work. The noise and exhaust of her jetpack couldn't be concealed by her armor's chameleonic properties. From her vantage on a nearby rocket outcropping, she could see the ground route wouldn't be much easier. If she had an advantage, it was that the demons seemed to thin...

On seeing Rod take off to lead the demonic forces astray, Alecto decides to join in that effort. Using his efforts to distract as cover, she takes the opposite route...being as quick and fast as possible, she seeks to avoid attention as she scouts the enemy lines and finds a safe path for the others...

Hm!

This is relevant to my interests. Legit question though: Minimum is 5000 words, but does this site have a maximum limit on post size?

Thanks, Pender...and thanks to everyone who offered feedback on the Hangout as well.

I'm going to take the advice of the consensus and use the Awareness power. On consideration of the pros and cons, it seems the clear winner here.

Purchasing with credits: - Hand to Hand Reaction Wiring: +2 to Fighting rolls, 1 strain, 30k credits - Audio Package: +2 hearing Notice, +2 vs sound based attacks/effects, expanded range of hearing, can record audio, 1 strain, 40k credits 2,857 credits remaining Item 1: 'Omniscience' Radial Sensor C...

Alecto accesses her data decryption and analysis software package, and winces as she realizes some kind of invasive foreign code has infiltrated it, possibly during her attempts to hack into the radio tower. She quickly firewalls the offending sectors off, and begins purge protocols...but in the mea...

Hm, did we work out how much moola our shares are?

I was thinking of getting some cybernetics with my special item, but if I can just buy an implant with cash and still get a special item, I'll do that.

Alecto delivers her account of the mission in the same unhurried, but concise, tone she had previously taken. "We proceeded to the town of New Durango, seeking Fell out. On arriving we found New Durango had been overrun by simvan, and identified what appeared to be captives among them. Our resp...

Alecto unplugs from the computer system and reports, "I've retrieved the relevant data. I suggest we leave before the Coalition arrives." She makes good on that suggestion too, swiftly leaving the building and taking to the sky with a roar of jetpack turbines. On seeing Merlaggon's executi...

The sudden flurry of motion...not to mention the vanishment of Lail, broke Alecto out of her momentary cognitive loop, and she spent a good second and a half catching herself back up again. On learning that the demons were gone but the Coalition was en route in force, she went to the control panel L...

Aw man, I had an ETU character made and everything, but I don't have any character slot left. It'll be at least another quarter before I can get another one.

Maybe next semester!

Sounds cool, but I'm fresh outta slots, lol. I'll keep an eye on it!

Placeholder while I consider the seeeecret

Rolls

As the chaos of battle roared, Alecto used the last gasp of invisibility from her cloaking device to glide forward towards the crazy named Lail, hands outstretched. If she could just capture her arms, she could negate her ability to use the hostages as shields. And if Lail substituted a hostage, she...

Heroic [dice:m22gg198]44089:0[/dice:m22gg198] 48 - Something you never understood before suddenly “clicks.” You gain a d6 in any skill you previously did not have for the remainder of this game session. [dice:m22gg198]44089:1[/dice:m22gg198] 35 - The character acts as if he had drawn a Joker this co...

Moving quietly past the patrolling demons, Alecto paused when she could see the three surviving hostages, clustered around the center with the 'crazy' she'd seen earlier and the brodkil. Her gauntleted fingers curled under the small flap of material covering the hilt of her rune-sword and gripped it...

Alecto swaps out a fresh e-clip into her suit's auxiliary power supply and says, "I'll go with Sinder." A moment later her suit shimmers eerily and she vanishes from view! Moving quietly on the burster's heels, she ghosts into the room, alert for danger. Invis 0 or 1 Stealth 2 or 3 Ace 6 A...

Alecto engages her cloaking device and rushes forward into the hallway to safely get the hostages out of the 1st SET's line of fire...and away from the demon's claws and fangs. As tempting as it is to go on offense, it's hard to say just how many captive AAT would suffer the consequences for that ne...

Narration

Rolls: Computers 11 (+ assistance)

The 'Fell Blade' was perhaps not her favored instrument of destruction, but Cory offering it up seemed to be an important gesture, and Alecto accepted it with due gravity. Then she was off and running. There were times for finesse and precision...and there were times for simply swinging one's swords...

"I'm not a cyborg, and while the subject of my nature hasn't come up in conversation with you yet, it is not by any means a secret from the Legion," Alecto replied blandly. "If you wish to discuss it further later, I believe Anon and I planned an informal meeting to do just that. I'v...

Alecto decided that Cory, as leader, needed help prioritizing. "With respect," she prefaced, with some experience in having had to lecture one's 'superior officer' in the past, "There are a minimum of three challenges facing us. The enemy forces are regrouping for a counter attack, wh...

Realizing the comms are compromised again, Alecto goes to where Cory is, and motions for as many of the SET as are around to come closer. She then removes her helmet so she can speak aloud, without using radios. This reveals her still-damaged face of course, though the 'skin' does seem to be slowly ...

Alecto smiles a little at Anon's excitement, but assures him that there will be time after the mission for questions and answers...while cautioning him that much of her older memory is still damaged or incomplete.

"We are not demons," is Alecto's reply. "Their lack of ethics is what makes them a threat to the cooperation between sentients we call civilization, thus necessitating this conflict. Abandoning ethics to oppose them separates us from that civilization, even if we still try to act to ...

Alecto eyes Rod. "I will follow orders," she says carefully, "But I disagree that we are ever better off not knowing something. We cannot make informed decisions based on lack of information. Your concern over hostages is misplaced if the alternative is killing them all regardless. Th...

Alecto looked at Anon silently for a moment, then reached up to prod the silvery metal exposed under a layer of seared-off skin visible through a breach in her helmet. "I'm not precisely sure what I'm made from, metallurgically. My skeleton is only slightly heavier than comparable human tissue,...

"I concur with Sinder," Alecto weighs in. "Indiscriminate bombardment is too risky in terms of collateral damage and possible civilian casualties. A small strike team can enter the tower and go floor to floor, flushing out any remaining opposition." "I volunteer for this du...

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