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General Thoughts on the game, and some house rules

Hey folks I am looking to start a game in April (not an april fools gag). The concept is a bit stolen from a fun hangout I had with the gaggle where an Old Gnome contacted the tomorrow legion for a team to help him forge a powerful weapon able to defeat a god that has reared its head in the bowels of Africa.

Books and IFs:
All SR books and IFs are available. Just keep in mind you go dragon and RA, eventually the bad guys will respond in kind. There will for sure be moments, possibly even quads where you will not be able to take advantage of your strengths. I'll try my best to find moments to let you shine though.

Edges: Stick to SR books and SWADE please.
Sidekicks... Don't be surprised if they are a hindrance.

• F and G rolled sidekicks follow the directions listed in that roll to make them.
• Sidekicks taken through born a hero or at legenday are going to be swade characters without an IF. With 1 HJ roll. All setting rules for SR apply to them. Sidekicks taken in this manner qualify for the Rifter 9 1/2 custom edge (to give them half a chance surviving).

Rolls: I love the randomness of the roll, but I get that sometimes the roll gained just does not fit anywhere. You get the rolls your IF gives you. So here is what I got cooking for you:

• FandG rolls:
  Looks like there is going to be a new 20 choice table. Feel free to roll on it, or if you want customize your own d12 table using 12 options from the 20 presented that will work as well.
• HJ Rolls:
  Choose table, then roll. But I will give players the option to customize a HJ table out of 13-20 options listed from the tables they are allowed to choose their first roll from. MARS can just make a custom table from any of the HJ tables. Please work with the GM on the spread.

Characters should have some kind of uber weapon stolen or taken from a powerful dragon (said characters barely escaped with their lives and upon their ears the dragon issued a mighty threat of retribution) or at the very least they tried to get an uber weapon and failed.

• Regardless if characters have an uber weapon or not they each get Enemy Major: Named Dragon as a hindrance for no additional benefit which can disappear when they defeat the dragon.
• In short having an Uber weapon is ok but expect The GM to snicker “Ok”.

Characters will start at Megaversal Revengers (+4 HJ Rolls, x5 starting wealth, and the Custom Ege: Rifter 9 1/2)

• The Rifter 9 1/2: Veteran of the Megaverse
  Requirements: character creation only.
  Your hero has seen more than most and has loved to tell the tale. From Pecos Raiders, to a jaunt to dino swamp, maybe even a trip south into the vampire kingdoms. Your guy or gal has been around. But they also have made some powerful enemies and fate has not always been their friend. You start with 4 additional advances (Or 2 advances and one roll on the fortune and glory table ) but gain wanted (major) or enemy (major) to reflect some of the foes you might have made. Additionally roll a d16 as a result of some of the unfortunate events that have plagued the hero. Your benevolent Game Master will be able to consult a special table to see what has befallen the hero.

EP: you better have at least 10 and a sig item or you will not make it.

HJ Rolls: Choose the Table, and then roll.

IFs: All are acceptable, hey if you are a dragon we can just snip your balls and the game can end before it starts. Please keep to the lore when and if possible, and use the SR books and swade. No harrowed gun psi slingers...

Game Length: Approximately 8 years.

As a side note this will be one of the two games I will run that replaces Vampire Kingdoms, 77th, and the 13th. Those three games will end Jan 1st. It has been a pleasure to run them.

• 1: Hans/Psi G Mind Melter (first to join first to roll on the death and defeat table)
  2 Tribe/Alfie Macklin, crazy killer of Cyber knights
  3 Rob/Juicer- maybe a known serial kidnapper.
  4 Jeff Milton: a dragon! Say what? A dragon!
  5 The marshall: unknown, maybe a psi ghost sniper...
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Ndreare wrote: ↑Fri Nov 01, 2019 1:37 pm Still room in this, April sounds perfect for timing?

Ndreare wrote: ↑Mon Nov 04, 2019 8:42 am Awesome!

How about as "Atlas, the strongest juicer around"
Dog Boy + Juicer

Then take either Titan or Mega treatment.

• The Rifter 9 1/2: Veteran of the Megaverse
  Requirements: character creation only.
  Your hero has seen more than most and has loved to tell the tale. From Pecos Raiders, to a jaunt to dino swamp, maybe even a trip south into the vampire kingdoms. Your guy or gal has been around. But they also have made some powerful enemies and fate has not always been their friend. You start with 4 additional advances (Or 2 advances and one roll on the fortune and glory table ) but gain wanted (major) or enemy (major) to reflect some of the foes you might have made. Additionally roll a d16 as a result of some of the unfortunate events that have plagued the hero. Your benevolent Game Master will be able to consult a special table to see what has befallen the hero.

Pender Lumkiss wrote: ↑Thu Nov 07, 2019 6:56 pm @Ndreare, your character has this:
The hero doesn't follow the rules and found himself in debt to the Naruni something fierce. HIS previous actions have Naruni repo bots banging down his door to collect. He has the poverty Hindrance.

Ndreare wrote: ↑Thu Nov 07, 2019 7:57 pm Oh dang, well, I better include fleet footed so if we see bots we can run!

Jeff Milton wrote: ↑Tue Nov 12, 2019 6:06 pm So we have a mind melter, a crazy, and a juicer.
I'm thinking Dragon Hatchling. Not sure what species yet

I'm only in one other game here, and it's not a Rifts game, so I might be a bit slow

Ndreare wrote: ↑Thu Nov 21, 2019 11:03 am I have created a couple revisions of Titan Juicer and decided I hate it.

I am switching to Mega Juicer if that works for you Jon.

Pender Lumkiss wrote: ↑Sun Mar 22, 2020 9:47 pm Not sure if this game will happen. I got a lot in my RL plate.

Pender Lumkiss wrote: ↑Tue Mar 31, 2020 11:20 am Got the job, now the work really begins.