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It sounds like a Buckaroo Banzai episode, doesn't it? Unicorn PA comes with a suite of less-than-lethal (LTL) weapons. Most allow a save vs Pain (non-lethal toxin) or inflict an effect. Anti-Pain Serum gives a bonus to SDC/HP, but doesn't actually give any bonuses against Pain. So Unicorn-equipped t...

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Maybe "prehistoric" "megafauna" worlds are the norm? That makes the human-sized Local Group races more special.

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Assuming there is no Megaversal Importing or Homebrewing for additional spells... Honestly I can see 2 options, both end up the same in terms of practical use: 1. like in 1E they would have all the spells on the list (weather they can cast them is another issue) 2. they have all spells their PPE al...

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I'd leave them as the 1E game did. But I'm not a fan of the Shadow Chronicles canon, either.

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BTS has Astrology, which is just a specific Divination skill, and Meditation, which gives benefits beyond real life options. ... N&SS/MC has Chinese Alchemy, Fasting, and Geomancy/Feng Shui. Once you have meditation, I think Mudra from MC would fit. Especially if you also learn one (or more) of...

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The Marines SB says 4 for a non-Energy Wizard OCC and added ones on place of OCC Related skills. I cannot find what the OCC gets!

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Soldier of Od wrote: ↑Thu Sep 26, 2024 8:58 am My take on this is that, just like if you have more than one martial art forms, all attack moves are separate.

Except Physical skills specifically stack with MAFs.

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I've often felt certain spells should only be available as rituals, not invocations: protection circles, summoning, transformation.

So any of those would probably be good examples for conversions.

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Years ago, the need for materials bothered me as well. So I suggested that a lot of depleted natural resources were restored by Rift activity. That defunct uranium mine? Functional! That drained oil field? Refilled! Etc.

Basically, A Wizard Did It.

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As an aside, Astral Projection makes being a tourist on a budget much more feasible. Not interested in paying the fee to climb Mount Everest? There's a solution for that...

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In general, the bonuses from Physical Skills stack with the bonuses from Martial Art Forms. But MAFs are pretty specific about what combat skills they grant. Take Pao Chih (Mystic China): it only grants Dodge and Roll with punch/fall/impact. But if a Physical Skill grants a Combat Ability, doesn't a...

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Fair enough. I mention it simply because the conversion rules in N&SS give ways for a psychic to acquire an MAF.

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There is a Pao Chih Martial Art Form in the Mystic China sourcebook for Ninjas & Super-spies.

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Yes.

And they must be punished for their arrogance!

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A very comprehensive series of writeups. Thank you.

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We've been watching "Secrets of the Zoo: <Zoo X>" recently on Disney+. The TMNT hardbacks are coming. My interest is rekindled, especially in primates. Search is failing to turn up anything here for me. TMNT&OS gives us: Apes: chimps, gorillas, and orangutangs Baboons Monkeys: all the ...

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Specifically, yes that's what I am looking at. Looking things over and agreeing with the opinions above, I see nothing limiting a bonus to a one skill granted by another skill. Whether the source is OCC, OCC-related, Professional, Elective, or Secondary makes no difference. There's no reason your j...

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RockJock wrote: ↑Thu Jun 20, 2024 5:01 pm Isn't there a tai chi (not the N&SS style martial arts, but a lighter version?) and/or yoga? Maybe it was just a Rifter.

T'ai-Chi was a Rifter article. It was fan material for Chaos Earth northern England/Scotland, iffen I recall correctly. No notes right now.

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(SHIFTY) wrote: ↑Mon Jun 17, 2024 8:18 pm Could a OCC physical skill give a bonus to a physical secondary skill?

Gymnastics/Acrobatics for Climbing/Prowl?

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I will get back to this, I swear. The effects of LL being changed is one thing but some of the stuff In BTS 1e is, as near as I can tell, completely unique. <SNIP!> ...but the big one to me is rips in magic. [ Unique it is. Rips of magic are a prime and well-loved (by me) example. I also spent some ...

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No problem, like I said it was a good excuse to reread the magic information in BTS 1e and there is some good stuff in there that you can't find in other books. The effects of ley lines on mages and psychics and magic have been modified and simplified in the more recent games. But still a lot of go...

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TtGD, p13 says "...an Acolyte may select semi-magical skills such as Divination (in place of any O.C.C. Related Skills) and any of the lores." Divination is exactly what it says on the tin, defined in TtGD. Ignore Principles for Magic, since that's a special case, and the Acolyte gets it a...

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After some thought, I feel like a Night Prince, a Hound Master or two, and 1-4 Doppleganger Warlords would make an excellent set of ruling bad guys for a smaller city in Nightbane, an evil domain in PF, or an enemy cabal in BTS.

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...or since the nature of the training is more than just getting a few extra skills, it's about specialization, port over the Advanced Training rules from Rifts HoH and smooth out some of the skills to fit the setting. Why reinvent the wheel? Cause what I'm trying to offer PCs is their own selectio...

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The games that randomly roll education level (N&SS, BTS1, TMNT, HU2) have either a Basic Military Program or a Military Program (Basic), with N&SS having a larger number of Military Skill Programs. Since these games were released, there has been an expansion of the skills in the Military lis...

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Having just rediscovered the cultists description in BtS1, it is possible something could be standardized from that. I finally had a chance to look at my PDF of BtS1 and I'm not sure what you are referring to here. Could you be more specific or give a page number? On the other hand looking for this...

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There's room to import wampyrs from Nightbane. That would give you an independent bloodsucker if necessary.

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I decided one day to give Rifts a massive makeover ( :? ), I used the Systems Failure classes as the basic for the new Rifts setting I was righting. This drastically cut down the number of OCC's. Wasn't Dead Reign initially play tested with the Systems Failure OCCs? There's enough variety between t...

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So, I have this question for everyone. Is there anyone else out there that likes the idea of using most of what Dead Reign has without using the zombies part of it? To some, I am sure that this defeats the point and purpose of the game, sure. But really, what do you get when you take away the zombi...

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A. The Arcanist from BTS1 is a P.C.C., a Pyschic Character Class. B. Ninja & Super Spies, revised states (in the conversion rules for Psychics for Heroes Unlimited), that psychics can purchase a non-exclusive martial art for a cost in skills. C. PROFIT! Conclusion: My wizard is a NINJA! (I just ...

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Ah, you beat me to the punch. I'll compose my thoughts and rough out what I was thinking, then come back later.

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[ I don't hate it, to me it's just not a great fit with NB. Some of the magic stuff is good and I have used it in the past. I do agree with you about Mysteries of Magic, even though I don't play fantasy that has been a great book to explain terms that had been left undefined for decades. I think my ...

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I'm not a huge fan of Glass Darkly... How can you not love TtGD? It and Mysteries of Magic are master-class developments of the Palladium magic system! Which don't suit everybody's tastes or tables; I get that. And my enthusiasm for them aside, I don't insist not likely them is badwrongfun. Also, I...

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One place to start is looking at nature - if a power (or a close approximation of it) exists in the natural world, then the likelihood (in a superhero game, even a gritty one) that it can be gene-engineered into a human is highly likely. Most of HU's powers ARE gritty, street-level. Remove about 10...

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What I would like, especially for BTS and Heroes but also for all other games, is a way for non-mages to cast rituals like you see on shows like Buffy and Supernatural. I do this with scrolls now but it would be better if there was a set system for this. There was a post about this on one of the Pa...

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Here it is! FB login may be required. Not my content. Caveat Emptor. Etc. https://www.facebook.com/PalladiumBooks/posts/pfbid02Wm65PaBBZcCPXx1JYCiyLSveJLKZEJUKSm9isKR73L6LWVWNMQ73zHxA7dShDG9Gl ETA: And Pact Magic, as a bonus. https://www.facebook.com/PalladiumBooks/posts/pfbid02Wm65PaBBZcCPXx1JYCiyL...

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What I would like, especially for BTS and Heroes but also for all other games, is a way for non-mages to cast rituals like you see on shows like Buffy and Supernatural. I do this with scrolls now but it would be better if there was a set system for this. There was a post about this on one of the Pa...

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The rule of thumb I'd use (and this is a GM decision): IF the OCC provides Skill X, THEN the PC gets prerequisite Skill Y as normal value with OCC bonuses for that skill category. Corollary: IF the PC chooses Skill X (for whatever category of skill), THEN Skill Y must also be chosen (for a category ...

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I am not sure I understand what you are looking for? Condensed version: has anybody tweaked to powers list to make to only include more "realistic" powers? (Realistic in quotes, because this is, after all, a superhero game. But sometimes I like more realism. Having a healing factor and cl...

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There we go. FAQ leaves it up to the GM.

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i guess that the ozarks are close enough to being a mountain range it might work. (they're technically not.. but travelling through you can be easily convinced otherwise) <eerie voice> ...rrrrIIIFFFttss... </eerie voice> Rift activity could have imported a mountain wherever you want one.

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Not sure about a true errata. However, Extraordinary PS is the only power that has a minimum level (unless your pre-power PS base is already over 20). Obviously, the carry/lift limits are based on the strongest (no punch intended) power you have, so you could theoretically stack them all. start at ...

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In general I have anything that creates (Golom, zombie, etc.) be ritual only. I also use rituals as a way to limit mages by allowing them to get rituals instead of invocations to limit its use in combat or other situations. I can see the former. The latter is an idea I hadn't considered. But it wou...

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One of the strengths of Palladium's magic system is that any spell can be a ritual or an invocation. I was introduced to this magic system through BTS1, so it really struck a chord with me. But over time and different game lines, I've come to wonder if certain spells shouldn't *always* be rituals. N...

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I love me four-color superheroes as much as the next virtual being. But sometimes when I'm theorycrafting, I prefer something more grounded. The standard HU2 power list is not that list. I'm not certain how I'd pare it down at this point. But has anybody else done anything similar? (I know, I know. ...

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The Combining Powers section of HU 2E doesn't appear to have any mention of them. Is there errata or guidance in another source?

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3d4 total was how I read it as well. Otherwise a mutant psychic is getting even more nerfed than a Latent Psychic. But I try to always check my assumptions.

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All three are noted as occasionally going rogue, being in charge of small independent missions, or being placed in charge of small areas be week Nightlords. What are your experiences using these critters in those capacities?

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A roll on The Category & Number of Super Abilities table on 161 says "1d4 psionic powers from each of the three minor psionic power categories." Is that 1d4 from Healing, Physical, and Sensitive combined, or is that 1d4 from Healing, 1d4 from Physical, & 1d4 from Sensitive for a to...

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