Dimensional Teleport rules

[barna10]

Is Dimensional Teleport spelled out somewhere?

[eliakon]

Is Dimensional Teleport spelled out somewhere?

What are you looking for exactly?
The spell is described in several books. There are slightly different (line specific basically) versions in the Rifts Conversion Book, Heroes Unlimited Game Masters Guide, Palladium Fantasy core book, and the Rifts Book of Magic, and possibly others.

[Axelmania]

In terms of RCC powers, I think Dragons' probably got the most focus. When other stuff like demons have it should it work the same?

[Nekira Sudacne]

Is Dimensional Teleport spelled out somewhere?

Several places in several ways. It turns out Dimensional Teleport is a generic power that works differently depending on what kind it is.

Some beings can only use the power on a Nexus (like dragon hatchlings)

Some can use it anytime, anywhere (Like greater demons)

Some can only use it to return to specific dimensions (like certain lesser demons who can dimensionally teleport back to their home hell but no other places)

Some require a charge-up time, others need only one melee attack.

and the spell does it's own thing with little relation to any of the above.

Basically What I THINK you are looking for are the cases where a beings power listings say "Dimensional teleport *arbitrary percentage chance here*" and no other details. in which case it's "Dimensionally teleport to any location in any dimension they've been to before, except the one they are currently on, takes one melee attack to try. failure means they wasted an attack".

Yes, it's an absurdly useful power as it's basically a free escape from any situation. That's why beings with an innate dimensional teleport that were generally intended for players to play (like dragon hatchlings and titans) got stuck with the nexus requirement, to make it not a get out of jail free card for the player. more powerful beings not intended to be player characters generally get to use it whenever and wherever they want, and escape from the party to return later to torment them again.

Do note that while you cannot use it to teleport to another location on the same dimension you are currently on, if you are familiar with more than one dimension (Say, rifts earth and phase world), nothing stops you from say, dimensionally teleporting from the Three galaxies to Rifts Earth, then back to the three galaxies in another location than where you started. as long as it's to a world you've been to already you can slingshot across dimensions to world hop easially.

[barna10]

Thanks. My take on it as well, but is this actually written down anywhere?

[Nekira Sudacne]

Thanks. My take on it as well, but is this actually written down anywhere?

Which one? As I said, there are multiple variants. look each one under it's own entry.

I mean, what kind of detail are you looking for. It's Dimensional Teleport. with a %. Spend attack, roll percent, if successful teleport to where you want to go in another dimension. I'm not sure what detail you think is missing, because palladium's never published more information than that on it.

[barna10]

Thanks. My take on it as well, but is this actually written down anywhere?

Which one? As I said, there are multiple variants. look each one under it's own entry.

I mean, what kind of detail are you looking for. It's Dimensional Teleport. with a %. Spend attack, roll percent, if successful teleport to where you want to go in another dimension. I'm not sure what detail you think is missing, because palladium's never published more information than that on it.

Just making sure there is nothing canon before I dictate my own rules. Thanks

[Mouser13]

Also I thought the location was random unless you have sanctuary in the planet. Seem to remember conversion book saying something about that?

[Nekira Sudacne]

Also I thought the location was random unless you have sanctuary in the planet. Seem to remember conversion book saying something about that?

Yes, that's the spell that I already pointed out has no relation to various dargons and demons and supernatural beigns innate abilities.

[Mouser13]

Also I thought the location was random unless you have sanctuary in the planet. Seem to remember conversion book saying something about that?

Yes, that's the spell that I already pointed out has no relation to various dargons and demons and supernatural beigns innate abilities.

Yes, but then how do you target their no information in the power? Are you just assuming that you can choice where you want in that dimension? Nothing says does it?

[Nekira Sudacne]

Also I thought the location was random unless you have sanctuary in the planet. Seem to remember conversion book saying something about that?

Yes, that's the spell that I already pointed out has no relation to various dargons and demons and supernatural beigns innate abilities.

Yes, but then how do you target their no information in the power? Are you just assuming that you can choice where you want in that dimension? Nothing says does it?

Are you just assuming that the spell is related to the ability? My argument is that unless a power says explicitly that its target is not controllable, you can pick the target. Just like you can pick the target of other abilities that do not say you cannot choose targets.