The Other Guys....RIFTS Style.....

[Devjannz]

I am putting together a game for 3-4 players where they are playing characters that are not over the top but kind of the low man on the totem pole. I have limited OCC Selection to mainly the RUE book but no Dragons as an option. I wanted to try to put together a slightly grittier, less high powered game to make it more of a day to day survival type of thing. They will actually need to keep track of equipment, E-Clip charges, etc so that they do not run out. They do have a way to re-charge e-clips from the vehicle they have so that makes it easier but they will still need to actually say that they are charging them, nothing will be "assumed" to be done. SO far I have a Human Merc Soldier and an Elf Wilderness Scout. Not sure what the 3rd player is going to play yet and might have a 4th joining us. They are currently attached to a mercenary company in MercTown as a scouting/recon unit mainly for hire to others on a job by job basis.

My question to the group is what would be some good jobs to set up for them? I was thinking about things like mapping jobs (Using the WS's Cartography skills) and things like that. Any other suggestions?

[slade2501]

Throw in a Glitter Boy. They are not as overpowered as they seem, and have some serious limitations. They attract attention, have a very limited set of weapons, require that 1 type of ammunition and are the modern equivalent of using hand grenades to hunt rabbits more often then not. Or instead, use a Shadow Boy (the black market glitter boy). Exact same suit, but non-laser resistant, about half as tough and far more mobile.

[darthauthor]

I like the idea of it and being a part of it.

I assume each O.C.C. should be different from the rest.
If it is going to be gritty and real you are going to need some unreal medical attention.
What you are missing is a healer.
Someone to lay their hands on themselves and the rest of the cast and crew so they are back in the game the same day or next.
So yeah, healer, psychic and or magic.
Either a major psychic with the heal category emphasis or a Master Class.
From the sound of your theme you want S.D.C. level restriction in damage output.
So no Pyrokinesis or Electrokinesis, etc.
Maybe a Psi-Druid.
Or go the other way and make the character a Cyber-Doc with field surgery and on the spot cybernetic implants and nano-bots.

[Devjannz]

I like the idea of it and being a part of it.

I assume each O.C.C. should be different from the rest.
If it is going to be gritty and real you are going to need some unreal medical attention.
What you are missing is a healer.
Someone to lay their hands on themselves and the rest of the cast and crew so they are back in the game the same day or next.
So yeah, healer, psychic and or magic.
Either a major psychic with the heal category emphasis or a Master Class.
From the sound of your theme you want S.D.C. level restriction in damage output.
So no Pyrokinesis or Electrokinesis, etc.
Maybe a Psi-Druid.
Or go the other way and make the character a Cyber-Doc with field surgery and on the spot cybernetic implants and nano-bots.

Actually I think it would be cool if someone played a Body Fixer (with or without Psi powers) to keep it as mundane as possible. I would not be opposed to a Mystic either. I think that would be cool.

In a game a long time ago, I had a player with a Glitter Boy pilot who was a Major Psi as well and had some healing powers. It was an interesting combination.

[Killer Cyborg]

to keep it as mundane as possible...

WAY back I wrote up an article for The Rifter titled "The Other Guys," which never made the cut.
It was about non-adventuring OCCs who represent the more normal people of Rifts Earth, partly so GMs could have go-to NPC OCCs that weren't the above-the-norm adventuring classes Rifts is full of.
I didn't like how every store clerk was a retired Wilderness Scout or Mercenary, every cab driver was a Vagabond, and so forth.
Also, I disliked how every bandit group seemed to have enough Mega-Damage gear that they could just sell it and retire somewhere.

But also, I like to run and to play gritty low-powered adventures with high stakes, so I designed all these classes to be playable, as long as you don't throw them into the thick of Mega-Damage combat right off the bat; they're mostly SDC oriented.


Common traits for Non-Adventuring Occupational Character Classes:
-There are no racial restrictions.
-There are no alignment restrictions.
-There are no attribute restrictions.
-Base S.D.C. is 4d4.
-All non-adventuring classes use the Vagabond experience table.

(OCCs in spoiler tags, due to length)

Spoiler:

Raider
Wherever there are people trying to prosper, there are also people who try to feed on or steal that prosperity. Communities trying to live in peace have to worry about raids not just from barbarian tribes, but also from more advanced forms of bandits as well. Raiders can come in the form of biker gangs, hover gangs, or any number of other forms. They are typically mobile in nature, roaming the land in convoys, looking for easy prey. They prefer to raid poorly defended communities of farmers or homesteaders, but they will content themselves with individual homesteads, trappers' cabins, or travelers on the road. They are not cowards by nature, but they will usually avoid armed bands of adventurers when they can. There is no profit or fun in getting killed, only in dominating people who are weaker than they are.
Raiders are typically of Selfish or Evil alignments, but Good aligned Raiders are not completely unheard of. There are some "Robin Hood" type bands of Raiders who prey exclusively on those that they see as being evil: Coalition farms and towns, or perhaps D-Bee communities, depending on the personal views of the particular band.
Note: There are many types of raiders roaming the face of Rifts Earth, and not all of them belong to the Raider OCC. In fact, as many as 60% of the bands of raiders are actually made up of barbarians. Even a band made primarily of people belonging to the Raider OCC will often have a Vagabond, Wilderness Scout, Mercenary, or Headhunter among them, often in a leadership capacity. Even the occasional Juicer or Crazy will form a band of Raiders around them, choosing to lead a gang of lesser warriors than to serve in a more organized and powerful group.

Class Ability/Bonuses:
Size Up Prey
Raiders live to prey on the weak. They quickly learn to tell the difference between a disguised CS convoy and a caravan of legitimate merchants. They learn to tell which farms are well-defended, and they learn to sniff out an ambush or trap set by local law enforcement or adventurers. This ability lets them tell when a potential target will be worth the effort, whether the risk involved will be worth the potential gain in loot and excitement.
Base Skill: 15%+5% per level.

OCC Skills:
Speak Native Language
Wilderness Survival (+10%)]
W.P. Knife or Sword
W.P. Handguns
W.P. Rifle, Shotgun, or Heavy Military Weapons
W.P. One of choice
Radio: Basic (+5%)
HTH Combat: Basic (can be upgraded to HTH: Expert at the cost of one Other skill).

Other Skills: Select ten skills at level one, and one additional skill at levels 3, 7, 11, and 15. All new skills start at level one proficiency. These selections benefit from any bonus that may be noted below.
Communications: Any(+5%) except for Cryptography, Electronic Countermeasures, and Laser Communication.
Cowboy: None.
Domestic: None.
Electronics: Any except for Electrical Engineer and Robot Electronics.
Espionage: Any.
Horsemanship: General, Equestrian, and Exotic only.
Mechanical: Aircraft Mechanics, Automotive Mechanics, Basic Mechanics only (+5%)
Medical: First Aid and Paramedic only.
Military: Any (+5%)
Physical: Any (+10%)
Pilot: Any (+5%) except Flight System Combat, Jump Bike Combat, Robot (and Power Armor) Combat: Elite
Pilot Related: Any.
Rogue: Any (+5%) except Computer Hacking.
Science: Astronomy & Navigation and Mathematics only.
Technical: Any.
Weapon Proficiencies: Any.
Wilderness: Any.

Secondary Skills: A total of six secondary skills may be chosen at first level.

Standard Possessions/Equipment:
Rugged travel clothing, survival knife and 1d4 combat knives, and other equipment as determined below. (Other equipment can be added by the Game Master).

Some gangs of raiders have access only to SDC equipment, but many gangs have limited MDC equipment.

Armor (Roll percentile dice)
1-65 A suit of SDC armor ranging from primitive medieval style to 20th century body armor.
66-85 A suit of light (often damaged and/or homemade) MDC body armor (35% chance that the armor is environmental). There is a 50% chance that the armor will only have 1/2 of its maximum MDC.
89-95% A suit of heavy MDC body armor (30% chance of the armor being environmental). Usually the armor is homemade from pieces of armor take from the dead during raids. There is a 50% chance that the armor will only have 1/2 of it's maximum MDC.
96-100 A suit of power armor (SDC construction or MDC with 1/3 of the normal MDC and 1/4 ammunition).

Weapons
Each Raider has an SDC pistol and an SDC rifle, with 1d4 clips/magazines of standard ammunition for each.
Alternatively, the Raider can choose a bow, crossbow, or spear-gun and 1d4x10 arrows/bolts/spears (SDC) instead of a gun (or instead of each of his guns).
-Each Raider has one SDC melee weapon of choice.
-Roll percentile dice 1d4 times on the following table:
1-10 The Raider owns a Vibro Blade.
11-20 The Raider owns 1d4 clips/belts/quivers of SDC armor-piercing or explosive rounds for one of his weapons.
21-30 The Raider owns 1 clip of Mega-Damage Ram-Jet rounds for one firearm (or 1d4 magical or high-explosives projectiles if they have a bow/crossbow/speargun).
31-50 The Raider owns an assault rifle. There is a 35% chance that the assault rifle has a grenade launcher with 2d4 (SDC) grenades. In addition, if there is a grenade launcher then the Raider has a 25% chance of having 1-2 Mega-Damage rifle-launched grenades.
51-60 The Raider owns 1d6 SDC hand grenades or 2d4 sticks of SDC dynamite.
61-65 The Raider owns 1-3 Mega-Damage hand grenades, or 1d4 sticks of Mega-Damage dynamite.
66-75 The Raider owns a Heavy (SDC) Military Weapon (such as a heavy machinegun or anti-tanke weapon).
76-85 The Raider owns a Mega-Damage energy pistol with 1d4-1 spare E-Clips.
86-100 The Raider owns a Mega-Damage energy rifle with 1d4-1 spare E-Clips.

Vehicles:
Roll percentile dice once on the following table:
1-40 No Vehicle.
41-55 SDC car, motorcycle, or truck.
56-75 Horse or other common riding animal.
76-85 MDC car, motorcycle, hovercycle, truck, ATV, or hover vehicle.
86-95 SDC military vehicle (Tank, APC, helicopter, etc.)
96-100 MDC military vehicle (1/2 MDC and 1d4 working weapons systems maximum).

Money: 1d6x100 in Credits or various local currencies, and 1d4x1000 in Black Market Salable Goods and stolen items.

Cybernetics:
Roll percentile dice once on the following table.
1-60 Has no cybernetics or bionics.
61-70 Has one replacement limb (usually cyber-snatched, with side-effects)
71-80 Has one cybernetic implant.
81-90 Has one cybernetic limb and one implant.
91-100 Has 1d4 cybernetic implants.


Farmer
Class Ability/Bonuses:
1. Agriculture and Farming.
The character is familiar with different soil types and various kinds of edible crops, as well as other skills involved in growing large amounts of crops. Anybody can grow a small garden in order to supplement their diet, but Farmers can reliably grow enough crops to not only feed themselves and their families, but also to produce enough surplus to sell and/or trade.
Base Skill: 40%+5% per level
2. Weather Sense- Farming is dependent on weather, and good farmers develop a sense about what the weather is going to be like in the near future. A successful check can predict the weather over the next 24 hours. A Farmer can attempt to predict weather events further in the future, but there is a 10% penalty for every 12 hours after the first 24, and no predictions can be made more than 72 hours ahead. A failed check simply means that the farmer is unsure what the weather will be like.
Base Skill: 25%+5% per level
OCC Skills:
Animal Husbandry (+5%)
Cook
Speak Native Language
Preserve Foods (+5%)
Weapon Proficiency: One of choice

Other Skills:
Select eight Other Skills at level one, plus one additional skill at levels 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 15. All new skills start at level one proficiency. These selections benefit from any bonus that may be noted below.
Communications- Any except Creative Writing, Cryptography, Electronic Countermeasures, Laser Communications, Literacy, or Performance.
Cowboy- Any (+5%), except Horsemanship: Cowboy and Trick Riding.
Domestic- Any (+10)
Electrical- Basic Electronics and Electricity Generation only.
Espionage- None.
Mechanical- Aircraft, Automotive, and Basic only
Medical- Brewing (medicinal), First Aid, and Veterinary Science only (+5%)
Military- Demolitions and Demolitions Disposal only (-35%)
Physical- Athletics, Outdoorsmanship, Physical Labor, Running, and Swimming only.
Pilot- Any except for Combat Driving, Flight System Combat, Jet Aircraft, Jet Packs, Jump Bike Combat, Military Vehicles, and Robot Combat.
Pilot Related- Navigation and Read Sensory Equipment only.
Rogue- None
Science- Botanym chemistry, Mathematics (Basic) only.
Technical- Any
Weapon Proficiencies (Ancient)- Any
Weapon Proficiencies (Modern)- Any, except Heavy Military Weapons and Heavy Mega-Damage Weapons
Wilderness- Any (+5%)
Secondary Skills:
The character gets to select six secondary skills at first level.
Standard Possessions/Equipment: Rugged work clothes, formal clothes for special occasions, one gun (likely to be an SDC hunting rifle or shotgun), 1d4 clips/magazines/belts/boxes of ammunition, wallet with I.D., transportation (usually a rusty work truck, or a draft animal), various tools (for farming, carpentry, and other necessary chores), a hunting knife, and any additional equipment as determined by the Game Master. There is a 5% chance of owning a suit of light (likely damaged and/or homemade) Mega-Damage armor, or a 35% chance of owning a suit of conventional armor (A.R. 10+1d6, with 1d4x100 SDC). A Farmer has a 45% chance of owning a tractor, or a 10% chance of owning a robot, exoskeleton, or suit of power armor that is used for work around the farm (no weapons or military systems).
Wealth:
1d8x1000 in stored crops, local currency, and/or Credits.


Moneyman
The Moneyman is focused on business and financial gain. He might transport goods between wilderness towns, he might use a hover car or he might use an ox cart. He might run a shop in the Burbs, or he might run a company of his own in Chi-Town proper. Moneymen are the businessmen (and women) of Rifts Earth. They are the white-collar workers who keep the economy running. If there is money to be made, a Moneyman will be there to fins a profit. They have no interest in adventuring, but will work for (or with) adventures as long as there is more profit than risk. Successful Moneymen would even be likely to hire adventurers and mercenaries when the need arises.

Class Ability/Bonuses:
Cost/Benefit Analysis- This represents the skill and natural talent that Moneymen have for assessing situations and determining the possible profit of an action or undertaking and compare it to the risks involved. Typically this skill is used for financial matters, focusing on monetary gain, but it can be used to assess almost any situation based on what the Moneyman knows about it, at a -10% penalty.
Base Skill: 20%+5% per level

OCC Skills:
Barter (+15%)
Speak Native Language (+5%)
Appraise Goods (+5%)
Other Skills: Select eight skills at level one, and one additional skill at levels 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14. All new skills start at level one proficiency. These selections benefit from any bonus that may be noted below.
Communications: Any (+5) except Laser Communications and Electronic Countermeasures.
Cowboy: None
Domestic: Any.
Electronics: None.
Espionage: Forgery only.
Horsemanship: General only.
Mechanical: None.
Medical: First Aid only.
Military: None.
Physical: None.
Pilot: Automobiles, Hover Craft, and Truck only.
Pilot Related: Navigation only.
Science: Mathematics only (+5%)
Technical: Any (+10%)
Weapon Proficiencies: None.
Wilderness: Land Navigation only.

Secondary Skills: A total of six secondary skills may be chosen at first level.
Standard Possessions/Equipment:
Traveling clothes, work clothes (business suit or the local equivalent), business equipment (pens, paper, pencils, calculator, etc.), wallet with ID, a horse or SDC car, and any additional equipment as determined by the Game Master.
Money: 1d12x1000 in any mix of Credits, local currency, trade goods, and/or Black Market salable goods.

Homesteader
Many of the people living on Rifts Earth are not lucky enough to live in Chi-Town, Lazlo, or some other city. These people make their homes in the wilderness, either on their own or in groups, trying to survive off the land. They try to carve out a decent existence for themselves and their families away from the civilized regions, away from the cities. Homesteaders tend to be more civilized than Barbarians, Raiders, or Trappers/Woodsmen. Many Homesteaders actually left large cities to strike out on their own, for one reason or another. Other Homesteaders come from families or clans that have been living in the wilderness for generations, usually in a family home or in a family compound.

Class Ability/Bonuses:
Homeground Advantage
Homesteaders survive because of the land that they own. They raise crops, hunt, fish, dig wells, and gather wild foods. They get to know every inch of their land in the process, and they shape the land to suit their needs. After living on and working a plot of land for one year, a homesteader is fully settled in. After that point, they receive a +6% bonus on all skills while they are on their own land. This bonus increases by 1% for every additional year that they live there. While fighting to defend his/her home, a Homesteader has a combat bonus of +1 to initiative and all other combat rolls (except damage).

OCC Skills:
Wilderness Survival (+10%)
Speak Native Language (+3%)
Physical Labor
Gardening (+10%)
Weapon Proficiencies: Two of choice

Other Skills: Select ten skills at level one, and one additional skill at levels 3, 7, 11, and 15. All new skills start at level one proficiency. These selections benefit from any bonus that may be noted below.
Communications: Any (+5) except Cryptography, Laser Communications, Radio; Scramblers, and Electronic Countermeasures.
Cowboy: Any (+5%), except for Horsemanship: Cowboy and Trick Riding.
Domestic: Any (+5%)
Electronics: Any except for Electrical Engineer and Robot Electronics.
Espionage: Forgery only.
Horsemanship: General and Exotic only (+5%).
Mechanical: Automotive Mechanics and Basic Mechanics only.
Medical: Animal Husbandry, Brewing: Medicinal, First Aid, Holistic Medicine, and Veterinary Science only.
Military: Camouflage and Recognize Weapon Quality only.
Physical: Athletics, Climbing, Juggling, Outdoorsmanship, Prowl, Running, and Swimming only.
Pilot: Airplane, Automobile, Bicycling, Boats (All types), Hover Craft, Hovercycles, Motorcycles & Snowmobiles, Robots and Power Armor, Tracked & Construction Vehicles, Truck, Water Scooters, Water Skiiing & Surfing only.
Pilot Related: Any except for Weapon Systems.
Science: Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Mathematics, Xenology, and Zoology only.
Technical: Any (+5%)
Weapon Proficiencies: Any.
Wilderness: Any (+5%)
Hand to Hand Combat: Basic costs one skill to learn, Expert costs two skills to learn.

Secondary Skills: A total of six secondary skills may be chosen at first level.
Standard Possessions/Equipment:
Rugged work clothes, formal clothes, 1d4 guns (likely to be SDC hunting rifles and/or SDC pistols, but some of the more militant types have military grade SDC weapons), 1d10 clips/magazines/belts/boxes of ammunition per weapon, 1d4 other SDC weapons (often a bow or crossbow for hunting, along with 1d4x10 arrows/crossbow bolts), wallet with ID, transportation (usually a rusty work truck or a draft animal), various tools (for gardening, carpentry, and other necessary chores), hunting knife, and any additional equipment as determined by the Game Master. There is a 15% chance of owning a suit of light (and likely damaged) MDC body armor, or a 55% chance of owning SDC body armor (AR 12+1d6, 1d6x100 SDC).
A Homesteader has a 30% chance of owning a tractor, or a 5% chance of owning a robot or suit of power armor that is used for work around the homestead (Civilian model only, no weapons, usually a SDC structure).
Money: 1d6x100 in any mix of Credits, local currency, or trade goods, and 1d4x100 in Black Market salable goods.


Hunter
Rifts Earth is teeming with life. Some of this life is native to the planet, some is not. Hunters are the people who survive by killing the animals, both old and new, that inhabit the world around them. They kill for food, they kill for clothing, they kill for trophies, and they kill to protect people and livestock from predators. Sometimes they kill because they have to, sometimes because they enjoy it, and sometimes simply because they are good at it. Hunters may live in a small town or community, or they may live in the deepest parts of the wilderness. Sometimes they stay on the move, living a nomadic life as they follow game animals or search for interesting prey.

Class Ability/Bonuses:
+1d6 to physical SDC
+1 to PS
+2 on Perception Rolls

OCC Skills:
Sniper
Hunting
Lore: Cattle & Animals (+15%)
W.P. Knife
W.P. Rifle (or Archery)
W.P. Shotgun (or Crossbow)
Native Language
Land Navigation
Track & Trap Animals (+10%)
Wilderness Survival (+5%)
Prowl (+15%)

Other Skills: Select eight skills at level one, and one additional skill at levels 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12. All new skills start at level one proficiency. These selections benefit from any bonus that may be noted below.
Communications: Any except Creative Writing, Cryptography, Electronic Countermeasures, Laser Communications, Literacy, and Performance.
Cowboy: None.
Domestic: Any (+5%)
Electronics: None.
Espionage: None.
Horsemanship: General and Exotic only.
Mechanical: Basic Mechanics only.
Medical: First Aid (+5%), and Veterinary Science only.
Military: Camouflage and Recognize Weapon Quality only.
Physical: Any except for Acrobatics, Fencing, Kick Boxing, and Boxing.
Pilot: None.
Pilot Related: None.
Rogue: Gambling, Imitate Voices & Sounds, and Tailing only.
Science: Mathematics (Basic), and Zoology only.
Technical: Breed Dogs, General Maintenance & Repair, Jury Rig, Leather Working, Lore only.
Weapon Proficiencies: Any.
Wilderness: Any (+5%)
Hand to Hand Combat: Basic costs one skill to learn, Expert costs two skills to learn.

Secondary Skills: A total of three secondary skills may be chosen at first level, with one additional skill to be chosen at levels 5 and 10.
Standard Possessions/Equipment:
Casual clothing, camouflage clothing, 1d6 weapons (likely to be SDC hunting rifles or Ancient style ranged weapons such as a bow or a crossbow), 1d4 clips/magazines/belts/boxes of ammunition (or 1d4x20 arrows/bolts) per weapon, wallet with ID, various tools (for skinning, tanning, carpentry, and other necessary chores), hunting knife (and a 15% chance of owning a vibro-knife), and any additional equipment as determined by the Game Master. There is a 10% chance of owning a suit of light (and likely damaged) MDC body armor (usually made from MDC skins/hides/chitin/leather).
Money: 1d4x100 in Credits or local currency, 1d4x1000 in Black Market salable goods and leather, preserved meat, fur, or other animal products.


Barbarian
Many of the people living on Rifts Earth exist in primitive tribes ranging from somewhat peaceful societies to groups of savage warriors. They have no agriculture to speak of, getting what they need by hunting & gathering or by raiding other communities. Often both. These tribes generally have strict codes of conduct regarding morality, but these codes only apply within the tribe itself. While murdering or raping another member would warrant a death sentence, it is fully permissible to commit such acts upon outsiders (the exception being formal guests of the tribe). To outsiders, they behave as if their alignment is Miscreant, Aberrant, or Anarchist. While uneducated and primitive, "Barbarians" are not any less intelligent than anybody else. They simply do not have access to any sort of formal education; their harsh lifestyle forces them to grip solely on the skills that they need to survive.

Class Ability/Bonuses:
+2d4 to physical SDC
+1 to PS
+2 to PE
+1 to Speed

OCC Skills:
Hunting
Native Language (-10% when talking to outsiders unfamiliar with the dialect of the specific tribe)
W.P. Ancient Weapon of choice
Wilderness Survival (+20%)]
HTH Combat: Basic (can be upgraded to HTH: Expert at the cost of one Other skill).

Other Skills: Select eight skills at level one, and one additional skill at levels 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14. All new skills start at level one proficiency. These selections benefit from any bonus that may be noted below.
Communications: Barter, Language, Performance, Public Speaking, and Singing only (+5%).
Cowboy: Any, except Horsemanship: Cowboy and Trick Riding.
Domestic: Any (+5%), except Recycle.
Electronics: None.
Espionage: Detect Ambush, Detect Concealment, Sniper, and Tracking only (+5%)
Horsemanship: General, Equestrian, and Exotic only.
Mechanical: None.
Medical: Brewing: Medicinal, and Holistic Medicine only.
Military: Camouflage and Forced March only.
Physical: Any (+5%) except for SCUBA
Pilot: None.
Pilot Related: None.
Rogue: Imitate Voices & Sounds, Palming, Prowl (+5%), and Tailing only.
Science: None.
Technical: Breed Dogs, Leather Working, Lore, Masonry, Whittling & Sculpting only (+5%)
Weapon Proficiencies: Any.
Wilderness: Any (+10%)

Secondary Skills: A total of five secondary skills may be chosen at first level.

Standard Possessions/Equipment:
Clothing made from animal skins and hides, one ancient weapon of choice, 1-2 other SDC weapons. Most tribes have access to Mega-Damage weaponry to varying degrees (usually between 55% and 85% of the adult males own some form of Mega-Damage weapon, if only a vibro-knife or vibro-spear, or a fetish weapon). Barbarian tribes also often have access to MDC armor, with as much as 10%-40% of each of the tribe's warriors owning a suit of light or heavy (usually damaged) MDC body armor, typically decorated with hides, horns, bones of various animals, and random trinkets from raiding or trade. Any warrior lacking Mega-Damage armor will have some form of SDC armor. There is a 70% chance of this armor being ancient style, or a 30% chance of the armor being modern (same as Homesteader).

Money: 2d4x100 in Black Market salable goods or stolen items.


Townie
Unlike the Farmers, Trappers, Hunters and Homesteaders, some people live most of their lives within the relatively safe borders of a large town or even a city. These people, commonly known as Townies, are able to rely on the protection that the town gives them. This allows them to focus less on general survival and to focus themselves more toward specialized types of skilled labor. Townies are the doctors, mechanics, lawyers, blacksmiths, coopers, fletchers, gunsmiths, bartenders, innkeepers, and other skilled laborers of the towns of Rifts Earth. A Townie doctor might not be able to compare to a full-fledged Body Fixer or Cyber-Doc, but they manage to keep people alive more often than not. A Townie mechanic might not be able to compete with an Operator, but they keep the town's vehicles running and in more or less good condition.
Even in the safest towns, the citizens are usually expected to contribute to the local militia. This means that Townies are likely to have one or more weapon proficiencies, and some form of hand to hand combat training (if only boxing, kickboxing, or wrestling).

OCC Skills:
Speak Native Language
One skill of choice (from the list of Other Skills below) that the character focuses on to make his living (+35%).
Two skills of choice (from the list of Other Skills below) with a +20% bonus.
W.P. One of choice (whatever is appropriate to the tech level of the town).
Barter (+10%)
HTH Combat: None. HTH Basic can be learned as a secondary skill.

Other Skills: Select four skills at level one, and one additional skill at levels 3, 9, 12, and 15. All new skills start at level one proficiency. These selections benefit from any bonus that may be noted below.
Communications: Any(+5%).
Cowboy: None.
Domestic: Any (+5%)
Electronics: Any (+5%)
Espionage: Escape Artist, Forgery, Interrogation, Pick Locks, Pick Pockets, Undercover Ops only.
Horsemanship: General, Equestrian, and Exotic only.
Mechanical: Any (+5%).
Medical: Any.
Military: Demolitions, Demolitions Disposal, Field Armorer & Munitions Expert, Recognize Weapon Quality only.
Physical: Athletics, Boxing, Climbing, Juggling, Physical Labor, Prowl, Swimming, SCUBA, Wrestling only.
Pilot: Any except Combat Driving, Robot (and Power Armor) Combat.
Pilot Related: Any.
Rogue: Any (+4%).
Science: Any.
Technical: Any (5%).
Weapon Proficiencies: Any.
Wilderness: Any.

Secondary Skills: A total of eight secondary skills may be chosen at first level, and one additional skill can be chosen at levels 4, 8, and 12. All new skills start at level one proficiency.

Standard Possessions/Equipment: Townies start with several sets of clothing for work, formal occasions, and relaxation. They will have an apartment or house (although they might not live by themselves). Whether or not they have a vehicle (and the type of vehicle if they do) will depend on what sort of town/community/city in which they live. They will likely have some sort of tools reflecting their occupation. They will have one (usually low-quality) weapon of choice that matches the average technology level of their community. If their particular community outlaws civilian weaponry, then they will only have access to weapons if they are a criminal or part of the community's militia or law enforcement.
Money: 2d4x1000 in Credits, local currency, various goods, and/or Black Market salable items.


Common Trapper/Woodsman
The forests of the world have replenished from the apocalypse, having grown for centuries undisturbed in the deeper areas of wilderness. The woods are filled with wildlife ranging from native deer and lions to strange D-Bee animals. Trappers make their living by trapping and killing these creatures for their skins, furs, teeth, claws, and meat. Trappers typically live deeper in the wilderness than other people do, seeking out the wilder regions where the most animals live. They avoid towns unless they need supplies or unless they have a load of goods to sell.
Woodsmen are a slightly different breed. A woodsman lives and operates in the forests much like Trappers do, but they are not as specialized in the arts of trapping game. They deal primarily with other areas of forest-dwelling. A Trapper might be hired as a guide from time to time, but a Woodsman might be a professional guide with regular customers and would be more likely to guide to unfamiliar places. On the other hand, other Woodsmen might not be willing to hire out as a guide under any circumstances. He might be a prospector, miner, boatman, or lumberjack. Woodsmen are simply people who live in (and make their living from) the woods and forests of Rifts Earth.
Woodsmen and Trappers are essentially the same in nature, so they are both included under the same character class. The only functional difference is that a Woodsman receives only half of the bonus on the skills of Trap & Track Animals and Skin & Prepare Animal Hides, and instead receive one additional Other Skill. Also, Woodsmen and Trappers receive different special OCC skills.

Class Ability/Bonuses:
Trapping Route: A Trapper generally has a specific territory or rote in which they routinely operate. This territory is well-known to them, and that knowledge gives the Trapper special advantages. After working a route for one year, the Trapper receives a bonus of +6% on relevant skills while operating in his established territory or along his familiar route.
Tree Lore: Survival in the forest is heavily dependent upon trees. Trees are used as sources of food, fuel, building materials, and more, therefore a Woodsman must have an above-average knowledge of the various kinds of trees. This skill covers knowing the uses for different types of wood, as well as general knowledge about all trees in the Woodsman's area. Unfamiliar trees can also be identified or analyzed using this skill.
Base Skill: 30%+5% per level

OCC Skills:
Speak Native Language
Track & Trap Animals (+16%)
Skin & Prepare Animal Hides (+16%)
Wilderness Survival (+15%)
Lore: Cattle & Animals (+15%)
Hunting
Land Navigation (+5%)
Prowl (+5%)
W.P. Two of choice

Other Skills: Select eight skills at level one, and one additional skill at levels 3, 7, and 11. All new skills start at level one proficiency. These selections benefit from any bonus that may be noted below.
Communications: Any except Cryptography, Electronic Countermeasures, Laser Communications, Literacy, and Radio: Scramblers.
Cowboy: Any except Horsemanship: Cowboy and Trick Riding.
Domestic: Any
Electronics: Basic Electronics only.
Espionage: Detect Ambush only.
Horsemanship: General and Exotic only.
Mechanical: Basic Mechanics only.
Medical: Animal Husbandry, First Aid , and Holistic Medicine only. (+5%)
Military: Trap Construction, Trap/Mine detection, Recognize Weapon Quality only (+10%)
Physical: Athletics, Climbing, Outdoorsmanship, Prowl, Running, and Swimming only.
Pilot: Automobile, Bicycling, Hover Craft, Hovercycles, Motorcycles & Snowmobiles only.
Pilot Related: Navigation only.
Rogue: Find Contraband, Gambling, and Imitate Voices & Sounds only.
Science: Mathematics (Basic), Biology, Xenology, and Zoology only.
Technical: Breed Dogs, Firefighting, General Maintenance & Repair, Leather Working (+5%), Lore (+5% on Demon & Monsters), Rope Works, Whittling & Sculpting only.
Weapon Proficiencies: Any except Heavy Mega-Damage Weapons.
Wilderness: Any (+10%)
Hand to Hand Combat: Basic costs one skill to learn, Expert costs two skills to learn.

Secondary Skills: A total of six secondary skills may be chosen at first level.
Standard Possessions/Equipment:
Rugged work clothes made from leather and furs, 1d4 weapons (likely to be SDC hunting rifles and/or pistols, or Ancient style ranged weapons such as a bow or a crossbow), 1d4 clips/magazines/belts/boxes of ammunition (or 1d4x10 arrows/bolts) per weapon, transportation (usually a motorcycle, or a horse or other draft animal), various tools (for skinning, tanning, carpentry, and other necessary chores), chainsaw (and a 15% chance of owning a Mega-Damage chainsaw: 1d6+2 MD), a hunting knife, occasionally a Vibro-Knife (15% chance), traps and snares (20% chance of MDC traps/snares that work the same as normal versions, only are harder to destroy) and any additional equipment as determined by the Game Master.
If the Trapper/Woodsman owns a MD chainsaw or Vibro-Knife, then he/she will also have a set of homemade MDC armor with 1d4x10 MDC, made from Mega-Damage hides/shells/chitin). Otherwise there is a 25% chance of owning a suit of strong SDC hide/shell/chitin or modern armor (AR of 12+1d6, with 1d6x100 SDC). If the character has no other armor, then they are likely to have a suit of homemade soft or hard leather armor.
Money: 1d6x100 in Credits or local currency, and 1d4x1000 in Black Market salable goods and/or meat, fur, or other animal products.


Hedge Witch
While true Witches have gained their powers through pacts with powerful supernatural beings, the label is commonly applied to any spell caster that lacks formal training, especially when people are suspicious or scared of them. A Hedge Witch is a a person with a certain knack for understanding and working with magic, but who is too limited to continue any formal training beyond a very basic level. Their intuition can only carry them so far, and it can not carry them to the point where they are able to actually cast incantations. They are often seen as failures by Men of Magic, and as dangerous dabblers by normal people. This does not stop normal people from seeking their help occasionally, however. Even formal Men of Magic are willing to deal with Hedge Witches from time to time, if necessary, though most mages generally prefer not to associate with them.
Hedge Witches usually live near a community, but are typically not an active part of that community. This is in part due to the suspicious and superstitious nature of many people on Rifts Earth, and to a somewhat shady reputation. Sometimes they will take on apprentices, but usually they work and live alone. It is quite common for them to earn a living as a healer, or by selling potions, teas, and other services. There have been some cases of Hedge Witches working openly among barbarian tribes, though. In almost every case, people treat a Hedge Witch with a measure of respect (often born of fear) and disdain.

Class Ability/Bonuses:
Magical Abilities- Unable to cast incantations, Hedge Witches are left with only a few ways in which to exercise their natural talent for magic. Each Hedge Witch can choose one of the following two powers as their primary area of expertise (functions as normal), and the other as their secondary area of expertise (x2 cost, 1/2 effectiveness).
Ritualism- Hedge Witches are able to learn and cast ritual versions of any standard spell. They can figure out these rituals on their own, or be taught by a mage, or (if they are literate) learn from a scroll or spellbook.
Herbalism, Potions and Teas- Hedge Witches are able to learn how to brew potions and teas, similarly to the Herbalists in England. They can do this intuitively, and need little formal training, however they are not nearly as good at it as those with formal training, and they are unable to create any wands or staves, though they may use wands and staves with no penalty (likewise, they can use technowizardry devices).
Psychic Abilities- Hedge Witches also gain 1d4 psychic powers from the following list
(Roll randomly, or GM's choice)
1-6 Deaden Pain
7-13 Detect Psionics
14-18 Exorcism
19-24 Increased Healing
25-30 Induce Sleep
31-36 Meditation
37-42 Psychic Diagnosis
43-48 Restore PPE
49-54 Stop Bleeding
55-60 Ectoplasm
61-66 Impervious to Poison/Toxin
67-72 Mind Block
73-78 Clairvoyance
79-84 Presence Sense
85-00 Sense Magic

PPE: 1d4x10+10, plus an additional 2d4 per level starting with level 2. Recovery rate is 4 per hour of sleep/rest, or 8 per hour of meditation. A Hedge Witch can draw an extra 7 PPE per melee round when on a ley line, and 15 PPE per melee round when on a nexus. They may also gain PPE from blood sacrifice, or from living beings as per page 185 of RUE.
ISP: 3d6+ME, plus an additional 1d6+1 ISP per level starting with level 2.

OCC Skills:
Speak Native Language
Brewing: Medicinal (+10%)
Lore: Magic (+10%)
Holistic Medicine (+10%)
Identify Plants & Fruit (+5%)
Hand to Hand Combat: None. Hand to Hand Basic is available as a secondary skill.

Other Skills: Select four skills at level one, and one additional skill at levels 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 15. All new skills start at level one proficiency. These selections benefit from any bonus that may be noted below.
Communications: Barter, Language, Literacy, Literacy: Other, performance, and Sing only.
Cowboy: None.
Domestic: Any (+10%).
Electronics: None.
Espionage: None.
Horsemanship: General and Exotic only.
Mechanical: None.
Medical: Animal Husbandry, First Aid, and Veterinary Science only.
Military: None.
Physical: Climbing, Juggling, Outdoorsmanship, Physical Labor, and Swimming only.
Pilot: Automobile, Bicycling, Boats: Paddle Types, Boats: Sail Types, Hover Craft (Ground), and Motorcycles and Snowmobiles only.
Pilot Related: Navigation Only.
Rogue: Concealment, Imitate Voices & Sounds, and Palming only.
Science: Astronomy & Navigation, Biology, botany, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Zoology only.
Technical: Any.
Weapon Proficiencies: Any Ancient, as well as the modern Weapon Proficiencies of Handguns, Rifle, Shotgun, Energy Pistol and Energy Rifle.
Wilderness: Any.

Secondary Skills: A total of 4 secondary skills may be chosen at first level.

Standard Possessions/Equipment:
Hedge Witches start with a set of work clothing (often cloaks, robes, and such), as well as clothing for other occasions. They will most likely have a place to live, away from other people, where they can life in peace. They may have a vehicle, usually a horse or other riding animal. They will have a number of tools that they regularly use: a bolene or sickle, knife or dagger, scissors, walking stick or staff, kitchen utensils and a cauldron for potion making, assorted jars and other containers for storing herbs, as well as bottles for potions, and cups or mugs for tea, a tea kettle, a basic medical kit (tech level varies), twine and string, a variety of sacks and bags, a lantern or flashlight, candles, some kind of divination tools, incense, some kind of fire-making device (from flint and steel to a fancy modern lighter) a wide variety of herbs, spices, and plant products. They tend to have 1d6 magic herbs or 1d4 magic potions. They typically do not own any weapons, other than their tools (staff, knives, etc.), but may own a bow or crossbow for hunting (4d6 arrows/bolts), or a weapon for self-defense (SDC pistol, shotgun, or rifle). They may also have any additional equipment as determined by the Game Master.
Money: 2d4x100 in herbs, potions, or other goods, or in local currency or Credits, or in Black Market items.

Scrap Miner
When the Rifts came, the world of humanity's Golden Age was reduced to rubble. In the ensuing centuries, much of this rubble was slowly buried under a creeping tide of earth and fauna, both hiding it from from the following generations of humanity's descendants, and preserving portions of it to incredible degrees. As time went by, the surface world was reduced further and further ruin, until eventually things settled and humanity began to rebuild.
One of the keys of building a new future was attempting to salvage remains of the past. The Coalition States grew fat and powerful by rediscovering the past's super-weapons. Rogue Scientists and scholars, searched for and salvaged lost and forgotten lore. Operators found and restored pieces of ancient technology.
And Scrap Miners emerged to capitalize on the vast un-plundered stores of Golden Age treasures that were yet undetected.
Unlike the other experts plumbing the wealth of the past, Scrap Miners have no formal education and little in the way of training. They are usually illiterate and poverty stricken, people desperate enough to stake their fortune on the hope of discovering occasional scraps of the world before the Rifts. A cache of old beer cans could be sold or traded for enough to keep a miner alive for few weeks. A stash of rusty tools or Elvis memorabilia might allow them to buy a dozen meals. Ancient documents can be sold on the Black Market, anything from old role-playing game guides to government or corporate papers. Weapons, no matter how old, whether capable of SDC or MD, always have a market.
Then there are the bigger finds, giant forgotten troves of war machines, or industrial equipment, even functioning factories hidden underground, or even stashes of precious metals
Most are lucky to eke out a living mining their way to and through the remains of landfills and garbage dumps, or by sifting through piles of rubble that remain from once mighty cities, finding a vacuum-sealed room here, or a stasis-storage chamber there, and obtaining handfuls of pre-apocalypse treasures.
Others, few of them, are lucky enough to actually find mostly intact ruins or even fully functioning underground bunkers or factories. Such discoveries might allow a lucky Scrap Miner to retire in luxury for the rest of his days (or at least until the money is gambled away).

(Scrap Miners also keep their eyes open for debris left over from more recent ruins or battles; they're equal opportunity scavengers)

Class Ability/Bonuses:
Scrap Mining
Methods and practices used in prospecting, sifting through rubble or trash, digging mine shafts, and other aspects of their profession. This includes the use of mining equipment, refining gear, cleaning/restoring artifacts, and a working knowledge of explosives (as Demolitions, but at -25%). This also includes a natural instinct for finding relics and refuse from the past that can help them know when, where, and how to dig.
Base Skill 35%+7% per level of experience.
(Any character with free access to technical skills may learn this skill, but only increase their skill at +5% per level)

OCC Skills:
Speak Native Language
One Language of Choice
Appraise Goods (with a 15% bonus and two of the excluded categories)
Excavation (+15%)
Physical Labor
Salvage (+10%)

Other Skills: Select eight skills at level one, and one additional skill at levels 2, 5, 7, 9, 11, and 15. All new skills start at level one proficiency. These selections benefit from any bonus that may be noted below.
Communications: Any except Creative Writer, Laser Communications, Radio: Scramblers, and Electronic Countermeasures.
Cowboy: None.
Domestic: Any (+10% to Recycle)
Electronics: Any except for Electrical Engineer and Robot Electronics.
Espionage: Detect Concealment, Escape Artist, Forgery, and Wilderness Survival only
Horsemanship: General and Exotic only.
Mechanical: Automotive Mechanics, Locksmith, and Basic Mechanics only.
Medical: First Aid, Holistic Medicine, and Paramedic only.
Military: Camouflage, Demolitions, Demolitions Disposal, Demolitions Underwater, Find Contraband, Forced March, Trap & Mine Detection, and Recognize Weapon Quality only.
Physical: Any.
Pilot: Automobile, Bicycling, Boats (Motor, Race, and Hydrafoil and Paddle Types/Canoe/Kayak only), Hover Craft, Hovercycles, Motorcycles & Snowmobiles, Robots and Power Armor, Tracked & Construction Vehicles, Truck, Water Scooters, Water Skiiing & Surfing only.
Pilot Related: Any except for Weapon Systems.
Rogue: Any.
Science: Astronomy & Navigation, and Mathematics only (-10%).
Technical: Any (-5%)
Weapon Proficiencies: Any except Heavy Mega-Damage Weapons.
Wilderness: Any.
Hand to Hand Combat: Basic costs one skill to learn.

Secondary Skills: A total of two secondary skills may be chosen at first level. One additional secondary skill may be chosen at levels 2, 3, and 5.
Standard Possessions/Equipment:
Rugged work clothes, 2 guns (likely to be SDC hunting rifles and/or SDC pistols, but some of the more militant types have military grade SDC weapons), 1d10 clips/magazines/belts/boxes of ammunition per weapon, 1 other SDC weapon (often a bow or crossbow for hunting, along with 1d4x10 arrows/crossbow bolts), wallet with ID, transportation (usually a rusty work truck or a draft animal, but some scrap miners have larger trucks or cargo vehicles), various tools (picks, shovels, cleaning utensils, prybars, pans, and other mining tools), hunting knife, and any additional equipment as determined by the Game Master. There is a 5% chance of owning a suit of light (and likely damaged) MDC body armor recovered from a dig, or a 25% chance of owning SDC body armor (AR 12+1d6, 1d6x100 SDC).
A Scrap Miner has a 30% chance of owning a tractor, bulldozer, backhoe or other form of heavy equipment, or a 5% chance of owning a robot or suit of power armor that was discovered during mining (Civilian model only, no weapons, usually a SDC structure, 50% total damage capacity remaining).
Money: 1d10x100 in any mix of Credits, local currency, general scrap, or trade goods, and 1d20x100 in Black Market salable goods.

[Devjannz]

to keep it as mundane as possible...

WAY back I wrote up an article for The Rifter titled "The Other Guys," which never made the cut.
It was about non-adventuring OCCs who represent the more normal people of Rifts Earth, partly so GMs could have go-to NPC OCCs that weren't the above-the-norm adventuring classes Rifts is full of.
I didn't like how every store clerk was a retired Wilderness Scout or Mercenary, every cab driver was a Vagabond, and so forth.
Also, I disliked how every bandit group seemed to have enough Mega-Damage gear that they could just sell it and retire somewhere.

But also, I like to run and to play gritty low-powered adventures with high stakes, so I designed all these classes to be playable, as long as you don't throw them into the thick of Mega-Damage combat right off the bat; they're mostly SDC oriented.


Common traits for Non-Adventuring Occupational Character Classes:
-There are no racial restrictions.
-There are no alignment restrictions.
-There are no attribute restrictions.
-Base S.D.C. is 4d4.
-All non-adventuring classes use the Vagabond experience table.

(OCCs in spoiler tags, due to length)

Spoiler:

Raider
Wherever there are people trying to prosper, there are also people who try to feed on or steal that prosperity. Communities trying to live in peace have to worry about raids not just from barbarian tribes, but also from more advanced forms of bandits as well. Raiders can come in the form of biker gangs, hover gangs, or any number of other forms. They are typically mobile in nature, roaming the land in convoys, looking for easy prey. They prefer to raid poorly defended communities of farmers or homesteaders, but they will content themselves with individual homesteads, trappers' cabins, or travelers on the road. They are not cowards by nature, but they will usually avoid armed bands of adventurers when they can. There is no profit or fun in getting killed, only in dominating people who are weaker than they are.
Raiders are typically of Selfish or Evil alignments, but Good aligned Raiders are not completely unheard of. There are some "Robin Hood" type bands of Raiders who prey exclusively on those that they see as being evil: Coalition farms and towns, or perhaps D-Bee communities, depending on the personal views of the particular band.
Note: There are many types of raiders roaming the face of Rifts Earth, and not all of them belong to the Raider OCC. In fact, as many as 60% of the bands of raiders are actually made up of barbarians. Even a band made primarily of people belonging to the Raider OCC will often have a Vagabond, Wilderness Scout, Mercenary, or Headhunter among them, often in a leadership capacity. Even the occasional Juicer or Crazy will form a band of Raiders around them, choosing to lead a gang of lesser warriors than to serve in a more organized and powerful group.

Class Ability/Bonuses:
Size Up Prey
Raiders live to prey on the weak. They quickly learn to tell the difference between a disguised CS convoy and a caravan of legitimate merchants. They learn to tell which farms are well-defended, and they learn to sniff out an ambush or trap set by local law enforcement or adventurers. This ability lets them tell when a potential target will be worth the effort, whether the risk involved will be worth the potential gain in loot and excitement.
Base Skill: 15%+5% per level.

OCC Skills:
Speak Native Language
Wilderness Survival (+10%)]
W.P. Knife or Sword
W.P. Handguns
W.P. Rifle, Shotgun, or Heavy Military Weapons
W.P. One of choice
Radio: Basic (+5%)
HTH Combat: Basic (can be upgraded to HTH: Expert at the cost of one Other skill).

Other Skills: Select ten skills at level one, and one additional skill at levels 3, 7, 11, and 15. All new skills start at level one proficiency. These selections benefit from any bonus that may be noted below.
Communications: Any(+5%) except for Cryptography, Electronic Countermeasures, and Laser Communication.
Cowboy: None.
Domestic: None.
Electronics: Any except for Electrical Engineer and Robot Electronics.
Espionage: Any.
Horsemanship: General, Equestrian, and Exotic only.
Mechanical: Aircraft Mechanics, Automotive Mechanics, Basic Mechanics only (+5%)
Medical: First Aid and Paramedic only.
Military: Any (+5%)
Physical: Any (+10%)
Pilot: Any (+5%) except Flight System Combat, Jump Bike Combat, Robot (and Power Armor) Combat: Elite
Pilot Related: Any.
Rogue: Any (+5%) except Computer Hacking.
Science: Astronomy & Navigation and Mathematics only.
Technical: Any.
Weapon Proficiencies: Any.
Wilderness: Any.

Secondary Skills: A total of six secondary skills may be chosen at first level.

Standard Possessions/Equipment:
Rugged travel clothing, survival knife and 1d4 combat knives, and other equipment as determined below. (Other equipment can be added by the Game Master).

Some gangs of raiders have access only to SDC equipment, but many gangs have limited MDC equipment.

Armor (Roll percentile dice)
1-65 A suit of SDC armor ranging from primitive medieval style to 20th century body armor.
66-85 A suit of light (often damaged and/or homemade) MDC body armor (35% chance that the armor is environmental). There is a 50% chance that the armor will only have 1/2 of its maximum MDC.
89-95% A suit of heavy MDC body armor (30% chance of the armor being environmental). Usually the armor is homemade from pieces of armor take from the dead during raids. There is a 50% chance that the armor will only have 1/2 of it's maximum MDC.
96-100 A suit of power armor (SDC construction or MDC with 1/3 of the normal MDC and 1/4 ammunition).

Weapons
Each Raider has an SDC pistol and an SDC rifle, with 1d4 clips/magazines of standard ammunition for each.
Alternatively, the Raider can choose a bow, crossbow, or spear-gun and 1d4x10 arrows/bolts/spears (SDC) instead of a gun (or instead of each of his guns).
-Each Raider has one SDC melee weapon of choice.
-Roll percentile dice 1d4 times on the following table:
1-10 The Raider owns a Vibro Blade.
11-20 The Raider owns 1d4 clips/belts/quivers of SDC armor-piercing or explosive rounds for one of his weapons.
21-30 The Raider owns 1 clip of Mega-Damage Ram-Jet rounds for one firearm (or 1d4 magical or high-explosives projectiles if they have a bow/crossbow/speargun).
31-50 The Raider owns an assault rifle. There is a 35% chance that the assault rifle has a grenade launcher with 2d4 (SDC) grenades. In addition, if there is a grenade launcher then the Raider has a 25% chance of having 1-2 Mega-Damage rifle-launched grenades.
51-60 The Raider owns 1d6 SDC hand grenades or 2d4 sticks of SDC dynamite.
61-65 The Raider owns 1-3 Mega-Damage hand grenades, or 1d4 sticks of Mega-Damage dynamite.
66-75 The Raider owns a Heavy (SDC) Military Weapon (such as a heavy machinegun or anti-tanke weapon).
76-85 The Raider owns a Mega-Damage energy pistol with 1d4-1 spare E-Clips.
86-100 The Raider owns a Mega-Damage energy rifle with 1d4-1 spare E-Clips.

Vehicles:
Roll percentile dice once on the following table:
1-40 No Vehicle.
41-55 SDC car, motorcycle, or truck.
56-75 Horse or other common riding animal.
76-85 MDC car, motorcycle, hovercycle, truck, ATV, or hover vehicle.
86-95 SDC military vehicle (Tank, APC, helicopter, etc.)
96-100 MDC military vehicle (1/2 MDC and 1d4 working weapons systems maximum).

Money: 1d6x100 in Credits or various local currencies, and 1d4x1000 in Black Market Salable Goods and stolen items.

Cybernetics:
Roll percentile dice once on the following table.
1-60 Has no cybernetics or bionics.
61-70 Has one replacement limb (usually cyber-snatched, with side-effects)
71-80 Has one cybernetic implant.
81-90 Has one cybernetic limb and one implant.
91-100 Has 1d4 cybernetic implants.


Farmer
Class Ability/Bonuses:
1. Agriculture and Farming.
The character is familiar with different soil types and various kinds of edible crops, as well as other skills involved in growing large amounts of crops. Anybody can grow a small garden in order to supplement their diet, but Farmers can reliably grow enough crops to not only feed themselves and their families, but also to produce enough surplus to sell and/or trade.
Base Skill: 40%+5% per level
2. Weather Sense- Farming is dependent on weather, and good farmers develop a sense about what the weather is going to be like in the near future. A successful check can predict the weather over the next 24 hours. A Farmer can attempt to predict weather events further in the future, but there is a 10% penalty for every 12 hours after the first 24, and no predictions can be made more than 72 hours ahead. A failed check simply means that the farmer is unsure what the weather will be like.
Base Skill: 25%+5% per level
OCC Skills:
Animal Husbandry (+5%)
Cook
Speak Native Language
Preserve Foods (+5%)
Weapon Proficiency: One of choice

Other Skills:
Select eight Other Skills at level one, plus one additional skill at levels 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 15. All new skills start at level one proficiency. These selections benefit from any bonus that may be noted below.
Communications- Any except Creative Writing, Cryptography, Electronic Countermeasures, Laser Communications, Literacy, or Performance.
Cowboy- Any (+5%), except Horsemanship: Cowboy and Trick Riding.
Domestic- Any (+10)
Electrical- Basic Electronics and Electricity Generation only.
Espionage- None.
Mechanical- Aircraft, Automotive, and Basic only
Medical- Brewing (medicinal), First Aid, and Veterinary Science only (+5%)
Military- Demolitions and Demolitions Disposal only (-35%)
Physical- Athletics, Outdoorsmanship, Physical Labor, Running, and Swimming only.
Pilot- Any except for Combat Driving, Flight System Combat, Jet Aircraft, Jet Packs, Jump Bike Combat, Military Vehicles, and Robot Combat.
Pilot Related- Navigation and Read Sensory Equipment only.
Rogue- None
Science- Botanym chemistry, Mathematics (Basic) only.
Technical- Any
Weapon Proficiencies (Ancient)- Any
Weapon Proficiencies (Modern)- Any, except Heavy Military Weapons and Heavy Mega-Damage Weapons
Wilderness- Any (+5%)
Secondary Skills:
The character gets to select six secondary skills at first level.
Standard Possessions/Equipment: Rugged work clothes, formal clothes for special occasions, one gun (likely to be an SDC hunting rifle or shotgun), 1d4 clips/magazines/belts/boxes of ammunition, wallet with I.D., transportation (usually a rusty work truck, or a draft animal), various tools (for farming, carpentry, and other necessary chores), a hunting knife, and any additional equipment as determined by the Game Master. There is a 5% chance of owning a suit of light (likely damaged and/or homemade) Mega-Damage armor, or a 35% chance of owning a suit of conventional armor (A.R. 10+1d6, with 1d4x100 SDC). A Farmer has a 45% chance of owning a tractor, or a 10% chance of owning a robot, exoskeleton, or suit of power armor that is used for work around the farm (no weapons or military systems).
Wealth:
1d8x1000 in stored crops, local currency, and/or Credits.


Moneyman
The Moneyman is focused on business and financial gain. He might transport goods between wilderness towns, he might use a hover car or he might use an ox cart. He might run a shop in the Burbs, or he might run a company of his own in Chi-Town proper. Moneymen are the businessmen (and women) of Rifts Earth. They are the white-collar workers who keep the economy running. If there is money to be made, a Moneyman will be there to fins a profit. They have no interest in adventuring, but will work for (or with) adventures as long as there is more profit than risk. Successful Moneymen would even be likely to hire adventurers and mercenaries when the need arises.

Class Ability/Bonuses:
Cost/Benefit Analysis- This represents the skill and natural talent that Moneymen have for assessing situations and determining the possible profit of an action or undertaking and compare it to the risks involved. Typically this skill is used for financial matters, focusing on monetary gain, but it can be used to assess almost any situation based on what the Moneyman knows about it, at a -10% penalty.
Base Skill: 20%+5% per level

OCC Skills:
Barter (+15%)
Speak Native Language (+5%)
Appraise Goods (+5%)
Other Skills: Select eight skills at level one, and one additional skill at levels 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14. All new skills start at level one proficiency. These selections benefit from any bonus that may be noted below.
Communications: Any (+5) except Laser Communications and Electronic Countermeasures.
Cowboy: None
Domestic: Any.
Electronics: None.
Espionage: Forgery only.
Horsemanship: General only.
Mechanical: None.
Medical: First Aid only.
Military: None.
Physical: None.
Pilot: Automobiles, Hover Craft, and Truck only.
Pilot Related: Navigation only.
Science: Mathematics only (+5%)
Technical: Any (+10%)
Weapon Proficiencies: None.
Wilderness: Land Navigation only.

Secondary Skills: A total of six secondary skills may be chosen at first level.
Standard Possessions/Equipment:
Traveling clothes, work clothes (business suit or the local equivalent), business equipment (pens, paper, pencils, calculator, etc.), wallet with ID, a horse or SDC car, and any additional equipment as determined by the Game Master.
Money: 1d12x1000 in any mix of Credits, local currency, trade goods, and/or Black Market salable goods.

Homesteader
Many of the people living on Rifts Earth are not lucky enough to live in Chi-Town, Lazlo, or some other city. These people make their homes in the wilderness, either on their own or in groups, trying to survive off the land. They try to carve out a decent existence for themselves and their families away from the civilized regions, away from the cities. Homesteaders tend to be more civilized than Barbarians, Raiders, or Trappers/Woodsmen. Many Homesteaders actually left large cities to strike out on their own, for one reason or another. Other Homesteaders come from families or clans that have been living in the wilderness for generations, usually in a family home or in a family compound.

Class Ability/Bonuses:
Homeground Advantage
Homesteaders survive because of the land that they own. They raise crops, hunt, fish, dig wells, and gather wild foods. They get to know every inch of their land in the process, and they shape the land to suit their needs. After living on and working a plot of land for one year, a homesteader is fully settled in. After that point, they receive a +6% bonus on all skills while they are on their own land. This bonus increases by 1% for every additional year that they live there. While fighting to defend his/her home, a Homesteader has a combat bonus of +1 to initiative and all other combat rolls (except damage).

OCC Skills:
Wilderness Survival (+10%)
Speak Native Language (+3%)
Physical Labor
Gardening (+10%)
Weapon Proficiencies: Two of choice

Other Skills: Select ten skills at level one, and one additional skill at levels 3, 7, 11, and 15. All new skills start at level one proficiency. These selections benefit from any bonus that may be noted below.
Communications: Any (+5) except Cryptography, Laser Communications, Radio; Scramblers, and Electronic Countermeasures.
Cowboy: Any (+5%), except for Horsemanship: Cowboy and Trick Riding.
Domestic: Any (+5%)
Electronics: Any except for Electrical Engineer and Robot Electronics.
Espionage: Forgery only.
Horsemanship: General and Exotic only (+5%).
Mechanical: Automotive Mechanics and Basic Mechanics only.
Medical: Animal Husbandry, Brewing: Medicinal, First Aid, Holistic Medicine, and Veterinary Science only.
Military: Camouflage and Recognize Weapon Quality only.
Physical: Athletics, Climbing, Juggling, Outdoorsmanship, Prowl, Running, and Swimming only.
Pilot: Airplane, Automobile, Bicycling, Boats (All types), Hover Craft, Hovercycles, Motorcycles & Snowmobiles, Robots and Power Armor, Tracked & Construction Vehicles, Truck, Water Scooters, Water Skiiing & Surfing only.
Pilot Related: Any except for Weapon Systems.
Science: Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Mathematics, Xenology, and Zoology only.
Technical: Any (+5%)
Weapon Proficiencies: Any.
Wilderness: Any (+5%)
Hand to Hand Combat: Basic costs one skill to learn, Expert costs two skills to learn.

Secondary Skills: A total of six secondary skills may be chosen at first level.
Standard Possessions/Equipment:
Rugged work clothes, formal clothes, 1d4 guns (likely to be SDC hunting rifles and/or SDC pistols, but some of the more militant types have military grade SDC weapons), 1d10 clips/magazines/belts/boxes of ammunition per weapon, 1d4 other SDC weapons (often a bow or crossbow for hunting, along with 1d4x10 arrows/crossbow bolts), wallet with ID, transportation (usually a rusty work truck or a draft animal), various tools (for gardening, carpentry, and other necessary chores), hunting knife, and any additional equipment as determined by the Game Master. There is a 15% chance of owning a suit of light (and likely damaged) MDC body armor, or a 55% chance of owning SDC body armor (AR 12+1d6, 1d6x100 SDC).
A Homesteader has a 30% chance of owning a tractor, or a 5% chance of owning a robot or suit of power armor that is used for work around the homestead (Civilian model only, no weapons, usually a SDC structure).
Money: 1d6x100 in any mix of Credits, local currency, or trade goods, and 1d4x100 in Black Market salable goods.


Hunter
Rifts Earth is teeming with life. Some of this life is native to the planet, some is not. Hunters are the people who survive by killing the animals, both old and new, that inhabit the world around them. They kill for food, they kill for clothing, they kill for trophies, and they kill to protect people and livestock from predators. Sometimes they kill because they have to, sometimes because they enjoy it, and sometimes simply because they are good at it. Hunters may live in a small town or community, or they may live in the deepest parts of the wilderness. Sometimes they stay on the move, living a nomadic life as they follow game animals or search for interesting prey.

Class Ability/Bonuses:
+1d6 to physical SDC
+1 to PS
+2 on Perception Rolls

OCC Skills:
Sniper
Hunting
Lore: Cattle & Animals (+15%)
W.P. Knife
W.P. Rifle (or Archery)
W.P. Shotgun (or Crossbow)
Native Language
Land Navigation
Track & Trap Animals (+10%)
Wilderness Survival (+5%)
Prowl (+15%)

Other Skills: Select eight skills at level one, and one additional skill at levels 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12. All new skills start at level one proficiency. These selections benefit from any bonus that may be noted below.
Communications: Any except Creative Writing, Cryptography, Electronic Countermeasures, Laser Communications, Literacy, and Performance.
Cowboy: None.
Domestic: Any (+5%)
Electronics: None.
Espionage: None.
Horsemanship: General and Exotic only.
Mechanical: Basic Mechanics only.
Medical: First Aid (+5%), and Veterinary Science only.
Military: Camouflage and Recognize Weapon Quality only.
Physical: Any except for Acrobatics, Fencing, Kick Boxing, and Boxing.
Pilot: None.
Pilot Related: None.
Rogue: Gambling, Imitate Voices & Sounds, and Tailing only.
Science: Mathematics (Basic), and Zoology only.
Technical: Breed Dogs, General Maintenance & Repair, Jury Rig, Leather Working, Lore only.
Weapon Proficiencies: Any.
Wilderness: Any (+5%)
Hand to Hand Combat: Basic costs one skill to learn, Expert costs two skills to learn.

Secondary Skills: A total of three secondary skills may be chosen at first level, with one additional skill to be chosen at levels 5 and 10.
Standard Possessions/Equipment:
Casual clothing, camouflage clothing, 1d6 weapons (likely to be SDC hunting rifles or Ancient style ranged weapons such as a bow or a crossbow), 1d4 clips/magazines/belts/boxes of ammunition (or 1d4x20 arrows/bolts) per weapon, wallet with ID, various tools (for skinning, tanning, carpentry, and other necessary chores), hunting knife (and a 15% chance of owning a vibro-knife), and any additional equipment as determined by the Game Master. There is a 10% chance of owning a suit of light (and likely damaged) MDC body armor (usually made from MDC skins/hides/chitin/leather).
Money: 1d4x100 in Credits or local currency, 1d4x1000 in Black Market salable goods and leather, preserved meat, fur, or other animal products.


Barbarian
Many of the people living on Rifts Earth exist in primitive tribes ranging from somewhat peaceful societies to groups of savage warriors. They have no agriculture to speak of, getting what they need by hunting & gathering or by raiding other communities. Often both. These tribes generally have strict codes of conduct regarding morality, but these codes only apply within the tribe itself. While murdering or raping another member would warrant a death sentence, it is fully permissible to commit such acts upon outsiders (the exception being formal guests of the tribe). To outsiders, they behave as if their alignment is Miscreant, Aberrant, or Anarchist. While uneducated and primitive, "Barbarians" are not any less intelligent than anybody else. They simply do not have access to any sort of formal education; their harsh lifestyle forces them to grip solely on the skills that they need to survive.

Class Ability/Bonuses:
+2d4 to physical SDC
+1 to PS
+2 to PE
+1 to Speed

OCC Skills:
Hunting
Native Language (-10% when talking to outsiders unfamiliar with the dialect of the specific tribe)
W.P. Ancient Weapon of choice
Wilderness Survival (+20%)]
HTH Combat: Basic (can be upgraded to HTH: Expert at the cost of one Other skill).

Other Skills: Select eight skills at level one, and one additional skill at levels 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14. All new skills start at level one proficiency. These selections benefit from any bonus that may be noted below.
Communications: Barter, Language, Performance, Public Speaking, and Singing only (+5%).
Cowboy: Any, except Horsemanship: Cowboy and Trick Riding.
Domestic: Any (+5%), except Recycle.
Electronics: None.
Espionage: Detect Ambush, Detect Concealment, Sniper, and Tracking only (+5%)
Horsemanship: General, Equestrian, and Exotic only.
Mechanical: None.
Medical: Brewing: Medicinal, and Holistic Medicine only.
Military: Camouflage and Forced March only.
Physical: Any (+5%) except for SCUBA
Pilot: None.
Pilot Related: None.
Rogue: Imitate Voices & Sounds, Palming, Prowl (+5%), and Tailing only.
Science: None.
Technical: Breed Dogs, Leather Working, Lore, Masonry, Whittling & Sculpting only (+5%)
Weapon Proficiencies: Any.
Wilderness: Any (+10%)

Secondary Skills: A total of five secondary skills may be chosen at first level.

Standard Possessions/Equipment:
Clothing made from animal skins and hides, one ancient weapon of choice, 1-2 other SDC weapons. Most tribes have access to Mega-Damage weaponry to varying degrees (usually between 55% and 85% of the adult males own some form of Mega-Damage weapon, if only a vibro-knife or vibro-spear, or a fetish weapon). Barbarian tribes also often have access to MDC armor, with as much as 10%-40% of each of the tribe's warriors owning a suit of light or heavy (usually damaged) MDC body armor, typically decorated with hides, horns, bones of various animals, and random trinkets from raiding or trade. Any warrior lacking Mega-Damage armor will have some form of SDC armor. There is a 70% chance of this armor being ancient style, or a 30% chance of the armor being modern (same as Homesteader).

Money: 2d4x100 in Black Market salable goods or stolen items.


Townie
Unlike the Farmers, Trappers, Hunters and Homesteaders, some people live most of their lives within the relatively safe borders of a large town or even a city. These people, commonly known as Townies, are able to rely on the protection that the town gives them. This allows them to focus less on general survival and to focus themselves more toward specialized types of skilled labor. Townies are the doctors, mechanics, lawyers, blacksmiths, coopers, fletchers, gunsmiths, bartenders, innkeepers, and other skilled laborers of the towns of Rifts Earth. A Townie doctor might not be able to compare to a full-fledged Body Fixer or Cyber-Doc, but they manage to keep people alive more often than not. A Townie mechanic might not be able to compete with an Operator, but they keep the town's vehicles running and in more or less good condition.
Even in the safest towns, the citizens are usually expected to contribute to the local militia. This means that Townies are likely to have one or more weapon proficiencies, and some form of hand to hand combat training (if only boxing, kickboxing, or wrestling).

OCC Skills:
Speak Native Language
One skill of choice (from the list of Other Skills below) that the character focuses on to make his living (+35%).
Two skills of choice (from the list of Other Skills below) with a +20% bonus.
W.P. One of choice (whatever is appropriate to the tech level of the town).
Barter (+10%)
HTH Combat: None. HTH Basic can be learned as a secondary skill.

Other Skills: Select four skills at level one, and one additional skill at levels 3, 9, 12, and 15. All new skills start at level one proficiency. These selections benefit from any bonus that may be noted below.
Communications: Any(+5%).
Cowboy: None.
Domestic: Any (+5%)
Electronics: Any (+5%)
Espionage: Escape Artist, Forgery, Interrogation, Pick Locks, Pick Pockets, Undercover Ops only.
Horsemanship: General, Equestrian, and Exotic only.
Mechanical: Any (+5%).
Medical: Any.
Military: Demolitions, Demolitions Disposal, Field Armorer & Munitions Expert, Recognize Weapon Quality only.
Physical: Athletics, Boxing, Climbing, Juggling, Physical Labor, Prowl, Swimming, SCUBA, Wrestling only.
Pilot: Any except Combat Driving, Robot (and Power Armor) Combat.
Pilot Related: Any.
Rogue: Any (+4%).
Science: Any.
Technical: Any (5%).
Weapon Proficiencies: Any.
Wilderness: Any.

Secondary Skills: A total of eight secondary skills may be chosen at first level, and one additional skill can be chosen at levels 4, 8, and 12. All new skills start at level one proficiency.

Standard Possessions/Equipment: Townies start with several sets of clothing for work, formal occasions, and relaxation. They will have an apartment or house (although they might not live by themselves). Whether or not they have a vehicle (and the type of vehicle if they do) will depend on what sort of town/community/city in which they live. They will likely have some sort of tools reflecting their occupation. They will have one (usually low-quality) weapon of choice that matches the average technology level of their community. If their particular community outlaws civilian weaponry, then they will only have access to weapons if they are a criminal or part of the community's militia or law enforcement.
Money: 2d4x1000 in Credits, local currency, various goods, and/or Black Market salable items.


Common Trapper/Woodsman
The forests of the world have replenished from the apocalypse, having grown for centuries undisturbed in the deeper areas of wilderness. The woods are filled with wildlife ranging from native deer and lions to strange D-Bee animals. Trappers make their living by trapping and killing these creatures for their skins, furs, teeth, claws, and meat. Trappers typically live deeper in the wilderness than other people do, seeking out the wilder regions where the most animals live. They avoid towns unless they need supplies or unless they have a load of goods to sell.
Woodsmen are a slightly different breed. A woodsman lives and operates in the forests much like Trappers do, but they are not as specialized in the arts of trapping game. They deal primarily with other areas of forest-dwelling. A Trapper might be hired as a guide from time to time, but a Woodsman might be a professional guide with regular customers and would be more likely to guide to unfamiliar places. On the other hand, other Woodsmen might not be willing to hire out as a guide under any circumstances. He might be a prospector, miner, boatman, or lumberjack. Woodsmen are simply people who live in (and make their living from) the woods and forests of Rifts Earth.
Woodsmen and Trappers are essentially the same in nature, so they are both included under the same character class. The only functional difference is that a Woodsman receives only half of the bonus on the skills of Trap & Track Animals and Skin & Prepare Animal Hides, and instead receive one additional Other Skill. Also, Woodsmen and Trappers receive different special OCC skills.

Class Ability/Bonuses:
Trapping Route: A Trapper generally has a specific territory or rote in which they routinely operate. This territory is well-known to them, and that knowledge gives the Trapper special advantages. After working a route for one year, the Trapper receives a bonus of +6% on relevant skills while operating in his established territory or along his familiar route.
Tree Lore: Survival in the forest is heavily dependent upon trees. Trees are used as sources of food, fuel, building materials, and more, therefore a Woodsman must have an above-average knowledge of the various kinds of trees. This skill covers knowing the uses for different types of wood, as well as general knowledge about all trees in the Woodsman's area. Unfamiliar trees can also be identified or analyzed using this skill.
Base Skill: 30%+5% per level

OCC Skills:
Speak Native Language
Track & Trap Animals (+16%)
Skin & Prepare Animal Hides (+16%)
Wilderness Survival (+15%)
Lore: Cattle & Animals (+15%)
Hunting
Land Navigation (+5%)
Prowl (+5%)
W.P. Two of choice

Other Skills: Select eight skills at level one, and one additional skill at levels 3, 7, and 11. All new skills start at level one proficiency. These selections benefit from any bonus that may be noted below.
Communications: Any except Cryptography, Electronic Countermeasures, Laser Communications, Literacy, and Radio: Scramblers.
Cowboy: Any except Horsemanship: Cowboy and Trick Riding.
Domestic: Any
Electronics: Basic Electronics only.
Espionage: Detect Ambush only.
Horsemanship: General and Exotic only.
Mechanical: Basic Mechanics only.
Medical: Animal Husbandry, First Aid , and Holistic Medicine only. (+5%)
Military: Trap Construction, Trap/Mine detection, Recognize Weapon Quality only (+10%)
Physical: Athletics, Climbing, Outdoorsmanship, Prowl, Running, and Swimming only.
Pilot: Automobile, Bicycling, Hover Craft, Hovercycles, Motorcycles & Snowmobiles only.
Pilot Related: Navigation only.
Rogue: Find Contraband, Gambling, and Imitate Voices & Sounds only.
Science: Mathematics (Basic), Biology, Xenology, and Zoology only.
Technical: Breed Dogs, Firefighting, General Maintenance & Repair, Leather Working (+5%), Lore (+5% on Demon & Monsters), Rope Works, Whittling & Sculpting only.
Weapon Proficiencies: Any except Heavy Mega-Damage Weapons.
Wilderness: Any (+10%)
Hand to Hand Combat: Basic costs one skill to learn, Expert costs two skills to learn.

Secondary Skills: A total of six secondary skills may be chosen at first level.
Standard Possessions/Equipment:
Rugged work clothes made from leather and furs, 1d4 weapons (likely to be SDC hunting rifles and/or pistols, or Ancient style ranged weapons such as a bow or a crossbow), 1d4 clips/magazines/belts/boxes of ammunition (or 1d4x10 arrows/bolts) per weapon, transportation (usually a motorcycle, or a horse or other draft animal), various tools (for skinning, tanning, carpentry, and other necessary chores), chainsaw (and a 15% chance of owning a Mega-Damage chainsaw: 1d6+2 MD), a hunting knife, occasionally a Vibro-Knife (15% chance), traps and snares (20% chance of MDC traps/snares that work the same as normal versions, only are harder to destroy) and any additional equipment as determined by the Game Master.
If the Trapper/Woodsman owns a MD chainsaw or Vibro-Knife, then he/she will also have a set of homemade MDC armor with 1d4x10 MDC, made from Mega-Damage hides/shells/chitin). Otherwise there is a 25% chance of owning a suit of strong SDC hide/shell/chitin or modern armor (AR of 12+1d6, with 1d6x100 SDC). If the character has no other armor, then they are likely to have a suit of homemade soft or hard leather armor.
Money: 1d6x100 in Credits or local currency, and 1d4x1000 in Black Market salable goods and/or meat, fur, or other animal products.


Hedge Witch
While true Witches have gained their powers through pacts with powerful supernatural beings, the label is commonly applied to any spell caster that lacks formal training, especially when people are suspicious or scared of them. A Hedge Witch is a a person with a certain knack for understanding and working with magic, but who is too limited to continue any formal training beyond a very basic level. Their intuition can only carry them so far, and it can not carry them to the point where they are able to actually cast incantations. They are often seen as failures by Men of Magic, and as dangerous dabblers by normal people. This does not stop normal people from seeking their help occasionally, however. Even formal Men of Magic are willing to deal with Hedge Witches from time to time, if necessary, though most mages generally prefer not to associate with them.
Hedge Witches usually live near a community, but are typically not an active part of that community. This is in part due to the suspicious and superstitious nature of many people on Rifts Earth, and to a somewhat shady reputation. Sometimes they will take on apprentices, but usually they work and live alone. It is quite common for them to earn a living as a healer, or by selling potions, teas, and other services. There have been some cases of Hedge Witches working openly among barbarian tribes, though. In almost every case, people treat a Hedge Witch with a measure of respect (often born of fear) and disdain.

Class Ability/Bonuses:
Magical Abilities- Unable to cast incantations, Hedge Witches are left with only a few ways in which to exercise their natural talent for magic. Each Hedge Witch can choose one of the following two powers as their primary area of expertise (functions as normal), and the other as their secondary area of expertise (x2 cost, 1/2 effectiveness).
Ritualism- Hedge Witches are able to learn and cast ritual versions of any standard spell. They can figure out these rituals on their own, or be taught by a mage, or (if they are literate) learn from a scroll or spellbook.
Herbalism, Potions and Teas- Hedge Witches are able to learn how to brew potions and teas, similarly to the Herbalists in England. They can do this intuitively, and need little formal training, however they are not nearly as good at it as those with formal training, and they are unable to create any wands or staves, though they may use wands and staves with no penalty (likewise, they can use technowizardry devices).
Psychic Abilities- Hedge Witches also gain 1d4 psychic powers from the following list
(Roll randomly, or GM's choice)
1-6 Deaden Pain
7-13 Detect Psionics
14-18 Exorcism
19-24 Increased Healing
25-30 Induce Sleep
31-36 Meditation
37-42 Psychic Diagnosis
43-48 Restore PPE
49-54 Stop Bleeding
55-60 Ectoplasm
61-66 Impervious to Poison/Toxin
67-72 Mind Block
73-78 Clairvoyance
79-84 Presence Sense
85-00 Sense Magic

PPE: 1d4x10+10, plus an additional 2d4 per level starting with level 2. Recovery rate is 4 per hour of sleep/rest, or 8 per hour of meditation. A Hedge Witch can draw an extra 7 PPE per melee round when on a ley line, and 15 PPE per melee round when on a nexus. They may also gain PPE from blood sacrifice, or from living beings as per page 185 of RUE.
ISP: 3d6+ME, plus an additional 1d6+1 ISP per level starting with level 2.

OCC Skills:
Speak Native Language
Brewing: Medicinal (+10%)
Lore: Magic (+10%)
Holistic Medicine (+10%)
Identify Plants & Fruit (+5%)
Hand to Hand Combat: None. Hand to Hand Basic is available as a secondary skill.

Other Skills: Select four skills at level one, and one additional skill at levels 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 15. All new skills start at level one proficiency. These selections benefit from any bonus that may be noted below.
Communications: Barter, Language, Literacy, Literacy: Other, performance, and Sing only.
Cowboy: None.
Domestic: Any (+10%).
Electronics: None.
Espionage: None.
Horsemanship: General and Exotic only.
Mechanical: None.
Medical: Animal Husbandry, First Aid, and Veterinary Science only.
Military: None.
Physical: Climbing, Juggling, Outdoorsmanship, Physical Labor, and Swimming only.
Pilot: Automobile, Bicycling, Boats: Paddle Types, Boats: Sail Types, Hover Craft (Ground), and Motorcycles and Snowmobiles only.
Pilot Related: Navigation Only.
Rogue: Concealment, Imitate Voices & Sounds, and Palming only.
Science: Astronomy & Navigation, Biology, botany, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Zoology only.
Technical: Any.
Weapon Proficiencies: Any Ancient, as well as the modern Weapon Proficiencies of Handguns, Rifle, Shotgun, Energy Pistol and Energy Rifle.
Wilderness: Any.

Secondary Skills: A total of 4 secondary skills may be chosen at first level.

Standard Possessions/Equipment:
Hedge Witches start with a set of work clothing (often cloaks, robes, and such), as well as clothing for other occasions. They will most likely have a place to live, away from other people, where they can life in peace. They may have a vehicle, usually a horse or other riding animal. They will have a number of tools that they regularly use: a bolene or sickle, knife or dagger, scissors, walking stick or staff, kitchen utensils and a cauldron for potion making, assorted jars and other containers for storing herbs, as well as bottles for potions, and cups or mugs for tea, a tea kettle, a basic medical kit (tech level varies), twine and string, a variety of sacks and bags, a lantern or flashlight, candles, some kind of divination tools, incense, some kind of fire-making device (from flint and steel to a fancy modern lighter) a wide variety of herbs, spices, and plant products. They tend to have 1d6 magic herbs or 1d4 magic potions. They typically do not own any weapons, other than their tools (staff, knives, etc.), but may own a bow or crossbow for hunting (4d6 arrows/bolts), or a weapon for self-defense (SDC pistol, shotgun, or rifle). They may also have any additional equipment as determined by the Game Master.
Money: 2d4x100 in herbs, potions, or other goods, or in local currency or Credits, or in Black Market items.

Scrap Miner
When the Rifts came, the world of humanity's Golden Age was reduced to rubble. In the ensuing centuries, much of this rubble was slowly buried under a creeping tide of earth and fauna, both hiding it from from the following generations of humanity's descendants, and preserving portions of it to incredible degrees. As time went by, the surface world was reduced further and further ruin, until eventually things settled and humanity began to rebuild.
One of the keys of building a new future was attempting to salvage remains of the past. The Coalition States grew fat and powerful by rediscovering the past's super-weapons. Rogue Scientists and scholars, searched for and salvaged lost and forgotten lore. Operators found and restored pieces of ancient technology.
And Scrap Miners emerged to capitalize on the vast un-plundered stores of Golden Age treasures that were yet undetected.
Unlike the other experts plumbing the wealth of the past, Scrap Miners have no formal education and little in the way of training. They are usually illiterate and poverty stricken, people desperate enough to stake their fortune on the hope of discovering occasional scraps of the world before the Rifts. A cache of old beer cans could be sold or traded for enough to keep a miner alive for few weeks. A stash of rusty tools or Elvis memorabilia might allow them to buy a dozen meals. Ancient documents can be sold on the Black Market, anything from old role-playing game guides to government or corporate papers. Weapons, no matter how old, whether capable of SDC or MD, always have a market.
Then there are the bigger finds, giant forgotten troves of war machines, or industrial equipment, even functioning factories hidden underground, or even stashes of precious metals
Most are lucky to eke out a living mining their way to and through the remains of landfills and garbage dumps, or by sifting through piles of rubble that remain from once mighty cities, finding a vacuum-sealed room here, or a stasis-storage chamber there, and obtaining handfuls of pre-apocalypse treasures.
Others, few of them, are lucky enough to actually find mostly intact ruins or even fully functioning underground bunkers or factories. Such discoveries might allow a lucky Scrap Miner to retire in luxury for the rest of his days (or at least until the money is gambled away).

(Scrap Miners also keep their eyes open for debris left over from more recent ruins or battles; they're equal opportunity scavengers)

Class Ability/Bonuses:
Scrap Mining
Methods and practices used in prospecting, sifting through rubble or trash, digging mine shafts, and other aspects of their profession. This includes the use of mining equipment, refining gear, cleaning/restoring artifacts, and a working knowledge of explosives (as Demolitions, but at -25%). This also includes a natural instinct for finding relics and refuse from the past that can help them know when, where, and how to dig.
Base Skill 35%+7% per level of experience.
(Any character with free access to technical skills may learn this skill, but only increase their skill at +5% per level)

OCC Skills:
Speak Native Language
One Language of Choice
Appraise Goods (with a 15% bonus and two of the excluded categories)
Excavation (+15%)
Physical Labor
Salvage (+10%)

Other Skills: Select eight skills at level one, and one additional skill at levels 2, 5, 7, 9, 11, and 15. All new skills start at level one proficiency. These selections benefit from any bonus that may be noted below.
Communications: Any except Creative Writer, Laser Communications, Radio: Scramblers, and Electronic Countermeasures.
Cowboy: None.
Domestic: Any (+10% to Recycle)
Electronics: Any except for Electrical Engineer and Robot Electronics.
Espionage: Detect Concealment, Escape Artist, Forgery, and Wilderness Survival only
Horsemanship: General and Exotic only.
Mechanical: Automotive Mechanics, Locksmith, and Basic Mechanics only.
Medical: First Aid, Holistic Medicine, and Paramedic only.
Military: Camouflage, Demolitions, Demolitions Disposal, Demolitions Underwater, Find Contraband, Forced March, Trap & Mine Detection, and Recognize Weapon Quality only.
Physical: Any.
Pilot: Automobile, Bicycling, Boats (Motor, Race, and Hydrafoil and Paddle Types/Canoe/Kayak only), Hover Craft, Hovercycles, Motorcycles & Snowmobiles, Robots and Power Armor, Tracked & Construction Vehicles, Truck, Water Scooters, Water Skiiing & Surfing only.
Pilot Related: Any except for Weapon Systems.
Rogue: Any.
Science: Astronomy & Navigation, and Mathematics only (-10%).
Technical: Any (-5%)
Weapon Proficiencies: Any except Heavy Mega-Damage Weapons.
Wilderness: Any.
Hand to Hand Combat: Basic costs one skill to learn.

Secondary Skills: A total of two secondary skills may be chosen at first level. One additional secondary skill may be chosen at levels 2, 3, and 5.
Standard Possessions/Equipment:
Rugged work clothes, 2 guns (likely to be SDC hunting rifles and/or SDC pistols, but some of the more militant types have military grade SDC weapons), 1d10 clips/magazines/belts/boxes of ammunition per weapon, 1 other SDC weapon (often a bow or crossbow for hunting, along with 1d4x10 arrows/crossbow bolts), wallet with ID, transportation (usually a rusty work truck or a draft animal, but some scrap miners have larger trucks or cargo vehicles), various tools (picks, shovels, cleaning utensils, prybars, pans, and other mining tools), hunting knife, and any additional equipment as determined by the Game Master. There is a 5% chance of owning a suit of light (and likely damaged) MDC body armor recovered from a dig, or a 25% chance of owning SDC body armor (AR 12+1d6, 1d6x100 SDC).
A Scrap Miner has a 30% chance of owning a tractor, bulldozer, backhoe or other form of heavy equipment, or a 5% chance of owning a robot or suit of power armor that was discovered during mining (Civilian model only, no weapons, usually a SDC structure, 50% total damage capacity remaining).
Money: 1d10x100 in any mix of Credits, local currency, general scrap, or trade goods, and 1d20x100 in Black Market salable goods.

Those are pretty cool. I may use a few to flesh out some NPC's for my game. The group (a Merc Soldier, Wilderness Scout, Ex-Dog Pack Wolf and a Techno-Wizard) have been hired for an escort mission to help some people travel from Merctown out to New Durango in the New West. These could be good for some featured NPC's in that group that they are escorting.

[Killer Cyborg]

Glad you like!
Hope you get some use out of them.