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By non Palladium I assume you mean non PF characters. I have let several PF characters into my Rifts games, and I don't see a problem going the other way. Many HU characters would fit fairly well into PF. That being said, a mutant brick would run roughshod over everything until some mages took him out. The other end of the spectrum is the Hardware characters with Electrical being the worse off. Things like Ancient Master, Ancient Weapons Master, and Wizard flow seemlessly. Others like the Psychics, Stage Magacian, Vigilante, Immortal, Natural Genius, and Super Solder fall into the next catagory as far as ease of transition. Then Mutants, Experiments, Aliens are doable if they are not hugely overpowering and work well if they have a skill set that carries over. For example an Alien Melee Specialist would have a much easier time then an Alien Pilot. The last class consisting of Robots and Bionics would be in trouble. Most of this carries over to Rifts as well
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That was actually my GMing debut. I told the players that it was going to be a bunch of people from a modern world teleporting into PF (okay, technically a different continent in the PF world, but very similar), and warned them to pick skills appropriate for a Dark Ages/early Middle Ages time period. They love it, I love it. And the OCCs are not hard to mix in at all.
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No way would I. I like my fantasy just that. I hate the idea of the uber goobs from Rifts coming into my world. Any hero just found out that they a vulnerable to magic, if they are magic it does not work.
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I'd give almost anything a shot if the character involved wasn't out of whack with the overall power level of the party. As a GM you can take down anything that becomes a problem, so I never worry about the campaign being damaged. But I don't like my games to develop such that a significant number of the players feel marginalized by a single powerhouse character. Everybody has more fun when each character can make an important contribution.
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What happens in PF, stays in PF!
Okay, so the phrase doesn't quite work, but I'm sure you catch my drift. If I were running a standard PF game and somebody told me they wanted to play a non-PF character, I'd ask them why they bothered showing up. Once in a blue moon I might make a point of running a game that uses the PF world but which is NOT a PF game, and thereby allow other material in, but that's a major exception to the rule.
Okay, so the phrase doesn't quite work, but I'm sure you catch my drift. If I were running a standard PF game and somebody told me they wanted to play a non-PF character, I'd ask them why they bothered showing up. Once in a blue moon I might make a point of running a game that uses the PF world but which is NOT a PF game, and thereby allow other material in, but that's a major exception to the rule.
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If I have the book, and if the idea isn't unbalancing or disruptive to the campaign, then I would allow non-PFRPG characters.
when you get right down to it, Sentinel's right.~Uncle Servo.
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I generally try to keep Palladium Fantasy pure fantasy. However, I would allow a player bring in characters from just about anywhere if they have a good story.
I also want to create crossovers of some things from Rifts like Bursters, Psi-Stalkers, and Stone Masters, but I haven't had the time.
I also want to create crossovers of some things from Rifts like Bursters, Psi-Stalkers, and Stone Masters, but I haven't had the time.
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One of my characters is a mutant bat Longbowman from Palladium.
He has a lenghty backstory to fit him in with the Palladium world.
Long story short, he was a witch's familiar and she used an ancient circle of power to mutate him into a different form.
Later he escaped.
He has a lenghty backstory to fit him in with the Palladium world.
Long story short, he was a witch's familiar and she used an ancient circle of power to mutate him into a different form.
Later he escaped.
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In my games I only use the races and classes from the PF books. Now as far as skills, spells, and monsters/villians....well I bring whatever I can find in some of the stime.
I like my PF shaken, not stired (or mixed for that matter).
I like my PF shaken, not stired (or mixed for that matter).
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another year come and gone without a PF release.
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another year come and gone without a PF release.
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While I might adjust the skills available, I would allow most Psychics, Several Mages from other other books, Adventurers, and Martial Artists from either Rifts Japan (traditionals and mystics only: none of the Tech types obviously), and N&SS and Mystic China.
when you get right down to it, Sentinel's right.~Uncle Servo.
Sentinel. you'll be always loved by the German Princess.~Nelly
That's twice in one day Sentinel has cleaned up my mess.~The Galactus Kid.
That's the best place to start. Otherwise, listen to Sentinel~lather
Listen to the Sentinel...he speaks truth.~ Shadyslug
Sentinel you have the biggest sig I've ever seen~Natasha
Sentinel. you'll be always loved by the German Princess.~Nelly
That's twice in one day Sentinel has cleaned up my mess.~The Galactus Kid.
That's the best place to start. Otherwise, listen to Sentinel~lather
Listen to the Sentinel...he speaks truth.~ Shadyslug
Sentinel you have the biggest sig I've ever seen~Natasha
Thrall wrote: I have considered sending PF players through a rift and into Wormwood, though.
Done it....man it was funny. Had 2 players that were cocky and it was the end of a long 5 year IRL campaign of gaming about 1 or 2 times a week for 8 hrs each time (had a LOT of free time), so nothing was tuff for them any more and I didn't have the LOD books. So I sent them to Wormwood. it woke them up as they barly survived it....
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another year come and gone without a PF release.
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another year come and gone without a PF release.
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daishi wrote:from the other palladium games I'd allow psychics and mages, tech stuff obviously wouldn't make sense since tech items don't work in pf (well without an energy converter doo hickie)
I gave a PFRPG2 character a HU2 laser rifle once. During the game I described it as a magic crossbow with a limited number of charges. Afterwards, I told the player what it really was. Since he knew there was no (easy) way to charge the E-clip, he used it sparingly and it worked out fine for that campaign.