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I am going to run my first game this evening and I was wondering if there is any rough "guide line" for how near or far away a player is/can be from a leyline at any point or is that something that is entirely up to me as Game Master?

I can see how to randomly generate size but if the PC's are in the middle of nowhere what are their "odds" of stumbling on a ley line on Rifts Earth in North America?

I always used this for dramatic effect, and in my games it's completely arbitrary.

Here are some quick and dirty tools if you need randomization. Use a D8 for determining directions, assign each number to N,S,E,W and NW, SW etc. I tend to reassign the numbers every once in a while, I am not sure why, it's a habit. I am sure there is an easy way to cook a distance, but I always give out a number.

If you have time to really plan it all out, you can use a modern population density map of NA to at least determine where the concentrations of leylines should be, and where they are not.

the Captain wrote:I always used this for dramatic effect, and in my games it's completely arbitrary.

Here are some quick and dirty tools if you need randomization. Use a D8 for determining directions, assign each number to N,S,E,W and NW, SW etc. I tend to reassign the numbers every once in a while, I am not sure why, it's a habit. I am sure there is an easy way to cook a distance, but I always give out a number.

If you have time to really plan it all out, you can use a modern population density map of NA to at least determine where the concentrations of leylines should be, and where they are not.

Thanks!

I'll check tonight... the RMB had distances for Ley Line & Nexus Point effects, the RUE left that stuff out.

Off top of my head (take as such): 200ft from Ley Line for effect, 500ft from typical NP. Effects include sensing, and headaches for psychics, as well as increasing duration & range (for LL), and damage as well (for proximity to NP).
Meaning that you had to be kinda close to a LL with all that entails, in order for a Mage to be able to benefit from the extra PPE & spell-effects... and how far away your psychics will want to camp.

Myrr, that would be really awesome of you. Thank you!