Is there anyway to learn a new Hand to Hand... Is it done as a skill? Or does it require an OCC change? Also, are there rules for changing to a 3rd OCC?
Like, I got to 15th in 1 class, switch to another and get to 15th, but then want another class... I was thinking about just using the same multi-class rule again because I know some NPC's and Gods have 3 classes. Thoughts?
Gaining a New Hand to Hand Technique?
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Re: Gaining a New Hand to Hand Technique?
It's possible to learn, but the new hand to hand style starts at level 1. and multiclassing rules are the same: your old hand to hand is frozen at it's current level if you change classes, UNLESS your new class also takes it, in which case it goes up again when the new class level exceeds the old class one.
So if you get to fifth level with hand to hand basic, and learn hand to hand expert, you have fifth level HtH basic and first level HtH expert, and at the start of each melee round you have to declare which hand to hand style your using and can't change until the next melee round.
if you have hand to hand assassin at level 5 in OCC A, and change classes to OCC B with HtH expert, then HtH Assassin is forever stuck at fifth level, and as above, you have to declare if your using assassin and expert with each melee round. If OCC B also has HtH assassin, then your bonus's are frozen at level 5 until OCC B reaches level 5, then it progress with you from level 6 onwards.
So if you get to fifth level with hand to hand basic, and learn hand to hand expert, you have fifth level HtH basic and first level HtH expert, and at the start of each melee round you have to declare which hand to hand style your using and can't change until the next melee round.
if you have hand to hand assassin at level 5 in OCC A, and change classes to OCC B with HtH expert, then HtH Assassin is forever stuck at fifth level, and as above, you have to declare if your using assassin and expert with each melee round. If OCC B also has HtH assassin, then your bonus's are frozen at level 5 until OCC B reaches level 5, then it progress with you from level 6 onwards.
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Re: Gaining a New Hand to Hand Technique?
It highly recommends against mixing hand to hand styles in the Rifts: Game Master Guide as it makes things get out of hand and Rifts HTH styles were never intended to be used that way. It is explained in more detail in the aforementioned book.
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Re: Gaining a New Hand to Hand Technique?
Where are you getting that 2nd and 3rd paragraph stuff from?
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If it's an unusual style, there ought to be a teacher.
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Re: Gaining a New Hand to Hand Technique?
I would rule that you can have as many as you want. If you want to keep track of them all that's fine. However I would also rule that only 1 can be used in any given melee. I would have the player make up cards with all the bonuses of one hand to hand. I would also rule that your HTH is reduced or increased to whatever level the HTH form you are using would have. This shows how well trained and comfortable you are with a given form
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Re: Gaining a New Hand to Hand Technique?
I believe Rifter #30 offers rules for "upgrading" a hand to hand combat style.
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Re: Gaining a New Hand to Hand Technique?
Thanks Glistam, I don't know if I care for those... I think the Rifters should be cleaned by Palladium writers to ensure relevancy and verbiage before printing and considered to be canon. Instead of basically be a print version of these boards. But I appreciate you letting me know about it, good find.