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Malleustein wrote:I have been inspired by the "I Am Legion" material in recent Rifter issues to finally read Splicers properly. It has sat on my shelf for a few years, always looking interesting but a little overwhelming too (I'm a referee who prefers classic Robotect, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness and Dead Reign, where psionics, magic are uncommon or absent, so the rules stay simple). But the awesome art and campaign has me hooked, so I looked at the rulebook and the material presented in earlier issues of The Rifter.

Realising that much of the material is spread out over 15 issues of The Rifter, I've put a few cheat sheets together to facilitate things. I have a skill program sheet, skills sheets, a Warmounts and Beasts sheet and an O.C.C. sheet. These are mostly to help my players sift through the multitude of options in character creation.

Is there a character sheet, official or otherwise? I have assembled one of my own because I haven't had any luck finding one online and I don't like the "everything and the kitchen sink" style sheets that try to cover every game some people have put online. Likewise, I want a BIO-E/Biomorphs sheet, but I suspect I will have to make that myself.

Finally, is there any MAJOR errata/FAQ/general advice players better acquainted with the game would suggest I use? And no, I'm not interested in the "is this Earth or not?" question, I'm looking for serious rules mistakes or omissions that might catch my group and I out when we play our first few sessions.

Thanks in advance, Splicers!

Malleustein wrote:I have been inspired by the "I Am Legion" material in recent Rifter issues to finally read Splicers properly. It has sat on my shelf for a few years, always looking interesting but a little overwhelming too (I'm a referee who prefers classic Robotect, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness and Dead Reign, where psionics, magic are uncommon or absent, so the rules stay simple). But the awesome art and campaign has me hooked, so I looked at the rulebook and the material presented in earlier issues of The Rifter.

Realising that much of the material is spread out over 15 issues of The Rifter, I've put a few cheat sheets together to facilitate things. I have a skill program sheet, skills sheets, a Warmounts and Beasts sheet and an O.C.C. sheet. These are mostly to help my players sift through the multitude of options in character creation.

Is there a character sheet, official or otherwise? I have assembled one of my own because I haven't had any luck finding one online and I don't like the "everything and the kitchen sink" style sheets that try to cover every game some people have put online. Likewise, I want a BIO-E/Biomorphs sheet, but I suspect I will have to make that myself.

Finally, is there any MAJOR errata/FAQ/general advice players better acquainted with the game would suggest I use? And no, I'm not interested in the "is this Earth or not?" question, I'm looking for serious rules mistakes or omissions that might catch my group and I out when we play our first few sessions.

Thanks in advance, Splicers!

Premier wrote:WOW!!!! Welcome to the Forums and joining the rest of us Spliceheads!!!
Your post is sweet music to my ears. As one of the Co-Creators of "I am Legion" as well as the Artist, I am so thrilled and humbled to see that Legion has captivated you enough to invest your time, creativity and intrigue into the Splicers RPG and Splicers Community. I know you will find this forums community to be warm, innovative and welcoming as there can be some of the best RPG innovative experiences inside the Splicers community.

Indeed character sheets are a much need item and I am compiling the best contributions to help develop them. If you have some mock ups that you think would be ideal, please feel free to PM and I will be glad to review and (only with your permission) see if we can incorporate them into something to be published.

As to I am Legion, being a compiled publication, well... lets just say that is what I am targeting for.

BTW, if your going to delve into creating and Building your own Great House(s), you might want to check out this Thread

Slappy and I have a ton of source material that was written for the "I am Legion" adventure and beyond source material, so keep your eyes peeled.

Have fun and lets see what you brew

Well, the art throughout recent Splicer material in The Rifter has been awesome, but you know that already. The campaign looks good. I won't start with it because it puts a spin on the core material my players won't see the significance of if I don't build up to it. But I will use it to add some setting info about House Artemis and the others, introduce some of the NPCs earlier so there is more of a connection, etc.

I think Splicers is unique enough even today that it could catch the imagination of a new or lapsed audience, but a revised edition and some source books would really help with that. Even if it is just a smaller range such as Dead Reign and Robotech enjoy.

My preference is to prepare quick reference sheets for character creation and play. It is no secret Palladium Books don't have the best laid out books and lack indices, but I'd say about half of the Material for Splicers is spread over a dozen issues of The Rifter too! So this seems a very good idea. At this point, all I've completed are lists and tables for things like O.C.C.s, Skill Programs, Skill & Secondary Skill lists, War Mounts & Gore Hounds, Bio-Tech, Bio-Enhancements, etc. So they are simply lists to help find things.

I have yet to settle on a character sheet style I like, and I want to make a combat rules quick sheet, "combat cards" for Machines and monsters, and eventually an errata sheet too. For the latter of those I think I need to sit and trawl this very forum. Finally, I might cobble together a netbook of these and of the fan material that I like on here... Phew.

Premier wrote:Thank you. The art is part of the Splice equation that I think helps distinguish Splicers from any other setting. I knew where many of the "inspirational sources" came from, but did not want to be bound to them. However, I also didn't want to alienate anyone who enjoys those "inspirational sources" so I made sure to fuse them within some of the art. I still wanted Splicers to begin to have its own look and feel.

Smart idea not to completely dip the players in this campaign if you want them to fully appreciate the upgrades within the campaign. Earlier NPC build up and interaction will certainly make the I am Legion experience even more touching and emotional. As to House Artemis, I have plenty of info on the Great House and the Area of Influence that it resides in if your interested in using it, I can PM you and anyone else interested, simply OM me with your email address and be prepared.

Totally agree. We want to do a re-launch version of the RPG book, similar to Rifts Ultimate Edition. We have been tossing around the title Splicers Evolved Edition. I have revised every War Mount with updated artwork, plus every core O.C.C. so that they are much more provocative to play. Have drafted a ton of bio-weapons and some demos of the bio enhancements. This is also in conjunction with revising most of the machine illustrations that I felt needed some love. We have also discussed a few additions/tweaks for the text to better help and support the setting regarding some of the earlier release concerns (i.e.; Which planet are we on?). As to additional source books, we literally have a several source books already in the pipeline.

(These two titles were submitted about a year ago by Galactus Kid, Guy Ledouche and Krispy.)
Splicers: Blood and Iron - The expansion and a deeper look into the Technojacker O.C.C.
Splicers: Genetic Expressions - A wealthy toy box of New bio-enhancements and weapons.

(The following titles are developed by Slappy and myself.)
Splicers: Legion - Originally written as a sourcebook, you are now experiencing it in its episodic fashion via the Rifters. (completed)
Splicers: Arm's Race - Sort of the aftermath of I am Legion and what the Resistance and
N.E.X.U.S. are doing and producing. (near completion)

Future Splicers sourcebooks that we've also begun work on, (some more than others)

Splicers: The Preserves - Every good RPG should have a quality monsters manual, and man... do we have some critters for Spliceheads. Delves into the Gaia personality more and her cryo zoos. How to Design a new Species, new O.C.C.s and new Bio-Enhancements, new Metabolisms, new N.P.C.s including a rogue Librarian and more.
Splicers: Biotic Rebellion -
Splicers: Dark Depths - With so many great Houses that fled to the oceans, its time to see what Splicer life is like in the big vast bodies of water and islands. Delves deeper into what lurks in these waters and the darks secrets hidden within them. Also reveals what N.E.X.U.S. has designed as amphibious machines and what Gaia is encouraged to release into the waters to stress Splicers.
Splicers: Metal Storm - Every Splicers nightmare, fresh from the assembly lines are new releases of N.E.X.U.S. designs, New weapons, New facilities, and machine objectives plus a new machine personality surfaces to the chagrin of Splicers.
Splicers: Arctic Lands -

I am very intrigued with what you have developed.

Sounds Great and We look forward to seeing what you compile. I am planning on taking posted/submitted character sheets and developing a finished sheet for the O.C.C.s, with some form of artistic identity/outline for the core O.C.C. classifications!

Malleustein wrote:

Premier wrote:Thank you. The art is part of the Splice equation that I think helps distinguish Splicers from any other setting. I knew where many of the "inspirational sources" came from, but did not want to be bound to them. However, I also didn't want to alienate anyone who enjoys those "inspirational sources" so I made sure to fuse them within some of the art. I still wanted Splicers to begin to have its own look and feel.

Smart idea not to completely dip the players in this campaign if you want them to fully appreciate the upgrades within the campaign. Earlier NPC build up and interaction will certainly make the I am Legion experience even more touching and emotional. As to House Artemis, I have plenty of info on the Great House and the Area of Influence that it resides in if your interested in using it, I can PM you and anyone else interested, simply OM me with your email address and be prepared.

Totally agree. We want to do a re-launch version of the RPG book, similar to Rifts Ultimate Edition. We have been tossing around the title Splicers Evolved Edition. I have revised every War Mount with updated artwork, plus every core O.C.C. so that they are much more provocative to play. Have drafted a ton of bio-weapons and some demos of the bio enhancements. This is also in conjunction with revising most of the machine illustrations that I felt needed some love. We have also discussed a few additions/tweaks for the text to better help and support the setting regarding some of the earlier release concerns (i.e.; Which planet are we on?). As to additional source books, we literally have a several source books already in the pipeline.

(These two titles were submitted about a year ago by Galactus Kid, Guy Ledouche and Krispy.)
Splicers: Blood and Iron - The expansion and a deeper look into the Technojacker O.C.C.
Splicers: Genetic Expressions - A wealthy toy box of New bio-enhancements and weapons.

(The following titles are developed by Slappy and myself.)
Splicers: Legion - Originally written as a sourcebook, you are now experiencing it in its episodic fashion via the Rifters. (completed)
Splicers: Arm's Race - Sort of the aftermath of I am Legion and what the Resistance and
N.E.X.U.S. are doing and producing. (near completion)

Future Splicers sourcebooks that we've also begun work on, (some more than others)

Splicers: The Preserves - Every good RPG should have a quality monsters manual, and man... do we have some critters for Spliceheads. Delves into the Gaia personality more and her cryo zoos. How to Design a new Species, new O.C.C.s and new Bio-Enhancements, new Metabolisms, new N.P.C.s including a rogue Librarian and more.
Splicers: Biotic Rebellion -
Splicers: Dark Depths - With so many great Houses that fled to the oceans, its time to see what Splicer life is like in the big vast bodies of water and islands. Delves deeper into what lurks in these waters and the darks secrets hidden within them. Also reveals what N.E.X.U.S. has designed as amphibious machines and what Gaia is encouraged to release into the waters to stress Splicers.
Splicers: Metal Storm - Every Splicers nightmare, fresh from the assembly lines are new releases of N.E.X.U.S. designs, New weapons, New facilities, and machine objectives plus a new machine personality surfaces to the chagrin of Splicers.
Splicers: Arctic Lands -

I am very intrigued with what you have developed.

Sounds Great and We look forward to seeing what you compile. I am planning on taking posted/submitted character sheets and developing a finished sheet for the O.C.C.s, with some form of artistic identity/outline for the core O.C.C. classifications!

Splicers: Evolved sounds like a cool name for a second edition/revision to me! I do think a little more world information would help. I love how weird Splicers is, but at the same time, it isn't the easiest setting to wrap your head around and describe to players.

The supplements sound awesome. I do hope we start to see them. 2017? Year of Splicers? Wasn't there also a Barren Marsh book being talked about at one point too? Biotic Rebellion and Dark Depths both sound good. Biotics are a favourite O.C.C. for me (why merely have a weapon when you can BE the weapon?) and there are few rpgs that put much thought into oceanic/aquatic adventures.

I'd definitely be interested in seeing the Great Houses area of influence and territories. I'm tinkering with what I'm using for my campaign. Not a hurry since we aren't likely to actually get started with Splicers until the New Year, so I certainly wouldn't turn down the chance to see more.

Reference material isn't anything fancy, just some compiled lists really, happy to share them if you want. I've not included the House Shiva or Pandorum, since I'm likely to use them as outsiders and threats. Didn't want to clutter the sheets with stuff I wouldn't let the players have. Splicers has enough to distract them already, hehe.

Malleustein wrote:Biotics rock. I look forward to seeing where they go and what can be done with them. They may not be the most unique aspect of Splicers, but they are definitely a favourite of mine. The low social status and inherent growing madness are interesting too.

Do people complain about power creep? Is that a thing? Surely irrelevant in a setting where new bio-technology is grown to deal with new threats.

Shark_Force wrote:i wouldn't see much need for a house barren marsh book.

as i see it, house barren marsh is a typical house as presented in the core book... or, to phrase it another way... barren marsh is basically the archetypical house used in the core book. we know its population and troop breakdown, we know all the non-civilian OCCs it typically makes use of, we have one of the main NPCs, and basically the book is written from the perspective of that one house. other great houses (especially nearby ones who will both try to emulate their success and be influenced by the dominant culture of the one house that has actually been able to push the machine away, not to mention probable trade agreements) might be similar, but basically the core book is pretty much giving things from the perspective of house barren marsh and other houses like it.

Splicers: Evolved sounds like a cool name for a second edition/revision to me! I do think a little more world information would help. I love how weird Splicers is, but at the same time, it isn't the easiest setting to wrap your head around and describe to players.

Biotic Rebellion and Dark Depths both sound good. Biotics are a favourite O.C.C. for me (why merely have a weapon when you can BE the weapon?)
Glad you like. Both titles have some nice things brewing in them to expound upon the life of Splicers and the setting. Biotics are a favorite of mine as well, but I feel they don't get as much love/attention as they could garner.