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I would want to live on board the ships in the New Navy. True blue Americans that hate monsters. Thats where I would want to be.

Snippersly wrote:As a simple human I would actively seek out the Coalition States aid in protecting my family from the demon hordes and evil monsters of the Rifts. Free Quebec was my second choice. I'd proudly serve in teh CS armed froces for a chance to get into Chi-Town.

As a non-magic non-psionic human...I'd go with CS, NGR, or quebec . If I have enough psionics (maybe i'm a latent pychic, don't know, no powerful leylines around for me to find out) I'd try Republic of Columbia and join the Anti-monster Army.

I'd like to live in Lazlo. One of the few socities more open than others. I find them to be humanties last hope. I don't have to worry about thrown in jail or being shot if I can read and do simple math.

Colorado Baronies. Leave me out of the "conquer the world" and "must destroy my neighbor" scenes. Just let me live my life with some security.





And a MDC Cowboy Hat!

I chose the Republic of Japan. The cities that were teleported away also took with them 1-2 American military bases (It doesn't say yes or no on this, I do know that the Americans aren't just going to pack up and go away until N. Korea is over as a threat, so I'd bet on it that the bases were still there), so I'd like to live there. Lived there once, can live there again. And in Japan, whole bunch of glitter boys, tons of cool robots, not a damn grigleaper in the entire continent. That, and the New Navy keeps a lookout on the nations there, so what better way to kick it with some Americans? I submit to you that there is not.

I chose the kingdom that was built on the ruins of the pre-Rifts city of Dublin (Taramore?) over in Rifts: England. Much of the city has been rebuilt/restored, the standard of living is pretty close to what we have now, and it isn't smack-dab in the middle of a war between humans and mages and/or monsters.

Well, there's also the fact that I'm of partial Irish descent.

Shin Kenshiro wrote:I chose the Republic of Japan. The cities that were teleported away also took with them 1-2 American military bases (It doesn't say yes or no on this, I do know that the Americans aren't just going to pack up and go away until N. Korea is over as a threat, so I'd bet on it that the bases were still there), so I'd like to live there. Lived there once, can live there again. And in Japan, whole bunch of glitter boys, tons of cool robots, not a damn grigleaper in the entire continent. That, and the New Navy keeps a lookout on the nations there, so what better way to kick it with some Americans? I submit to you that there is not.

Ditto...

I'll take the safe, clean, democratic Golden Age cities; well protected with super-tech convinience. Want magic? Stop by the empire next door on vacation. Screw this "living in mud dodging monsters and fascists" stuff...

The Formless One wrote:Right where I am. Vancouver Island.

Sure, there's a creepy fog that covers the entire place, and there are all those lights, no one ever returns, buuuttt..

They never said that anything BAD is in there. Those lights are really disco lights and the fog is from all the dance floors!

White suit disco fever baby!

Welcome to hell.

All I can think of on that one is the Simpsons....

[Disco Stu at his version of heaven....a disco]Frank Sinatra's here in heaven too? Ooooh yeah!
[Frank Sinatra] No kid, this is my hell!

Lazlo, psyscape, and Northern Gun (in that order) are all good ideas. Northern gun has a booming economy (and has for years), not to mention safety due to many mercs with big guns. Talk about somewhere that you dont need to worry about monsters from rifts - its probably the safest place on earth

Uncle Servo wrote:I chose the kingdom that was built on the ruins of the pre-Rifts city of Dublin (Taramore?) over in Rifts: England. Much of the city has been rebuilt/restored, the standard of living is pretty close to what we have now, and it isn't smack-dab in the middle of a war between humans and mages and/or monsters.

Well, there's also the fact that I'm of partial Irish descent.

You chose my favorite city! Well so much for being the only one there



Daniel Stoker

As my favorite place of habitation (Alberta) has become a Dbee infested hellhole (calgary always did suck anyway) I'm thinking NGR, hey a specific, aggressive non human enemy. No moral qualms! Bonus. Or the Megaversal legions. Nice spacefaring humans, like technology, like kicking butt, friends with those who are friendly. tritonia or just about any new navy base would be good, but I'd miss the whole nature thing.

Having lived in Russia, I could handle being in the sovietski, they don't maintain it but the Russians make good hardware.

Another option would be the mutants in orbit, once again the whole blue sky green grass thing is missing, but it seems as though there are less moral dilemmas up there.

As it is I'm kinda stuck in the armpit of America right now, it's not the worst place I could be, but that doesn't make it any more enjoyable because of that. So a post-apocoliptic world doesn't seem like a downgrade from where I'm standing.

Mexico City!! Fresh air, lots of servents, and one hell of a night life baby!!!! Plus the added conveniance of becoming immortal, who can beat that??

I think i'd go with Center (PW) as my choice. Things are too chaotic here on Earth for a simple redneck like me. Why, why not?
Besides, my home is supposed to be infested with faeriefolk and splugorian slave gangs, what better reason do i need to get off planet?

UncreativeNameMaker wrote:If you could choose any place on Rifts Earth to live, where would it be?

Chi-Town is the only place I can think of where you don't have to worry about suddenly exploding when bitten by an MDC mosquito or something if you're out of your EBA for any length of time.

I don't like the CS ideals or politics, but they're the most likely ones to keep me safe from any one of the near infinite sources of sudden and uttter demise that frequent Rifts Earth.

Daniel Stoker wrote:

Uncle Servo wrote:I chose the kingdom that was built on the ruins of the pre-Rifts city of Dublin (Taramore?) over in Rifts: England. Much of the city has been rebuilt/restored, the standard of living is pretty close to what we have now, and it isn't smack-dab in the middle of a war between humans and mages and/or monsters.

Well, there's also the fact that I'm of partial Irish descent.

You chose my favorite city! Well so much for being the only one there



Daniel Stoker

Don't sweat it dude... I hear they got LOTS of room, so you don't have to worry about being downwind of me on chili night at the local pub.

DWK wrote:

"Republic of Japan

From the sourcebook: Accepting of D-Bees (99% of the population), high tech, education is valued (having a dictionnary is not a punishable offense), magic is looked down on, but you aren't killed for it. Psionics are also accepted. Aslo, it isn't in any serious danger (no Ixticix hordes, rampaging CS troopers, rampaging Retribution squads, other side of the world from Atlantis).

Having Giant Robots is a plus."

I change my vote to Republic of Japan. I had forgotten about it. Pretty much for all of the above reasons.

DarkWarriorKarg wrote:Republic of Japan

From the sourcebook: Accepting of D-Bees (99% of the population), high tech, education is valued (having a dictionnary is not a punishable offense), magic is looked down on, but you aren't killed for it. Psionics are also accepted. Aslo, it isn't in any serious danger (no Ixticix hordes, rampaging CS troopers, rampaging Retribution squads, other side of the world from Atlantis).

Having Giant Robots is a plus.

Its been a long time since I looked Japan over, but I seem to recall there was plenty of danger around there.
You have the Lord of the Deep, Horune pirates and the Nautyll, one of the cities went off on their own, the Otomo (or whatever) and I thought the entire northern half of the island was a demon infested playground, and while I don't have the China book, its in spitting distance as well.

Well, if they didn't insist on speaking French, I'd go with Free Quebec because they have a better news service than they do in the CS (I'm a bit of a news junkie). But since I don't speak french, I have to go with the CS. Chi-Town in particular. Why? Though there are a few civil rights I'd miss, (assuming we're talking about me, now, being transplanted into the world of Rifts and not being born there. Which if that were the case I wouldn't know what I was missing rights wise), the access to super-science medical care, super safety behind the walls of their fortress cities, and still having the right to brear arms as John Q Public, that would be the best way to go. Plus I might be able to get a Dog Boy as a pet! Wouldn't that be sweet?

I think that it would depend on who I was and my situation. For example, if I was Psychic I would like to be in Psyscape, but if I was a magic user then I would probably want to be in Dweomer, Lazlo, or the Colorado Baronies. Now, if I was a normal human I could still choose any of those places that I listed but I think that I would probably choose the NGR for its high tech level and cool robots.

I voted NGR, but my second choice would be Dinosaur Swamp. Why? Coz that's where I growed up in the pre-Rifts days.

Reopublic of Japan then Laslo in that order.

hell i have to try to move in with archie and hagan

Forgot that I never answered this thread...

Right where I live now, the suburbs of lazlo.

UncreativeNameMaker wrote:If you could choose any place on Rifts Earth to live, where would it be?

Any of the BIG cities where some portion of normalcy is possible.

I chose other. I would want to be living in the cities held by the New Navy and serve in the military. The last remaining vestige of the American Empire.

I'd pick Lazlo . . . at least I'd pick my version of Lazlo, as we really have only the vaguest of ideas about that city.

any human accepting NON-Tolkeen...

Lazzlo...Since I could learn magic...!

Rebublic of Japan, other places are too big of a cluster f&^%. I'd go live in the city or go join the monks and learn to fight.

The great north west Oregon, northern calli, I could build a good life the those forests. or Camelot the core might be rotten but at least my years of training wouldn't go to waste.

Sureshot wrote:I'd like to live in Lazlo. One of the few socities more open than others. I find them to be humanties last hope. I don't have to worry about thrown in jail or being shot if I can read and do simple math.

Lazlo, hands down.

Dweomer second....unless I was selected for that cool 5X Lifespan LordMagus thing.......

Lazlo, of course. I'm already there, and I hate moving, you see...

I'd go for a nice hamlet nearer the centre of the NGR - clean, relatively liberal, good quality of life and protection in the form of perhaps the mightiest human nation on Earth.

...where's my brockwerst?

I'd chose Psyscape!
Why?
Because I've wanted to be a Psionic Character for a while now, and the only problem I have is; Do I want to be a Mind Melter or an Astral Lord...
Either way, I'd love to be able to live in the Astral Jewel of Cities, Psyscape!
If I were a Mind Melter, I'd be very comfortable there, with the justice of a truely good society to contribute too, and little worry about Evil attackers in my bedroom.
If I were an Astral Lord (A Nightbane P.C.C.), I'd even give a bit of my Power to the City, and so help it and my fellows. Still, I'd eventually create my own little Astral World, and live there between adventures.

Solothurn wrote:Where are all the pro CS people votes? There is more than twice as many for Lazlo alone! Thats wierd.

Gotta consider who you're asking. A fair number of people may like the CS in the abstract, but gamers as a group read a lot. Even though it would be the safest place to be, the idea of not being able to read whatever you want doesn't sit well with many people.


Besides, lazlo has hot D-bee chicks.

Solothurn wrote:

Kalinda wrote:

Solothurn wrote:Where are all the pro CS people votes? There is more than twice as many for Lazlo alone! Thats wierd.

Gotta consider who you're asking. A fair number of people may like the CS in the abstract, but gamers as a group read a lot. Even though it would be the safest place to be, the idea of not being able to read whatever you want doesn't sit well with many people.


Besides, lazlo has hot D-bee chicks.

What are you talking about?

OK, I'll try again. You asked why there were more votes for Lazlo then the CS given the number of people on the boards who like the CS. I was trying to point out that there may be many posters who like the CS in the game, but would not enjoy living there themselves.

It's one thing to play characters in an RPG who don't read and have very little personal freedom, it's another thing entirely to contemplate giving up the freedoms we enjoy in RL to live under a totalitarian regime that tells you what to think and do all your life.

psionicninja2000 wrote:

Kalinda wrote:Besides, lazlo has hot D-bee chicks.

You ARE referring to the Elven women right?

Mayybe...

psionicninja2000 wrote:

Kalinda wrote:

psionicninja2000 wrote:

Kalinda wrote:Besides, lazlo has hot D-bee chicks.

You ARE referring to the Elven women right?

Mayybe...

Not trying to bust on you, if I knew about Lazlo (I think I saw it mentioned in Rifts: Canada, but I was more concerned with looking up the Tundra Rangers at the time,) it would be my second choice, but I would still have a strong case for MercTown where you pretty much have the same freedom to read, learn, and do whatever you darn well pleased in addition to having a steady supply of work in the profitable merc trade.
And hey, MercTown is fairly cosmopolation too... (AKA, more hot D-Bee chicks!)

What Kalinda said about being in the CS if you actually had to live there yourself making it a distasteful place to be was spot on.

But I also like your MercTown, psionicninja, as a "surrogate" Lazlo.


It's all about the freedom.

Anyone else besides me realize that if you ended up in the Coalition States, a creation of Rifts, that you wouldn't be allowed to read Rifts????

psionicninja2000 wrote:

Kalinda wrote:

psionicninja2000 wrote:

Kalinda wrote:Besides, lazlo has hot D-bee chicks.

You ARE referring to the Elven women right?

Mayybe...

Not trying to bust on you, if I knew about Lazlo (I think I saw it mentioned in Rifts: Canada, but I was more concerned with looking up the Tundra Rangers at the time,) it would be my second choice, but I would still have a strong case for MercTown where you pretty much have the same freedom to read, learn, and do whatever you darn well pleased in addition to having a steady supply of work in the profitable merc trade.
And hey, MercTown is fairly cosmopolation too... (AKA, more hot D-Bee chicks!)

Merc town is good too, though it's economy is somewhat vulnerable, being almost wholly dependent on the mercenary trade. If the work dries up for the mercs, so does the town's revenue.(not a problem in the short term, but you never know what the future will bring.)

Solothurn wrote:
Don't forget that Psyscape is tainted/countered(for balance reasons) by the influence of Nxlya. Or was it someone else? Anyway. Not 100% safety.

I know it isn't 100% safe, but so what? NO place is really 100% safe, and I would gladly take my chances to open my 3rd eye, and be a Mind Melter or an Astral Lord. It's well worth the risk to me.

As to a second choice; I'd chose The New Empire of Japan(Let's face it, Anime Mecha as a reality, and some really cute ladies....*sigh*) or the old standby: Lazlo(Very accepting of others, I might still learn to become a Mind Melter or a Magician of some sort, and D-Bee hotties...*sigh*)

Yes, I know, my wife would *KILL* me if she read this post, but I'll just take that chance and, at worst, have to learn bio-regeneration real quick...

Dead Boy wrote:Well, if they didn't insist on speaking French, I'd go with Free Quebec because they have a better news service than they do in the CS (I'm a bit of a news junkie). But since I don't speak french, I have to go with the CS. Chi-Town in particular. Why? Though there are a few civil rights I'd miss, (assuming we're talking about me, now, being transplanted into the world of Rifts and not being born there. Which if that were the case I wouldn't know what I was missing rights wise), the access to super-science medical care, super safety behind the walls of their fortress cities, and still having the right to brear arms as John Q Public, that would be the best way to go. Plus I might be able to get a Dog Boy as a pet! Wouldn't that be sweet?

Um, CS citizens dont have the right to arm themselves. That would be a threat to Proseks power.

I always wanted to be an Ogre Maxi man or Dragon from Atlantis

arissa65 wrote:Can you own a gun in Lazlo?

For that matter, can you smoke, eat meat or watch porn?

I find it quite likely that you can own a gun in Lazlo. Now, I doubt you can carry MD weapons around in the city proper, but that's another matter.

As for smoking and eating meat, they're undoubtedly legal, as well.

As for the other element, I'll avoid discussing it on a board that minors can monitor.

arissa65 wrote:Can you own a gun in Lazlo?

For that matter, can you smoke, eat meat or watch porn?

Lazlo strikes me as one of theose places (like in Demolition Man) where bad things are outlawed for the god of the collective.

There is almost definitely a restriction on behaviour for Supernatural Evil Creatures with natural (instinctive) Appetites for Destruction and Mayhem...........

But I can't think of anything else in particular that Lazlo would make restrictive laws against.........

cornholioprime wrote:

arissa65 wrote:Can you own a gun in Lazlo?

For that matter, can you smoke, eat meat or watch porn?

Lazlo strikes me as one of theose places (like in Demolition Man) where bad things are outlawed for the god of the collective.

There is almost definitely a restriction on behaviour for Supernatural Evil Creatures with natural (instinctive) Appetites for Destruction and Mayhem...........

But I can't think of anything else in particular that Lazlo would make restrictive laws against.........

Agreed, Lazlo strikes me as a pretty free society.

Kalinda wrote:

cornholioprime wrote:

arissa65 wrote:Can you own a gun in Lazlo?

For that matter, can you smoke, eat meat or watch porn?

Lazlo strikes me as one of theose places (like in Demolition Man) where bad things are outlawed for the god of the collective.

There is almost definitely a restriction on behaviour for Supernatural Evil Creatures with natural (instinctive) Appetites for Destruction and Mayhem...........

But I can't think of anything else in particular that Lazlo would make restrictive laws against.........

Agreed, Lazlo strikes me as a pretty free society.

There is canon evidence to suggest that yes, citizens of Lazlo own MD weapons. The "army" of Lazlo is in fact a militia of all volunteer citizens. Thus, being civilians that come together when danger threatens, they would almost certainly have their own weapons. Much like the early militias of the American colonies.

I also CHoose Japan, I mean, Where else could I get unlimited access to more anime, Hentai, and Giant robots?

Gomen_Nagai wrote:I also CHoose Japan, I mean, Where else could I get unlimited access to more anime, Hentai, and Giant robots?

I myself am going to a Anime convention in Las Vegas at the end of the month. Granted I will have to make a 1000+ mile round trip but hey, it's anime!

Toc Rat wrote:

Gomen_Nagai wrote:I also CHoose Japan, I mean, Where else could I get unlimited access to more anime, Hentai, and Giant robots?

I myself am going to a Anime convention in Las Vegas at the end of the month. Granted I will have to make a 1000+ mile round trip but hey, it's anime!

Lucky Bastage!!!!!!

cornholioprime wrote:

Toc Rat wrote:

Gomen_Nagai wrote:I also CHoose Japan, I mean, Where else could I get unlimited access to more anime, Hentai, and Giant robots?

I myself am going to a Anime convention in Las Vegas at the end of the month. Granted I will have to make a 1000+ mile round trip but hey, it's anime!

Lucky Bastage!!!!!!

LOL,if you think that is cool check this out. As a activated and deployed soldier of the NV National Guard, I have just recieved a letter making me exempt from state sales tax! Oh yes, there will be much buying of Anime

I'd stay right where I am and carve me out a nice little kingdom here in Sydney I got's plenty o badass stuff to make sure I keep it too.