tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659635693572402379.post209070747252246296..comments2017-06-30T14:39:43.884-07:00Comments on Gamers Like Us: Rifts(r): Dragon KingsNathan Binghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07176689860022731081noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659635693572402379.post-8981276170934772202013-09-19T20:19:47.161-07:002013-09-19T20:19:47.161-07:00Holy Crap Snacks Jayson! Thats briliant. It could ...Holy Crap Snacks Jayson! Thats briliant. It could be the second apocilipse. That would be a great adventure if it included some globe trotting and rift jumping. Nathan Binghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07176689860022731081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659635693572402379.post-20629952166832510262013-09-19T09:03:54.753-07:002013-09-19T09:03:54.753-07:00Here is some more detail. The Book of Revelation t...Here is some more detail. The Book of Revelation talks about the end of days, yet nothing in Rifts timeline except for Wars and Rumors of Wars have fulfilled these prophesies. Several Rogue Scholars uncover these ancient writings and bring them to Erin Tarn. This creates quite the stir when it is realized that the Seven-Headed Dragon with Ten Horns sitting on many waters may in fact be a literal translation, given the advent of the rifts and the dragons have again returned! What else may these writings predict? What is coming? Can it be prevented?Jaysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01727417965239289577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659635693572402379.post-64368058360876000332013-09-19T08:58:11.450-07:002013-09-19T08:58:11.450-07:00Interesting. I thought you would have played that ...Interesting. I thought you would have played that one race also from Rifts England that can control a small horde of Gigantes.Jaysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01727417965239289577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659635693572402379.post-27585817448473150102013-09-19T08:36:28.155-07:002013-09-19T08:36:28.155-07:00Want to hear more! However, I am thinking about d...Want to hear more! However, I am thinking about doing a Rahu Man Temporal Mage.killervphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03489943926667369292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659635693572402379.post-36315487317063619162013-09-18T17:34:20.355-07:002013-09-18T17:34:20.355-07:00That is a great start AZ_Rune!That is a great start AZ_Rune!Jaysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01727417965239289577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659635693572402379.post-7256305360803067692013-09-18T02:10:12.764-07:002013-09-18T02:10:12.764-07:00Definitely what Overkill said about the gritty fee...Definitely what Overkill said about the gritty feeling and to some degree the dystopia point Craig made.<br /><br />Character Concept:<br /><br />Valdus Aria<br />True-Atlantean Cyber-Knight (RUE) and bard. Collecting the tales of the world the great Prince Onra chose to live on. <br />(A lesser relative that was a traveler and rebelled at convention. Until he saw folks he had known shattered by thugs using magic and technology. He feels ashamed he did nothing to help them afraid he would die. He met a Trimadore Hermetic Knight and found a path to believe in so it would never happen again.)<br /><br />It's rough but it's a start.AZ RUNEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13200833554593424504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659635693572402379.post-72409210923590714472013-09-17T23:36:46.162-07:002013-09-17T23:36:46.162-07:00I am taking this done in my notes. It may be a lot...I am taking this done in my notes. It may be a lot of what we experienced test playing some Nightbane adventures, where the struggles arise from our own inability to control our power. I am putting a strict limit to Alignments to ONLY good. This will be rewarded heavily; and penalized mildly mechanically (-1 to rolls for a few rounds if there is a failed roll to save vs Insanity after a severe violation), but more harshly with NPC interactions (I.e. poor trust issues...which may be countered with higher M.A. attributes...this is in the works).Jaysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01727417965239289577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659635693572402379.post-90651900766828214232013-09-17T22:23:13.179-07:002013-09-17T22:23:13.179-07:00You'll think this aweful of me but I have neve...You'll think this aweful of me but I have never played a real Rifts campaign though I have a ton of books. I would love to play a real Rifts campaign. I have concerns of munch getting into the game. I like the old grind and grunt (looking for resources and feeling vulnerable). If we do Rifts, please GM do not allow a ton of goodies to get in the way. I like the idea of hunting for food and things being bigger then me. I do not want to feel invulnerable. I want problems that would slow down superman; food, fuel, repairs, enemies, etc. If you can give me that, I am in.Nathan Binghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07176689860022731081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659635693572402379.post-24829199753973886202013-09-08T09:29:02.679-07:002013-09-08T09:29:02.679-07:00See, now we're cooking with gas! I like it.See, now we're cooking with gas! I like it.Jaysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01727417965239289577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659635693572402379.post-32500050247166121742013-09-08T06:47:21.640-07:002013-09-08T06:47:21.640-07:00Looked through some today, and at least for now I ...Looked through some today, and at least for now I would consider a Tolkeen Artifact HunterRichard Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09822385570310616029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659635693572402379.post-70242802679274341052013-09-08T06:18:14.415-07:002013-09-08T06:18:14.415-07:00I get that...but there are a lot of characters I&#...I get that...but there are a lot of characters I've made in the past that were intended as RP characters. I chose everything for the RP aspects and who I thought the character would be....and then suddenly they are ridiculous from a munchkin standpoint because of some synergy I overlooked.Richard Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09822385570310616029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659635693572402379.post-2700978202237931292013-09-07T15:44:45.169-07:002013-09-07T15:44:45.169-07:00I am not afraid of munchkinism after resolving in ...I am not afraid of munchkinism after resolving in my mind how to counterbalance it. I will tend to provide a non-munchkin character more influence in the game, though (I.e. contacts, political influence, etc.) Conversely, munchkin character (even if Principled) will attract unwanted attention and animosity, taking influence and control away from them.Jaysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01727417965239289577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659635693572402379.post-78081945019698030902013-09-07T13:52:58.902-07:002013-09-07T13:52:58.902-07:00Too...many...choices.
I like the Heroes/Rifts con...Too...many...choices.<br /><br />I like the Heroes/Rifts conversion rules, and might want to go that route, but there are a lot of things out there and I'd have to give it some serious thought.<br /><br />The main problem I run into is that there are so many inconsistencies in Rifts, even more than Palladium that I find myself accidentally munchkining.<br /><br />Maybe I'll go through with one of my old threats and actually play a janitor :)Richard Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09822385570310616029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659635693572402379.post-11349148022234612472013-09-07T12:52:56.020-07:002013-09-07T12:52:56.020-07:00Those are good points. Bringing in a new threat wo...Those are good points. Bringing in a new threat would simply add to the clutter. But, I want something that does not force our characters to choose a side in the wars that are going on, namely because I don't feel adequate to GM a war campaign and that is where I see it going if the focus is with the Coalition States and Federation of Magic. I also want to use the mythos. but not be bound to it, thus it behooves me to make a story within the story. In order to not limit character selection...since it is so vast...the threat really had to be something big, something full of secrets and intrigue. I felt a dragon rising orginization seeded in Earth's past would work great. <br /><br />So the Dragon Kings story is the draw that unites the group, while the rest of Rifts Mythos serves as the distraction from our core story. Invariably, our party will have to pass through the barrage of crossfire from the on going conflicts to try to attain their own goals.<br /><br />So, Craig if you were to be out voted and this campaign were to be chosen, what character might you play (alignments would definitely be limited to ONLY Good, btw)?Jaysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01727417965239289577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659635693572402379.post-21671891521420695332013-09-07T09:52:13.948-07:002013-09-07T09:52:13.948-07:00I'm sorry to say that this one just leaves me ...I'm sorry to say that this one just leaves me cold. Maybe it's that I just don't get the point, but there just doesn't seem to be anything here for me to really sink my teeth into.<br /><br />To be honest, I never really liked the Rifts IP. It feels...light? There is so much potential for the Rifts world that each additional world book betrays and does not explore.<br /><br />Regardless, I don't think bringing in a new enemy will really fix the issues as they exist. It just underscores them.<br /><br />Well, I do have other problems with the Rifts IP, and that is the dystopian post-apocalyptic feel of the world. I get that there will likely be a dystopia shortly after a apocalypse, especially one of the scope described in the Rifts source. I truly do not personally believe that dystopia can continue.<br /><br />Now, I'm just rambling. Thought I'd share my thoughts :)Richard Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09822385570310616029noreply@blogger.com