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IC: Rifts.

Posted by Knight_Vassal
Knight_Vassal
member, 523 posts
Fri 9 Oct 2020
at 14:39
  • msg #1

IC: Rifts

 Would anyone be interested in either the Tolkeen Campaign (Basically the Coalition War Series) or an Atlantean centric campaign? The Atlantean centric one would deal with the Sunaj, either taking back Atlantis or not, possibly some other Atlantean secrets.
Hendell
member, 258 posts
Fri 9 Oct 2020
at 15:36
  • msg #2

IC: Rifts

Both have good potential, do you expect to use the old Palladium system, or the new Savage Worlds Adventures one?
Knight_Vassal
member, 524 posts
Fri 9 Oct 2020
at 16:25
  • msg #3

IC: Rifts

In reply to Hendell (msg # 2):

Prefer Palladium imo
MrSerious
member, 26 posts
Sat 10 Oct 2020
at 00:37
  • msg #4

IC: Rifts

In reply to Knight_Vassal (msg # 3):

I didnt even know you could play Rifts with another system XD. My grey hairs are showing ;). But the Tolkein Wars sounds fun.
Knight_Vassal
member, 525 posts
Sat 10 Oct 2020
at 02:15
  • msg #5

IC: Rifts

In reply to MrSerious (msg # 4):

Yeah a few of the non-D&D systems have conversions available for Pinnacle's Savage Worlds. I am completely unfamiliar with that rules set so that's why I wouldn't use it.
Hendell
member, 259 posts
Sat 10 Oct 2020
at 02:22
  • msg #6

IC: Rifts

It is wildly different, and not in all ways better, but it also has some adjustments to the setting that Palladium books was part of making.  Not a big improvement for text games, both are a touch clunky but it takes a slightly different direction so knowing which one is going to be used matters.
Korentin_Black
member, 564 posts
I remember when all
this was just fields...
Sun 11 Oct 2020
at 09:50
  • msg #7

IC: Rifts


 One of its main virtues is that all the splat stuff for it only runs to a half-dozen books and they all seem to have been written by people who actually read the other ones. Also, there aren't any 'Kevin Siembada Says' lectures in them.

 On the other hand, there are some very slightly janky results from how the system is put together (in Rifts? Surely not!) but a lot less than there used to be.
MrSerious
member, 27 posts
Mon 12 Oct 2020
at 11:36
  • msg #8

IC: Rifts


I'd be up for Rifts using the traditional Palladium system, but thats about it.
Hendell
member, 260 posts
Mon 12 Oct 2020
at 15:15
  • msg #9

IC: Rifts

The newer system is obviously smaller, but that is also its main disadvantage, it doesn't have a lot of setting update outside the north east US area and while it has an extremely robust translation method you do have to translate much of the material from one to the other in order to enjoy the full depth of the setting.
Knight_Vassal
member, 526 posts
Mon 12 Oct 2020
at 15:31
  • msg #10

IC: Rifts

 More to point I don't know the system. So Savage Worlds is a moot point. That being said even with the best conversion in the world that takes time. Far more time than I plan on devoting to that aspect of the game at this time. So if you want Savage Rifts this isn't the place to find it. I'm sorry if that comes across harsh but it is what it is. Moving on.
Rockwolf66
member, 63 posts
Tue 13 Oct 2020
at 01:50
  • msg #11

IC: Rifts

So what are you thinking?

Tolkeen or Atlantians?
Knight_Vassal
member, 527 posts
Tue 13 Oct 2020
at 16:19
  • msg #12

IC: Rifts

In reply to Rockwolf66 (msg # 11):

It could go either way for me. That's why I asking what players would prefer. Me personally I like the plot line I'm building in my head for the Atlantis plot. But Tolkeen is less work. In addition to the like 12 known Clans I'm building at least three more.
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