Gamma Rifts
Do you remember my epiphany, from a couple weeks ago? I realized that it wouldn't be that hard to jigger the new Gamma World to run Rifts. Or, well, I realized that it was possible, and was hoping it wouldn't be that hard. I've been tinkering with it on and off since then. So far, I have come up with the basic origins.
I actually posted the stuff over at my other blog, for various reasons, mostly having to do with formatting. So, you can go see them by following the links:
Origins with the Tech type.
Origins with the Skill type.
Origins with the Psionic type.
Origins with the Magic type.
I'm still not 100% sure what the types actually do. Obviously, they are equivalents to the Bio/Psi/Dark types in GW. And the breakdown makes more sense in Rifts. But, I still want to use the GW cards. Which won't line up right. I'm not sure what I'm going to do about that yet.
Oh, and I know that the numbers go 1-5 in each type. I couldn't be fussed to look up the HTML tag to tell the list to start with a higher number in each post. But, they should be numbered 1-20, so you can do random origins just like in GW.
You might have noticed a couple things. First, there is no equivalent to "Engineered Human." Second, I said "basic origins" up above. There are a lot of character options in Rifts that are just more powerful. But are also really cool. I figured I could make twenty of those, and call them "advanced origins." If you roll (or pick) a given basic origin twice, you instead get the related advanced origin. So, a double telekinetic is instead a cyber-knight. A double necromancer is a vampire. That sort of thing. I'm still working on the advanced origins.
I only went through and created each of the origins at 1st level for now. I'd still need to create the critical effects and whatnot. But, I wanted to see if this worked as a "proof of concept" before I went crazy.
I've been wracking my brains, and I cannot come up with a novice power for the Operator. This is a guy who is a mechanic. That's his schtick. So, think about the guys from Junkyard Wars, or American Chopper, or even Mythbusters. For a more extreme example, what would Tony Stark do without the Iron Man armor? Outside of combat, he's super handy. And his Upgrade! ability is really nice. But, I cannot figure out what his combat trick would be. Any ideas?
There are a couple of bits I've added to the system. There will be a mechanic for doing magic rituals. I have no idea what that mechanic is, yet, but you will the Ritualist ability to tap into it.
Power armor and mecha are really important in Rifts. So, I have a couple basic origins and a couple advanced origins that use it. While at first glance, these look like they give a lot, they really don't. Keep in mind that every character in GW gets to pick up armor and a weapon for free. The biggest advantage you get from power armor is tying your energy weapon into the internal power supply, giving you a gun with unlimited ammo.
Any thoughts or reactions out there? Specifically, any thoughts on whether this would reflect the world of Rifts adequately?
I actually posted the stuff over at my other blog, for various reasons, mostly having to do with formatting. So, you can go see them by following the links:
Origins with the Tech type.
Origins with the Skill type.
Origins with the Psionic type.
Origins with the Magic type.
I'm still not 100% sure what the types actually do. Obviously, they are equivalents to the Bio/Psi/Dark types in GW. And the breakdown makes more sense in Rifts. But, I still want to use the GW cards. Which won't line up right. I'm not sure what I'm going to do about that yet.
Oh, and I know that the numbers go 1-5 in each type. I couldn't be fussed to look up the HTML tag to tell the list to start with a higher number in each post. But, they should be numbered 1-20, so you can do random origins just like in GW.
You might have noticed a couple things. First, there is no equivalent to "Engineered Human." Second, I said "basic origins" up above. There are a lot of character options in Rifts that are just more powerful. But are also really cool. I figured I could make twenty of those, and call them "advanced origins." If you roll (or pick) a given basic origin twice, you instead get the related advanced origin. So, a double telekinetic is instead a cyber-knight. A double necromancer is a vampire. That sort of thing. I'm still working on the advanced origins.
I only went through and created each of the origins at 1st level for now. I'd still need to create the critical effects and whatnot. But, I wanted to see if this worked as a "proof of concept" before I went crazy.
I've been wracking my brains, and I cannot come up with a novice power for the Operator. This is a guy who is a mechanic. That's his schtick. So, think about the guys from Junkyard Wars, or American Chopper, or even Mythbusters. For a more extreme example, what would Tony Stark do without the Iron Man armor? Outside of combat, he's super handy. And his Upgrade! ability is really nice. But, I cannot figure out what his combat trick would be. Any ideas?
There are a couple of bits I've added to the system. There will be a mechanic for doing magic rituals. I have no idea what that mechanic is, yet, but you will the Ritualist ability to tap into it.
Power armor and mecha are really important in Rifts. So, I have a couple basic origins and a couple advanced origins that use it. While at first glance, these look like they give a lot, they really don't. Keep in mind that every character in GW gets to pick up armor and a weapon for free. The biggest advantage you get from power armor is tying your energy weapon into the internal power supply, giving you a gun with unlimited ammo.
Any thoughts or reactions out there? Specifically, any thoughts on whether this would reflect the world of Rifts adequately?