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Difference Between RIFTS, PFRPG, Robotech, and BTS Characters |
By: Khaine <rtcodj@idt.net>
The difference between RIFTS, PFRPG, Robotech, and BTS characters:
When confronted with an obviously evil villain, the characters will...
PFRPG: Draw their swords, shout the battle-cry of their chosen god, and spur their horses into battle.
RIFTS: Sit down with the villain, have a cup of tea, and ask whether he needs any help with his villainy.
Robotech: Fire more missiles than could POSSIBLY, physically, fit on that mech.
BTS: Flee the scene, the villain is obviously too powerful to defeat.
When confronted with a noble (cyber-)knight, the characters will:
PFRPG: Talk, find out whether there any evils that need slaying, and generally compliment one another.
RIFTS: Draw their guns, shout the battle-cry of their chosen dark god, and spur their hover-cycles into battle.
Robotech: Make fun of him, and probobly step on him by accident.
BTS: Flee the scene, as its obviously a trick; the knight is possessed or something.
When first going into a small town, the characters will:
PFRPG: Inquire if the town has any problems that need solving, and could spare them a few meals in exchange.
RIFTS: Extortion, Strong-arming, out and out robbery...it depends whether their in a good mood or not.
Robotech: 1) Inquire whether the town has any protoculture or missiles, as both are always in short supply (and are seemingly interchangeable) and 2) An invid trap! Fire missiles!
BTS: Carefully look around for the (pick one) *horrible demon, evil witch, sorcerer, dark secret, basement full of bodies, long lost artifact, or other*. Once they find it, they will flee the scene.
When confronted with a sleazy guy named "Slick" who claims to have a job for them, the characters will:
PFRPG: Cheerfully walk along, going whereever Slick wants them to, anxious to right wrongs and fight evil.
RIFTS: Carefully walk along, following Slick, anxious to right wrongs (i.e. credits not belonging to them) and fight evil (i.e. someone crappy with good stuff to grab)
Robotech: Never trust a man named "Slick."
BTS: Go with Slick, but make a such a fuss over object reading and investigating every little thing they come across that he eventually leaves them in disgust. Once he is safely out of sight, they flee the scene.
When "Slick" decides the sell them into slavery, the characters will:
PFRPG: Be outraged, and begin planning how to escape and bring the slavers to the proper authorities.
RIFTS: Whip out huge weapons and lay waste to a six mile radius.
Robotech: Would not have gone with Slick, and even if they did, its kinda hard to sell a fifty foot mech into slavery.
BTS: The characters are so wimpy that the slavers find no possible use for them, and they succesfully flee the scene.
After obtaining an artifact of unbelievable power, the characters will:
PFRPG: Return it to the temple of a noble deity.
RIFTS: Get into a fight over who gets to keep it.
Robotech: "What's this? An human-sized axe, with runes or something? Piece of junk..." *Throws over shoulder*
BTS: Slowly go for the door, watching the artifact for sudden moves. Once at the door, they flee the scene.
After the artifact of incredible power turns out to be cursed, the characters will:
PFRPG: Take the artifact all the way to Mount Dread, and throw it in the pool of molten cheese, destroying it utterly.
RIFTS: 1) "Ah well, what can you do..." *Goes on slaying foes and gradually becoming evil. Once fully converted into a demon, procedes to destroy evil demon lord and conquer Megaverse.* or 2) Pawn it.
Robotech: "Curse?" *Looks around* "I don't belive in curses..." *Crushes the artifact as he walks on.*
BTS: "What else is new?" *Flees the scene.*
When confronted by an enemy with superior numbers or firepower, the characters will:
PFRPG: Prepare a clever plan to outwit the enemy, and defeat them in an epic battle.
RIFTS: It's all about fusion blocks...
Robotech: "This is Sergeant Johnson, I need an orbital bombardment at coordinates..."
BTS: Flee as fast as humanly possible. (Then again, the average child with a yoyo has outclasses most BTS parties.)
When confronted with an enemy force much, much more powerful than they, the characters will:
PFRPG: Charge in and sell their lives dearly, hoping the bards will include them in their epics.
RIFTS: Not applicable. Their is no force more powerful than the average RIFTS character. (Assuming there was, the RIFTS PCs would just open a dimensional RIFTS and abandon the world to its fate.)
Robotech: Turn on the full-shield system!
BTS: Flee faster than humanly possible. (Of course, it doesn't take much to threaten the BTS party this badly. BTS parties have been wiped out by rogue air currents.)