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Advanced Gaming Rules

Attribute Rules:
- Attribute Bonus Dice: how to fairly and realistically use attribute bonus dice
- Low Attributes: rules for determining the penalties for low attributes
- High Attributes: rules for determining the bonuses gained from high attributes
Burst Rules:
- Increased-Damage Bursts: alternate burst rules that base the amount of damage on the number of shots fired
- Increased-Shot Bursts: alternate rules where weapon bursts take the same number of shots regardless of the clip size
- Kitsune's Modified Burst Rules: advanced burst rules for semiautomatic weapons, automatic weapons, machineguns, and special burst techniques
Supplemental Character Class Rules:
- Changing O.C.C.s: clearly explained rules for changing a character's Occupational Character Class
- Top notch RIFTS Character Sheets (or Character Record Sheets)!
- Credits: what they really are, and how money works on RIFTS earth
- Luck: add Luck into your RIFTS game
- Pain Rules: great rules for realistically handling pain
- Perception Attribute: rules for character's innate Danger Sense and Initiative Modifiers
Advanced Combat System Rules:
- Armour Penetration: for use when determining what happens when damage penetrates a characters' armour
- Attacks per Melee: the real answer on just how many attack per melee characters get
- Damage Soak: rules for determining how much damage armour can negate
- Horror Factor Rules: advanced rules for 'learning' from Horror Factor successes and failures
- Impact Damage Rules: realistic rules for figuring out how much S.D.C. damage characters take inside armour
- Advanced Initiative System: a vastly superior and much faster way of running combat
- Advanced Ranged Combat Rules: fantastic new ranged combat rules that make combat much more realistic in RIFTS or any other Palladium game!
Knockdown Rules:
- Knockdown: Simple: fast and simple rules for determining knockdown, as based on a character's size
- Knockdown: Advanced: highly realistic rules for determining knockdown, as based on the amount and type of damage done, as well as the target's size
- Knockdown for Weapons: rules for determining when weapons have been knocked out of a character's hands
Martial Arts Rules:
- Expanded Martial Arts Hand Strikes: rules for realistically determining how much damage is done by Normal, Extraordinary, Superhuman, and Supernaturally strong martial artists using hand attacks
- Expanded Martial Arts Kick Attacks: rules for realistically determining how much damage is done by Normal, Extraordinary, Superhuman, and Supernaturally strong martial artists using foot attacks
- Expanded Martial Arts Miscellaneous Attacks: rules for realistically determining how much damage is done by Normal, Extraordinary, Superhuman, and Supernaturally strong martial artists using miscellaneous attacks
- Supernatural P.S. for Martial Arts: advanced rules for determining the amount of damage done by supernaturally strong martial artist
Parry Rules:
- Parrying Area-Effect Weapons: rules for parrying rail-guns, missiles, explosions, and other area-effect weapons
- Parrying Energy Weapon Bursts: rules for parrying weapon bursts
Physical Strength Rules:
- Extraordinary P.S.: rules for determining how much damage is done by Heroes Unlimited characters with the Extraordinary Physical Strength super power
- Superhuman P.S.: rules for determining how much damage is done by Heroes Unlimited characters with the Superhuman Strength super power
- Supernatural P.S. for Martial Arts: advanced rules for determining the amount of damage done by supernaturally strong martial artist
Vehicle Rules:
- Collision, Impact, and Critical Hits: rules for determining collisions, impacts, and critical hits for Power Armour and Robot Vehicles
- Critical Hit Rules for Mecha: rules for critical hits on Powered Armour and Robot Vehicles
- Starship Rules: a fantastic set of rules for making RIFTS, Phase World, Robotech, and Macross starships consistent and much more realistic
- TMF: how to use Transient Movement Factor in RIFTS, Robotech, and Macross II games
Weapon Rules:
- Knockdown for Weapons: rules for determining when weapons have been knocked out of a character's hands
- Advanced Missile Rules: a fantastic set of rules for making Phase World missiles much more dramatic and realistic
- Nuclear Weapon Explosions: in-depth, super-realistic rules for determining the effects of nuclear weapons in a gaming environment
- Sounds Produced by Energy Weapons: the very realistic answer to what sounds do energy weapons make
- Modified Triax DU and U-Round Rules: enhanced rules to reflect the truly toxic nature of these weapons

Answers to Common Questions, Official Erratas, & Press Releases

Press Releases:
- Palladium Books' Current Press Release
- Past Press Releases from Palladium Books
Official Erratas:
- Beyond the Supernatural RPG:
  - The Beyond the Supernatural rulebook
- Heroes Unlimited RPG:
  - The Heroes Unlimited, 2^nd Edition rulebook
- Nightbane RPG:
  - The Nightbane rulebook
  - World Book Two: Nightlands
- Palladium Fantasy Role Playing Game:
  - The Palladium Fantasy RPG, 2^nd Edition rulebook
  - Book Three: Adventures on the High Seas, second edition
  - Book Seven: Yin-Sloth Jungles
- The Rifter:
  - Rifter #3
- RIFTS RPG:
  - The Main RIFTS Book
  - The first Conversion Book
  - Conversion Book Two: Pantheons of the Megaverse
  - Sourcebook Four: Coalition Navy
  - Dimension Book Two: Phase World
  - Dimension Book Three: Phase World Sourcebook
  - World Book Three: England
  - World Book Four: Africa
  - World Book Six: South America 1
  - World Book Seven: Underseas
  - World Book Eight: Japan
  - World Book Nine: South America 2
  - World Book Eleven: Coalition War Campaign
  - World Book Twelve: Psyscape
  - World Book Seventeen: Warlords of Russia
Answers to Common Questions:
- Can Amplified Hearing be Used with Vehicles?
- How does the Apok's Healing and M.D.C. work in relation to the Demon Mask?
- What are the Auto-G's mentioned in the Main RIFTS Book?
- What are a Borg's Attributes?
- Is the carpet in Carpet of Adhesion Indestructible?
- What is the Chi Attribute on the Rifts Sourcebook 1 character sheets?
- How do Dodge and Automatic Dodge work?
- Do Dodge and Automatic Dodge use the Same Bonuses?
- What penalties are there for Dodging Ranged Weapons?
- Are there Levels Advancements for Dragons?
- What are the rules for Dual O.C.C.'s?
- How much time is required to Recharge E-Clips?
- Are E-Clip Sizes Standardized?
- How Loud are Energy Weapons?
- Can mages/psychics Shoot Through Energy Fields?
- Can Faerie's Gain Levels of experience?
- How do magic and psionic Healing Powers Work on M.D.C. Beings?
- How does Invisibility work?
- How far can characters Leap?
- Do Ley Lines have a Physical Component?
- How quickly do M.D.C. Creatures Heal?
- What happens to a Nightbane's Bonus S.D.C./H.P. when they switch from morphus to facade?
- How much P.P.E. can be Absorbed from Ley Lines?
- How do Magic Scrolls work?
- What happens when Phase Weapons are used on Borgs?
- What does Rate of Fire: Standard mean?
- Who can Resist Soul Drinking?
- What does Supernatural Endurance mean?
- Are Supernatural Creatures' Physical Attacks Magical Damage?
- Are Vampires Damaged by Thermonuclear Weapons?
Others:
- Palladium Books Internet Policy

Body Armour and Force Fields

Body Armour
- Human-Sized Body Armour
  - Dog Pack DPM: Psi-Hound light riot armour, described but never really listed in the main RIFTS book
  - Medium Fury Beetle: medium plate Fury Beetle armour, described but never really listed in the main RIFTS book
  - Heavy Fury Beetle: heavy plate Fury Beetle armour, described but never really listed in the main RIFTS book
  - NE-C16: light camouflage armour, a new type of armour in the RIFTS Earth and Phase World dimensions
  - Samurai: Samurai environmental armour, a new kind of body armour
  - Valkyrie: Valkyrie plate armour, a new style of armour
- Giant-Sized Body Armour
  - Crusader (Giant): giant sized Crusader environmental armour
  - Medium Fury Beetle (Giant): giant sized medium plate Fury Beetle armour
  - Heavy Fury Beetle (Giant): giant sized heavy plate Fury Beetle armour
  - Gladiator (Giant): giant sized Gladiator environmental armour
  - Huntsman (Giant): giant sized Huntsman plate and padded armour
  - Plastic Man (Giant): giant sized Plastic Man environmental armour
  - Samurai: giant sized Samurai environmental armour
  - Valkyrie (Giant): giant sized Valkyrie plate armour
Force Fields
- Naruni Force Fields: an expanded description without all the inconsistencies in the various books RIFTS

Campaign Material

Hook, Line, & Sinker Adventures
- The Ghosts of Gettysburg
Rumours Heard by RIFTS Characters in Ciudad Juarez (organized by alignment and O.C.C./R.C.C.)
Maps Showing the Children of Doom's Network of Caves
- The enhanced Children of Doom cult
- CoD Battle Site (above ground)
- CoD Sub-Level 1
- CoD Sub-Level 2
- CoD Sub-Level 3
- CoD Sub-Level 4
- CoD Sub-Level 5

The Complete Catalogue of RIFTS Books

Equipment and Supplies

Equipment
- Weapon Scopes: the perfect add-on for any weapon
Supplies
- Mega-Peppers: for transforming M.D.C. flesh into eatable S.D.C. meat!
Phase World Equipment:
- Handheld Equipment:
  - Gravitic Scanner: for detecting almost anything
- Wearable Equipment:
  - Enhanced Contact Lenses: for a variety of optical enhancements
  - Hearing Enhancement Plugs: for a variety of hearing improvements

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Gaming Humour

General Humour:
- Adages for RIFTS Players
- The Difference between RIFTS, PFRPG, Robotech, and BTS characters
- The Gaming Purity Test (take it if you dare!)
- The most common Last Words of RIFTS players (and their characters)
- The ever popular Murphy's Laws of Combat
- A RIFTS Edition of Real Men, Real Role-players, Loonies, and Munchkins
- A nostalgic Remember When... for RIFTS
- Inspired by Jeff Foxworthy, You might be a gamer if...
- A list of the symptoms for when You know you have played RIFTS too much when...
Humourous R.C.C.'s:
- The oft requested Game Master R.C.C.
- The Rules Lawyer R.C.C.
- Just in time for Thanksgiving, the Turkey Commando R.C.C.

Noteworthy Links & Web Rings

Links to other RIFTS and Palladium Web Pages across the world.
On-line Sellers of the many products of Palladium Books, Inc.
Information on the Palladium Mailing List (also known as the PML).
Directory of Web Rings that this site is a member of

Magic

New Magic Rules
- Enchantment: a rediscovered form of magic that specializes in enchanting mundane objects
- Magic Disruption Rules: advanced rules for determining the chance of a magic spell being interrupted when the casting mage is attacked
- Curt's Diabolist/Ward Magic Rules
Magic Weapons
- Arafel the Pure, a cursed Greater Holy weapon.
- Dastari the Withering, a really cursed Greatest Rune Mace
- Edwina the Slayer, a Rune Sword/Knife
- Enrither the Fury, a Greatest Rune Sword, and the original Sword of Atlantis
- Hephaestus the Honourable, a cursed Greater Rune Katana
- Nemish, a Greatest Rune Bow
- Odrade the Goodslayer, a Greater Dark Holy weapon
- Rashedi the Vile, a cursed Greater Rune Sword
- Scepter of the Necromancer, a corrupted Millennium Tree staff of great power
- T'Chakta the Dragon Slayer, a Pogtal Giant Holy weapon
- Tractator the Terrible, a slightly cursed Rune Scimitar
- Vargus the Assassin, a cursed Rune Assassin's Blade
New Magic Spells
- Create Golem Armor, a level 15 ritual
- Create Life Form, a ritual Spell of Legend
- Curse of the Untimely Demise, a level 14 ritual
- Fire Fly, a level 4 spell
- Food and Food Related Spells:
  - Cornucopia, a level 4 spell
  - Create Milk and Honey, a level 5 spell
  - Create Porridge, a level 1 spell
  - Thaumaturgic Cooking, a level 4 spell and ritual
- Machinebane, a level 9 spell
- Maelstrom, a ritual Spell of Legend
- Mystic Zanshin, a level 5 spell and ritual
- Restore Limb, a level 14 ritual
New Magic Tattoos
- Magic Weapon Tattoos
  - Weapon Covered in Blue Flame (double damage to supernatural creatures)
  - Weapon in a Pentagram (speed weapon)
  - Weapon Radiating Black Lightning (assassin's weapon)
  - Weapon with a Halo of Darkness (double damage to good alignments)
  - Weapon with a Halo of Light (double damage to evil alignments)
- Power Tattoos
  - Brain with a Blue Aura (kinetic powers)
  - Brain with Lightning Bolts (telekinetic powers)
  - Broken Sine Wave (communication and sensor jamming)
  - Small Circle with Mystic Symbols (simple circle of protection)
  - Large Circle with Many Mystic Symbols (greater circle of protection)
  - Cloud with a Lightning Bolt (lightning and thunder strike)
  - Concentric Rings (sonic boom)
  - Fire Dragon with Flame Breath (mega-damage breath attack)
  - Heart in a Pentagram (superhuman strength, endurance, and speed)
  - Ice Dragon with Frost Breath (mega-damage cold breath attack)
  - Intertwined Snakes (protection from disease)
  - Person in a Bubble (protection from environment)
  - Snail on a Spider's Web (speed of the snail)
  - Specter with a Yellow Aura (influence and walk with spirits)
  - Whirlpool of Darkness (whirlpool of chaos)
  - Wolf with Glowing Eyes (eyes of the wolf)
New Techno-Wizardry/Magic Items
- TW Boots of Levitation
- TW Concealed Weapon Holster
New Hand-to-Hand Techno-Wizardry Weapons
- TW Fire Whip
- TW Frost Blade
New Ranged Techno-Wizardry Weapons
- Enhanced Creation Rules for Techno-Wizardry Energy Weapons
- Enhanced Creation Rules for Techno-Wizardry Telekinetic Weapons
- New Techno-Wizardry Weapons
  - TK Rail Gun
  - TW Electric Field Gun
  - TW Entity Launcher, for firing supernatural entities
  - TW Fire Ball Blunderbuss
  - TW Particle Beam Weapons
  - TW Wind Bazooka

Miscellaneous Information

A (more or less) inclusive list of Palladium Abbreviations
An exhaustive Catalogue of all RIFTS books
We are an Official Mirror (not to mention contributing authors) for the Palladium FAQ
The great Net OCC & RCC Handbook v1.5, as maintained by Morpheus. CAUTION! This text file contains over 562,000 characters and is nearly 13,000 lines in length!
The Master O.C.C., P.C.C., R.C.C., & Race List, a list of all the available character classes in RIFTS

Monsters and Supernatural Critters

Brontobear: a gigantic species of mutant bear native to the forests of RIFTS Earth
An insectoid hive with multiple species:
Demon Entity: a horrific possessing entity from the RIFTS
Glitterfly: a beautiful but lethal creature with a deadly secret
Khuntox: a cruel supernatural killer
Kontag Mauler: a pack predator
P.P.E. Wasp: a supernatural insect from the RIFTS
Shavada Demon: a nomadic P.P.E. vampire that has come to Earth via the RIFTS
Syslentalz Predator: a hot climate predator that has an unusual weakness

Psionics

Constant-On Psionics: advanced rules for giving RIFTS characters psychic abilities that are engaged at all times
Telemechanics: bonuses derived from piloting vehicles via the RIFTS Super Psionic Telemechanics

R.C.C.s and O.C.C.s

Character Classes:
- The Master O.C.C., P.C.C., R.C.C., & Race List, a list of all the available character classes in RIFTS
New R.C.C.s
- Borowitz: a psionically gifted race of giants
- Carnja Hunter/Assassin: cruel hunters from another dimension
- Horta: a silicon life form from the RIFTS
- Lishka: a fox-like alien from a different world
- Maddalena Demon: another twisted creation from the Gene Splicers
- Mogara: a powerful alien race suitable for RIFTS Earth, Phase World, and Aliens Unlimited
- Statisti: a mathematically-gifted D-Bee
- Takean Warrior: the ancient enemy of the Brodkil
- Todakka: a race of giants gifted with mechanical genus
- Woowari: a peaceful race indigenous to a different dimension
- Yautja Hunter: an alien hunter from the RIFTS
New O.C.C.s
- Con Artist: the professional con-man
- New Cyber-Knight Variants:
  - Astral Knight: masters of the Astral Plane
  - Changed Knight: mutant knights
  - Dream Knight: masters of the Dreamstream
  - Electric Knight: knights possessing powerful psychic abilities
  - Energy Knight: the hand-weapon specialist knight
  - Ley Line Knight: a mystically empowered knight
  - Psiren Knight: knights with powerful songs
  - Swordless Knight: the bionic and cybernetically enhanced knight
  - Tattooed Knight: knights specializing in Atlantean Tattoo Magic
  - Warrior Knight: the martial artist knight
  - Xarian Knight: a magic and psionic super-powered knight
- CS Battle Angel: the combat medic of the Coalition military
- Enchanter: mages that focus on adding enchantment to mundane objects
- Medical Examiner: highly trained forensics expert and Medical Doctor
- Mer-Juicer: a Juicer variant specially designed for underwater operations
- Sniper: a trained military assassin
- Soaker: a hydrokinetic Psychic Character Class

Reference Material

Reference Material
- RIFTS Character Sheets
- Essays on the Coalition State of Chi-Town:
- We are an Official Mirror (not to mention contributing authors) for the Palladium FAQ
- The Taxonomic Classification of Human Subspecies
- An Orbital Photo of RIFTS Earth, © Edward Doyle Paul (42.8k)
- We are an Official Mirror (not to mention contributing authors) for the Palladium FAQ.
- The Megaverse Timeline for RIFTS
- Weapon Descriptions, a study that explains in detail how energy weapons work, as well as their relative disadvantages and limitations
Reference Links
- The Perry-Casta�eda Library's On-Line Map Collection