Welcome to rifts wiki a wiki about the rifts roleplaying game by palladium books that anyone can edit. Western empires book it has rules for magic weapons made by. The problem is that there is a ton of material to work with and it is not all great happy with my current system but would consider trying rifts again if somebody can give good examples. Id love to see all the stuff you make so please send me screenshots or videos. Different metals provide the kuznyas creations with different special properties. Rifts is a largesized pack with currently around 360 mods. Whats wrong in this engine test cell picture from the book ignition. Rifts takes place in a postapocalyptic future, deriving elements from cyberpunk, science fiction, fantasy, horror, western, mythology and many other.
I love savage worlds and have played and run a lot of deadlands with it. Rifts roleplaying game book lot sourcebook world book conversion mercenaries. Apr 04, 2020 rifts is a largesized pack with currently around 360 mods. Get the best deals on rifts role playing games when you shop the largest online. Rifts, rifts sourcebook 1 for the information on the coalition, and rifts conversion book for magic and monsters. All the magic spells, magic tattoos, technowizard items, magic weapons, equipment, body armor, restraints, parasites, symbiotes, magic items, armor, automatons, iron juggernauts, and more from rifts world books 123, sourcebooks 14, and siege on tolkeen 16. Rifts characters in space are done slightly differently than normal. Rifts book of magic free ebook download as pdf file. South america was published by palladium books in 1994. If a rpg supplement can be judged by cost per pound, the rifts book of magic is a steal. Mystic kuznyas from mystic russian can make armor with up to 400 mdc. This book is almost exclusively a weapons catalog, and indeed most of the the layout and text is written as though it were an ingame catalog. Forums of the megaverse view topic rifts magic items. Most rifts releases have sections detailing new weapons and armor, etc.
Grab a core book of choice rue or rmb, choose 1 world book to place your game in and then bam, done. Included in this 160page book are descriptions of the ohio valley territory commonly referred to as the federation of magic. World book 16 federation of magic the grim reapers cult, in pete marinos palladium rifts interiors comic art gallery room rpg world the grim shadowrun grim reaper comic book characters dieselpunk the magicians comic art fantasy art. Many of the magic items, especially holy items and rune items, have extensive background so as to make them fit better within the world and make them come more alive. The mechanoids by kevin siembieda, rifts world book 10. Palladium books, phase world, the palladium fantasy role playing. It is an occupation that focuses its mastery of magicitself an iteration of the western high magic archetypeupon the creation of items, both for ones own use and for others to use. New listing rifts roleplaying game book lot sourcebook. Rifts world book lemuria rifts world book lemuria rifts lemuria is packed with new magic, weapons, living power armor, mons rifts lemuria cover by zeleznik on deviantart your onestop online shop for new and vintage rpg products from the top publishers, delivered fresh to your desktop in electronic format. Armor provides dr against incoming damage from sources which will attack through the armor.
Promise of power is a 2005 video game licensed for the rifts roleplaying game rpg from palladium books. The main book takes place after an apocalyptic event that tore an already warring planet to pieces, with magic ripping up through the leylines that had been dormant for millennia. The federation overestimates their power and underestimates the coalition and is beaten back at cost. This power can be given to all mutant insects if so desired. Each book takes readers and gamers through a deep, rich world of content that expands the content of the whole setting.
Rifts deception s web a novel set in the rifts rpg world, the second in a trilogy the fabric of space and time is torn asunder and earth becomes a nexus a gateway to countless alien worlds and the forces of magic and the supernatural. Magic items do exist scattered around here and there, but technowizards are one of rifts primary gimmicks and while magitech is somewhat more common in fantasy tropes nowadays its still one of rifts primary draws, the fact that it is so easy and broad and even a first level character can build some truely fantastical devises. Mar 17, 2020 rules for how the super powers work in rifts can be found in rifts conversion book. Alphabetical index of wizard invocations for the rifts book of magic. Gurps magic sourcebook should also offer almost everything you need to convert. Online invocation index for rifts book of magic palladium books. It was later released in october for the nokia ngage the basic mechanics of the game are adapted from the penandpaper version, utilizing an action point turn based system similar to fallout and xcom. If that book isnt handy, those powers can also be found in rifts dimension book 4. Whether it is the full cyb org conversion, the glitter boy armor or magic and psionics.
Rifts ultimate edition is the 2nd edition released in 2005 of the rifts rpg that debuted in 1990. At the intersections of these leylines, and occasionally randomly throughout the world, the rifts opened. Review of rifts book of magic rpgnet rpg game index. Apr 05, 2014 playing a magicuser in rifts, part 11. Explore the jungles of south america and discover the secrets of biomancy, living power armor, antimonster cyborgs, biomodified female superwarriors, reptilian dbees, pincer warriors, voodoo. General joseph prosek begins a twoyear campaign of genocide against all suspected federation members and magic users in general. Also, there are items in this book that contradict various palladium publications, specifically large sections in aftermath regarding the eastern seaboard, the shemarrians, and the. The beauty of these books is that, not only do the describe the setting, but also key people, cultures, and events that take place around the same time. It is a series of small sourcebooks that presents historically accurate data and information about ancient weapons from around the world. Supertechnology with megadamage body armor, energy weapons, rail guns, power. If you want to run rifts without porting the setting to a different system, then your best bet is probably to go the minimalist route. Instead of picking from a list of classes, first you pick an origin, mostly referring to.
Not sure about later editions but the first edition of the conversion book said that adventurer and scholar o. Inside the box was just one copy of the rifts book of magic. The author has tried to make magic items of various power levels, some relatively low powered while others, include several of the rune weapons, extremely powerful. One of the things everyone should know about the character is that he knows a little bit about prerifts history. Siembieda truly immerses the reader in the world of rifts before ever requiring them to work at actually learning the rules of the game itself. Then build your own version of the setting, possibly by borrowing heavily from other fantasy and. Rifts world book 16 federation of magic the grim reapers cult comic art rifts. This is the ultimate guide to magic for rifts earth.
And lastly, they can be the burster or mind melter psychic r. Get the best deals on rifts role playing games when you shop the largest online selection at. I have not played savage rifts though and i am curious how combat is with that, what with all the boom guns, missiles, lasers, magic, dragons, demons and such going. Tolkeen was a major city in the former minneapolis region in early rifts books. The legendary federation of magic archenemy of the coalition states has finally been described. Rifts book of magic rifts book of magic the ultimate rifts reference on. What makes this book somewhat unusual is thats largely all that it is. This wiki does not provide individual spoiler warnings.
It seems like there is a ton of great material to work with. The book then proceeds to detail character classes, magic, equipment, vehicles etc. Rifts world book sixteen contentsshow synopsis rifts federation of magic delves into the legendary magic zone and explores the many factions, faces and magicks of the federation of magic. If a rpg supplement can be judged by cost per pound, the rifts book of. For the extensive list of prerifts of germany, go to the germany prerifts section of prerifts vehicles. Instead of picking from a list of classes, first you pick an origin, mostly referring to your station of birth. Lemuria rifts lemuria is packed with new magic, weapons, living power armor, monstrous war steeds, weapons, and gear suitable for landlubbers and aquatic adventurers alike. Weapons and armor rifts earth 4e saga obsidian portal.
Armor, cybernetics, equipment, weapons palladium books. Japanese alchemists make regular laquered armor with 100150 mdc. Fire breathing lions overlord power armor magic restraints m. Rifts is a multigenre roleplaying game created by kevin siembieda in august 1990 and published continuously by palladium books since then. Rifts book of magic the ultimate rifts reference on magic. This book is the second of two written about the south american continent in the rifts setting.
Rifts ng hovertrain and crimson talon convoy featured in the rifts northern gun 2 sourcebook published by palladiumbooks, the medrec aka the white knight is the ngs medical response pow. This is it, the ultimate guide to magic for rifts earth. It crosses and combines most game genres science fiction, fantasy, horror, the supernatural, superheroes, dimensional travel, magic, monsters, and more in a wild, postapocalyptic setting limited only by the. They can also be any occ from the practitioners of magic section in the rifts rpg pgs 8396 excluding the technowizard. The lemurians are an amphibious people with floating cities and magic based technology that allows for land and underwater adventures alike. You have to determine for each of these traits as to how they need to be adjusted to fit into the. Especially armor from the three galaxies such as draygon hide the three galaxies book or the naruni thermalkinetic suits naruni wave 2. Palladium books, phase world, the palladium fantasy roleplaying. Armor and castles, but gamers continue to ask for the small weapon books. Published by palladium books the planet earth is ravaged in the late twentyfirst century when a. While the new german republic relies mostly on triax designs, they also have an extensive pre rifts arsenal and many of the pre rifts designs are still being manufactured. Rifts is a tabletop roleplaying game with a combination of cyber punk and dungeon punk set after the end and dialed up to eleven.
Rifts wiki is a community site about the rifts roleplaying game by palladium books that anyone can contribute to. What is a good gaming system to convert rifts rpg into. The tattooed man now that weve addressed the basics and the three major archetypes of magicusers, were going to start talking about specific types of magicusers. This is one of the set designs that i illustrated for rifts northern gun published by palladiumbooks. Every rifts book begins with a disclaimer that warns that the book contains violence, war, magic and the supernatural. One reason, i think, is that the books are small, but packed with a ton of information. The 192page book goes into great detail about the remaining kingdoms on the continent, including the the empire of the sun users of nazcan line magic, the arkons alien invaders, the megaversal legion a band of transdimensional mercenaries, the silver river republics human, dbee and mutant. All the magic spells, magic tattoos, technowizard items, magic weapons, equipment, body armor, restraints, parasites, symbiotes, magic items, automatons, iron juggernauts, and more from rifts world books 123, sourcebooks 14, and siege on tolkeen 16, collected into one big reference. Even worse, magics range is intentionally reduced to ranges that are more dramatic, while all weapon ranges are more realistic and usually an order of magnitude longer. Forums of the megaverse view topic magic armor rifts. General joseph prosek begins a twoyear campaign of genocide against all suspected federation members and magicusers in general.
As the game progresses maybe start adding supplements like the book of magic, bionics sourcebook ect. I have not played savage rifts though and i am curious how combat is with that, what with all the boom guns, missiles, lasers, magic, dragons, demons and such going on. Psyscape, federation of magic, canada, and free quebec filled in some of the gaps, but not many. Nearly every character class has some specialities and these are determined here. Rifts is a fascinating, pen and paper roleplaying game that has delighted gamers for 20 years. For customized magic armor, you might look up the mystic kuznya of rifts. Rifts book of magic a giant reference and sourcebook for the rifts rpg. In siege of tolkeen, a number of powerful mages have similar tw armors that generally have 100150 mdc and are either silent, weightless or can regenerate from damage at the cost of 100 ppe. Which is redundant since every cover of every source book contains an image that shows at least one, or more commonly all four of them. Forums of the megaverse view topic magic armor in rifts. Mysteries of magic, the three galaxies, warpath, and other published book.
The rifts world is founded in a number of role playing game books. While the new german republic relies mostly on triax designs, they also have an extensive prerifts arsenal and many of the prerifts designs are still being manufactured. Rifts occur in a postapocalyptic future, where magic, technology and psionic powers are antagonistic forces, deriving elements of cyberpunk, science fiction, fantasy, horror. Gurps magic sourcebook should also offer almost everything you need to convert rifts to gurps. I have attempted to fill in some of these gaps as best i can. The tattooed man now that weve addressed the basics and the three major archetypes of magicusers, were. Brief descriptions on the types and styles of ancient body armor from around the. Technowizardry can be used to enhance armor but there are also a number of pure technowizard armors including the much famed tw mystic power armor from the main book. For the extensive list of pre rifts of germany, go to the germany pre rifts section of pre rifts vehicles. The planet earth is ravaged in the late twentyfirst century when a. I will try to push out regular updates to the pack when possible to fix bugs and adding content so be sure to update regularly and to back up your worlds. The socalled federation of magic invades the newly formed coalition.