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Just curious, why do you all want stuff that is already published, but now made official, instead of say new content in the book? I would like the things i mentioned and more, like the time line moved forward, especially in Manoa. I also think there would be space to add in Lemurian stone magic. It...

I would like to see The Rifter's "Black Crusade" made official. I think an update for the Stone Master OCC is due. I would also like to see them advance the timeline from WB#2 and WB#6.

Thanks to all that joined this conversation and apologies for being away from the forums for a while. I am writing because I am really excited about the new Secrets of The Atlanteans book that's coming out soon. With luck we will learn more about the "Panda Clans", but I'm much more intere...

and even then you have to add in a third requirement of being strong enough to fend off anyone else you might have annoyed by shutting down the entire ley line, which could extend for hundreds of miles and could thus annoy an awful lot of people. This is where pyramids start to break down for me co...

it really isn't much like an uncapped oil well at all. ley lines are pretty danged unlikely to have a ley line storm, and truthfully a fairly large number of things that can happen in a ley line storm if they do happen are annoying, disgusting, or unpleasant, but not really all that dangerous. and ...

From reading the books it seems clear that not all Line and Nexus are created equally. Do you think the PPE storage numbers given are the limit of the pyramids described or are for an average line/nexus? My thought on the reasons for a pyramid are first and foremost to control the damaging and unpr...

From reading the books it seems clear that not all Line and Nexus are created equally. Do you think the PPE storage numbers given are the limit of the pyramids described or are for an average line/nexus? My thought on the reasons for a pyramid are first and foremost to control the damaging and unpre...

I just got my RIFTER #68 in the mail a few days ago an devoured the 4th chapter of Andrew Lander's "The Black Crusade" story. This installment was very ambitious. A whole new dimension with a detailed history and great new OCCs. I look back on the first part in RIFTER #52 and see that the ...

Rifters #52, #55, #61, and #68 have a great set of articles that mention more then a few Atlantean clans. They are well worth the cost of the books.

Good stuff! When I read the various WBs and see descriptions of independent cities I wonder where the food comes from. City of Brass, El Paso, Manoa, all seem to lack suitable land around them. You can say "magic" for 2 of those cities and be ok. I think farming techniques partly explain t...

I just reread the Manoa text in Mr. Carrella's excellent WB#6. It says that 2 other "Panda Clans" were told about Clan Skellion's relocation to Manao. It does not say who those clans are. I do not have all the books by a long shot, is there mention of the names of these 2 clans in other bo...

Your right about the distances. Yet those same distances don't seem to be a problem for the evil organizations. So why do the evil organizations get a free pass on long distances between each other but not the good guys. Look no one saying that the good guys need to follow up on every rumour. They ...

It's also part of how they want to portray the forces of good in the Rifts universe. If you read up om some and imo too many. They are written as being not trusting other good organizations. As well as being isolationist to a incredible stubborn degree. Thinking it's better to go up against the for...

What category do you see the Coalition States falling into?

Have you thought about how to classify the magical nations agriculture? There is a lot of potential for magic to increase agricultural output.

Perhaps Clan Skellion has the moral authority to rally any Panda Clans that still want a future for Atlanteans but lack leadership. A Crusade of Light to match The Dark Crusade of Clan Aerihman would be a fun backdrop for a campaign. Does anyone have thoughts on the probability of the Splurgoth atta...

Thanks for the reply. I reread the page in WB#2. It seems like that "Clan Panda" did threaten to stand up to Aerihman. Perhaps Clan Panda does have the stomach for life, or at least is talking the talk. I have to wonder what would of happened if Aerihman had called their bluff. War or Clan...

I think Atlanteans currently identify with their clan more then their race or the human race. I believe I read in a few places that many if not most Atlanteans consider themselves superior to humans. I guess the best piece of evidence of "Atlantean Malaise"(A.M.) is that the success of the...

Not having played in a decade I'm just catching up to the game, but it seems clear to me from both canon and optional material written about True Atlanteans that they simply don't care if they live or die as a species. I believe this "Atlantean Malaise" is more pronounced then the general ...

I never really gave The Elves in WB#6 much thought. The seemed very underdeveloped as a class/race. When I bought and read Lemuria(WB#32) it became clear that Biomancy in the advanced Lemurian form is one of the most expansive types of magic in Rifts. The Elves are refugees from a devastated culture...

Ranking the disciplines in order of acceptability isn't that important. I guess im asking what would polite Lemurian society think of a much vaunted Lemurian Scout bringing home for supper an Eco-wizard without so much as a diploma?!? Will Smith coulld play the part expertly...

If you let your mind wander a bit you can easily see how the ability of Biomancy to engineer Bio-Constructs have few limits as described. They do not specifically detail many possibilities, but if they can mix the DNA of a shark and a panther to create a supernatural predator/war mount then the poss...

Thanks for the thoughtful answers. I agree with your analysis of the differences in the 3 types of magic. However, I still feel like Biomancy is at least the first among equals if not the most powerful amongst the trio. A master Pauu-Goltar can actually design and build a plant or animal that can do...

Hello, I was hoping to get some opinions from more experienced RIFTS minds. Specifically I was hoping to learn more about the limits of Biomancy that the Lemurians practice and how it relates to both Eco-Wizadary and the nature magic described in world book 3, England. It seems to me that as Lemuria...