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OR some other physical damage source that uses WP. Heavy MD Weapons.


I bought an NG-404 thinking I could use it with my PS39(Robotic), but somehow skipped over the part where it required a base supernatural PS 30 to use. So now I has a sad that I cant have my (1d6*10)+6MD railgun that shoots at 6,000ft. GM is letting me switch it out via retcon (we're just going to assume the new one is what I always had). I'd like help in choosing the best one.

PS My Combat Cyborg OCC's strength is absolutely capped out (max upgrade AND cyber-doc improvement) at Robotic 39. I've got an NG-202 that I keep loaded with anti-vampire rounds. I need somethin bigger for general use.

PSST, you do know rail guns fall under W.P. Heavy Energy right?

My recommendation for rail guns is either go Russian or Naruni. Why? Check the shots per trigger pull and payload, Russian rail guns allow twice as many shots.

Prince Artemis wrote:PSST, you do know rail guns fall under W.P. Heavy Energy right?

Yes,despite the fact that it flies in the face of logic and common sense.

Starmage21 wrote:OR some other physical damage source that uses WP. Heavy MD Weapons.


I bought an NG-404 thinking I could use it with my PS39(Robotic), but somehow skipped over the part where it required a base supernatural PS 30 to use. So now I has a sad that I cant have my (1d6*10)+6MD railgun that shoots at 6,000ft. GM is letting me switch it out via retcon (we're just going to assume the new one is what I always had). I'd like help in choosing the best one.

PS My Combat Cyborg OCC's strength is absolutely capped out (max upgrade AND cyber-doc improvement) at Robotic 39. I've got an NG-202 that I keep loaded with anti-vampire rounds. I need somethin bigger for general use.

My advice is to use a Wilk's 1000 Pulse Laser Cannon (Merc Ops, p104). 5D6+3 MD for single shots, 3D4x10 MD for a 3-round pulse, 3000 foot range, and a massive 80 pulses availabe via the generator. Total weight is only 70 pounds, which keeps you mobile.

If you want to stick with a rail gun, then use either the NG-202 or one of the C-40R knockoffs (both found on p226 of the original Rifts Main Book).

Or... there's always the WI-GL20 Automatic Grenade Launcher (Mercs, p105). Gives you the choice of Armor Piercing or Frag grenades, with a 3D6x10 MD burst.

Yeah, i'm stickin with a physical damage source like a railgun or AP grenades. I dont wanna be completely nullified by a spellcaster who feels like casting Impervious to Energy, or Impervious to Fire (for plasma weapons).

I might pick up that grenade launcher, its got good range, and hella damage.

Starmage21 wrote:Yeah, i'm stickin with a physical damage source like a railgun or AP grenades. I dont wanna be completely nullified by a spellcaster who feels like casting Impervious to Energy, or Impervious to Fire (for plasma weapons).

I might pick up that grenade launcher, its got good range, and hella damage.

if you are strong and big enough have an operator mate the two.

Or the Naruni NE-200 Plasma Cartridge Machinegun (oh wait you just posted that you don't want that.), still 2D6x10 M.D. per 10 round burst...

In regard to the WI-GL20 and its 3d6x10 armour piercing burst: would the armour piercing rules from RUE apply and give a critical hit on an 18 or 19 and triple damage on a 20, or is that only for missiles?

3d6x30 on a natural 20...

If you go the rail gun try and get some U-rounds imported from Germany