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I think I'm missing something in the Rifts main rulebook. It looks like every class gets the same basic starting S.D.C. amount of 2d6+12. Is this correct? I'm only asking because I could swear that I remember the Men-at-Arms/warrior classes getting 1d4x10 S.D.C. when they started out, before adding in whatever bonuses physical skills gave them.

Is that still the case with Ultimate Rifts or is every class limited to 2d6+12 S.D.C. at first level?

all characters (unless they are MDC get PE+1d6HP
the 2d6+12 is for basic classes UNLESS otherwise specified BASE SDC
man at arms types are 1d4X10
I know it specified some other SDC amounts, but I would have to go looking for it

The 1d4x10 for Men at Arms clases was an RMB-era thing. As time has gone on the divisions of Men at Arms/Practitioners of Magic/Scholars and Adventurers etc. have come to be somewhat less important of a distinction. In RUE every SDC-base character starts with 2d6+12, unless a different starting value is given in the class and/or species description. I'll poke around for a minute to try to find a good example in a post-RUE book.

This could lead to a situation where a character made with RMB rules might have 10 or 15 SDC on the equivalent character made with RUE rules, which I guess might get someone's goat.

ardashir wrote:I think I'm missing something in the Rifts main rulebook. It looks like every class gets the same basic starting S.D.C. amount of 2d6+12. Is this correct? I'm only asking because I could swear that I remember the Men-at-Arms/warrior classes getting 1d4x10 S.D.C. when they started out, before adding in whatever bonuses physical skills gave them.

Is that still the case with Ultimate Rifts or is every class limited to 2d6+12 S.D.C. at first level?

The wording in rue is the OCC should specify sdc if it does not then they have 12+2d6. (odd because most lack a statement on starting sdc and just list bonuses to it.)


So look at the OCC in question.
1d4X10 sdc for men at arms is pre rue going back to when the game was first created. It may have not been brought over to rue.

ardashir wrote:I think I'm missing something in the Rifts main rulebook. It looks like every class gets the same basic starting S.D.C. amount of 2d6+12. Is this correct? I'm only asking because I could swear that I remember the Men-at-Arms/warrior classes getting 1d4x10 S.D.C. when they started out, before adding in whatever bonuses physical skills gave them.

Is that still the case with Ultimate Rifts or is every class limited to 2d6+12 S.D.C. at first level?

Old Rules vs new rules thing. and Rifts game vs PFRPG game thing.
Use the rules in RUE or the RMB and stick with it for the individual campaign.