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Rifts Ultimate Edition

Not exactly a Second Edition, because most of the rules will remain unchanged, Rifts Ultimate Edition is expanded and improved. There will be more world information, tips on how to use the time-line and World Books, rewrites on O.C.C.s, and in some cases, expansions of and more details on O.C.C.s such as the Headhunter, Mercenaries, the Techno-Wizard and Shifter, as well as a few new O.C.C.s. Our goal is to make Rifts(r) more exciting and compelling than ever, while at the same time making the rules better organized, clearer and easier to use. The wonder and infinite possibilities of Rifts(r) all brought to pulse-pounding life like never before. Of course, there will be a few fun changes and additions, but nothing so dramatic as to make the 40+ available sourcebooks obsolete.

Approximately 30 unique Occupational and Racial Character Classes, including Cyber-Knights, cyborgs, Glitter Boys, Psi-Stalkers, Dog Boys (mutant humanoid dogs), Juicers, Crazies, Techno-Wizards, Ley Line Walkers, Mystics, Shifters, Elemental Fusionists, Mind Melters, and many others.

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Supernatural and magical creatures, like dragons, available as player characters, others are horrifying menaces from the Rifts.

Bionics and cybernetics offer a vast range of mechanical augmentation, meanwhile chemical enhancement (Juicers) and brain implants (Crazies) can turn a human into a superman, though with tragic results.

Psychic powers are the source of the Burster, Mind Melter and Mystics abilities.

Strange forms of magic are at the command of characters like the Ley Line Walker, Shifter, Elemental Fusionist, Rifter and Techno-Wizard (who combine magic and technology).

Super-technology with Mega-DamageTM body armor, energy weapons, rail guns, power armor, and human augmentation.

The Coalition States. Humankind's salvation, or its own worst nightmare?

Character sheets.

Color end sheets by John Zeleznik.

New artwork and color pages throughout.

Written and created by Kevin Siembieda.

Genre
science fiction
Themes
games
Audience
adult

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