Post by SuperBassX84 on Sept 25, 2005 20:50:12 GMT -5
So this coming Sunday I'm going to start hosting (not running, hosting, as in at my apartment) a RIFTS campaign. I've done some thinking and I've decided to be a Crazy Mind Melter. But I'm getting ahead of myself.
RIFTS is a game set on a post-apocalyptic Earth where these massive portals, called Rifts, have opened up and let in all manner of fantastic beasts and many, many aliens. Throughout this, many humans have gained psionic and magic powers, while others have been given physical enhancements by the Coalition.
A Crazy is someone who has had mental implants installed (usually by the Coalition, though it can be done at great expense by black market body chop shoppers). These implants allow for exceptional superhuman feats (for instance, the ability to possess super strength or stamina or healing or, I don't know, the ability to run when you've had your legs cut off). Basically, if a Crazy believes it to be truth in his own mind, he can do it. Obviously, the holding things to be truthful is what balances this ability. That, and the fact that Crazies have a degenerative condition - they go more and more, derf, crazy over time. Schizophrenia, Phobias, Neurosis, etc.
A Mind Melter is a psionic with incredible mind powers. Their telekinetic, mind-reading, and mind control powers (among other things) are second to none. They can kill a person with a thought.
Now that you have a basic description, you know what I'm talking about. I intend to play a Crazy Mind Melter who thinks he's a Jedi, or something very similar to it. All the nifty powers of a Jedi (and maybe more), similar moral code to keep me from abusing them.
What I'm asking here is twofold.
1. I need to know a bunch of stuff about Jedi. Not uber-specifics, but enough to pretend I'm a Jedi, or at least close to one.
2. I ask for input when writing the character's story. I could do it on my own, but other people's input often gets my own creative juices flowing, so feel free to pipe up and help. If you need to know more about RIFTS and the setting, there are plenty of places online for information.
RIFTS is a game set on a post-apocalyptic Earth where these massive portals, called Rifts, have opened up and let in all manner of fantastic beasts and many, many aliens. Throughout this, many humans have gained psionic and magic powers, while others have been given physical enhancements by the Coalition.
A Crazy is someone who has had mental implants installed (usually by the Coalition, though it can be done at great expense by black market body chop shoppers). These implants allow for exceptional superhuman feats (for instance, the ability to possess super strength or stamina or healing or, I don't know, the ability to run when you've had your legs cut off). Basically, if a Crazy believes it to be truth in his own mind, he can do it. Obviously, the holding things to be truthful is what balances this ability. That, and the fact that Crazies have a degenerative condition - they go more and more, derf, crazy over time. Schizophrenia, Phobias, Neurosis, etc.
A Mind Melter is a psionic with incredible mind powers. Their telekinetic, mind-reading, and mind control powers (among other things) are second to none. They can kill a person with a thought.
Now that you have a basic description, you know what I'm talking about. I intend to play a Crazy Mind Melter who thinks he's a Jedi, or something very similar to it. All the nifty powers of a Jedi (and maybe more), similar moral code to keep me from abusing them.
What I'm asking here is twofold.
1. I need to know a bunch of stuff about Jedi. Not uber-specifics, but enough to pretend I'm a Jedi, or at least close to one.
2. I ask for input when writing the character's story. I could do it on my own, but other people's input often gets my own creative juices flowing, so feel free to pipe up and help. If you need to know more about RIFTS and the setting, there are plenty of places online for information.