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No1: Where do I get rules/background?
A: bufflow_uk@yahoo.co.uk or pm fain2 and on Myspace below.
Q: Photos?
A: Topics here on rule7 and also MySpace URL: www.myspace.com/aliensphereriftworld
Q: [Arrivals, late?]
A:We plan to start about 9pm (generally). If you are really late after this, that's fine, though we'd ask you to walk up into the site to find us rather than drive in straight away.
Q: Targeter Cybereye says "If Tech. glitched, the user is blinded in one eye which must be acted upon". Does this mean that you have to roleplay being blinded in one eye for the duration of the tech glitch, or that the character is permanantly blinded even when the glitch wears off and this has to be acted upon by ic methods to fix?
A:If the Tec Glitch is called with a duration (eg "Tec. Glitch...[head]...30sec.) that is how long the blindness would last. If the time is unspecified, it is 'permanent', until the targeted area is fixed by the appropriately skilled; in the case of this, a Cybertechnician.
Q:The rules say that "any object not possessing a code tag cannot be taken by players/regarded as useful". Does this include stuff like PDAs/walkie talkes/torches/similar items that aren't covered in the rules, and if so would that mean we should get codes for them, or we can't bring them IC?
A: Anything you aren't sure of, just ask at the event. IC, it is often a case of attached values being different in Riftworld. Items that are thought to be worth nicking are those covered by codes,(apart perhaps, from food and beer!  ).
Certain personal stuff, like personal gadgets may well have a code, in the Computer System, or the Engineer codes, but unless we think it likely to be nicked, we aren't that facist about it. This laxness includes stuff like trinkets, which may be pilfered if someoneREALLY thinks they can justify it IC.
Personal radios are not allowed except in spec.IC situations - see rules -Setting Outline.
Codes can be requested before Event if you want, and have settled on a Char. otherwise they are given in your Char. envelope.
Q: Can you save starting Rp if you've not got the points to get what you want at first? Rather than buy random odd stuff to fill up the points.
A: Yes, unless they are gained from a special time/place related deal, eg." ...help us [in Ongoing]do this here two months from now and we will be indebted [RPs] to you.."
Q: One thing I was thinking of was playing a character who's been badly injured and thus needs cyberware to get them back up to average. Is it ok to do things like hearing aids, the character then being deaf if they get tech glitched? I was thinking of a powered leg to prevent the character limping. Is it ok to add random things like that even if they're not covered in the rules? If not, I'm sure I can find something else that'd be fun to play.
A: That's fine. We did in fact have a right laugh with someone previously, who had headware to make him smarter/saner, who initially had fits and seizures when glitched or badly hurt.
If it isn't taking the piss and is suitably in the spirit of the rules we are happy for IC impacting stuff like this to make Characters more fun.
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- Come to Riftworld:the sun never shines, tomorrow is not a better day, but you can drink and swear all you like. That's when we attack.-
"We make ritual noise, we weave the fabric of dreams..."
Bugger it, I was supposed to be having a break from this stuff...oh well....
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Champion
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| Some psionics questions: "Psi Pulse - Causes Tech. Glitch on one subject for 10 secs" - is a subject one item of technology, or one person and all the items they're carrying/wearing/implanted with? Does Psi Resist use PsiPoints, or is it automatic and unlimited?
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- LT -Captain Iolanthe Swan
- Riftworld - S.J MacRae
- Brighton Below - Drizzle
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Initiate
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Tech Glitch varies depending on the type of thing you're attempting to Glitch - If it's a computer system, or standing piece of hardware then it only really works on that.
If it's a person, it appears to work on the kit they're carrying - plus there are some area effect types out there that hit more than one person.
Psi-resist does not have an ongoing cost associated with it's use - If you've got it, and want to resist something you've got the level to cover, then you can.
(This is a player talking, but as I had both as my previous character I think I know what I'm talking about)
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Champion
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Trevor is right on both counts. He gets a gold star and maybe even a big red tick.
Resist is definitely your friend in Riftworld.
Be aware that certain NPCs sometimes have the ability to specify the exact target of the Glitch, i.e. "powersword", which is not the case with players (though we have occasionally let that slip by us) and that the effect target/subject is by Character or an inanimate object not carried by one.
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- Come to Riftworld:the sun never shines, tomorrow is not a better day, but you can drink and swear all you like. That's when we attack.-
"We make ritual noise, we weave the fabric of dreams..."
Bugger it, I was supposed to be having a break from this stuff...oh well....
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Heroic Knight
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Where it says that using weapons unskilled means the damage is halved, does this round up or down?
i.e. is a man with no CC skill able to call S1 with his knife?
Dave 2 / Man in Blue
LT - Artfiel Macenion Duvall, Knight of Celestial
EOS - Weeping Boar, War Sayer of the Mystwalker Tribe Maelstrom - Tal Rufen, Quicksilver Trading Riftworld - Cpl Caplin San Angelo, 48th Assault Recon
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Heroic Knight
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A: Using weapons unskilled means the damage is halved: the Official answer is that it rounds DOWN.
Q: Does Riftworld have a website?
A: See the myspace.com/aliensphereriftworld
AliensphereLRP Riftworld: Minion and Crew
Maelstrom: Last Cherry Blossom
Artificer: Crew
Waypoint: Yanei Rynn
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| Q. Riftworld is described as a "Full Contact Sport" on the booking form... what does that mean in practice? It could be a mere reference to the fact that we hit each other with weapons, or it could imply that things like grappling, barging and tripping were permitted.
Dave 2 / Man in Blue
LT - Artfiel Macenion Duvall, Knight of Celestial
EOS - Weeping Boar, War Sayer of the Mystwalker Tribe Maelstrom - Tal Rufen, Quicksilver Trading Riftworld - Cpl Caplin San Angelo, 48th Assault Recon
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Wag
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Grappling is permitted, as is 'hand damage', and this is the reason for the 'full contact' aspect.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Whispering God is your friend... trust the Whispering God... Waypoint: Head referee (also Lugnan, Dr Solon, Johnathon Cross...) Riftworld: Formerly Neven (AKA Dr Thaddeus Brown), now high priest of the Whispering God cult and therefore crew... Blood Red Roses: Sir Phillipe De Richlieu, Knight Inquisitor of the Blessed Order of Our Lady of Sorrows, the Knights of the Bloody Tears Artificer: Karl du Pont, Master Alchemist, Militia Special Investigator M&M: Sir Joshua Hartley
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Heroic Knight
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Just to clarify 'hand damage' - there are certain weapon phys-reps e.g. claws that fall into this category. There are certain NPC's fighting styles that do not use weapons (we did this once between NPC's and made sure to practice safety).
I personally wouldn't encourage players to fight without phys-rep weapons unless both parties and the refs agree. Best to check first. Fain2 gets the last word on this.
But yes, LRP is a full contact sport. We're just making sure everyone knows they're responsible for their own and others' safety. Accidents will happen but we'd like to keep our players and crew in one piece. If you'd rather no-one tackled you to the ground or somesuch, you need to let us know. If you do tackle someone to the ground, do it in such a way as to let them know what's coming, even though the character might be surprised. As much as I like people to stay IC, dropping OOC for safety's sake is sometimes necessary.
AliensphereLRP Riftworld: Minion and Crew
Maelstrom: Last Cherry Blossom
Artificer: Crew
Waypoint: Yanei Rynn
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Wag
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Rare equipment? In uptime? Er, maybe... what do you know about characters with rare equipment they shouldn't have? Who told you?  yes. It is possible. Though the price may not be worth paying... we've acquired automeds, rocket launchers (briefly... we only had one shot for it though... great fun to watch it in action. 'Private, have you cum in your pants?' Classic ), and other equipment. You can do it by random luck, trade, dirty deals, combining forces and so on. Making deals with PCs or NPCs of other cultures is certainly possible in play. Though the main source of BIG GUNs, also known as the Xadacian branch of 'Guns R Us', has recently closed its doors due to 'irreperable differences with orbital ballistics' and is unlikely to be opening its doors anytime soon...
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Whispering God is your friend... trust the Whispering God... Waypoint: Head referee (also Lugnan, Dr Solon, Johnathon Cross...) Riftworld: Formerly Neven (AKA Dr Thaddeus Brown), now high priest of the Whispering God cult and therefore crew... Blood Red Roses: Sir Phillipe De Richlieu, Knight Inquisitor of the Blessed Order of Our Lady of Sorrows, the Knights of the Bloody Tears Artificer: Karl du Pont, Master Alchemist, Militia Special Investigator M&M: Sir Joshua Hartley
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