Tuesday, May 24, 2022

My Life As A Gamer: Now You Can Do Mutants vs. Inquisitors In RIFTS

If you didn't read the ad copy, you'd never know what this supplemental product is about. It's a psionics expansion.

Specifically, this supplement is meant to provide a ready-made campaign model. In addition to a pile of new mind powers, it introduces a new anti-psi organization to act as the Opposing Force in the Coalition States Manhunters, and the result a framework for a tightly-focused Coalition-focused game that you can easily pitch using X-Men as a point of reference.

Or play as the Manhunters and purge the mutants and traitors to Mankind in the Emperor's name. Palladium's usually pretty good about giving enough information to play both sides of a conflict, and Uncle Kevin has managed to make it possible to play the Coalition as the heroes since the game's inception despite constantly claiming the Coalition as villains.

As for that ad copy:

The Rifts® CS Manhunters Sourcebook has turned into an essential psionics sourcebook in a similar vein to the Rifts® Bionics Sourcebook, only in this case the focus is on psychics, psionic abilities, and the new villains you will love to hate: The CS Manhunters.

This information-packed sourcebook includes the CS Manhunters, who are a super-secret league of assassins and enforcers that answer only to Emperor Prosek; the secret “thought police” of Psi-Ops; re-visitation and clarifications about select psionic abilities; Dog Boys and Kill Hounds; 50+ new psionic powers that are fun and intuitive; and insight about life in the Coalition States, CS psychics, Psi-Stalkers, the Minion War, CS citizens, and Emperor Prosek as well as some gadgets, implants, and surprises.

This book has it all. An instant classic all Rifts® fans will want to own.

I broke up the original wall of text for clarity. Click on the image to hit the Palladium store page and see what else is featured in the supplement.

I'll check it out as soon as I can, and likely end up adding it to the library sooner or later. I'll review it if (a) you folks want me to and (b) someone gifts me a copy.

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