Post by hawkwind on Mar 20, 2015 4:49:10 GMT
Played Rifts since 92. Played Hero System since 91.
I love Hero System, the symmetry, the easy to evaluate power levels. The open story platform. So of course I like the Rifts setting.
But. Big but.
As a Hero guy, Cannon is a pointless word to me. The books are more guide then actual law. I find Kevin hasn't thought through many ideas or left it too vague to put concrete stories together. Thus make stuff up. A lot.
As a GM. Players win. Unless I have to do something for saving the games sake, I pretty much give the players what they want to have fun. Want a big Shemarian Rail Gun? Well let's fit that into the story. I'm not big on player death killing a guys fun. It's like the villains in cartoons, there's always an out. The goal for me is to tell a story, not nit pick over what should and shouldn't be possible.
I have two settings under my belt.
I love Hero System, the symmetry, the easy to evaluate power levels. The open story platform. So of course I like the Rifts setting.
But. Big but.
As a Hero guy, Cannon is a pointless word to me. The books are more guide then actual law. I find Kevin hasn't thought through many ideas or left it too vague to put concrete stories together. Thus make stuff up. A lot.
As a GM. Players win. Unless I have to do something for saving the games sake, I pretty much give the players what they want to have fun. Want a big Shemarian Rail Gun? Well let's fit that into the story. I'm not big on player death killing a guys fun. It's like the villains in cartoons, there's always an out. The goal for me is to tell a story, not nit pick over what should and shouldn't be possible.
I have two settings under my belt.