Jim’s Mega Power House Rules

I’m putting together my interim Mega Power House Rules so I can convert my Rifts campaign to SWAdE in the next couple of weeks and get the Master Psionic and Master of Magic characters right back in the game immediately. To that end I went through every power in the Mega Powers List and noted …

That’s About the Size of it

UPDATE: This post is somewhat obsolete given how much more detailed the Size rules are in SWADE. I struggle all the time with understanding Size in Savage Worlds, so to help myself I compiled an ascending list of Sizes and what creatures from various books are listed as being at that Size. For every 2 …

Harvester Bolgraman Viroth (Wild Card)

Harvester Bolgraman Viroth (Wild Card) Bolgraman Viroth was born 37 years ago in a fadetown called Simon’s Corner. Drawn to Necromancy from an early age and secretly tutored in the arts by his father’s brother, he left Simon’s Corner with his uncle at the age of 17 and relocated in the City of Brass, where …

Soulless Xombie, Spawn of Nxla

Soulless Xombie — Human This is a human Soulless Xombie, AKA Spawn of Nxla. Most notable among its abilities is supernatural strength and regeneration powers. They are fearless, and serve directly under a single Harvester. If that Harvester is incapacitated or killed, the Xombie will roam uncontrolled, attacking any living being it encounters who isn’t …

The Harvester, a servant of Nxla

Harvester: Servant of Nxla Harvesters are a subclass of Necromancer described in much more detail in the Dark Harvest chapter of Rifts: World Book 12: Psyscape. They operate in groups, sometimes numbering in the dozens, even the hundreds for a major cult operation, and enjoy the protection of Lord Dunscon and the Federation of Magic, …

Faerie, Common

The Heroes in my campaign rescued a number of Fairies from a gang of necromancers and Psi-Goblins, and now those Faeries are joining in to chase that gang through the woods, so I needed to sit down and adapt them: Common Faerie Attributes: Agility d12, Smarts d6, Spirit d8, Strength d4, Vigor d6  Skills: Climbing …

Coming soon: Grott, the Young-Dragonmage

Grott, the Young-Dragonmage, who seeks to decapitate a young adult or hatchling dragon in order to become a full Demon-Dragonmage, a godlike being of fantastic powers and strength.

Savaging Rifts Attributes Part 2

Continued from Part 1. Working out how the numbers might be adapted from one system to the other wasn’t too hard, once I found out how the Attribute ranges are described in the original system. This is what I’ve been working with to help me get a handle on how adapted monsters and NPCs can …

Savaging Rifts Attributes Part 1

As I’ve been adapting monsters and whatnot for my own use, I’ve struggled to understand the relative abilities as listed in the original material. Finally, I sat down and worked out, on paper, for my own benefit, how the attributes from P-Rifts can be Savaged and put them in a spreadsheet that I can refer …

Haveril Nonnes

Haveril Nonnes heads up a gang of Grim Reaper Necromancers and their undead minions. He’ll be the one Lord Dunscon sends when the stakes are high. Nonnes is vicious, amoral, and cruel, but has survived this long by knowing when to cut his losses and run when overpowered. He’s good at finding ways to blame …