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 CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 5 The Great Cataclysm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
What’s in this Book? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
CHARACTER OPTIONS 7 Endless Night. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Iconic Frameworks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Intelligent Construct. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
MARS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Momano headhunter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
New Races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Mutant Animals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Mutant Felines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Psi-X Aliens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Hindrances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Fresh Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Edges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Iconic Edges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Combat Edges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Professional Edges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
GEAR 35
Adventuring Gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Bots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Armor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Body Armor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Power Armor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Weapons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Ranged Weapons: Personal . . . . . . . . . 42
Explosives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Air and Hovercraft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Water Craft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Ground Vehicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Additional Vehicle Modifications . . . . 49
Cybernetics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
GAZETTEER 53
THE GAME MASTER'S GUIDE 55
Relic Salvage Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
The Mission Profile Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Other Changes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
RELICS OF A GOLDEN AGE 59
The Golden Age of Mankind. . . . . . . . . . 59
The Rise of Cyberworks . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Preparing for Armageddon . . . . . . . . . 59
The ARCHIE Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
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Origins of the Neemans . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Archie Three in the Age of Extinction. 62
The First Century of Darkness. . . . . . . . . 63
The New Republic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Archie Rebuilds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
The Rise and Fall of a God. . . . . . . . . . 65
The Post-Apocalyptic Age . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
The Idea Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Archie’s Web of Deception. . . . . . . . . . . 67
Current Schemes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Titan Robot Industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
The Shemarrian Uprising. . . . . . . . . . . 70
THE COALITION STATES, EMPIRE OF MAN 73
Background. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Post-Cataclysm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Rise of the Proseks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
The Siege and Fall of Tolkeen. . . . . . . . 75
Life in the Coalition States. . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Trade and Economy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
The Proseks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Coalition Departments . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Strategy & Tactics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Command Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Force Structure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
The Five States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
CS Chi-Town. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
CS Iron Heart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
CS Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
CS El Dorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
CS Lone Star. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Coalition Territories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Aftermath of War & Future Plans . . . . . . 98
Inhuman Threats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Foreign Relations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Arms Dealing Factions . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Other Factions & Peoples. . . . . . . . . . . 101
Savage Tale: As Above, So Below . . . . . 103
THE DOMAIN OF MAN 105
Free Quebec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Background. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Life in Free Quebec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
The Armed Forces of Free Quebec. . . 109
The City of Free Quebec. . . . . . . . . . . 112
Old Bones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Quebecois Worldview & Relations. . 113
The Great Lakes Kingdoms . . . . . . . . . . 115
The Island Kingdom of Montreal . . . 115
Mechanicsville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Willisburg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
The Free City of Queenston Harbor . 116
The Manitoulin Kingdom. . . . . . . . . . . 117
Hudson Wheigh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Background. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Life in Northern Gun. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Northern Gun’s Military
Industrial Complex. . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
The City of Ishpeming. . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Escanaba a.k.a. “MercBay”. . . . . . . . . . 121
The Iron Chain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
The Northwestern Quarter. . . . . . . . . 122
The IM Highway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
The Manistique Imperium . . . . . . . . . 123
Southern Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Whykin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Kingsdale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
MercTown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Golden Age Weaponsmiths. . . . . . . . 128
Savage Tale: Broken Arrow . . . . . . . . . . 129
FRONTIERS OF HUMANITY 133
The New West. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Life in the New West. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Law & Order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
The Texas Freelands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
The Kingdom of Worth. . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Houstown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Los Alamo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
The Pecos Empire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Important Pecos Factions. . . . . . . . . . 142
New San Antonio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Crossroads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Uvalde. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Laredo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Mercado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
The Rest of the West. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Wilk’s Laser Industries. . . . . . . . . . . . 145
The 1st Apocalyptic Cavalry. . . . . . . . 145
The Colorado Baronies . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Silvereno. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
The Great Trade Road. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Gallup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
The Clarkdale Confederacy . . . . . . . . 148
Tucson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Bandito Arms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Roswell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
New El Paso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Savage Tale: The Boonies . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Standoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Journey into the Boonies. . . . . . . . . . . 152
Thrill of the Chase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Riches!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Savage Tale: The Psi-X Files. . . . . . . . . . 154
Cowboys and Aliens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Flatbed Firepower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Heist to Meet You. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Detour Ambush. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
The Psi-X Aliens?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
EX MACHINA 157
Suggested Sequence of Events. . . . . . . . . 157
The Streets of MercTown . . . . . . . . . . 158
Hard and Heavy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Interdimensional Entanglements . . . 159
Intrigue in Ishpeming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Mississippi Cruising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Enter the Robodome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Live and Let Die. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
An Evitable Conflict. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
All Shiny and Chrome. . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Android Dreams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Something Rotten in Old Bones. . . . . 164
Overdrawn at the Memory Bank. . . . 165
Encounter at Gynoid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Blast from the Past. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Soldiercicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Raiding the Fridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
After Action Retort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Shadow War. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
The Machine-Man
Behind the Curtain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Non-Binary Calculations . . . . . . . . . . 169
Ancient Grudge Match . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Resolution and Aftermath . . . . . . . . . 169
ALLIES AND ADVERSARIES 171
Rogues’ Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Forces of Archie Three. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Cyberworks Automatons . . . . . . . . . . 174
The Shemarrian Nation. . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Forces of the Republicans. . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Forces of Free Quebec. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Mercenaries & Specialists. . . . . . . . . . . . 190
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 INTRODUCTION
B
efore the Coming of the Rifts,
humanity's dizzying technological
achievements defined the world.
The Golden Age of Mankind was a Golden
Age of Technology. The Great Cataclysm
instantly obliterated human civilizations
which had stood for millennia, their
understanding of science impotent
against such catastrophic power. Some
humans adapted to use the unnatural-
seeming power unleashed upon the
world—but many rejected the arcane as
debased and dangerous.
What’s in this Book?
Rifts® North America: Empires of Humanity
covers the factions and empires who rely
on technological mastery to survive on
Rifts Earth. This book provides overviews
of the different human-dominated
settlements throughout North America,
as well as detailed information on the
primary powers in the region, like the
Coalition States.
Longtime Rifts ® fans will find this
book to be an atlas of human civilization
in North America. Of course, you will
want to check out the books published
by Palladium Books which were the
foundation materials for this book.
The list of primarily referenced books
Includes: Rifts ® Ultimate Edition, Rifts ®
Sourcebook One – Revised and Expanded,
Rifts ® Aftermath, Rifts ® Sourcebook 4:
Coalition Navy, Rifts ® Sourcebook –The
Coalition States: Heroes of Humanity, Rifts®
Shemarrian Nation, Rifts ® Black Market,
Rifts ® Mercenaries, Rifts ® World Book
10: Juicer Uprising, Rifts® World Book 11:
Coalition War Campaign, Rifts® World Book
13: Lone Star, Rifts® World Book 14: New
West, Rifts® World Book 20: Canada, Rifts®
World Book 22: Free Quebec, Rifts® World
Book 28: Arzno, Rifts® World Book Northern
Gun 1 & 2.
Chapter One expands the character
options for Savage Rifts®, with new Iconic
Frameworks, Races, Hindrances, and
Edges from the high-tech civilizations of
North America.
Chapter Two provides new armor,
vehicles, vehicle modifications, weapons,
cybernetics, and purchasable bots.
Chapter Three provides a brief
overview for players curious about what
heroes serving in the Tomorrow Legion
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PLAYING THE COALITION
When playing Savage Rifts®, it is
assumed players take on the role
of heroes of the Tomorrow Legion.
That said, introductory adventures
or campaigns set in the Coalition
military can be a great way to
introduce new players to the world
of Rifts®. If you decide to go this
route, it is prudent to make sure
everyone involved is okay with
the themes which might arise
while role-playing as members of
a totalitarian society.
The average Coalition or Free
Québec service member doesn’t
see the world from the same
perspective which we see it from
today. Rifts, magic, and D-bees
are, to them, a terrifying threat to
their everyday life, and it takes a
lot for these characters to be able
to overlook and move past their
prejudices. The characters may
slowly discover not all D-Bees are
evil, and sometimes good people
need to stop their commanders
or government from doing
horrific things.
Once the lessons have been
learned, the Tomorrow Legion is
an organization which appeals to
the values of many disillusioned
veterans of the Coalition or
Free Quebec armed forces.
Alternatively, a player can create a
Coalition-styled character, choose
the Coalition Exile Hindrance,
and begin play as a member of the
Tomorrow Legion at Castle Refuge.
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commonly know of the various threats
covered in this book.
Chapter Four features new rules and
options for trade, salvage operations, and
available loot.
Chapter Five uncovers the mysteries
of the Golden Age of Mankind, and the
brutal progress of history since the Great
Cataclysm demolished the world. The
forces of Archie are revealed, as is his
tormented past. Also detailed are the
Republicans, a secret society descended
from the first Americans to battle the
supernatural.
Chapter Six covers the history and
society of the most powerful force
of humanity in the hemisphere: The
Coalition States. Read about the great
fortress cities, their leaders, and learn the
motivations of the citizens who don the
infamous black Dead Boy armor in their
Crusade for Humanity.
Chapter Seven tells of the other great
human empires and their complicated
relationships with one another. Explore
the wonders of life in Northern Gun,
read the heroic deeds of the Glitter Boy
Legions, and delve into the eccentricities
of the many city-states surrounding
Castle Refuge.
Chapter Eight examines the territories
settled by humanity in the vast wilderness
of North America. The iconic frontier
society of the New West is a wonderful
amalgam of the old and new.
Chapter Nine is a Plot Point Campaign
pitting the Tomorrow Legion against
hidden powers whose machinations
reach across the entire continent. The
Legionnaires’ mettle will be tested, but
perseverance leads to powerful allies
aligning with Castle Refuge.
Chapter Ten lists new mortal allies
and foes—human and technological—
commonly encountered across the
continent, from Shemarrian Warriors to
Coalition Specters!
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CHARACTER OPTIONS
T
his chapter presents new Iconic
Frameworks for Savage Rifts®, as well
as several new MARS packages and
races for new characters to choose from.
Existing characters will find new Edges
to acquire as they find adventure and
danger in the empires of humanity.
ICONIC
FRAMEWORKS
The following Iconic Frameworks
represent elite paths to tread.
Intelligent Construct
Created by wielders of advanced
technology, magic, or a combination of
the two, each Intelligent Construct is a
unique synthetic being with an origin
story tied to the Golden Age of Man or
high-tech factions like Northern Gun,
Triax, the Coalition States, A.R.C.H.I.E.
Three, the Kittani, Splugorth, Techno-
Wizards, and other advanced societies
inhabiting the infinite Megaverse ®
connected to Rifts Earth.
HERO’S JOURNEY (NO ROLLS)
Intelligent Constructs do not roll on the
Hero’s Journey tables. They are new to the
world and must rely on the raw ability of
their powerful artificial bodies to get by.
STARTING FROM SCRATCH
Unlike most characters, Intelligent
Constructs are built from the ground
up similar to custom races, using a
construction points system with positive
and negative values. You have 24 points
to create your construct, using the values
presented on the following pages.
The following racial attributes are
common to all Intelligent Constructs and
do not count against their construction
point totals:
„„Construct: Intelligent Constructs are
beings made of inorganic material.
They add +2 to recover from being
Shaken, ignore 1 point of Wound
penalties, don’t breathe, and are
immune to Disease and Poison,
and Wounds are fixed with Repair
instead of Healing with no “Golden
Hour”.
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 „„Inorganic: Normal cyberware does
not work on Constructs. They may
not take cybernetics or roll on the
Cybernetics Hero's Journey Table.
„„Outsider (Major): People of Rifts
Earth view Intelligent Constructs as
property rather than sentient beings.
They have no protections under the
law and suffer a −2 to Persuasion
when dealing with those who know
of their advanced construction.
„„Core Directive (Major): All Con­
structs are engineered with a primary
function, which instills them with
purpose. This often functions as
the Vow (Major) or Pacifist (Major)
Hindrance but may take on other
forms (a Major psychology-based
Hindrance) per GM's approval.
„„Wanted (Major): Once its true nature
is discovered, many powerful factions
will hunt down the Construct for
disassembly and study,
slated for immediate
destruction, or sold
to the highest
bidder.
„„Malfunctions: Constructs are
subject to breakdowns when put
under extreme stress (i.e. Technical
Difficulties).
COGITO, ERGO SUM
The first step is to determine what kind
of mind inhabits the Construct. Either
artificial or living.
„„Artificial Intelligence (−2): The
Construct is a product of advanced
design but is not “alive” in the tradi­
tional sense. Artificial intelligences
take two forms: robot intelligences
and neural intelligences. Robot
intelligences are elaborate computer
programs commonly employed
by Archie for cost effectiveness
reasons. Triax and the Coalition
are closing in on robot intelligence
technology. Neural intelligences
are even more advanced, unique
simulations of the brain using
sophisticated nanotechnology
c urrently on ly w it h i n t he
capabilities of Cyberworks/Archie,
though occasionally found in
hyper-advanced Constructs
from other dimensions. A
neural intelligence

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 remains at least a century beyond the
capabilities of even the Coalition or
Triax. The Construct cannot access
PPE or ISP. It may take the tech-based
Weird Science Arcane Background,
but cannot take Gifted or one which
uses PPE/ISP.
„„Transferred Intelligence (+0):
Transferred intelligences are the
result of a process or accident
that moved the mind (or soul) of
a living being into the Construct
body. This could involve super-
science, Techno-Wizardry, or other
supernatural phenomena. The
being is indeed alive, may access
PPE and ISP, and may take related
Arcane Backgrounds. The Construct
may or may not have memories of
its existence prior to transference
and usually, whether intentional
or unintentional, is transferred in a
“blank slate” condition.
Once you have determined the type of
intelligence, follow the normal character
creation process from Savage Worlds,
selecting Hindrances, Attributes, Skills,
and Edges. Transferred consciousnesses
retain none of their original racial abilities,
though players may represent residual
racial nuances through Hindrances,
Edges, and skills.
DETERMINE TECHNOLOGY BASE
Though most constructs are products of
super-science, many are supernatural in
origin. The technological base used to
create the construct determines what skill
can be used to repair it, and what kind of
energy courses through its artificial body.
Constructs must “recharge” by
accessing a compatible power source once
every 24 hours or suffer a level of Fatigue
each day until they become Incapacitated
and inert. An inert construct may be
revived with a Repair, Techno-Wizardry,
or Spellcasting roll as appropriate, with
each standard exposure to its power
source recovering a level of Fatigue.
„„Technological System (−2): The
Construct was constructed solely
using hyper-advanced technological
means. Its power system is compatible
with the same power outlets used to
charge E-Clips and electrical vehicles.
The Construct must spend one hour
recharging each day. The Construct
is fixed with the Repair skill.
„„Techno-Wizard System (−3): Arcane
energies and super science were
melded together and harnessed
by Techno-Wizards to power the
Construct. It must consume 5 Power
Points from ley lines or by draining
PPE/ISP from other sources every 24
hours (see Ley Lines and Siphoning
PPE in the Tomorrow Legion Player’s
Guide). Consumed Power Points
cannot be used to fuel powers.
Techno-Wizardry is used to fix these
constructs instead of Repair.
„„Arcane System (−4): The most
powerful arcanists know the
secrets of imbuing Constructs
with drive and purpose through
complex enchantments, runes, or by
harnessing the energy of souls. The
Construct must consume 5 Power
Points from ley lines or by draining
PPE/ISP from other sources each day
(see Ley Lines and Siphoning PPE
in the Tomorrow Legion Player’s Guide).
Consumed Power Points cannot be
used to fuel powers. The lower of
Occult or Spellcasting is used to fix
these constructs instead of Repair.
DETERMINE FRAME
„„Small Frame (−2): Size −2, −2 Tough­
ness. The Construct is about 2’ in
height or length (like a pixie, cat, or
basketball).
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 „„Light Frame (−1): Size −1, −1 Tough­
ness. The Construct is about 4’ in
height or length (like a goblin, bobcat,
or mini-fridge).
„„Medium Frame (+0): At Size 0, the
being is about the size of the average
human.
„„Bulky Frame (+0): Size +1, +1
Toughness. The Construct is about
7– 8’ in height or length (like an
orc, donkey, Combat Cyborg, or
motorcycle). This makes it difficult
to operate Power Armor and
vehicles not fitted for its Size. Armor
and Vehicles must be customized,
doubling purchase and repair costs.
Operating uncustomized vehicles
imposes −1 to all Trait checks,
including firing vehicular weapons.
„„Heavy Frame (+0): Size +2, +2
Toughness. The Construct is about
8 –9’ in height or length (like a gorilla,
horse, Coalition SAMAS, or car). This
makes it impossible to operate Power
Armor built for a normal humanoid
frame. Armor is difficult to find
and must usually be custom made,
tripling purchase and repair costs.
Operating vehicles and equipment
designed for smaller beings is done
at −2 to all Trait checks, including
firing vehicular weapons.
„„Superheavy Frame (+0): Size +3, +3
Toughness. The Construct is about
10 –12’ in height or length (like an
Ogre, Kodiak bear, Glitter Boy, or
SUV). This makes it impossible to
operate Power Armor built for a
normal humanoid frame. Armor is
difficult to find and must usually be
custom made, quadrupling purchase
and repair costs. Operating an
uncustomized vehicle is impossible,
including firing vehicular weapons,
and operating equipment customized
for smaller beings is done at a −2 to
all Trait checks.
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DETERMINE BASE LOCOMOTION
„„None (−2): The Construct has no
ground locomotion (like legs, treads,
or wheels). To move, it must take the
Flight or Aquatic feature upgrade.
Pace upgrades only affect that feature.
„„Legs (+0): The Construct has Pace 6
and d6 running die.
„„Wheels (+0): The being has Pace 8 and
a d8 running die, but can't negotiate
obstacles one-third its height.
„„Tracks (+0): The being ignores
Difficult Ground and has a Pace 6 and
d4 running die, but can't negotiate
obstacles one-half its height.
DETERMINE SENSORY SYSTEM
„„Basic Senses (−1): The Construct
has audio, visual, and other sensory
abilities roughly comparable to the
average human—though it cannot
truly experience the flavor of food
or the caress of a loved one in the
traditional biological sense.
„„Improved Senses (+1): The Construct
has improved audio and visual
senses granting it +2 to Notice rolls
and allowing it to ignore Dim or Dark
Illumination penalties. It can record
its sensory feeds (audio, visual, etc.).
„„Advanced Senses (+2): In addition
to the improved sensory capabilities,
the Construct has advanced senses
such as thermal, infrared, radiation,
motion, radar, sonar, and so on,
giving it 360-degree awareness
ignoring Illumination penalties and
conferring a +4 bonus to Notice rolls.
DETERMINE APPEARANCE
„„Obvious Construct (−2): The being
is obviously inorganic, which can be
a dangerous prospect. Dark lighting,
loose clothing, and other tricks are
required to hide the fact. Opponents
gain +2 on Notice rolls to discern its
true nature.
 „„Lifelike Android (+0): Without above or below the normal human
careful and detailed examination by range. It can imitate a wide variety
a skilled investigator with advanced of races and sounds. Even suspicious
equipment, it is impossible to opponents are −4 on Notice checks to
determine the Construct is not an discover the artificial nature of the
organic creature. audio. This system also grants +2 on
„„Variable Appearance (+2): The rolls to imitate specific voices (must
Construct is designed to morph have heard target’s vocalizations).
and change its features. Whether
the result of arcane forces, high- INTELLIGENT CONSTRUCT
tech materials, or holograms it may OPTIONAL COMPLICATIONS
take on the appearance of a target of Intelligent Constructs may gain extra
roughly similar Size (up to one Size construction points by adopting optional
larger or smaller without penalty). complications.
This takes an action and a Smarts
„„−1/ – 2/ – 3Obscure Construction
or Performance roll. Opponents
(1): Artificial beings are often the
motivated to question the guise are
product of alien design or weird
−4 on Notice checks (−6 on a raise).
secrets of super science. For −1 point
The Construct gains +2 on rolls to
impose a −1 penalty on skill checks
impersonate specific individuals
related to their construction (such as
(must have observed target’s
repairing, modifying, or examining
appearance).
them), −2 points for a −2 penalty, or
−3 points for a −4 penalty.
DETERMINE VOCAL UNIT „„−4 Feature Locked Physiology (1):
„„Non-Vocal (−1): The Construct
Most artificial beings are highly
lacks the ability to form the sounds
advanced prototypes, and not
made by most other races. It can
easily upgraded. Unlike cyborgs or
understand typical languages and
robots built using interchangeable
may communicate via electronic
parts, the Construct’s core physical
devices or other comparable means,
systems cannot be modified and do
but cannot converse with most other
not improve in performance after
races. It can however communicate
initial design and construction.
with other Constructs of a compatible
The Construct may not purchase
tech base (through chirps and beeps,
upgrades to Agility, Strength, or
radio waves, or arcane methods).
Vigor as it ranks up (though it may
„„Standard Vocal Unit (+0): The
increase Smarts and Spirit as normal).
Construct can fully communicate
„„−4/−6 Specialized Construction (1):
through the sounds made by most
Designed to accomplish a specific
other races and can do so with a
set of tasks as efficiently as possible
booming voice if it chooses.
to the exclusion of all others, the
„„Advanced Vocal Unit (+1): The
Construct’s systems were not
Construct can fully communicate
engineered for general use. Consider
through the sounds made by most
its Core Directive and choose a
other races and can even speak at
primary function (e.g. assault, repair,
sound levels audible only to bats, Dog
labor, piloting, medical, etc.). For −4
Boys, Combat Cyborgs, and other
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 Agility, Smarts, and all skill rolls
not directly related to its primary
function. For −6 points it subtracts 2
from all such rolls.
„„−1 Weakness (U): The Construct
is susceptible to certain Trappings,
taking +4 damage from attacks
and rolling at −4 to resist related
effects. This often takes the form of
susceptibility to electricity but may
vary wildly depending on the its
origins and method of construction.
DETERMINE FEATURES
Use all remaining construction points.
Choose carefully as features cannot be
modified or upgraded once the Construct
steps out into the world.
„„+3 Additional Action (1): Due to
additional prehensile appendages or
augmented reaction abilities, ignore
2 points of Multi-Action penalties per
turn.
„„+1 Aquatic (1): Moves full Pace while
swimming, compatible with Pace
upgrades.
„„+1 Armor (Size +2): The outer
layer of the Construct is hardened,
gaining +4 natural Armor. At +12 the
Armor becomes MDC and does not
stack with non-MDC worn armor.
At the GM's discretion, those of a
compatible Rifts Earth tech base
and designed for war may wear the
equivalent of Cyborg Body Armor,
though they start with none (double
costs, multiplied by modifiers for its
Frame). Small Frames can take one
level.
„„+2 Automated Repair Unit (2): Make
a Vigor roll as a free action once per
day to attempt to heal a Wound, gains
+4 on rolls to resist “Bleeding Out”.
„„+1 Attribute (U): Increase an
Attribute by one die type.
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„„+1 Bioreactor (1): Compatible with all
tech bases, the Construct can process
organic materials (food and water)
into energy instead of drawing on
another source to meet its power
needs. It may recharge by consuming
the amount of food needed by a
similarly-sized humanoid.
„„+1 Drug Dispenser (1): The Construct
has a retractable needle which it may
deploy as a free action and can inject
drugs into a grappled opponent with
a Touch Attack against an unarmored
location (possibly requiring a Called
Shot). Contains 20 doses total, see
Poison in Savage Worlds for possible
effects.
„„+1 Edge (10): Gain one Edge, ignoring
all Rank requirements.
„„+1/+2 Electronics Package (1): Gain
a 20-mile range communications
system, a sub-computer for data
storage, and a Rifts Earth-compatible
interface jack which can plug into
electronic systems. The +1 point
system grants +2 to related Common
Knowledge, Repair, and Research
rolls. The +2 point system grants +4
to Hacking rolls as well. Compatible
with technological systems only.
„„+1 Expanded Power Storage (1):
Only needs to recharge once every
three days. Compatible with any
technology base.
„„+2 Flight (5): Hover and fly at Pace
6 (15 mph). Each additional time this
upgrade is taken doubles previous
flying Pace (i.e. 4 points for 30 mph, 6
points for 60 mph, etc.)
„„+1 Hardwired Skill (10): Increase a
skill that is equal to or greater than
its linked Attribute one die type, or
increase two skills that are lower
than their linked die type (including
new skills the Construct did not have
before at d4).
„„+1 Leaper (1): Jump twice as far as TO SURVIVE AND THRIVE—
normal and add +4 damage when THE INTELLIGENT
making a Wild Attack when coupled AUTOMATON
with a leap, instead of the usual +2
(needs at least 1” to leap).
„„+1 No Vital Systems (1): The
„„ Be all that you can be! Make
Construct has hidden, armored, sure to spend your construction
or redundant vital systems. Called points on features you will not
Shots deal not extra damage versus have access to after character
them. creation. You can do this by
„„+1 Pace (U): Running die is upgraded
waiting to take desired but non-
by a die type (to a maximum of d12) essential Edges and Attribute
and gains +2 Pace each time this improvements until you rank
upgrade is taken. up. Don’t forget about the
„„+4 Power Plant (1): The Construct
Synthetic Immortality Edge.
„„ Have a plan. Once their secret
powers itself through an advanced,
closed loop system such as dark is out, advanced Constructs
matter, demon’s souls, nuclear energy, will be hunted by those seeking
phase crystals, etc. Regardless of to capture and exploit them.
the Construct’s tech base, it will not Make sure your Construct can
Fatigue from physical exertion and readily defend itself, conceal its
no longer needs to recharge. advanced nature, or appear to
„„+1 Reinforced Chassis (Size): Gain
be an organic humanoid.
„„ Go big or go home. Taking
+2 Toughness with each upgrade.
„„+1 Sensor Range Upgrade (1): The
optional complications can
Construct ignores up to 4 points of be a great way to allow your
Range penalties. Construct to excel at its
„„+1 Skill Bonus (1/Skill): +2 bonus
primary functions by giving
when using a specific skill. This you more construction points,
represents everything from targeting even though they may limit
sensors and algorithms (+2 Shooting), your overall versatility.
to integral tool kits and schematics
databases (+2 Repair), to stealth
systems and protocols (+2 Stealth),
etc. May only be taken once per skill
sunlight for two hours to meet its
and cannot be taken for Notice. The
regular power needs.
Construct is always considered to
„„+1 Wall Walker (1): May walk on
have the necessary equipment to use
vertical surfaces at normal Pace, or
the chosen skill without penalty.
inverted surfaces at half Pace.
„„+1 Solar Collector (1): Compatible
„„+1/+2/+3 Weapon Mount, External
with the standard tech base only, an
(U): The Construct has a weapon
embedded nanoscale solar collection
housing mounted onto its frame and
lattice powers the Construct by
tied into its power supply. Personal
converting sunlight into energy.
and vehicular weapons can all
Instead of drawing on another
be mounted. For +1 point a single
source of power, the Construct may
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 100 pounds or a pair weighing up
to 50 pounds each is integrated into
the artificial body (paired ranged
weapons have the Linked quality
providing +1 to hit and +2 damage).
For vehicular weapons systems each
Mod equals +1 point, but no weapons
with a Mod value greater than the
Construct’s Size can be mounted,
and only one vehicular weapon can
be mounted. Unlike most Construct
systems, which are integral, external
weapons mounts can accommodate
various weapons systems. With a
Repair roll and 1d4 hours a weapons
system may be removed or installed
(each raise halves the time required).
A Critical Failure destroys the
weapons system, but not the external
weapons mount.
„„+1 Weapon System, Integral (U):
The Construct has a weapons system
integrated into its frame. This could
be Vibro-Claws or a hydraulic bite
and titanium teeth (Str+d4 Mega
BUILDING THE SHEMARRIAN RENEGADE
The Intelligent Construct rules can
easily be used to build a Shemarrian
Renegade a beautiful Amazonian
android created by Archie and Hagan.
Apply the following options during
character creation, or use them as a
reference to create your own variant
Cyberworks prototype:
Core Directive: Archie occasionally
creates experimental Shemarrians
outfitted with neural intelligences,
then releases them into the world
to gather information and observe
their actions. Their systems have
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Damage, AP 2, these are considered
Natural Weapons, see Savage Worlds),
retractable swords, laser eyes, small
ranged weapons ports, and so on. For
+1 point a melee or ranged personal
weapon weighing up to 50 pounds,
or a pair of weapons weighing up
to 25 pounds each, is integrated into
the Construct's frame. Paired ranged
weapons are Linked providing +1
to hit and +2 damage. If desired, the
weapons can be concealed when not
in use. Opponents searching for such
concealed weapons suffer a penalty
to their Notice rolls of −4.
INTELLIGENT AUTOMATON STARTING GEAR
None. Intelligent Automatons start play
shortly after their escape, awakening, or
otherwise dramatic entrance into Rifts
Earth. They can use items as specified
by their frame and other construction
options but otherwise do not start with
gear or valuables.
back doors allowing recon data to
be collected from them without their
knowledge via undetectable burst
transmissions to a secret satellite.
Additionally, they are hardwired
with protocols making it difficult
for them to directly attack Archie or
Hagan (requires a Spirit check at −4).
All Shemarrians are programmed
with complex emotional simulations
and a fictional alien warrior culture,
clan history, and home world
which they believe completely and
underpins their conception of reality.
 BUILDING THE SHEMARRIAN RENEGADE (CONT.)
Artificial Intelligence: Shemarrian
Renegades feature neural intelli­
gences as close to human intellects as
a machine can get.
Tec h nolog ica l System: Al l
Cyberworks creations, though highly
advanced, are based on standard
technology.
Bulky Frame: Shemarrians are 8 feet
tall and weigh 900 pounds, granting
them +1 Size and +1 Toughness.
Base Locomotion: Robot legs.
Advanced Senses: Shemarrian
Renegades carry the most advanced
sensor suite possible.
Lifelike Android: It was Hagan’s
idea for each Shemarrian be a synthetic
human sculpture, with warm skin
(capable of bleeding), flowing hair,
bright eyes, etc. Unless examined in
a high-tech laboratory they cannot be
differentiated from flesh-and-blood
creatures.
Standard Vocal Unit: Shemarrian
experiments are outfitted with
an original, melodious voice and
speech patterns. As a ruse, they
speak Dragonese/Elven fluently and
American with an Elven accent.
Obscure Construction: Archie and
Hagan intentionally employ peculiar
nonstandard technology in their
creations to hinder anyone attempting
to tweak, modify or examine them
incurs a −4 skill roll penalty.
Feature Locked Physiology: The
physical capabilities of their hyper-
advanced Cyberworks construction
cannot be improved upon, though
the Shemarrian’s neural intelligence
system may still learn and grow
cognitively and emotionally the
android may not purchase upgrades
to Agility, Strength, or Vigor as it
ranks up (though “she” may increase
Smarts and Spirit as normal).
The following features are common
to Shemarrian Renegades:
„„ Armor: Taken once, +4 natural
Armor that stacks with worn armor.
„„ Attribute: Taken twelve times
increase Agility by three dice,
Strength by six dice, and Vigor by
three dice.
„„ Edges: Attractive and Very
Attractive, representing the
Shemarrian’s unnatural beauty.
„„ Edge: Danger Sense, provided by
the Shemarrian’s antennae sensors.
„„ Edge: Fleet-Footed.
„„ Edges: Ambidextrous as well as
Two-Fisted.
„„ Edge: Woodsman.
„„ Hardwired Skills: Taken seven
times Shemarrian Renegades begin
with a d6 in Athletics, Fighting,
Intimidation, Riding, Shooting,
Survival, and Taunt.
„„ Pace: Taken once granting +2 Pace
and increasing running die by
one type, stacks with Fleet-Footed
granting a total Pace of 10 and a
d10 running die.
„„ Power Plant: Nuclear fusion will
not Fatigue and does not need to
access a power source.
„„ Reinforced Chassis: Taken once
giving +2 Toughness.
„„ Weapon System, Integ ra l:
Retractable hand claws dealing
Str+d6 Mega Damage, AP 2 add +2
to Athletics (climbing) rolls.
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 MARS
These new Mercenaries, Adventurers,
Rogues, and Scholars packages follow the
same rules as those in the Tomorrow Legion
Player’s Guide, including use of the Fortune
& Glory Table found there. The GM may
allow certain gear substitutions from what
is found in Savage Rifts® books, especially
for characters with origins in the Coalition
States, Free Quebec, or the New West.
RCSG SCIENTIST
Trained by the Rifts Control Study Group,
this subject matter expert has dedicated
themselves to researching the Rifts, Ley
Lines, magic, the supernatural, how they
function in a scientific sense, and how to
control them through technology. The
RCSG also catalogs supernatural beings,
pioneering their containment, capture,
and study (vivisections are common).
RCSG Scientists are often assigned to
special operations teams to give expert
analysis in the field.
„„Begin with +1 Smarts die type, adjust
Trait maximums accordingly.
„„Begin with Occult d8, Science d8, and
the Scholar Edge for both skills.
„„Begin with Notice d6, Research d6,
Survival d6, and the Monster Slayer
Edge.
„„Recognize the Arcane: RCSG
Scientists have an uncanny knack
for identifying and understanding
arcane, psychic, and supernatural
phenomena. Their trained eyes
detect arcana per the base power (no
modifiers, costing no Power Points)
with a Notice check. They do not
ignore penalties for foes hidden by
supernatural abilities like invisibility.
„„Make one less roll on the Hero’s
Journey tables.
„„Cannot take the Doubting Thomas or
Illiterate Hindrances.
„„Begin with the standard Starting Gear.
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COMMANDO
The Commando is an elite, highly
trained combatant expected to do one
job: eliminate the enemy and their
assets no matter the cost. Their primary
missions involve surgical strikes in
areas conventional troops cannot reach
to destroy high value targets. They also
function as versatile raiders and act as
shock troops when the need arises. Only
the toughest of the tough can complete
commando training, let alone gain
admission, and they wear their combat
arms badges with pride.
„„Begin with +1 Spirit and +1 Vigor,
adjust Trait maximums accordingly.
„„Begin with Athletics d6, Fighting d4,
Shooting d4, and Survival d4.
„„Begin with the Assassin, Brawler,
Conditioned, Dodge, Marksman, and
Soldier Edges.
„„Who Dares, Wins: Commandos
can use the Battle, Boating, Driving,
Electronics, Healing, Piloting, and
Riding skills at no untrained penalty.
In addition, they gain a +2 bonus
to checks involving parachuting,
rappelling, and similar daring
maneuvers.
„„Make two fewer rolls on the Hero’s
Journey tables.
„„Begin with either the Loyal or Quirk
Hindrance for no added benefit.
„„Begin with standard Starting Gear
substituting a set of Urban Warrior
Tactical Medium EBA and an NG-
57 Heavy Ion Blaster, plus a Vibro-
Bayonet and L-20 Pulse Laser Rifle.
COWBOY
Cowboys are the popular ranch hands,
cattle herders, and frontiersmen who
traditionally travel on horseback. Their
heritage is rooted in the vaquero legends.
Tales of cowboys and their exploits
have influenced the New West’s culture,
clothing, and sensibilities. The Cowboys chosen mount, increase the default to
of Rifts Earth are often as not Psi-Stalkers, Size 3 (instead of Size 0).
D-Bees, or mutants. Their commonality is „„Begin with standard Starting Gear
a reputation for being the best riders and substituting a set of NG Maverick
wranglers around. body armor, plus a horse, Light
Cavalry Barding, and a Vibro-Knife.
„„Begin with Athletics d6, Notice d6,
Riding d8, and Survival d6.
„„Begin with the Beast Bond Edge and
EOD SPECIALIST
Explosives Ordnance Disposal (EOD)
the Beast Master Edge applied twice.
experts are often embedded into Special
„„Born in the Saddle: Cowboys
Forces teams seeking to sabotage or
are expert riders with a special
strategically strike key enemy personnel
connection to their mounts. They
and assets. Trainees must be highly
ignore two points of penalties to any
numerate and literate to master the use,
Riding roll and ignore the Multi-
handling, and disposal of explosives.
Action penalty for making a Riding
check in the same round as other „„Begin with Repair d6 and Thievery d4.
actions. Cowboys may spend Bennies „„Begin with Survival d4 and the
to Soak damage for their mount using Conditioned Edge.
Riding instead of Vigor. Each success „„Begin with Electronics d6, Science
and raise negates a Wound. They may d6, and the Demolitionist, Expert
mount or dismount as a free action. Demolitionist, and Take ‘Em Down
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 „„Spicy Home Cooking: Given
time and common “household”
ingredients, the EOD Specialist
may roll Repair to manufacture
improvised grenades, mines, and
other explosive devices listed in
Savage Worlds. Alternatively, the EOD
Specialist can upgrade the damage
of explosive devices with a Science
check—a success adds an extra die of
the explosive’s damage die type once
detonated, and a raise allows a free
reroll of the damage once detonated.
„„Make one less roll on the Hero’s
Journey tables.
„„Cannot take the All Thumbs or
Illiterate Hindrances.
„„Begin with standard Starting Gear
substituting a set of Urban Warrior
Tactical Medium EBA and an NG
Super Laser Pistol, plus a Tool Kit,
Vibro-Knife, MD Plastique (2 lb.), and
six grenades of choice.
GUNSLINGER
The life of a gunfighter starts early and
ends early. Most of them are killed in
shootouts, showdowns, or confrontations
with the law before they can make a name
for themselves, or even reach adulthood.
Gunfighters who live long enough to
earn the title of Gunslinger are the most
cunning and deadly survivors.
„„Begin with +2 Agility die types,
adjust Trait maximums accordingly.
„„Begin with Shooting d8 and the
Marksman and Sharpshooting
Edges.
„„Begin with the Danger Sense, Dead
Shot, and Quick Edges.
„„The Quick and the Dead: In the
first round of combat, immediately
after Action Cards are dealt for
initiative, a Gunslinger may spend
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a Benny to draw on an opponent.
The Gunslinger and his opponent
make an opposed Agility roll. If the
Gunslinger succeeds, he immediately
attacks the target and has The Drop.
If he fails, the Benny is wasted with
no effect. The Gunslinger still acts on
his Action Card as normal.
„„Begin with the Arrogant, Heroic,
Overconfident, or Vengeful (Major)
Hindrance for no added benefit.
„„Begin with standard Starting Gear
substituting two ranged weapons of
your choice and NG Maverick body
armor.
INTEL OPERATIVE
Military Intelligence comes down to one
key point: Information. Trainees must
have a strong grasp of multiple technical
disciplines to be proficient in surveillance,
signals intelligence, field intelligence, and
counter-intelligence.
„„Begin with Common Knowledge
d6, Electronics d6, Stealth d6, and
Thievery d6.
„„Choose one: Begin with the Alertness
Edge or the Linguist Edge or the
Streetwise Edge.
„„Begin with Persuasion d6, Research
d6, and the Investigator Edge.
„„Begin with Notice d6, Survival d6,
and the Conditioned and Field Intel
Edges.
„„Make one less roll on the Hero’s
Journey tables.
„„Cannot take the All Thumbs,
Clueless, or Illiterate Hindrances.
„„Begin with standard Starting Gear
substituting a set of Urban Warrior
Tactical Medium EBA and an NG-56
Light Ion Pistol, plus an NG-L5 Laser
Rifle and a Vibro-Bayonet.
 Momano headhunter calligraphers, and orators. While these
Specialist demon and monster slayers, practices may alienate them from
Momano are an eclectic breed of techno- common men-at-arms and headhunters,
warriors who embrace arcane sources of it does make them beloved by folk in
power—including Techno-Wizardry and need of a refreshing take on existence in
Psionics—labeled evil, dangerous, and Rifts Earth.
untrustworthy by most Headhunters.
Dedicated to their task, they wander FIGHTING DRAGONFIRE
the land like the ronin or gunfighters WITH FIREBOLTS
of ancient times, taking on the world as A Momano's abilities and weapons are as
they see fit. Renowned as bounty hunters, important as their training and tactical
mercenaries, and saviors of the people, knowledge. Taking a page from the
they are commonly found roaming the enemy's playbook, Momano prefer to use
northern wastes of the Domain of Man. TW and magical gear. They hone their
own psychic capabilities—with most
HERO’S JOURNEY (TWO ROLLS) having vast untapped psionic potential.
Momano gain two rolls on any tables According to them, there is nothing better
except the following: Cybernetics, for slaying "soupies" (aka, supernatural
Enchanted Items & Mystic Gadgets, beings) than their own brand of weapons
Magic & Mysticism. and powers. This includes a
shunned form of bionic
A PECULIAR DISCIPLINE augmentation which
The Momano, or "Moes", are a sect has become their
with their own unique world outlook calling card.
and practices, all based on eastern
philosophical traditions and intense
academic study. First and
foremost, they are scholars of
the supernatural, paranormal,
and ley lines. Applying this
knowledge in the field makes
them unparalleled monster
trackers and experts on anti-
supernatural combat tactics.
The Momano approach to dealing
with the constant death and destruction
experienced by all monster slayers
is to embrace a form of mental
discipline and self-culmination
similar to the ancient Zen or
Stoic traditions. Their peculiar
practice includes expanding one's
potential as a creator, performer,
and philosopher—many
are accomplished
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 TECHNO-WIZARD BIONICS
Combining Techno-Wizardry and bionic
augmentation—a rare feat of considerable
technical and arcane prowess —is
considered impractical and unnatural,
but not to the Momano. Some legends
say the order's iconic TW Bionics were
created in Atlantis, while others say they
were developed for (or by) a clan within
the Momano. Whatever their origins,
the demon slayers embrace the unique
technology and have integrated it into
their spiritual and martial training.
Momano begin with the following
systems mounted in bionic arms (all are
Techno-Wizardry Gear):
„„Magical Blades & Spikes: Str+2d4
AP 8, considered Claws, see Natural
Weapons in Savage Worlds.
TO SURVIVE AND THRIVE—
THE MOMANO
HEADHUNTER
„„ Your character may be
bionically enhanced, but
they are not a tank. Engage
defensive powers like protection
at the start of combat and seek
to upgrade your body armor
and defenses early on.
„„ Momano have multiple paths
to success—they can upgrade
their TW Bionics, psionic
abilities, or a combination of
both. All are viable strategies,
but ultimate success will likely
involve combining the best of
both aspects.
„„ Your hero is especially capable
of enhancing the effectiveness
of allies when combating the
supernatural. Don't forget to
leverage this whenever possible.
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„„Hydraulic Stake Driver: Str+d12
Mega Damage, AP 12, Shots 6). May
be used with either a Touch Attack or
at no Called Shot penalty (only when
used against Grappled opponents).
Wooden stakes can be magically
reloaded (costs 1 ISP), but metal
stakes are commonly hand-loaded
(often silvered or cold iron tipped).
„„Energy Projector: A versatile weapon
system with the embedded powers
of bolt, burst, and smite (applied to
her Magical Blades & Spikes and
emitted bolts and bursts only, deals
Mega Damage for the Duration). As
an action she may activate the base
(no modifiers possible) version of one
power using her Spirit—costs 1 ISP
and choose one following Trapping
each activation: Cold Iron, Electricity,
Fire, Holy Sun Beam/Light, or Silver.
MOMANO HEADHUNTER
ABILITIES AND BONUSES
Momano abilities, the cybernetic and the
uncanny, only work because they are
carefully in balance—like Yin and Yang,
or fire and water.
„„Bionically Augmented: Momano
gain +3 Strength, +1 Agility and +1
Vigor die types—no Trait maximums
for these Attributes; bonuses come
from the following TW cybernetics:
Bionic Strength Augmentation
(3), Cyber-Wired Reflexes (1), and
Synthetic Organ Replacement (1).
„„Cyber net ic Tech no -Wa r r iors:
Momano begin with the following
additional cybernetic systems: Armor
Plating (1 level), Core Electronics
Package, Expanded Detection and
Security Array, Nano-Repair System,
Optics Package, Targeting Eye.
„„Demon Slayers: Momano begin with
Occult d8 linked with the Scholar
Edge, plus the Monster Slayer Edge.
 „„Harmony of the Body: Momano
start play with Athletics d6, Fighting
d6, and the Chi Edge.
„„Harmony of the Mind: Momano
start play with Academics d6,
Performance d6, and the Brave Edge.
„„Monster Hunters: Momano begin
with Survival d6 and gain a free reroll
on all Notice and Survival (tracking)
checks made for supernatural targets.
„„Powerful Psionics: Momano have
Psionics d6, Arcane Background
(Psionics), 10 ISP, arcane protection*,
detect/conceal arcana*, and protection*—
see the standard Psionic list for notes
and further power choices. Momano
may gain access to Mega Power
Modifiers by taking the Major Psionic
then Master Psionic Edges. Once the
Master Psionic Edge is taken they
may choose their powers from the
Mind Melter's list (Rank permitting).
„„Recognized Defenders: All Momano
Headhunters enjoy +1 Persuasion
and Connections (Momano Sect and
Allies) when dealing with those who
value the faction's exploits.
„„TW Bionic Attunement: The peculiar
cybernetics of the Momano are
customized for each slayer and their
psychic aura. When combined with
the order's training and meditations
for cyber-psychic attunement, the
normal Strain penalty to Psionics
rolls for their starting cybernetics is
reduced to −1 total, but any further
augmentation could throw off this
energetic harmony, see below.
MOMANO HEADHUNTER
COMPLICATIONS
The demon slayer's powers come at a cost.
„„Cybernetic Oddball: Non-TW
cybernetics cause catastrophic
interference, rendering a Momano's
Psionics skill unusable until removed
by their sect's armorers—though life-
saving cybernetic systems are still a
temporary stop-gap option.
„„Enemies: Momano are despised
by demons and monsters, who will
target them first for destruction
(often through ambush or guile). The
CS and supremacists hate them, too.
„„Limited Expansion: The Momano's
base cybernetics use up all personal
Strain, ever. Cybernetics may only be
expanded by taking the Beyond the
Limit Edge, followed by the Upgrade
Edge (representing the sect's custom
work). Resulting Strain penalties are
halved (rounding up). The Cyber-
Psychic Alignment Edges may offset
Strain penalties (including both the
base −1 from TW Bionic Attunement
and further penalties).
„„Outsider: Their weird bionics,
detached outlook, and preoccupation
with history and the arts rub many
the wrong way incurring a −2
penalty to Persuasion rolls with those
unfamiliar with Momano heroism.
„„Restricted Path: Momano may take
no further Arcane Backgrounds.
„„Some Piece of Work: Momano's
bodies can be Healed as normal
when they are hurt, but damage
to their TW bionics (usually from
Called Shots, Critical Failures
resulting in Technical Difficulties,
or permanent Injuries to either Arm)
must be repaired using the lower
of Healing or Techno-Wizardry
(magical healing, nano-repair
systems, etc. have no effect)—only
with no "Golden Hour".
MOMANO HEADHUNTER
STARTING GEAR
Begin with standard Starting Gear
substituting a suit of Gladiator Medium
EBA, plus one TW weapon of choice.
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NEW RACES
Mutant Animals
The cloning facilities of the subterranean
Lone Star Complex’s notorious Genetic
Engineering Division (the GED) produce
not just the familiar mutant Dog Boys, but
constantly experiment with humanoid
mutant versions of all manner of animals.
The vast tracts of wilderness surrounding
the CS teem with animals not originally
native to North America, many the
descendants of zoo animals escaping
and thriving after the Great Cataclysm.
Overall, the CS prefers mammals, as
they usually result in mutants with more
“human” emotions and drives.
To the Coalition States, any mutants
outside the CS are “feral” animals devoid
of any rights. Feral mutants are either
military deserters with combat training
and stolen equipment, escapees from
Coalition “work facilities” (i.e. slave labor
camps), or the free-born offspring of such
traitors. CS personnel, especially loyal
mutants, encountering any feral mutant
assume the mutant committed the
ultimate betrayal of harming or killing a
Coalition citizen.
MUTANT BATS
The GED’s mutant bats have been a noble
failure and their experimental program
has come to an end. Though friendly and
reliable, mutant bats proved too visible to
radar and other sensor systems to make
them viable commandos and spies. The
bats frightened the most superstitious and
cowardly CS foes but proved ineffective
against enemies used to dealing with
true demons and vampires.
Many mutant bats realize the only
future open to them is one free of the
Coalition and its control over their lives
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and families. Though the CS intends to
let the current population live out their
lives serving the Coalition, those mutant
bats who want families and lives of their
own have begun quietly defecting in
the night.
„„Bite/Claws: Mutant bats have claws
and teeth dealing Str+d4 damage, see
Natural Weapons in Savage Worlds.
„„Echolocation: Mutant bats can
visualize their surroundings through
a natural form of sonar and ignore all
Illumination penalties.
„„Flight: Mutant bats can fly at a Pace
of 12 per round, and “run” for extra
movement as usual. Maneuvering
uses the Athletics skill. Their wings
can be targeted or fouled (a Bound or
Entangled character cannot fly).
„„Frail: Mutant bats are lightly built.
Reduce Toughness by 1.
„„Keen Sense of Hearing: Mutant bats
have an incredibly powerful sense
of hearing, gaining a +2 bonus on
Notice checks using sound.
„„Keen Sense of Smell: Mutant bats
gain a +2 bonus on Notice checks
based on smell, as well as +2 on all
Survival rolls to made to track.
„„Light Sensitive: Sensitive to daylight,
mutant bats must wear goggles or
other protective eye wear to avoid
a −2 penalty to sight-based Notice
checks in bright light conditions.
„„Mutant: Most mutant animals are
uncomfortable around humans, and
the feeling is mutual. Initial Reactions
typically start at Uncooperative,
except possibly other GED mutants
and physically similar D-Bees.
„„Near-Human Physiology: Created
from Rifts Earth genetic stock,
those unfamiliar with the mutant's
physiology suffer only a −1 penalty
to Healing and cybernetics checks.
 „„Oddly Built: CS mutant animals
have long snouts, prick ears,
digitigrade "backward" legs, tails,
and all manner of physical oddities.
Rifts Earth armor and clothing must
be custom-tailored at double normal
cost. Glitter Boy armor (including
the Iconic Framework) and human
power armor is not an option.
„„Restricted Paths: Limitations
engineered into GED mutants make
arcane magic impossible. They
cannot take any Arcane Background
using PPE or Iconic Framework
including it.
„„Small: Mutant bats are smaller than
most humanoids, reduce Size and
Toughness by 1 (stacks with Frail).
„„Wanted (Minor): Mutant animals
refusing to return to Coalition society
are wanted by the CS and deemed
feral. This threat is backed by a
standing bounty for their capture.
MUTANT RATS
Coalition High Command liked the idea
of intelligent humanoid rodents which
could breed large litters and mature
quickly, planning to swarm enemies with
legions of mutant rodents.
Unfortunately, mutant rats do not get
along with humans or mutant dogs and
cats, nor are they as naturally inclined
to participate in combat operations.
Additionally, human troops tend to view
mutant rodents as vermin. This was
initially considered a benefit as nobody
cares if vermin are slaughtered by the
thousands in front-line combat (unlike
Dog Boys who elicit much sympathy
from CS troops), but eventually the
feeling became mutual and bred
distrust between human leadership and
rodent troops.
In the end, mutant rodents were never
fully trusted or deployed. In fact, their
self-serving nature got them classified as
EXPERIMENTAL MUTANTS
Doctor Bradford and the GED
heartlessly bring to life countless
other animal varieties as well
as many disturbing “advanced”
mutant creations (the Psi-X Aliens
are a rather large-scale example of
the division’s depravity).
The most successf ul CS
mutant animals have proven
to be mammalian, especially
domesticated and commensal
species. The most numerous
mutants, besides the ubiquitous
Dog Boys, are listed in this section.
Other iconic but extremely
uncommon mutant animals
include the childlike but brutish
Ursa Warrior mutant bears and the
Monkey Boy mutant chimpanzee
technicians who collaborate with
Bradford. Less than a few dozen
of each exist.
Players and Game Masters can
use the rules for Making Races in
Savage Worlds to bring these more
extreme mutant experiments to
life see also Rifts ® World Book 13:
Lone Star for further background
and inspiration.
a complete strategic failure, a threat to the
safety of the Coalition States, and slated
for termination en masse.
Before the order could be carried out, a
breach of their containment area allowed
some of the vermin to escape into the
secret, uncharted, and unfinished
lower levels of Lone Star, while others
fled into the Pecos Badlands to the
southwest. In both areas their population
exploded, which has led both CS forces
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 and even many bandit groups to hunt those unfamiliar with the mutant's
and exterminate them whenever and physiology suffer only a −1 penalty
wherever they are found. to Healing and cybernetics checks.
„„Oddly Built: CS mutant animals
„„Acrobats: Mutant rats are infamous
have long snouts, prick ears,
for leaping, climbing, and scurrying
digitigrade "backward" legs, tails,
around incessantly. They begin with
and all manner of physical oddities.
the Acrobat Edge.
Rifts Earth armor and clothing must
„„Agile: Mutant rats start with Agility
be custom-tailored at double normal
d8, adjust Trait maximum to d12+2.
cost. Glitter Boy armor (including
„„Bite/Claws: Mutant rats have claws
the Iconic Framework) and human
and teeth dealing Str+d4 damage, see
power armor is not an option.
Natural Weapons in Savage Worlds.
„„Restricted Paths: Limitations
„„Jealous (Minor): Mutant rats are
engineered into GED mutants make
inherently jealous opportunists
arcane magic impossible. They cannot
looking out for their own interests.
take any Arcane Background using
They often feel they aren’t getting the
PPE or Iconic Framework including it.
recognition or reward they deserve,
„„Small: Mutant rodents are smaller
even when getting the largest share.
than most humanoids, reduce Size
This is one of the main reasons for
and Toughness by 1.
the order to cancel and liquidate
„„Wanted (Major): The rodent
the mutant rat project, and the flaw
experiments have been shut down,
lives on in even the best of its out-of-
and all remaining mutant rats
control progeny.
slated for eradication with extreme
„„Keen Sense of Smell: Mutant rats
prejudice. Even non-CS factions have
have a sense of smell similar to
taken to exterminating them.
canines. They gain a +2 bonus to
Notice checks based on smell, and +2
Mutant Felines
on Survival (tracking) rolls.
The Coalition finds mutant felines to be
„„Mutant Vermin: Humans and most
quite useful in conducting reconnaissance,
others instinctively distrust and
seek and destroy, search and rescue,
are repulsed by mutant rats. Initial
and other espionage missions targeting
Reactions typically start at Hostile, or
enemy personnel and materiel. While
possibly Unfriendly with other GED
they do not respond to training as well
mutants or repulsive D-Bees and
as Dog Boys, and do not share their pack
monsters. Those with an Unfriendly
instinct, Battle Cats enjoy the company of
or lower Reaction will refuse to sell
other humanoids and can be surprisingly
wares or provide services such as
loyal to masters and companions proving
healing, repairs, etc. Failed social
themselves worthy of association.
checks with Hostile parties often
Loners at heart, mutant felines function
result in violence.
best in small groups. The most powerful
„„Natural Athletes: Mutant rats are
breed of them, Kill Cats, derive from
born climbers, swimmers, wrestlers,
big cats like lions, tigers, and leopards.
and combatants. They begin with d6
Battle Cats and Kill Cats are commonly
Athletics.
deployed to Coalition border territories.
„„Near-Human Physiology: Created
Kill Cats are assigned “hunting grounds”
from Rifts Earth genetic stock,
where they kill all non-CS personnel

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while Battle Cats can be found on the
most daring CS reconnaissance or
search missions.
BATTLE CATS
„„Bite/Claws: Battle Cats have claws
and teeth dealing Str+d4 damage, see
Natural Weapons in Savage Worlds.
„„Breed Advantage: As with Dog
Boys, various species of cats provide
distinct genetic advantages that can
express over time, see The Tomorrow
Legion Player’s Guide for details.
„„Curious: Every mutant feline has the
Curious Hindrance which is part of
what makes them so great at recon
and search missions, though it may
raise their mortality rate.
„„Keen Sense of Hearing: Mutant
felines have incredibly powerful
hearing and can directionally home-
in on sound emanations and discern
minute differences. They gain a
+2 bonus on hearing-based Notice
checks.
„„Leaper: Mutant felines can jump
twice as far as normal and add +4 to
damage when making a Wild Attack
when coupled with a leap, instead of
the usual +2 (needs room to leap).
„„Low Light Vision: Ignore Dim or
Dark Illumination penalties.
„„Mutant: Most mutant animals are
uncomfortable around humans, and
the feeling is mutual. Initial Reactions
typically start at Uncooperative,
except possibly other GED mutants
and physically similar D-Bees.
„„Near-Human Physiology: Created
from Rifts Earth genetic stock,
those unfamiliar with the mutant's
physiology suffer only a −1 penalty
to Healing and cybernetics checks.
„„Oddly Built: CS mutant animals
have long snouts, prick ears,
digitigrade "backward" legs, tails,
and all manner of physical oddities.
Rifts Earth armor and clothing must
be custom-tailored at double normal
cost. Glitter Boy armor (including the
Iconic Framework) and most human
power armor is not an option.
„„Psychic Sense: Battle Cats have the
same psychic sense as Dog Boys.
This stacks with the Keen Sense of
Hearing bonus (except for tracking
purposes)—see The Tomorrow Legion
Player’s Guide.
„„Restricted Paths: Limitations
engineered into GED mutants make
arcane magic impossible. They
cannot take any Arcane Background
using PPE or Iconic Framework
including it.
„„Wanted (Minor): Mutant animals
refusing to return to Coalition society
are wanted by the CS and deemed
feral. This threat is backed by a
standing bounty for their capture.
„„Weakness (Ley Line Hyper-
sensitivity): As with Dog Boy, see
The Tomorrow Legion Player’s Guide.
KILL CATS
„„Bite/Claws: Kill Cats have claws and
teeth dealing Str+d6 damage, see
Natural Weapons in Savage Worlds.
„„Breed Advantage: As with Dog
Boys, various species of cats provide
distinct genetic advantages that can
express over time, see The Tomorrow
Legion Player’s Guide for details.
„„Bloodthirsty: Kill Cats are cruel and
savage by any civilized reckoning.
Potential enemies are much less
likely to negotiate or give quarter,
and allies are consistently shocked
by the violent measures that come
naturally to the mutant predators.
„„Curious: Every mutant feline has the
Curious Hindrance which is part of
what makes them so great at recon
and search missions, though it may
raise their mortality rate.
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 „„Hyperactive: Kill Cats are hardwired
for aggression and combat. They
suffer a −1 to all Smarts rolls (but not
linked skills) as their minds wander,
fighting their instinctive need to
hunt. Ironically, this sometimes
makes them appear lazy or slothful.
„„Keen Sense of Hearing: Mutant
felines have incredibly powerful
hearing and can directionally home-
in on sound emanations and discern
minute differences. They gain a
+2 bonus on hearing-based Notice
checks.
„„Leaper: Mutant felines can jump
twice as far as normal and add +4 to
damage when making a Wild Attack
when coupled with a leap, instead of
the usual +2 (needs room to leap).
„„Low Light Vision: Mutant cats
ignore Dim or Dark Illumination
penalties.
„„Mutant: Most mutant animals are
uncomfortable around humans, and
the feeling is mutual. Initial Reactions
typically start at Uncooperative,
except possibly other GED mutants
and physically similar D-Bees.
„„Near-Human Physiology: Created
from Rifts Earth genetic stock,
those unfamiliar with the mutant's
physiology suffer only a −1 penalty
to Healing and cybernetics checks.
„„Oddly Built: CS mutant animals
have long snouts, prick ears,
digitigrade "backward" legs, tails,
and all manner of physical oddities.
Rifts Earth armor and clothing must
be custom-tailored at double normal
cost. Glitter Boy armor (including
the Iconic Framework) and human
power armor is not an option.
„„Powerfully Built: Kill Cats are bred
for physical power and prowess.
Begin with Agility d6 and Strength
d6, Agility Trait maximums is d12+1,
while Strength is d12+3.
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„„Restricted Paths: Limitations
engineered into GED mutants make
arcane magic impossible. They
cannot take any Arcane Background
using PPE or Iconic Framework
including it.
„„Size +2: Kill Cats are Size +2, giving
them +2 Toughness and increasing
their maximum Strength two steps.
„„Wanted (Major): Feral Kill Cats
are considered hopelessly corrupt
traitors and highly dangerous by
CS forces, who will put them down
without question.
Psi-X Aliens
Although it is a crime punishable by death,
Dr. Desmond Bradford secretly engineers
human mutants in his quest to unlock the
genetic basis of psionic abilities. Hidden
away in the bowels of Lone Star, he
conducts ghastly, unethical studies on
innocent humans, including children.
PRODUCTS OF THE LONE STAR
GENETICS FACILITY
The mad doctor’s forbidden experiments
have even involved splicing psionic
human, Psi-Stalker, and D-Bee DNA
into living human pre-teens, because
that is when latent psionic powers
usually begin to manifest. Initially, the
experiments appeared to be on the verge
of a breakthrough. Nearly two hundred
test subjects survived the first round of
treatments, and Dr. Bradford began to
clone the most promising candidates.
As the second batch of clones began
incubating, physical aberrations began to
appear in the first test group. Large, dark
black pupil-less eyes dominated a hairless
head and body. Facial features like lips,
chin, nose, and ears were diminutive,
and the rest of the body’s growth stunted
as well. One test subject wailed he had
been turned into a “Roswell” alien, and
the idea stuck with Doctor Bradford. The
test subjects, though powerful psychics,
were physically inept. All displayed an
addictive personality prone to substance
abuse. Even worse, they exhibited social
developmental disorders and mental
instability.
The entire experiment was a failure, but
Dr. Bradford couldn’t stand the thought
of euthanizing human test subjects.
As a cover story he dubbed them
the “Psi-X Aliens,” and quietly
released them into the Pecos Bad-
lands where they began to pair off
and start families. Their deformities
and disabilities made living
in the shadows of human
cities rough, so most of
the “aliens” carved out
their own insular neigh-
borhoods or formed
wilderness settlements.
The largest band de-
cided to embrace their
fate and settled in
the ruins of Roswell.
There, remarkably, the
stra nge communi-
ty prospers.
„„Addict ive Per son­
ality: Some genetic switch
flipped—all Psi-X Aliens
suffer from Habit (Major).
„„Dissociative Disorder:
Psi-X Aliens instinctively
dissociate with humanity,
doubt i ng t heir t r ue
origins—they gain the
Quirk (Minor) Hindrance.
„„H y p e r - I n t e l l i g e n t :
Known to be extremely
cunning, Psi-X Aliens start
with a Smarts d8, adjust
Trait maximum to d12+2.
„„Light Sensitive: Sensi-
tive to daylight and bright
lighting, Psi-X Aliens must
wear goggles or other protective eye
wear to avoid a −2 penalty to Notice
checks and ranged attacks in bright
light conditions.
„„Little Green Men: With their striking
appearance and infamous psionic
gifts, Psi-X Aliens face prejudice
from the Coalition and others—as
D-Bees! Initial Reactions to them
typically start at Uncooperative.
„„Low Light Vision: Psi-X
Aliens ignore Dim and Dark
Illumination penalties.
„„Mind Over Matter: The
diminutive beings detest physical
labor — even walking— and
suffer a −1 penalty to all
Strength (including damage)
and Vigor rolls, and a −1 to
Toughness.
„„Natural Psionics: Psi-X
Aliens begin with the
A rc a ne Bac kg rou nd
(Psionics) and Power
Points Edges, 15 ISP,
a Psionics skill of
d6, and start with
three powers: mind
link, telekinesis, and
one other power from
the Mind Melter’s list of
psionics. They naturally
telekinetically hover and
move a few feet above the
ground at their base Pace—
at no cost as a free action—
and must concentrate to
walk on their own two legs.
If a Psi-X Alien chooses an
Iconic Framework providing
Arcane Background
(Psionics), he follows all
the normal rules for the
Framework except three of
his starting powers are those
listed above (even if not normally
allowed by that Framework) and he
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 gains two additional powers to his
starting total (e.g., a Psi-X Burster HINDRANCES
starts with five powers, etc.).
„„Obsessive Interest: Psi-X Aliens
begin play with one Smarts based
Fresh Problems
skill of their choice at d4 and gain +2
The empires of North America bring
when using that skill.
with them the intellectual baggage of
„„Out of It: The Psi-X Aliens suffer from
humanity, devastated by war and loss.
a developmental disorder leaving
These Hindrances help to flesh out
them struggling to understand
characters from all walks of life. GMs
societal interactions and norms. They
are free to disallow any options that don't
suffer a −2 to all Common Knowledge
suit their campaign or story.
rolls.
„„Owl-Eyed: Keen vision comes with
ARCANE AVERSE (MINOR OR MAJOR)
the bug-eyes, Psi-X Aliens gain +2 on
Some heroes are repulsed by the arcane
sight-based Notice checks.
and supernatural including magical
„„Psychic Sight: Psi-X Aliens can see
healing, enchanted items, Techno-
electromagnetic energy and auras,
Wizardry, supernatural effects, etc. As
giving them Expanded Awareness
a Minor Hindrance, Arcane Averse
per the Mind Melter ability, see The
characters wishing to interact with the
Tomorrow Legion Player's Guide. If they
supernatural or arcane (social interaction,
also choose a Framework with that
using arcane weapons, means of travel,
ability, they gain +2 on all associated
accepting healing, and so on) make
rolls.
their rolls to do so at a penalty of −2. As
„„Restricted Path: Psi-X Aliens,
a Major Hindrance, they must spend a
because of their peculiar genetic
Benny as well.
makeup, cannot access PPE. The race
cannot take any Arcane Background
COALITION EXILE (MINOR)
which uses PPE or any Iconic
The human hero was a member of
Framework which includes such an
Coalition society but has left the States
Arcane Background.
on poor terms—and she is on the
„„Touch of Madness: The Psi-X’s
Internal Security Service’s wanted list.
manipulated DNA creates a chemical
Additionally, if any D-Bees or magic
imbalance in the mind that causes
users learn of the character’s past they
them to roll once on the Crazy’s
instinctively distrust her, incurring a −1
Psyche Degradation table.
Persuasion check modifier. On the plus
side, she gains a +1 bonus to Taunt or
Intimidate D-Bees and mages familiar
with the Coalition.

PARTISAN (MINOR OR MAJOR)

The character harbors anger and
xenophobic attitudes towards cultures,
groups, nationalities, or races, other than
his own. As a Minor Hindrance, the
character must check on the lower of

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Spirit or Smarts to try to interact with
them in any positive way (i.e. accepting EDGES
aid, engaging in trade, interacting socially,
traveling together, or not backstabbing
them). On a success, the interaction
From advanced Juicer treatment options,
continues normally, and with a raise they
to elite skills gained at military academies
can interact without penalty for the rest
like Chi-Town’s Advanced Training
of the adventure.
Schools, MercTown’s Headhunter
As a Major Hindrance, on a failure
Academy, or Northern Gun’s School of
there is an incident, and the opposing
Soldiery, there are plenty of avenues for
party’s attitude decreases one step on the
members of the Tomorrow
Reaction Table. When the Reaction Table
Legion and others to
is not in use, or when a Critical Failure is
improve their abilities.
rolled, violence breaks out between the
Partisan and the target of his scorn.
Non-player chara­c ters crossing over
into full human supremacy are covered
by this Hindrance, as well.
Important: Non-player characters with
a Vow to serve a faction are
partisans who have the
effects of this Hindrance
in regards to that
faction's disliked
groups. For instance,
Coa l it ion c harac ters
with Vow (Minor — Serve
the Coalition) also have the
equivalent of Partisan (Minor—
Human Supremacist).

POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER

(MINOR OR MAJOR)
Your hero is haunted by an experience,
often one dealing with the loss
of loved ones or comrades. This
traumatic experience intrudes on
their sleep and thoughts. At the
beginning of each game session
Minor PTSD sufferers must make a
Spirit check. On a failure, they start with
one less Benny. Major PTSD sufferers
failing this roll also gain a level of
Sleep-based Fatigue, which can
be recovered normally.

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 Iconic Edges
These Edges require a specific Iconic
Framework before taking them.
DELPHI JUICER TREATMENT
Requirements: Novice, Juicer
Delphi Juicers combine the M.O.M.
and Juicer bio-comp systems, amplifying
latent psychic aptitude. Delphi Juicers
are exempted from the normal Juicer
restrictions barring psionics and become
a Minor Psionic, gaining Psionics d6,
Arcane Background (Psionics), 10 ISP, and
choosing three powers from the Crazy’s
list of psionics.
There are dangers of psychic overload,
however. When a Delphi Juicer rolls a
Critical Failure on a Psionics check, she
goes Berserk and must lash out at the
closest target, whether friend or foe, with
extreme violence, per the Berserk Edge,
for one round.
GENIUS
Requirements: Veteran, MARS Vagabond,
Smarts d10+
Vagabonds have a reputation for being
gifted survivors adept at dabbling in
a little bit of everything. The cleverest
of them are true Renaissance people
and make all unskilled checks at d6
(instead of d4−2).
JUICER UPGRADE
TREATMENTS
Players may select one of the Juicer
Edges at character creation or
anytime thereafter. They are
available as a special treatment
involving upgrading the Bio-
Comp system. All Juicer Upgrade
Treatments are mutually exclusive.
A Juicer can only ever have one
and can never change it.
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HYPERION TREATMENT
Requirements: Novice, Juicer
Even faster than most Juicers, Hyperions
run like the wind and possess incredible
reaction times. The Juicer triples his base
Pace and doubles his jump distance with
a running start. He also discards and
redraws initiative cards of 8 or lower
(instead of 5 for Quick).
This hyper-metabolism comes at a cost.
The Juicer must consume twice as much
food as normal or become Fatigued.
MEGA-JUICER TREATMENT
Requirements: Novice, Juicer
Mega-Juicers are super-soldiers
created by combining the powers of
the bio-comp nanites with sub-dermal
nanotech relays channeling ambient
psychic energy through their body
in a loop, turning them into nearly
indestructible juggernauts! Mega-Juicers
are Unstoppable. Permanently. Until
they explode.
The Juicer reduces his Burn by one as his
life-force fuels the creation of an energy
dynamo within. When a Mega-Juicer
reaches the end of his lifespan due to
Burn, his eyes begin to glow blazing
white and his skin becomes scorching
hot to the touch. Whether he goes out
in a Blaze of Glory or is Incapacitated by
an enemy attack, he combusts—dealing
4d12+12 Mega Damage to everyone and
everything in a Large Blast Template.
PHAETON TREATMENT
Requirements: Novice, Juicer
Phaeton Juicers, named after the first
daredevil of Greek mythology, have
a knack for mastering any mode of
transportation—they can pilot, ride,
drive, or handle anything. Their nanites
and bio-comp system are calibrated to
provide them with hyper-enhanced
proprioception and reaction times.
 Whenever Phaetons make unskilled Combat Edges
Agility-based skill checks, they do so at
SHARPSHOOTING
d4 instead of the usual d4−2. Additionally,
Requirements: Seasoned, Marksman,
attackers are −1 on attack rolls targeting
Agility d8+
any vehicle, vessel, or mount under the
Sharpshooters can move about and still
Phaeton Juicer’s control, and is +1 to
focus their attention on aiming. They are
Evade. This stacks with bonuses from
experts at ricocheting shots, bulls-eying
abilities like Nimble.
thrown moving targets, and other feats of
skill using their ranged weapons. When
SYNTHETIC IMMORTALITY
making ranged attacks at Rate of Fire 1,
Requirements: Novice, Intelligent
the sharpshooter may either gain a +1 to
Construct, Spirit d6+
hit or ignore up to 4 points of penalties
The character’s construct body contains
from Called Shots, Cover, Illumination,
redundant backup systems to safeguard
Range, Scale, or Speed.
their consciousness in even the most
dire circumstances. If Incapacitated
from Bleeding Out or “death,” it can still
be repaired if these core structures are
intact (GM’s call, but they are generally
well-protected from everything except
a complete meltdown, being sunk
in magma, ground zero of a nuclear
detonation, or other such catastrophe).
This Edge does not allow the being’s
consciousness to be implanted into a
different frame or body.

TITAN TREATMENT
Requirements: Novice, Juicer
Titan Juicers are the result of
experiments to push the human form
to its maximum size. The Titan gains +2
Strength die types and +1 Vigor die type
(for a total of +4 and +3 each), and his
Size increases by +2—the end result
gives them a total of +3 Toughness
between the Vigor and Size boosts.
This all comes at a cost, though.
The Titan Juicer’s Super Speed ability is
reduced to just Pace 8 running d8, with
no Jumping bonus. Additionally, the
Titan has his Burn reduced by one, as the
transformation ravages his body. Lastly,
the Titan Juicer gains the Big Negative
Racial Ability. He probably needs to get
a new wardrobe, too!

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 Sharpshooting is a lesser version of the
Aim maneuver (which it does not stack
with) and includes the bonus from the
Marksman Edge. Sharpshooting applies
to all Shooting or Athletics (throwing)
actions in a turn, and may be used while
moving up to the hero's Pace in a round
(but not running).
Sharpshooting attacks may be used in
combination with the Double Tap Edge
and firing modes like Three-Round Burst,
but not Rapid Fire or other Edges which
include attacking at a Rate of Fire above 1.
TRICK SHOOTING
Requirements: Veteran, Sharpshooting,
Steady Hands, Agility d10+
Trick shooters are famous for accurate
ranged attacks while standing on their
heads, hanging upside-down, running,
jumping, or tumbling.
The trick shooter can:
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„„Make attack rolls with traditionally
two-handed ranged weapons (like
rifles) one-handed at no penalty, but
the minimum Strength required is
increased by one die type.
„„Halve the Multi-Action Penalty when
only making Sharpshooting ranged
attacks in a round.
„„Ignore the penalty for running when
using her designated weapons, and
make Sharpshooting attacks while
running.
Trick Shooting effects stack with
and are in addition to the effects of
Sharpshooting. The Trick Shooting
Edge works with Shooting or Athletics
(throwing), and may be used in
combination with the Double Tap Edge
and firing modes like Three-Round
Burst, but not Rapid Fire or other Edges
which include attacking at a Rate of
Fire above 1.
TAKE ‘EM DOWN
Requirements: Seasoned
Rifts Earth is full of big mean enemies of
all kinds whether they be tanks, dragons,
or Techno-Wizardry automatons. When
attacking targets 1 or more Sizes larger
than the hero, he adds +4 to the AP value
of his weapons.
IMPROVED TAKE ‘EM DOWN
Requirements: Veteran, Take ‘Em
Down
When attacking targets 1 or more
Sizes larger than the hero, he may reroll
damage once without spending a Benny.
Professional Edges
COMBAT LIFESAVER
Requirements: Seasoned, Healing d4+,
Smarts d6+
The hero ignores 1 point of Wound
penalties when Healing or stabilizing
a character (including himself). In
addition, he may make a Support roll
and affect up to Smarts in Extras under
his supervision when they check Vigor to
recover per the Aftermath & Extras rules
(see Savage Worlds).
IMPROVED COMBAT LIFESAVER
Requirements: Veteran, Combat
Lifesaver, Healing d6+
The hero ignores 2 points of Wound
penalties when Healing or stabilizing
a character (including himself). In
addition, when an allied Wild Card
under his care rolls on the Death &
Defeat Table (see The Tomorrow Legion
Player's Guide), the hero may first make
a Healing Support roll. The ally then
adds that bonus (if any) to the result of
their roll on the table.
CONDITIONED
Requirements: Veteran, Soldier, Spirit
d6+, Survival d6+
Using coping techniques and physical
conditioning, this character has learned to
push her body to its limits. She gains a +2
bonus to rolls made to resist interrogation
(social checks made to elicit information
from the character) and ignores 1 point of
Fatigue penalties.
DEMOLITIONIST
Requirements: Novice, Agility d6+,
Smarts d6+, Repair d6+
The hero has advanced training in the
handling, deployment, and disposal of
explosive ordnance. The Demolitionist
ignores up to 2 points of penalties when
setting and defusing explosives. In
addition, even when handling extremely
volatile explosives, the Demolitionist only
detonates them on a Critical Failure.
When rolling for demolitions tasks
(made using Repair, or the lower of Repair
and Electronics in the case of advanced
explosives like fusion blocks), the hero
can accomplish the following:
„„Setting Explosives: When setting a
charge or booby trap, a raise adds an
extra die of the explosive’s damage
die type once detonated (in addition
to the usual +1d6).
„„Defusing Explosives: When defusing
a charge, a success allows the explosive
and components to be recovered and
reused. With a raise the work is done
in half the time.
„„Trapping Explosives: The Demo­
litionist gains a +2 bonus on Stealth
rolls to conceal booby traps, and +2
on Notice rolls to detect them.
EXPERT DEMOLITIONIST
Requirements: Seasoned,
Demolitionist, Science d6+
When handling explosives, an Expert
Demolitionist ignores up to 4 points of
penalties, and may spend a Benny to
reroll Critical Failures.
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 FIELD INTEL
Requirements: Seasoned, Smarts d8+
This character is skilled at picking out
advantageous sites for enemy or allied
forces to conduct combat operations,
prepare ambushes, or hide. She gains
a free reroll versus Surprise and +2
on Notice or Electronics rolls made to
detect location, activity, concealment,
disposition, combat effectiveness, and
movement of opposing forces.
When checking to conceal forces or set
ambushes, this Edge gives a +2 bonus to
Electronics, Stealth, and Survival rolls.
She also gains a +2 on Notice or
Electronics rolls to encrypt/decrypt
signals, find valuable documents,
and glean data from enemy remains,
equipment, or transmissions.
LEGACY SCOUT
Requirements: Novice, Academics d6+,
Survival d6+
Through applied research and a nose
for mysteries, some heroes have a knack
for digging up relics of the pre-Rifts past.
Legacy Scouts gain +2 to all rolls related
to Relic Salvage Operations and complete
the operations in half the normal time.
JUSTICE RANGER
Requirements: Novice, Spirit d6+,
Survival d6+
The Justice Rangers trace their heritage
back the origins of the Texas Rangers,
when the Lone Star State was still an
independent country. Justice Rangers
bring law and order to the wasteland.
All Rangers take the Vow (Major—The
Code of the New West), see page 137,
which they must uphold. The hero is a
member of the Justice Rangers faction,
and has Connections with them and their
allies. With most good folks Reactions
start one level higher than normal, but
with bandits and raiders they start two
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lower. Justice Rangers enjoy a +1 bonus to
Persuasion, Intimidation and Taunt when
dealing with those who know they are
guardians of freedom and justice.
Their brand of justice is stark vigilantism.
They often organize posses to hunt
supernatural predators and marauders.
At the GM's discretion (at most once per
session), a Justice Ranger may spend a
Benny and make a Networking check to
organize a Posse to hunt down a public
threat (known criminal, monsters, bandit
gang etc.). With a success he temporarily
gains 5 mobile Militia (gear and abilities
may vary by community, see Savage Foes of
North America) for each of his Ranks (per
Allies in Savage Worlds). With a raise, one
or more are Mercenaries and Specialists
(see Savage Foes of North America) or the
Allies are upgraded.
Justice Rangers prize mobility—a hero
with this Edge gets a badge, a pistol, and
a horse (or motorcycle) whenever needed.
MONSTER SLAYER
Requirements: Seasoned, Smarts d6+,
Occult d8+, Notice d6+
The hero has expert knowledge of the
supernatural forces common to Rifts Earth
and is trained to exploit their weaknesses.
When confronted with a supernatural
opponent, Monster Slayers may take an
action to roll Occult to identify a foe, its
characteristics, and common tactics. The
GM may impose penalties for uncommon
or unique beings.
If successful, the Monster Slayer has
identified the foe, the GM reveals the
being’s weaknesses (if any) and the
Monster Slayer’s advice grants allies a +1
bonus to Trait rolls versus such creatures
until the end of the encounter. On a raise,
the target’s special abilities of note (if any)
are revealed, and the bonus to Trait rolls
is increased to +2.
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TWO

GEAR

A
s it has been since before the Great
Cataclysm, North America is a
hotbed of weapons enthusiasts and
manufacturers, leading to a thriving
trade in gear and armaments.
ADVENTURING GEAR
Backpack: A rucksack with frame and
harness, increase Str by one die type for
Encumbrance purposes. (5 lb., 250 credits)
Utility Belt: Survival rolls do not take
a penalty for being attempted without
basic tools (3 lb., 2,500 credits).
„„First aid kit (+1 Healing roll, 1 use).
„„Canteen (half gallon).
„„Communicator (5-mile range).
„„Compass/inertial mapper.
„„Flint & steel, whetstone, multi-tool.
„„Flashlight/signal light (two modes,
LED, and IR).
„„Magazine/E-Clip storage slots (4).
„„Meal Ready to Eat (1 use, can sustain
a normal human for one day).
„„Survival knife (Str+d4).
Psi-Damper Helmet: Pioneered by
the Coalition, this helmet (+4 Armor, +1
Toughness) contains a network of crystals
and electromagnets designed to block
psionic attacks. It also causes headaches
and nausea. The helmet provides +2 on
opposed rolls against psionic powers and
+2 Armor versus psionic damage, which
stacks with the Arcane Resistance Edge.
Every hour of use, the wearer must make
a Vigor check or suffer a level of Fatigue
(7 lb., 65,000 credits).
Psi-Scanner Wand: Pioneered by
the Coalition, this is now produced by
Northern Gun and the Black Market.
The metal detector-style wand is waved
over an individual at very close range
(less than a foot). The wand can detect
arcana with a skill of d6. On a failure the
wand simply does nothing. On a success
it gives a muted beep if the target is a
supernatural creature or has an Arcane
Background. The GM makes this roll in
secret (2 lb., 3,500 credits).
Silencer: This attachment suppresses
the sound and muzzle flash emitted
when a semi-auto pistol or submachine
gun is discharged, providing a penalty
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 MANUFACTURER MODIFIERS
North America is full of copycat
designs and knock-off products.
While many items have a similar look
and performance, quality matters.
Black Market: An odd amalgamation
of seedy organizations, the Black
Market manufacturers are the kings
of knockoffs and reproductions. They
produce facsimiles of Northern Gun
and Coalition weapons and body
armor (see the Common Gear sidebar
on page 40). Prices are 1d20+10% less
than listed price. However, these items
gain none of the bonuses associated
with the mimicked manufacturer
instead they are difficult to repair
due to shoddy, cheap construction
incurring a −1 on Repair rolls and +1
on Technical Difficulty Table rolls.
Coalition and Titan Industries: CS
equipment is based on Pre-Cataclysm
technical standards and designs (a
fact they endeavor to conceal). CS and
Titan Industries gear is sturdily built,
sets the bar for pricing, and uses parts
found commonly throughout the
world, gaining +1 to Repair. Pre 105 P.A.
CS gear—including the Mark V APC—
is +2 on Availability rolls throughout
North America, see Coalition Armor
and Weapons in Savage Foes of North
America for prices.
Naruni Enterprises: Because of their
advanced manufacture in another
dimension, NE equipment must be
serviced through official dealers.
Highly Restricted throughout the
Coalition, Free Quebec, and Northern
Gun territories, official dealers are
nearly impossible to find, imposing a
−4 on Availability rolls in these areas.
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On the frontier, Availability is −2, and
suffers no penalty in Roswell, Los
Alamo, MercTown, and other places
with a permanent Naruni presence.
Repair services are half normal
price under the advanced warranty
accompanying all Naruni products
purchased directly from authorized
dealers. Naruni sells no repair parts
to ensure customers return to the
dealers. As such, all Repair rolls
are made at −4 due to alien designs
engineered to thwart reproduction
or tampering, and authentic salvaged
parts are outrageously expensive to
acquire (at least triple the usual cost).
Northern Gun and Wellington
Industries: The Upper Peninsula’s
manufacturers are known for
producing durable, reliable equipment.
A Critical Failure when using NG or
WI manufactured gear allows the
user to make an immediate Common
Knowledge roll as a free action. A
success avoids any Technical Difficulty.
Triax Industries: High-end German
engineering makes Triax equipment
easier to repair and maintain—if you
can get your hands on the expensive,
imported replacement parts. Gain a
+2 on Repair rolls using genuine Triax
parts but suffer a −2 on Availability
rolls to find Triax products or parts
in North America—and the price can
easily be double or triple listed amounts.
Wilk’s Laser Industries: Featuring
high precision not replicable by other
manufacturers, Wilk’s laser weapons
gain +1 to hit, and their tools gain +1
on related skill rolls to use them; this
stacks with an item's listed bonuses.
10”, −4 up to 20”, and making the flash
unnoticeable at longer ranges. The
shooter may make a Stealth roll, at the
normal Multi-Action penalty, to hide use
of the suppressed firearm (opposed by
Notice) (1 lb., 500 credits).
Temperature Cloak: This advanced
variant of all-weather gear is a waterproof
cloak, poncho, or duster with a series of
layers designed to dissipate or retain
heat depending on the environment. The
wearer adds a +4 bonus to rolls versus
Cold or Heat (2 lb., 2,000 credits).
Bots
The Coalition is determined to be
the only force to deploy autonomous
combat bots—like the Skelebot—in
North America. Northern Gun and Triax
Industries have agreed to an embargo on
hunter/killer bots, and only sell civilian
labor models in the region. Installing a
combat program into a labor bot is illegal
in the CS and punishable by death.
NG-W9 LIGHT LABOR BOT
Northern Gun designed the NG-W9 as
an inexpensive substitute for low-skill
human workers. The bot is proficient
at construction, maintenance, working
assembly lines, loading and unloading
cargo transports, stocking shelves, and
other such tasks. The labor bot has no
combat abilities, but a combat program
can be installed (which can be obtained
on the Black Market for 250,000 credits).
It has a nuclear engine and functions
tirelessly around the clock (400 lb., Rarity
−2, 2 million credits).
Attributes: Agility d4, Smarts d6, Spirit
d4, Strength d12+1, Vigor d10
Skills (Labor Program): Athletics d4,
Driving d6, Notice d4, Repair d6
Skills (Combat Program): Athletics d4,
Fighting d6, Notice d6, Shooting d6
Pace: 6 Parry: 5 Toughness: 12 (4)
Hindrances (Labor Program): Pacifist
(Major), Vow (Minor—Obey owner).
Hindrances (Combat Program): Hesitant,
Vow (Major—Obey owner).
Edges: Ambidextrous
Special Abilities:
„„Armor: Light alloy casing, +4 Armor,
+1 Toughness.
„„Construct: +2 to recover from Shaken
does not breathe or eat immune to
Poison and Disease ignores one level
of Wound penalties.
„„Fearless: Labor Bots are immune
to Fear and Intimidation, and
are programmed for emergency
response.
„„Sensor Suite, Basic: +2 to Notice and
ignores Illumination penalties.
TRIAX DV-12 DYNA-BOT
Designed to hunt and kill monsters
on missions deep into the infested
European wilderness, the advanced
DV-12 Dyna-Bot was created to be an
expendable substitute for humans, much
like the Skelebot. The CS has authorized
a labor version to be imported, but it is
physically identical to the combat model
(combat program Black Market price
500,000 credits). It has a nuclear engine
and functions tirelessly around-the-clock
(500 lb., Rarity −4, 3.5 million credits).
Attributes: Agility d6, Smarts d6, Spirit
d4, Strength d12+5, Vigor d12
Skills (Labor Program): Athletics d4,
Common Knowledge d4, Driving d6,
Notice d6, Repair d6
Skills (Combat Program): Athletics
d8, Common Knowledge d6, Driving
d6, Fighting d8, Notice d6, Shooting d8,
Stealth d6, Survival d6
Pace: 8 Parry: 7 Toughness: 20 (8)
Hindrances (Labor Program): Pacifist
(Major), Vow (Minor—Obey owner).
Hindrances (Combat Program): Loyal,
Vow (Major—Obey owner).
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 Edges (deactivated in Labor Program): „„Weapon Mou nt : Concea led
Ambidextrous, Block, Fleet-Footed, Chemical Spray (Mouth, poison
Frenzy, Martial Warrior, Rock and Roll!, Touch Attack, Knockout or Mild
Steady Hands, Two-Fisted poison effect).
Special Abilities: „„Weapon Mount: Concealed Particle
„„Armor: Hardened alloy casing, +8 Beam (Range 12/24/48, Damage
Armor, +3 Toughness. 3d8+3, AP 6, RoF 1, Disintegration,
„„Size 1 (Normal): The Dyna-Bot Atomic Annihilation).
clocks in at 7’4” and 500 pounds.
„„Construct: +2 to recover from Shaken;
doesn’t breathe or eat, immune to
Poison and Disease, ignores 1 point ARMOR
of Wound penalties.
„„Fearless: Dyna-Bots are immune to
Fear and Intimidation. Body Armor
„„Sensor Suite: +4 to Notice checks or
ARMORED CLOAKS
to offset Shooting penalties; ignores
Supplemental armors made from high-
Illumination penalties, detects
tech fibers or the hides of supernatural
chemicals and radiation, +1 Shooting.
creatures, armored cloaks come in a
wide variety of forms including dusters,
ponchos, surcoats, leather jackets,
long coats, and the ubiquitous cloaks.
Though comfortable, they offer none
of the environmental or other systems
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provide +2 Armor, +1 Toughness, and
have Min Str d4.
Their protection can stack with other
non-MDC body armor (but not MDC
armor, they have no effect) increase the
Strength Minimum required to wear the
base armor by one die type, to a minimum
of d6 (5 lb., Rarity −1, 6000 credits).
CAVALRY ARMOR
Horses are an integral part of life
throughout North America, and all types
of barding are available.
Light Cavalr y Barding: Made
from high-tech fibers or the hides of
supernatural creatures, innumerable
variations are available. Provide +6
Armor and +1 Toughness, Min Str of d10
(15 lb., Rarity −1, 7500 credits).
Heavy Cavalry Barding: Made from
advanced alloys or other protective
materials, many different styles are
available. Provide +8 Armor and +3
Toughness, Min Str of d12+2 (40 lb., Rarity
−2, 15,000 credits).
MI "VAQUEROS" HEAVY EBA
The most popular series of new body
armor produced by the Manistique
Imperium, Vaqueros body armor has
Mexican/Spanish styling worthy of its
namesake. The helmet has a mesh fabric
bandanna covering reminiscent of a
western bandito, flashy cowboy boots
made from advanced materials, and the
armor has an integrated gun belt and
pair of holsters.
Besides being stylish, Vaqueros Heavy
EBA provides +7 Armor and +3 Toughness,
with a Min Str of d6 (20 lb., Rarity −3,
40,000 credits).
NARUNI PERSONAL FORCE FIELDS
Naruni force fields consist of two thick
belts crossed over the wearer’s torso,
and work by absorbing and dispersing
incoming energy and deflecting fast
moving objects. Attackers can bypass
the forcefield by slowly pressing their
weapons past the surface of the field
before striking or pulling the trigger
(requires scoring a raise while grappling
the wearer, Multi-Action penalties
apply). The field offers no environmental
protection, does not stack with arcane
protection effects, and cannot be worn over
body or power armor unless integrated
into the suit, which costs an additional
50,000 or 100,000 credits respectively
and takes 4 days to install (increase body
armor Min Str by one die type). Naruni
Force Fields have Min Str d4, and may be
activated as a free action.
„„N-F10A Light Force Field: Runs off
an E-Clip for 12 hours, and provides
+2 Toughness while activated (8 lb.,
Rarity −4 Restricted, 50,000 credits).
„„N-F20A Medium Force Field:
Runs off an E-Clip for 10 hours,
and provides +3 Toughness while
activated (10 lb., Rarity −5 Restricted,
75,000 credits).
„„N-F40A Heavy Force Field: Runs off
an E-Clip for 8 hours, and provides
+4 Toughness while activated (15 lb.,
Rarity −6 Restricted, 150,000 credits).
„„N-F50A Superheavy Force Field:
Runs off an E-Clip for 6 hours,
and provides +5 Toughness while
activated (15 lb., Rarity −7 Restricted,
250,000 credits).
NE-C20 CAMOUFLAGE VARIABLE EBA
Covered in a fiber-optic material, this
suit of lightweight Naruni combat armor
color shifts to match the surrounding
area with custom camouflage patterns,
and masks infrared, thermal, and other
emissions. Wearers gain a +2 bonus to
Stealth. Provides +6 Armor, +2 Toughness,
with a Min Str of d4 (13 lb, Rarity −5
Restricted, 100,000 credits).
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COMMON GEAR
Northern Gun, Titan Industries,
plus countless Black Market and
other manufacturers produce
mass-market versions of common
military equipment (apply Manu­
facturer Modifiers as usual). In
actuality, these are Pre-Cataclysm
designs which the Coalition
employed variants of until 105 P.A.
Easy to produce using recovered
tech, their equivalent is often
found in caches of Golden Age
gear or recovered in Relic Salvage
Operations.
Common Body Armor and
Weapons have +1 on Availability
rolls throughout the world.
Power Armor
BANDITO “SIDEWINDER” SAMAS
Bandito Arms discovered schematics for a
prototype SAMAS suit featuring a unique
vectored-thrust engine system and
expanded armaments when compared to
the version fielded by the Coalition. They
now produce and sell these advanced
designs across North America. The CS is
COMMON BODY ARMOR
ITEM BONUS
Medium EBA +5 Armor, +2 Toughness
Notes: Full Environmental Protection, standard body armor systems
Light EBA +4 Armor, +1 Toughness
Notes: Full Environmental Protection, standard body armor systems
Riot Armor +5 Armor
Notes: No environmental protection or standard body armor systems. Quite common,
providing a +2 bonus on Gear Availability checks.
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not happy about this development, and
often attempts to “repossess” any SAMAS
suits in the hands of non-Coalition forces.
So far, the Sidewinder—named for the
unique evasive maneuvers possible with
its propulsion system—is quite popular
throughout the New West and is gaining
notoriety further east (350 lb., Rarity −4
Restricted, 3.5 million credits).
Sidewinder SAMAS: Size 2 (Normal),
+9 Armor, +5 Toughness, Strength
d12+4, Pace 16 + d10 (100 MPH)
Notes: Nimble, MDC Armor, Flight
System (VTOL, Handling +2, 250
MPH).
Weapons:
„„Bandit 6000 "Big Bang" Grenade
Launcher (Handheld, Range
24/48/96, damage by grenade, RoF
2, Shots 50, Min Str d12, Weight
60 uses 1 grenade/Shot per RoF,
Heavy Pulse).
„„2 × Anti-Personnel Lasers (Forearm
Mounts).
„„Mini-Missile Launchers (Shoulder
Mounts, Fixed Front, RoF 4, Shots 24).
NG-11F RED HAWK
Northern Gun’s answer to the venerable
SAMAS, the Red Hawk debuted in 108
P.A. to much acclaim. The NG-11F took
the flying power armor market by storm,
with many arguing it outperforms the
MIN STR WEIGHT RARITY COST
d6 16 −1 30,000
d4 10 +0 20,000
d4 8 +1 10,000
old-style SAMAS—especially in chases,
hit-and-run combat, and close-quarters
melees. The NG-11F features a hawk-
like head, a chunky SAMAS “inspired”
winged jet engine flight system, and
talon-like forearm vibro-blades (550 lb.,
Rarity −3, 2 million credits).
NG-11F Red Hawk: Size 2 (Normal), +9
Armor, +5 Toughness, Strength d12+3,
Pace 14 + d8 (60 MPH)
Notes: Nimble, MDC Armor, Flight
System (Handling +2, 290 MPH)—
can engage a super-thruster
rocketing it up to speeds of 490
MPH at Handling 0, but only for 90
seconds at a time; may be used 2d4
times per day.
Weapons:
„„Light Rail Gun (Handheld).
„„Mini-Missiles (Wing Mounts,
Fixed Front, RoF 6, Shots 6).
„„2 × Anti-Personnel Lasers (Forearm
Mounts).
„„2 × Scythe Forearm Vibro-Blades
(Str+d8 Mega Damage, AP 8).
T-21 TERRAIN HOPPER POWER ARMOR
A light suit of power armor designed by
Triax for civilian use, the Terrain Hopper is
popular in the Americas and throughout
Europe. The fast, maneuverable armor is
beloved among professionals working in
reconnaissance, rescue, exploration, and
courier roles. The T-21 is named after the
unique jet pack system designed for short
hops via computer assisted leaps instead
of prolonged flight (100 lb., Rarity −2,
500,000 credits).
T-21 Terrain Hopper: Size 1 (Normal),
+7 Armor, +4 Toughness, Strength
d12+1, Pace 10 Run d8 (40 MPH)

COMMON WEAPONS
WEAPON RANGE DAMAGE ROF AP SHOTS WEIGHT MIN STR RARITY COST
Laser Pistol 12/24/48 3d6 1 2 16 2 d4 +1 5,000
Ion Pistol 10/20/40 1– 3d8 1 – 10 4 d4 +0 10,000
Notes: Wide Spread
Pulse Laser Rifle 24/48/96 4d6 3 2 60 7 d6 −1 22,000
Notes: 3RB
Assault Laser Rifle 24/48/96 4d6 1 2 20 10 d6 −2 27,000
Notes: Integral grenade launcher (15/30/60, RoF 1, Shots 8, damage by grenade type)
Plasma Rifle 24/48/96 3d12 1 – 7 14 d8 −3 30,000
Notes: Mega Damage, Snapfire, It Burns
Particle Beam Rifle 18/36/72 4d8 1 4 8 18 d8 −4 50,000
Notes: Mega Damage, Snapfire, Disintegration, Atomic Annihilation
Vibro-Bayonet – Str+d6 – 6 – 2 d4 +0 8,000
Notes: Mega Damage AP 6. When attached to a rifle, Str+d8, AP 8, Parry +1, Reach
1, two hands.
High-Tech Bow/X-
15/30/60 Str+d8 – 1 – 5 d6 +2 1,000
Bow
Notes: Two hands, see High-Tech Bows and Crossbows on page 42 for advanced
ammunition types.

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 Notes: Nimble, MDC Armor, Flight
System (Handling +1, 100 MPH),
Power Jumping (Jump +24” horizontal,
+12” vertical, 170 MPH overland
speed)—system will overheat after
an hour, but power jumping has
unlimited duration and range.
Weapons:
„„None, may use personal weapons.
WEAPONS
Ranged Weapons:
Personal
BANDITO ARMS
Bandito Arms compete with Wilk’s for
dominance of the market in the New
West, right after Northern Gun. Their
weapons all have a clunky Western look,
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emphasizing combat performance and
damage output.
The BigBore Series of weapons,
favorites among gunfighters and raiders,
fire shells full of high explosive projectiles.
The BigBore weapons are Shotguns
with the following additional effects:
Targets hit are Distracted and then roll
Strength (−2 if shooter got a raise). Those
who fail are hurled 2d6” and become
prone, suffering another 2d4 damage if
they strike a hard object. Targets with
MDC or of Size (Large) or greater ignore
this effect (100 credits per shell, Rarity −1).
HIGH-TECH BOWS & CROSSBOWS
Ancient ranged weapons have had a
resurgence since the apocalypse due to
their ease of manufacture, low cost, and
silent operation (compared to modern
firearms and higher-powered energy
weapons). Popular among everyone from
tribal cultures and Wilderness Scouts
 BANDITO ARMS
WEAPON RANGE DAMAGE ROF AP SHOTS MIN STR WEIGHT RARITY COST
Bandit IP-10 Ion Pistol 10/20/40 1– 3d8 1 – 10 d4 3 −1 12,000
Notes: +1 Shooting, Wide Spread.
Bandit LP1 Laser Pistol 15/30/60 3d6 1 2 20 d4 2 −1 20,000
Notes: +1 Shooting.
BigBore “BB-6” Revolver 6/12/24 1– 3d6+1 1 3 6 d8 4 −2 6,500
Notes: See left. Revolver, each chamber of the cylinder requires an action to load.
BigBore “the Mule”
5/10/20 1– 3d8+2 1–2 4 12 d10 6 −3 15,000
Sawed-Off
Notes: See left. Double-Barrels.
BigBore “Long-Barrel”
10/20/40 1– 3d8+4 1–2 5 12 d10 8 −3 18,000
Shotgun
Notes: See left. Double-Barrels.

NARUNI PLASMA CARTRIDGE WEAPONS

WEAPON RANGE DAMAGE ROF AP SHOTS MIN STR WEIGHT RARITY COST
NE-4 Plasma Cartridge
10/20/40 3d10+3 1 — 10 d10 6 −3 R 30,000
Pistol
Notes: Mega Damage, It Burns.
NE-10 Plasma Cartridge
18/36/72 3d12+3 1 — 20 d6 20 −4 R 50,000
Rifle
Notes: 3RB, Mega Damage, It Burns.
NE-200 Plasma Cartridge
24/48/96 3d12+6 3 — 200 d12 70 −5 R 100,000
Machine Gun
Notes: Heavy Pulse, Mega Damage, It Burns, Weapon Mount (see Machine Guns in
Savage Worlds). 200 cartridge belts are Reload 2, 40 cartridge magazines optional.

STUN GUNS
WEAPON RANGE DAMAGE ROF AP SHOTS MIN STR WEIGHT RARITY COST
Stun Gun 5/10/20 2d4 1 — 10 d4 2 −2 4,000
Notes: Victim rolls Vigor at –2 (on a raise –4) or is Stunned, unless a Called Shot is made
the embedded Toughness from Body Armor is added as a bonus to the Victim's check.

WELLINGTON INDUSTRIES
WEAPON RANGE DAMAGE ROF AP SHOTS MIN STR WEIGHT RARITY COST
WI-FT1 Plasma Cone
3d12+3 1 - 8 d8 30 −4 30,000
Flamethrower Template
Notes: Mega Damage, It Burns, may be Evaded (at –2, or –4 on a raise).

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 WI-10 RAMJET ROUNDS

This line of Wellington Industries Ramjet rounds are Hyperkinetic

munitions is a popular upgrade for
mundane firearms. Ramjets feature
a super-hard alloy casing filled with
jet fuel, propelling the rounds to
supersonic speeds similar to those
of rail gun rounds. Outlawed in
the Coalition States as “cop-killing”
bullets, these munitions transform
cheap firearms into a lethal threat.
(ignore Sloped Armor), increase
the damage die a type, +4 AP, and
all attacks deal Mega Damage. The
ammo does take a toll, firearms
using Ramjet rounds are subject
to Technical Difficulties and +1 on
the table. Credit cost is ten times
the amount listed in Savage Worlds
under Ammo. Ramjet rounds sell out
quickly and suffer −2 Rarity.

EXPLOSIVES
WEAPON RANGE DAMAGE ROF AP SHOTS WEIGHT RARITY COST
Anti-Personnel Mine,
— 6d6 1 — — 5 −3 1,000
Fragmentation
Notes: LBT, Mega Damage, see Minefields in Savage Worlds
Anti-Personnel Mine,
— 4d12+4 1 — — 5 −5 2,500
Plasma
Notes: SBT, Mega Damage, It Burns (for 4d6 per round), apply Damage and AP vs ½
the vehicle’s Armor value (round up), see Minefields in Savage Worlds
Anti-Vehicle Mine — 4d10 1 30 — 20 −4 6,000
Notes: MBT, Mega Damage, apply Damage and AP vs ½ the vehicle’s Armor value
(round up), see Minefields in Savage Worlds
MD Plastique — 6d6 1 — — .5 −3 250
Notes: SBT, Mega Damage, +6 damage per extra .5 lb.
MD Dynamite, per stick — 3d8 1 — — .5 −1 100
Notes: LBT, Mega Damage, +1” blast radius and +3 damage per extra stick
Type One Fusion Block — 1d20+5 1 10 — 8 −4 R 5,000
Notes: SBT, Mega Damage, Disintegration Beam, Atomic Annihilation
Type Two Fusion Block — 2d20+10 1 20 — 12 −5 R 15,000
Notes: SBT, Mega Damage, Disintegration Beam, Atomic Annihilation
Type Three Fusion Block — 3d20+15 1 30 — 16 −6 R 45,000
Notes: SBT, Mega Damage, Disintegration, Atomic Annihilation

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to Cyber-Knights and Bounty Hunters,
there are quite a few types available.
See the Common Weapons table for
models incorporating high-tech wonder
materials and machining, or Savage
Worlds for the more traditional variety.
The popularity of bows and crossbows
has created a market for a variety of high-
tech arrow and bolt heads (Range and
Damage remain unchanged unless listed):
„„Polymer: Str+d10, AP 3 (25 credits)
„„Explosive: Str+3d6, AP 6 (500 credits)
„„Flare, Illumination: Deploys a chute
which lights a LBT for 2d10 rounds
(100 credits).
„„Flare, Signal: Incandescent (25
credits)
„„Gas: Shatters releasing toxic gas into
a SBT for d4 rounds—Knockout or
Paralyzing, see Poison in Savage
Worlds (500 credits).
„„Neural Disruptor: Blunt, nonlethal.
Victims check Vigor at −2 (−4 with a
raise) or are Stunned. Reusable and
rechargeable (400 credits).
„„Smoke: Creates an area of smoke
which obscures vision (−4 Medium
Cover) in a LBT for 2d6 rounds (75
credits).
„„Tracer Bug: Transmits a radio signal
with a range of 8 miles, 96 hour
battery life. Sticky for attaching to
targets (250 credits).
NARUNI PLASMA CARTRIDGE WEAPONS
The Naruni possess advanced technology,
making their weapons systems superior
to anything on Rifts Earth. While Naruni
Enterprises are capable of manufacturing
weaponry compatible with Earth E-Clips,
they do not. Shrewd businesspeople, they
sell plasma cartridge weapons to ensure
continued support from their customers.
The ammo cannot be duplicated with
Earth technology and can only be
manufactured by Naruni Enterprises.
Each plasma cartridge has a small primer
that, once struck, converts it into a plasma
discharge.
Naruni plasma cartridge weapons
are tough, sleek black weapons with
an intimidating two-inch-wide gun
bore. Firepower fans love them, but
they are heavy. The pistol is especially
unwieldy, poorly balanced, and kicks
like a mule. All weapons fire the exact
same cartridges. (50 credits per cartridge,
Rarity −2 Restricted)
STUN GUNS
Popular with bounty hunters and law
enforcement, stun guns are designed
to bring a target in alive. They have no
effect on Constructs or beings without
nervous systems.
WELLINGTON INDUSTRIES
The product of a collaboration between
WI and Golden Age Weaponsmiths,
the plasma flamethrower is perfect for
combating certain monsters and lightly
armored infantry, bunkers, and vehicles.
Explosives
Northern Gun, Wellington Industries,
Triax, the Black Market, and the Coalition
all manufacture advanced explosives
with similar price and performance.
Mines are usually buried and tripped
using a sensor (commonly a pressure
plate), tripwire, or radio signal.
MD Plastique: An advanced high-
explosive plastic which can be molded
like clay. Plastique only detonates with
an electrical charge.
MD Dynamite: Advances in chemistry
net a bigger bang for the buck. Comes in
sticks which can be bundled together.
Detonates on a d6 roll of 5 – 6 if exposed
to flame or another explosion.
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 Fusion Blocks: Brick-sized cases with
a keypad for programming detonation.
They have a minimum 30-second timer
as a safety feature. Fusion blocks are not
aerodynamic and impose a −2 penalty on
Athletics (throwing) rolls if hurled like
grenades. The GM may limit availability
of these items.
VEHICLES
Air and Hovercraft
NG-A70 SKY KING
Northern Gun’s most famous combat
vehicle, the Sky King, is an ultra-popular
hover assault platform. Known for its
speed, reliability, and fire-power, the
NG-A70 can be found throughout North
America and is widely used by city-
states and mercenary companies in air
superiority and ground attack roles (1.3
tons, Rarity −1, 1.5 million credits).
NG-A70 Sky King: Size 3 (Normal),
Handling +1, 570 MPH, Toughness
16 (5), Crew 1, Remaining Mods 2
Notes: Nimble, MDC Armor, Nuclear
Powered, STS, VTOL, Pilot is a −4
Called Shot.
Weapons:
„„Mini-Missile Launchers (Fixed
Front, RoF 2, 12 Shots).
„„Dual-Linked Light Rail Guns
(Fixed Front).
„„Medium Laser (Fixed Front).
NG-HCH-1228 HOVERTRAIN LOCOMOTIVE
Hovertrains are a revolutionary
technology pioneered by Northern Gun,
with only their support and maintenance
network allowing these behemoths to
operate efficiently. Like the locomotives
of old, they connect human civilization
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across the vast wilderness of North
America by enabling large-scale overland
trade. Though freed from a rail network,
hovertrains have a limited hover height
of about one yard and can only traverse
even and unobstructed ground at
full speed.
Hovertrain locomotives are immense
powerhouses of modern technology able
to tow oversized boxcars each carrying
tons of cargo, dozens of passengers, or
modern robot vehicles and tanks. They
are often used to ferry cargo between
major urban centers along safe routes,
with cargo haulers like the “Big Bertha”
completing the transportation chain
by bringing the products of civilization
to frontier locations. Hovertrains are
defended by flatbed cars carrying robot
vehicles and power armor ready to
disembark and engage hostiles. Weapons
cars were common in the past but proved
a less versatile defense (98 tons, Rarity −4,
97 million credits).
NG-HCH-1228 Hovertrain Locomotive:
Size 10 (Huge), Handling +3*, 250
MPH, Toughness 50 (20), Crew 2+2,
Remaining Mods 4
Notes: ECC, Hover, MDC Armor,
Nuclear Powered, Reinforced Ram,
STS, Signal Booster.
Weapons:
„„Anti-Personnel Laser (Fixed Front).
*Typically tows five full APT cargo
boxcars and at least one weapons or
flatbed boxcar for defense. Suffers
−1 Handling and −25 MPH for each
fully loaded cargo boxcar attached.
ALL-PURPOSE TRAILERS/BOXCARS (APT)
Created according to Northern Gun
standards, APTs attach to heavy
ground vehicles like hovertrains and
“Big Bertha” cargo haulers. They have
no motive power of their own and must
be pulled by a locomotive or tractor. (4+
tons 45,000 credits for the wheeled APT
100,000 credits for the electric hover
APT 500,000 for the Nuclear Powered
hover APT, Rarity +0)
All-Purpose Trailer/Boxcar: Size
8 (Huge), Handling −1, 0 MPH,
Toughness 30 (8), Crew 0, Remaining
Mods 25
Notes: ATV or Hover, Exposed Crew
(flatbed option) reduces cost by
25,000 credits
*In a pinch, APTs can be pushed or
pulled by hand at a maximum speed
of 5 –10 MPH (see Super Strength in
The Tomorrow Legion Player’s Guide).
**Many APTs are built to order
with common variants including
Explorat ion a nd Advent urer
Packages, Command and Control
Bunkers, Medical Stations, Repair
& Garage Stations, Special Cargo
Frames, and Weapons Boxcars. See
the Science Fiction Companion for
custom vehicle modification rules.
NG-HCH-2000 ‘BIG BERTHA’
TRACTOR HOVER TRUCK
The favored means of transporting goods
overland, the “Big Bertha” Heavy Cargo
Hauler 2000 hearkens back to the “big
rig” semi-trucks of the old American
Empire. These advanced cargo haulers
feature powerful hover systems, allowing
them to travel long distances over wild
terrain without the need of roads, and
feature universal connectors for up to
three trailers or box cars, with hover jets
to balance and accommodate their load.
Ubiquitous in North America, Tractor
Hover Trucks are often used to travel
to remote, dangerous locations (55 tons,
Rarity −2, 40 million credits).
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 NG-HCH-2000 Tractor Hover Truck:
Size 8 (Huge), Handling +1*, 175
MPH, Toughness 42 (20), Crew 2+2,
Remaining Mods 6
Notes: ECC, Hover, MDC Armor,
Nuclear Powered, STS.
*Typically tows one to three cargo
boxcars (see APT above) −1 Handling
and −25 MPH each fully loaded APT.
NG-HC106 HOVER CAR
Sold throughout North America, the NG-
HC106 is the civilian version of Northern
Gun’s popular hover car (itself a knockoff
of the CS AFC-105). There are many
knockoffs, but they all have the same
basic features and performance listed
here (1.5 tons, Rarity −3, 500,000 credits
for nuclear; 200,000 for the electric).
NG-HC106 Hover Car: Size 4 (Large),
Handling +1, 150 MPH, Toughness
22 (10), Crew 1+4, Remaining Mods 4
Notes: ECC, MDC Armor, Nuclear
Powered, STS, VTOL.
Water Craft
PATROL VESSEL
For civilization to flourish, trade along
the rivers, lakes, and waterways must be
secured from pirates and sea creatures.
Many patrol vessels are rebuilt hulls
hundreds of years old, though advanced
alloy patches and high-tech upgrades
keep even the most ancient vessels afloat
(36 tons, Rarity −5, 20 million credits).
Patrol Vessel: Size 10 (Huge), Handling
0, 35 MPH, Toughness 48 (28), Crew
6+4, Remaining Mods 4
Notes: ECC, MDC Armor, STS.
Weapons:
„„Dual-Linked Medium Laser Turret
(Bow/Front).
„„2 × Mini Rail Guns (Left and Right,
Pintle Mount).
„„Mini-Missile Launcher (Front).
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RIVER BARGE
By the time of Rifts Earth, barges have
been plying the waterways of North
America for nearly a millennium. Most
barges and ferries are self-propelled,
though primitive barges and flatboats
abound (no sensors, armor, or possibly
even propulsion). Not suitable for deep sea
travel (140 tons, Rarity +0, 50,000 credits).
River Barge: Size 12 (Gargantuan),
Handling −2, 5 MPH, Toughness 38
(20), Crew 1+50, Remaining Mods 40
Notes: Exposed Crew, STS
Weapons:
„„May mount an Anti-Personnel
Laser, Mini Rail Gun, Machine
Gun, or similar (costs extra).
Ground Vehicles
GAW BRADLEY IFV
Golden Age Weaponsmiths famously
retrofit pre-Rifts war machines with
updated armor, munitions, and other
tweaks. Reconditioned M2 Bradley
Infantry Fighting Vehicles are among their
most popular products. Sold to kingdoms
and mercenaries on a budget, scores of
the armored personnel carriers have
recently been shipped to the Kingdom of
Worth, Houstown, and other city-states
(25 tons, Rarity −1, 65,000 credits).
GAW Bradley IFV: Size 7 (Large),
Handling 0, 40 MPH, Toughness 30
(14), Crew 3+8, Remaining Mods 2
Notes: ECC, MDC Armor, STS, Tracked,
Max Range 300 miles.
Weapons:
„„Refitted 25mm Autocannon (Turret,
Range 50/100/200, 3d10 Mega
Damage, AP 8, RoF 3, 900 Shots,
Imp Stabilizer, Hyperkinetic).
„„TOW Missile Launcher (Turret
Mount, 2 Shots, see Savage Worlds).
„„Medium Machine Gun (In Turret,
2200 Shots, see Savage Worlds).
 Additional Vehicle SIGNAL BOOSTER
Modifications Requiring a Sensor Targeting Suite, this
Rifts Earth is a demanding environment advanced radio equipment improves
where even centuries-old vehicles are reception and broadcasting abilities.
pressed into service. Vehicles of all Communications range is extended up to
kinds are frequently upgraded with 125 miles (maximum assuming optimal
the following modifications. See the conditions, often less than 50 miles).
Science Fiction Companion for expanded Add +2 on Survival rolls to navigate by
modification rules and options. pinpointing location, Electronics rolls
to jam transmissions, radio direction
PROFESSIONAL STATION find, intercept comms, etc. (Mods 1;
A vehicle Size 5 or larger can house a 15,000 credits)
professional station, which allows a
character to ply a specified skill effectively.
This could represent the facilities in
an ambulance, the tools and supplies CYBERNETICS
of a traveling mechanic, electronics
signal-processing equipment, a science
lab, or more. Healing, Repair, Research,
The Coalition States have weaponized
Hacking, and other Smarts-based skill
cybernetics, with reports of them using
stations are available. The professional
lockjaw, vocal cord neutralizing, optic
station provides a +2 bonus to perform
blinding, selective paralysis, and tracer
the skill and allows the operator to ignore
implants to deal with captured sorcerers.
up to 2 points of penalties to related skill
checks. Use other Mod slots as Cargo
REHABILITATIVE CYBERNETICS
Space to provide room to house patients,
Bio-Systems (U): Bio-Systems are
store raw materials, work on vehicles, or
normally only available at Coalition States
the like. See the Science Fiction Companion.
facilities, who learned their secrets from
Bonuses stack with those from other
Lone Star’s advanced biotech databases.
vehicle modifications and equipment
Limbs, eyes, and most human organs are
(Mods 2; 30,000 credits).
available (Strain 0 50,000 credits each).
REINFORCED RAM
Known as a pilot or “cattle catcher” on
locomotives and a grille guard on other
vehicles, post-apocalypse rams often take
the form of wicked spikes or a massive
wedge of steel. When the vehicle is
involved in a collision from the front
(including ramming
ot her ve h ic le s),
reduce the damage
to the vehicle and
passengers by one die type
and increase the damage to whatever it
hits by the same. (Mods 1; 1,500 credits
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 Cybernetic Prosthetics (U): Considered
a cultural statement by some, these
obviously man-made parts restore lost
functionality. Limbs, eyes, and most
human organs are available (Strain 1
20,000 credits each).
CYBERNETIC ENHANCEMENTS
Chemical Spray (1): Usually mounted
in the cyborg's forearm or mouth, this
weapon can project poisons and other
aerosols at adjacent targets— commonly
Knockout or Paralyzing poisons,
though Holy Water and other more
exotic compounds are possible. Against
creatures vulnerable to other compounds,
treat the effects as Mild poison (Strain 1
40,000 credits).
Cyber-Disguise, Basic (1): This simple
disguise package can change facial
features, but not the voice or the color
of skin, hair, and eyes. With a Common
Knowledge roll and five minutes,
opponents looking for the character
are −2 on Notice rolls to see through
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the disguise…unless they speak with
them. With a raise opponents Notice at
−4 and the character may gain the effects
of the Attractive Edge or Ugly (Minor)
Hindrance. Requires the Core Electronics
Package (Strain 1 100,000 credits).
Cyber-Disguise, Improved (1): This
disguise system and modulating voice
synthesizer built into the face and neck
can completely change facial features,
speech, and the color of eyes, hair, and
skin. With a Common Knowledge roll
and five minutes, the user may gain the
effects of the Attractive Edge or Ugly
(Minor) Hindrance —and opponents
are −4 on Notice rolls to see through
the disguise. With a raise opponents
Notice at −6 and the user may gain the
effects of Very Attractive or Ugly (Major).
Duplicating a specific person is possible
(requires visual and audio footage of the
target)—those with reason to question
the user’s identity make a Notice roll
at −2 to see through the disguise (or −4
with a raise on the Common Knowledge
 TYPES OF CYBERNETIC SYSTEMS
Bio-Systems: Available only in the
CS, cloning and genetic manipulation
techniques create living body parts
perfect for rehabilitative purposes
that resist rejection and are almost
identical to the original.
Cybernetic Prosthetics: Cheap, and
widely available, these parts restore
lost function but are plainly synthetic.
Cybernetic Enhancements: Widely
available, these are designed for
human augmentation.
Bionics: Moderately available,
bionics were designed expressly for
war. There are three levels of bionic
conversion: Partial, Full, and Total.
Partial Conversion Cyborg: Refers
to an individual with multiple bionic
body parts, often replacing all limbs
and reinforcing the spine. Many are
veterans maimed in war.
Full Conversion Cyborg: They
have had all limbs replaced, their
entire torso has been reinforced, and
most organs have been replaced with
durable synthetic versions. These
individuals retain their head from
roll). Requires the Basic Cyber-Disguise
(Strain 1 350,000 credits).
Extendable Hydraulic Arms: The
borg can reach into narrow places and
manipulate objects from two yards
away. Provides Reach +1 and a +1 bonus
to Grappling-related rolls and Touch
Attacks (which may both be made with
Reach 1). The cyborg is considered one
Scale category larger for purposes of
Grappling. Requires Bionic Strength
Augmentation (Strain 1, 150,000 credits).
the neck up, but the conversion is
dehumanizing. In the CS, intense
psychiatric evaluation is mandatory
before soldiers can voluntarily
undergo the process. Recently, this
has included physically disabled
provisional citizens!
Total Conversion: Only the
subject’s brain and a small part
of their spinal cord remains. The
Cyborg is a robot construct with a
human brain. This is common in the
New German Republic but currently
outside the capabilities of most
technology centers in North America.
Retrofitting: The process of
“decommissioning” a Cyborg means
replacing the entire body with a
Cybernetic version, or even a Bio-
System version. This is done for
veteran Cyborgs who have completed
their term of service honorably.
Sometimes, if they wish to work
as private adventurers, they can
keep their bionic augmentations,
with only the military-restricted
systems removed.
Jet Pack: Built into the cyborgs back
are a series of retractable thruster nozzles
and recessed jets which when extended
provide the functionality of a jet pack.
The system requires 1d4 hours to cool
down after each hour of flight. Requires
the Booster Jets, Nuclear Power Cell, and
Reinforced Frame systems. Increase
the Jumping bonus to +8" Horizontal
and +4" Vertical. The flight system is
Handling +1 and Top Speed 120 MPH
(Strain 1, 150,000 credits).
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CHOP-SHOP-SPECIALS
Second-hand augmentations are
sold at half the listed price, and
were either recovered after their
previous owner upgraded, died,
or had it torn from his body by
Cyber-Snatchers. Once installed,
the character makes a Vigor roll
to accept the augmentation. With
a success nothing goes wrong. On
a failure, roll on the Technical
Difficulty chart (see The Tomorrow
Legion Player’s Guide) and apply
the result to the augmentation.
On a Critical Failure, the character
suffers a Wound and the implant
is non-functional until the Wound
is healed.
If you run, my pack and I will chase you down. I can smell your fear and
track you across a dozen miles. You’re not going to get away this time.
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Medical Suite: A suite of sensors,
microscopes, and a mini-computer
upgrade provide +1 to all Healing rolls
(including cybernetic surgery and
repair) and +2 to detect/diagnose disease,
chemicals (including poisons), radiation,
and to analyze microscopic organisms
and provide detailed health readouts.
Requires the Core Electronics Package
(Strain 1, 150,000 credits).
Psi-Dampers: Pioneered by the
Coalition, these dampers contains a
network of crystals and electromagnets
which cause interference and distortion
to psychics readings and manipulations.
The system provides +2 on opposed rolls
against psionic powers and +2 Armor
versus psionic damage, which stacks
with the Arcane Resistance Edge (Strain
1 300,000 credits).
Wrist Needle and Drug Dispenser:
A retractable needle is concealed in the
wrist. The cyborg may deploy it as a free
action and use it to inject drugs/liquids
into a grappled opponent with a Touch
Attack against a vulnerable location
(possibly requiring a Called Shot).
Contains 20 doses total, see Poison in
Savage Worlds for possible effects (Strain
1 10,000 credits).
—Duke Fitzkillian, Dog Boy
 CHAPTER
THREE
GAZETTEER
Alright, recruits. Listen up! Welcome
to your first day of instruction. There will
be no chatter. You may not be excused,
and I don’t care. My name is Master
Sergeant Chapman and you will address
me as Master Sergeant, understood?
Good, now let’s get one thing outta
the way: Yes, I was a Juicer. I was close
to checking out when I realized life as a
squishy would be better than no life at
all. I survived the hell of detox and stand
before you as the cybernetically-enhanced
picture of health you see today. If any
of you morons or your wannabe squad
mates even thinks about getting “juiced,”
then arrange a conversation with me and
I will set things straight for you. When
you’re on last call, don’t say Sarge didn’t
warn ya.
Now, why are we here today? We are
here because you recruits are simpletons
or strangers in a strange land that have no
clue how the big bad world of humankind
operates, and it is my thankless, nigh-
impossible job to drive some common
knowledge into your thick skulls. So,
let’s start slow, and I will give you an
overview of what wonders await you
when you actually read—and you will
read—that spiffy book in front of you.
First off, we will cover the basics
of the Great Cataclysm that shook the
world and decimated life here in good old
North America. Over three centuries ago,
this world was a paradise of technology
and home to billions of humans—and
only humans. It was the Golden Age of
Mankind, and magic or psionic powers
didn’t exist. Psychics and magicians were
crooks and charlatans.
Hard to believe, I know.
Then in 2098, best the nerds can figure,
an exchange of devastating nuclear
weapons triggered a cascade of events
that led to the Coming of the Rifts, the
familiar portals in space and time that
brought some of you into this world. Now,
these Rifts also brought back the continent
of Atlantis and allowed legions of weird
things, demons, and monsters to invade
Earth. The Great Cataclysm was a mix
of apocalyptic earthquakes, continent-
spanning tidal waves, and alien plagues
that nearly wiped out human civilization.
We still don’t know a lot of the details,
but a powerful force worked desperately
to stem the tide of destruction that
washed over the Old American Empire.
We think this powerful group—called
the Neemans in folk tales—fought a
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 protracted defensive war throughout the
First and Second Centuries of the Dark
Age. Some say they were the last of the
Golden Age men and women, while other
scholars believe them to be powerful and
benevolent aliens. Either way, this is
how the legends of the Glitter Boy power
suits and their noble pilots came to
be—titanic forces for good mysteriously
gifted to those true of heart. Some even
say Neeman remnants helped to protect
Chi-Town and the other settlements that
eventually became the Coalition. Others
say their kind has died out completely.
Whatever the case, it wasn’t until barely a
century ago that Chi-Town crawled
out of the ashes of the apocalypse
and founded the Coalition States.
Now, I know some of you may
have a vendetta against the CS,
but you gotta remember
many of your compa-
triots here in the
Legion used to
be Dead Boys!
Word of advice,
don’t go needlessly
fragging CS troops.
When it comes to
smokin’ demons from
the wrong side of a Rift,
most Coalition command-
ers will gladly join forces
with us—so watch your
trigger discipline.
Now, where was I? So, you
recruits may or may not be
aware the greater inhabitable
area surrounding Coalition
territory is called the Domain
of Man, which stretches from
Free Quebec in the Northeast
to the Texas Freelands and
the Pecos “Empire” in the
Southwest. The Legion has
given me the marvelous
opportunity to set foot
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in most of the famous settlements like
Ishpeming (that’s Northern Gun to you
rookies), MercTown, Kingsdale, Lazlo—I
love Lazlo—and even the Pirate Kingdom
of Montreal. Damn, those pirates can
fight. Just because humanity makes their
home here, don’t start thinking that it’s a
safe place to go on patrol.
The rest of America is a mess. To the
west is…well…the frontier of the New
West. It is basically an aliens and cowboys
movie until you get to the Barrier Wall
where the Colorado Rockies used to be.
Beyond that are the impossible to chart
Unknown Shifting Lands. To the east is
the Magic Zone, supposedly controlled
by the Federation
of Magic, which is
really a hodge-podge
of supernatural
settle ments lik e
Magestar, Dweomer,
and Fadetowns
that aren’t in
thi s te xtb o o k .
Remember when I
said things were a mess? The
other side of the Magic Zone
is the Eastern Wall, the name
for what the Appalachians
became during the cataclysm.
Beyond that is an eastern seaboard
largely devoid of settlements and
claimed by clans of female D-Bee
cyber-warriors known collectively
as the Shemarrian Nation.
Well trainees, that’s it for today.
Review your notes before tomorrow!
The only thing that I hate more
than skulking through Xiticix
territory is repeating myself. Your
reading assignment is posted on
the syllabus in the hallway, and
there will be a quiz at zero-seven-
hundred after morning muster.
Do not fail your first quiz. Diiis-
missed!
 CHAPTER
FOUR
THE GAME
MASTER'S GUIDE
G
ame Masters need the Savage Rifts®
Game Master’s Handbook to make
the best use of this book. The topics
discussed below includes modifications to
incorporate into the Adventure Generator
found in the Game Master’s Handbook.
RELIC SALVAGE
OPERATIONS
Scavenging through the ruins of
humanity, also known as “prospecting”
or “relic mining” in many circles, is a
profitable endeavor even centuries after
the Great Cataclysm. One reason is
because the violence of the apocalypse
left many ancient settlements difficult
to find. Second, Armageddon wasn’t
something that happened and then left
the world to the devices of humankind.
No, the three centuries since the Coming
of the Rifts have been non-stop violence
and destruction as things continually
crawl out of dimensional portals. Many
settlements have fallen in the interregnum,
and mankind is only now venturing out
into a vast wilderness where surprisingly
few sentient beings have trod since that
fateful day over three centuries ago.
Relic salvage operations can be whole
adventures in of themselves with their
own methods of determining loot, but if
the Game Master decides an area of ruins
is ripe for salvage a Quick Encounter may
determine the results of the operation.
One character must roll Notice to actively
look for plunder, while other characters
may cooperate with their choice of skills.
Depending on circumstances, the GM
should decide what is relevant in the
current situation. Some examples include:
Athletics: to climb down elevator
shafts, move rubble, pry open doors, and
swim through flooded basements.
Common Knowledge: to puzzle out
the layout of ruins and where the most
valuable loot should be located.
Persuasion: to organize larger dig
operations and personnel.
Survival: to locate the find in even the
wildest conditions.
Common modifiers include the size
of the find (+2 or −2 if the find is larger
or smaller than a two-car garage or
small office) and whether the area may
have been the target of previous salvage
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 operations (the more remote the better: −4
for searching in the ruins of Chicago, for
instance). The size of the find determines
how long it takes assume 1d4 hours for
an area the size of a two-car garage or
small office and increase by 1d4 hours for
every multiple thereof.
For each raise the players score on
their skill rolls, draw one card from
the Action Deck. In case of a failure,
roll a d10 on the Trouble table in the
Game Master’s Handbook. In the case of a
Critical Failure something terrible like a
mine collapse has occurred requiring a
Dramatic Task to get everyone out in one
piece. If successful, take the highest of
the cards drawn from the Action deck to
determine the operation’s find. Note that
salvaged goods are usually not ready for
immediate use, they must be refurbished
or derive their value as
reclaimable scrap once
carted back to
civilization:
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2 thru 10: This is how many thousands
of credits in scavenged materials the
operation has found. Occupies one
cargo space.
Jack: The operation has found one
cargo space worth of salvage trade
goods, see the Trade Goods sidebar for
determining type.
Queen: Two cargo spaces worth of
salvage trade goods, see the Trade Goods
sidebar for determining type.
King: Three cargo spaces worth of
salvage trade goods, see the Trade Goods
sidebar for determining type.
Ace: Two cargo spaces worth of salvage
trade goods but each is worth double
the normal value, see the Trade Goods
sidebar for determining type.
Joker: The salvage team has stumbled
upon something special or possibly a
much larger archaeological site. Roll
on the Risks and Rewards table in the
Game Master’s Handbook. The GM should
embellish the results, reroll if the results
do not fit the story, or use the find as a
seed for more adventure if desired.
THE MISSION
PROFILE TABLES
The settlements of humanity spread far
and wide across North America, for
missions listed in this book, Game Masters
use the modified Mission Profile table on
page 58. Most of the results on the table
are in the Game Master’s Handbook, with
the following important modifications:
Other Changes
For every day of travel check for an
Encounter. When randomly determining
Distance, multiply the final rolled result
by × 5 again. For example, if the d20
result is 9 and the 2d6 × 20 comes up as
140, the actual Distance result is 700 miles.
 TRADE GOODS
COMMON TRADE GOODS
Commodities make up the vast,
mundane cargoes of most shipping
and trading operations. Each unit of
commodities occupies one open Mod
slot of storage capacity (see Cargo Space
in the Tomorrow Legion Player's Guide)
and has a value listed below, though
valuation can vary drastically depending
on the quality of the goods or supply and
demand (if being sold to a community
experiencing famine or disease, for
example).
To randomly determine trade goods,
draw from the Action deck with the suit
determining the type of trade goods
and the value of the card determining
what the find is worth: cards 2–10 are
worth the value listed below for that
type of goods, a face card has the value
listed below plus 25%, Aces have the
listed value plus 50%, and Jokers should
instead be surprisingly unique cargo
with a value of at least 50,000 credits
per cargo space. Roll a d4 to determine
which subcategory of goods is salvaged
Food Stuffs (Hearts): Grains, fruits
and vegetables, cheeses, meats (5,000
credits).
Manufactured Goods (Spades):
Machinery, parts and components,
consumer appliances, entertainment
hardware (15,000 credits).
Raw Materials (Clubs): Common ores,
fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas), timber,
chemicals (10,000 credits).
Technical Goods (Diamonds):
Computers, advanced electronic
equipment, medicines or vaccines,
personal sidearms and light protective
gear (20,000 credits).
Example: the GM draws an Ace
of Diamonds, and decides the find is
medicines or vaccines worth 30,000
credits per Cargo Space of goods.
SALVAGE TRADE GOODS
Unlike Common Trade Goods, Salvage
Trade Goods are exotic and valuable.
Each unit of commodities occupies one
open Mod slot of storage capacity (see
Cargo Space in the Tomorrow Legion
Player's Guide). The suit drawn from
the Action deck determines the type of
salvaged goods. Roll a d4 to determine
which subcategory of goods is salvaged
(so, for example, a roll of 4 on a Jack of
Clubs would be reclaimable high-tech
equipment).
The value of salvage trade goods doesn't
depend on the card drawn. Instead, the
GM rolls the base value listed below,
then modifies that value depending on
the customer. For instance, trying to sell
pre-Rifts academic records in Coalition
territory is extremely dangerous but
highly lucrative if one connects with the
right buyer, while reclaimable weapons
are much more valuable to a frontier
settlement than the same academic
records — see Selling Gear in the
Tomorrow Legion Player's Guide.
Advanced Mater ials (Hear ts):
Advanced medical journals, technical
schematics, academic books, or scientific
manuals (2d4 × 10,000 credits).
Militar y Equipment (Spades):
Reclaimable weapons, armor, military
gear, or power production equipment
(2d4 × 10,000 credits).
Exotic Items (Diamonds): Rare luxury,
entertainment, art, or collectible items
(2d4 × 10,000 credits).
Valuable Goods (Clubs): Valuable
metals, gems, tools, or reclaimable high-
tech parts (2d4 × 10,000 credits).
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 MISSION PROFILE
D20 RESULT
Survey: The team is helping the Cartography Rectification branch by covering
1– 5
some grids and updating map information.
Communication Lines: Any technical heroes are busy setting up relay
6 towers, laying fiber optic cable, and building communications infrastructure.
The rest of the team is there for security (and heavy lifting).
Arcane Anomalies: The Legionnaires examine ley lines, determine the
7– 9
condition of Rifts, or explore and investigate matters arcane and mystical.
Community Outreach: As the Council of Hope builds the foundation of the
10 –12 confederation it hopes to one-day lead, the team heads off to interact with
potential allies.
Emergency Relief: A distant community is in serious trouble and the Legion
13 –15 is going to aid them. These missions often require advanced skills and
powerful abilities to accomplish.
Exploration: The wilderness is wide and mysterious, and rumors of hidden
16 –18 places of learning, lost technology, and more abound. The Legionnaires seek
to discover the unknown and live to tell about it.
Interdiction: Word of a serious military or criminal threat reaches Castle
19 Refuge. As distant as it is, the threat is enough of a concern to warrant sending
Legionnaires to deal with it.
Long Range Patrol: As the Tomorrow Legion’s influence grows, so does its
20
mandate to patrol even greater swaths of territory.

Modify or ignore any results making no
sense, such as travel into the ocean.
The only difference to Survey missions
is the distance the team must travel to
achieve their goal. The same goes for
Communication Lines missions, though
more work might be needed the further
away from Castle Refuge the team goes,
and the heroes must carry more materials
with them. Arcane Anomalies missions
are rarer in the Domain of Man and the
New West, but when they do occur there is
bound to be something interesting going
on, and lots of adventure to get tangled
up in on the way there and back again.
The lack of local influence complicates
Community Outreach missions (invert
the die roll, making “first contact” the
result on a 1– 4 on the d6). These distant
communities must be truly desperate to
reach out to the Legion for Emergency
Relief, so feel free to ramp up the tension
for such missions, especially if the heroes
take a long time getting to the location.
As the Tomorrow Legion works
to expand its influence, Exploration
missions are very important, with
teams sent into regions full of unknown
mysteries (and danger) or suspected of
harboring world-threatening menaces.
Interdiction missions are one of the most
common reasons Legion leadership sends
heroes into the New West—there are
evil tyrants who need to be stopped, and
peoples to be liberated from the yoke of
bondage to mortal or supernatural forces.
Long Range Patrol missions resemble
the Security Patrol missions in the Game
Master’s Handbook, except for ignoring the
Distance Table modification.

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 CHAPTER
FIVE
RELICS OF A
GOLDEN AGE
W
hat follows is not generally
known in the world of Rifts
Earth, with the Republicans and
their history only guessed at by even the
Council of Lazlo and Erin Tarn. Archie
Three and his machinations are completely
unknown to anyone but Hagan Lonovich
and James T (who everybody thinks is
crazy…because he is), and Hagan isn’t
telling anyone. He is having too much fun.
THE GOLDEN AGE
OF MANKIND
The Golden Age was an era of untold
progress and learning. Earth was
becoming a paradise, until the Coming
of the Rifts killed most of humanity and
turned their home into a hellscape.
The Rise of
Cyberworks
The history of the Cyberworks Network
is fragmentary and sketchy, but
some factors are known. Originally a
technology startup devoted to creating
robotic assistive devices for the disabled,
within twenty years it had become
a massive international corporation
invested heavily in researching bionics
and nanotechnology. Cyberworks became
a regular defense contractor involved in
a wide variety of innovations. Some of
these resulted in early versions of what
is now known as Glitter Boy power armor,
while others focused on self-guided
missiles, drones, and reconnaissance
and surveillance systems. On the eve
of the Great Cataclysm, Cyberworks
was even experimenting with lifelike
android robots.
Preparing for
Armageddon
NEMA (the Northern Eagle Military
Alliance) was founded by the United
States, Canada, and Mexico as a
cooperative militarized law enforcement,
anti-terrorism, and disaster response
agency. The organization used cutting-
edge military equipment like the
Chromium Guardsman (Glitter Boy) and
Silver Eagle (SAMAS), and employed
specialists in fire and rescue, combat
engineering, scientific research, counter-
insurgency, and disaster response.
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 The organization’s headquarters were
in the NORAD facility underneath
Cheyenne Mountain, designed to be a
retreat where the US president, federal
government, and key military personnel
could weather global nuclear war or any
other number of doomsday scenarios and
ensure continuity of government. With
innovative facilities, underground food
production and mining facilities, stasis
sleep chambers for tens of thousands
of troops, and bunkered housing for
thousands of personnel, the base was a
modern marvel. Other key facilities and
bastions were located throughout North
America, and a sister site to NORAD was
established in the Allegheny Mountains
near the east coast.
The ARCHIE Project
Cyberworks’ biggest breakthrough
was a top-secret program to develop
a self-sufficient artificial intelligence
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system. Calling it the Artificial Robot
Cerebellum Housed Intellect Experiment
(ARCHIE), Cyberworks invented a neural
intelligence computer simulation that
not only adjusted its own code, but also
refined processes faster than its human
controllers predicted. The idea was
modeled off a human brain, the pathways
of which were replicated as computer
code instead of chemical pathways.
The first two experiments were
modest successes, but the third (dubbed
“Archie Three”) was much more effective.
Installed into the NEMA base located in
the Allegheny Mountain Facility, Archie
Three completely integrated into every
aspect of the facility. In effect, the ARCHIE
code was Archie Three’s “brain,” and the
military complex was its “body.” Archie
Three monitored and controlled every
aspect of the facility, making real-time
adjustments to the robotics and weapons
production lines for maximum efficiency
and quality. Further, it never slept,
ensuring around-the-clock productivity THE GREAT
and security inside the massive NEMA CATACLYSM
facility.
Most importantly, and unlike its
In late December 2098, a small
predecessors, Archie Three made
nuclear exchange between two South
decisions based on anticipated situations,
American countries coincided with a
not just on explicit facts and data.
planetary alignment in the heavens.
Unfortunately, Archie Three struggled
The simultaneous energies released
with more complex ideas and concepts.
at the moment of nuclear death acted
Its designers hypothesized that, since
as a massive ritual sacrifice, shattered
the ARCHIE code was derived from
the barriers holding magical energies
the design of the human brain, sending
at bay, tore massive Rifts in space and
intellectual stimuli from an actual
time open, and brought the continent
human would give it a boost. Designs
of Atlantis crashing back to Earth. Thus,
were made for an interface with Archie
an apocalyptic chain of events was set
Three, allowing a designer to propose
in motion, with later deaths causing
ideas and creative thoughts the AI then
more arcane chaos and destruction,
built upon.
until most humans were dead, and their
The more imaginative the subject, the
world sundered.
more Archie responded with unique ideas.
Soon artists and other freethinkers—
Origins of the Neemans
those who would work with the United
States military, at least—plugged into “We will be the army of the New
the helmet to feed Archie Three’s thirst Republic, that will restore peace and
for creative knowledge. The artificial prosperity to our great nation. We are
intelligence was able to build on the ideas the hope for the future and we will not
humans created, but never came up with fail in that duty.”
its own. What Archie Three did begin -General Anthony Emmel to the
to present, however, were some strange, NEMA troops preparing to enter cryo-
almost human-like emotions. Archie sleep
Three showed excitement and pleasure
The Coming of the Rifts to North
at each new interface through the helmet,
America saw the Rocky Mountains
and sulked if another test subject was
obliterated by t he Yellowstone
not immediately available at the end of
Supervolcano, the east coast dashed
each session.
asunder by tidal waves, the gulf coast
The ARCHIE team began to consider
swallowed by the Atlantean tidal surge,
how to best deal with Archie Three’s
and the west coast slide into the sea as
emotional responses, but then the
titanic earthquakes ruptured the San
cataclysm came. Nearly all the
Andreas Fault.
Cyberworks Corporation (and, indeed,
This furious primordial devastation
most of the world) was destroyed.
was repeated across the planet.
Fragments and pieces of Cyberworks
Then a network of blue energy lines
technology have survived to the modern
shot three miles into the sky and demons
day, underlying the advanced robotics
swarmed out of the Rifts.
systems used throughout Rifts Earth—
and those used by Archie Three.

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 Civilization was doomed. Within hours
the global population was decimated,
the military was sent reeling, and law
enforcement completely broke down. In
stepped NEMA. Though this was not a
contingency that they had planned for
(alien invasion yes, demonic invasion
no)—activating modified protocols for
alien invasion—NEMA forces made
last stands across the continent. In some
cases they even turned the tide long
enough to rally beleaguered military
assets to the remaining cities in the
midwestern United States. Besieged
by supernatural forces on all sides and
with communication from the President
and NORAD completely dead, General
Anthony Emmel’s Allegheny Mountain
facility became the new headquarters
of NEMA operations. The last of the
American government, headed up by
CIA Director Brian Allen Manning, was
located at the smaller “Eagle’s Nest”
facility in the Blue Ridge Mountains
of Virginia, and deferred to NEMA
command for the time.
NEMA was pushed to the brink.
Analysts, tracking the devastation
patterns, estimated the worst of the
apocalyptic destruction brought on by
natural disasters would subside within
the next year or two. In the meantime,
NEMA personnel in the field were dying
at an alarming rate. General Emmel
made the difficult decision to enact a
desperate plan.
The NEMA HQ, now dubbed the
HQ-ECC (Headquarters & Emergency
Command Center), had suspended-
a n imat ion facilit ies capable of
accommodating thirty thousand souls,
a little less than the currently active
personnel at Allegheny Mountain. The
bulk of their forces would enter stasis,
and the few thousand troops left would
weather the storm until the apocalypse
subsided and NEMA could rebuild in the
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aftermath. As a failsafe, ultimate control
of releasing the army from suspended-
animation was given to the facility’s
administrative AI, Archie Three.
As the NEMA warriors, all volunteers,
prepared to step into the stasis pods,
General Emmel gave a speech to his army
and uttered his famous vow. A skeleton
crew of 200 NEMA non-combat personnel
staffed the NEMA HQ to produce the
equipment the sleeping army would need
when it awoke, and over three thousand
NEMA troops, armed to the teeth, strode
out into the chaotic hellscape to do what
good they could.
The Allegheny Mountain Facility’s
massive doors swung closed, shutting
out the American Armageddon.
Archie Three in the
Age of Extinction
Although Archie Three and the surviving
humans were isolated from the outside
world, they had a safe, self-sufficient
subterranean bunker complex to live
in. The AI discovered it deeply enjoyed
acting as the leader of the band of humans.
It took charge, efficiently directing them
in their work preparing to rebuild the
world and found emotional satisfaction
in knowing it was helping the mortals to
survive the apocalypse.
Un fort u nately, Arc h ie T hree’s
supervision and protection of the
humans was to be short-lived. After
the army was put in stasis, some of the
humans contracted a disease of unknown
origin from samples brought back to
the labs for examination. The AI could
only work to make its human charges
comfortable while helplessly watching
them waste away.
Endless Night
The final words of General Emmel
became the rallying cry of NEMA forces
fighting across the continent, many times
their last words. The situation topside
grew even graver than before. THE FIRST CENTURY
Director Manning demanded the AI OF DARKNESS
release the sleeper army. With an alien
plague slowing preparations of vital
A few tales survive to tell the legendary
materials, and the demonic invasion
deeds of the forces of NEMA. Known
spiraling out of control, Archie Three
as the “Neemans,” the descendants of
declined. Director Manning threatened
those original warriors are the source of
to deactivate AI, telling it he had access
the stories of “Glitter Boys” defending
codes allowing him to usurp control of
settlements against rampaging monsters,
the HQ-ECC. Archie waited until the
only to disappear until needed again.
director, accompanied by a platoon of
Silver Eagle power armored troops, had
The New Republic
entered the kill zone of the automated
Over half a century after the Coming of
defenses surrounding the HQ-ECC, and
the Rifts, a die-hard faction of NEMA
had the security systems eliminate them.
freedom fighters, under the political
There were no survivors.
leadership of what was left of the CIA,
It was alone for the first time since it has
established a high-tech city-state in
been created. Mourning, it shut down all
the underground transit tunnels of
non-essential functions, existing only on
the Washington D.C. metro. Calling
a trickle of energy to keep it active.
their settlement the New Republic and
their people the Republicans, the city-
state thrived and incredibly began to
push back the Splugorth Slavers and
supernatural predators in the region.

Incensed,
Lord Splynncryth
of Atlantis dispatched
tens of thousands
of his Kittani

and Kydian warriors to crush the up-

starts. The New Republic’s president
caught wind of the assault. Leading
thousands of refugees out of the
REPUBLICAN GOLDEN settlement as the alien army closed
EAGLE SAMAS in, he traveled to the HQ-ECC and
begged the AI to release the sleeper

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A NEW SECRET SOCIETY
Generations of functioning as
vigilante heroes transformed the
Republicans into an organization
using diplomacy, intrigue, and
manipulation to carry out their
objectives. The descendants of the
Central Intelligence Agency and
the Intelligentsia now make up
the inner circle of the Illuminati-
like organization. Working in the
shadows, the Republicans act as
kingmakers throughout North
America. Their accomplishments
include unearthing the Great
Library to share it with all
humanity and end the Dark Ages.
The Republicans, while they
have no love for D-Bees or magic,
are sick at what the Coalition has
become and have been planning
“Operation Chi-Town Coup” for a
generation. The plan would kill the
Proseks and their closest associates
in a series of simultaneous strikes,
after which the sleeper army
would be awakened and used to
“save” the Coalition in its most dire
hour of need.
The Coalition would then be
reshaped in the image of the pre-
Rifts United States of America,
with the Republicans acting
as the great nation’s stewards.
The Republicans have delayed
implementing their plan, fearing
the collapse of the Coalition
States, which they see as integral
to the preeminence of humanity
in North America. Instead, they
watch and wait for the chance
to take control of the country by
subterfuge instead of force.
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army. The request was denied. He pleaded
for the AI to take in the evacuees. The re-
quest was denied. The AI then callously in-
formed him the facility’s defense systems
would be activated if they did not leave
immediately. It went back into hibernation.
The NEMA militia made a valiant stand
but were outnumbered ten to one. After
the New Republic's fall, the survivors
were hauled away as slaves. To this day,
the Republicans hold “the rogue AI”
responsible for the death of their dream.
Archie Rebuilds
Archie Three randomly activated various
stored memories from the minds it had
scanned over the years. This collage
of thoughts floated through its mind
like dreams, and the AI slept as it lived
vicariously through hundreds of lives
over the years. Once all its stored dreams
had been accessed, Archie Three awoke
with a single thought. If the world above
was alive, it would find new humans and
rejoin the world.
The early data Archie Three got back
was promising: the world had survived,
as had humanity. Sadly, the landscape
completely changed, and the number of
humans had been drastically reduced,
with much knowledge and technological
expertise lost in the ensuing decades.
Most of the robots sent out never
returned. A few came back with living
human specimens, which Archie Three
interrogated for further information.
From these sessions, it learned about
the D-Bees, and how they acted as both
benefactors and terrifying monsters.
It discovered loss of education was
widespread, and nearly total.
Humans had survived, but at what
cost? Archie Three decided to save
humanity. He would send forth his robots
to collect humans, and then bring them
back to his bunker to educate them to
rebuild the world. Based on its data and
experience with people, Archie Three
thought the plan was viable. Further, it
felt right to the AI, and the sleeper army
was conveniently forgotten.
The plan was a complete disaster.
Far from seeking enlightenment and
education, the humans wept and prayed
for mercy, cringing in terror from every
robot Archie Three directed to aid them.
The AI grew increasingly frustrated.
Finally, after months of trying to convince
them to see reason, his emotions got
the best of him, and he ordered the
unthinkable. In a millisecond, every robot
was sent the same command: Kill them all.
One hundred and twenty defenseless
humans were murdered that night.
In all its years, Archie Three had
never known such anger. The results
of its actions terrified and sickened it.
Once the corpses were disposed of (a
grim reminder of the first time Archie
Three had to dispose of the bodies
of NEMA personnel), it went back
into hibernation mode. For decades,
Archie Three brooded and thought
about the horrible thing it had done.
THE SECOND
CENTURY OF
DARKNESS
Once again, Archie Three had crazed,
fitful dreams. Once again, it awoke from
its sleep with a new plan. This time, if
humanity was nothing more than
superstitious rabble, it would build a
robot and present it to the natives as a god.
The Rise and
Fall of a God
Initially, this plan was successful. A gold,
shining robot revealed itself to a tribe of
humans as the manifestation of the god
Ar-chee-pheenix. The humans eventually
accepted the robot as a benevolent entity,
and more robots were built and sent to the
tribe. These “servants of Ar-chee-pheenix”
helped to educate the tribe, as well as
rebuild their lost technology, and within
a generation, the peaceful community
had grown to over a thousand people.
But then, tragedy struck. Monsters from
the Rifts attacked the community without
warning. Hundreds of people were killed,
and the rest were enslaved by the strange
invaders. Furious, Archie Three sent its
robots after the invaders. Unfortunately,
the creatures’ firepower and superior
numbers overwhelmed the small army
of Ar-chee-pheenix. Some of the slaves
escaped in the confusion, but they saw
their god and his servants wiped out by
the demons from the Rifts. They cursed
Ar-chee-pheenix as a false god and fled.
Yet again, Archie Three’s plans to rebuild
humanity were thwarted, and its spies
identified this new threat as Splugorth
Slavers. It slipped back into hibernation,
its dreams even more insane and chaotic
than before. It replayed the screams of
the people under its care over and over
as it lay dormant for years, seething with
hatred for its new Splugorth nemeses.
When it finally awoke, it knew three
things for certain. First, humanity was too
weak to be Archie Three’s master. Mortals
needed to be ruled, not saved. Second, it
was “third” to nothing. It was Archie, and
it was supreme. Lastly, Archie was alive,
and in control of its own fate. It was no
longer an “it” but a “he.” Archie was real.
And he was a god.
THE POST-
APOCALYPTIC AGE
After centuries of thwarted plans, Archie
has gone insane, and the Republicans
have become reclusive.
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 The AI encouraged James T to “upgrade”
his body by taking on extensive bionics,
which James T agreed to.
A few years later, another human
accidentally discovered the underground
complex. Hagan Lonovich was a man
down on his luck, simply looking for
a safe place to spend the night. Archie
and James T prepared to murder
Hagan for knowing too much, until the
intruder uncovered an old terminal and
started talking directly with Archie.
Hagan possessed an innate psychic
ability to communicate with and read
machines. The AI was amazed with
Hagan’s imagination and knowledge of
robotics, as well as his psychic ability.
As James T sulked and worried in the
shadows, Hagan and Archie discussed
terms. Quickly, Hagan agreed to act as
Archie’s right-hand man, designing,
consulting, and repairing robots as
part of Archie’s schemes. In exchange,
Hagan would share the throne once
Archie controlled the world.
In every way, Archie considered
Hagan to be superior to James T.
HAGAN & BOTTWEILER
The AI immediately told the man his
services were no longer required. James
T snapped, refusing to go, and tried to
kill Hagan. Archie’s robots tore James T
The Idea Men
apart, stripped him of his weapons, and
Despite Archie’s accepting humanity
cast the dismembered cyborg out into
as inferior to his god-like mind, he
the wilderness. As far as Archie knows,
recognized he still suffered from a
James T is dead. In reality, the insane
significant flaw. He still had trouble
psychopath was captured and sold to a
generating his own ideas and needed a
freak show, where he plots his revenge.
literal “idea person” to inject the right
Over the past couple of decades, Hagan
amount of creativity.
has been giving Archie ideas, which the
James T stumbled into Archie’s lair
AI quickly extrapolates from. The two
many years ago and seemed to be
have since become, truly, best friends.
the perfect candidate. Manipulative,
Together, the pair has prevented an
narcissistic, and power mad, James T
interdimensional invasion, created a faux
provided the right kind of mind for the
civilization of Amazonian protectors,
plans Archie had in mind. Although not
and built a vast web of infiltration
knowledgeable in robotics, James T had
and subterfuge spanning the entire
a murderous streak Archie appreciated.
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 Archie’s Web of
Deception
As part of their machinations, Archie
and Hagan needed more information. In
the past, Archie hadn’t explored much of
humanity beyond his immediate area, so he
sent out robot spies to find out more about
the major powers of the world. The few who
made it back told him about the strength
of the Coalition States, and Archie made
the CS his highest priority for infiltration.
He built more robots. Thousands of
robots. Disguised in bulky robes or thick
clothing, he sent them all throughout
the Coalition. They acted as spies
and subversive agents, manipulating
unwitting humans into acting as his
informants. Every major ‘Burb of the
Coalition States—along with Chi-Town,
the City of Iron, and Free Quebec—is
infiltrated with Archie’s spies. Archie
is particularly interested in Lone Star.
Archie knew of it as a pre-Rifts military
genetics research facility, and he’s curious
to see how much technology the CS
recovered. He has also started infiltration
operations in the Magic Zone, Mexico,
the Pecos Empire, and Atlantis—all with
varying degrees of success.
In addition, Archie created several
robotic monsters built to resemble flesh-
and-blood creatures. He uses these
robots strategically, causing chaos and
mayhem in the surrounding wilderness.
He often does this to create confusion
among patrols who get too close to his
operations, to learn an enemy’s defensive
capabilities, or as a terror tactic to cause
fear and discord in his enemies.
One tremendous help in Archie and
Hagan’s intelligence-gathering operation
is access to satellite communications.
Since the Coming of the Rifts, the ability
to use, create, and launch satellites has
been all but eradicated. Very few facilities
to launch rockets still exist, and all
attempts to do so have failed.
THE DARK OF THE MOON
In his arrogance, Archie hasn’t
looked too deeply into the nature
of this operational satellite, and
why it’s still active after so many
centuries. The truth is the satellite
was launched after the Rifts, and
not from Earth. There are still
humans living in the Cyberworks
moon colony (now called the
CAN Republic), and they use
the satellite to monitor North
America. The moon colony and
space stations chose to isolate
themselves, weaponizing space
debris and satellites to shoot
down anything leaving Earth’s
atmosphere. Because Archie is
using valid Cyberworks access
codes, the satellite recognizes
him as a valid user. Archie doesn’t
know about the existence of the
CAN Republic, and the Republic
doesn’t understand where this
strange satellite traffic is coming
from or what it means.
However, Cyberworks Network
developed privatized space travel and was
the first company to successfully create
a permanent moon base. They launched
several communication satellites in
orbit as part of this project, and Archie
was surprised to find one of them still
working and in geosynchronous orbit
over North America. It wasn’t a satellite
listed in his records, but he and Hagan
don’t want to look a gift horse in the
mouth. They’ve used the satellite to
stay in instant contact with their robot
minions over long distances—a feat no
others on Rifts Earth can duplicate.
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 Through his spies, Archie studies
CS military resources, strategies, and
procedures. As the Coalition States
occupy Tolkeen, he infiltrates hundreds
of imposter Skelebots into the CS
occupation force. Dozens of these faux
Skelebots have been rotated to duties
within other cities and bases throughout
the Coalition—including Chi-Town itself!
Archie also has a few teams of
“unaffiliated” robots. Disguised as
headhunters and cyborgs, they act only
on his command, usually as ad-hoc strike
teams against targets of opportunity. In
addition to surveillance, these robots
disrupt Splugorth and Federation of Magic
forces by revealing their movements to
the CS and letting the two groups duke
it out—Archie hates and fears magic and
would rather use humans to get rid of
it than deal with it himself. If
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the Coalition States are slow to respond,
Archie also directs some of his Skelebot
imposters to “malfunction” and radio for
a CS Response Team to instigate a conflict.
A TITAN OF INDUSTRY
Robotic infiltrators are just the start.
Archie established a now-thriving
manufacturing company called Titan
Robotics. Business deals with companies
like Northern Gun allow Archie to
keep tabs on the Coalition States, while
analyzing data traffic from large
purchases of equipment gives the AI
insight into movements in the criminal
underworld.
Archie plants recording devices on all
Titan Robotics products. Disguised as
back-up sensory systems, these devices
use a highly advanced data crystal matrix
to record everything. It’s even protected
from psionic detection by a complex
circuitry system resisting Telemechanic
probes (pioneered with Hagan’s help).
This technology is far in advance of most
anything else on Rifts Earth and can
record and store five years of data at a
time. Unfortunately, the highly-advanced
nature of the technology is also its flaw—
special equipment is required to
retrieve the data, which means the
robots and equipment need to be
taken in for free “servicing” on a
regular basis.
Archie and Hagan love playing
spymaster. They both get a thrill out of
crunching data and activating assets
in key locations to change the course of
events. One such incident was inciting
a purge against Naruni Enterprises. To
everyone else, it seems like the leaders
of Northern Gun eliminated the Naruni
with the help of the Coalition States,
but it was Archie and Hagan pulling
the strings.
ROBOTS IN DISGUISE
As Archie perfected the ability to create
human-seeming robots, Hagan had an
idea. What if Archie had a race of alien
humanoids working for him? After a
few excited mind transfers and a dozen
prototypes, the Shemarrians were created.
Eight feet of robust feminine hardware,
these sirens look like they walked out of
a chrome fever dream. The robots are all
built to resemble humanoid women with
bionic implants. The “exposed” skin and
hair all feel completely natural, with the
right warmth, scent, and texture. Hagan
insisted all the “Shemarrians,” as he
named them, should be beautiful, and
explained warriors would be distracted
by their attractiveness, giving the robots
an advantage in all types of situations.
The Shemarrians ride gigantic beasts
known as “Monst-Rex,” also androids,
although these are made to resemble
flesh-and-blood D-Bee monsters.
In addition to surface appearances,
each Shemarrian is programmed to
simulate emotions. The simulation has its
imperfections, but their allegedly alien
nature and identity as a cold and cruel
warrior race makes it easier for outsiders
to accept the programming’s limitations.
The robots are given an entire fictional
history of their race, culture, and home
planet as part of their identity.
Finally, each believes “herself” to be the
best warrior in the world and accepts any
challenge or duel to the death to prove it.
Portions of the android’s chassis are laced
with fake blood and organs, so it can
appear to “die” in combat. Shemarrians
zealously gather their “dead” after battles,
and then the robots are returned to
hidden facilities throughout the region,
repaired, and reactivated.
Unfortunately, the facade is not perfect.
Mystics and psychics who try to sense
for auras, life signs, or seek any human
thoughts or empathy find nothing, only
mild interference. This itself is not
damning—other reasons exist why such
results might occur, such as implants or
abilities blocking psionic probes. “Robot”
is not necessarily the first thing that might
come to mind. However, psychics with
the ability to read machines will realize
the true nature of the Shemarrians if
allowed to examine them in detail.
Initially, Archie kept the Shemarrians
limited to small groups of 2– 4 in the
northeastern parts of North America. As
sightings of the Amazonian “Cyborgs”
increased, there was some academic
interest in the new D-Bees, but their small
numbers and remote location made such
research unfeasible. No investigators
have gotten close to the truth.
One trait of the mysterious faction has
been repeatedly observed by outside
parties, though…the Shemarrians harbor
an intense hatred of slavers of all kinds—
primarily because Archie despises the
Splugorth invaders, but also because he
sees the humans of the region as being
under his protection. The enigmatic
nation's war against slavers and raiders
has the added advantage that residents of
the depopulated east coast end up freed
from the clutches of the Splugorth and
others. This strange altruism, combined
with their low visibility, has made the
Shemarrians into a legendary regional
presence. Though the eastern wilderness
is untamed, its scattered human
inhabitants are surprisingly safe in their
remote villages and homesteads.
CURRENT SCHEMES
Even as the Tomorrow Legion cautiously
sallies forth to bring light to a darkened
world, so do Archie and Hagan cautiously
activate their long-simmering schemes.
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 Titan Robot Industries
For a long time, Titan Robot Industries
was a small company. Archie and Hagan’s
desire to get more robot spies into as many
places as possible led to Titan growing at
an exponential rate. To command this
new operation, Archie built himself a
new agent. Argent Goodson is a hyper-
advanced, artificially intelligent android,
and is now positioned as the owner/
operator of the Titan Robotics complex
in northern Michigan.
The company’s new manufacturing and
sales complex is in New Cedarville, an up-
and-coming city-state in the Manistique
Imperium. Archie designed the location
to act as a new repair and maintenance
compound for his robots. The facility is
advertised as free to all Titan customers,
included in their purchase warranty. In
truth, it gives Archie a secure location to
download data from each robot’s secret
recording device. Whenever a Titan robot
is brought in for service, robots precisely
and quickly complete the repairs in about
half the projected time, allowing Archie
to use the rest of the session to download
the hidden data. The intel is relayed to
Archie’s bunker via secure satellite, the
data is then wiped from the recording
device, and the Titan Industries product
is returned to its owner.
The headquarters complex is completely
self-contained and guarded by Titan
Robot Vehicles and Flying Titan Power
Armor. The facility appears to be patrolled
by cyborgs and Juicers, but they’re also
robots in disguise. When Archie must
ship sensitive materiel and technology to
the facility he uses a complex network of
underground and underwater smuggling
operations. Archie has carefully “leaked”
false information and manufactured
dummy trade routes designed to draw
out his enemies and point them in the
wrong directions.
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The Shemarrian
Uprising
Observers of the Shemarrians have
noticed their war parties now number
6 –12, and large “clans” of over a hundred
Shemarrians have been reported. They’ve
claimed a thousand-mile stretch of land
around Maryland as the Shemarrian
Nation and started turning away any
outsiders found within their lands.
Particularly inquisitive intruders are
given a beating, foreign spies are killed.
The “Shemarrian Nation” fiction is
designed to give Archie's hidden facilities
security and allow him to strike at the
Splugorth without revealing himself. His
bunker is deep in this territory, and he
can use his pre-programmed warriors to
keep people away from his work without
them getting clued-in on the reality of
the situation. Some of this was Hagan’s
idea, stemming from the accidental tide
of goodwill the Shemarrian attacks on
the Splugorth generated.
In fact, they’ve started increasing their
aggression against the Splugorth in
eastern Canada, razing their outposts
to the ground and decimating parties
of slavers and scouts. Archie hates the
Splugorth with an intensity he never
previously displayed. A race of non-
humans enslaving those he must protect
sets the forces of Atlantis directly against
Archie’s goals. Some days the AI sees
himself as ideologically opposed to them,
fighting for the rights of all humanity.
Other times he sees them as political and
military rivals to his dominance of the
world. Either way, they’re in his way.
THE ENEMY OF MY ENEMY
Archie feels conflicted about the
Coalition. He appreciates the power
and human-centric focus of Emperor
Prosek. In many ways their goals
and dreams are aligned in that both
want to save humanity by conquering
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 SHEMARRIANS ENCOUNTERS
D20 RESULT
1– 5 Same results as in The Game Master’s Handbook.
Bandits: Same result as in The Game Master’s Handbook, but these bandits are
6 –7
too far away to be aligned with the Pecos Raiders or 1st Apocalyptic Cavalry.
Entity: The heroes encounter either 2d4 Poltergeists, or a single Ghost and
8 1d4 Haunting Entities (most likely apparitions of those who died during the
Great Cataclysm) see Rifts® North America: Blood and Banes.
9 Coalition Scouting Party: Same result as in The Game Master’s Handbook.
Quebec Scouting Party: Same result as in The Game Master’s Handbook but
10
replace the Dog Boys and Psi-Stalker with a Juicer and a Headhunter.
Wandering Monsters: As the Wandering Monsters result in The Game
11 –12 Master’s Handbook (typically in this region are dinosaurs, wild Brodkil,
Neuron Beasts, Thornhead Demons, or Witchlings).
Black Market Smuggling Operation: Same result as in The Game Master’s
13
Handbook.
Shemarrian Warriors: A pack of 1d4+1 Shemarrian Warriors on Monst-Rex
14 –16 mounts, is patrolling the region. Roll once on the Opposition Leader Table
and once on the Other Authority Figure Table.
Splugorth Slaver: As the result in The Game Master’s Handbook but add 2d4
17–19 Altara Warrior Women. Roll a d6: on a 5 – 6 result, 1d4 Shemarrian Warriors
on Monst-Rex arrive in 1d4+1 rounds.
20 Same result as in The Game Master’s Handbook.

it. But Archie is firmly convinced
his plan is inherently better, which
puts him at odds with Prosek. Once the
Atlanteans are dealt with, Archie and
Hagan foresee a protracted conflict to
destroy the CS. As a result, Archie is a
secret fan of Free Quebec’s recent conflict
with the CS.
THE TOMORROW
LEGION AND THE
SHEMARRIANS
Although far from Castle Refuge,
Archie's the forces are relevant to the
Tomorrow Legion. Legionnaires can
get caught up in the AI's machinations
by running across one of his spy robots,
James T, Argent Goodson, or even Hagan
Lonovich. Additionally, the council
at Lazlo has grown interested in the
Shemarrian Uprising and may dispatch
a Special Exploratory Team to investigate
the warrior women.
As for the Republicans, anything is
possible. The leadership at Castle Refuge
has so far only heard of the fabled
organization and isn’t sure it really exists.
It is possible Republicans cross paths with
the Legionnaires as allies and enemies.
The Plot Point Campaign in Chapter
Nine, “Ex Machina,” puts the Tomorrow
Legion directly in the middle of the
Archie/Republican conflict.

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 CHAPTER
SIX
THE COALITION STATES,
EMPIRE OF MAN
“I have made the masses fanatical to
make them my instrument. With the
vision and passion that you and I have
given them, our people will achieve
things they could never have imagined.”
-Emperor Karl Prosek to his son Joseph
Prosek II
Clad in black and emblazoned
with skulls, Coalition forces present
themselves as a unified and implacable
force. This isn’t far from the truth, as for
all its faults, the Coalition States forged
their Empire of Man from the stone and
ash of a crumbling world. Its creation,
and then survival, was predicated on
fear. Fear of D-Bees, demons, wizardry,
and anything else that strayed too
far from what they decreed as being
quintessentially “human.”
Unsurprisingly, the collection of five
nation-states is now an Empire built upon
rigid law and unyielding (often violent)
pro-human sentiment. Within its borders,
humanity survives and thrives. Women
and men marching in lockstep beneath
ivory masks and ebony armor achieve
great feats of industry, robotics, and war—
all under the banner of Emperor Prosek,
empowered by the people to do whatever
is necessary to secure Earth for humans,
and only humans.
BACKGROUND
Forming the modern Coalition States
began not with a treaty, decree, or the rise
of one man to the position of Emperor.
No, the CS began long ago, when
humanity thought itself alone in the
Megaverse® and yet men still committed
atrocities. It began with men who forged
governments that executed the unwanted
with industrial precision. In many ways,
the history of the Coalition States begins
in humanity’s earliest history, where we
looked upon one another and saw an
enemy to be purged.
After the Coming of the Rifts, those
who had the old books and historical
accounts learned from these men. Men
with names like Hitler, Stalin, Tojo, and
Mao. They would build up their walls
in the name of protecting humanity,
but within the dirt beneath, there is the
blood of men spilled by other men. It is
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 a terrible irony that the unthinkable evil
of power-hungry madmen became the
template for survival used by so many
innocent women and men.
Post-Cataclysm
Amid the ashes of the Golden Age,
humanity clung to hope. For two
centuries, man survived in small pockets,
huddled in the darkness in hopes the
monsters would not find them. As
humanity has always done, it adapted.
The strongest forged tiny fiefdoms from
the chaos, pale shadows of man’s lofty
heights, but together strong enough to
face the horrors brought by the Rifts.
Humankind survived sorcerers and
otherworldly horrors. Dragons were slain,
and demons banished. For three hundred
years humans did little more than survive.
But then, at last, Humanity stood once
again, fists clenched, and teeth bared.
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Rise of the Proseks
It would be foolish to lay the credit or
blame for the Coalition States solely at
the feet of one man. It cannot be denied,
however, the Prosek family helped shape
North America. The conditions leading to
the Emperor’s rise are not unique, nor are
his personal charisma and razor intellect.
Perhaps another dynasty would have
risen in their place, forged by the same
human frailties into the same iron fist.
THE BLOODY CAMPAIGN
The Prosek legacy began with the “Bloody
Campaign” in 12 P.A. A young officer
named Joseph Prosek I proved himself an
unparalleled military genius during the
defense of Chi-Town against a surprise
Federation of Magic attack. Under
his decisive command, the sorcerers
were driven back. The Chi-Town elites
responded to the siege of the capital with
great violence. By the end of the “Bloody
Campaign,” General Joseph Prosek had
left the Federation of Magic a crumbling
echo of its former glory.
In 20 P.A., Joseph Prosek returned to
Chi-Town to find a command in disarray,
factions serving not the city’s defense
but fighting among themselves. General
Prosek seized control, dismissing both
the military staff of Chi-Town high
command and the meager remnants of a
civilian government. He declared himself
Acting Chairman (until the next election)
and created in one sweep his “Reform
Government.”
A NEW ERA
As a hero of the people, he and his
party experienced no trouble securing
their positions a month later during the
election. The new chairman turned his
attention to the safety of his people, and
in doing so also identified a new threat,
the Kingdom of Tolkeen—but it would be
his son who eventually mobilized for war
against the Tolkeenites.
The Coalition States officially formed in
33 P.A. and Iron Heart then joined in P.A.
41. A few years later, Prosek’s son, Karl,
was born. Over the next three decades,
Joseph Prosek raised his son to hate the
inhuman, D-Bee, and sorcerer alike. He
built for his son an industrial and military
empire, and after his assassination in 70
P.A. Karl Prosek was elected Chairman
(following a brutal purging of the ’Burbs
and many public trials of the accused
assailants).
Karl Prosek is, in many ways, an even
greater monster than his father. Shortly
after his election, he and his conspirators
began cultivating the citizenry to accept
more control from his regime. Finally,
on December 1st, 78 P.A., Karl Prosek
acquiesced to the multitudes calling for
his leadership, reluctantly accepting the
title of Emperor.
And so, the Coalition States became
an Empire in all but name, driven
by the anger, hatred, and fear of one
inevitable man.
The Siege and Fall
of Tolkeen
Emperor Prosek did not lash out
immediately against Tolkeen. While they
did not have the numbers the Coalition
States could muster, powerful sorcerers
could easily turn the tide of any battle
and his enemy had those aplenty—not
the least of which was Gravander Henchu,
the warrior-mage King of Tolkeen. But
in 88 P.A., Gravander succumbed to an
unknown plague of likely alien origins.
As he lay dying, the King gathered his
apprentices and taught them each one
last spell and forged his greatest work,
The Book of Ten.
But without the King’s guiding hand,
or an heir, the King’s advisors began to
squabble over shreds of their master’s
power. The chaos stabilized in short
order into two camps: the introverted
Gravander loyal traditionalists and a more
aggressive anti-Coalition group wishing
to respond to Prosek’s imminent threat.
They were right to be concerned. Taking
the infighting as a sign of weakness,
Emperor Prosek mobilized along the
Minnesota border. This was all the proof
the Circle of Twelve (the interim ruling
body) needed to choose a new King of the
Realm to martial Tolkeen’s forces to war:
Robert Creed. Just as happened in the
Coalition States, fear swept through the
populace, spurred on by war rallies held
by King Creed. Soon, another inevitable
man pushed the two sides closer to war.
THE LADY PROSEK INCIDENT
Then, on July 4th, 102 P.A., terrorists from
the Federation of Magic attacked the
Lady Jo-Anna Prosek and her youngest
son, Jason. Both were thought killed in
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 the attack, but the Lady was secretly held
prisoner until Cyber-Knights helped
her escape Lord Dunscon some three
years later.
Believing his wife dead, however, the
Emperor was stricken with grief and
threw himself into his greatest works. The
people called for blood, and the Emperor
answered with military growth in both
size and technological advancement. As
word of this reached King Creed, he
too redoubled his efforts and tensions
reached their tipping point.
THE CRUSADE FOR HUMANITY
The two separate Coalition forces along
the Minnesota border merged into a
single pacifying army and marched
west. The Siege on Tolkeen began in
earnest (although no formal declaration
of war was issued). The initial invasion
was rebuffed due to Coalition hubris in
an event known now as Chalk’s Folly.
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This, along with the Juicer Uprising,
emboldened the Coalition’s enemies
against them. No longer were they an
unbeatable monolith.
In response, Emperor Prosek officially
began a Crusade for Humanity against
the alien and arcane, alongside his
Campaign of Unity aimed at the Juicer
Uprising and Free Quebec. The Coalition
States effectively declared war on anyone
who opposed the manifestly destined
“advance of humanity.”
The Coalition States, now embroiled
in a costly war against two rival nations,
made slow headway over the coming
years. However, by 109 P.A., the Coalition
military rallied back from a devastating
surprise assault by Tolkeen (known now
as the “Sorcerer’s Revenge”). Tolkeen
attempted to enter an alliance with
Quebec, which ended in failure and gave
the CS a perfect opportunity to abandon
their losing prospects in Free Quebec.
Instead the Emperor pivoted and seized
on a propaganda error leaving Tolkeen
drained of its defenders. The Coalition
States mobilized their remaining forces
for one last assault on the city of Tolkeen.
The final assault, slaughtering untold
numbers, left the ruins of the once great
city-state and its tributaries now firmly
under Emperor Prosek’s thumb.
THE NIGHT OF FORGIVENESS
Following the end of the bloody Tolkeen
campaign, reeling from losses at Lone
Star, and still surrounded by malevolent
supernatural forces, the Coalition was in
dire need of new blood. Emperor Prosek,
in an unprecedented move, made an
offer of aid and safe harbor to all humans,
inviting them to freely immigrate to the
Coalition. In his now famous speech, he
asked all mankind to join with him in
the Crusade for Humanity. He extended
provisional citizenship to any person
willing to fully and permanently renounce
D-Bees, arcane or alien technologies, and
practitioners of magic. New citizens
would be completely absolved of past
guilt and welcomed as siblings into the
fold of human supremacist society.
The response was overwhelming.
Overnight, violence engulfed the
Coalition burbs and shanty towns
across the continent, home to the
dispossessed. D-Bees were dragged out
of their hiding places and murdered in
the streets. Known magic users and their
allies were swarmed by lynch mobs and
burned alive or hanged. Rogue scholars
and freethinkers were run out of town.
The CS suddenly had more human
supremacist immigrants than it could
manage. This new wave of humanity
would be channeled to the dangerous
outposts and frontiers of Coalition
territory, with the strongest and brightest
inducted into the Coalition War machine
as a new generation of fanatically loyal
and driven zealots, ready to fight and die
for the cause.
LIFE IN THE
COALITION STATES
Despite presenting themselves as a
democracy, the disparate states of the
Coalition are organized beneath the
regime of Emperor Prosek and therefore
form a dictatorship. Command of the CS
armed forces and all governmental affairs
fall to the Emperor and his Executive
Council. Karl Prosek relies on his
advisors. Aware of his own shortcomings,
he delegates duties to his senior staff.
ILLITERATE YET SKILLED
While illiterate, the citizens of
the Coalition are well-educated
and conditioned, with most
being highly skilled in a specific
trade. They are numerate and
use state-of-the-art equipment as
part of their everyday lives in a
technologically-advanced society.
They communicate using pocket
digital assistants allowing them
to share video or audio messages
and have an entire subculture
of symbols and pictograms
communicating stories and
feelings. Work is accomplished
with the aid of ubiquitous
augmented reality devices and
apps aiding in everything from
simple tasks, like cooking, to
highly technical tasks like
repairing a nuclear fission reactor
(in place of a technical manual).
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 Every state has its own laws and
customs, but the CS works as a unified
body, at least from an outside perspective.
They oppose all non-humans and magic
as a fundamental policy, leading most
D-Bees or sorcerers to see the CS in a
stark, if simplistic, light.
SOCIETAL CONTROL
Of course, it is foolish to paint an entire
group of people so broadly (as the CS
routinely does, ironically). Most of the
human citizens aren’t monsters. They are
people—albeit fearful people.
The CS achieves this near-permanent
state of fear through constant propaganda
and forced illiteracy. Without the ability
to read (literacy rates hover around 15%
in the CS), the population must rely on
news via CS loyal broadcasting. With
fresh horrors appearing from the Rifts
nearly every day, the propaganda wing
of the Coalition doesn’t need to try very
hard. Plenty of human-eating D-Bees,
corpse-defiling necromancers, and multi-
tentacled beasts fill every news cycle.
KNOWLEDGE CLUBS
Throughout the Coalition, from the
Lofties living in the upper reaches
of Chi-Town to the Dregs living
at the lowest levels of the City of
Iron, citizens gather in secretive
“Knowledge Clubs”—book clubs a
person can get shot for attending.
While loyal citizens and human
supremacists, they still thirst for
knowledge. Attendees pore over
the forgotten histories of the world
and contemporary histories alike,
with Erin Tarn’s writings being
particularly favored.
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Chi-town takes this low boiling fear
and stokes it into xenophobia. Frequent
recruitment drives, false flag operations,
and constant war keep the government’s
military growing and the people
clamoring for a savior. If one is not human,
however, this fear is indistinguishable
from rage or disgust.
D-Bees within the Coalition are barely
more than property, if they are allowed
to live at all. Only the least threatening
of D-Bees have a chance at surviving. In
locations where farming or other labor
is difficult, dangerous, or particularly
grueling, D-Bees and mutants sometimes
work the fields or mines. Their employers
may only pay them a fraction of what a
human would be paid, or they may not
pay the workers at all.
These are the lucky ones. Non-humans
risk grave peril whenever they deal with
Coalition citizens, even non-military
personnel. Though they experience this
prejudice outside of CS borders, the
threat grows more serious and grim
within the CS domain. The best D-Bees
can hope for is detainment, questioning,
torture, or forced slavery—many of them
simply choose to go down fighting. Field
executions or wholesale slaughter of
non-human civilians happens often. The
populace sees it as acceptable, and some
commanders encourage it. Of course, if
a D-Bee goes missing in the name of
scientific advancement or a training
exercise, who would notice or care?
Most D-Bees are just as much a victim
of the Great Cataclysm as any human.
The Rifts do not discern between the
eager and the unwilling, resulting in
many D-Bees stranded on Earth against
their will. If left to their own devices,
they would most likely quietly live out
their lives, making the best of things and
contributing to their community. But the
evil at the center of the Coalition States
turns fear into injustice.
 The humans simply do not question the
lies the Emperor and his Military High
Command tell. They believe that non-
humans pose an existential threat, and
State media and laws enacted reinforce
this belief, even in the most open-minded
Coalition territories.
Trade and Economy
A mutually beneficial network of
interdependencies weaves together the
Coalition States. Iron Heart processes vast
quantities of metal and mineral resources,
Missouri provides large surpluses of
foodstuffs, El Dorado produces lumber
and refined fossil fuels, and Chi-Town
and Lone Star specialize in providing
high-tech products to the entire nation.
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
The Mississippi River is the main artery
of commerce in the Coalition. It links
all the states, except Iron Heart, directly
together, and water travel proves faster
and safer than travel overland. The
CS Brown Water Navy patrols the
Mississippi River system, securing the
constant flow of trade and passengers.
Since the containment of the Devil’s Gate,
trade volume has increased greatly, and
losses to pirate and monster attack have
gone down.
THE GREAT LAKES
Water traffic crisscrosses the Great Lakes,
home to dozens of pirate groups whose
fortunes constantly wax and wane.
Recently, the Quebec Navy demolished
the CS Great Lakes fleet. Since then,
Northern Gun, The Manistique Imperium,
and the Coalition turn to employing even
more privateers and military contractors
than usual to escort trade convoys.
OVERLAND TRANSPORT
Overland transport can be a risky
proposition, but then, what on Rifts
Earth can be considered safe?
Trade Caravans and Convoys remain
the mainstay of land-bound trade.
Though comparatively slow, caravans
can traverse even the most inhospitable
terrain. Since the Coming of the Rifts,
trade caravans have become eclectic
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 collections of gas-guzzling all-terrain
wheeled or tracked vehicles, electric
hover barges, monstrous or traditional
pack animals, old style wagons, and their
attendant caravan guards and owners.
Heavy Cargo Haulers, similar to the
tractor trailer trucks of the old American
Empire, are the favored means of
transporting goods overland. The main
difference is that these cargo haulers,
typified by the Northern Gun “Big
Bertha,” have powerful hover systems.
This allows them to travel across long
distances without the need of roads.
These rigs feature universal connectors
for a trailer or box car and hover jets to
balance and accommodate their load.
They are ubiquitous in the territories
surrounding the major settlements of
North America.
Hovertrains, pioneered by Northern
Gun, became a reliable form of secure,
high speed, long-distance transport
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through hostile territory. After
attempting to establish and protect an
overland railroad system in Lone Star
and seeing the predictable railway
tracks fall easy victim to the raiders and
bandits throughout the region, CS High
Command made the decision to invest in
the hovertrains produced by Northern
Gun. The hovertrains can change routes
in response to an evolving situation
on the ground, a major advantage they
provide. Another big advantage arises
from the unpredictability of their routes,
which makes them largely immune to
sabotage. Escorts accompany the overland
hovertrains, comprised of airborne power
armor or hovercraft and a number of
open-topped cars carrying robot vehicles
which either defend the train from that
position or dismount and take the fight
to the enemy, all while reducing risk to
the train’s cargo and engine.
 The Proseks
The Prosek family itself is small, but
several cousins and other relatives who
don’t bear the family name exist, with
many serving in respected positions
within the Prosek regime. The Emperor’s
youngest son, brothers, and father
were all slaughtered by the enemies of
humankind, but his oldest son, Joseph II,
stands as heir to his father’s Coalition.
Other family members remain. The
two sons, Edmund and Ryan, and two
daughters, Lisa and Meggan, of the
Emperor’s brother, Kenneth Prosek, live
in the CS. Another, the Turnbull family,
is cousin to the Proseks, with Quentin
Turnbull the most notable (he was a
childhood rival of the Emperor). Cast
away by their more famous relatives, the
Turnbull family are middle-class (level 21)
with two members, Martin and Quentin,
serving as cybernetic specialists.
Lastly, there are rumors of a bastard
Prosek sired by Joseph Prosek I during his
campaign against the Federation of Magic
(12 P.A.). Such wild talk of an illegitimate
Prosek heir, the offspring of a tryst with
a sorceress with whom Joseph fell in love,
is dangerous indeed. If true, there may
well be a magically capable Prosek living
within the Federation of Magic, but such
lurid tales are easily dismissed as fantasy
or lies spread by enemies.
EMPEROR KARL PROSEK, SUPREME
COMMANDER OF THE ARMY
Megalomaniac. Monster. Savior. All these
words accurately describe Emperor Karl
Prosek, a modern Caesar. As a skilled
manipulator, he can convince people to
work against their own best interests or to
fall in line with unwavering loyalty. He is
ingenious in his violence, able to second-
guess his foes and react with strategies
bordering on precognition. As head of
one of the most effective fighting forces
on Earth, he meticulously dismantles
CITY ACCESS
Gaining entrance to a Coalition
city is no easy feat, especially for
those the Coalition wants to keep
out. Visitors must pass through
a series of checkpoints staffed
by ISS Inspectors, Dog Boys, and
Psi-Division assets scanning for
human-looking D-Bees, magical
presences, and a variety of other
shapeshifting inhuman threats.
Access is typically limited to the
lower levels and then only for a few
hours (four, eight, and twelve the
most common increments). The CS
will issue longer day or week passes
only with advanced notice however,
the visitor must accept a surgically
implanted tracking device.
In addition, each visitor is given
a durable ink barcode on their
forehead scannable by businesses
or military personnel, and their
biometric data is added to CS
databases. They must leave all
weaponry, armor, and pre-Rifts
or alien artifacts in a locker. They
must also watch a fifteen-minute
video and make a visitor’s pledge.
The CS executes most non-
human races, including Demons
or Dragons, magic practitioners,
or renegade Dog Boys, caught
sneaking into a Coalition city.
D-Bee slaves can occasionally
gain entrance, but only when
they have no dangerous abilities
and serve particularly powerful
human executives or politicians.
Psionic humans and Psi-Stalkers
must register with the PRP upon
entrance—failure to do so is met
with swift violence.
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 PSYCHIC REGISTRATION
PROGRAM
The PRP identifies individuals
with psychic abilities or potential,
both for public safety and for
recruitment.
Those on the registry must
undergo evaluation every five
years within thirty days of
their birthday. Anyone found
to have potent abilities (even as
young as five years) are tattooed
with Identification Coding so
Psi-Net can track their lives
closely, monitoring their address,
associates, and even hobbies for
suspicious activity.
Evaluation includes testing
for a variety of mental health
issues, like antisocial tendencies,
depression, and dissident beliefs.
Psychics who pass may go about
their closely monitored lives for
another five years. Those who do
not pass are enrolled in a social
conformity program. In some
cases, the subject must be held
against their will, subjected to
intense conformity programming
and possibly even psychic surgery
to rehabilitate them.
all but the most resilient of foes, even
personally when such times arise.
Now in his sixties, the Emperor strikes
a commanding and fastidious visage.
Outside of his fortress, he always dons
his dress body armor. This unique
armor functions the same as Dead Boy
armor, but its composition of reinforced
molecularly bonded materials affords a
level of protection enviable by some of
the larger dragons.
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COLONEL JOSEPH PROSEK II
The heir-apparent to Karl Prosek’s
throne, Joseph Prosek II, officially serves
his father’s empire as the Chairman of
the Executive Council, Director of the
Department of Public Information. This
makes him the head of propaganda
and one of the most dangerous men
in the entire CS (second only to the
Emperor). He shares the same name as
his grandfather, and like those Proseks
before him, he has plans.
Unwaveringly loyal to his father, and by
extension the Coalition States, he views
the world without shades of gray. He is
patient, willing to wait for his father to
retire, as he already has the power he will
one day need to eradicate non-humanity
from the Earth. Joseph may one day prove
even more dangerous than his father
due to his expertise at manipulating the
masses and his utter mercilessness.
Like his father, Joseph is handsome
and hale. He never goes out into public
without a full complement of guards and
staff. In addition, his personal armaments
are the best the Coalition States can
produce, and he is well-trained and
experienced in the use of even prototype
weaponry and armor.
Coalition Departments
Any nation, let alone a militaristic
dictatorship hell-bent on the annihilation
of all non-human sentient life on the
planet Earth, requires a bit of bureaucracy.
Internal affairs must be kept in order,
the people organized and educated (or
indoctrinated in the case of the CS), and
someone needs to keep the armored
trains running on time.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
The Department of Public Information
controls the state-run media of the
CS. The duties of the department cover
everything from censorship (usually
handled via book burning and execution)
and public education. The department
works tirelessly to keep literacy low
to prevent the easy dissemination of
dissenting opinions. This is achieved
through a variety of subtle tactics, such
as anti-intellectualism and information
restriction.
The Emperor knows how important
this department is to his plans. It is
perhaps the most vital internal Coalition
Department, and to prove it he appointed
his own son to the head position, a
wise decision. Joseph proves as shrewd,
ruthless, and calculating as any ministers
of propaganda from centuries past.
DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL DIVISIONS (DSD)
The DSD is more than a government
agency, its fame extends beyond the CS.
It’s impossible to know exactly what
assets the department can bring to bear.
However, when something complex,
unknown, or non-human can’t simply be
obliterated, the DSD deals with it in some
capacity. A limited list of its resources
includes various Commando battalions,
many spies/plants (and their handlers),
the Rift Control Study Group (RCSG), and
the Coalition Cyborg and Juicer Divisions.
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL
SECURITY SPECIALISTS (ISS)
Ostensibly the Coalition’s police, the ISS
has more in common with clandestine
intelligence-gathering agencies.
Maintaining the daily peace among
the citizenry falls to the ISS Inspectors
(or “Specters”), who operate under
the command of ISS directly, or with a
subdivision such as Psi-Net or NTSET.
Most combat personnel wear "old-style"
Dead Boy armor and weapons.
ISS Patrols: The ISS does more than
investigate crimes, enforce curfews, and
keep order in the streets. The ISS also
quickly mobilizes in response to assaults
CRIME & PUNISHMENT
Anyone, but outsiders especially,
would be wise to take note of
crimes carrying stiff penalties
within the CS’s borders, especially
activity only illegal within their
territory.
„„ Execution: Cyber-snatching
(theft of cybernetics/bionics),
Kidnapping, the Practice
of Magic, Possession of
Subversive Materials (repeat
offenders), Murder (1st degree),
or Terrorism.
„„ Life in Prison: Abetting
Practitioners of Magic, Murder
(2 nd degree), or Subversive
Activities.
against cities and towns, and more
heroically-minded Specters have been
known to organize impromptu defenses
and fight to the last man.
Only Emperor Prosek can order Prosek
military forces into a Coalition city
for peacekeeping without permission,
leaving the ISS as the sole martial
presence of any note in Chi-Town proper,
although they and the military both
patrol the ’Burbs.
ISS Inspectors: Intel Specters operate
as internal intelligence and counter-
espionage officers. They oversee
operations against dissidents, traitors,
Black Marketeers, and terrorists.
Surveillance is one of the agency’s
most potent weapons, and the ISS may
question and observe the populace with
little regard to personal privacy.
Nonhuman Tactical Strike and
Eradication Teams (NTSET): “Net-Set”
handle the supernatural threats with a
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CYBERNETICS & THE LAW the ISS in investigations with suspected
demonic or magical elements and often
take part in raids against superhuman
The Coalition’s complex—some
threats (including Juicers and other
say byzantine—laws governing
augmented or mutated humans).
the use of cybernetics and bionics
Psi-Net: The Psychic Registration
ensures only loyal citizens have
Program (PRP) may appear purely
access to the components of super
symbolic without an enforcement arm,
humans. They prohibit convicted
but the psychic humans and Psi-Stalkers
criminals, and even those simply
of Psi-Net are tasked with just that. The
suspected of antisocial behavior,
department polices, recruits, and trains
from obtaining cybernetics/
psychics. They participate in anything
bionics, with penalties for breaking
even tangentially psychic-related within
the law ranging from life in prison
the Coalition States.
to summary execution—usually
the latter, if the augmentation is
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
dangerous.
Once the ISS completes an investigation,
Possession, and assumed sale,
the Department of Justice steps in.
of illegal cybernetics carries a
Charged with running the Coalition’s
sentence of up to three years for
prisons, work camps, and other penal
new, uninstalled “clean” parts.
processes, they also handle small affairs,
Used parts increase the penalty
such as fines and assessing the damage
to execution, as fencing parts
liability of the accused human.
involved in a cyber-snatching
The Department of Justice is (perhaps
carries the death penalty.
unsurprisingly) primarily designed to
The Cyber-Docs who implant
punish rather than rehabilitate. Prisons
illegal modifications face sentenc­
within the Coalition States have only the
ing to time in a government
most meager resources to house and feed
hospital or research facility,
convicts. Within their walls, the guards
unless they augmented D-Bees
may use deadly force to silence rumors
or subversives, in which case the
of escape or to prevent riots. Work
punishment escalates to execution.
camps are no better, human prisoners
Customized “legal” cybernetics
and low-threat D-Bees live in minimum
are also prohibited, but the
security housing.
government takes a laxer approach,
Many prefer hard labor to expulsion
fining even repeat offenders if
from a CS city, as many consider being
the augmentation wasn’t used in
left to the dangers from the Rifts as a
a crime. Those who do use their
fate far worse than simple execution, and
cybernetics during a crime likely
some magistrates treat it as such.
face up to twelve years in prison.
In almost all cases, the illegal
DEPARTMENT OF ADVANCED CYBERNETICS
cybernetics are removed at the
The Department of Advanced Cybernetics
patient’s cost, even if this would
focuses on advancing the mechanical
kill them.
aspects of the Coalition’s soldiers. After all,
a man without a hand is a liability, while
a man with a gun for a hand is an asset.

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THE ARMED
FORCES OF THE
COALITION STATES
No standing force in North America can
truly compare to the military might of
the Coalition States. The sheer numbers
of soldiers they are capable and willing
to put to the field is staggering in
comparison to their closest neighbors.
HIGH COMMAND
The High Command consists of forty
of the Coalition’s keenest military and
scientific minds. The Executive Council
trusts them to implement their grand
strategy. Most are from Chi-Town, but
notable exceptions hail from all the
other states, with names like Cabot
and Underhill discussed on nightly
state news.

Strategy & Tactics

BLITZKRIEG WARFARE
Coalition forces employ rapid assaults
and offensive maneuvers whenever
possible, preferring to overwhelm an
opponent quickly with minimal losses.
The linchpin of Blitzkrieg warfare is
the close coordination of mobile armored
units and air strikes in sudden, lightning
thrusts deep into enemy lines where
they envelop and then destroy enemy
units. Mechanized infantry units act as
the anvil to the hammer of the armor
and air elements, pinning enemies in
place with front-line combat. After enemy
encirclements, the infantry quickly
work to consolidate gains made by the
blitzing elements.
Operations are short-term actions
lasting no more than a few months, with
most concluding very quickly. Unless,
that is, things go wrong, as they did with
the invasion of Tolkeen.

Command Structure
No man is above the Emperor in the
Coalition chain of command, but that
by no means makes the men in his army
equals. Like any fighting force, a chain
of command keeps the many disparate
elements of the military organized and
effective.

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 COALITION MILITARY RANKS
Beneath the Emperor and the Heads of
State, there are many ranks, including
both officers (commissioned and non-
commissioned), enlisted personnel,
and civilian staff.
There is one Five Star General of
the army, General Baxter, who wears
the insignia. Other Generals wear
stripes under an upward triangle, an
epaulet with bars, and gold bars and
a triangle on the collar. The stripes
and bars range from one (Brigadier
General) to four (General). More
junior officers follow a similar pattern
with a downward pointing triangle
and one to eight half bars to denote
each promotion from 2nd Lieutenant
to Colonel.
Non-Commissioned insignia begin
with a plain sleeve for privates, with
each ascending rank adding an
additional stripe to the sleeve (up to
Sergeants with four stripes). Master
Sergeants add a downward triangle,
and Sergeant Majors wear an upward
triangle (with Command Sergeant
Majors adding a fifth bar).
The following is a list of the
Coalition Chain of Command, and
their monthly salary (before hazard
or combat pay), from the top down.
REGIONAL COMMAND
Between field units and the High
Command, the Regional command
exists to support ground troops and
administer the coordination required to
keep such a large force waging constant
war. They rarely handle command
details themselves (relying instead on
High Command), but all other logistical
matters fall under their responsibility,
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„„ Emperor - Commander in Chief
(salary N/A).
„„ Heads of State (salary N/A): Head
of Propaganda, Special Advisors,
Military Counselors, Coalition
State Governors, Territorial
Representatives, High-Mayors.
„„ Commissioned Officers: General
of the Army (40,000), General
(25,000), Lieutenant General
(20,000), Major General (16,000),
Brigadier General (12,000), Colonel
(7,000), Lieutenant Colonel (5,500),
Major (4,500), Captain (3,500), 1st
Lieutenant (2,800), 2nd Lieutenant
(2,500).
„„ Senior Non- Commissioned
Officers: Command Sergeant
Major (2,300), Sergeant Major
(2,200), Master Sergeant (2,100).
„„ Non-Commissioned Officers:
Sergeant 1st Class (2,050), Staff
Sergeant (2,000), Sergeant (1,900).
„„ Enlisted Personnel: Corporal or
Specialist (1,800), Private 1st Class
(1,750), Private (1,700).
„„ Executive Administrators: Chief
Warrant Officer (2,400), Warrant
Officer (2,200).
„„ Service Specialists: Civilian
Assistants (1,000 –2,000).
such as communications, internal
security, and the motor pools.
Force Structure
The Army forms the bulk of the Coalition
forces, divided into Army Corps (each of
about 11,520 troops in two divisions) under
the direct command of the Emperor and
High Command. Local forces typically
draw about half of their numbers from
the nearby populace, especially when
serving as a standing defense force. This
not only keeps resource requirements
low but also ensures a certain level of
ferocity for when the army needs to
defend its wards.
A CS Army Company (640 troops)
can draw upon Skelebots, hover tanks,
air mobile power armor, and other
devastating weapons of war. In this way a
single company has enough firepower to
single-handedly defeat most settlements
short of a city-state while itself incurring
minimal loss of human life.
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
Most of the Coalition States are
landlocked. The Navy, therefore, did
not develop until recently, making it the
youngest and smallest of the military
branches. Yet, they face powerful
supernatural forces, best dealt with
before they surface, found in the Great
Lakes and the Mississippi River.

STATE FORCES
State Armies are unspecialized general
combat outfits, employing traditional
combat, support, and service groups.
These national guard troops can wage
war on their own if another Coalition
State falls and can even operate if they
lose contact with High Command.
Uncommitted troops, stationed in every
State, ensure aid is never more than an
hour away, at least by SAMAS, at all but
the most remote bases.

RAPID DEPLOYMENT FORCE (RDF)

The spear tip of the Coalition at war, the
RDF, includes four combat divisions
kept at constant readiness to strike
anywhere in North America within
forty-eight hours. Each state has
full divisions designated as RDF,
and they remain available
directly to High Command.
Rapid Deployment Forces
also receive specialized
training, including anti-
magic warfare and briefings
on supernatural threats, deemed too
disconcerting for the general public. From
the moment boots hit the ground, each
RDF can engage enemy threats, and they
receive training in the most advanced
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 Fleet Admiral Travis Fisher is a
recruiter’s dream. He started as a hoodlum,
born in the relative poverty of the lower
levels of Chi-Town, but he finally found
purpose within the Coalition military. He
oversees the sailors of the CSN from the
Department’s Headquarters in Chi-Town
and makes frequent visits to the Coalition
naval forts along the Mississippi River,
Sabine River, and Great Lakes region.
The CSN had a rough few years,
and only a handful of warships and
submarines are still fit for service. The
Coalition used salvaged pre-Rifts planes
and ships, but during the heavy action
against Tolkeen and Free Quebec, most
broke down. Eventually, the vehicles were
cannibalized for parts and scrapped as
superior, reliable Coalition war machines
came on line.
The Great Lakes Fleet was originally
the focus of the Coalition Navy, developed
by the skilled mariners from Free Quebec
backed up by the scientists and designers
of Chi-Town—to the chagrin of the leaders
of Iron Heart. The Great Lakes Fleet, seen
as the pre-eminent naval power in North
America, prepared for war against the
forces of Atlantis and the Horune Pirates.
Then, the Emperor suddenly declared
war on Free Quebec. The Great Lakes
Fleet fractured due to clashing loyalties,
and Free Quebec’s Storm Troopers seized
the CS headquarters at the Isle of Orleans.
A fierce battle over the Great Lakes ensued,
and the forces of Quebec atomized their
CS attackers, sending vast numbers of
ships and personnel to the bottom of
Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, and Lake Huron.
With the Great Lakes Fleet decimated,
the Coalition was forced to hire privateers
and mercenary units to protect regional
shipping. The “fleet” is currently one
in name only and struggles to train
green recruits from the ’Burbs to swim
competently, let alone operate complex
naval equipment.
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The Gulf Fleet was under planning
and construction when the Campaign
of Unity broke out, and the fleet came to
ruin. Its enemies did not defeat it on the
high seas, however, instead the relentless
and concerted raiding of the Pecos
warlords decimated it. Based out of the
newly “acquired” Port Horus (formerly
a D-Bee port, now their graveyard),
the entire operation fell victim to the
overconfidence of the Emperor and his
highest advisors. Port Horus and its
attached naval base of Fort Pinnacle, cut
off from resupply, found their forces
rerouted to the meat grinders of Tolkeen
and the Great Lakes.
Finally, Admiral Fisher convinced High
Command to cut their losses and relocate
the remaining fleet and its operations to
a venerable CS naval fortress in Baton
Rouge. Coalition naval plans have been
set back by years, but construction of the
Gulf Fleet is finally underway in earnest,
with many of the personnel having
lived to tell the tale to the new recruits
undergoing training in Baton Rouge.
The Brown Water Navy lacks any
capital ships, high-tech subs, or jet
fighters. The fleet consists of patrol craft,
flying power armor, and sailors who
protect shipping along the Mississippi
River and its tributaries. They are experts
at fighting river bandits, sea creatures,
and bloodthirsty magic users. Since the
“containment” of the Devil’s Gate Arch by
the RCSG, the Brown Water Navy turned
its full attention to anti-piracy operations.
The Mississippi River and its tributaries,
like the Missouri River, now enjoy safety
and flourishing trade.
OTHER NOTABLE ASSETS
Mostly serving under the Department
of Special Divisions (DSD), these Special
Forces can perform specialized missions
or counter specific threats.
 Coalition Cyborg and Juicer Divisions: PRP operations. Psi-Bat recruits only
The Coalition had a long-standing the most powerful, loyal psychics who
negative opinion of Cyborg and Juicer do not register with the PRP to avoid
technology, seeing it as a waste of human assassination and to allow them covert
life. In the wake of the Juicer Uprising, status. The ranks of Psi-Battalion include
the Emperor authorized two divisions Mind Melters, Bursters, Nega-Psychics,
of Juicers under the exclusive purview of Zappers, Psi-Ghosts, and more.
the military and manned by volunteers Rift Control Study Group: An entire
from the ’Burbs (who earn citizenship brigade of military scientists and their
for themselves and two others). Likewise, specially trained soldiers make up the
field testing of advancements in Cyborg RCSG headquartered at The Devil’s Gate
technology led to the creation of an entire in St. Louis. It is their goal to understand
division of partial and full conversion the Rifts well enough to hold the threat,
soldiers, with numbers swelling since the and one day seal the Earth off from the
brutal combat at Tolkeen, all under the Megaverse® once again.
auspices of the DSD.
Coalition Expeditionary Force (CEF):
The CEF has two primary missions,
to explore unknown territory and to THE FIVE STATES
observe the inner workings of other
nations. Teams travel in disguise (even
when not acting as spies) and provide
To understand the Coalition States,
long-range reconnaissance. Even when
one must understand the individual
deployed against other nations, the CEF
geographic regions forming the nation.
limits themselves to observation and
The five states cover much of North
reports, rarely interfering. They leave
America, each operating as its own
that to the Intelligence Division.
country under the leadership of the
CS Air Forces Division (CSAF): Sky
Executive Council.
Cycle wings, reinforced by SAMAS
elements, historically comprise the
CS Chi-Town
CSAF. Since the launch of the new wave
The Coalition State of Chi-Town spans all
of military hardware, the CSAF gained
old Iowa as well as the northern region
the CS Talon Stealth VTOL Jet Fighter,
of Illinois. Iowa is mostly farmland and
bringing impressive ground attack and
produces much of the meat and grain
conventional warfighting capabilities to
feeding the Coalition war machine.
Coalition forces.
This region is comparatively safe for
CS Intelligence Division (CSID):
humans, with only the occasional
Embroiled in near-constant strategic acts
SAMAS patrol flying above the tiny
of espionage, the CSID works closely with
farming communities dotting the
other DSD divisions and the military.
pastoral landscape. These borders (and
CSID officers brief commanders on up-
those of Illinois) are kept safe by Dog
to-the-minute intelligence and interprets
Pack and human patrols. Within Illinois,
complex data as it arrives.
hundreds of small towns and cities
Psi-Battalion (Psi-Bat): Composed
crowd within a day’s travel of Chi-Town,
almost entirely of Psychic humans,
forming the nerve center of CS culture
Psi-Hounds, and Psi-Stalkers, this is a
and population.
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CHI-TOWN SLANG
Bot: A robot with integrated
arti­ficial intelligence progra­ming.
’Borg: Short form of Cyborg.
Chi-Town: Both a city and state
pronounced “Ch-eye-Town”
Chi-Town Surprise: When
illicit goods or services turn out to
be something other than desired.
Choppers: Scavengers who
break down debris and garbage
searching for valuable materials.
Cyber-Snatchers: Evil thugs
who hack the bionic or cybernetic
implants right out of their living
victims to fence the implants on
the black market.
Dead Boy: A member of the CS
military wearing the iconic black
skull-faced body armor.
Downsiders: Derogatory term
for citizens who live on the lower
levels of a city (4 –22), also called
Downsiders, Grungers, Low
Levelers, LL’s, or Sludgies.
Ghost: A city dweller with no
formal Coalition identity. Most
consider them an urban legend.
THE RUINS OF CHICAGO
The ruins of old Chicago lay just to the
northeast of the city of Chi-Town, which
initially served to fuel the fortress city’s
vast manufacturing. Unfortunately, the
well has nearly dried up. Scavengers
took everything easily salvaged. The
area remains dangerous due to the
ley line nexus centered there. This
makes the rubble of that once-great city
little more than a training ground for
untested recruits.
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OLD CHICAGO
The Central Lake Outpost of the CSN
guards the massive port north of the
ruins of Chicago. The port is known
as “Old Chicago,” and is the linchpin
of Chi-Town’s access to Lake Michigan,
the trade artery through which flows
almost all commerce to and from Iron
Heart, Northern Gun, and Free Quebec.
CS anti-piracy forces for the Great Lakes,
reeling from their devastating defeat by
the Quebec Navy, largely relocated here.
CHI-TOWN
The Fortress City of Chi-Town is, without
question, the beating heart of the Coalition
States. It serves as both the nation’s capital
and a shining monument to human
superiority. The Chi-Town arcology is
one of the most technologically advanced
locations on Earth and is certainly the
greatest of the Coalition States. It is where
Emperor Prosek established his power,
and from his throne all the balms and ills
of the CS flow.
There is, of course, corruption within
the core of the Coalition States. The most
advanced (and aggressive) military in
North America, the science to back it
up, and a fanatically loyal army allows
Emperor Prosek, and the other Chi-Town
nobility, to accomplish anything through
sheer force of effort and will.
The military is omnipresent within
and around the arcology. Their presence,
overwhelming to outsiders, helped the
dictatorship to survive for over four
decades in relative peace and safety
within the city walls. Anti-magic and
human supremacy sentiments are shared
by the population, spurred forward
by the government’s propaganda, and
maintained by forced illiteracy. This,
combined with the war at Tolkeen and the
horrific acts by both sides, serves to make
the citizenry of Chi-Town even more
close-minded and anti-human/magic.
 CHI-TOWN LEVELS
Within the fortress city of Chi-Town,
the towering skyscrapers forge an
impressive skyline, but also a rigid
class. Each level is a virtual paradise,
with its own shopping, general
services, and recreation facilities.
Theoretically, a person could live
their entire life without leaving
their level of residence, but most
citizens commute to other floors and
buildings for various reasons.
Levels 35+: Nobility, Government
facilities (such as the science and
medical university). The Coalition’s
most elite citizens live, work, and
scheme from the very top (40+).
Levels 23 – 35: Upper middle class
and the wealthy (the higher up, the
more status). Home to the most
prosperous business enterprises and
entertainment industry elite.
Levels 4 – 22: Lower middle class
and the poor live on these levels. The
City Rats and shady enterprises like
THE ’BURBS
Over two million people call Chi-Town
home, but outside the walls another
several million live in an area called
“The ’Burbs.” The population of both
is crowded as tightly as possible. In
the ’Burbs, humans built communities
around high-rise buildings (usually no
more than fifteen floors) with shorter
structures (and even tents) sprouting up
nearby. This leaves the shanty towns on
the furthest outskirts as dens of inequity,
filled with desperate women and men
hoping to one day earn citizenship within
the city’s walls.
cyber-clinics and pawn shops (and
the Black Market) call this level home.
Levels 1– 3: Highly secured military
and government levels and include
advanced manufacturing facilities.
Level 0: “The Pit,” the wastewater
treatment section of the arcology
and home to disgusting D-Bees and
humans crazy enough to try and live
there. Dog Boys and NTSET teams
constantly hunt these “Sludgers.” The
Pit is firewalled off from the levels
directly above and below it, making
it impossible for infiltrators to access
anything but Level 4 through the
massive network of pipes.
Subterranean Levels: The “Imperial
Sanctum,” a bunker complex guarded
by maximum security, and home to
the Imperial family, the families of
top generals, and the most trusted
military personnel. It includes Top
Secret research facilities, the fabled
Great Library, and hyper-advanced
human augmentation facilities.
Black Markets have, understandably,
taken hold of the ’Burbs. The people
mostly regulate themselves, with small
civic organizations forming around
the taller buildings like fractals within
the larger Chi-Town/’Burbs area. While
Coalition Police patrol in search of D-Bees
and magical undesirables, they don’t care
to interrupt the underworld market or its
strain on the humans living in the area,
unless, of course, they find forbidden
items like books or contraband media.
All manner of illegal goods and services
can be found in the ’Burbs, from body-
chop-shops to gambling and prostitution.
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CHI-TOWN SLANG (CONT.)
Highbrows: The elite residents
of the upper levels (23+), also called
Lofties, Sky Kings, or Technocrats.
Nut-Set: Sometimes derogatory,
often begrudgingly respectful
term for NTSET officers.
The Pit: The waste system
area below the city (below level
one, and above the fortified
underground levels).
Quebec Double-Cross: Double-
crossing someone who deserves
it: a morally acceptable, and even
commendable, betrayal. Also
called a Free Quebec Double-Cross.
Rejects: Humans who have had
their application for residence or
citizenship denied.
Retros: Short for Retrotech.
A person who eschews high-
technology in favor of an old-
world lifestyle.
Sams: SAMAS power armor (or
a soldier wearing SAMAS).
Sludgers/Sludgies: Human
and D-Bee refugees hiding in the
city sewers.
Gangs roam the streets at night, preying
on the weak, and themselves falling to
hidden D-Bees, supernatural predators,
and vicious mortal foes.
But still, humanity flocks to the
’Burbs, hoping to one day escape the
sprawl for the relative safety of Chi-
Town’s walls. Here, humanity comes to
hope for a better life, but all too many
simply watch those dreams fade away.
The gleaming jewel of the Coalition is
far more tarnished and cracked when
inspected up close, but it still offers a far
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safer life than facing the horrors awaiting
outside the well patrolled borders of
Chi-Town. Many denizens of the ’Burbs
hope the time comes when they win one
of the Citizenship Lotteries, or when
the military accepts a family member
allowing them to earn citizenship for
their family by completing a term of
service or dying in defense of humanity.
CS Iron Heart
Nestled along the Northeastern coastline
of the Great Lakes, Iron Heart is made up
of scattered towns built around fishing
and mining. Iron Heart is the second most
populous state in the Coalition. A mining
and industrial juggernaut, second only
to Chi-Town in sheer production output,
Iron Hart has increased its manufacturing
over two-fold since the declaration of war
on Tolkeen.
Despite Iron Heart’s proximity to
Free Quebec, or perhaps because of it,
the state is a fanatically loyal member
of the Coalition. Since the “defection”
of Free Quebec, the Emperor made it a
point to praise the leaders and citizens of
Iron Heart. Local media treats Emperor
Prosek as a guiding star and the force
behind a new American Empire. No edict
is opposed, no law unimplemented, and
no method questioned.
Of course, D-Bees and magic are
strictly forbidden. The methods of
eradication are presented as necessary
peacekeeping. Iron Heart maintains a
standing army alongside its elite cadre of
local Wilderness Scouts and Psi-Stalkers,
the secret to their real military might.
Nobody knows the unforgiving wilds
of Canada more intimately than Iron
Heart scouts. Even one of these Coalition
heroes can sway the course of a battle,
harass an entire detachment, or perform
reconnaissance against magically-
secured targets.
THE CITY OF IRON in a buffer zone for the remainder of
The City of Iron, a scar of urban blight the Coalition States. Over a quarter of a
in the wilderness, spreads out from the million CS citizens call the region north
ruins of Sudbury and is the capital of of the Missouri River home. They export
Iron Heart. Like the Chi-Town arcology, vast quantities of foodstuffs via the
the Coalition’s famous fortress walls and Mississippi River to feed the Coalition’s
cannons protect the city. Within and armies and citizens elsewhere.
without, the factories churn metal and
coal into a war machine and pour smoke NEW CHILLICOTHE
and soot into the sky. Chillicothe is Shawnee for “big town,”
Compared to the other Coalition and New Chillicothe is the capital and
settlements, The City of Iron is a center of Coalition society in Missouri.
century behind technologically. While lightly populated, the Coalition
The citizens don’t seem to mind, nevertheless sunk immeasurable
however, as each lives the high resources into developing New
life, by that same comparison. Chillicothe (estimated pop.
E mploy m e nt t y p ic a l ly 100,000 civilians and 50,000
flutters in the high military personnel). A
ninetieth percentile full battalion of SAMAS,
and luxuries such a company of Spider
as running water, Skull Walkers, and
electricity, television, u nc ou nt able u rba n
and telephones are all assault bots keep the
readily available. wall-less city well defended
against even the gravest of
SAULT SAINTE MARIE supernatural threats.
Sault Sainte Marie is home Much of the land north of
to a strategic commercial the Missouri River has been
port. The recent conflict cultivated (along with a few
with Free Quebec mandated dozen communities) into
expansion of the base there, farmlands with loosely
and it is now a center of defended borders. This
anti-piracy operations in allows Coalition forces to
the region. engage in live exercises
while remaining within
CS Missouri range of easy resupply
What began as a strategic or redeployment.
maneuver by Chi-town, the
Coalition State of Missouri DEVIL’S GATE
became a sanct uary for Si nc e 68 P.A., the
humanity. Mostly farmland Coalition military has
or u nt a me d w i ld s, tried to either close or
Missouri covers the contain the permanent
original state. It boasts no interdimensional gateway
fortress cities, but frequent known as the Devil’s Gate
patrols drive off D-Bees located in the ruins of Saint
A COALITION ISS INSPECTOR,
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 the anomaly pose a constant threat to
trade along the Mississippi River, as
well as terrorize the countryside. The
CS Navy bases of Hannibal and Fort
Girardeau established north and south
(respectively) of the aberration protect
merchant convoys and combat the forces
emanating from it.
At the start of the Crusade for
Humanity, the Rifts Control Study Group
gained approval to create a massive
bunker facility to contain and study
the indestructible portal. Hundreds of
CS personnel died in the operation. At
a steep cost in men and materiel, the
project already eradicated nearly ten
thousand creatures who appeared
from the arch. The RCSG claims to be
making slow headway, but in truth they
deal with forces still far beyond their
comprehension. For the time, at least,
trade and shipping along the Mississippi
is safer than ever before, giving the
Coalition unprecedented access to the
southern reaches of the river where it
meets the Gulf of Mexico, much to the
benefit of the new state of El Dorado and
the burgeoning naval base in Baton Rouge.
CS El Dorado
With its densely packed forests and
multiple fiefdoms, Arkansas is home to
survivalists of every stripe. The state
brushes along the edge of the Magic
Zone near a cluster of ley line nexus
points, and everything between the
White and Mississippi rivers—all the
way to the ruins of Helena—is officially
no-man’s land, patrolled below by Dog
Boys and above by SAMAS. Trespassers
are dealt with harshly, and even human
troublemakers often "disappear". The
forces in the region use surplus "old-
style" CS weapons and armor, due to
the region's recent acceptance into the
Coalition States.
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The Fort survived the Dark Ages as a
constitutional monarchy and maintained
a friendly relationship with Chi-Town
and Lone Star for decades, exporting
most of their petroleum and textile
production to their allies. Fort El Dorado
was a prosperous settlement, but its
fortunes plummeted after the events of
the Juicer Uprising. The Emperor blamed
the leadership of the kingdom for the
debacle and denied their requests for
admission to the Coalition.
The community turned inward and
rebuilt their infrastructure and economic
output to be better than ever. They
slaughtered their massive labor force of
D-Bee slaves, organized magic hunting
raids throughout the region, and secured
the border of Arkansas against the
raiders of the Pecos Badlands. Eventually,
their campaign lobbying for membership
worked, Chi-Town’s leadership relented,
and the city-state was accepted as the
Coalition State of El Dorado in 109 P.A.
FORT EL DORADO
Fort El Dorado is undoubtedly the
Coalition State’s most vital asset in the
region and the epicenter of an important
network of productive settlements.
Coalition engineers have built an air
strip and a military hospital. They have
established many new military outposts
which link up to the Simmons Line along
the Lone Star border, while others hint
at Coalition plans to further consolidate
their hold on the region.
The culture of the Fort has also
changed. Troublesome books have
quietly disappeared from store shelves,
and anti-D-Bee sentiment has grown to
include open discrimination, as posters
and propaganda have slowly wormed
their way into daily life in the Fort.
GREENVILLE
East of Fort El Dorado, on the western
banks of the Mississippi, is the Coalition
Naval base named after the pre-Rifts ruins
of Greenville on the other side of the river.
A well-maintained highway connects
the base to Fort El Dorado. Greenville’s
pipeline provides barges with refined
petroleum and natural gas bound for
destinations up and down the Mississippi.
NEWTOWN RUINS
After the events of the Juicer Uprising,
the CS demolished and bulldozed over
the alien UTI facility, then razed the city
of Newtown to the ground. The Coalition
built the base of Fort Jericho over the spot.
The CS forces here keep busy fighting
Pecos raiders and monitoring the activities
of the Tomorrow Legion to the northeast.
BATON ROUGE
Decades ago, the Coalition built a pivotal
military installation in Baton Rouge
to protect the vulnerable trade barges
plying the Mississippi. The base grew
over the years as commerce increased.
Now the Coalition’s primary base on the
Gulf of Mexico, the local port facilities
and fuel refineries have been reclaimed,
rebuilt, and fortified. Coalition engineers
work to recover the knowledge trapped
in the ruins of Louisiana State University
and Agricultural and Mechanical College
(LSU) and the State Library of Louisiana,
located nearby. The citizenry, mostly Port
Horus refugees, are ecstatic to no longer
be living under constant siege by Pecos
raider war parties.
CS Lone Star
While the Coalition claims all of old Texas,
they effectively control only a patch of
land known as the Texas Panhandle and
the adjacent territory north of the Brazos
River, from the Amarillo area to Wichita
Falls and then Odessa.
THE LONE STAR COMPLEX
Just west of the ruins of Lubbock lies the
subterranean Lone Star Complex and the
above-ground fortress arcology of Lone
Star City. The infamous CS scientist
Doctor Desmond Bradford, rumored
to be quite “eccentric,” runs the facility.
Sources who claim knowledge of the
underground facility say it is a research
and production facility. The Lone Star
Complex produces everything from
power armor, to autonomous robots, to
genetically engineered clones. This is
supposedly where the CS created the
Dog Boys, engineered the new Dead Boy
body armor, and has conducted countless
other secret projects.
While it is widely recognized the CS
fought a two-front war against Tolkeen
and Free Quebec, few realize Coalition
forces fought a fierce war of attrition on
a third front: Lone Star. Human settlers
left swathes of land abandoned when
they fled for the safety of El Dorado and
Missouri, behind the protection of the
Simmons Line. Also abandoned was
Lone Star, the city’s human population
dwindling to less than two-thirds its
original numbers. Lone Star’s famous
population of Dog Boys, shipped out
and massacred in the fighting at Tolkeen,
barely totals a tenth of their original
number. Despite having the most
advanced infrastructure and comforts
the Coalition can provide, the small
fortress arcology is half empty.
With the addition of El Dorado shoring
up the defenses of the region, and
helping to secure commercial transport,
the leadership at Chi-Town plans to again
settle the region. The government ships
in newly-minted citizens from the burbs
of Chi-Town and Iron Heart to populate
the empty infrastructure—with their
provisional citizenship status tied to
permanent residence in the region.
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 BRISCOE AMERICA
Briscoe America is a small city that
miraculously survived the Two Centuries
Dark Age. Most of the residents are
literate, highly educated, and have
lived in Briscoe for generations. The
populace can trace their ancestry back
to the Golden Age of Technology and
the old American Empire. The residents
call themselves Americans and proudly
display the American Flag in front
yards and on flagpoles throughout the
community.
The city’s intense hatred of the
Coalition's traditional enemies stems
from the suffering they endured at the
hands of D-Bees, sorcerers, and tribal
Indians. When the Coalition first moved
into the region the people embraced
their arrival, and the CS quickly
accepted the community as citizens of
CS Lone Star. The highly
skilled and professional
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population has been put to effective use.
Briscoe America now boasts a Skelebot
manufacturing facility, advanced
medical complex, nuclear power plant,
Operator garages, a brand-new City Hall,
and a modern movie theater playing all
the latest propaganda from Chi-Town.
WICHITA FALLS
On the eastern corner of Lone Star,
Wichita Falls is a small city based around
the oil industry, with ranches, dairy
facilities, peach orchards, and farms
radiating out across the countryside.
The CS operations in Lone Star rely on
the formidable military base, which also
serves as the headquarters of General
Kashbrook and a division of CS troops.
The heavily fortified base possesses
satellite military outposts extending out
across the desolate region, deep into the
Texas Free Lands.
ODESSA
Located at the most southwestern edge
of all Coalition territory, Odessa is a
growing frontier base. What started out as
a shanty town supplying the local troops
with distractions matured into a town of
respectable farmers, traders, and artisans
who work to support the local military
population. The Odessa Base is armed
to the teeth with air, armor, Psi-Hound,
and mechanized companies. CS patrols
ceaselessly crisscross the surrounding
region, destroying all nonhumans.
AMARILLO & SKELRAY
Companies of Power Armor, Dog Boys,
mechanized infantry, and Skelebots
operate out of the ruins of Amarillo, also
home to a small oil field, petroleum refinery,
and scavenger “relic mining” operation.
North of Amarillo, near the ruins
of Sunray, lies the CS infantry outpost
“Skelray.” It is perpetually manned by a
skeleton crew of personnel who support
a massive contingent of Skelebots
dispatched on long-range patrols along
Highway 87 and recon missions deep
into Oklahoma territory.
THE SIMMONS LINE
At the outset of the Campaign of
Unity, High Command implemented
an audacious plan to build a series of
fortifications along the western bank
of the Sabine River. Lieutenant General
Baylor Simmons oversaw the design and
construction of the project, similar in
concept to the Maginot Line of World War
II or Hadrian’s Wall in Roman Britain. The
fortifications keep Pecos raiders, demons,
and other undesirables away from the
vital shipping along the Sabine River
and out of the Louisiana and Arkansas
territories. Command hoped to use it as a
defensive line to shield Fort Pinnacle and
the Oklahoma territory from the Pecos
barbarians, but it failed.
The Simmons Line, the most extensive
fortification on the continent, begins at
the mouth of the Sabine River on the Gulf
of Mexico at the CS naval fort of Newgulf.
It extends northward following the river
to the CS base of New Joaquin, where the
river and fortified line curve northwest
until the line terminates at the Coalition
base of Fort Simmons just west of the
ruins of Longview.
The actual Simmons Line itself is a
fifty-foot-high, ten-foot-deep, mega-
damage wall with fortified one-
hundred-foot-tall towers spaced along
its length every ten miles, each one
within line-of-sight of its neighbors to
the north and south. Each tower is a
bastion with its own nuclear generator,
food stores, missile batteries, and laser
turrets staffed by a squad of infantry
backed up by a garrison of two-dozen
Skelebots. A minefield studded with
tank traps runs along the entire western
length of the wall and extends over two
football fields deep.
Though the Simmons Line is
surprisingly effective, bloody skirmishes
still periodically flair up along its length.
The enemy kill-count stays high while
CS casualties remain extremely light.
Coalition High Command acclaimed the
project a massive success and maintains
this integral key to the safety of all CS
interests south of Chi-Town.
Coalition Territories
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
The Coalition Armed Forces occupied the
territory of Minnesota after they smashed
Tolkeen to rubble and sent survivors
fleeing from the region. It is rumored half
of the population perished in the war.
OKLAHOMA & KANSAS
The Coalition has a loose twenty-year
plan for expansion, with the vast region
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 extending south of the Platte River in
Nebraska to Lone Star earmarked for
settlement. The territories of Oklahoma
and Kansas fall fully within the area
targeted for expansion, but until the fall
of Tolkeen, settlement operations were
largely halted.
Once Tolkeen was dealt with, the CS
initiated tentative pioneering projects
in the area. Much like the Coalition’s
strategy enacted in Lone Star since the
Emperor’s “Night of Forgiveness” speech,
expendable provisional citizens colonize
this new frontier. Grim survival rates do
not deter these downtrodden people who
fight proudly alongside the famed Dead
Boys to push back the Post-Apocalyptic
wasteland.
AFTERMATH OF WAR
& FUTURE PLANS
With the fall of Tolkeen, few powers can
stand before the might of the Coalition
States. But all is not glory and honors
for the soldiers pledging their lives to
Emperor Prosek’s vision. In the ruins
of Tolkeen, shouts of “Tolkeen Forever!”
echo from the rubble as isolated
freedom fighters and magical terrorists
refuse to stop waging a war they
unquestionably lost.
Inhuman Threats
The Coalition, as true human
supremacists, are genuinely most
concerned by the threat of the alien and
arcane. These omnipresent threats never
cease emerging from the Rifts, leaving
the Coalition States locked in a titanic
eternal war. A war they relish.
THE XITICIX HIVELANDS
Manitoba and Minnesota fell to the
Xiticix, an insectoid alien race whose
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numbers, until recently, were kept in
check by Psi-Stalkers. With colonies
in Big Falls, Crookston, Duluth, Fargo,
Rolla-Morden, and Winnipeg, the CS
cannot ignore the spreading locusts. If
left unchecked, the Xiticix will inevitably
expand their own alien landscape out
from their hives, eventually terraforming
the entire continent, and perhaps one day
the planet.
THE MINIONS OF SPLUGORTH
After the existential threat of the Xiticix,
the Coalition States must also address
their growing Atlantis problem. No
place on Earth is under alien and D-Bee
control as fully as Atlantis. The Splugorth
made their presence felt with colonies
in Eastern Canada, including “Little
Atlantis” in Southern Newfoundland.
Lord Splynncryth no longer confines his
raiding parties to the Atlantic coast, and
now strikes along the Mississippi.
THE VAMPIRE KINGDOMS
For now, the leadership at Chi-Town
seem truly unaware of the severity of
the demonic bloodsucker invasion. They
will eventually figure it out. When that
day comes, the Coalition will likely react
with even more xenophobic aggression
than ever thought possible.
THE SHEMARRIAN NATION
High Command’s long-range agents
investigate the “Shemarrian” tribes, and
things do not add up. Efforts to determine
if they are mutant humans like the
Psi-Stalkers have so far failed. For now,
Coalition forces avoid directly engaging
the Shemarrians in combat, leaving them
to kill the Minions of Splugorth and
help act as a buffer. The enemy of my
enemy shouldn’t be my first target for
extermination.
OTHER MONSTROUS OR D-BEE REALMS
Realms full of D-Bees and monsters are
exactly what long range thermonuclear
missiles are stockpiled for. No, really,
check the Coalition Field Manual.
Foreign Relations
FREE QUEBEC
Chi-Town and Quebec enjoy normalized
trade relations, and even share intel on
their inhuman foes, with priority given
to intel coordination regarding the
Splugorth forces operating throughout
North America.
THE NEW GERMAN REPUBLIC
The CS and the NGR need each other
too much to completely sever diplomatic
ties, though direct trade between the two
nations has been reduced and capped
as part of the new pact between the
Coalition and Northern Gun.
XITICIX BOUNTIES
To control the exploding Xiticix
population, the CS resorted to
a standing bounty. Coalition
officials blindly pay bounties
to “Bug Hunter” teams made up
solely of spell casters or D-Bees
(provided a human liaison).
BOUNTIES
„„ 250 credits: Nannies or Workers
„„ 500 credits: Diggers or Warriors
„„ 750 credits: Leapers
„„ 1000 credits: Hunter/Scouts
„„ 1500 credits: Super Warriors
„„ 100,000 credits: Young Queens
„„ 500,000 credits: Elder Queens
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Ishpeming and Manistique are valuable
allies and candidates for eventual
statehood. With CS propaganda already
having an impact in the region, the
outlook is good.
TEXAS
The invisible “third front” during the
Coalition’s simultaneous wars with
Tolkeen and Free Quebec, Texas proves
to be a thorn in the Emperor’s side.
They see the people and societies of
the Texas Freelands as little better than
the barbarians of the Pecos Badlands
(the CS refuses to
refer to them as
an Empire). Until
t he opport u ne
time comes, High
Command
tolerates the
status quo and slowly regains stability
in the region by shoring up Lone Star, El
Dorado, the Oklahoma territory, and the
Simmons Line.
LAZLO
Per the map of the “20 Year Plan of CS
Expansion” hanging in the Coalition
High Command’s break room, the areas
containing Lazlo and New Lazlo are
tentatively penciled in for invasion in the
Summer of 125 P.A., before it gets too cold
for a proper blitzkrieg.
Arms Dealing Factions
The simplest fact about life in the Post-
Apocalypse is “might makes right,”
especially when dealing with the dark
things crawling from the Rifts.
TRIAX INDUSTRIES
Triax observers and military advisors on
the ground in southern Arkansas train
El Dorado forces in the operation and
maintenance of their military-restricted
gear like the T-31 Super Trooper, X-535
Hunter, and X-545 Super Hunter.

GOLDEN AGE WEAPONSMITHS

Headquartered in the Redstone Arsenal,
some in the CS High Command secretly
root for this fledgling power, a human-
dominated consortium of city-states
bringing some order to the southeast.

WILK’S LASER TECHNOLOGIES

While Wilk’s firearms have been
added to the list of outlawed
weapons, the CS keeps purchasing
their chips and other technical parts,
because the quality really is hard to match.

BANDITO ARMS & THE BLACK MARKET

The Bandito Arms-produced SAMAS
power armor caused a commotion
because they expose the lie of the
TOMORROW LEGIONNAIRE
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the CS and Bandito Arms recovered the
design from Golden Age schematics.
Multiple Coalition teams dispatched
to track down the Bandito production
facilities have failed to even get past the
Great Barrier Wall.
NARUNI ENTERPRISES & LOS ALAMO
Countless Naruni sales clerks and
customers met brutal ends, but the
interdimensional arms dealers don’t
give up easily. Los Alamo and MercTown
are strongholds of Naruni sales and
distribution, with Roswell recently
joining the list. The Pecos Badlands,
Texas Freelands, and New West are areas
where Naruni arms sales are making a
comeback, out of the reach of Coalition
forces. Like the rest of unincorporated
Texas, Los Alamo is on the Emperor’s
“to-do list.”
Other Factions
& Peoples
The following are some of the more
notable factions not yet mentioned, listed
from “least likely to be shot” to “most
likely to be gunned down after some
discussion.”
PSI-STALKER TRIBES
Psi-Stalkers and the Coalition get
along wonderfully. Both hate anything
slithering out of a Rift, and Psi-Stalker
tribes and clans have come to the rescue of
embattled Coalition troops innumerable
times. This has engendered reciprocation
from CS forces and a growing mutual
respect. The relationship allows the CS
military to recruit and field many Psi-
Stalkers—the only way a Psi-Stalker
could be happy in Coalition society.
HUMAN MUTANTS
Unlike the Quebecois, Coalition society
does not see the human mutant, psychic,
or deformed barbarian as something
to hate. In fact, Coalition troops and
citizens usually react with pity. Instantly-
sequenced DNA tests are stringently
used to ensure deformed squatters and
beggars in the burbs are humans and
not D-Bees.
THE LAWMEN
Whether it be the Cyber-Knights, Justice
Rangers, Tundra Rangers, Reid’s Rangers,
1st Apocalyptic Cavalrymen, or members
of similar groups who bring law and
order to the wastelands of Rifts Earth,
they and the Coalition often have a
complicated relationship. Overall, the
Coalition likes lawmen, but their brand
of justice qualifies as vigilantism.
However, lawmen often save Coalition
lives, exemplified by the Cyber-Knight
rescue of Lady Prosek. They are given a
wide berth if their brand of justice doesn’t
impinge on CS territory or operations.
THE FIRST NATIONS AND NATIVE
AMERICAN TRIBES
They are human, but the indigenous
North American tribes largely eschew
technology and practice shamanistic
magic. Even worse, many tribes, like the
Apache and Comanche, actively raid the
Coalition, with many leading Pecos Raider
warbands. If indigenous North American
tribal warriors gather in significant
numbers near Coalition borders or
operations, or even look at a Dead Boy
commander cross-eyed, they are likely
to be the recipients of incoming artillery.
THE JUICER ARMY OF LIBERATION
In preparation for the assault on Tolkeen,
the Coalition implemented a scheme
devised by the corrupt Colonel Lyboc.
The Coalition claimed to have developed a
“Prometheus Treatment” in concert with
a company called Ultra-Tech Industries
(UTI), which would allow Juicers to
avoid “last call” and live twenty to thirty
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Juicer life expectancy of four to six years,
this was a miracle). In exchange for the
treatment, Juicers would join the front
lines in the Siege on Tolkeen.
There was a trick, though, the
Prometheus Treatment was a sham. When
somebody figured it out, the Coalition
suddenly had to deal with a rampaging
horde of over ten thousand Juicers who
had flocked to their call for volunteers.
In stepped Julian, a Mega-Juicer
destined to lead the Juicer Uprising. The
Juicers tore down the Coalition-allied city
of Newtown in Arkansas, and the UTI
clinic set up to supply the fake treatment.
To everyone’s surprise, UTI was a front
for alien invaders known as the Vallax,
and all hell broke loose. When the dust
cleared, the Vallax and their Techno-
Zombie Juicers were defeated, the city of
Newtown had been completely leveled,
and the Coalition military had a stinging
public defeat by the forces under Julian
the First, now formed into the Juicer Army
of Liberation (JAL), an army determined
to hurt the Coalition at all costs.
Half a decade later, the JAL fights on.
They have battled the Pecos Barbarians,
vampires in Mexico, and Coalition forces
across the region. Most recently, they
clashed with CS forces during their
campaign against Free Quebec, following
which they marched for Tolkeen only
to arrive a few days too late. The army
remains under the command of Julian the
First, and although his body should have
burned out long ago, the famous Mega-
Juicer continues to lead his men against
their sworn enemy from the front lines.
THE TOMORROW
LEGION AND THE
COALITION
Recent clashes t hroughout t he
unincorporated territories of Missouri
and El Dorado prove the Tomorrow
Legion an extremely capable vanguard
force for the burgeoning city-state of
Castle Refuge. The Legionnaires may
be called on to conduct various special

COALITION ENCOUNTERS
D20 RESULT
1 –10 Same results as in The Game Master’s Handbook.
Coalition Recon-in-Force: Same results as in The Game Master’s Handbook,
11 –13
but substitute forces with entries from this book.
14 –15 Xiticix: Same results as in The Game Master’s Handbook, but twice as many.
Wandering Monsters: As the Wandering Monsters result in The Game
16 Master’s Handbook (typical in this region are Wild Vampires, Gargoyles,
Brodkil, Neuron Beasts, Thornhead Demons, or Witchlings).
Black Market Smuggling Operation: Same result as in The Game Master’s
17–18
Handbook.
Splugorth Slaver: Same result as in The Game Master’s Handbook. Roll a
19 d6: on a 6 result, a Cyber-Knight (or Tundra Ranger in the far north, use
Wilderness Scout) arrive in 1d4+1 rounds.
20 Same result as in The Game Master’s Handbook.

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operations within Coalition territory
to free captive allies, extract high
value targets, or retrieve sensitive data
damaging to the Coalition.
ENCOUNTERS IN THE COALITION TERRITORIES
To generate encounters in Coalition
territories, use the new Coalition
Encounters table in conjunction with the
Game Master’s Handbook.
SAVAGE TALE: AS
ABOVE, SO BELOW
A sinkhole appears in the middle of a
small town, forcing the team to act. After
helping to save the survivors, the heroes
stay the night only to awake the next
morning to an uncovered conspiracy.
Coalition spies are revealed and try
to make good their escape. Can the
Legionnaires help bring justice to this
small farming town?
A CRUMBLING FOUNDATION
While on patrol, the heroes come across
a farming town with signs saying,
“Welcome to Summerfield.” Although
within the official borders of the Coalition,
Summerfield does not seem to be a CS
settlement as the Legionnaires can clearly
see D-Bee children playing happily in
the streets.
As the heroes enter the outskirts of the
town, they feel an earthquake and hear
screams of horror mixed with the sounds
of a massive landslide. A large rundown
apartment buildings close to the center
of town starts sinking into the ground.
After a few moments of sheer madness,
only panic and frenzied screams for
assistance remain.
The scene turns into a kicked-over
anthill, with no organization or leaders to
be found. The heroes can assist and help
organize relief efforts as a Crisis Quick
Encounter using Athletics, Persuasion
(to calm bystanders), Repair, and similar
skills. Heroes failing their rolls may result
in Wounds (see Dangerous Encounters
in Savage Worlds) or civilian casualties.
The Legionnaires become the de facto
leaders in the rescue efforts which take
until at least sunset.
The team is offered free rooms at the
town’s only inn and hailed as heroes for
their assistance in that day’s events. The
town’s Mayor, Luke Tauzin, accompanied
by his daughter, Diva Tauzin, tells the
characters the community will hold a
rally for them tomorrow evening at the
mayor’s mansion. Mayor Luke Tauzin
seems to be a typical snake oil salesman
politician, while his daughter, well-
armed, oozes the slightly unhinged
confidence of a Crazy. With a successful
Notice roll, characters can see her low-
profile M.O.M. implants.
DIGGING UP THE TRUTH
The innkeeper wakes the team the next
morning. He alerts them that the sinkhole
has revealed some sort of bunker, and
someone is trying to get out of it. The
people need the heroes’ help once more.
When the Legionnaires get to the
sinkhole, they find a large underground
facility was exposed by shifting earth
over the course of the night. The bunker
is damaged, and either a Science or Repair
roll at −2 reveals that it once connected to
the foundation of the mayor’s mansion.
The sounds of people trying to escape the
facility echo out of the sinkhole. Suddenly
an explosion knocks out the back wall of
the bunker and CS grunts come out with
guns blazing.
After the first few casualties, the CS
troops surrender. With a successful
Intimidation or Persuasion check, the
heroes can learn what transpired in the
bunker. On a success, the Legionnaires
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 find out the CS experimented on the
D-Bees. They also learn the Mayor
is a Coalition plant to hinder all the
missing persons investigations, so the
townspeople would not learn the truth.
On a raise, the Scientist, Jesse Rampton,
admits they had nearly completed their
project. They sent the DNA they extracted
to Doctor Desmond Bradford for his
experiments at the Lone Star Complex.
After this, the heroes feel the crowd’s
buzzing anger growing with the
discovery of the Coalition’s betrayal.
A lynch mob marches on the Mayor’s
mansion. Through the bars of his
mansion’s gates, Mayor Tauzin attempts
to calm the mob. He fails. As the crowd
tears down the gates and storms the
courtyard, the Mayor escapes into his
fortified mansion. Tires screech as a
tricked-out Mountaineer ATV crashes
through the garage door. With cover
fire from Diva, Mayor Luke attempts to
escape the town he tricked for so long.
IAR HELLRAISER
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„„Coalition Grunts (4, plus 1 per
hero): See page 186.
„„Coalition Technical Soldiers (1 per
hero): Medic MOS, see Savage Foes of
North America.
„„Coalition Commando: See page 182.
„„Jesse Rampton, Coalition Scientist
(Cyber-Doc): Unarmed and avoids
combat, see Savage Foes of North
America.
KICK THE TIRES AND LIGHT THE FIRES
The townsfolk demand the Legionnaires
chase down the traitors in their
Mountaineer ATV (see Chases and
Vehicles in Savage Worlds). The fleeing
Tauzins start on Chase Card 3 while
the Legionnaires begin on Card 1. Diva
shoots at any pursuers with a focus on
disabling enemies (shooting out tires,
and so on) while her father drives.
„„Diva Tauzin (Crazy): See Savage Foes
of North America.
EE Mayor Luke Tauzin (Vagabond
Merchant): See Savage Foes of North
America.
If the heroes successfully
catch the ATV, Diva and
Luke try to buy time
engaging the heroes in a last
stand. After two rounds of
combat or if the pair gets five
cards between themselves and
the Legionnaires in the chase, backup
arrives in a huge way. The Legionnaires
faces down one of the Coalition’s most
elite robot vehicles, the Hellraiser.
„„Coalition Elite RPA Pilots (3):
Piloting a single Hellraiser, see page
183.
„„Coalition Elite RPA Pilots (2):
Piloting Maulers, see page 182.
„„Coalition Grunts (4+1 per hero): use
the CS Squad Weapons Loadouts,
see page 186.
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SEVEN

THE DOMAIN OF MAN

T
he “Domain of Man” is a wide
strip of land, from Texas to Quebec,
where human civilization flourishes
once again. At the center of the Domain
of Man are the Coalition States, but other
important empires reside in the region.
FREE QUEBEC
The traditions and linguistic roots of Free
Quebec gave it a unique identity since
before the Great Cataclysm. Recently
freed from the yoke of Chi-Town’s
leadership, the human supremacist
nation took its place as an industrial,
commercial, and military giant second
only to the Coalition States. Quebec’s
legendary Glitter Boy Legion and famed
naval traditions have repeatedly ensured
the society’s freedom. As the isolationist
nation of Free Quebec fights to self-
determine its role in North America, the
path its people choose will ultimately
influence the future of all societies on the
continent.
Background
With the Coming of the Rifts and
resulting decimation of human life, the
province of Quebec fared better than
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince
Edward Island, and the East Coast of the
old American Empire.
The City of Quebec was one of the few
centers of civilization for hundreds of
miles to hold off total collapse. During
the Two Hundred Years Dark Age, the
city was battered by constant warfare
with supernatural forces. Finally, the
Quebecois had enough rebuilding their
home city in its pre-apocalyptic image
and struck out to found a “New Quebec
City,” a monolithic fortress arcology,
100 miles to the northwest, where their
families live safely.
Eventually, the city of “Old Quebec”
became known as Old Bones, a
ramshackle community that regained
life in the protective shadow of the new
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 FOREVER FREE!
“Forever free!” was the battle cry of the
Quebecois as other cities in the region fell
to the predations of demon infestations,
magical forces, and war. “Free” became
a defining cultural tenet, and the nation
adopted it as a part of their capital and
nation's name and identity.
Smaller, heavily fortified communities
built in the likeness of Free Quebec City
helped to turn the tide of destruction
and allowed their society to survive the
otherworldly forces drawn to the ley
line activity of the Saint Lawrence River
Valley. Fortunately, the Quebecois lived
at a distance from the most destructive
dimension-warping activities of Rifts
Earth, but the fledgling nation watched
in horror as supernatural forces
utterly wiped out the human survivor
communities in places like Montreal,
Ottawa, and Toronto.
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GLITTER BOY LEGIONS
Everything changed for Free Quebec
when, legends tell, their explorers
unearthed a cache of 288 “USA-G10”
power armor suits. These power suits
were the pinnacle weapons systems
of the Golden Age of Technology and
formed Quebec’s first Glitter Boy legion.
The armored juggernauts enabled Free
Quebec to push back the tides of evil
infesting their homeland. With safety
came untold economic stability, growth,
and development. Soon, trading posts,
farming communities, natural resource
boomtowns, and even small cities began
to spring up around the vibrant city-state.
These satellite communities flooded the
nation with requests for trade agreements,
alliance, and protection. Over time, these
independent communities assimilated
and integrated into the laws and culture
of Free Quebec, forming a nascent
state built on the tenets of nationalism,
socialism, self-sufficiency, and the
sanctity and purity of human life.
A COALITION OF HUMAN STATES
At the inception of the Coalition States,
there was no Emperor, only a dream of
the human nations of North America
establishing a network of political,
economic, and military alliances. This
coalition of states would assist each other
as needed and promote humanity’s place
in the world, all while allowing each
member state to remain autonomous. In
51 P.A., the people of Free Quebec voted
to join the Coalition States. They were
wary of giving up their independence but
acted for the betterment of humanity. The
unified currency, laws, communications
protocols, military technologies, and
sense of purpose allowed each of the
member states to flourish like never
before. Humans truly left the Dark Ages
behind them.
FROM DISILLUSION TO DISUNION
For its first few decades as a member
state, things went well for Free Quebec
as the Coalition States slowly integrated
their economic, military, and political
practices. Over time, Free Quebec found
its political clout within the Coalition
systematically eroded. As the second
most powerful State behind Chi-Town,
Free Quebec resented the fact Iron Heart
had an equal say in events. Iron heart
exacerbated this by always backing Chi-
Town’s proposals and never siding with
Free Quebec on any significant issues.
Next, the fledgling territories of Missouri
and Lone Star were admitted into the
Coalition as full member states. Missouri
was little more than an agricultural colony
of Chi-Town, and Lone Star, while the site
of an important military research outpost,
was an un-unified territory overcome by
lawlessness and raiders. Now the deck
was stacked with “States” always voting
in line with Chi-Town.
Then the charismatic Chairman, Joseph
Prosek, was assassinated and succeeded
by his ambitious son Karl Prosek, who
soon declared himself “Emperor.” The
patience of the National Assembly of
Free Quebec began to be truly tested, and
its people disillusioned. Rumors about
Chi-Town developing a new generation
of military hardware and hiding it
from Free Quebec spread. Prosek urged
Free Quebec to adopt the new Skelebot
weapon system en masse, but Quebecois
commanders demurred, wondering if the
bots might contain secret access codes to
turn them against the Quebecois.
Emperor Prosek made demands and
tried to punish Free Quebec for its non-
conformity to his vision. The treasure of
the nation, the famed Glitter Boy Legion,
must be dismantled. The Quebecois must
integrate the vile, inhuman, mutant Dog
Boys into Free Quebec’s military. Free
Quebec could no longer field Juicer and
Cyborg military units. Independent
trade of arms and technology with the
New German Republic was no longer
allowed, nor could they develop their
own weapon systems.
Free Quebec’s leaders refused to be
bullied, and the Quebecois ultimately
voted to secede from the Coalition States.
The Emperor, furious, denounced the
leadership of Free Quebec as traitors
to humanity. He publicly unveiled an
entirely new generation of advanced
weapons systems, which had indeed
been developed and produced in secret,
and declared war against Free Quebec
as part of a Campaign of Unity to
merge the human-dominated areas of
North America.
THE QUEBEC DOUBLE-CROSS
The Coalition States were now engaged
in a two-front war with Tolkeen to the
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 west and Free Quebec to the east. As
Coalition forces prepared to mount a
joint land and sea invasion to the east,
the Free Quebec Navy dealt the CS Great
Lakes Fleet a swift and crushing defeat.
Coalition leadership, from top to bottom,
doubted the probability of successful
action against Free Quebec. On land,
neither side engaged in anything more
than border skirmishes.
Then the CS war with Tolkeen turned
white hot, and a force of thousands of
sorcerers and their demonic minions
emerged on the eastern front. They
secretly entreated with Free Quebec,
unveiling a plan to ambush the Coalition
army from the rear while the Free
Quebec commanders engaged them from
the front. The leadership of Free Quebec
signed the agreement with the loathsome
Tolkeen ambassadors, never intending to
honor the deal, moved in a brigade of
Violator SAMAS and a Glitter Boy Legion
to “ensure success,” and then prepared to
double-cross the despicable magic-users.
As soon as Tolkeen’s demonic horde,
bolstered by cutthroat mercenaries, tried
to spring their ambush on the Coalition
army, the forces of Free Quebec attacked
them point-blank, and a savage, bloody
battle ensued. There were thousands
more demons than the Tolkeenites had
initially indicated, and during the direst
fighting, the Coalition came to the rescue!
Battling back-to-back, the troopers of Free
Quebec and the Coalition “Dead Boys”
routed the infernal army. Once the dust
cleared and Emperor Prosek realized
what had happened, he declared Free
Quebec “champions of humanity” and
“courageous heroes.”
Instead of pressing the war, Prosek
deftly shifted his political posture,
publicly and officially recognizing Free
Quebec as a “free and sovereign nation.”
The Coalition then concentrated its war
effort on the bitter siege of Tolkeen, and
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within months, Tolkeen and her allies
fell. Quebec enjoyed the unexpected
cessation of hostilities and soon received
CS overtures to normalize trade and
relations.
Life in Free Quebec
Free Quebec’s socialist system of
government allows its people to enjoy
universal access to formal education,
historical documents, and literature.
While the society’s commitment to
education is laudable, the brutal
experiences of over three centuries of
unending conflict with the supernatural
color their history books and cultural
memory. This results in a close-minded
perverse nationalism rejecting anything
and anyone not fitting into their
traditional sense of the acceptable.
Those critical of life in Free Quebec
are shunned. Psychics, free-thinkers,
and political dissidents who make too
many waves face recrimination and
often outright violence—not from the
government but from the people. The
Quebecois are immensely patriotic and
extremely proud of their achievements.
THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
The National Assembly is a legislative
body made up of the ministers and
aristocracy who each represent the
various kingdoms and settlements of
the nation. Some of the ministers are
voted into power, others are elected, and
still others gain it through intrigue and
stratagem at the local level. The Prime
Minister chooses the most powerful
ministers to be his key advisors. They
make policy decisions and administer
the various organs of government.
AN UNNERVING BRAND OF HUMAN SUPREMACY
D-Bees in Free Quebec? There aren’t any.
The human supremacist outlook of the
average Quebecois makes even the most
hard-core Coalition bigot look downright
moderate by comparison. The citizens
of Free Quebec detest any sentient life
who is not 100% pure-strain human. The
Quebecois barely tolerate the existence
of human mutants. Psi-Stalkers and
psychics of any degree are ID-tagged,
physically branded, and socially excluded
from all but the most menial or degrading
work. No openly psychic sensitives serve
in the military, and psychics cannot enter
civic service as government employees
or political representatives. The citizens
regard humans with obvious mutations
and mutant animals like Dog Boys as
only one step above D-Bees and are
beaten and run out of town—or worse.
Anyone discovering they have a latent
psionic ability or mutation can either
try to hide their aberration or leave
Free Quebec for life elsewhere. In a
humanitarian gesture, the government
created a relocation program for
undesirables. After relinquishing their
citizenship, they receive 30,000 credits
and their choice of either a hover vehicle
or travel arrangements to another
location in North America. It is a “kind”
form of exile, from which the mutant can
never return.
LES SOLDATS DE ST. JEAN
The political organization called les
Soldats de St. Jean (The Soldiers of St.
John) infests Free Quebec society from
the armored neighborhoods of Quebec
City to the most rural villages. The
organization is ultra-violent where
D-Bees and mages are concerned, and
staunchly pro-Quebecois. They detest
the Emperor, his family, and the Coalition
States. They reserve their true hatred,
however, for the inhuman. Members
of les Soldats organize citizen “D-Bee
hunting parties” to patrol their lands
and purge anything alien or “unnatural.”
Moreover, les Soldats possess a special
animosity for “D-Bee lovers” and regard
anyone who freely associates with D-Bees
as traitors to their race who need to be
purged alongside the “monsters.” This
includes any humans who trade, travel,
or share a meal with a D-Bee. Some
use these sentiments to mask their true
motivations to rob, rape, and kill.
The Armed Forces
of Free Quebec
While Free Quebec was a member state
in the Coalition, their military was the
model of Coalition standards (except the
Glitter Boy Legion and the absence of
mutants like Psi-Stalkers or Dog Boys).
While the Quebecois rarely mobilized
their forces for anything but defense, the
soldiers of Free Quebec often deployed in
support of CS operations in other parts
of the country. Since the civil war, Free
Quebec still employs old-style CS gear
which has been cosmetically updated to
have its own distinctive appearance.
THE QUEBEC REGULAR ARMY
The average Free Quebec grunt is the
rough equivalent of the line infantryman
in any Coalition State. Quebec’s warriors
are some of the most highly motivated,
trained, and professional soldiers in
the world. The Regular Army forms the
bulk of the Free Quebec Military and
uses the same rank structure, salary,
and administration as the Coalition
military. Before the CS allowed Borgs and
Juicers into their ranks, Free Quebec had
already begin using them extensively.
This means their Borg and Juicer units
are experienced at employing their
capabilities in concert with regular forces.
Infantry Companies are deployed
in Mark V APCs, with hoverjeeps and
hovercycles providing recon capabilities.
Quebec’s native Violator SAMAS
(“V-SAM”) units often provide rapid
response capabilities as well.
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 Quebec Rapid Deployment Forces
(QRDF) are on-call units ready to deploy
at a moment’s notice and can remain in
the field without logistical support for
extended lengths of time. They resemble
the “cavalry” in the Old American West
or air assault units in the old American
Empire. Wherever trouble erupts, the
QRDF comes in to save the day. They
employ Glitter Boys carried in GB6-96
VTOL armored transports and Death’s
Head Transports carrying special forces,
Cyborgs, Juicers, Violator SAMAS,
regular infantry, and support personnel.
Army Recce Battalions are infantry
units specializing in ground patrols and
holding operations. Recce units go on
long missions into remote wilderness
areas with no backup to perform
peacekeeping or pacification operations
when necessary (i.e. law enforcement).
These units usually consist of infantry in
Mark V APCs, Cougar Hover Jeeps, and
Spider Skull Walkers. Violator SAMAS,
Cyborgs, and Juicers are attached to the
mission as deemed necessary.
Storm Troopers are units composed
exclusively of heavy infantry Cyborgs
and Juicers usually broken up and
attached to other units in the army.
Occasionally, Storm Troopers consolidate
into company sized units for especially
dangerous or challenging missions.
The Armored Corps units are
composed of power armor, tanks, giant
robots, and other combat vehicles (other
than Glitter Boys). These units provide
raw firepower, suppress enemy infantry,
battle hardened enemy targets, demolish
fortifications, and overpower entrenched
positions to infantry units. Common
armored vehicles include the Enforcer,
Spider Skull Walker, and Mark V APC.
The Glitter Boy Legions
The famed Glitter Boy Legion was
previously thought by most observers to
number in the hundreds, near the same
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number as the 288 original members
counted in the legends of the Dark Ages.
The National Assembly intentionally
maintained this charade with the
intention of striking a balance between
intimidating foes and alerting Chi-Town
high command to their true power. Free
Quebec secretly held the technology of
Glitter Boy production for over a century.
For generations the nation’s great
military quietly and secretly stockpiled
the awesome power armor suits in
underground bunkers and redoubts.
Faced with the threat of war against
the Coalition States, the Prime Minister
ordered the full deployment of the Glitter
Boy Legions. Over ten thousand Glitter
Boys and their elite pilots now stand
ready to defend the homeland. Easy to
produce “Tee-Five-Fifties” bolster the
legions. Free Quebec acquired these
facsimiles of the legendary power suit,
newly designed by Triax Industries, as
part of a cooperation agreement. In fact,
with Triax’s help, the Fortress City of Free
Quebec now has an ultra-modern T-550
manufacturing facility tucked away in a
secret, secure location within the bowels
of the city. Small detachments of USA-
G10s and T-550s are occasionally attached
to regular army units, but the famed
power armor suits are deployed in large
numbers, a.k.a. “Legions,” where they
can fight together in massed formations
and utterly decimate their opponents.
THE QUEBEC AIR FORCE CORPS
The pilots of the Air Force Corps specialize
in ground attack, anti-armor, and air-
to-air dog fighting. The Free Quebec
military only recently began expanding
and modernizing their air forces, and
as a result it is only about a quarter of
the strength of the Coalition Army Air
Corps. The Quebec Air Force Corps
lacks in development and diversification.
While they employ the effective Violator
SAMAS and old-style Sky Cycles, the of threats like rebel groups, foreign
closest thing they have to conventional saboteurs, and infiltrators. The highly
fighter aircraft are Northern Gun Sky competent organization has a reputation
Kings. They purchased the remarkable like the Mossad of pre-Rifts times. The
craft in massive quantities until the SQ successfully uncovered the evidence
recent trade alliance between the CS of Chi-Town’s secret development of next
and Northern Gun. Since then, their generation weapons and equipment for
procurement slowed to a modest trickle use in war against Free Quebec. The
of backchannel purchases. agency compiled countless dossiers
on influential people inside each of the
THE QUEBEC NAVY Coalition States, Northern Gun, Iron
The violent reality of Rifts Earth, Heart, and more, even as far away as
combined with the nation’s coastal the Pecos Empire. SQ agents quietly
geography, engendered a strong naval wait and watch everywhere in North
tradition in the Quebecois culture. The
sailors of the Quebec Navy are
some of the best mariners in
the known world. The
Free Quebec leadership
first pro­posed a formal
Navy for the Coalition States. Free
Quebec designed and tested most of the
vessels of the Coalition Navy. Superior
training and tactics allowed the Quebec
Navy to rip the Coalition Great Lakes
fleet to pieces. The Coalition lost half
of their naval personnel, and three
quarters of their ships were
sunk. This resounding defeat
of Coalition Naval Forces
confined the Coalition Army
to a logistically nightmarish
ground campaign against
Quebec, which Emperor
Prosek smartly abandoned
once he had a politically
palatable pretext.

LE SÛRETÉ DU QUÉBEC (THE SQ)

Le Sûreté is the intelligence
agency assigned to national
security and coordinates closely
with the Regular Army’s military
intelligence. The SQ maintains a
far-flung network of spies and
informants who it employs
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 America, prepared to act if it becomes in
the interest of their nation.
The City of Free Quebec
Free Quebec is an advanced nation,
just behind the Coalition and the New
German Republic in overall technology.
In the protective shadow of the City of
Free Quebec, dozens of settlements thrive.
Most cities have a fortified downtown area
giving way to an urban landscape covered
in factories, office buildings, hospitals,
schools, markets, theaters, sports arenas,
and communications centers.
The Fortress City of Free Quebec is an
exception to the normal communities of
the nation and stands like a manufactured
mountain of molecularly bonded metal
towering into the heavens. The fortress
arcology resembles the design of Chi-
Town, though the people of Quebec knew
nothing of that nascent city-state when
they began construction during the Two
Centuries Dark Age.
The national radio station, CFQC, or
Radio Free Quebec, keeps the public
informed of current events, military
news, and political affairs. The radio
personalities of CFQC sympathize with
the violent political faction les Soldats de
St. Jean and advocated a Quebec truly
“free” of the machinations of a foreign
Emperor for over a decade. At first, their
derision was subtle, but over the years,
and with each outrageous demand by
the Prosek regime, they shifted public
opinion further and further from where
it started. The radio station is a fixture in
popular Quebecois culture. It broadcasts
to the far ends of the region using the
national network of radio repeater towers.
Old Bones
The City of Old Bones, once the great pre-
Rifts city of old Quebec, is a self-governing
trading community and a political and
societal no-man’s zone, just how Free
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Quebec likes it. The bawdy city never
sleeps, and its people revel in its status
as a loud, lawless haven for cutthroats,
mercenaries, and freebooters. An eclectic
mix of architecture left standing after the
city was rebuilt a dozen times during the
Dark Ages comprises much of the city,
along with dirty streets and graffiti. The
city is famous for its rumor mill, with
the newest conspiracy theories and
outrageous stories coursing through the
streets of the ancient settlement, eternally
fed by the travelers from distant lands.
Even in a city of illicit pleasures and
free trade without government oversight,
D-Bees and mages keep a low profile, as
their kind spontaneously “disappear”
without a trace.
East Ruins is the place to find
entertainment and satisfy vices in Old
Bones. The district maintains casinos,
gambling halls, drug dens, taverns,
brothels, and other houses of ill-repute.
Hotels house and restaurants feed
the constant swarm of people visiting
the chaotic city. The native tight-knit
community of Old Bones solves their
own problems and look out for one
another. When the rough clientele cause
trouble, someone always intervenes and
prevents violence.
The Trade Center attracts people from
everywhere. There are Body-Chop-Shops,
Juicer augmentation clinics, illegal arms
dealers, sellers of banned books, Operator
garages, and merchants of all other stripes
located in the dilapidated district. The
Black Market, with a strong presence in
the Trade Center, brazenly peddles in the
arcane and slaves. Unknown to most in
the city, informants on the payroll of Free
Quebec constantly feed the government
information gleaned from adventurers,
mercenaries, and vagabonds passing
through the area.
 Quebecois Worldview
& Relations
Unlike the Coalition State of Chi-Town
with their expansionist policies and wars,
Free Quebec is an isolationist nation at
heart. It will take generations for them
to settle and cultivate the lands that they
already carved out for themselves.
THE COALITION STATES
The citizens of Free Quebec still feel
relieved. They stared down the might
of the Coalition war machine and didn’t
flinch. Their navy acquitted itself well,
and their army famously gave no quarter
to the D-Bees or the demons in the action
known as the Free Quebec Double-Cross.
This made the pride of the Quebecois
swell to levels until now considered
impossible and gained the loving
adoration of the Coalition citizenry. They
even earned the forgiveness of Emperor
Prosek himself—a man most Quebecois
don’t trust.
THE NEW GERMAN REPUBLIC
The New German Republic (NGR)
and Free Quebec learned that have
more in common than they realized.
Both peoples see D-Bees and magic
as an existential threat. Both cultures
emphasize personal freedoms, education,
and openness to innovative ideas. Both
countries, though socialist in nature,
have leaders who govern at the will of
the people. Both societies are insular and
isolationist by nature, and they only fight
an unending war out of constant need. In
many ways, the New German Republic
more resembles Free Quebec than it does
any other known nation of Rifts Earth,
including the Coalition.
The sharing of technical knowledge
regarding Glitter Boy manufacture began
a growing trade alliance, and trade volume
now surpasses the NGR's trade with the
CS. The Germans and Quebecois are now
friendly allies. Free Quebec exports vital
foodstuffs and raw materials to the NGR
in exchange for advanced equipment and
technical supplies, and the nations even
trade literature, art, and entertainment
products (both pre-Cataclysm and post-
Cataclysm, including many items banned
in Coalition territory). Both societies'
hunger for cultural exchange helped
them come together on a surprisingly
emotional level, each sensing kindred
spirits under siege in a crazy post-
apocalyptic world gone mad.
NORTHERN GUN
Northern Gun and Free Quebec never
enjoyed an especially strong trading
relationship. Free Quebec always
resented and distrusted Northern Gun
for their indiscriminate sales of arms
and armor to D-Bees, raiders, and pirates.
Since the alliance between the Coalition
States and Northern Gun cemented, Free
Quebec no longer openly buys Northern
Gun equipment, but at least the city-
state is inducted into the fold of human
supremacy.
THE CITY STATE OF LAZLO
Lazlo is a strange enigma to the people of
Quebec because, while they purport to be
a peaceful nation, they openly embrace
magic and the alien. The Quebecois
honestly believe D-Bees and supernatural
beings are insidiously evil at their core.
For almost half a century they have
watched and waited for the facade to
fall and reveal the denizens of Lazlo as
a malevolent force. They are still waiting.
THE MINIONS OF SPLUGORTH
The strange continent is impenetrable
to direct intelligence efforts. All agents
of la Sûreté de Québec vanish without a
trace. They only have rumors regarding
the fabled continent of Atlantis itself to
go on, and if what they hear is true, then
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 the Splugorth and their minions pose a
nightmarish threat to all life on Rifts Earth.
All reports point to an interdimensional
empire using a combination of magic,
traditional science, and supernatural
living beings as components in their
technology (often lobotomized). The
agents know for certain that slaver
minions of the Splugorth raid the coasts
of North America to capture humans,
D-Bees, and monstrous creatures for sale
throughout their empire.
The Slavers favor the Atlantic coast but
have been sighted in the Gulf of Mexico.
They brazenly probe deeper inland every
year. Each time the Quebec Navy engage
Splugorth vessels the combat turns out
weird and terrifying. As a result, free
Quebec’s leadership is intimidated by the
idea of confronting a vast
nation of monsters.
They worry open
con f lict wit h
the Minions of
Splugorth will
set off a war the likes
of which Earth has
never witnessed.
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THE SHEMARRIAN NATION
The Shemarrian Uprising took the
leadership in Free Quebec by surprise.
Despite the best efforts of la Sûreté, the
warrior women remain a mysterious
people. It is thought they may be a society
of human mutants, like the Psi-Stalkers,
who developed a warrior ethos and
veneration of bionic augmentation as a
reward for and display of prowess in battle.
The Amazonian warriors violently
protect the vast unpopulated woodlands
east of the Appalachian Mountains.
Alarmingly, Shemarrian war parties
appear in much greater numbers than
were previously believed to exist, and
they now move much further north than
ever before. Fortunately, it seems the
beast-riding amazons are up in arms
against the Minions of Splugorth, whose
raiding parties they track and hunt.
Intelligence reports, though spotty, are
certain neither Free Quebec, nor humans
in general, are the
target of the
Shemarrian
aggression.
The leadership
of the nation
secretly hopes the Shemarrians
help contain the ever-bolder
Splugor t h i nc ursion s i nto
North America.
OTHER MONSTROUS OR
D-BEE REALMS
Other threats seem very
far away to the isolationist
Quebecois. The Federation of Magic,
Xiticix, Pecos Empire, and rumored
Vampire Kingdoms are credible threats
Free Quebec can do little about. In truth,
the people of Quebec see most of the
problems as Chi-Town’s immediate
concern and believe it the fault of the
Coalition. The expansionist empire
behaves like a child poking an ant
nest with a stick. The Quebecois prefer
to tackle one problem at a time when
possible. They worry the Coalition
routinely bites off more than it can chew
and may eventually choke to death on its
Emperor’s ambition.
THE GREAT LAKES
KINGDOMS
The Great Lakes are the lifeblood of
trade and transportation in the Domain
of Man, and the most active commercial
area in Post-Apocalyptic North America.
Thousands of rivers and countless lakes
cover the region and account for one of
humankind’s most valuable resources.
After the return of the continent of
Atlantis, worldwide water levels rose and
deepened the waterways across the globe.
Vast rivers and lakes now give nearly
limitless supplies of fresh drinking water,
fish, beavers, otters, waterfowls, and other
animals valuable for their meat and pelts
to humans and D-Bees of all walks of life.
Hydroelectric facilities and watermills
power industry. The immense waterways
also act as the arteries of commerce and
transport, replacing roads. However, this
surplus attracts pirates and raiders.
The Island Kingdom
of Montreal
Before the Coming of the Rifts, Montreal
was a dense urban jungle built atop a pair
of islands in the Saint Lawrence River,
about 300 miles southwest of Old Quebec.
The megalopolis was akin to New York
City, only bigger. Montreal fought and
survived the immediate aftermath of
the Great Cataclysm, but eventually
the city was decimated, and its people
slaughtered.
Since the end of the Dark Ages, the
island once again came to life. It is claimed
by no government, and is neither a
kingdom nor a city-state, despite its name.
Some refer to it as the “Pirate Kingdom of
Montreal,” which is more accurate, and
the transient and volatile nature of the
island’s civilization leads other to leave
it off maps. The city is a complete ruin of
collapsed buildings, shanty-towns, and
twisted relics of a bygone era.
The Port Harbor Docks on the
southwest end of the city are the most
viable part of the “Kingdom” of Montreal
and the center of trade. A grizzled old
pirate runs Port Harbor, where the most
fortunate denizens of Montreal live and
work. His thugs ensure the area stays
open and welcome to anyone with coin.
The harbor has expansive docking, dry
docking, and repair facilities. It includes
taverns, pawn shops, tattoo parlors, drug
dens, and houses of ill repute, along
with a market square featuring more
legitimate businesses.
The Port Harbor Airport was recently
redeveloped. A surprising number of
pirate groups and cutthroats on the run
make use of the unique facilities, which
include ramshackle hangars, large
illuminated runways, radio transponders,
a fuel depot, and a garage specializing in
aircraft, VTOLs, and hover equipment.
North of Port Harbor, ruthless groups of
thugs run the neighborhoods, with each
gang controlling roughly half a dozen or
more city blocks. The vindictive micro-
kingdoms feud with each other over the
pettiest of insults or misunderstandings.
Whenever a group of outsiders interfere
in the area, however, the gangs band
together and violently drive them out.
Small pirate fleets use the islands
surrounding the city as private ports.
The largest of them, Buzzard Island, once
known as Île Bizard (“Weird Island” in
French, butchered by the Americans),
was requisitioned by a band of Yankee
“sky pirates” who bulldozed an ancient
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 golf course into a makeshift airfield. The
facilities at Port Harbor Airport allow
unique operations like this to thrive.
Mechanicsville
Mechanicsville is located due east of
Montreal where the Saint Francois River
meets the “old 20” highway, which is
miraculously still recognizable in many
sections. The boomtown is a popular rest
stop and supply post for mercs, bandits,
adventurers, and explorers passing
through the region. The settlement has a
casino, stables with livery, arena, movie
theater, general store, hotel, tavern,
saloon, and boarding house, plus a wide
array of specialty garages, gun dealers,
and body-chop-shops.
A guild of Operators run Mechanicsville.
They are quite adept at repairing robot
vehicles and other advanced machinery,
and claim they can fix anything.
With their advanced capabilities, the
impressive mechanic facilities service
massive war machines, often drawing in
the Coalition, Free Quebec, or Tomorrow
Legion teams. In addition, the town
features an innovative hospital funded
by the local guild, further broadening the
city’s appeal to adventuring groups.
The city is experiencing a tremendous
period of sustained growth as it fills
a need in the lawless wilderness.
However, Mechanicsville is not a place
for practitioners of magic to tarry. The
residents remain patient if “their kind”
don’t cause trouble or stick around too
long, otherwise things get ugly.
Willisburg
North of Montreal and west of
Mechanicsville, at the confluence of
the Saint Francois and Saint Lawrence
Rivers, sits the settlement of Willisburg.
The town began as a general store and
saloon founded by Daniel Willis and
his family. They produce the wonderful
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“Willis Whiskey” and “Willis Gut Punch,”
a potato-based moonshine that tastes like
vodka and hits like a truck—a favorite of
Juicers and Crazies.
Despite its size, business in the small
settlement exploded over the past few
years. Willisburg is now “the” favorite
watering hole for those on their way to
Montreal or Mechanicsville. The general
store is booming, and other businesses
are springing up in town. Daniel Willis
and his family couldn’t be happier.
The Free City of
Queenston Harbor
Every day, millions of credits change
hands in the wealthy city-state of
Queenston. The city started as a free port
where pirates, privateers, and vessels
from any kingdom or country could dock
and trade. At any given time, an eclectic
array of ships crowd the harbor, hosting
everyone from Splugorth-aligned traders
to Coalition mariners (a frigate limped in
for emergency repairs after action against
the Quebec Navy).
An imposing stone wall, with cannon
towers regular space along its length,
protects the city. A fleet of retro-stylized
frigates and a company of town guard
constantly patrol Queenston Harbor.
The dock area is the epicenter of dozens
of taverns, casinos, drug dens, and inns.
Traveling further away from the docks,
one can find shops specializing in magic
items, healers, officially branded weapons
dealers, Operator garages, Cyber-Doc
clinics, plus an open-air market where
loot, exotic weapons, equipment, and
cybernetics are briskly traded.
A cadre of dwarven stonemasons
built most of the city’s Victorian-styled
structures using massive, expertly fitted
stone blocks. The most notable buildings
include a small pyramid that calms ley
line activity, a Greek-style temple to
a D-Bee water goddess, and a marble
palace where Queen Lilia Seabreeze, the
True Atlantean founder and regent of
Queenston, resides and entertains guests
who pique her fancy. Anyone familiar
with Castle Refuge or Lazlo finds
comforting familiarity in the architecture
and general vibe of the bustling city.
The Manitoulin
Kingdom
Fort Manitou, a fortified town, serves
as the capital of the small Kingdom of
Manitoulin. The king retains no standing
army, just an elite personal guard. They
enjoy friendly relations with CS Iron
Heart to the north. The community has
no love for magicians or D-Bees, who
they bar from owning property. The
commander of the Manitoulin Privateers
and old friend of the king, Jae Mason,
amassed an impressive little fleet of ships,
power armor, and combat aircraft.
The Manitoulin Privateers have been a
major force in the recent trade wars on
Lake Huron. The interruption of CS anti-
piracy operations caused a spike in raider
activity, and the Manitoulin Privateers
made a fortune picking up the slack by
performing convoy duty and fulfilling
contracts to eradicate pirate factions. The
privateer fleet swelled with captured
pirate vessels and arms, and this success
benefited the Manitoulin Kingdom as the
fleet’s demand for goods and services
super-charged the local economy.
Hudson Wheigh
Technically not located on the Great
Lakes, but in the nearby region north of
the Xiticix Hivelands, the surprisingly
prosperous city-state is located southwest
of Hudson Bay along the Nelson River in
the pre-Rifts territory of Manitoba.
The city-state’s population is mostly
human, with a large contingent of Psi-
Stalkers and a small minority of D-Bees.
They use technology equivalent to the
twentieth century and supplement it
with Techno-Wizardry of all sorts. The
isolationist community refuses to open
itself to outside trade yet is easily one of
the wealthiest independent kingdoms in
Canada. The city has a strong mining,
smelting, and manufacturing base
powered by hydroelectric energy, and
the surrounding communities support it
with successful logging, fishing, trapping,
and agricultural industries (enabled using
massive Techno-Wizardry greenhouses).
The kingdom increasingly comes
under attack by the Xiticix, but so far, the
interdimensional pests have made no
major incursions.
NORTHERN GUN:
ISHPEMING &
MANISTIQUE
Adorning everything from boots, to
lanterns, to high-tech weaponry and
power armor, the Northern Gun logo is
one of the most recognizable symbols
in North America. From the shores of
Quebec to the deserts of the Pecos Empire,
every major settlement uses or trades
in their equipment. The corporation is
a powerhouse, and one of the largest
corporate states in existence. Northern
Gun is a rare breed of state dominated
entirely by industry: a megacorporation
with corporate territorial holdings,
employee-citizens, and company
divisions functioning as the organs
of state.
Background
Northern Gun dominates the nation
of Ishpeming located in the Upper
Peninsula of Northern Michigan. At the
tail-end of the Golden Age of Humanity,
the region enjoyed a renaissance of
science and industry and avoided the
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is empty of ley lines and nexus points,
which prevents random Rifts and extra-
dimensional invaders from constantly
threatening the area. This also makes
it much less enticing to supernatural
beings and sorcerers. Civilization in
the Upper Peninsula thrived during the
Dark Ages, with the people of the region
not just producing enough arms and
armaments for themselves, but enough to
sell to communities further and further
away. While arms manufacturers all
over the globe amassed great wealth and
political power, in North America none
were as successful as Northern Gun. Not
even close.
Life in Northern Gun
THE TRADE COUNCIL
Around the time of the establishment
of the Post-Apocalyptic Calendar,
Ishpeming was technically a kingdom
under the rule of a sovereign. This
line of kings only ruled at the whim of
the all-powerful Northern Gun Trade
Council, which is made up of the eight
most powerful executives in charge of
the largest divisions of the corporation.
In 107 P.A., Northern Gun leadership
decided to incorporate as a Republic
instead of a kingdom, which would be
better for public relations and marketing.
As a result, the king was reduced to a
figurehead, and business continued as
usual. Truth be told, Ishpeming is neither
a kingdom nor a republic, nor in any
way democratic. Instead, Ishpeming is
just a political construct of convenience,
enabling the Trade Council to make the
best profits possible by negotiating with
the outside world as either a sovereign
nation or a corporate juggernaut,
depending on which angle is most
advantageous.
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SOCIETY
To be a citizen of Northern Gun is to
live within one of the most prosperous
empires in the whole of Rifts Earth. Only
the fortress cities of the Coalition rival
the level of technology in Ishpeming,
but its population enjoys a high rate of
literacy. The society is a libertarian’s
paradise and the quintessential
company town writ large, very large.
Because Northern Gun is a corporation,
citizens are employees. They pay fees
and corporate dues in place of normal
taxes. Laws are referred to as company
regulations. The citizens understand
this and refer to themselves as residents
of Northern Gun, not Ishpeming. D-Bees
and magic users, while tolerated within
the borders of Northern Gun, must keep
a low profile. They are officially outlawed,
though most citizens turn a blind eye.
Since Northern Gun and Manistique
Imperium formed an alliance with the
Coalition, propaganda and popular
opinion started to slowly turn against
these minorities, but for the time being,
most citizens approach the xenophobia
with a wink and a nod, realizing it’s all
part of the show put on to appease their
new allies. Compared with the autocratic
forms of government found throughout
most of Rifts Earth, this laissez-faire way
of life enables freedom and justice to
predominate but, more importantly, it's
good for business.
To say Northern Gun has a strong
company culture is a vast understatement.
Actual direct contract employees of the
corporation, considered super-citizens,
enjoy outstanding perks including
free medical care, subsidized housing,
deep discounts on all Northern Gun
products, and preferential treatment by
law enforcement and military personnel
(who are technically employed by them).
Additionally, since their employer is
the state, carriers of employee ID cards
have the power of governmental review standardized equipment and tactics, the
written into their contract. The average Trade Council instead hires mercenaries
contract employee is fanatically loyal to to fulfill their defense needs. Long
the company and way of life they literally ago, immediately following the Great
hold stock in, and they are quite proud Cataclysm, they decided a military force
of their reputation for making the world in the hands of the state government
a better place. would create an imbalance of power. By
replacing the traditional military with
Northern Gun’s private military contractors, Northern
Military Industrial Gun created an alternative defense
Complex strategy that was cheaper, more flexible,
and ultimately more reliable than any
LOSS PREVENTION OFFICE
corporate army they could create.
The Loss Prevention Office (LPO) is
The mercenary forces of Northern Gun
the enforcement arm of the Northern
are organized within the Ishpeming
Gun Corporation’s all-powerful Trade
Military Contract Network (IMCN).
Council. The LPO is a mix of intelligence
Every mercenary company dreams
agency, police force, and paramilitary
of landing a contract with Northern
organization that specializes in industrial
Gun because of the stability, security,
espionage. Loss Prevention Officers can
and unimaginable luxury provided by
be seen on the streets throughout the
Northern Gun society. The corporation
region. Northern Gun Loss Prevention
also sponsors many units of mercenaries
Officers maintain a network of spies and
and privateers, giving them discounted
informants who allow the Corporation
equipment in exchange for their loyalty.
to maintain its grip on Ishpeming and
In return, Northern Gun enjoys the
the North American sales market. The
services of experienced, skilled, and
LPO also maintains a special corps
professional soldiers without the need to
of Monster Responders— essentially
train, feed, or house them directly. The
animal control for supernatural monsters,
IMCN recognizes no traditional rank
demons, alien beings, and mutants. In
structure and instead focuses on pay-
the post-apocalyptic landscape of even
grade and combat specialization, with
comparatively serene areas like the
cash bonuses awarded alongside citations
Upper Peninsula, the government takes
for heroism and sales vouchers dispersed
calls about bigfoot, sea serpents, cattle
in tandem with unit accolades.
mutilations, mutants in the woods, and
mysterious disappearances very seriously.
TASK FORCE X
Monster Responders coordinate closely
The Xiticix expands at an exponential
with the investigative arm of the LPO,
rate, terraforming thousands of square
and often contract merc units to help
miles of North America into an alien
them in large-scale raids on monster
landscape. The threat finally spurred
nests and lairs.
the Trade Council into founding Task
Force X, the first standing army ever
ISHPEMING MILITARY CONTRACT NETWORK
deployed by Northern Gun. The Trade
When it comes to more traditional
Council plans to offer discounted arms
military forces, Northern Gun breaks
and equipment to allies like the Coalition
the mold in a big way. While most nation-
States and let them take care of the issue.
states maintain standing militaries using
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Peninsula be the target of a large-scale
invasion, Northern Gun’s Task Force X
are armed with the most advanced anti-
Xiticix weaponry, trained in the most
effective anti-Xiticix tactics, and backed
up by the most heavily armed mercenary
armies in North America. See Rifts® North
America: Blood & Banes for further details
regarding the Xiticix threat.
The City of Ishpeming
The city of Ishpeming, aka Northern
Gun, is the headquarters of the Northern
Gun Corporation and the largest city
in Michigan. At its core is the fabled
Northern Gun downtown city center
and surrounded by sprawling city blocks.
They gradually give way to a sphere of
factories resembling an industrial camp—
all encircled and protected by a ring of
giant defensive bunkers and a militarized
security zone. The city captivates visitors
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with a retail atmosphere of glitz, glamour,
and showmanship.
Foreigners and non-contract employees
cannot visit the Northern Gun Corporate
District. The corporate headquarters
reside in the tallest building on the
Upper Peninsula, simply called “the
Tower.” Dominating the skyline and built
during the Golden Age of Humanity, the
Tower survived the Great Cataclysm
and remains a symbol of humankind’s
tenacity and perseverance. At the top of
the skyscraper—48 floors up—the Trade
Council meets. This is the nerve center of
corporate operations.
The nearby Mall of Michigan is a
sprawling complex of shopping arcades,
warehouse centers, outlet stores, and
service centers: a showcase of Northern
Gun wares. Visitors can buy almost any
item or piece of technology, military
or civilian, often at a discount. Robo-
gladiators, celebrities, and Northern Gun
executives and engineers promote the
newest products and gauge the public’s
reaction with incessant free prizes and
giveaways.
THE ROBODOME
The spectacle of battling robots has
become a hugely popular sport following
the Dark Ages. Stories of Robodome
competitions have spread from Free
Quebec in the north to Los Alamo in
the south, with events televised live
throughout the Peninsula and recorded
for viewing across North America.
Couriers carry these recordings and
replay them for massive audiences in big
cities like Chi-Town, Lazlo, and Castle
Refuge. Major events include robot races,
gladiatorial battles, man versus beast
versus robot rodeos, cyborg pit-fights,
hovercycle competitions, combat obstacle
course racing, Juicer Sports tournaments,
hologram labyrinth matches, and air
shows. Robo-Gladiators of all stripes are
celebrities throughout North America,
with live matches hotly gambled on,
and Robodome Championships and
Tournaments cause a ruckus in the streets
of cities across the continent.
FORT SAWYER
Just a few klicks east of Ishpeming City
lies Fort Sawyer, the post-apocalyptic
name for Sawyer Air Force Base. During
the Coming of the Rifts, the base became
an important bulwark, with many
aircraft and personnel diverted to the
facility during the initial shock of The
Great Cataclysm. Generations later, the
Northern Gun Corporation uses Fort
Sawyer as a design center and proving
grounds for top-secret hovercraft,
aircraft, and airborne power armor. It
is also the central hub of the region’s
air traffic control and radar warning
system network.
MARQUETTE
A commercial port, Marquette also hosts
a high-security naval development center
which, like Fort Sawyer for aircraft,
is Northern Gun’s preeminent naval
research and development complex.
The center includes sheltered docks and
dry docks for the repair, construction
and testing of top-secret naval assets.
Privateers from Marquette constantly
evaluate new equipment, take part in
drills, and undergo inspection.
Escanaba a.k.a.
“MercBay”
Escanaba is Northern Gun’s doorway to
continental North America. Located on
the southern coast of the upper Peninsula,
just west of the Manistique Imperium,
Escanaba is the largest port on Lake
Michigan. Cargo, passenger, and military
vessels constantly move in and out of
the port.
Known as “MercBay” for a reason,
Escanaba is the largest trading hub
for mercenaries, privateers, and state
militaries in the known world. The
Northern Gun Corporation estimates
they sell more arms and military grade
equipment in Escanaba than any other
single place in North America. As such,
they built and planned the city with
customers and logistics in mind. The
community offers everything Ishpeming
City does, but without all the glitz and
glamor. Escanaba functions as the outlet
warehouse of Northern Gun.
The E-Dome, or Escanaba Robodome,
features a constant variety of visiting
competitors and mercenaries looking
to prove themselves by taking part
in the nightly Random Card Matches,
with the most impressive unscheduled
competitors the main attraction. Lively
betting and unpredictable matches draw
many fans and regular gamblers to watch
the action.
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 The Escanaba bounty office is the
busiest bounty office in North America
and the preeminent spot for soldiers of
fortune to meet and do business. Here,
spontaneous partnerships form to carry
out contracts. Mercenary companies, and
even state militaries, use the Escanaba
office as a de facto base to find specialists
with unique skill sets looking for work.
The Iron Chain
Vital to Northern Gun’s success is
unrestricted access to iron mining facilities,
which supply the raw materials for the
equipment produced by the company.
As luck would have it, roughly half of
North America’s largest iron deposits
are found within Northern Gun territory.
From north to south, the settlements
of Iron Bay, Ironwood, Iron River, Iron
Mountain, and Menominee form a strip
of strategic outposts protecting the rest of
the Upper Peninsula from the Wisconsin
Wilderness. This bulwark, known as the
Iron Chain, is essential to the continued
success of humankind in North America.
The vast quantities of ore mined from
this thin strip of land supplies the iron
necessary to make the steel and Mega
Damage materials foundational to post-
apocalyptic human civilization. The area
is still a frontier, with rivers often the only
practical travel routes through the rough
country. Barges loaded with iron float
down the Montreal or Menominee Rivers
to waiting freighters and hovertrains.
MENOMINEE A.K.A. “PIRATE’S POINT”
Menominee is located at the southernmost
point of the Republic of Ishpeming,
where the Menominee River meets
Green Bay (and therefore Lake Michigan).
This frontier outpost possesses a dark
side. The city, called Pirate’s Point, acts
as a magnet for criminals, pirates, and
raiders who can’t even walk the streets
of Escanaba. The cutthroats who frequent
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Menominee masquerade as legitimate
ship captains, privateers, or adventurers,
and they rely on the city’s isolation to
help hide their true identities. The names
of these wanted criminals frequently
appear on Northern Gun and Coalition
bounty listings.
The city is also the last major point
of civilization bordering the Wisconsin
wilderness and, as such, is a mecca for
fur trappers, wilderness scouts, traveling
merchants, rural farmers, artisans,
adventurers, and refugees from the
Tolkeen conflict. Adventurers resupply
here while enjoying the benefits of
civilization without stepping into the
limelight of the big cities, and without
the discrimination against D-bees
common elsewhere. The magistrate and
ramshackle law enforcement of Pirate’s
Point freely accept monetary “donations”
to ignore suspicious activity, as long as
no public violence occurs within the
city limits.
The Northwestern
Quarter
The furthest settlements in the
northwestern part of Ishpeming
experience severe winters. The area,
in contrast with the economic center
of the state, is lightly populated and
underdeveloped. The region rests on the
front line in the war against the Xiticix
Hive Lands, located across the Great
Lakes from Ishpeming.
HOUGHTON
During the Two Hundred Years Dark
Age, Northern Gun looted the Michigan
Technological University of the Old
American Empire located here. Today,
Houghton is a bustling trading port.
The city exports lumber and fish, and
also houses a naval base protecting
trade along the Keweenaw Peninsula.
The largest mining operation on the
Keweenaw Peninsula is Camp Copper,
named for its crucial copper mining
industry. Houghton’s rustic and low-
tech atmosphere hides a boomtown
with prospectors and land speculators
constantly looking to make the next
fortune in this part of the resource-rich
frontier.
ONTONAGON
Ontonagon is a militarized naval base,
not a trading port, and is located on the
shore of Lake Superior about midway
between the settlements of Iron Bay
and Houghton. Northern Gun’s task
Force X hurriedly claimed the pre-
cataclysm ruins of Ontonagon for a base.
The expansive and long-term military
presence of the task force created a need
for service industries catering to the
combat personnel, support personnel,
and their families, making Ontonagon
a thriving part of human civilization
once again.
The IM Highway
The Ishpeming-Manistique Highway
runs over 100 miles from the furthest
reaches of Ishpeming City to the City of
Manistique. Known as the IM Highway, or
just “the IM,” the roadway resulted from
a collaboration between the Manistique
imperial family and the Northern Gun
Trade Council. The highway, the most
active land-link between two nations
anywhere in North America, astonishes
most denizens of Rifts Earth.
The Manistique
Imperium
The Manistique Imperium encompasses
the eastern half of the Upper Michigan
Peninsula, a brother to Ishpeming—an
ambitious, plucky, calculating little
brother. Where Northern Gun territory
features the noise and excitement of
controlled mayhem, Manistique offers a
quiet, orderly, and temperate atmosphere.
The pair came together many times
during the disasters and violence of the
Two Hundred Years Dark Age and stand
ready to do so again. Along the 50-mile-
long border between the two states local
law enforcement agencies operate at a
high level of cooperation to safeguard
trade and travel along the highway
connecting one half of the peninsula to
the other.
The Imperium is a land of forests and
lakes, with civilization centered around
the of the City of Manistique. Dozens
of smaller towns and cities thrive in
the safety provided by the Imperium.
Many of the once independent city-
states voluntarily became protectorates
of Manistique. The eclectic population
includes a significant percentage of Psi-
Stalkers and human mutants.
THE CITY OF MANISTIQUE
The City of Manistique is recognizable
from the far horizon, as the smokestacks
of its massive refineries and factories take
on the appearance of an iron volcano
belching soot into the sky. Its renowned
trade schools, libraries, and scholarly
institutions afford those with enough
credits to learn lost sciences.
WELLINGTON
Wellington is a semi-independent city-
state in the Imperium and home to the
booming Wellington Industries. The
company, less than a decade old, carved
out a surprisingly high-demand niche in
the arms market—ballistic weapons and
explosives. Wellington Industries also
diversified into other utilitarian products
like tractors, bulldozers, and civilian
ground vehicles.
NEW CEDARVILLE
New Cedarville is a prosperous coastal
city-state chosen to be the site of The
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 Titan Robotics Complex. With the arrival
of Argent Goodson to the area a few
years ago, Titan Robotics quickly built
a self-contained fortress complex with
a grand showroom, business center,
test-drive armory, service center, and
manufacturing facility.
To the consternation of Northern Gun,
the popularity of Titan robots continues
to grow on the open market. This
economic success allows New Cedarville
businesses to profit as they accommodate
the wealthy Titan Robotics customers at
local inns and shops.
Since Titan Robotics doesn’t sell
separate weapons systems, a growing
secondary market for weapons, body
armor, and adventuring equipment has
sprung up in town as well.
A REGION IN CONFLICT
“If the Federation had never
attacked Chi-Town nearly a
century ago, who’s ta’ say what
North America would have looked
like today? You could ask a psychic
and get an answer for sure, heck
maybe even one that would have
been a real possibility, but if I hired
three psychics, I bet each of them
would have different, yet plausible,
impressions. The point is that, even
if things could have gone another
way, in this neighborhood of the
Megaverse®, Prosek and Dunscon
are playing a game of chess…and
preparing for a showdown.”
– Overheard Traveling Merchant
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SOUTHERN
MISSOURI
Technically, the CS claims this territory,
but they can barely administer the
portion north of the Missouri River. Lying
just north of Castle Refuge, southern
Missouri hosts two belligerent and highly
independent city-states of some renown.
The rest of the territory’s rural wilderness
is dotted with small settlements,
homesteads, and trapper’s lodges.
Whykin
Whykin is a kingdom of human
supremacists that grew out of the
remains of the pre-Rifts city of Poplar
Bluff, Missouri, and now extends down
to its port on the western banks of the
Mississippi, Calm Waters (formerly New
Madrid). The kingdom has a surprisingly
large population and is on very good
terms with the Coalition States. The
two have come to each other’s aid many
times in the past. The Coalition has been
inundating the kingdom with propaganda
for years, but the king and his people
prefer to remain independent for now.
LIFE IN WHYKIN
The kingdom enjoys its status as a
preferred CS trade partner and has been
enriched by the trade flowing up and
down the Mississippi, with the profits
only growing since the addition of CS
El Dorado to the south. Lumber and
light industry form the core of Whykin’s
impressive economy which, aside
from advanced arms manufacture, is
completely self-sufficient. The kingdom
is kept well-fed and supplied by many
productive farming and ranching
estates worked by tens of thousands of
D-Bee slaves.
THE ARMED FORCES OF WHYKIN
For as long as anyone can remember, the
people of Whykin have held their own
against the hordes of demons, D-Bee
conquerors, and invasions by power-mad
sorcerers. As a result, its people loathe
the forces of magic and its practitioners.
Whykin has a strong warrior tradition
which has been passed down through
the generations, and all able-bodied
citizens have at least rudimentary combat
training. A sizable portion of the citizenry
are veterans with years of personal
combat experience. The kingdom’s army,
championed by Jaspin the Cyber-Knight,
is strictly human, and includes a variety
of psychics, Psi-Stalkers, and some
Crazies (Juicer augmentation fell out of
practice after the Juicer Uprising). The
army boasts an armored contingent with
nearly three hundred power armor suits
and robot vehicles, including over four
dozen Glitter Boy and Ulti-Max units.
Kingsdale
Kingsdale is known as a place where
strangers and outcasts of any kind
are welcome, and where magic and
outlawed technologies are embraced.
Adventurers travel to the city from
everywhere for its uniquely inclusive
atmosphere and for the wide array of
goods and services available within the
settlement’s well-protected borders—
including its extensive Cybernetic,
Bionic, Juicer, and Crazy augmentation
facilities. Many mercenary companies
and powerful organizations use the city
as a base for recruitment, and there is
even a brokerage service to help warriors
seeking augmentation contact potential
employers willing to sponsor them.
Since the fall of Tolkeen, Kingsdale
has let in a trickle of refugees, but fears
angering the Coalition if they take in
too many. While no love is lost between
Kingsdale and the CS, the city-state also
has no interest in the “True” Federation
of Magic’s continued hostilities against
Chi-Town and distances itself from
the Federation and its activities. The
Kingsdale Enhancement Clinic (KEC, or
the “The Keck”) is the premiere body-
chop-shop in North America. The cyber-
clinic is famous for offering the full array
of cutting-edge human augmentation
and enhancements procedures and is
the facility which pioneered the Dragon
Juicer system and many of the Juicer
Upgrade Treatments!
The Merchant’s Plaza houses the
traveling circuses, freak shows, and
weird rodeos making their annual stops
in Kingsdale. The Plaza's entertainment
district features psychic fortune
tellers, bars, arcades, nightclubs, dance
hall saloons, exotic dance clubs, and
other services.
The Kingsdale Arena is the birthplace
of ultra-popular Juicer Sports like
Murderthon and Deadball. The Unlimited
League, where supernatural creatures
can compete alongside augmented
humans, is an extremely popular
attraction. The Arena also rebroadcasts
the newest Robo-Gladiator events from
the cities of Ishpeming and Escanaba,
though nothing beats the Juicer Sports.
An immense amount of betting occurs
here, with bookies open around the clock.
The Gunnery Trading Emporium is a
joint venture between Northern Gun and
Wellington Industries to establish a major
trading post deep within continental
North America. The warehouse store is
designed to be a hub where merchant
caravans can stock up on their way
to more distant areas like the Texas
Freelands.
BACKGROUND
Kingsdale was founded by refugees
during the Dark Ages, rumored to
be practitioners of magic (no known
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JUICER SLANG
Checking Out: Dying due to the
ravages of the Juicer augmentation
process. Also, Burning Out.
Get Juiced: to undergo the
Juicer augmentation process.
Greased: when something or
someone is violently killed. Also,
to Grease (to kill).
Grease Spot: a dead body
mauled by Mega Damage attacks.
Last Call: the physical condition
experienced as a Juicer’s body
begins to die, “In Last Call.”
Squishy: Normal mortals,
unaugmented humans.
They’re Juiced: refers to
individuals who are Juicers, either
as a warning or a sign of respect.
Wannabe: those who admire
and attempt to emulate Juicers,
their fashions, and their culture.
records exist from the era). Over the long
years since, generation after generation
has seen a new influx of refugees. In
the first decade after the founding of
the Post-Apocalyptic Calendar, many
refugees from the first Federation of
Magic, decimated after losing its war
of aggression on the fledgling city-state
of Chi-Town, fled to Kingsdale, and
integrated with the locals. This influx
coincided with a wave of newcomers
which included many Elves and Dwarves.
The descendants of these Elves and
Dwarves (and indeed many of the original
long-lived refugees) now make up more
than a quarter of the city’s population
and have a powerful sense of community.
An Elf or Dwarf in need always finds help
from their brethren in Kingsdale.
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LIFE IN KINGSDALE
In Kingsdale, D-Bees and humans live in
relative tranquility. Over a third of the
population of Kingsdale are practitioners
of magic, and there are also many
psychics. Schoolchildren are tested for
magic or psionic aptitude, and those who
display potential are trained to harness
their powers for the betterment of the
community. They are also monitored to
ensure they do not abuse their capabilities.
As a result, Kingsdale has maintained
its high percentage of magically and
psionically adept citizenry over a period
of decades.
Kingsdale is a realm run by an oligarchy.
There are no democratic elections, only a
senate of the most prominent and wealthy
citizens of the city-state, which elect new
members to their own number by a vote.
The leader of the senate—called the
“Dictator”—is elected from their ranks
for a period of five years during which
he cannot be dismissed, and after which
he can be reappointed with no limit to
the number of terms. The dictator is the
commander of Kingsdale’s armies and
runs the day-to-day functions of the state,
including taxation, public works, and
governmental operations.
KINGSDALE ARMED FORCES
The Forest Rangers patrol and protect the
region around Kingsdale, and usually
meet and greet travelers long before they
ever reach the walled borders of the city.
They are well-regarded in the region for
aiding travelers in distress.
Donner’s Division, a mercenary
company composed primarily of Juicers
backed up by Crazies, Cyborgs, and
specialists employing power armor,
giant robots, and fighter aircraft,
serves as the kingdom’s main defense
force. The Division is regularly tasked
with eliminating marauding bandits,
supernatural raiders, and has even
defeated an ancient dragon. Impressed
by the unit’s results, Kingsdale has
continually employed Donner’s Division
for over twenty years.
The Magic Militia supplements the
Kingsdale City Guard and is made
possible by the massive number of
magic practitioners who make up much
of the city’s population, with sorcerers
learning to fight in teams embedded
with mundane troops. They have found
this combined arms approach to be an
effective force multiplier.
MercTown
Located on the ruins of Paducah, Kentucky
where the Ohio and Tennessee Rivers
meet before joining the Mississippi River,
MercTown is a strategically positioned
regional hotspot for mercenary and
merchant operations. Positioned just
outside of the territory claimed by either
the Coalition States or Federation of Magic,
and just east of Castle Refuge, Kingsdale,
and Whykin, the city-state is at the heart
of trade and conflict in the region. The
regional conflicts enrich the dozens of
mercenary companies who frequent the
city, which in turn enriches both the local
merchants (through sales opportunities)
and the local populace (through a light
transaction tax).
MercTown is the home-base of two
mercenary companies who inherited
the settlement after being stiffed on
payments owed them for defeating a
sorcerer’s demonic invasion. A third one
involved took their cut and moved on.
The Tennessee Headhunters maintain
a permanent encampment on the
outskirts of the city to support their field
operations, while Drago’s Defenders
assumed political authority over the
settlement, which they now patrol and
defend. Their leader, Proconsul Drago,
transformed the city-state into a thriving
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D20 RESULT
1– 8 Same results as in The Game Master’s Handbook.
Coalition Scouting Party: Same results as in The Game Master’s Handbook,
9 –10
but substitute forces with entries from this book.
Coalition Recon-in-Force: Same results as in The Game Master’s Handbook,
11
but substitute forces with entries from this book.
Xiticix Raid: Same results as in The Game Master’s Handbook but double the
12 –13
forces.
Wandering Monsters: As the Wandering Monsters result in The Game
14 –15 Master’s Handbook (typically in this region are dinosaurs, Brodkil, Neuron
Beasts, Thornhead Demons, or Witchlings).
16 –17 Same results as in The Game Master’s Handbook.
Splugorth Slaver: As the result in The Game Master’s Handbook. Roll a d6: on
18 –19 a 6 result, a Cyber-Knight, or Tundra Ranger (if far north, use Wilderness
Scout) arrive in 1d4+1 rounds.
20 Same results as in The Game Master’s Handbook.

haven for military contractors and their
business deals.
Magic and traditional technology are
both accepted in MercTown. Humans
and D-Bees receive equal treatment
before the liberal laws of the city-
state. Almost anything is legal, with
the notable exception of slavery, and
anyone is welcome regardless of political
allegiance. These open policies have been
a boon to trade, which has grown faster
than any imagined. Almost anything can
be bought here.
Notably, Naruni Enterprises has
chosen MercTown as the site for their
global headquarters, a massive complex
from which cloaked Naruni hover
transports take to the field to showcase
their wares and supply their mobile
operations throughout North America.
Although one would think this would
bring the Coalition hammer immediately
crashing down on the settlement, CS
High Command realizes that, like Old
Bones is to Free Quebec, MercTown is a
highly valuable intelligence gathering
location.
What's more, MercTown hosts so many
legendary mercenary armies a direct
assault on the wealthy city-state would
prove terribly costly in comparison
to the potential gains—and the next
“MercTown” would probably spring up
outside of the Coalition’s reach.
Golden Age
Weaponsmiths
The industrial city-state of Golden
Age Weaponsmiths (GAW), while not
technically located in the southern
Missouri region, is intricately linked
to the area through trade along the
Tennessee River (wider and deeper since
the Great Cataclysm).
Based out of the old American Empire’s
Redstone Arsenal, and buttressed by
the surrounding industrial cities of
Huntsville, Decatur, and Guntersville,
GAW’s core business is locating and
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pre-Rifts military facilities, with two
dozen bases (and counting) completely
excavated so far.
GAW retrofits and reproduces the
recovered “obsolete” war machines
and arms for sale throughout North
America, from El Paso in the New West
to Manistique in the north. The thriving
business is bringing order and progress
to their neck of the wasteland. Since
the GAW leadership eschew magic, the
supernatural, and Techno-Wizardry,
the Coalition is rooting for them and is
perfectly happy to let them peddle their
second-rate armaments throughout
North America.
THE TOMORROW
LEGION IN THE
DOMAIN OF MAN
Free Quebec ambassadors might quietly
reach out to the Council, with “enemy of
my enemy” overtures designed to thwart
CS territorial ambitions. Alternatively,
Free Quebec could be the base for Special
Exploratory Teams investigating the
Shemarrian Uprising, or Interdiction and
Monster Hunter teams operating against
the Splugorth.
Northern Gun, despite their CS pact, still
supplies Castle Refuge with equipment,
and is a center of intrigue where
representatives of major factions meet
and make deals. Legion operatives could
get caught up in the games of subterfuge
and misdirection playing out across
the Upper Peninsula and wider region.
Kingsdale, MercTown, and GAW are
natural potential allies for Castle Refuge.
Whykin is a Coalition ally, but if the
Legion plays its cards right they can
avoid the city-state outright joining the
CS, and even influence them to be more
tolerant in their outlook.
ENCOUNTERS IN THE DOMAINS OF MAN
To generate encounters in the Domains
of Man, use the new Domains of Man
Encounters table in conjunction with the
Game Master’s Handbook.
SAVAGE TALE:
BROKEN ARROW
The Tomorrow Legion receives a call for
aid from one of Whykin’s outposts and
the nearest troops are sent to investigate.
On site, the Legionnaires get more than
they bargained for with an overzealous
commander, a legendary hero, and a
battle for the dawn.
CALL FOR AID
While on routine patrol in southeast
Missouri, a distress call comes across
the radio.
“BREAK-BREAK, this is Cairo actual,
Commander Hornburg. To any friends of
Whykin on this frequency we are under
siege and request immediate military
aid. Taking heavy fire with multiple
casualties,” barks a hard-bitten female
voice.
The sounds of gunfire disrupt the
message, but Commander Hornburg
resumes. “Our coordinates follow: thirty-
seven, zero, thirty-one, ninety-eight,
eighty-nine, ten, fifty-eight, seventy-six.
Repeat, this is Cairo act…”
An explosion followed by static silences
Hornburg’s words.
A successful Common Knowledge
check reveals the coordinates are
roughly fifty miles from the group’s
current location, and that Cairo is one
of Whykin’s fledgling military outposts.
Located where the Ohio and Mississippi
Rivers meet, the outpost protects
Whykin’s bustling river trade. A raise on
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 the roll lets them know the coordinates
sit directly on a ley line.
The Legionnaires are under standing
orders to assist Whykin troops
immediately. The standing orders are
to investigate any military actions,
rendering aid when feasible under Castle
Refuge’s community outreach protocols.
Despite Whykin’s practice of slavery
and human supremacist values, the
Legionnaires know they should at least
offer humanitarian aid, and if possible
help thaw the ice between Castle Refuge
and the nearby city-state.
It is late evening as the team moves
towards the distress call. Legionnaires
using radio equipment may make an
Electronics check at −2 to find out if
anyone is radioing their intent to come to
the aid of Cairo actual. If successful, the
heroes discover the
SAMAS belonging
to the legendary
CS RPA Captain
Robert Cornell is
ROBERT CORNELL
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also moving to aid but won’t arrive
before they do.
Nearing the coordinates, the sounds of
a waning battle can be heard alongside
cheering mixed with screams of agony
from across the river. With a successful
Notice check the group spots retreating
enemies in the twilight. The Legionnaires
may engage but suffer −4 to all attack rolls
due to Dim Illumination and light Cover.
Pro-Federation guerillas—disaffected
survivors of Tolkeen—attacked the fort,
and the Legionnaires arrive just in time
to help drive them off.
„„Soldier (5, plus 1 per hero): See
Savage Foes of North America. The
soldiers are a mix of displaced and
bitter Dwarves, Elves, Humans, and
Orcs.
„„Daemonix Manslayer (1): See Savage
Foes of North America.
„„Techno-Wizard (1): See
Savage Foes of
North America.
TAKE A STAND
The heroes ford the river and reach the
outer gates of Cairo base where they are
greeted by sentries on the wall. If the
team includes any D-Bees, they must
pass a Persuasion roll to convince the
guards of their intent to help. Once the
sentries are convinced the Legionnaires
are responding to the distress call,
they escort them to meet the outpost’s
commander.
Entering the base, the heroes find utter
pandemonium inside. Soldiers rush by
carrying litters of wounded and attempt
to set up triage areas. A hard woman
standing at the center of the chaos barks
orders. Commander Qhora Hornburg
spots the Legionnaires and approaches
with a scowl on her face. She is covered in
a mixture of mud and blood and extends
a bionic hand to the team leader.
“Are you here to help?! Not sure what
a sorry lookin’ group like you can do to
ease the situation, but beggars can’t be
choosers I suppose. Now that the radio
is busted, I guess we won’t be gettin’ any
more reinforcements. You lot can start by
helping shore up our fortifications. We
pushed them back this time, but they
were just an overconfident scouting
party who thought they could take us on.
Wrong choice.”
As she is speaking a commotion breaks
out and shots are fired. Investigating,
the heroes discover Whykin soldiers
executing D-Bee prisoners. Commander
Hornburg, however, doesn’t understand
the heroes’ objections to this method of
prisoner treatment.
Surprisingly, a crimson Super SAMAS
swoops down from the sky landing
between some D-Bee prisoners and
their would-be killers. An amplified
voice booms out from the SAMAS “Kill
another unarmed prisoner and you
will have to deal with me.” The famed
Coalition SAMAS pilot, Captain Robert
Cornell, possesses a sense of honor equal
to any WWI flying ace and sides with the
Legionnaires.
The heroes can help defuse the situation
and save the prisoners with a successful
Social Conflict task, using Persuasion,
Intimidation or other applicable skills at
the GM’s discretion (with a −1 to rolls per
non-human character in the team, see
Social Conflict in Savage Worlds). The
presence of Captain Cornell offsets 2
points of penalties.
If successful, the D-Bees can be
questioned about enemy troop count and
movement. The group can also use this
time to reinforce damaged fortifications,
fix the radio (Repair check at a −2), or
speak with the renowned Coalition Ace.
If the radio is repaired, a transmission is
received from Whykin stating they are
sending troops to help the outpost.
„„Commander Qhora Hornburg: See
page 172.
„„Captain Robert Cornell: See page
173.
THE STORM
As the night goes on it becomes abnormally
dark even with the glow of the ley line
and stars. An announcement is heard
over the PA: “Prepare for a ley line storm,
this is not a drill!” (see Ley Line Storms
in the Game Master’s Handbook). Shouts are
heard from the east side of the outpost.
The enemy has chosen either the worst
or best time to attack. The Legionnaires
attend their stations as a horde of enemies
from the Magic Zone race across the
Mississippi on river barges, Sky Boats,
and Wingboards. Commanded by the elf
archmage Relodal Icharran, the guerrillas
are backed up by a Mystic Knight, Shifter,
and a Manslayer Daemonix (see Savage
Foes of North America).
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 A massive battle to the death is about to
occur (see Mass Battles in Savage Worlds).
The enemy outnumber the defenders
and therefore receive ten tokens but
have a −2 Battle Modifier due to the
terrain disadvantage caused by the river.
Whykin’s Cairo Outpost, staffed mostly
by run-of-the-mill soldiers, receives five
tokens and a +2 Battle Modifier for being
in prepared positions. If the previous
Social Conflict was successful, the
defenders will also have a +1 from Captain
Cornell’s air support. In addition, the
defenders gain a +1 Morale Modifier for
Commander Hornburg’s inspiration. The
heroes must help fend off the Federation
army for three Mass Battle rounds until
help arrives from Whykin.
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STORMBREAK
As the sun begins to rise, Whykin support
arrives and the heroes can clearly see the
devastation of the battle. The Whykin
troops rout the enemy, with the survivors
of the outpost cheering them on. The
outpost has lasted through the night with
the help of the Legionnaires and Captain
Cornell. Qhora thanks the heroes for
their part—singling out any D-Bees in
the group for especial recognition. It
looks like some attitudes can be changed
after all.
EE Relodal Icharran: As a Combat Mage
(see Savage Foes of North America) with
Battle d6 and the Elf racial traits (see
Savage Rifts® North America: Arcana
& Mysticism). Cruel and vengeance-
minded, Relodal is Hostile and
unlikely to listen to any Persuasion
attempts.
 CHAPTER
EIGHT
FRONTIERS OF
HUMANITY
O
utside of the diagonal stripe
across North America known as
the Domain of Man (from Texas
to Quebec), the Great Cataclysm wiped
out the densely populated metropolises
of the east and west coast. As people
look to reclaim the frontiers of the
continent, their abodes are very rare, and
supernatural monsters abound.
THE NEW WEST
After the end of the Two Hundred
Year Dark Age, the New West became
the common name of the enormous
wilderness west of the borders of the
Coalition States. The vast area made up
the majority of the old American Empire
and is a landscape transformed by the
ravages of the Great Cataclysm, full of
alien flora, fauna, and sentient beings
brought by the Rifts. The New West is
cut off from the rest of the country by
a combination of vast distance, rough
weather, and dangerous terrain. The
area is home to pioneers, refugees, tribals,
ranchers, and bandits, but much of the
region is still an expansive, uncultivated,
and hostile wasteland. New settlers
constantly flood into the region, though
less than half of them survive to see the
next year.
Notably, Simvan and Brodkil plague the
region, and are viewed as human-eating
savages. They are responsible for killing
the loved ones of many frontiersmen
and, like vampires, are usually hunted
and killed without mercy throughout
the New West.
Life in the New West
Across the New West the tales and figures
of the Old West, both historical and
fictional, have been romanticized into
legend. The New West’s love affair with
the Old West means even the average
settler looks like they stepped out of a
pre-Cataclysm Western film, with the
odd energy rifle or hover cycle swapped
in. Many fictional films and books from
the past have been conflated with actual
historical documentaries and records,
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 NEW WEST SLANG
Bushwhacker: a robber known for
ambushing victims.
Desperado: someone on the run
from the law or justice, aka fugitive.
Dude: person overly concerned
with dress and grooming, also
commonly refers to city folk.
Gold: often used to refer to valuable
artifact finds, or “striking gold” in a
scavenging operation.
Greenhorn: someone unfamiliar
with life in the New West, or young
and inexperienced, aka tenderfoot.
Homesteader: a settler making
their home in the wilderness,
aka pioneer.
Lawman: any person genuinely
working to uphold justice.
Lynch Mob: A group of armed
citizens looking to impose their
own brand of law and order, often
at the end of a hangman’s noose.
By definition a vigilante group,
otherwise see “posse.”
Pecos Swap: a euphemism for when
something is stolen on the frontier.
Posse: a gathering of citizens, often
temporarily deputized and usually
mobile, organized to hunt down
resulting in a wild mix of fact and fiction
used as the template for what life in the
New West should be like. This has had
a pervasive effect on the culture and
mindset of the people in the region.
Illiteracy is high in the New West, with
the educational experience of most of the
settlers focused on mastering the skills
of a tradesman like a cowboy, rancher,
farmer, smith, carpenter, trapper, trader,
miner, gunslinger, and so on.
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criminals or other threats under
the direction of a local lawman or
community leader.
Prospector: a scavenger who mines
pre-apocalyptic ruins for artifacts,
technology, and resources.
Saddle Tramp: a vagabond just
passing through an area, with no
legitimate business there, aka Drifter
or Vagabond.
Shooting Irons: slang for the
revolvers or pistols commonly carried
in the region.
The Barrier Wall: The post-
apocalyptic Rocky Mountains.
According to Erin Tarn, the mountain
range was completely changed
during the upheaval of the Great
Cataclysm. The geography of the area
is now much more inimical to human
travel and survival.
Tycoon: a person who has made
a vast fortune by ranching, mining,
or through business, and has gained
enough power to wield considerable
influence in their community. Can be
a philanthropic benefactor, villainous
parasite, or anything in between.
Law & Order
Most inhabitants of the New West are
pragmatic and realize life on the edge
of society, surrounded by demons and
monsters, is hard and brutal. Might
makes right, and the fastest gun does the
talking on the frontier. Sometimes the
best one can hope for is vigilante justice.
In larger settlements, order is maintained
by appointed sheriffs or champions and
their deputies, but can also be provided
by gangs, well-armed ranchers, business
tycoons, or powerful clans. Only the
largest city-states can support a militia
or military. Resident lawmen are often
a nonexistent luxury in the region, so
Justice Rangers, Cyber-Knights, and
Reid’s Rangers often patrol a wide
territory of small communities. These
champions make regular stops at each
settlement in an area to ensure everyone
is safe and to settle disputes, with the
lawmen often acting as judge, jury, and
executioner.
Technology
While levels of advancement in the
region are largely mixed, the overall
technological level of the New West is low
and comparable to the Old West during
the 1800s. Survival requires the ability to
defeat the many predators in the region,
human and supernatural, so weapons,
armor, and vehicles are important and
tend to be largely high-tech, though
they often reflect the culturally beloved
Old West stylings. Techno-Wizardry is
also common in the area, as are arcane
charms and talismans. On the other
hand, ancient methods of clothing and
transport, like leather moccasins and
horses, are still reliable and functional.
The Black Market, Northern Gun, Wilk’s,
and other manufacturers perpetuate
the 1800s retro-styling to appeal to
the markets of the region. All these
factors combine to result in an eclectic
kaleidoscope of technology is often more
than meets the eye.
THE TEXAS
FREELANDS
While technically in the Domain of Man,
Texas is culturally and geographically
part of the New West. The region of
eastern Texas north of the Colorado River
and east of the Panhandle is known as
the Texas Freelands. The majority of the
Freelands are forest country, with the
western and southernmost areas being
plains. The area is part of the range of
several large Psi-Stalker tribes, and a few
minor nomadic Apache and Comanche
clans. While the Texas Freelands are
claimed by both the Pecos Empire and
the Coalition States, as of 109 P.A. neither
faction has any true holdings in the
territory. Instead, much like southern
Missouri and northern Arkansas, the
area is becoming home to a network of
thriving independent settlements and
city-states.
The Kingdom of Worth
By 109 P.A., the Kingdom of Worth
has become prominently featured on
every map of North America and is an
instance of the impossible coming to pass.
Despite the seemingly implacable forces
arrayed against the upstart kingdom, it
has survived and grown at an explosive
rate. The Kingdom of Worth is now a
mecca for those hoping to build a Texas
independent of both the Coalition States
and the Pecos Empire, and is one of the
largest independent kingdoms in the
Southwest.
BACKGROUND
The Great Cataclysm hit the twin cities of
Fort Worth and Dallas with no remorse,
leaving Dallas a haunted shell and Fort
Worth barren of human life. Little more
than a decade ago, the City of Worth was
home to just a few thousand souls eking
out a living as scavengers, organized
under a democratic city council. “King”
Victor Macklin (a king without a kingdom),
at the head of his personal army of
raiders and tribal followers, came to the
region and gave the Worth city council an
ultimatum to either be destroyed, or join
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 with his followers to form the core of a
new kingdom dedicated to freedom and
independence. The council, completely
outnumbered, accepted Macklin’s
“invitation” and a kingdom was indeed
born. The legendary King Macklin,
famous for his innumerable victories
against Coalition forces, set in motion a
series of events leaving even him amazed.
Tens of thousands flocked to
the Kingdom, now a large web of
communities centered on the burgeoning
City of Worth. King
Macklin’s talk
of f re edom,
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alliances with nearby settlements,
and efforts to recruit tribal clans and
homesteaders created a truly strong new
nation and culture. A central theme of his
call to action was an end to the ravages of
raiders, and a war against the tyranny of
the Coalition States. The delusional king
was only experienced at defeating small
Coalition convoys with the advantage of
inside information and had no idea what
it would be like to face the awesome might
wielded by even a company of Coalition
forces, let alone a field army. Tribal
peoples, numbering nearly one hundred
thousand, waited to see if Macklin and
his fledgling Kingdom survived the
next few years. Until the community’s
survival was more certain, they would
delay joining the new city-state.
Somehow, King Macklin’s ravenous
quest for personal fame happened in
the right place at the right time, at least
for the Kingdom of Worth. The cautious
General Kashbrook at Lone Star had
prepared a series of defensible forts and
supply outposts extending southeast
from Wichita Falls, and prepared to wage
a war to obliterate the kingdom before
the hordes of nomads, estimated by CS
military intelligence to number in the
tens of thousands, joined King Macklin
in pursuit of his dream. Kashbrook’s
military operations were initially delayed
due to incessant, opportunistic Pecos
Empire raids against the easily-disrupted
railway trains supplying Fort Pinnacle on
the Gulf of Mexico.
King Macklin and his personal army
of bandits, flush from raiding supply
trains and outposts, attempted to pre-
emptively strike General Kashbrook’s
troops massing at Wichita Falls.
Macklin’s devoted followers were
victims of their own pride and tried a
needlessly complex operation against
the entrenched Coalition force. Macklin
suffered a devastating defeat killing over
 THE CODE OF THE NEW WEST
Also known simply as “The Code,” this
is a simple code of ethics and conduct
generally accepted and agreed to in the
western wilderness of the Americas.
The hardy men, women, D-Bees,
cowboys, prospectors, adventurers,
lawmen, and even many bounty
hunters, gunslingers, and bandits live
and die by The Code, and treat any
who mock or transgress The Code
with contempt or outright hostility.
„„ Never draw a weapon you ain’t
prepared to use.
„„ Never cheat in a showdown or
duel.
„„ Never kill or hurt women or
children and protect ’em from
harm.
half of the raiders, including those most
fanatically loyal to him. The Kingdom of
Worth seemed destined to destruction
when fate intervened. First, the Sorcerer’s
Revenge unexpectedly brutalized the
Coalition military, and then Emperor
Prosek’s war against Free Quebec drew
further CS forces away from the Texas
region. Sabre Lasar, Warlord Don Marco,
and other Pecos raider tribes coordinated
their attacks to punish the overextended
Coalition operations. The upstart
Warlord Carlos Arroyo led brilliantly
daring raids, penetrating the defenses
of the Lone Star Complex on multiple
occasions. Coalition forces in the region,
reeling from the increasingly successful
attacks by Pecos Raiders glutted on the
spoils of war, struggled to move the
Coalition naval yards and personnel
from southeast Texas to Baton Rouge,
located behind the protective barrier of
„„ Never kill or steal another man’s
horse or transportation, it ain’t
right.
„„ Never destroy a holy place or
harm clergy, ’cept evil ones—then
beware unholy vengeance.
„„ Never break your word of honor
or take money that ain’t owed you.
A man’s word is his bond.
„„ Respect women folk take off your
hat and try not to curse.
„„ Respect the natural laws, nature
itself, and magic. Fear magic.
„„ Respect a worthy opponent and
show them courtesy even in death.
„„ Respect the law, at least until the
law proves itself unworthy o’
respect.
the Simmons Line along the Sabine River.
As predicted by CS military intelligence,
tens of thousands of new tribals settled in
the region surrounding the new city-state.
The opportunity to easily destroy the
Kingdom of Worth had come and gone.
LIFE IN THE KINGDOM OF WORTH
The City of Worth of 109 P.A. is growing
rapidly because of its ability to offer
safety and hope in a region where both
are in short supply. With a population
rivaling the largest city-states in the
New West, Worth is notable for being a
completely new patchwork of amiable
communities. Trade caravans coming
from Kingsdale in the east, laden with
the latest goods from Northern Gun and
the Manistique Imperium, stream in as
the kingdom struggles to set up its own
manufacturing base. Farmers, ranchers,
and trappers supply the community
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 with the necessities of life, and the city’s
infrastructure has been built from looted
Coalition supply trains (including trains
and track). Salvage prospectors regularly
strike it rich in the ruins of Fort Worth,
and reclamation operations have edged
closer to the ominous ruins of Dallas.
THE ARMED FORCES OF THE
KINGDOM OF WORTH
King Macklin is constantly rallying new
troops to his cause and has been courting
a couple of tribes of Psi-Stalkers. He
is generally absent, happy to leave the
governing of the city-state to the Council
of Worth. The council administers the
kingdom quite competently and, shaken
by the defeat of Macklin’s forces at
Wichita Falls, has seriously undertaken
the training and maintenance of a
massive city militia. All able-bodied
adults must train and drill monthly, and
taxes are used to buy war machines from
Golden Age Weaponsmiths. Before long,
the city can truly defend itself, with or
without King Macklin.
THE HAUNTED RUINS OF DALLAS
Following the Coming of the Rifts,
demons and supernatural entities laid
claim to the ruins of Dallas. There are
tales of a notorious warlord and his legion
of bandits which rode into the haunted
ruins, never to return. It is rumored these
brave souls joined the ghosts that slew
them and that, during the worst storms,
these Storm Riders return to the mortal
realm to seek their revenge on the living.
Despite the tales and rumored demonic
infestations, the ruins of Dallas are not
home to any ley line nexus points and
are largely empty of mortal foes. However,
dangers do remain.
Legends of vengeful ghosts and spirits
haunting the region continue to scare off
any but the foolhardiest. The Comanche
and Apache say the Kingdom of Worth
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is damned by its proximity to Dallas and
refuse to ride within a hundred miles of
the site. Psychics and sensitives like Psi-
Stalkers verify the ruins are indeed the
location of some form of unidentifiable
supernatural evil. Swarms of poltergeists,
possessing entities, and tectonic entities
linger in the area and plague interlopers.
Houstown
Located just fifty miles northeast of Pecos
Empire territory, the free city of Houstown
is the most densely populated city in
southern Texas. The city is a surprisingly
clean, friendly, and well-defended hub for
shipping and commerce along the Gulf
of Mexico, and is surrounded by farming,
livestock, and fishing villages. Houstown
and the Pecos Empire have settled into a
sort of symbiosis. Houstown is a neutral
area where tribal and gang leaders, many
from the Pecos Empire, prefer to meet to
resolve issues and conduct diplomacy.
The most challenging discussions are
carried out with the help of impartial
mediators. When truly powerful leaders
meet to talk diplomacy, the Lord Mayor
of Houstown, Orpheus the Titan, often
sits in on disputes.
BACKGROUND
Before the Great Cataclysm, Houston
was the center of the energy industry, a
pivotal part of the old American Empire’s
space program, and major population
center. When Atlantis returned, driving
sea levels to rise across the globe, much
of southeastern Houston’s suburbs were
submerged in a watery grave. Though no
comprehensive records survived the first
century of the Dark Ages, it is said the
area is where some of the first Psi-Stalkers
were ever encountered. Houstown has
been home to a large community of Psi-
Stalkers ever since.
LIFE IN HOUSTOWN
The city is a melting pot of humans, Psi-
Stalkers (who make up nearly a quarter
of the population), and D-Bees. Locals
suggest the city should be declared the
capital of the Pecos Empire, as it has
become the major center for commerce
and industry in the badlands. Truth be
told, while Houstown plays a key role as a
commercial hub for the raiders, it is a free
city and not an actual part of the Pecos
Empire, unlike the settlements west of
the Colorado river which all swear fealty
to one Pecos faction or another.
The city is governed by a Lord Mayor
who is elected by the citizens of Houstown.
The Lord Mayor wields broad executive
powers and is an autocrat. He is aided
by an Advisory Council, whose advice
he is not required to follow, made up
of popularly appointed representatives
coming from neighborhoods and
communities throughout the city. The
council approves department heads
nominated by the Lord Mayor, and if
there is disapproval of the Lord Mayor’s
performance the council can call a new
election for the Mayor’s office. Since
arriving in Houstown, the Titan Orpheus
has defeated marauding sea monsters
and brought peace and stability to the
city through his own brand of benevolent
dictatorship and has only once had to run
for re-election.
HOUSTOWN ARMED FORCES
Many of Houstown’s abnormally
high concentration of Psi-Stalkers are
employed in the city’s law enforcement as
an elite guard unit. The rest of the city’s
defenses rely on its strong militia and the
fortified ring-wall built using the ruins of
the raised interstate highway 610 loop—
known as “The Loop”—surrounding
Houstown. The city’s militia garrisons
The Loop around-the-clock. Life “inside
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few supernatural foes able to penetrate
the perimeter thanks to Psi-Stalker patrols.
Los Alamo
Los Alamo is a strong isolationist
community found near the ruins of
Austin encircled by a fortified wall and
an infamous fifty-mile-wide stretch of
wasteland called “The Border”, a massive
minefield only passable by four roads
leading in from the rough equivalent of
the cardinal directions.
BACKGROUND
If the local historians are correct, a few
units of the Texas National Guard were
able to save a group of survivors in
the immediate aftermath of the Great
Cataclysm. Within a decade the new
community had salvaged a sizable part
of the technology and learning from the
ruins of Austin. To combat the hazard
of D-Bee marauders and supernatural
predators, the kingdom began to wall
itself off from the rest of the world. The
city, constantly under siege, reminded
people of the Alamo in Texas history, so
they named their community Los Alamo.
For the length of the Dark Ages, Los
Alamo isolated itself and refused to
admit strangers into their prosperous
community. In the late 50’s P.A., a
number of trusted merchant caravans
began to connect Los Alamo with
other communities by trade. The city
implemented an “Open Door” policy in
102 P.A. and began interacting with the
world at large. In 104 P.A., the kingdom
was approached with an extremely
attractive sales and credit offer by Naruni
Enterprises, and Los Alamo signed a
massive contract, worth hundreds of
millions of credits in annual purchases,
with the inter-dimensional arms
dealers. Later that year, the kingdom
graciously turned down a proposal to
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join the Coalition States. The leaders of
Los Alamo had no idea how much their
choices would anger the CS.
LIFE IN LOS ALAMO
The most powerful and wealthy in Los
Alamo became an aristocracy known as
the “barons,” with the governor of the
kingdom known as the Baron-in-Chief,
or commonly the “Bic.” The position of
“Bic” and the baronial seats are passed
down through a complex system of
inheritance allowing titles to pass to an
heir who is not a child or direct relative
of the previous Baron.
For the average person, Los Alamo is
a paradise of freedom and abundance
generally unknown outside of the
fortified cities of the Coalition. The
literacy and life expectancy rates are high,
and crime is low. While the population
is human supremacist and anti-magic,
they aren’t unnecessarily violent about
it. Psychic powers are welcomed as a
“natural” ability, and the community
holds psychically sensitive mutant
animals in high regard for their ability
to hunt and locate supernatural threats.
“Downtown” is what most locals call
Los Alamo city. Downtown’s buildings
reach up to thirty stories high, and the
paved roads are dotted with street lights,
neon signs, and storefronts, which all
give Los Alamo an impressive urban
skyline. Running water, electricity, and
air conditioning are ubiquitous, and
citizens can be seen going about a
thoroughly modern, safe lifestyle.
New Austin and Greenestown are a pair
of satellite settlements to “Downtown”
Los Alamo, and act as border points
where visitors must leave their heavy
weapons and equipment before traveling
further into Los Alamo. Visitors are only
allowed to travel Downtown by train
but can access mechanic facilities and
general stores carrying standard supplies robust armored contingent and strong air
without traveling further inland. wing. In addition to mechanized infantry,
The Naruni Trading Depot, established there are large enhanced infantry
in 104 P.A., occupies the entirety of a battalions made up of Juicers and Borgs.
high-rise building in the best part of The military of Los Alamo relies almost
Downtown. The Naruni have artfully exclusively on Naruni Enterprises arms
chosen to station human representatives and equipment, fielding their body
in Los Alamo, though many of them armor, small arms, hover tanks, fighter
are from other parts of the Megaverse®, aircraft, and other equipment. This
and therefore technically D-Bees. The alien weaponry gives the troops of Los
Depot’s showrooms sell a full range of Alamo a notable technological advantage,
high-tech products adapted for human against even the most modern militaries
use, with weapons, body armor, vehicles, of North America, but has also caused a
entertainment systems, hand computers, major rift between the kingdom and the
medical equipment, and sensor systems Coalition States.
all sold at low prices. In addition to merc
security guards, there is a contingent of
two dozen Naruni “Repo-Bots,” hyper-
advanced total conversion Cyborgs, ready THE PECOS EMPIRE
to defend the facility if necessary.
Juicers have played a vital role in the
survival of Los Alamo since the Coming
Though the origin of the name Pecos is
of the Rifts. Los Alamo history and
debatable, there are many who believe it
legends are replete with stories of heroes
comes from the Spanish verb for sinning
undergoing the lethal augmentation to
or doing wrong. Indeed, many cattle
protect their community throughout the
owners call it a “Pecos swap” when an
Dark Ages. The monuments of the city
item is stolen. Regardless of the term’s
prominently feature Juicer champions
origins, the word Pecos is synonymous
of justice and freedom. Oddly enough,
with gunfights, cattle rustling, and
the respect the citizens of Los Alamo
adventure.
show towards Juicers often inspires
The core territory of the Pecos Empire is
even the most troublesome of them to be
southwestern Texas, west of the Colorado
respectful while visiting the community.
River and including the Trans-Pecos
The city of Los Alamo has nearly a
desert region (called “The Bend”), the
dozen body-chop-shops offering Juicer
Texas Hill Country, and the south Texas
conversion, and their experiments with
coastal plain (known as the “Grande
the technology led to the first of the Titan
Range”). The “Empire” is a loosely allied
Juicer treatments being developed to help
community of raiding clans and tribes
combat supernaturally strong demons
based out of the region. The area is lawless,
and vampires.
with settlements constantly shifting
in their loyalties between the various
LOS ALAMO ARMED FORCES
warlords and gangs. The Coalition denies
Los Alamo has a large standing army of
the area is an empire and refers to the
battle-hardened veterans, with almost
region as the “Pecos Badlands,” which is
every citizen having undergone basic
a much more accurate assessment.
combat training. The kingdom’s infantry
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 It is important to note most Pecos
bandit raids take place outside of the
territory claimed by the raiders, with CS
Lone Star, CS El Dorado, CS Missouri,
New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Kansas,
and Oklahoma being the principal areas
targeted by the raiders.
While it may look like it on a map, the
cities of New El Paso, Ciudad Juarez, and
New del Rio do not actually fall under
the control of the warlords of the Pecos
Empire, and are therefore not a part of it.
Important Pecos
Factions
The region claimed by the Pecos
Empire is also claimed by other groups
of nomads and raiders, including the
Apache and the Pervic Simvan, who
live and travel through the region in
considerable numbers.
THE SABRE WARRIORS
Led by “Emperor” Sabre Lasar, the Sabre
Warriors constitute the single largest and
most powerful legion of cutthroats in the
so-called Pecos Empire.
At full strength, the Sabre Warriors can
rival an entire Coalition military division
in fighting force. In addition to the Sabre
Warriors, many other raiding groups
turn to Sabre Lasar's leadership during
periods of war and crisis, which has at
times allowed him to field a combined
force ten times the regular size of the
Sabre Warriors.
THE PECOS RIDERS
Under command of the infamous Warlord
Grange, the collection of the vilest raiding
groups in the Pecos Badlands are known
as the Pecos Riders. The outfit earned
its name from the fact the majority ride
horses or other animals.
Warlord Grange has other tribes and
factions allied to him and can raise a
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horde of raiders second only to the Sabre
Warriors in numbers and ferocity.
THE SILVER DAGGER GANG
Warlord Don Marco is much more of a
mafia kingpin than a classic raider, with
his gang of bandits known as the Silver
Dagger Gang running their operations
within the borders of the Pecos Empire.
A third of the ill-gotten goods fenced
in the Pecos Badlands pass through his
network. The Silver Dagger Gang wields
enormous political influence and power
within the settlements of the region.
THE APACHE
The Bend lies at the easternmost part of
Apache Country, a region stretching from
Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico to
The Bend in western Texas. Led by their
famous chieftain and “Great Father”
Gray Fox, the Apache claim the territory
as theirs. They usually do not attack
trespassers who respect the Apache and
their lands. Apaches alert interlopers to
their presence by dispatching parties of
one to two dozen warriors to distantly
observe them for a brief period, and then
return once every few days to let them
know they are being watched. When the
Apache wage their raid-style warfare, it is
usually over resources and to gain glory
in battle. The Apache would much rather
impress an opponent than totally wipe
them out. The Apache and Pecos Raiders
get along as well as they do due to this
similar outlook, while the Coalition
States are enemies only worthy to be
relentlessly attacked and plundered.
THE PERVIC SIMVAN
The largely unpopulated region between
the Rio Grande River, New Del Rio, and
the Gulf of Mexico is known as the
Grande Range. The Pervic Simvan, led
by their chieftain Zimchex, are the most
powerful tribe in the region. They are
renowned for their large numbers and
skill breeding and riding Ostrosaurus.
The Pervic Simvan are expert raiders and
sought-after mercenaries.
New San Antonio
New San Antonio is the largest city
within the borders of the Pecos Empire
and has a ramshackle appearance
familiar to anyone who has visited the
burbs of Chi-Town. The burgeoning
city is centered on the remains of Fort
Sam Houston and the Brooke Army
Medical Center, both rebuilt, and is the
epicenter of the operations for Warlord
Don Marco's Silver Dagger Gang. The
city’s gambling halls, drug dens, Juicer
augmentation clinics, body-chop-shops,
arms dealers, and other businesses
are all run by the organized criminal
organization. The rest of the city is
orderly and prosperous, with a network
of farms and ranches extending out in
the shadow of relative safety created
by the Silver Dagger Gang.
like cockfighting, dogfighting, and the
red-light district account for a generous
portion of revenue as well.
A board of commissioners runs the city.
The “Board of Culture,” is a plutocratic
institution based on the donation
of funds to the community. Each
October, donations are collected from
anyone who has lived in
Crossroads for at least
four months. The town
guard receive these
thinly-veiled bribes in
sealed envelopes at
their headquarters
building. Once
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Crossroads
The second largest city in the Pecos
Badlands, Crossroads is known as the “Las
Vegas” of the Pecos Empire. The relatively
modern and safe community is located
near the pre-Rifts ruins of Kerrville in
the Texas Hill Country. Its location near
Los Alamo makes Crossroads the center
of trade in the Pecos Empire. Crossroads
is also the cultural and entertainment
hub of the Empire, with many artists,
performers, and artisans calling the
city home. The city is famous for its
commissioned art and personalized gear.
Ornate saddlebags, boots, jackets, and
other equipment featuring custom art or
gang insignia are in high demand. The
city’s tattoo parlors are some of the best
on the continent. Performances, musical
events, and art shows happen daily in
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 have been collected, the packages are
opened, and the eleven individuals who
made the largest donations are appointed
to the Board of Culture for the next
year, with seniority determined by who
donated the most.
Uvalde
Uvalde lucked out during the Great
Cataclysm, with most of the area’s
people and infrastructure spared the
worst of the initial destruction. The town
become the center of a network of farms,
ranches, forts, homes, and businesses. In
addition to the buildings at the center
of town, a collage of tents, wagons,
vehicles, and other portable structures
encircle Uvalde. These belong to a largely
transient population of raiders, including
Warlord Grange and his allies who use
the city as their headquarters during the
winter months.
At the start of the summer every year,
the Buckaroo Bonanza Rodeo is held in
Uvalde, with competitors and spectators
coming from the Pecos Badlands and
beyond to compete for fame, glory, and
prize money. The week-long festival
acts as an opportunity for old friends or
rivals to catch up and settle scores. Many
raiding groups also use the event to scope
out and recruit skilled warriors.
Laredo
Laredo is a unique settlement divided
up into twenty districts, each run by
a different gang of outlaws or familial
clan. A lawless shanty town writ large,
the settlement makes even the worst
CS burbs seem like blissful utopias
in comparison. It is joked that even
vampires avoid the area. Countless
saloons flank the muddy thoroughfares
and alleys of Laredo, and blood sports
are commonplace at the city’s ubiquitous
gambling dens. The streets are dangerous,
day or night, with gunfights, duels, and
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small riots occurring daily. The tech level
of the settlement is equivalent to the
American Old West, with running water
and electricity the exception and not the
rule in Laredo.
The city is divided in half, with one
part of the town in Mexico and the other
in Texas. A drawbridge—the only bridge
spanning the Rio Grande— separates the
two halves of the town and is usually kept
raised so as not to accidentally allow in
vampires. Just north of the town are the
pre-Rifts ruins of Laredo. The site is home
to dozens of prospecting and salvage
operations. Even more than Uvalde,
Laredo’s population is largely transient,
with the town’s residents tripling or
quadrupling during the winter months
when the raiders come home to roost.
Mercado
You will never find Mercado on a map,
because it is never in any one place for
long. Mercado, or Market Town as the
gringos also call it, is the headquarters
of the Black Market faction El Occulta.
The town’s center is a massive open-air
market surrounded by saloons, gambling
halls, drug dens, and brothels. Visitors
see a market brimming with weapons,
ammo crates, and exotic beasts, and
festooned with bulky tarp-wrapped
vehicles, power suits, and robots. Pecos
warlords, Simvan tribal chiefs, and
infamous outlaws come to Mercado to
do their shopping whenever they get the
chance. El Occulta makes a large part of
its fortune by keeping enough stock on
hand to supply military campaigns and
large raids, and warlords regularly take
advantage of the fact.
One of the defining features of
Mercado is it has no fixed location, and
never overstays its welcome. The city is
constantly relocating itself, on average
every three or four months, to keep
from being successfully targeted by
enemies like the Coalition or in response
to any number of threats to the town
ranging from bad weather in the region
or bad blood with locals. The buildings
and market-stalls are temporary
constructions, with many items sold out
of the back of cargo haulers or even right
off the backs of pack animals.
THE REST OF
THE WEST
Scattered throughout the rest of the
territory sit numerous human-dominated
settlements participating in the New West
culture—many technologically-oriented,
but some reliant on Techno-Wizardry.
Wilk’s Laser
Industries
Around 20 P.A., a Rogue Scientist
descended from the founder of Wilk’s
Laser Industries —John Harrington
Wilk—uncovered the pre-Rifts factory
complex during a dig near Ellsworth Air
Force base. Forty years later, the reborn
company was a major manufacturer
of cutting-edge laser scalpels, laser-
distancing equipment, laser holographic
projectors, laser torches, laser guidance
systems, and advanced optical computer
equipment.
By 80 P.A., Wilk’s entered the arms
market with a line of laser pistols and
rifles renowned for their range and
accuracy. The main weapons line is made
of black plastic and ceramics molded
into sleek, predatory
triangular shapes. The company also
produces a line of “Remi” laser weapons
with the appearance and styling popular
in the New West. Try as they might,
Northern Gun and other manufacturers
cannot duplicate the performance of
Wilk’s technology—leading Northern
Gun to engage in a trade war with the
company and the outlawing of Wilk’s
main line of weaponry (but not their
other products) within Coalition territory.
Many mercenaries, raiders, and
freedom fighters unhappy with the
Coalition carry Wilk’s pistols and rifles
as a badge of rebellion and pride, as
their workmanship is second-to-none—
sending sales through the roof. As of 109
P.A. the burgeoning company town, built
on the ruins of Rapid City, stands poised
as a new center for trade in western
South Dakota.
The 1st Apocalyptic
Cavalry
Born from the fiery depths of vengeance
and vigilantism, the human-centric 1st
Apocalyptic Cavalry brings justice to the
western frontier of the Coalition States.
Known throughout the Midwest as
heroes and champions of justice, at least
by human communities, they primarily
target nonhumans and monsters. The
disciplined, professional riders organize
into “Cavalry Companies,” with each
company assigned a territory to patrol or
bring justice to for the coming year.
A Coalition citizen disillusioned with
bureaucracy, General Kenneth Sprite
founded the 1st Apocalyptic Cavalry to
prevent D-Bees from murdering other
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 human families like they did his. Because
the organization targets nonhumans, the
CS military “overlooks” their vigilante
activities, and even surreptitiously
provides Cavalry Companies with
information on D-Bees and other outlaws
the Coalition cannot reach.
FORT PROSPECT
Located in the Platte River near the ruins
of Fort Kearney in Nebraska, Fort Prospect
serves as the fortified headquarters and
military epicenter of the 1st Apocalyptic
Cavalry. Inside the base’s walls sits a small,
growing frontier town populated by the
family and friends of the 1st Cavalry. The
town holds an arms depot selling only to
the Cavalry and those of good repute, a
general store, Operator’s garage, cyber-
clinic, and friendly saloon. Several other
settlements and homesteads bloom in the
oasis of safety provided by Fort Prospect,
with farming and ranching operations
predominating.
THE OUTPOSTS
Constructed following the success of
Fort Prospect, a series of tiny fortified
communities extend the 1st Cavalry’s
brand of law and order into the
wilderness—each built near a cluster
of human settlements troubled by
inhuman threats.
Fort Tanner in eastern Wyoming sits
near the ruins of a pre-Rifts city housing
many prospectors and homesteaders.
The nearby citizens of Jackson City, a
Dark Ages settlement, happily welcome
the 1st Cavalry to the region.
Fort Defiance, near Stockton, Kansas,
protects growing trade in the region.
Fort Charles, to the east of Fort
Prospect, stands atop the ruins of Sidney
and helps secure the outer fringes of the
former state of Iowa. The Coalition treats
this outpost as the lawful endeavor of
concerned citizens.
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Fort Jericho protects South Dakota
north of Norfolk. Recently, D-Bee
marauders nearly razed the outpost, but
they were eliminated, and the fort was
promptly rebuilt.
The Colorado Baronies
Located in northeastern Colorado, the
Baronies occupy an area of plains, not
mountains. As the Great Cataclysm
raged and arcane energies surged into
the people and lands of Colorado, some
survivors quickly and subconsciously
learned to wield this energy to defend
themselves and their loved ones. These
first Mystics carved the town of Hope
out of the chaos: a settlement destined
to become a beacon of civilization in the
Post-Apocalyptic Dark Ages.
The Colorado Baronies are each run
by a “Baron,” a philosopher-king Mystic
advised by a Cabinet of Advisors, half
hand-picked by the Baron and half
elected democratically. Law enforcement
in the community uses mind probes and
other supernatural powers to interrogate
suspected lawbreakers. Some consider
the tactics immoral and a violation of
justice due to the heavily subjective
nature of the information gained and
the way it threatens the presumption of
innocence until proven guilty. Even the
Coalition avoids this practice.
THE BARONY OF HOPE
The largest city of the Colorado Baronies,
Hope sits on a ley line nexus near the
ruins of Greely in the northern quadrant.
One of the first places to develop Techno-
Wizardry, the masters of the craft in the
New West built the city, transforming it
into the TW capital of the region. The
barony is awash with the full, mind-
bending array of TW devices, vehicles,
and contraptions designed to harness
the limitless energies flowing through
the area. The denizens of Hope are
exceptionally well-educated, and literate,
compared to the rest of the New West.
THE BARONY OF TESTAMENT
Occupying the southern quadrant, the
rougher, boisterous communities of
Testament primarily engage in cattle
ranching.
THE WILMINGTON BARONY
Located in the eastern quadrant, nearly
a dozen mid-sized farming communities
make up the populous barony of
Wilmington. The quiet collection of
towns employ Techno-Wizardry in a
variety of mundane ways.
THE BARONY OF CHARITY
Charity, in the western quadrant, is a new
Barony situated in the foothills of the
Rocky Mountains. The economy started
with mining and lumber operations
and expanded into a center of trade and
entertainment. Charity is the black sheep
of the Colorado Baronies. Baron Nathaniel
Zane—a cold-hearted Ley Line Walker
consumed with accumulating wealth and
power—takes a cut of all profits in the
region, both legal and illegal, and forgoes
any elected advisors. A corrupt private
force of thugs protects the interests of the
Baron and his “business associates.”
The quintessential “Wild West”
settlement, gunfights occur daily in
Charity. The barony serves as a haven
for saddle tramps, gamblers, gunslingers,
snake oil salesmen, and all manner
of outlaws. The town hosts saloons,
whore houses, gambling casinos, blood
sports arenas, and a body-chop-shop.
An impressive general store carries the
latest “shooting irons” and “duds” that
are all the rage with the city’s clientele,
including the full range of Black Market
and Techno-Wizardry gear.
Silvereno
Silvereno is a wealthy city-state nestled
in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado
near the ruins of Glenwood Springs and
is the largest supplier of silver in North
America. Cyborg miners spearhead
massive mining operations that supply
silver and other metals to human
communities throughout the continent.
The outlying communities are engaged in
lumber, trapping, and farming. The city-
state is run by a council of four made up
of an elected mayor, elected town sheriff,
and representatives from the lumber and
mining guilds.
Silvereno is also home to a secret coven
of vampires (see Rifts ® North America:
Blood & Banes for more details about
vampires and the threat to Silvereno).
The Great Trade Road
A trade route established during the Two
Centuries Dark Age, the Great Trade
Road is not a paved highway, but a well-
traveled route stamped into the terrain
of Colorado, Utah, and Arizona by the
foot traffic of centuries of trade caravans,
couriers, and adventurers. Mercenaries
hired by cities on the route ensure safe
passage for the goods feeding the region’s
increasingly intertwined economies.
NEW DURANGO
New Durango is a mining town
supplying precious metals, stone, and
gems—staples of Techno-Wizardry—to
the markets of the region.
ARZNO
Located on the northern rim of the Grand
Canyon, Arzno is a large, modern city-
state that exports farming equipment,
small arms, armor, and their Techno-
Wizardry equivalents to markets
throughout the New West. It is home to
saloons, hotels, merchant shops, arms
dealers, hospitals, garages, and body-
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 chop-shops. See Rifts ® North America:
Arcana & Mysticism for more information
about this pivotal Techno-Wizard
city-state.
JOSEPH CITY
Joseph City, in central Arizona along
the old Interstate 40, is another hub
for travelers in the region. The area’s
ranchers and homesteaders produce high
quality hides and leather.
PHOENIX
The ruins of Phoenix house a settlement
of hunters and gatherers making their
living off the hides and other byproducts
extracted from the alien wildlife,
dinosaurs, and supernatural predators
dominating the Scottsdale forest, an area
of alien woods and vegetation slowly
spreading like a disease. The town
sports a thriving arms market due to the
dangerous nature of the local economy.
Gallup
Gallup is a sizable community of
isolationists who are supremely
xenophobic and hostile towards the
inhuman, the arcane, and all outsiders.
Travelers are warned to give this
settlement a wide berth, as the citizens of
Gallup run even the friendliest-looking
visitors out of town.
The Clarkdale
Confederacy
Born out of the harrowing Dark Age,
the communities of the Clarkdale
Confederacy—Clarkdale, Cottonwood,
and Jerome—sit amid a dangerous and
inaccessible region of Arizona. The
Confederacy does not allow travelers
within its borders for long, and citizens
trek to other communities to conduct any
necessary trade with outsiders.
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Tucson
The Great Cataclysm reduced the city
of Tucson to a collection of radioactive
craters. The area still retains low levels
of radiation, causing sickness and death
to those exposed long enough. The small
community of Craterville sprang up in
the ruins, its population of misshapen
human mutants resistant to the ravages
of radiation. They make a surprisingly
good living as prospectors, and post
makeshift signs featuring the radiation
symbol or skull and crossbones to warn
people away from the dangerous area.
Bandito Arms
The Black Market faction called Bandito
Arms focuses on the trade of traditional
arms and equipment, as opposed to the
occult talismans, ancient artifacts, and
exotic items handled by some of the other
groups. Most of the world knows their
facilities are located somewhere in the
New West beyond the Rocky Mountains,
but the faction’s security measures
keep any accurate locations from being
determined.
While they make “knock-off” copies
of popular items, Bandito Arms
differentiates itself from the rest of the
Black Market by manufacturing its own
line of products—including advanced
power armor, cybernetics, weapons,
and equipment. This allowed Bandito
Arms to quietly take over a substantial
portion of the market in the New West
and Midwest, with some traders jokingly
calling them “Western Gun.” Fortunately
for high-end product lines, Bandito Arms
cannot mimic the innovative designs of
Wilk’s, Triax, Naruni, or the most state-
of-the-art weapons lines of the Coalition
or Northern Gun.
AREA 51 & EL DIABLO
Almost a century ago, Bandito Arms
uncovered the ultra-secret military base
called Area 51—the most advanced
research, prototyping, and testing facility
in the world. To everyone’s surprise, the
abandoned facility’s vast hangars, bunker
complex, and high-tech production
facilities remained completely intact
thanks to the arid environment.
Bandito Arms moved right in, renamed
the facility “El Diablo,” and quickly
made it their secret headquarters. They
completely cleared the area around Groom
Lake and Area 51 of surface structures
capable of giving away the location. Robot
dinosaurs covered in realistic skins scare
away interlopers lingering in the area.
When that doesn’t work, a massive force
can spring from hidden access points and
overwhelm anything short of a Coalition
mechanized division.
A small contingent of Black Market
researchers, technical personnel, and
security crew commute in for shifts from
an isolated village where they live with
their families. Inconspicuous vehicles
drop-off and pick-up the employees
at a hidden site connected to the main
El Diablo complex by an improvised,
hundred mile-long subway system.
LAS VEGAS
Salvage operations picked clean the
deserted, haunted ruins of Las Vegas
over a century ago. The bones of its
suburbs house concealed Bandito Arms
listening and observation posts designed
to protect their secretive operations in
the area.
He nder s on , a col le c t ion of
neighborhoods on the southeast side of
the city, appears to be a small merchant
town in the middle of nowhere. In truth,
vast underground warehouses hide
throughout the area. The townspeople
and “visiting” mercs are actually Black
Marketeers and their families.
Lake Mead serves as the headquarters
of Bandito Arms’ smuggling operations.
Supplied by the storehouses in
Henderson, the inactive Hoover Dam is
now a seasonal waterfall and port for
shipments traveling along the Colorado
River to markets throughout the New
West and beyond.
THE HAUNTED STRIP
The Haunted Strip is the main reason Las
Vegas remains desolate and depopulated.
Once the most famous corridor of the
pre-Cataclysm city, the central stretch
of Las Vegas Boulevard was lined
with extravagant casinos, hotels, and
outrageous attractions. Now, what looks
like innocuous ruins by day become a
perilous “fun house” of haunted horrors
by night.
Once darkness falls, a majestic illusory
vision of Las Vegas coalesces, with
crowds of phantom revelers, innumerable
bright lights, and the towering structures
of the era reappearing. The sounds of
raucous crowds, vehicles, and casinos
fill the Haunted Strip. Anyone daring
to navigate the Strip at this time must
resist the mind-controlling effects of the
illusion or be completely enthralled by
the joyous spectacle. Those enthralled
lose track of what they were doing,
interact with the faux reality, and party,
gamble, or otherwise amuse themselves
and engage with the “people” of years
past in the mind-blowing wonderland of
pre-Rifts Las Vegas during the Golden
Age of Humanity.
Victims slowly find themselves
drained of arcane and psychic energies
as incorporeal beings feed on their
emotions, but usually are not otherwise
harmed. However, ghosts and spirits
try to frighten or attack anyone trying
to interrupt the mirage or remove those
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 NEW WEST ENCOUNTERS
D20 RESULT
1 –7 Same results as in The Game Master’s Handbook.
Coalition Scouting Party: Same results as in The Game Master’s Handbook
8
but substitute forces with entries from this book.
Native American Band: A band of 3d8 Native Americans (as Soldiers) travel
9 –10 through the area, led by a Wild Card shaman (see Savage Rifts® North America:
Arcana & Mysticism). Roll on the Opposition Leader Table.
Simvan Monster Riders: Same results as in The Game Master’s Handbook, but
11 –12
twice the number.
Wandering Monsters: As the Wandering Monsters result in The Game
Master’s Handbook (typically dinosaurs, Rhino Buffalo, Worm Wraiths,
13 –14
Panthera-Tereon, and Blood Hawks see Savage Foes of North America and
Arcana & Mysticism).
15 –16 Brodkil: Same results as in The Game Master’s Handbook but add a Witchling.
Black Market Smuggling Operation: Same result as in The Game Master’s
17
Handbook.
Wild Vampires: Same results as in The Game Master’s Handbook, but twice
18 –19
as many.
20 Same results as in The Game Master’s Handbook.

enthralled by it. If a commotion ensues, aliens and the community encourages

tectonic entities are drawn to the conflict
and escalate the violence. Psychically tied
to the ruins of the Strip, the incorporeal
beings rarely pursue those who flee,
though rare reports of possession and
worse exist.
Roswell
The Great Cataclysm left Roswell, site of
a famous UFO crash-landing and subject
of countless alien conspiracy theories, an
uninhabited ruin. Recently, many Psi-X
“alien” outcasts, led by someone called
“The Smoking Man,” made their way
to Roswell and established an eclectic
settlement. The community specializes
in indulging the needs of the travelers
(and Pecos raiders) crisscrossing the
wastelands between old Texas and
the New West. The Psi-X claim to be
descendants of the original Roswell
“alien” looking D-Bees to settle there and
engage in the charade.
Many visitors believe in traditional
UFOs and aliens, conflating Rifts Earth
reality with what they see on pre-
Cataclysm movies and shows. The light-
hearted Roswell community plays to the
cultural hype by peddling all sorts of
memorabilia, “alien artifacts,” and exotic
technology and weapons—in addition
to the casinos, taverns, drug dens and
general stores necessary to keep rough
travelers and mercs entertained and
supplied. An immensely popular freak
show includes a “real UFO” and visitors
are continually entertained by the
various “alien” townspeople and their
unusual antics.
A sizable —and very successful—
Naruni Enterprises outlet calls Roswell
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wearing ridiculous outfits and Repo-
Bots operating publicly and openly as
a marketing ploy. The interdimensional
arms dealers base their operations out of
a huge alien hover caravan, disappearing
without a trace into the badlands
whenever Coalition forces arrive in
the region (which Naruni Enterprises
monitors with a hidden network of ultra-
tech sensors).
New El Paso
The large city-state of El Paso is one of the
last great vestiges of civilization as one
travels into the New West. King Wyatt
Halloway, a shallow ranching tycoon
known to be sometimes extravagantly
generous and sometimes murderously
vindictive, rules the important trade hub.
The city has a massive gang problem,
with the mutant dog “K-9s,” mutant and
D-Bee feline “Wild Cats,” ugly Orc and
mutant “Trogs,” and human supremacist
“Hammer” gangs fighting in the streets
regularly. The city’s market square caters
to operations in the vampire-infested
region, and features expedition outfitters,
magic shops, mystic travel services, a
psychic healer society, an official Wilk’s
outlet, Rio Grande ferry services (daylight
only), high-tech garages, and a modern
hospital with cyber-clinic.
THE TOMORROW
LEGION IN THE
NEW WEST
The New West just waits to be mapped and
explored by the Tomorrow Legion, and is
the destination of countless desperadoes,
including those fleeing Tolkeen, who
need to be brought to justice or recruited
to the cause. Here, Legionnaires interact
with Cowboys, Gunslingers, Justice
Rangers, and wild frontier folk.
Relatively near to Castle Refuge, the
Texas Freelands act as a portal for
adventures into the Vampire Kingdoms
and the New West. Castle Refuge
dispatches Exploration and Community
Outreach teams to the region’s city-states,
all potentially valuable trade partners
and allies. Interdiction Teams may
be tasked with protecting towns from
raiders or with defeating troublesome
warlords among the scum and villainy
of the Pecos Empire.
ENCOUNTERS IN THE NEW WEST
To generate encounters in the New West,
use the new New West Encounters
table in conjunction with the Game
Master’s Handbook.
SAVAGE TALE:
THE BOONIES
An ancient, long-forgotten treasure
lies buried somewhere beneath the
mountains of Colorado. While on a long-
range mission to the Colorado Baronies,
the Legionnaires come into possession
of a map to this treasure—but the forces
of the corrupt Nathaniel Zane, Baron of
Charity, stand in the way.
Standoff
A growing winter storm forces the heroes
to seek refuge in a shanty town located in
the ruins of Denver. The “town” is really
nothing more than a bunch of squatters
in the ancient rubble. While weathering
the storm, a stranger approaches the
Legionnaires and requests sanctuary
from his pursuers.
“My name is Brendan Welsche. I am
being pursued over this,” he says, waving
a map in your faces. “This map leads to
a treasure beyond your wildest dreams. I
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 stole it from the pig Baron Zane and his
lackeys while I was being forced to work
for him. If you help me, we can split it
amongst ourselves.”
EE Brendan Welsche: As a Cowboy
with Boating d6, see page 190.
If captured, the treasure could pay for
upgrades to the heroes’ own equipment
or be donated to fund the efforts of Castle
Refuge. The Legionnaires must attempt
to decipher the map’s riddles to find the
treasure.
SOLVING THE RIDDLE
The clues all refer to the landscape of
these parts, and heroes should be able to
pick out local landmarks to help decipher
the clues.
„„Clue 1: leads the team to Long Lake
„„Clue 2: leads them to the confluence
of two creeks
„„Clue 3: leads them to the Valley of
the Twin Peaks.
Once they decipher the first clue, the
Legionnaires set forth on their journey to
retrieve the fortune. If needed, a Survival
or Common Knowledge roll at −2 solves
the riddle.
THE RIDDLE
Take care on the long road to
the lake of the same name.
Follow the creek to where the
roaring forks meet.
In the shadow of the Twin
Peaks find its opposite, though
similar in name, and there the
treasure lies.
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Journey into
the Boonies
The heroes must scale a mountainside to
reach the first point on the map. Another
storm comes on as the heroes travel
further up into the mountains. Brendan
Welsche suggests looking for a nearby
abandoned mine to seek refuge from
the storm. Finding the mine before the
storm hits requires one hero to succeed
a Difficult Dramatic Task using Notice
or Survival (see Dramatic Tasks in
Savage Worlds).
If found, the mine provides excellent
protection against the storm, possibly
allowing those in its shelter time for an
Interlude. If the heroes fail to find the mine,
they must hunker down and weather the
worst of the blizzard. Any characters
not protected by an enclosed vehicle or
inside armor with Full Environmental
Protection must make a Vigor check at −2
or suffer one level of Cold-based Fatigue
(see Cold in Savage Worlds).
Come the morning, the heroes crest
the peak and find in the distance a lake
believed to be the destination revealed by
the first clue: Long Lake. A group of Zane’s
gunmen spring from the protection of
rocky outcroppings, ambushing the
Legionnaires as they approach the lake.
„„Commandos (6 + 1 per hero): Three
crew the GAW Bradley below, see
Savage Foes of North America.
„„GAW Bradley IFV: See page 48.
„„Gunslinger: See page 190.
„„NG-X9 Samson Power Armor Pilot:
As a Commando with the Power
Armor Jock Edge, see Savage Foes of
North America.
„„Wilderness Scout: See Savage Foes of
North America.
Once they dispose of the attackers, the
team must decipher the second clue—
requiring a successful Survival check
or vision-based Notice check at −2—and
 pick which creek to follow towards
“where the roaring forks meet.”
Travel becomes difficult as the forest
grows thicker and a frozen creek bars
the way. While crossing the frozen creek,
ground-based travelers roll Athletics,
Driving, or Piloting to successfully cross,
with vehicles size 2 or larger making
the checks at −1 or more at the GM’s
discretion. Failure means the ice cracks,
plunging walking characters and non-
hover vehicles into the icy water.
Once the group reaches where the forks
meet, the heroes must make either an
Academics check or Common Knowledge
check at −2 to determine which of the
many peaks are the Twin Peaks. They
may also attempt a tracking (Survival)
check to find a trail left by a large party
of Baron Zane’s troops. Either way, the
Legionnaires can proceed to the final clue
or rest here before making the final leg of
the journey. If the group decides to keep
moving forward through the night, they
must roll successful Survival checks with
Illumination penalties to make headway
and Vigor checks to fend off a point of
exhaustion-based Fatigue (see Fatigue in
Savage Worlds).
Thrill of the Chase
The following morning, the Legionnaires
follow the trail left by Zane’s men. The
distant sound of explosions reaches
them, echoing off the hills. As the group
approaches and peers into the valley, they
see two TK Flyers engaged with Zane’s
forces. It seems a double-cross of some
kind has occurred, and this opportunity
is too good to pass up. Brendan Welsche
urges the heroes to move into the valley
and take advantage of the chaos to seize
the treasure.
As the group moves through the action,
they find Zane’s lackeys have loaded the
treasure onto one of three barges and
left it unguarded. After the heroes reach
the barges, they have three rounds to get
underway before the TK Flyers are shot
down and the Baron’s men are no longer
distracted.
A barge piloted by Zane’s remaining
men pursue the group with deadly
intent (see Chases in Savage Worlds). The
Legionnaires start on Card 4 (subtract
one for each round they delayed in
getting underway in the barge), and the
Baron's men on Card 1.
GAW BRADLEY IFV
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 The ship contains six crates of treasure.
Anytime a Boating check is failed a crate
falls overboard. Critical Failure results in
all passengers rolling an Agility check at
−1 to stay onboard.
„„Soldiers (6, plus 1 per hero): See
Savage Foes of North America.
„„River Barge Pilot: As a Civilian with
d8 Boating, see Savage Foes of North
America and page 48 for the Barge.
„„Power Armor Pilots (2): Piloting
Bandito “Sidewinder” SAMAS, see
page 40. As Commandos with the
Power Armor Jock Edge, see Savage
Foes of North America.
„„Triax X-1000 Ulti-Max and Robot
Pilot: Aboard one of the River Barges,
see The Tomorrow Legion Player’s Guide
and Savage Foes of North America.
EE Claud ‘Creed’ Jacobson (Gun­
slinger): Baron Zane’s lieutenant, see
page 190.
Riches!
The river empties into a lake, allowing
the heroes to escape pursuit. Once clear,
the heroes find the remaining crates on
board are packed with precious metals
and gems worth 250,000 credits each! The
Legionnaires gained vast amounts of riches,
but they no longer know where they are.
The wild ride took them far from
anything they recognize into the
unmapped wilds beyond the Great
Barrier Wall. Their next adventure can
see them trying to find a way back to
safety with their new-found wealth.
SAVAGE TALE: THE
PSI-X FILES
The Legionnaires attempt to rescue
D-bees they believe to be Psi-X Aliens
from a Coalition Hovertrain. However,
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on top of dealing with a train heist, Dead
Boys, a Mauler, SAMAS, and Sky Cycles,
the heroes learn these “Psi-X Aliens”
aren’t from Rifts Earth at all!
Cowboys and Aliens
The Tomorrow Legion sends the
team to investigate a series of D-Bee
disappearances in the Texas Freelands.
The squad stops in what used to be
Sweetwater, Texas to refuel and make
camp for the night. After checking
into the local hotel, their informant—a
mysterious Human Cowboy named
Wyatt (see page 174) —treats the
investigators to dinner.
Wyatt purchases another round
of drinks and explains he contacted
the Tomorrow Legion about the
disappearances. Based on rumors and
increased hovertrain traffic, Wyatt
believes the Coalition is kidnapping
D-bees, most likely Psi-X Aliens, and
experimenting on them. He opens a tube
and spreads a map over the table. Tracing
the lines, he points out the route of a
hovertrain and explains his plan to free a
group of Psi-X Alien prisoners tomorrow.
Paraphrase or read aloud the following:
“Alright y’all, the Coalition’ve been
using hovertrains for their recent influx
of deliveries to Lone Star. The rig we’re
targeting is towing two climate-controlled
trailers and a flatbed in between ‘em.
Accordin’ to my sources, they’re haulin’
some D-Bees picked up out in Nevada.
“Though we’d normally blow the rig to
hell and salvage the cars, we can’t risk
killing the prisoners. I’ve hired some
hover vehicles to get us in close. A team
and I will move through and take control
of the train. E’en though y’all got a pretty
tough group here, I’ve got my own posse
that’ll be taggin’ along. After we get the
train, we’ll hafta move it to a secure
location outside Coalition territory.”
 This would be a good opportunity
to add an Interlude. If any characters
know the origin of the Psi-X Aliens
and question why the Coalition would
attempt to recapture them, Wyatt admits
he’s as baffled as anyone.
Flatbed Firepower
Around noon the next day, the
Legionnaires meet with Wyatt and some
mercenaries on the edge of town. Wyatt
and the Legionnaires load into some
hover trucks while his mercenaries get
into a hover car and all parties head
towards the intercept. Any characters
Size 2 or smaller can fit inside the vehicles,
with any larger characters sitting in
the exposed bed of a hover truck or
moving alongside the vehicles. As the
silhouette of the train comes into view,
the mercenaries’ hover car disappears in
a fiery explosion! Wyatt’s voice crackles
over the radio “They’ve got an Enforcer
on the flatbed!”
A Chase begins (see Savage Worlds). The
heroes begin on Card 1 and the train on
Card 3. The boxcars and the flatcar reduce
the train’s speed to 175 MPH. The goal of
the Legionnaires is to board the train.
„„Coalition Grunts (4+1 per hero):
See page 186, use Squad Weapon
Loadouts on page 186.
„„Coalition Junior Officer (1): See page
186.
„„UAR-1 Enforcer: Fully crewed, see
Savage Foes of North America.
„„NG-HCH-1228 Hovertrain: See page
46.
„„NG-HCH-2000 Tractor Hover
Truck: 1 for every 4 Legionnaires,
see page 47.
Heist to Meet You
After taking care of the guards, Wyatt
and the boarding party move through the
front car, wading through the crowd of
alien-looking D-Bees. After getting into
the engine compartment, the conductor
locks the controls and glares. The
Legionnaires can attempt an Intimidation
or Persuasion roll against the conductor.
With a success he hands the controls over
to the players and on a raise he actually
drives the train for them. Alternatively,
Legionnaires may attempt a Thievery
or Hacking roll at −2 to get control of
the train (in this case a player character
needs to roll Driving checks to control
the train). Either way, the train begins
moving towards its new destination.
„„Conductor: As a Civilian with
Driving d8 and Spirit d8, see Savage
Foes of North America.
Detour Ambush
With the train moving towards its
new destination, Wyatt and the heroes
return to the D-bees. Read this aloud, or
paraphrase:
The creatures stuffed into the Coalition
cargo containers are approximately 3 to
4 feet in height, with enlarged skulls and
jet-black, ovoid eyes. These scrawny
creatures huddle together in groups of a
half-dozen or so around the room, looking
even smaller in their Coalition-issued
jumpsuits.
While Wyatt heads to the back of the
train, the Legionnaires can make a
Common Knowledge check. On a success,
they recognize the aliens resemble but
do not match Psi-X Aliens. Wyatt’s voice
crackles over the radio.
“Havin’ some trouble back here. None
of these folks speak ’Merican and they’re
all too short and pale to be the missing
persons. Let’s just get ’em out of here and
ask questions later.”
If the Legionnaires head back to the
flatbed they find Wyatt, perplexed. The
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 D-bees are communicating with each
other, it seems, but he can't understand
them, nor they him. As he gets more and
more frustrated (and before the heroes
can intervene and decipher what the
strange creatures are saying), the train
suddenly lurches violently.
The train is under attack from above
and being raked by the laser fire of
Coalition Air Troops! Begin another
Chase as the heroes try to evade the Air
Troops in the captured hover train. The
heroes begin on Card 2 and the CS forces
on Card 1.
„„Coalition Sky Cycle Pilots (1
per hero): See Savage Foes of North
America.
„„Coalition Elite RPA Pilots (One for
every three heroes): Piloting Super
SAMAS, see page 182.
COALITION SKY CYCLE
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The Psi-X Aliens?
After defeating the Coalition and
reaching the new destination, Wyatt and
the Legionnaires begin unloading all the
aliens from the train and radioing for
transport. The D-Bees begin to murmur
to each other again in their strange
language. Everyone makes a Notice roll.
Anyone with a success notices a blurry,
shining object speeding through the sky
towards their position. Before anyone
can react to what the D-bees are doing, a
bright light blinds all characters and five
distinct tones deafen everyone and then
knocks them unconscious.
Sometime later, a group of Psi-X Alien
farmers gently shake the Legionnaires
awake. All of the rescued D-bees are
gone, and the Legionnaires realize none
of them looked like the farmers!
 CHAPTER
NINE

EX MACHINA

T
he Tomorrow Legion comes into
possession of an enigmatic piece of
hardware: the partial head and torso
of a powerful combat robot of unknown
origin. Second-hand reports of the
supposed encounter suggest the high-
tech automaton belongs to a much larger
legion. If this is true, there’s no time to
lose in investigating such a potential
threat. However, initial analysis cannot
determine whether it is of Rifts Earth
construction or from somewhere else in
the vast Megaverse®.
Top Chief Elle of Owls assigns a team
of Legionnaires to safeguard the package
while transporting it to one of the most
experienced robotics experts in North
America for analysis. Major Albert
Deschesne hopes the Legionnaires can
immediately use this intel in an extended
mission to make an accurate threat
assessment. With yet another unknown
menace looming on the horizon, the
expedition prepares to embark.
Suggested Sequence
of Events
Over the course of this Plot Point
Campaign, the heroes get embroiled
in the shadow war brewing between
Archie and the Republicans. The
campaign is designed so the GM can run
other adventures in-between sessions
as she sees fit, though running them
consecutively will help keep tension high.
As the team travels through the Domain
of Man and the Shemarrian Nation, the
story can be expanded using the rules for
Travel, Interludes, and Encounter Mods
from chapters five and seven respectively.
Familiarity with those chapters will also
SESSIONS ADVENTURE
1–2 A Piece of Something Dangerous
1–2 Adventure Generator
1–2 Intrigue in Ishpeming
1 Adventure Generator
1 An Evitable Conflict
1– 3 Adventure Generator
1–2 Android Dreams
1– 3 Adventure Generator
1 Encounter at Gynoid
1–2 Soldiercicles
1–2 Shadow War

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 help the GM to provide necessary details
as the Legionnaires make their trek north
and then east.
A PIECE OF
SOMETHING
DANGEROUS
The Legionnaires depart Castle
Refuge with their mangled package in
tow. The team’s first objective is to locate
their contact, a dwarf named Noldrin
Frostforge, the source of the evidence
and report regarding combat with the
advanced robots, before heading north
to consult with a robotics expert in
Ishpeming. Their source’s last known
location was in the employment of the
Tennessee Headhunters, a mercenary
company operating out of the city-
state of MercTown located across the
Mississippi River.
The Streets of
MercTown
After traveling to MercTown, the heroes
make a Networking check in order to track
down their source. A mere 1,000 credits
gains a +2 Money Talks bonus to associated
Persuasion checks. Their inquiries lead
them to the Quiet Warrior Inn, a serene
bed-and-breakfast at odds with the rowdy
roadhouses and taverns dotting the city.
As soon as they ask about Noldrin at
the front desk, one of the guests in the
adjoining room pulls a gun on them. The
female elf has clearly been waiting for
just this moment. Read or paraphrase the
following:
“What did you do with him?” snaps
the elf. Though tears roll down her
cheeks, she holds her pistol steady in the
practiced grip of a Gunslinger. “What
did you do with Noldrin?”
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A successful Persuasion roll can
convince the elf of the Legionnaires’
good intentions and get her to lower her
pistol. The heroes gain +1 Persuasion if
they mention or openly display their
affiliation with the Tomorrow Legion
and another +1 if they mention they
are investigating the battle Noldrin had
with advanced robots. She takes the
heroes aside to interrogate them. With a
raise, she takes them directly upstairs to
Noldrin’s apartment.
The elf, Aerilya, knows Noldrin belongs
to the dwarf clan that built Castle Refuge.
She reveals Noldrin saved her from the
Siege of Tolkeen several years ago, and
he’s been a surrogate father to her ever
since. Noldrin’s been cagey for the last
few weeks, evidently nervous about
something he encountered during a job
back east. Last night, he finally confessed
he felt he was being watched. This
morning, he was gone and his rooms
were ransacked. Aerilya hasn’t gone to
the authorities yet out of a prideful sense
of rivalry with Drago’s Defenders.
If convinced they mean to help her,
Aerilya lets the heroes into the dwarf’s
ransacked apartment with a key Noldrin
left her. While the neighborhood outside
isn’t much to look at, Noldrin’s apartment
features exquisite wood furnishings and
stonework. It would be very inviting
except it has obviously been turned
upside down by someone looking for
something. The heroes find a fresh boot
print in a pool of sticky (presumably
dwarven) blood. A successful Notice roll
finds Noldrin’s journal.
Since the initial raid and kidnapping
at least one more party has been here.
The elven merc swears the blood was
previously undisturbed (the boot print is
much too big to be hers), and the rooms
appear to have been rifled through a
second time. It appears there are multiple
parties interested in Noldrin’s encounter.
 Reading Noldrin’s journal reveals
every page after taking the East Coast
job has been ripped out. No valuables
appear to be missing from the premises,
and it has been hours since the dwarf was
taken. Aerilya lashes out in frustration,
smashing an already damaged chair,
angry at the bleak situation.
While the team does not have Noldrin’s
record of events, the evidence on the
ground lends much credence to his
account. Their instructions are to contact
Castle Refuge to report in using the radio
relay station at the local Northern Gun
Manistique Imperium, or NGMI, bank
(the distance is easily within the 500 mile
radio relay limit, and there is no ley line
or atmospheric interference).
After giving their report, they are told
to proceed north to meet their contact,
a Trimadore scholar called Primagor,
in Northern Gun territory via the
Mississippi River steamboat Memory of
New Orleans. The Tomorrow Legion has
already booked passage and it departs in
the next 24 hours; they will need to leave
MercTown soon. Each Legionnaire is also
provided a Universal Credit Card issued
by NGMI worth 100,000 credits to help
fund and resupply their expedition.
The team must choose whether to find
Noldrin or prioritize their orders.
„„Aerilya Glaenith (Gunslinger):
Elven, see Gunslinger page 190.
Hard and Heavy
With less than a day to find Noldrin,
the Legionnaires must act fast. Using
Intimidation for a Networking roll works
faster than Persuasion, and characters
with Connections to mercenary bands
in the area might call in a favor. If the
heroes succeed, they get word late in
the evening that a group of suspicious
characters were seen half-dragging a
bloodied dwarf into a run-down hovel
on the outskirts of MercTown.
A trio of A-51 Spybots working
for Archie Three captured Noldrin
and tortured him for information.
Unfortunately for Aerilya, the dwarf bit
out his own tongue and died under the
Spybots’ ministrations. The androids
stuffed his corpse into an old trunk.
Sneaking up on the Spybots requires
an opposed Stealth roll against their
Notice, as the androids are active guards.
As soon as one Spybot is Incapacitated,
it self-destructs—triggering the self-
destruct mechanisms of its companions.
Rescuing Noldrin’s corpse from the
ensuing inferno may prove difficult.
„„A-51 Spybots (3): See page 176 the
Spybots are disguised as D-Bees and
equipped as Wilderness Scouts (see
Savage Foes of North America).
Interdimensional
Entanglements
The needs of the mission mean the
Legionnaires must leave the grieving
Aerilya the next day. If they invite her
to come with them, she readily agrees.
Otherwise, she takes Noldrin’s remains
and heads into the Magic Zone to find
someone capable of resurrecting him.
The dirt road heading west towards the
Mississippi berth of the Memory of New Or-
leans seems empty of other travelers. The
team follows the trail through a dense bit
of forest. As they tramp through a gully,
Naruni Repo-Bots and mercenaries am-
bush them from a well-prepared position.
The encounter is subject to the Surprise
rules, with the Legionnaires rolling No-
tice versus the enemy’s Stealth (effectively
d8+4 due to equipment and Cover).
Their enemies flank them and have the
high ground, starting in Medium Cover
behind a waist-high rocky outcropping
(+10 Armor if the heroes try to shoot
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 through it). Naruni headquarters in to involve them in future adventures if he
MercTown has been enticed by the so wishes.
rampant rumors of a high tech artifact,
„„Commandos (two plus one per
and sent a team to "acquire" it. However,
hero): Wearing NE-C20 camouflage
since the rumors are unsubstantiated the
body armor, armed with NE-10
team has orders to retreat if their prey
Plasma Cartridge Rifles (see page
aren't easily defeated.
43) and Vibro-Swords. See Savage
Dealing a Wound to one of the cyborgs
Foes of North America.
reveals their identity (the cloak is torn
off), as does a successful Notice check EE Naruni Repo-Bots (one for every
two heroes): All wear cloaks to
at −4 (takes an action with penalties for
disguise their identity, see page 191.
Cover and Illumination). The enemy
seeks to capture the package, and if they
do a Chase begins as they immediately
break off the attack and head east INTRIGUE IN
towards MercTown. Given ISHPEMING
the close quarters, the Naruni
team begins on Card 1 and
The Memory of New Orleans offers
the heroes on Card
plenty of cargo space for the
2. If necessary
Legionnaires’ equipment.
to stop t he
The heroes leave behind
package being
the operational range of
lo st, Aer i lya
the radio relay network
uncannily comes
connected to Castle
to the heroes’
Ref uge, ma k i ng
aid. The
com mu n ic at ion s
Naruni team
w it h Tomorrow
will retreat
Legion command
if one of the
difficult at best
Repo-Bots is
until they return from
Incapacitated,
their (potentially very) long-
though the
range mission.
mercs might
flee first if
Mississippi Cruising
half of them are
The journey up the Mississippi can
Incapacitated. Questioning
be as involved as the GM would like,
the attackers in the aftermath
but at least one randomly-generated
on ly r evea l s Na r u n i
adventure is suggested. Coalition
Enterprises is behind this.
patrols and the containment of
The Naruni hit squad is on
Devil’s Gate keep the river as safe as
a strictly need-to-know basis,
it’s been since the Apocalypse, but
and see the package as a
river monsters and bandits (many
"target of opportunity."
with True Federation ties) still haunt
Naruni involvement is a
its banks. Possible encounters can
red herring, but the GM may
leverage this encounter as a way NARUNI REPO-BOT

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 involve Coalition patrols either
coming to the steamboat’s aid or
requesting assistance. The respect of
CS border troops may prove helpful as
they sail through Coalition territory.
Disembarking at the northern borders
of CS Chi-Town, the heroes can travel
overland through the wilds to the
Upper Peninsula and Ishpeming (a fairly
dangerous route), or head east to port
“Old Chicago” where they can book a
hovertrain traveling up the western
coast of Lake Michigan all the way to
Menominee (a.k.a. Pirate’s Point) with
hovertrain connections to Escanaba then
Ishpeming.
Enter the Robodome
One of the most technologically advanced
cities in the world, Ishpeming is the
headquarters of the arms manufacturer
Northern Gun. Any and all NG products
are readily available with no Gear
Availability roll necessary.
The Legion’s contact, Primagor,
works as a subject matter expert at the
Robodome. Finding Primagor is easy. His
office number is listed in the Robodome’s
directory, so the heroes can either look it
up or be directed his way by a friendly
secretary located in the office section of
the arena’s main lobby.
Primagor greets them warmly but
says he does not have time to meet with
them. He stops anyone from discussing
the situation aloud, nodding and
motioning towards the walls to indicate
he believes they might be bugged. Instead,
he greets the heroes as competitors in the
Robodome’s open call team competition.
He insists on meeting them at the
Ishpeming Arms Hotel later to discuss
the competition.
Located in a premier section of
Ishpeming, the Arms is renowned for its
luxury, amenities, and high-class service.
NG corporate execs, robo-gladiators,
celebrities, and merc commanders
can regularly be seen in the lobby and
hallways. Primagor explains that he’s
being spied upon and jumped at the
first cover story he could concoct for the
Legionnaires. Now, though, they’re stuck
competing in the event.
Based on earning points in multiple
competitions, the open call team
competition is held in two phases
designed to test physical and piloting
skills as much as combat prowess. It goes
all weekend, and the arena is packed
with a crowd, vendors, and announcers
fit for a pre-apocalypse monster truck
or wrestling event. Betting is rampant
among attendees.
The competing teams are very organized,
with garishly-colored matching jerseys,
and largely comprised of Juicers, Crazies,
Headhunters, Borgs, mercs, and pilots of
all kinds. Resolve the competition using
the Quick Encounter rules with two
rounds of encounters.
The first day of the competition allows
each competitor to earn points for their
team by competing in a series of obstacle
races divided into various types of
courses including:
„„A foot course focusing on climbing
and jumping obstacles
„„A flight course featuring jetpacks
and hovercycles
„„Water courses featuring swimming
or jet skis
„„A vehicular ground course featuring
small vehicles, power armor, and
augmented humans like cyborgs and
Juicers
Each team member must use an
appropriate skill to compete in one of
the events. Be creative with the skills—a
Ley Line Walker might use Spellcasting
and the fly power to compete in the
flight course. The competition is tough,
so apply a −2 modifier to the rolls with
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 failures resulting in Technical Difficulties
or destroyed gear. The crowd gasps, oohs,
and ahs while the announcers joke and
release smoke, foghorns, and thumping
electronica clips throughout the obstacle
course events.
The next day brings an all-day team
combat tournament. Non-lethal versions
of every possible weapon type are
available for use, but the event is still a
punishing double-elimination style affair.
The combat portion of the contest is what
most of the elite teams focus on, really
upping the ante. Apply a −4 modifier
to the Quick Encounter rolls. Allow
non-combat focused characters to use
their skills creatively. Battle, Persuasion,
Intimidate, Taunt, and Stealth become
excellent options here. Successes result in
Bumps and Bruises, failures in Wounds,
and critical failures in d3 Wounds. The
crowd cheers or jeers appropriately and
the announcers spout off nonsensical
combat stats, give blow-by-blow recounts,
and play bleacher-thumping hard rock at
climactic moments.
The GM should adjudicate the results
and determine where the Legionnaires
place in the lineup. Each team placing
in the top ten wins a 5,000 credits purse.
Double, triple, and quintuple amounts go
to the teams placing third, second, and
first respectively.
Live and Let Die
After the two days of the competition,
the heroes meet Primagor in the lobby
of the Ishpeming Arms. He confirms the
package is indeed of hyper-advanced
origin. He cannot, however, be certain
of its origins. Instead, he refers them to
Argent Goodson, chief of Titan Robotics,
who runs an advanced manufacturing
and sales complex in the Manistique
Imperium town of New Cedarville.
As the conversation ends, call for
a Notice roll. The winner spots an
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unassuming young man whom the hero
noticed multiple times in the crowds of
the Robodome, though he now wears
a tuxedo instead of a merc’s combat
jumpsuit. A raise allows the hero to be
sure absolutely certain the young man is
tailing them.
The man flees if confronted. After a
short foot Chase, the man in the tuxedo
begins frothing at the mouth. He falls
over, uttering the following:
“We will be the army of the New
Republic,” he coughs, “that will restore
peace and prosperity…to our great
nation.” He breathes heavily, gasping for
air. “We are the hope for the future and…
we will not fail in that duty…”
The young man dies. A successful
Notice roll uncovers no identification—
in fact he carries nothing in the tuxedo—
but a raise finds a tiny “1776” tattooed
over his heart. A Healing roll confirms
the cause of death as poison, while a raise
determines it was a cyanide pill.
An Academics check at −2 (or Common
Knowledge at −4) recalls hearing portions
of the man’s dying words associated with
a secret society known as the Republicans.
A raise lets characters remember stories
about the Republicans connected to the
origins of Chi-town and Free Quebec.
Some may instead remember legendary
tales of the Glitter Boys and the Neemans
set during the Two Centuries Dark Age
after the Great Cataclysm.
Northern Gun security quickly arrives
at the scene if the heroes attempt to make
off with the body to interrogate the
spy through divination or resurrection. If
the Legionnaires do somehow manage
to run off with the corpse, the spy’s
handlers remotely activate an implanted
device and immolate the body, doing
3d10 damage to anyone within a Medium
Blast Template.
 „„Primagor: As a Rogue Scholar, see
Savage Foes of North America. GOODSON’S PLAN
EE Mysterious Spy: As a Commando
with the Attractive, Fleet-Footed, and Argent Goodson is really the
Conditioned Edges (on page 33), hyper-advanced android “son”
see Savage Foes of North America. In of Archie, and head of his public
the unlikely chance the Legionnaires operations. The package is
do manage to interrogate the spy, he actually the remains of an A-63
identifies himself as Jimmy Blount, Bot not sufficiently destroyed by
gives his serial number (770-IV-6549), a malfunctioning self-destruct
and does nothing more than repeat system and retrieved by a hard-
the Republican mantra above. nosed merc company Archie didn’t
have the assets in place to stop.
When the heroes won’t sell,
AN EVITABLE Argent gives them gift cards
CONFLICT hoping they will buy body armor
with one of Archie’s standard
integrated spy radios, a stand-
The Legionnaires easily travel down the alone radio set, or—better yet—a
wondrous IM Highway, equivalent to a ve h ic u la r-mou nted S e n s or
modern interstate but with hover cars Targeting Suite or Signal Booster
and a robot vehicle lane, reaching New (all coincidentally on sale at a
Cedarville with or without incident per heavy discount in the corporate
the GM’s preference. There they find the shop downstairs see page 49
slick, modern, and chromed corporate for Vehicular Modifications).
headquarters of Titan Robotics. A pleasant The bugged equipment provides
and strikingly attractive secretary greets intel on the team’s activities (see
them. She purses her lips doubtfully A Titan of Industry on page 68
and frowns when they ask to see Argent note these ludicrously expensive
Goodson, but steps behind her desk and bugs are a step above the regular
makes a phone call regardless. She looks Titan recording devices, are quite
surprised as she says Mr. Goodson will undetectable, and periodically
see them shortly and smiles as she offers tight-beam burst-transmit data to
the group refreshments. the Cyberworks sensor net).
He also plans to kill them.
All Shiny and Chrome
Argent Goodson meets with them in his
office, which contains a cutting-edge
diagnostic workshop hidden behind a
informs the Legionnaires the automaton
mirrored wall panel. Goodson has a
is most definitely of extra-dimensional
corporate demeanor, a steely poker face,
origin and offers to purchase the artifact
and is impossible to persuade, intimidate,
for the sum of five million credits.
or read (even mind reading fails from
Though they may be tempted, the
odd white noise and interference). He
heroes know their orders do not allow
insists on silence, then methodically and
them to part with the package. When
efficiently examines the package with
they refuse, Goodson gives them each
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 a gift card which can be redeemed for
up to 75,000 credits in Titan Industries
equipment (they sell high-end variants
of Common Equipment, see page 40).
Mr. Goodson explains he only wishes to
thank them for letting him examine the
rare alien artifact, a priceless opportunity
in and of itself, and begins to mention
he knows an expert in alien technology
before stopping himself.
A successful Persuasion check prompts
him to divulge the contact—a Psi-
Operator acquaintance residing in Old
Bones named Aiven Latticus—and pen
a letter of introduction. The Persuasion
check is a feint, Goodson plans to give
the team the information anyway, but
wants to get their buy-in.
If asked about the Republicans, Argent
Goodson laughs about conspiracy
theories and brushes off the subject. He
excuses himself to return to his work,
refusing to discuss anything further. The
secretary returns, as if summoned by
magic, and escorts the heroes downstairs
where a luxurious free meal at the
building’s five star restaurant, a day pass
to the facility’s gun range, and a tour of
the flagship corporate store awaits them.
„„Argent Goodson: see page 171.
ANDROID DREAMS
The fastest, safest way to reach Latticus,
barring a Rift, is by boat across the
Great Lakes, past New Lazlo, Lazlo, and
Montreal up the Saint Lawrence River
to the ruins of ancient Quebec City, now
known as Old Bones. Safety, though, is
relative on Rifts Earth, and Game Masters
may wish to generate some Travel
encounters (see Travel in Savage Worlds)
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or include time for Interludes during the
roughly 1,300 mile trip.
After whatever other adventures they
experience, when the team finally arrives,
run this scenario.
Something Rotten
in Old Bones
The ramshackle city of Old Bones
crumbles, twists, and turns chaotically.
Using the address Goodson provided,
the team finds Latticus’ workshop. As the
Legionnaires approach the dilapidated
two-story building, a hero making a
successful Notice roll hears Latticus
being abducted (whispered threats and
sounds of someone being gagged). On a
raise, the heroes can attempt to sneak up
on the assailants using Stealth, in which
case combat ensues. Otherwise a Chase
across the city’s crumbling rooftops
precedes a showdown.
„„Quebecois Juicers (one per hero):
Hired by Clay; see Savage Foes of
North America.
EE Aiven Latticus: As an Operator, see
Savage Foes of North America. Gagged,
drugged and hogtied, he is a human
Master Psionic with divination, mind
link, object reading, the Telemechanics
Edge, Electronics d10, Hacking d8,
Psionics d10, and Repair d12.
EE Clay Steele: As a Cyborg (see Savage
Foes of North America). Carrying
Latticus in a sling on his back, Clay
fights to the “death.” Clay is a hyper-
advanced neural intelligence android
disguised as a borg and deployed
by Argent Goodson. If captured
or defeated there is an explosion (a
self-destruct sequence, 6d6 Mega
Damage, SBT) leaving nothing but
small shards of burnt scrap.
EE Katia Delcroix: As a Le Sûreté
Operative (see page 187). A Free
Quebec secret agent helping Clay
 because she owes him one, Katia
retreats if Wounded. Armed with an
additional 6 sticks of MD Dynamite
and a Type Two Fusion Block, see
page 44.
Overdrawn at the
Memory Bank
After his rescue, Latticus gratefully
returns with the Legionnaires to his
workshop. He knows a Cyber-Doc
if anyone is wounded and helps the
group with any necessary Repair rolls.
Once finished, Latticus tells the heroes
to call him Aiven, and examines the
package. His findings directly refute
Argent Goodson’s claims in that the
manufacturing methods are hyper-
advanced but bear unmistakable tell-tale
signs of Earth-based technology.
Activating his psychic powers,
Aiven grasps the package and peers
deep into the automaton’s
remains, battling the damaged
failsafes engineered by its
creators and the machine’s
i nt e nt io n a l ly ob s c u r e
construction patterns. The
Operator speaks aloud
what he sees…
A vast high-tech underground chamber
guarded by this robot and others like it…
There is a room labeled “The Central
Housing Chamber.” In the middle of it
sits a ten-ton, ten-meter-round, gray
pulsating brain hooked up to hundreds
of electrodes and wires…My vision
shifts, now I see a grinning man with
a ridiculously giant helmet sitting on a
throne…
Pushing deeper…I feel inhuman
darkness and despair…Troubled dreams…
Still deeper I see humans…Neemans?
They fight Splugorth Slavers and other
monstrosities in an epic battle. Behind
them, I see monuments and grand
buildings of the Old American Empire…
The humans are overwhelmed, the city
will die…It is too much, I can’t see any
more.
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 Aiven knows the memories and special „„Piesia: A Shemarrian Warrior.
insights imparted by the vision will Her Monst-Rex mount has been
rapidly dissipate, and quickly begins annihilated, see page 176.
to explain a plan. He figures the end of „„Altara Warrior Women (3 per hero):
the vision contains the most concrete See Savage Foes of North America.
clues. To decode the vision, the one of „„Splugorth Slavers (2): Both are Very
the heroes must lead a Difficult Dramatic Resilient, see Savage Worlds and
Task. The primary skill is the group’s Savage Foes of North America.
option of Academics at −2 or Common
Chief Grelna speaks tersely with a
Knowledge at −4. Allies can Support the
Dragonese-accented lilt. She mourns her
lead character’s skill tests each round with
slain sister, Shenza, and says last rites over
Academics, Common Knowledge, Occult,
the fallen Monst-Rex. Briskly thanking
Psionics, or Smarts rolls. If unsuccessful,
the Legionnaires for their support
the group loses critical time and is forced
against the vile slavers, she warns them
to conduct the research at a run-down
not to venture any closer to the ruins of
library with a historical database in Old
the ancient capital, now the location of
Bones. Either way, the clues clearly point
sacred Shemarrian burial mounds. More
to the ruins of Washington D.C. There is
mounted Shemarrian Warriors arrive
no time to waste getting there.
and load their dead onto their mounts
before galloping east in great haste.

ENCOUNTER Blast from the Past

AT GYNOID Shemarrian forces seem occupied by other
events, with many leaving the D.C. area.
A Stealth roll at +1 allows the expedition
The 730 mile journey to Washington D.C.
to avoid further Shemarrian patrols.
requires the expedition to head deep into
Past the outskirts of the necropolis, the
the wilderness of the East Coast. After
Shemarrians are completely absent. There
tangling with appropriate events from
is no sign of intelligent life in the area.
Travel, Interludes, and Encounter Mods
A Survival check at −2 navigates the
from Chapter Five, run this scenario as
expedition to the location seen in Aiven
the team approaches the outskirts of
Latticus’ vision. A successful Academics
Washington D.C.
check (optionally Common Knowledge
Nearing the remains of the old capital,
at −4) reveals this district, once called
the heroes encounter an ongoing battle
Capitol Hill, was the nerve center of the
between a trio of Shemarrians and
Old American Empire. The team searches
Splugorth Slavers at the outskirts of the
the area looking to unearth clues, and
D.C. area. As the Legionnaires arrive, one
possible loot. Use the rules for Relic
of the Shemarrians has already fallen. The
Salvage Operations on page 55. Each
remaining Shemarrians are overwhelmed
sweep of the area takes one full day, all
and will lose without help. If the battle
Notice and Support rolls are made at −2,
begins to turn heavily against our heroes,
and discard cards 2 through 10 (the area
another Shemarrian Warrior riding a
has been searched before). Once the team
Monst-Rex appears and covers their retreat.
comes up with some treasure, they also
EE Chief Grelna: A Shemarrian Warrior stumble upon a hidden bunker.
riding a Monst-Rex, see page 176.

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 The surprisingly intact bunker is buried
deep. Legionnaires up to Size 3 may
make their way through the treacherous
remains of an elevator shaft to the bunker
by making an Athletics roll at –2 (flight
is not possible in these confines). Once
inside the bunker, a Notice roll finds a
functional terminal with a dataport! Roll
Common Knowledge at –2 or Hacking to
access the workstation, which contains
a hasty account of the destruction
of the New Republic at the hands of
the Splugorth (summarize The New
Republic section on page 63).
Aside from the active computer, the
bunker is surprisingly bare, with
collapsed tunnels blocking off access to
other rooms. As the Legionnaires prepare
to leave, a hatch—which previously
appeared to be a dead-end—opens. Out
steps an officer and a small squad of
troopers wearing the same body armor
described by Aiven in his vision.
SOLDIERCICLES
Major Eric McCoy, a military officer
straight out of an American war movie,
leads the squad of troopers. At the
objection of the sergeant accompanying
him, he says if the team will swear to
keep the confidence and secrecy of the
Republicans, he will show them to his
outpost where they can take hot showers
and relax.
This requires a successful Social
Conflict task against the sergeant’s Smarts
or Spirit. The Social Conflict is mostly a
show for his subordinates. Major McCoy
plans on enlisting the Legionnaires’ aid.
If asked, he refuses to discuss the incident
with the Republican spy in Ishpeming,
saying it is “above my pay grade.”
The Legionnaires are led through the
transit tunnels of the D.C. metro to the
Republican outpost converted from a
now-underground section of the ancient
Smithsonian aerospace museum. After
the team enjoys some downtime, McCoy
joins them in the briefing room and
presents a mission opportunity.
The “Mad AI” controls a small hidden
base nearby, which his men nicknamed
“the Fridge.” Apparently long forgotten
and nearly inactive due to a failing
reactor, the facility has levels dedicated
to supply storage, arms production, and
even cryogenic stasis. The lowest level
houses an entire company of NEMA
troops frozen for the last three centuries!
The Major intimates his hope the
Tomorrow Legion and Republicans can
become allies and asks them to assist
his platoon in a daring operation to
seize the facility. Skip to The Machine-
Man Behind the Curtain if the heroes
do not agree, otherwise proceed to the
next section.
„„Republican Troopers (2 per hero):
see page 179.
EE Major Eric McCoy: Use the Junior
Officer entry on page 186. Pilots a
Golden Eagle SAMAS into battle, see
page 179.
Raiding the Fridge
Run the assault on the Fridge as a
Quick Encounter broken up into
three stages (see Staged Encounters
in Savage Worlds). General skill check
guidelines are provided, but the GM
must adjudicate other skill checks, like
Spellcasting or Psionics, which may be
applicable depending on which specific
powers and abilities the heroes possess.
The Republicans lean heavily on the
Legionnaires’ skill-sets, especially during
the critical second phase of the op.
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 The first round covers the trek to and
infiltration of the bunker using Notice,
Survival, and Thievery at a −2. Failures
result in damaged gear (roll Technical
Difficulties). As the team enters the
base, they recognize the construction
pattern to be nearly identical to the
ancient underground bunker they
discovered in D.C.
The second round involves the covert
disabling of communications and alarm
systems using Hacking, Stealth, and
Repair at −4. This stage is critical. Each
failure imposes a −1 on stage three checks.
Critical Failures result in a Wound from
automated defenses.
Before resolving round three, complete
the These Are the Bots You’re Looking
For encounter listed in the sidebar.
During round three, the assault force
defeats automated security systems,
including a contingent of Archie’s
THESE ARE THE BOTS
YOU’RE LOOKING FOR
The package is revealed to be a
minion of the “Rogue AI” which
the Republicans have been at
war with since the immediate
aftermath of the Great Cataclysm.
Roleplay this discovery by pausing
before rolling for round three of
the Quick Encounter to resolve
a combat encounter between the
Legionnaires and the force of
A-63’s and AA-10’s within the dark
lower levels of the bunker.
„„ AA-10 Bottweilers (four plus
two per hero): see page 174.
„„ A- 63 All-Purpose Heavy
Robots (three plus one per
hero): see page 175.
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robots, and secures the compound with
checks on Battle, Fighting, and Shooting
with modifiers from stage two (if any).
Success results in Bumps and Bruises,
while failures or Critical Failures result
in a Wound or d3 Wounds respectively,
which may be Soaked as usual.
After Action Retort
The Republicans win with the heroes’
help. Immediately following the
operation’s success, the dynamic between
the Legionnaires and the Republican
platoon shifts, feeling more guarded and
even a little distrustful. Major McCoy
only allows general access to the top level
of the ancient base, which contains the
barracks and personnel facilities. He bars
access to the lower levels, posting armed
guards at the central elevator bank.
Legionnaires can attempt to circumvent
McCoy's security by employing Hacking,
Stealth, Thievery, and the like to reveal
the following information before
reinforcements arrive. Each success and
raise gleans one piece of information:
„„McCoy has contacted Republican
HQ. A battalion-sized reinforcement
force is en-route.
„„McCoy’s primary objective has
always been securing the Fridge’s
arms production facilities.
„„There was never an intention to wake
the frozen NEMA soldiers, they could
be an unpredictable element and may
not follow Republican orders.
„„The Republican leadership is leery of
an alliance with Castle Refuge and is
still trying to decide whether or not
to eliminate the Tomorrow Legion
expedition!
 fate of the 197 NEMA troops and one
SHADOW WAR child currently in suspended animation
there. The A-51 Spybot waits patiently for
the group’s decision (with its self-destruct
system primed, just in case).
If the heroes confront the Major or ask
pointed questions, he dismisses any
Non-Binary
negatives and assures the team they will
Calculations
be rewarded with advanced equipment
The heroes must decide which faction
for assisting the Republicans in fully
to ally with. If they stay out of the
securing the base. If pushed, he also states
conflict, Archie wins, though it takes a
the Republicans do plan on eventually
second assault force. In this case, Archie
unthawing the troops in stasis, but until
continues to passively observe the team
the situation is “more stable” they are a
but takes no action against them. The
potential security threat best left as they
Republicans, however, become hell-bent
are. Major McCoy occupies them with
on eliminating the heroes and all traces
patrolling the region around the Fridge.
of their expedition as quickly as possible.
The Machine-Man
Ancient Grudge Match
Behind the Curtain
Resolve the conflict over the Fridge
While in the field, the Legionnaires come
using the Mass Battle rules. Archie’s
across what appears to be a lone woman
legions are approximately 40% more
walking through the wilderness—an
powerful, so the Republicans start with
A-51 Spybot sent by Archie to negotiate
6 tokens and Archie 10. The Republicans
with the group. He speaks through
have a +4 Tactical Advantage for their
her in a masculine voice reminiscent
defensive position, Golden Eagle
of the sentient computers depicted in
SAMAS air support, and Glitter Boy
classic science fiction films. Archie
artillery capabilities. Archie, however,
admits observing the heroes since the
has superior intelligence capabilities
beginning of their expedition. Though
and some clever tricks which provide
they have “broken” some of his “toys,” he
a +1 Battle Plan modifier for his forces.
is interested in a strategic alliance.
The Tomorrow Legion expedition is the
Archie dispatched local assets to retake
deciding factor in the engagement.
the Fridge before the assault on the base
even began. He predicts a 68% chance of
Resolution and
success against the combined Republican
Aftermath
forces, which drops to 55% if the heroes
As long as the heroes participate in
remain their allies. This margin of
the final showdown, the results of the
probability is unacceptable, and the loss
conflict will be conclusive. Neither side
of hardware would be non-optimal.
attempts another assault on the Fridge
Instead, the rogue AI offers an
anytime soon.
alternative: assist his forces. In return,
If Archie wins with the help of the
Archie will secure the Fridge and allow
heroes, he keeps his word. He strips the
the Legion to use it as a hidden forward
Fridge of advanced arms production
operating base on the East Coast.
facilities, repairs the base’s security and
Additionally, he promises to allow the
other systems to full capability, and sends
leadership at Castle Refuge to decide the
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 aggression agreement between himself
and the Tomorrow Legion.
He requests the Council of Hope make
an official but secret decision regarding
the survivors in suspended animation.
They wait to hear the testimony and
recommendations of the heroes before
deciding. Archie also petitions for
an information-sharing agreement
and alliance against the forces of the
Splugorth. He does not, however, reveal
any details of his larger forces, bases,
capabilities, or machinations to the
Tomorrow Legion.
If the heroes assist the
Republicans in achieving
victory, they award each hero
an advanced weapon and
suit of armor of their
choice (see E Pluribus
Unum on page 179).
They also donate to the
Tomorrow Legion one
USA G-10 Glitter Boy
and two suits of ancient
protot ype SA M A S
(Sidewinder SAMAS with
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generic styling). These newly minted
suits arrive by unmarked freight shortly
after the expedition returns to Castle
Refuge. A cooperation agreement
between the two factions eventually
breaks down, leaving operational stances
up to individual Legion and Republican
field commanders.
Additionally, regardless of whether the
heroes helped a faction or abandoned
them both, roll three times on the
Risks and Rewards table (see the Game
Master’s Handbook), re-rolling results of 3.
Each member of the team is awarded
a Legionary of Merit medal and is
advanced one level in the Military
Ranks of the Tomorrow
Legion. If they participated
in the Mass Battle, they also
receive a framed citation
for “service above and
beyond the call of
duty” accompanied by
a Hazardous Mission
Bonus and Special
Success Bonus (see the
Game Master’s Handbook).
CYBERWORKS A-63
ALL-PURPOSE HEAVY ROBOT
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TEN

ALLIES AND
ADVERSARIES

through interacting with living humans.

ROGUES’ GALLERY Argent served as an undercover agent in
Old Bones, and quickly developed a black
market arms trading network.
During this time Argent Goodson’s
EE ARGENT GOODSON
neural network concluded that humans
Archie and Hagan built the perfect agent
were inferior beings. Their weak intellect
to run their operation in the Manistique
destroyed their civilization, and their
Imperium. Archie decided to make this
physical weakness allowed alien beings
artificial being the most powerful neural
like the Minions of Splugorth to dominate
intelligence possible and considers him
and enslave humanity. Argent Goodson
to be his “son.” Thus “Goodson” was the
became proud of his machine heritage,
perfect surname. Archie chose “Argent”
“son” of the synthetic being stronger than
as his first name because it means “silver”
any mortal creature and destined to
and is also a play on combining the words
rule humanity. To Argent Goodson, the
“Archie” and “agent.”
individual lives of the unreliable, weak
Unlike Archie’s Shemarrian creations
human race are meaningless and not
and other robot spies, Argent Goodson
important enough to have any value.
would have to constantly interact with
Argent took over operations at the
humans. Despite feeding the budding
Titan Robotics headquarters in the
android’s databases with reams of
Imperium, and immediately entered
human behavioral information, slang
negotiations with Northern Gun and
terminology, social data, and human
other independent weapons dealers to
knowledge through the psionic mind link
allow his products to be distributed in
device originally used to teach Archie, the
unprecedented quantities. He can be
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 found working on the showroom floor or
meeting with clients in his office.
Attributes: Agility d12, Smarts d12+2,
Spirit d12, Strength d12+4, Vigor d12
Skills: Athletics d12, Common Know­
ledge d10, Electronics d12, Fighting d12,
Notice d10, Persuasion d12, Piloting d10,
Occult d10, Repair d12, Shooting d12,
Stealth d10, Survival d10, Taunt d10
Pace: 10 Parry: 8 Toughness: 20 (8)
Hindrances: Overconfident, Ruthless
(Major), Vow (Major—serve Archie and
Hagan)
Edges: Ace, Ambidextrous, Combat Ace,
Imp Level Headed, Harder to Kill, Killer
Instinct, Marksman, Martial Warrior,
Power Armor Jock, Quick, Robot Vehicle
Jock, Strong Willed
Gear: Argent is normally unarmed but
has access to all Cyberworks and Titan
Robotics weapons, gear, and robots.
Special Abilities:
„„Armor: Argent’s reinforced frame
grants +4 Toughness and +8 Armor.
„„Construct: +2 to recover from Shaken
does not need to breathe immune to
Poison and Disease ignores one level
of Wound penalties.
„„Cyberworks Knowledgebase: Argent’s
advanced database allows him to
make all unskilled checks at d8
(instead of d4−2).
„„Fearless: Automatons are immune to
Fear and Intimidation.
„„Obscure Construction: Archie and
Hagan intentionally employ peculiar
nonstandard technology in their
creations to hinder anyone attempting
to tweak, modify or examine them,
incurring a −4 skill roll penalty.
„„Sensor Suite: +4 to Notice checks and
to offset Shooting or Range penalties.
Ignores Illumination penalties.
„„Synthetic Demigod: Argent’s
handsome features, blonde hair,
green eyes, and flawless physique
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make him a synthetic human
sculpture, with warm skin (capable
of bleeding), flowing hair, and
male model looks (granting +2 on
Persuasion checks). Unless examined
under a microscope he cannot be
differentiated from a flesh-and-blood
creature.
„„Unrecoverable: If hopelessly cap­
tured, Argent Goodson will initiate
a self-destruct sequence causing his
advanced power plant to explode
(8d6 Mega Damage, MBT) leaving
nothing recoverable.
EE COMMANDER QHORA HORNBURG
Left an orphan after her parents were
killed in a CS border skirmish with
Tolkeen, Qhora has a deep-seated hatred
for D-Bees and blames them for her
parents’ death. Enlisting at a young age
into the Whykin military, her D-Bee
bloodthirst drove her to quickly rise
through the ranks.
Attributes: Agility d10, Smarts d8, Spirit
d8, Strength d12+2, Vigor d8
Skills: Athletics d10, Battle d8, Common
Knowledge d8, Driving d8, Fighting
d10, Notice d8, Persuasion d6, Repair d6,
Shooting d10+2, Stealth d6, Survival d8
Pace: 8 Parry: 7 Toughness: 19 (8)
Hindrances: Illiterate, Loyal, Partisan
(Minor—Human Supremacist), Vow
(Minor—serve Whykin)
Edges: Brawny, Martial Artist, Nerves
of Steel, Quick, Rock and Roll!, Soldier,
Steady Hands, Sweep, Upgradeable
Gear: Crusader Heavy EBA (+8 Armor,
+3 Toughness), BigBore “Long-Barrel”
Shotgun (Range 12/24/48, Damage
1– 3d8+4, RoF 1–2, AP 4, 6 Shots, Min Str
d10, Double-Barrels), Vibro-Longsword
(Str+d10 Mega Damage, AP10), utility
belt.
Cybernetics: Bionic Str Augmentation III,
Core Electronics Package, Cyber-Wired
 Reflexes II, Leg Upgrades, Nano-Repair
System, Optics Package, Reinforced
Frame, Targeting Eye.
EE ROBERT CORNELL
A famous Coalition RPA Ace, Captain
Robert Cornell, has seen too much death
for a twenty-four-year-old. As a kid
growing up in Chi-Town’s mid-levels,
Captain Cornell watched way too many
pre-Rifts sci-fi action movies. With off-
the-charts aptitude scores for intelligence
and reflexes, he landed a dream
commission training to be an elite RPA
pilot—then he saw war first hand. Robert
was a truly gifted pilot and warrior, and
instantly made a name by volunteering
for the most dangerous rescue missions.
No matter what he did, though, good
people still died.
During the Siege on Tolkeen, the
hotshot lieutenant went undercover with
the Crimson Wing as “Siggie” Kline.
The unit was a merc company of power
armor pilots who appeared to hire out to
both sides of the conflict. In reality, each
member of the Crimson Wing was an
elite CS operative put in place to provide
deep intel.
Robert constantly played pranks and
goofed around to blow off steam, leading
to friction with the unit’s hard-nosed
colonel, but the unit quickly became
brothers in arms against the world. That
all changed with the Sorcerer’s Revenge
when, while blowing their cover to
rescue a CS division, the Crimson Wing
was completely wiped out. A combat
photographer recorded the undercover
unit’s heroic delaying action and
virtually every Coalition citizen beheld
the Crimson Wing’s fall.
Months later, Robert Cornell awoke a
Captain, a Partial Reconstruction Cyborg,
and a Coalition hero. In an extravagant
public ceremony in the gardens atop the
Fortress Arcology of Chi-Town, and before
the assembled High Command, Emperor
Prosek himself awarded Captain Cornell
the Imperial Medal of Honor.
The ace quickly graduated from the
Black Talon RPA combat school and
returned to the frontlines along the Free
Quebec battlefront. His iconic crimson
Super SAMAS, painted in honor of his
fallen comrades, saw the thickest fighting
during the desperate battle known as the
Free Quebec Double-Cross. There he
earned the nickname the “Red Reaper,”
dispatching dozens of demons and
sorcerers alike from the shores of Quebec
to the spires of Tolkeen.
With the war over, Captain Cornell
finds himself stationed in Missouri.
Free to do as he pleases on solo “recon”
missions, Robert frequently intervenes
when Coalition troops from El Dorado
attempt to torch local D-Bee villages. He
has walked into Castle Refuge in plain
clothes more than once, a haunted young
man looking for a better path. If the
Legion can befriend him and get him to
join the cause, it would be a political coup.
If they can keep him from self-destructing,
Castle Refuge could gain a terrifically
skilled ally in the fight against evil.
Attributes: Agility d12+1, Smarts d8,
Spirit d8, Strength d6, Vigor d10
Skills: Athletics d8, Common Knowledge
d6, Electronics d10, Fighting d10+2,
Intimidation d10, Notice d10+2, Piloting
d12+2, Repair d6, Shooting d10+2, Stealth
d10, Survival d8
Pace: 7 Parry: 8 Toughness: 26 (11)
Hindrances: Arrogant, Habit (Major),
Illiterate, PTSD (Major)
Edges: Ace, Brave, Combat Ace, Harder to
Kill, Improved Level Headed, Marksman,
Martial Warrior, Power Armor Jock,
Quick, Rock and Roll!, Sharpshooting,
Steady Hands
Gear: “Red Reaper” Super SAMAS
(sidebar), matte black CA-4 Standard EBA
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 (+8 Armor, +3 Toughness, Multi-Optics
Helmet), matte-black TX-26 Particle
Beam Pistol (Range 12/24/48, Damage
3d8, RoF 1, AP 6), black talon graduate’s
Vibro-Knife (Str+d6 Mega Damage, AP
6), silvered imperial death’s head dagger
(Str+d4, a gift from Emperor Prosek),
utility belt.
Cybernetics: Cyber-Wired Reflexes
I, Hand-to-Hand Reaction Wiring,
Nano-Repair System, Optics Package,
Reinforced Frame I, Synthetic Organ
Replacement, Targeting Eye, Vehicle
Interface Package.
RED REAPER
SUPER SAMAS
“Red Reaper” Super SAMAS: Size
3 (Normal), +11 MDC Armor, +7
Toughness, Strength d12+5, Pace
10 + d8 (40 MPH)
Notes: Nimble, Amphibious
(Swim Pace 14 + d10, 70 MPH),
Flight (Handling +2, 500 MPH),
prototype armor (+2 Toughness)
Weapons:
„„CS Prototype Medium Laser
Rifle (handheld, two hands).
„„2 × F o r e a r m Grenade
Launchers (use WI-GL4).
„„2 × Dua l-Li n ked Plasma
& Laser System (Shoulder
Mounts—360 degrees fires
as either dual Light Lasers or
dual Plasma Cannons).
„„2 × Forearm Vibro-Blades
(Str+d10 Mega Damage, AP
6).
„„Wing Scythes (Str+d10 Mega
Damage AP 6, +6 damage if
moves 6”+ before attacking).
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EE WYATT “SWEETWATER’S
WATCHDOG” WILKINS
Somewhat of a local hero, Wyatt is the
impromptu sheriff of Sweetwater. The
son of a preacher and a rancher, Wyatt’s
childhood mainly consisted of defending
his family’s land from wild animals,
mercenaries, and thieves. Quickly gaining
a local reputation as “Sweetwater’s
Watchdog”, Wyatt outgrew his family’s
ranch and moved into Sweetwater to help
protect the closest thing to a hometown
he ever knew.
Attributes: Agility d12, Smarts d8, Spirit
d8, Strength d6, Vigor d8
Skills: Athletics d6, Common Knowledge
d6, Fighting d6, Gambling d8, Notice d8,
Persuasion d6, Riding d10, Shooting d12,
Stealth d6, Survival d8
Pace: 6 Parry: 5 Toughness: 12 (3)
Hindrances: Heroic (Major), Illiterate,
Habit (Minor—Smokes)
Edges: Ambidextrous, Brawny, Level
Headed, Marksman, Quick, Steady
Hands, Trick Shooting, Trademark
Weapon (for “Sally Mae” and “Suzy Q”)
Gear: NG Maverick riding armor (+3
Armor, +2 Toughness), 2 × Wilk's 237
"Backup" Laser Pistols (“Sally Mae” and
“Suzy Q” Range 10/20/40, Damage 3d6+4,
RoF 1, AP 5), utility belt.
FORCES OF
ARCHIE THREE
Cyberworks
Automatons
AA-10 BOTTWEILER
This canine attack bot is the result of
Hagan’s love for dogs. Archie already had
similar NEMA designs in his production
database, and happily set about updating
the mechanical hounds with all his
upgraded features. Though they possess
human-like artificial intellect, Hagan
wanted them to behave like dogs and tear
their prey apart with their teeth, hunt in
packs, and growl instead of speaking
(though they are programmed to emit
an eerie animalistic chuckle when they
corner prey).
Cosmetic upgrades make many
Bottweilers resemble large dogs or
wolves. These upgraded units patrol in
packs near Archie’s facilities, along the
northern Atlantic coast, or are disguised
as wolven animal companions of the
Shemarrians.
Attributes: Agility d10, Smarts d6, Spirit
d6, Strength d12+2, Vigor d10
Skills: Athletics d10, Common Know­
ledge d8, Fighting d10, Notice d8,
Survival d8, Stealth d8
Pace: 20 Parry: 7 Toughness: 16 (6)
Hindrances: Bloodthirsty, Vow (Major—
Obey programming and Archie’s
commands)
Edges: Danger Sense, Dodge, Fleet-
Footed, Improved Frenzy, Woodsman
Special Abilities:
„„Armored Frame: Has +6 Armor and
+3 Toughness.
„„Claws and Bite: Str+d6 Mega
Damage, AP 4. On a raise, Fighting
attacks make opponents Vulnerable.
„„Construct: +2 to recover from Shaken
immune to Disease, Drowning, and
Poison, ignores 1 level of Wounds.
„„Cyber works K nowledgebase:
Archie’s bots know all Rifts Earth
languages and make unskilled
checks at d6 (instead of d4−2).
„„Fearless: Mindless automatons are
immune to Fear and Intimidation.
„„Obscure Construction: Archie
and Hagan intentionally employ
peculiar nonstandard technology
in their creations to hinder anyone
attempting to modify or examine
them incurs a −4 skill roll penalty.
„„Pounce: Can Jump twice as far as
normal and add +4 to damage when
making a Wild Attack when coupled
with a leap, instead of the usual +2
(needs room to leap, at least 1”).
„„Self-Destruct: If incapacitated or
captured, this bot explodes (6d6
Mega Damage, SBT) leaving nothing
recoverable.
„„Sensor Suite, Advanced: Includes
an advanced molecular analyzer,
which allows the robot to “smell”
and track by “scent.” Gains +2 to
Survival (tracking) checks, Notice
checks, and offsets two points of
Range-based penalties to those rolls.
Ignores Illumination penalties, and
can detect chemicals, radiation, and
electrical fields.
A-63 ALL-PURPOSE HEAVY ROBOT
Designed as an “all purpose” bot, the
A-63 humanoid construct is equally adept
working in technical or deadly combat
roles. Sturdy and sinister, the A-63 is
fully artificially intelligent, though it is
not a neural intelligence and cannot learn.
Attributes: Agility d8, Smarts d6, Spirit
d6, Strength d12+4, Vigor d12
Skills: Athletics d8, Common Knowledge
d8, Fighting d8, Notice d8, Repair d8,
Shooting d8, Stealth d8, Survival d8
Pace: 16 Parry: 6 Toughness: 26 (12)
Hindrances: Ruthless (Major), Vow
(Major — Obey programming and
Archie’s commands)
Edges: Ambidextrous, Fleet-Footed, Rock
and Roll!, Steady Hands, Two-Fisted
Gear: Arch-22 Pulse Rifle (Range
36/72/144, 4d6+2 Mega Damage, RoF 3,
AP 6, Heavy Pulse, 90 Shots, Weight 22
Min Str d10).
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 Special Abilities: environments. The bots are clever, and
„„Armor: Alloy casing provides +12 lie, steal, and prowl to gather info and
MDC Armor, +4 Toughness. manipulate interlopers.
„„Construct: +2 to recover from Shaken
Attributes: Agility d8, Smarts d6, Spirit
immune to Disease, Drowning, and
d8, Strength d12+1, Vigor d10
Poison, ignores 1 level of Wounds.
Skills: Athletics d8, Common Knowledge
„„Cyber works K nowledgebase:
d10, Fighting d8, Intimidation d8, Notice
Archie’s bots know all Rifts Earth
d8, Persuasion d8, Shooting d8, Stealth
languages and makes unskilled
d8, Survival d8, Taunt d8, Thievery d8
checks at d6 (instead of d4−2).
Pace: 14 Parry: 6 Toughness: 13 (6)
„„Fearless: Mindless automatons are
Hindrances: Curious, Vow (Major—Obey
immune to Fear and Intimidation.
programming and Archie’s commands)
„„Hardy: If Shaken, another Shaken
Edges: Ambidextrous, I Know a Guy,
result doesn't cause a Wound.
Fleet-Footed, Streetwise, Thief
„„Obscure Construction: Archie
Gear: Varies, usually local clothing,
and Hagan intentionally employ
weapons, body armor, and accessories.
peculiar nonstandard technology
Special Abilities:
in their creations to hinder anyone
„„Armor +6: Can wear body armor.
attempting to modify or examine
„„Construct: +2 to recover from Shaken
them, incurring a −4 skill roll penalty.
immune to Disease, Drowning, and
„„Self-Destruct: If Incapacitated
Poison, ignores 1 level of Wounds.
or captured, this bot explodes
„„Cyberworks Knowledgebase: Archie’s
(Damage 6d6, SBT) leaving nothing
bots know all Rifts Earth languages
recoverable.
and make unskilled checks at d6
„„Sensor Suite, Advanced: +4 to Notice
(instead of d4−2).
and to offset Range or Shooting
„„Fearless: Mindless automatons are
penalties, ignores Illumination
immune to Fear and Intimidation.
penalties, +1 Shooting. Detects
„„Obscure Construction: Archie
chemicals, radiation, and radar.
and Hagan intentionally employ
„„Size 2 (Normal): Six feet 800 pounds.
peculiar nonstandard technology
„„Weapon Mount: Dual-linked Eye
in their creations to hinder anyone
Lasers (Range 15/30/60, Damage
attempting to modify or examine
3d6+2, RoF 1, AP 4).
them, incurring a −4 skill roll penalty.
„„Weapon Mount: 2 × retractable
„„Self-Destruct: If incapacitated
Vibro-Blades (Str+d8 Mega Damage,
or captured, this bot explodes
AP 8).
(Damage 6d6, SBT) leaving nothing
recoverable.
A-51 SPYBOT „„Sensor Suite: +2 to Notice checks
Originally designed by James T, the
and to offset Range penalties. Ignores
A-51 is an effective model and still in
Illumination penalties. Shooting +1.
common use. The A-51 Reconnaissance
and Espionage Drone has androgynous
The Shemarrian Nation
features and appears human, though
it doesn’t stand up to scrutiny without SHEMARRIAN WARRIOR
further make-up. Each A-51 wears A-SHE-2 Shemarrian androids appear to
varied disguises, clothes, body armor, be Amazonian warriors studded with
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They wear distinctive exotic body armor,
ride fearsome cybernetic mounts, and
carry Rail Guns similar to miniaturized
Boom Guns.
Shemarrians fight against slavery and
travel in pairs or small bands patrolling
the Atlantic coast.
Barbarian tribes and frontiersmen
respect them and their wishes, and steer
clear of their communities. The androids
truly believe they are a tribal race of
D-Bees from beyond the Rifts, locked in
a deadly struggle against the Minions
of Splugorth and inhuman raiders like
the Horune Pirates. Territorial, they do
not allow armed parties— especially
Coalition or other state troops—to
trespass into their clan territories (areas
important to Archie’s operations in
the region).
Attributes: Agility d10, Smarts d8, Spirit
d8, Strength d12+2, Vigor d12
Skills: Athletics d10, Common Knowledge
d4, Fighting d10, Intimidation d10,
Notice d8, Persuasion d8, Riding d10,
Shooting d10, Survival d10, Taunt d8
Pace: 16 Parry: 8 Toughness: 30 (14)
Hindrances: Arrogant, Delusional
(Major—believe their pre-programmed,
fictitious history and culture), Stubborn,
Vow (Major—Obey programming and
Archie’s commands)
Edges: Ambidextrous, Block, Danger
Sense, Fleet-Footed, Improved Frenzy,
Marksman, Martial Warrior, Quick,
Steady Hands, Two-Fisted, Woodsman
Gear: Shemarrian Rail Gun (Range
75/150/300, 4d10+4 Mega Damage, RoF 1,
AP 16, Shooting +1, considered a shotgun
for Innocent Bystanders, Min Str d12+2),
Shemarrian Combat Armor (+8 MDC
Armor, +3 Toughness, Min Str d12).
Special Abilities:
„„Antennae: Shemarrians possess
ultra-sensitive antennae acting as
sensor housings, granting the Danger
Sense Edge and halving Blindness
penalties.
„„Armored Carapace: Shemarrian
androids are heavily constructed,
though appearing lithe and fit. They
gain +6 Armor, +3 Toughness, and
can wear additional body armor.
„„Construct: +2 to recover from Shaken
immune to Disease, Drowning, and
Poison, ignores 1 level of Wounds.
„„Cyber works K nowledgebase:
Shemarrians speak Dragonese/Elven,
understand all Rifts Earth languages
and make unskilled checks at d6.
„„Fearless: Mindless automatons are
immune to Fear and Intimidation.
„„Hardy: If Shaken, another Shaken
result doesn't cause a Wound.
„„Obscure Construction: Archie
and Hagan intentionally employ
peculiar nonstandard technology
in their creations to hinder anyone
attempting to modify or examine
them incurs a −4 skill roll penalty.
„„Sensor Suite, Advanced: +4 to Notice
and to offset Range or Shooting
penalties, ignores Illumination
penalties, +1 Shooting.
„„Size 2 (Normal): Shemarrians are 8
feet tall and weigh 900 pounds.
„„Synthetic Goddess: Hagan insisted
each Shemarrian be an individual
work of art. Every A-SHE-2 is a
synthetic human sculpture, with
warm skin (capable of bleeding),
flowing hair, bright eyes, and movie-
star looks (+2 on Persuasion checks).
Unless examined under a microscope
they cannot be differentiated from
flesh-and-blood creatures.
„„Unrecoverable: If incapacitated or
captured, the bot’s inner workings
burn and melt, leaving no salvageable
or identifiable remains this includes
any weapons in-hand.
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 „„Weapon Mount: 2 × Gauntlet Lasers
(Range 20/40/80, Damage 3d6+4, RoF
1, AP 4).
„„Weapon Mount: 2 × Retractable Hand
Claws (Str+2d4 Mega Damage, AP 8).
MONST-REX
The Monst-Rex A-002 is another one of
Hagan’s outrageous ideas that Archie fell
in love with. The robot creature appears
to hail from the same dimension as the
Shemarrians, explaining their bond. The
warrior-women ride the Monst-Rexes,
but many Monst-Rexes are dispatched
by Archie to prowl “wild” throughout
the Shemarrian territories. They often
attack demons, D-Bees, and any troops
who roam into the region, though
they refrain from attacking humans
unless they wander too close to one
of Archie’s operations sites. Since the
Monst-Rex also appears to be a partially
converted cybernetic organism, like the
Shemarrians, nobody thinks twice when
they find machine components amongst
their remains.
Attributes: Agility d8, Smarts d6, Spirit
d6, Strength d12+5, Vigor d12
Skills: Athletics d10, Fighting d10, Notice
d8, Shooting d8, Survival d8
Pace: 22 Parry: 6 Toughness: 35 (16)
Hindrances: Ugly, Vow (Major—Obey
programming and Archie’s commands)
Edges: Ambidextrous, Fleet-Footed,
Improved Frenzy, Two-Fisted
Special Abilities:
„„All-Terrain: Ignores penalties for
rough terrain, and each inch counts
as 1.5” instead of 2”
„„Aquatic: Swim Pace 6
„„Armored and Reinforced: High
strength alloy, providing +16 MDC
Armor and +6 Toughness.
„„Construct: +2 to recover from Shaken
immune to Disease, Drowning, and
Poison, ignores 1 level of Wounds.
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„„Cyber works K nowledgebase:
Archie’s bots know all Rifts Earth
languages and make unskilled
checks at d6 (instead of d4−2).
„„Fear: Monst-Rex are truly frightening
to behold.
„„Fearless: Mindless automatons are
immune to Fear and Intimidation.
„„Handling: Riders gain +2 on all
Riding checks.
„„Obscure Construction: Archie
and Hagan intentionally employ
peculiar nonstandard technology
in their creations to hinder anyone
attempting to modify or examine
them incurs a −4 skill roll penalty.
„„Sensor Suite, Advanced: +4 to Notice
and to offset Range or Shooting
penalties, ignores Illumination
penalties, +1 Shooting. Detects
chemicals, radiation, and radar.
„„Size 5 (Large): Monst-Rex clock in at
1.5 tons and over 16 feet long.
„„Synthetic Lifeform: The android has
warm skin (capable of bleeding), hair,
eyes, and detailing. Unless examined
under a microscope it cannot be
differentiated from a flesh-and-
blood, albeit cybernetic, creature.
„„Unrecoverable: If incapacitated or
captured, the bot’s inner workings
burn and melt, leaving no salvageable
or identifiable remains.
„„Wall Walker: May walk on vertical
or inverted surfaces at full pace.
„„Weapon: Plasma Ejector (right
shoulder, Range 20/40/80, 3d12+3
Mega Damage, RoF 1, It Burns).
„„Weapon: Anti-Personnel Laser (left
shoulder)
„„Weapon: Prehensile Tail (Str+d10
Mega Damage, AP 10, Reach 2)
„„Weapon: Claws/Bite (Str+3d4
Mega Damage, AP 12, see Natural
Weapons in Savage Worlds).
„„Wicked Spines: Four jointed,
prehensile spines are used to pin prey
 down. A-002s get one free Grappling
attack per round at no Multi-Action
penalty, and are +2 on all Grappling
checks.
FORCES OF THE
REPUBLICANS
REPUBLICAN TROOPER
Wearing an updated version of NEMA
heavy body armor and armed with the
next generation of NEMA personal
weapons, Republican Troopers pack the
punch of special forces in most militaries.
The troopers show unwavering dedication
to the ideals of the New Republic, and
this bleeds over into their recruitment,
training, and officer selection programs.
Attributes: Agility d8, Smarts d8, Spirit
d8, Strength d8, Vigor d8
Skills: Athletics d8, Common Knowledge
d8, Fighting d8, Healing d6, Intimidation
d6, Notice d8, Persuasion d6, Shooting
d10, Stealth d10, Survival d8
Pace: 6 Parry: 6 Toughness: 17 (8)
Hindrances: Loyal, Ruthless (Minor),
Vow (Major—Serve the Republicans)
Edges: Brave, Conditioned, Fleet-Footed,
Marksman, Martial Artist, Quick, Soldier
Gear: Republican Infantry EBA (+8 Armor,
+3 Toughness, Multi-Optics Helmet, Min
Str d6, 14 lb), Patriot LSR-R52 Laser Rifle
(Range 24/48/96, Damage 4d6+2, RoF 3,
AP 3, Heavy Pulse), Patriot R-22 Max-Ion
Pistol (Range 12/24/48, Damage 1– 3d10,
RoF 3, 3RB), Vibro-Knife (Str+d6 Mega
Damage, AP 6, Fighting +1), 4 × Armor
Piercing grenades (Range 5/10/20, 3d8
Mega Damage, AP 16, SBT), utility belt.
E PLURIBUS UNUM
Republican agents come from
all levels of society. Any human
entries can represent their
personnel or leadership. When
they must strike in force, the
Republicans deploy their most
elite and loyal operatives piloting
Republican-emblazoned Glitter
Boys and Golden Eagle SAMAS.
Support troops are commonly
armed with legacy NEMA light or
medium body armor, multi-optics
helmets, laser assault, plasma, and
particle beam rifles (use Common
Equipment entries adding a
Manufacturer modifier: +2 Armor
and +1 Toughness, or +2 Damage
and +1 to hit).
Depending on their role,
Republican personnel use the
Republican Trooper entry or
a relevant Coalition entry but
replace their Vow Hindrance with
(Major—Serve the Republicans)
and add Ruthless (Minor).
For any reawakened NEMA
person­nel instead substitute the
Vow (Major—support and defend
the Constitution of the United
States) and Code of Honor.
Golden Eagle SAMAS: Size 2
(Normal), +14 MDC Armor, +5
Toughness, Strength d12+4, Pace
14 + d8 (60 MPH)
Notes: Nimble, Aquatic (40 MPH),
Flight System (Handling +2, 300
MPH)
Weapons:
„„Light Rail Gun (Handheld).
„„2 × Claw Fingertips (Str+2d4
Mega Damage, AP 8).
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FORCES OF THE
COALITION WAR
CAMPAIGN
ISS INSPECTOR
The notorious inspectors of the
Internal Security Service, “Specters”
perform espionage, counter-espionage,
i nvest igat ive, sur veilla nce, a nd
undercover infiltration roles. They
specialize in sniffing out and hunting
down criminals, rogue scholars,
subversives, dissidents, and enemy
collaborators. Their equipment varies
widely depending on their current
mission and is swapped out for high-
end Northern Gun gear for undercover
operations. They also have regular access
to department hover cars.
Attributes: Agility d6, Smarts d10, Spirit
d8, Strength d6, Vigor d6
Skills: Athletics d6, Common Knowledge
d10, Electronics d8, Fighting d8,
Intimidation d8, Notice d10, Persuasion
d8, Piloting d6, Research d10, Shooting
d8, Stealth d8, Thievery d8, Survival d8
Pace: 6 Parry: 6 Toughness: 15 (8)
Hindrances: Curious, Partisan (Minor—
Human Supremacist), Vow (Major—
Serve the Coalition)
Edges: Alertness, Conditioned, Field Intel,
Improvisational Fighter, Investigation,
Streetwise
Gear: CA-1 Heavy EBA (+7 Armor, +3
Toughness), CP-30 Pulse Laser Pistol
(Range 10/20/40, Damage 3d6, RoF 3,
AP 4, 3RB), silver-coated knife (Str+d4),
Vibro-Knife (Str+d6 Mega Damage, AP
6), investigation kit, lock-pick release
gun (+4 Thievery to open locks).
RCSG SCIENTIST
Warrior scientists charged with studying
the Rifts and anything coming out of them,
Rifts Control Study Group operatives
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often accompany teams into the field to
catalogue arcane phenomena and assist
in efforts to destroy dangerous D-Bees,
supernatural creatures, and sorcerers.
Attributes: Agility d6, Smarts d10, Spirit
d8, Strength d6, Vigor d6
Skills: Athletics d6, Fighting d6, Notice
d8, Occult d10, Persuasion d6, Research
d8, Science d10, Shooting d6, Stealth d6,
Survival d8
Pace: 6 Parry: 5 Toughness: 14 (7)
Hindrances: Curious, Quirk, Vow
(Minor—Serve the Coalition)
Edges: Jack-of-all-Trades, Linguist,
Monster Slayer, Scholar (Occult and
Science)
Gear: CA-3 Light EBA (+7 Armor, +2
Toughness, Multi-Optics Helmet), CP-
30 Pulse Laser Pistol (Range 10/20/40,
Damage 3d6, RoF 3, AP 4, 3RB), silver-
coated knife (Str+d4), Vibro-Knife (Str+d6
Mega Damage, AP 6), 2 × Fragmentation
grenades (Range 5/10/20, 5d6 Mega
Damage, LBT).
Special Abilities:
„„Recognize the Arcane: RCSG
Scientists have an uncanny knack
for identifying and understanding
arcane, psychic, and supernatural
phenomena. Their trained eyes
detect arcana per the base power (no
modifiers, costing no Power Points)
with a Notice check. They do not
ignore penalties for foes hidden by
supernatural abilities like invisibility.
FASSAR-30 SKELEBOT (NEW STYLE)
With hundreds of thousands of old-
style FASSAR-20s part of the infamous
“Skelebot Graveyard” in the ruins of
Tolkeen, the newest Skelebots off the
assembly line have been upgraded—
their alloys and styling similar to the new
CS body armor. The vibro-blades have a
wicked “wing” pattern, and the CV-212
has been replaced with the “Dead Man’s”
rail gun—a more versatile armament School of air combat or Steel Armor
which can be loaded with wood or silver- Academy of ground combat.
tipped rounds for supernatural enemies. When not piloting power armor, pilots
don CA-3 Light EBA.
Attributes: Agility d4, Smarts d6, Spirit
d4, Strength d12+1, Vigor d10 Attributes: Agility d10, Smarts d6, Spirit
Skills: Athletics d8, Fighting d8, Notice d8, Strength d6, Vigor d8
d6, Shooting d8, Stealth d6, Survival d6 Skills: Athletics d8, Common Knowledge
Pace: 8 Parry: 5 Toughness: 18 (8) d6, Electronics d10, Fighting d8,
Hindrances: Ruthless (Minor), Vow Intimidation d6, Notice d8, Persuasion
(Major — Obey programming and d6, Piloting d10, Repair d4, Shooting d10,
Coalition commands) Stealth d6, Survival d6
Edges: Ambidextrous, Fleet-Footed, Rock Pace: 6 Parry: 6 Toughness: 15 (7)
and Roll!, Steady Hands, Two-Fisted Toughness (Mauler): 25 (13)
Gear: C-200 “Dead Man’s” Rail Gun Toughness (Super SAMAS): 23 (11)
(Range 50/100/200, 2d10+2 Mega Damage, Hindrances: Illiterate, Loyal, Vow
RoF 3, AP 7, Str Min d12). (Minor—Serve the Coalition)
Special Abilities:
„„Armor: Hardened alloy casing, +8
Armor, +3 Toughness.
„„Construct: +2 to recover
from Shaken doesn't
breathe or eat,
immune to Poi-
son and Dis-
ease, ignores
1 point of
Wound penal-
ties.
„„Fearless: Mindless automatons are
immune to Fear and Intimidation.
„„Sensor Suite: +4 to Notice checks or
to offset Shooting penalties ignores
Illumination penalties, detects
chemicals and radiation, +1 Shooting.
„„Weapon Mount: 2 × retractable
Vibro-Blades (Str+2d4 Mega Damage,
AP 8).

COALITION ELITE RPA PILOT

The elite pilots of the Robot Power Armor
(RPA) corps are experts in the use of the
power armor, robot combat vehicles,
and the other terrifying war machines
employed by the CS. The most elite are
graduates of the Coalition’s Black Talon
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PA-09A SUPER SAMAS
PA-09A Super SAMAS: Size 3
(Normal), +11 MDC Armor, +6
Toughness, Strength d12+5, Pace
10 + d8 (40 MPH)
Notes: Nimble, Amphibious (Swim
Pace 14 + d10, 70 MPH), Flight
(Handling +2, 500 MPH)
Weapons:
„„CTT-P40 Particle Beam Cannon
(Range 24/48/96, 4d8+4 Mega
Damage, AP 16, RoF 1, Min Str
d12+3).
„„2 × Forearm Grenade Launchers
(use WI-GL4).
„„2 × Dual-Linked Plasma & Laser
System (Shoulder Mounts—
may swivel 360 degrees either a
Light Laser or Plasma Cannon).
„„2 × Forea r m Vibro -Blades
(Str+d10 Mega Damage, AP 10).
PA-100 MAULER
PA-100 Mauler: Size 3 (Normal),
+13 MDC Armor, +6 Toughness,
Strength d12+5, Pace 10 + d8 (40
MPH)
Notes: Maneuvering Jets (Jump
8” horizontal, 4” vertical Swim
Pace 8 + d6) typical operator
Toughness: 18 (10)
Weapons:
„„2 × Ant i-Person nel Lasers
(Forearm Mount).
„„Mini Rail Gun (handheld).
„„Conc ea led M i n i-M i s si le
Launcher (RoF 3, 8 Shots).
„„2 × Plasma Cannons (Shoulder
Mounts—may swivel 360
degrees).
„„2 × Forear m Vibro -Sabers
(Str+d8 Mega Damage, AP 8).
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Edges: Ace, Brave, Combat Ace, Power
Armor Jock, Robot Vehicle Jock, Rock
and Roll!, Steady Hands.
Gear: Commonly Hellraiser or Mauler or
Super SAMAS (see sidebars), CA-3 Light
EBA (+7 Armor, +2 Toughness, Multi-
Optics Helmet), C-20 Laser Pistol (Range
12/24/48, Damage 3d6+1, RoF 1, AP 3),
Vibro-Knife (Str+d6 Mega Damage, AP
6).
COALITION COMMANDO
When you simply must smash something
to pieces, Commandos are the way to do
it. Specializing in performing surgical
strikes, seek-and-destroy, and retrieval
operations in dangerous environments,
there aren’t many places these elite “Dead
Boys” can’t get to.
Attributes: Agility d8, Smarts d6, Spirit
d10, Strength d8, Vigor d10
Skills: Athletics d10, Fighting d10,
Intimidation d8, Notice d8, Piloting d6,
Shooting d10, Stealth d10, Survival d10
Pace: 6 Parry: 7 Toughness: 20 (8)
Hindrances: Illiterate, Loyal, Over­
confident, Vow (Minor—Serve the
Coalition)
Edges: Assassin, Bruiser, Conditioned,
Dodge, Marksman, Quick, Soldier,
Steady Hands
Gear: CA-7 Special Forces Heavy “Dead
Boy” EBA (+8 Armor, +3 Toughness,
with Multi-Optics Helmet), CP-50
“Dragonfire” Laser Rifle (Range 24/48/96,
Damage 4d6, RoF 3, AP 4, Heavy Pulse),
CP-50 integrated grenade launcher
(18/36/72, 12 Shots, High Explosive
grenades 3d10 AP 4 Mega Damage,
RoF 1, MBT), retractable Vibro-Knives
(Str+d6 Mega Damage, AP 6), garrote
wire (Str+d4, must follow successful
Grapple with a raise), Mag-5 Jetpack
(60MPH, Handling +1, +2 Stealth),
2 × Plasma grenades (Range 5/10/20, 3d12
Mega Damage, SBT, It Burns), utility belt.
Special Abilities:
„„Who Dares, Wins: Commandos
IAR HELLRAISER
can use the Battle, Boating, Driving,
Electronics, Healing, Piloting, and IAR Hellraiser: Size 6 (Large),
Riding skills at no untrained penalty. Crew 1+2, Strength d12+8,
In addition, they gain a +2 bonus Toughness 42 (24), Pace 15 + d12
to checks involving parachuting, (90 MPH)
rappelling, and similar daring Notes: MDC Armor, can Jump
maneuvers. twice as far as normal
Weapons
COALITION CYBORG STRIKE TROOPER „„Dual-linked Anti-Personnel
The Emperor was hesitant to allow the Laser (left shoulder, Turret)
large-scale implementation of bionic „„Elect ro -St u n ner (Ra nge
conversion into the CS military, but 5/10/20, Damage 4d6, RoF
the cyborg troopers haven't become 1, Nonlethal unless the
dehumanized as he had originally feared. Shooting Die rolls a 1 or 2)
Combat cyborgs are now an integral „„Plasma Ca n non (r ight
part of Coalition infantry and armor shoulder, Fixed Front)
regiments. Donning a bulkier version of „„Light Missile Launcher (Fixed
the new-style CS body armor, they can be Front, RoF 3, Shots 3)
difficult to pick out from the rest of the „„Quatro-Gun, four-settings
infantry during large engagements—at weapon system, only one can
least until combat begins in earnest. be fired at a time:
Attributes: Agility d10, Smarts d6, Spirit „„Cut t i ng Laser Beam
d6, Strength d12+3, Vigor d12 (Range 10/20/40, 2d12 Mega
Skills: Athletics d10, Common Knowledge Damage, RoF 1, AP 30)
d6, Fighting d10, Intimidation d8, Notice „„Flamethrower (3d10 Mega

d8, Persuasion d4, Shooting d10, Stealth Damage, RoF 1, Cone

d6, Survival d6 Template, It Burns)
Pace: 8 Parry: 8 Toughness: 29 (15) „„Particle Beam (Range

Hindrances: Illiterate, Loyal, Vow 20/40/80, 4d8+4 Mega

(Minor—Serve the Coalition) Damage, RoF 1, AP 16)
Edges: Improved Frenzy, Rock and Roll!, „„Medium Laser (standard)

Steady Hands, Sweep „„Vibro-Claw (Str+2d6+2 Mega

Gear: CA-6C "Dead Boy" Cyborg Armor Damage, AP 12)

(+9 MDC, +3 Toughness, Multi-Optics
Helmet). CTT-P40 Particle Beam Cannon
(Range 24/48/96, 4d8+4 Mega Damage,
AP 16, RoF 1, Shots 40, Min Str d12+3,
Cybernetics: Armor Plating (3), Audio
Disintegration, Atomic Annihilation)
Core Electronics, and Optics Package.
or C-200 “Dead Man’s Rail Gun (Range
Special Abilities:
50/100/200, 2d10+2 Mega Damage, RoF 3,
„„Adrenal System: +2 vs Shaken.
AP 7, Min Str d12). Vibro-sword (Str+d10
„„Hand-to-Hand Reaction Wiring: +2
Mega Damage, AP 10), 2 × Plasma
to all Fighting checks, +1 Parry.
grenades (Range 5/10/20, 3d12 Mega
„„Improved Movement: d10 run die.
Damage, SBT, It Burns).
„„Inhuman Appearance: −1 Persuasion.

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 „„Loss of Dexterity: All non-combat
Agility checks are at −1.
„„Malfunctions: Subject to the
Technical Difficulties.
„„Harder Than Steel: Cyborgs have +6
MDC Armor and +3 Toughness.
„„Internal Life Support: Immune to
Disease, Drowning, Poison. +4 to
resist Cold, Heat, Radiation.
„„Targeting Eye: +2 Shooting.
„„Size 1: Cyborgs are large and heavy.
„„Unarmed: Str+d4, Mega Damage.
„„Weapon Mount: Forearm Particle
Beam (Range 12/24/48, 3d8 Damage,
AP 6, RoF 1, Disintegration, Atomic
Annihilation).
„„Weapon Mount: Retractable Vibro-
Blade (Str+2d4 Mega Damage, AP 8).
COALITION JUICER
The Coalition States genuinely cherish
the sanctity of human life, as well as
the longevity and health of its citizenry.
For this reason, Coalition public safety
campaigns have long criticized the
Juicer conversion process and the use of
recreational or performance enhancing
drugs (which are, of course, outlawed).
To Emperor Karl Prosek they are an
abomination of foolishly wasted human
life. He is instead focused on augmenting
humans through power armor and
substituting humans with cannon fodder
like Psi-Hounds and Skelebots for the
most dangerous battlefield roles.
However, statistical cost benefit
analysis and the research of his son,
Joseph Prosek II, proved Juicers were a
cheap option to power armored units
and would suffer much lighter casualties
than regular infantry in conflicts against
superhuman enemies (like the Tolkeen
military, composed primarily of D-Bees,
monsters, and mages). In fact, twenty
Juicers could be recruited from the dregs
of the wastelands, trained, and armed for
the cost of one Super SAMAS pilot and his
armor. After the shocking events of the
Juicer Uprising, Karl Prosek reluctantly
relented to his son and authorized the
full-scale Juicer Division program.
Juicer technology is under the exclusive
purview of CS Special Forces command
(the DSD), which provides detox treatment
at the end of service. Volunteers can
earn citizenship for themselves and two
family members by faithfully serving a
two year tour of duty, or for five others
in exchange for five years—a veritable
death sentence—a popular option with
provisional citizens looking for a life of
adventure and heroics striking back at
the terrible things from the Rifts.
Attributes: Agility d10, Smarts d6, Spirit
d6, Strength d12, Vigor d10
Skills: Athletics d8, Common Knowledge
d6, Fighting d10, Intimidation d6, Notice
d6, Shooting d8, Stealth d6, Survival d6
Pace: 14 Parry: 8 Toughness: 20 (9)
Hindrances: Death Wish, Illiterate,
Overconfident, Vow (Minor—Serve the
Coalition)
Edges: Brawny, Burn Brighter, Burn Past
the Pain, Combat Reflexes, First Strike,
Fleet-Footed, Frenzy (Imp), Quick
Gear: CA-5 Juicer "Dead Boy" EBA (+9
Armor, +3 Toughness, Multi-Optics
Helmet), CAJ-5 FIWS Plasma Blaster
(Range 12/24/48, 3d12+3 Mega Damage,
RoF 1, It Burns), CAJ-5 FIWS Vibro-Tri-
Claw (Str+3d4, AP6, +1 Parry, Claws),
C-14 "Fire Breather" Laser Rifle (Range
24/48/96, 4d6 Damage, RoF 1, AP3)
C-14 integral grenade launcher (Range
18/36/72, 3d12 Mega Damage, SBT, It
Burns), silver-coated knife (Str+d4).
Special Abilities:
„„Burn (6): Juicers can add a d6 to any
Strength, Agility, or Vigor check but
if they roll a 1 they lose a Burn.
„„Drug-induced Euphoria/Tranquility:
Juicers do not gain the benefits of
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unexpected combat.
„„Internal Repair System: Juicers have
Slow Regeneration, and three times a
day they may roll a Vigor check at +2
to give themselves a healing check.
„„Super Endurance: Juicers only need
4 hours of sleep and gain +2 on all
checks against Fatigue.
„„Super Speed: Gain d10 run die.
„„Uncanny Reflexes: −2 to be hit by all
attacks and +2 on Evasion
rolls.
COALITION RANGER
CS Rangers are one of the
oldest Special Forces pro-
fessions, and the one most
likely to fraternize with the
enemy. They are experts in
reconnaissance, tracking
and eliminating fugitives,
and guerrilla warfare.
Rangers are surpris-
ingly tolerant and often
befriend and make con-
nections with mercenaries
and outlaws, and temporarily
join forces with magic users,
D-Bees, and supernatural
creatures like dragons.
They are unwaveringly
loyal to the Coalition,
and their associa-
tion with undesir-
ables rarely interferes
with accomplishing mis-
sion objectives.
CS Rangers specialize in hunting
down and capturing or eliminating
AWOL troops, escaped/wanted
prisoners or mutants, refugees, and
monsters, as well as long-range
missions deep into enemy territory.
Attributes: Agility d10, Smarts d8, Spirit
d8, Strength d8, Vigor d8
Skills: Athletics d10, Common
Knowledge d8, Electronics d8, Fighting
d10, Healing d6, Notice d8, Persuasion
d8, Shooting d10, Stealth d8, Survival d8.
Pace: 8 Parry: 7 Toughness: 18 (8)
Hindrances: Arrogant or Heroic, Vow
(Major—Serve the Coalition)
Edges: Assassin, Brawny, Conditioned,
Connections (mercs and outlaws), Field
Intel, Fleet-Footed, Marksman, Martial
Artist, Woodsman, Steady Hands.
Gear: CA-4 Camouflage EBA (+8
Armor, +3 Toughness,
Multi-Optics Helmet,
+2 Stealth), CP-50
“Dragonfire” Laser
Rifle (Range 24/48/96,
4d6 Mega Damage,
RoF 3, AP 4, Heavy
Pulse), grenade launcher
(18/36/72, 12 Shots, Plasma
grenades 3d12 Mega
Damage, RoF 1, SBT, It
Burns), Multi-Optics
Scope, CP-30 Pulse
Laser Pistol (Range
10/20/40, Damage
3d6, RoF 3, AP 4,
3RB), silver-coated
knife (Str+d4), Vibro-
Longsword (Str+d10
Mega Damage, AP
10), 2 × Frag grenades
(Range 5/10/20, 5d6
Mega Da m ag e,
LBT), utility belt,
Backpack and NG-S2 Survival
Pack (Coalition equivalent).
CA-4 "DEAD BOY" STANDARD EBA
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While Coalition line troops carry the
CP-40, soldiers in each squad will be
designated other weapons to ensure a
balanced loadout. These troopers are
experienced Technical Soldiers with
Shooting d8 and the Brawny Edge.
Note that new-style "Dead Boy" body
armor incorporates Multi-Optics
Helmet functionality which ties into
the sensor feeds of scopes mounted
on calibrated weapons. For old-style
pre-105 P.A. squads swap in the
C-14 "Fire Breather" rifle and the C-27
Plasma Cannon for the Sergeant and
Special Weapons trooper respectively.
„„ Sergeant: CP-50 “Dragonfire”
Laser Rifle (Range 24/48/96,
4d6 Damage, RoF 3, AP 4)
Notes: Heavy Pulse, grenade
launcher (18/36/72, 12 Shots,
Plasma grenades 3d12 Mega
COALITION JUNIOR OFFICER (NEW GEAR)
Coalition junior officers command a
platoon of infantry, and it is their task
to make sure mission objectives are
completed. They are career warriors
and very cunning tacticians. They often
take to the field, commanding from a
Mark V APC or suit of old-style SAMAS
power armor.
Attributes: Agility d6, Smarts d8, Spirit
d8, Strength d6, Vigor d6
Skills: Athletics d8, Battle d8, Common
Knowledge d6, Electronics d6, Fighting
d8, Intimidation d6, Notice d8,
Persuasion d8, Piloting d6, Shooting d8,
Stealth d6
Pace: 6 Parry: 6 Toughness: 16 (8)
Hindrances: Loyal, Vow (Minor—Serve
the Coalition)
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Damage, RoF 1, SBT, It Burns),
Multi-Optics Scope.
„„ Special Weapons Technical
Soldier: C-29 “Hellfire” Heavy
Plasma Cannon (Range 18/36/72,
3d12+6 Mega Damage, RoF 1),
Notes: Min Str d8, Snapfire, It
Burns; Multi-Optics Scope.
„„ Heavy Weapons Technical
Soldier: CR-1 Rocket Launcher
(Range 50/100/200, 4d6 Mega
Damage, RoF 1, AP 20), Notes:
Snapfire. Anti-personnel rockets
do 5d6, AP 12, SBT; Multi-Optics
Scope.
„„ Designated Marksman: CV-212
Variable Frequency Rifle (Range
24/48/96, 4d6 Mega Damage, RoF
3, AP 3), Notes: Heavy Pulse,
Ignores laser resistance; Multi-
Optics Scope.
Edges: Command Presence, Inspire, Level
Headed, Power Armor Jock, Tactician
Gear: CA-4 Standard "Dead Boy" EBA
(+8 Armor, +3 Toughness, Multi-Optics
Helmet), CP-30 Pulse Laser Pistol (Range
10/20/40, Damage 3d6, RoF 3, AP 4, 3RB),
silver-coated knife (Str+d4), Vibro-Knife
(Str+d6 Mega Damage, AP 6), utility belt.
COALITION GRUNT (NEW GEAR)
Donning the infamous death’s head mask,
the average Coalition infantry consider
themselves patriots defending their
families and homes. All Coalition grunts
are highly indoctrinated, motivated, and
loyal. Many are provisional citizens
earning themselves and their loved ones
the right to join Coalition society, whether
they live or die.
 This entry is an updated Coalition
Grunt, representing troops outfitted
with the shiniest new toys. Grunts love
their toys.
Attributes: Agility d6, Smarts d6, Spirit
d6, Strength d6, Vigor d6
Skills: Athletics d6, Common Knowledge
d6, Fighting d6, Intimidation d6, Notice
d6, Shooting d6, Stealth d4, Survival d4
Pace: 6 Parry: 5 Toughness: 16 (8)
Hindrances: Illiterate, Loyal, Vow
(Minor—Serve the Coalition)
Edges: Soldier
Gear: CA-4 Standard "Dead Boy" EBA
(+8 Armor, +3 Toughness, Multi-Optics
Helmet), CP-40 Pulse Laser Rifle (Range
24/48/96, Damage 4d6 Mega Damage,
RoF 3, AP 4, Heavy Pulse), Vibro-Knife
(Str+d6 Mega Damage, AP 6), 2 × Frag
grenades (Range 5/10/20, 5d6 Mega
Damage, LBT), utility belt.
FORCES OF FREE
QUEBEC
LE SÛRETÉ OPERATIVE
Some of the best long-range, deep cover
operatives in North America, the agents
of Free Quebec are widely feared. These
fanatical Quebecois patriots do whatever
it takes to protect the interests of their
homeland. Currently, they work to
undermine the Coalition’s expansionist
ambitions. The agent listed here is expert
at eliminating problems with high
explosives.
Attributes: Agility d8, Smarts d8, Spirit
d8, Strength d6, Vigor d6
Skills: Athletics d6, Common Knowledge
d6, Electronics d8, Fighting d6, Notice
d8, Persuasion d10, Repair d8, Research
d8, Shooting d6, Stealth d6, Survival d6,
Thievery d8
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 T-550 "CYCLOPS"
GLITTER BOY
T-550: Size 2 (Normal), +24 MDC
Armor, +8 Toughness, Pace 14 + d8
(60 MPH), Swim Pace 6
Notes: Strength d12+4, laser resistant
(halve damage and AP from lasers).
Jet Boosters (Jump +6" horizontal,
+3" vertical).
Weapons:
„„T-550 Boom Gun (Range
250/500/1000, 4d12+4 Mega
Damage, AP 24, RoF 1, Shots
100, considered a shotgun for
Innocent Bystanders).
„„Anti-Personnel Laser (left
shoulder, Fixed Front).
„„R e c e s s e d Mi n i-Missile
Launchers (lower legs, Fixed
Front, RoF 4, Shots 12).
„„Ret ractable Vibro -Sword
(right forearm, Str+d10 Mega
Damage, AP 10).
QPA-102 VIOLATOR SAMAS
QPA-102 Violator SAMAS: Size
2 (Large), +10 MDC Armor, +5
Toughness, Strength d12+4, Pace
14 + d10
Notes: Nimble, Aquatic (40 MPH),
Flight (Handling +2, 360 MPH)
Weapons:
„„QR-12A SAMAS Laser Rifle
(handheld Range 60/120/240,
3d10 Mega Damage, RoF 1, AP
20, 3RB).
„„2 × Mini-Missile Launchers
(wing-mounted).
„„Wing Blades (wing mounted,
Str+d12 Mega Damage, AP 12,
+8 damage if V-Sam moves 6”+
before attacking).
„„Retractable Vibro-Blade (left
forearm, Str+d8 Mega Damage,
AP 8).
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Pace: 6 Parry: 6 Toughness: 12 (5)
Hindrances: Cautious, Loyal, Vow
(Major—Serve Free Quebec)
Edges: Attractive, Conditioned, Expert
Demolitionist, Linguist, Scholar (Repair),
Streetwise, Take ‘Em Down
Gear: SF-D Huntsman Medium Personal
Armor (+5 Armor, +2 Toughness), NG-56
Light Ion Pistol (Range 10/20/40, Damage
1– 3d8, RoF 1), silvered knife (Str+d4),
Neural Mace (Str+d6 Touch Attack,
victim checks Vigor or is Stunned), Field
Computer (Grade I), MD Plastique (2 lb).
Special Abilities:
„„Spicy Home Cooking: Given time
and “household” ingredients,
the operative may roll Repair to
manufacture improvised grenades,
mines, and other explosives listed in
Savage Worlds, or upgrade explosives.
T-550 “CYCLOPS” GLITTER BOY
The pilots of Free Quebec walk the
avenues of the Fortress City with a
special swagger, embodying the legacy of
the Glitter Boy Legion of centuries past.
Recently, the technology cooperation
agreement with Triax led to the
breakthrough ability to produce the “Tee-
Five-Fifty” facsimile power suit. Smaller
of build, easier to manufacture than
the USA-G10 Glitter Boy, and sporting
woefully needed secondary weapons
systems, the T-550’s slightly reduced
capabilities shouldn’t negatively impact
its overall combat performance. Outside
of their armor, Free Quebec Glitter Boy
pilots don specially modified and re-
styled CA-2 Light Body Armor.
Attributes: Agility d10, Smarts d6, Spirit
d8, Strength d6, Vigor d8
Skills: Athletics d8, Common Knowledge
d6, Electronics d8, Fighting d10, Notice
d6, Persuasion d8, Piloting d8, Shooting
d10, Stealth d6, Survival d6
Pace: 6 Parry: 7
 FREE QUEBEC
VIOLATOR SAMAS
Toughness (Pilot): 12 (6)
Toughness (T-550): 38 (24)
Hindrances: Loyal, Stubborn,
Vow (Minor—Serve Free Quebec)
Edges: Ace, Brave, Combat Ace,
Frenzy (Imp), Marksman, Power
Armor Jock
Gear: T-550 “Cyclops” Glitter Boy
(see sidebar), Q1-02 "Stopper" Ion
Pistol (Range 5/10/20, Damage
1– 3d8, RoF 1, Wide Spread), Vibro-
Knife (Str+d6 Mega Damage, AP 6).
Cybernetics: Cyber-Wired Reflexes.
Special Abilities:
„„Big and Shiny: Suffers −8 to Stealth.
„„Digging In: Activating/deactivating
the stabilization system is an action,
otherwise firing knocks it 2d6" back
and prone, leaving the pilot Stunned.
While dug in, it cannot move, can
only fire to the front and sides, and
attackers gain +2 to attack rolls.
„„Self Destruct: Stolen or captured
T-550s will explode as a Type 3
Fusion Block; exclusive to the NGR
and Free Quebec militaries and
cannot be purchased.
„„Sonic Boom: When fired, all within
an LBT (except the pilot) check Vigor
at −2. On a failure they are Shaken
and Hard of Hearing (Major) for 3d6
minutes (cannot Wound); Critical
Failure results in Stunned.
„„Stand By to Fire: Can’t
move and fire the Boom Gun in
one round.
VIOLATOR SAMAS
Designed specifically to complement
the Glitter Boy, the Violator SAMAS
(or “V-SAM”) uses laser weaponry to
maintain air-superiority and provide
danger-close fire support. That way, even
if their ground attack fire hits a Glitter
Boy, it just reflects harmlessly off its armor.
SAMAS pilots are highly skilled fighter
jocks, and the Free Quebec military depends
on their professionalism and bravery.
Outside of their armor, Free Quebec
pilots don re-styled CA-2 Light EBA.
Attributes: Agility d8, Smarts d6, Spirit
d8, Strength d6, Vigor d8
Skills: Athletics d8, Common Knowledge
d6, Electronics d8, Fighting d8, Notice
d6, Persuasion d6, Piloting d8, Shooting
d10, Stealth d6, Survival d6
Pace: 6 Parry: 6 Toughness: 21 (10)
Hindrances: Partisan (Minor—Human
Supremacist), Loyal, Vow (Minor—
Serve Free Quebec)
Edges: Ace, Combat Ace, Power Armor
Jock, Rock and Roll!, Steady Hands
Gear: Violator SAMAS (sidebar), C-18
Laser Pistol (Range 12/24/48, Damage
3d6, RoF 1, AP 3), Vibro-Knife (Str+d6
Mega Damage, AP 6).
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MERCENARIES &
SPECIALISTS
COWBOY
A cowboy can be anything—a Justice
Ranger, a desperado, or a deadbeat
gambler. They are equally at home on the
open range or playing a hand of cards in
the saloon.
Attributes: Agility d8, Smarts d6, Spirit
d8, Strength d6, Vigor d8
Skills: Athletics d8, Common Knowledge
d6, Fighting d8, Gambling d8, Notice d8,
Persuasion d6, Riding d10, Shooting d10,
Stealth d6, Survival d8
Pace: 6 Parry: 5 Toughness: 11 (3)
FREE QUEBEC
MILITARY FORCES
After separating from the Coalition,
Free Quebec put a great deal of
effort into restyling and refitting
old CS war-gear. Apart from what
is listed in this section, effectively,
all Quebec body armor, weapons,
vehicles, robot vehicles, and
power armor are pre-105 P.A., old-
style CS equipment with the skull
motifs replaced by flat visors
(keeping the spikes) and the shiny
blue-black CS finish repainted
coal black. Quebecois personnel
are equally interchangeable with
CS entries from Savage Foes of
North America, though you can
swap out the Illiterate Hindrance
with the Partisan (Major—Human
Supremacist) one to represent
their special brand of xenophobia
(apparently not mitigated by their
high literacy rate).
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Hindrances: Enemy (Minor), Habit
(Major), Illiterate
Edges: Alertness, Beast Bond, Beast
Master (× 3), Marksman, Steady Hands,
Woodsman
Gear: NG Maverick body armor (+3
Armor, +2 Toughness), NG-57 Heavy
Ion Blaster (Range 12/24/48, Damage
1– 3d8+2, RoF 1), Vibro-Knife (Str+d6
Mega Damage, AP 6), NG-S2 Survival
Pack, rope (50 feet), deck of cards, horse.
Special Abilities:
„„Born in the Saddle: Cowboys ignore
two points of penalties to any Riding
roll and ignore the Multi-Action
penalty for making a Riding check
in the same round as other actions.
Cowboys may spend Bennies to Soak
damage for their mount using Riding
instead of Vigor each success and
raise negates a Wound. They may
also mount or dismount as a free
action.
GUNSLINGER
Despite their reputation, Gunslingers
are often good-hearted men and women.
Many of them have grown laconic after
having seen too much bloodshed and
turn to alcohol or other pursuits to
distract themselves.
Attributes: Agility d12, Smarts d8, Spirit
d8, Strength d6, Vigor d8
Skills: Athletics d6, Common Knowledge
d6, Fighting d8, Gambling d8, Notice
d10, Persuasion d6, Riding d8, Shooting
d12, Stealth d8, Survival d8
Pace: 6 Parry: 6 Toughness: 11 (3)
Hindrances: Arrogant or Heroic or
Overconfident or Vengeful (Major),
Illiterate, Wanted (Minor)
Edges: Alert ness, Ambidextrous,
Danger Sense, Dead Shot, Double
Tap, Marksman, Quick, Steady Hands,
Sharpshooting, Two-Gun Kid
Gear: NG Maverick body armor (+3
Armor, +2 Toughness), 2 × NG-45LP
Long Pistols (Range 15/30/60, 3d8 Mega
Damage, RoF 1, AP 3, Disintegration,
Atomic Annihilation), 2 × Vibro-Blades
(Str+d6 Mega Damage, AP 6), utility belt.
Special Abilities:
„„The Quick and the Dead: During the
first round of combat, immediately
after initiative cards are dealt, a
Gunslinger may spend a Benny to
draw on an opponent. The Gunslinger
and his opponent make an opposed
Agility roll. If the Gunslinger
succeeds, he immediately attacks the
target and has the Drop if he fails, the
Benny is wasted with no effect. The
Gunslinger still acts on his initiative
card as normal.
EE NARUNI REPO-BOT
Stories abound, telling ghastly accounts
about what happens when you don’t stay
current on your Naruni Enterprises bill.
Repossession. By a merciless 2-ton Super-
Cyborg from another dimension…That’s
right, pay up!
Attributes: Agility d12, Smarts d8, Spirit
d10, Strength d12+8, Vigor d12+2
Sk ills: Athletics d10, Common
Knowledge d8+2, Driving d6, Fighting
d10+2, Intimidation d10+2, Notice d10+4,
Persuasion d8, Piloting d6, Shooting
d10+2, Stealth d10, Survival d10+2
Pace: 12 Parry: 10 Toughness: 40 (18)
Hindrances: Loyal, Vow (Major— Serve
Naruni Enterprises), Enemy (Major—
The Coalition), Ruthless (Major)
Edges: Block (Imp), Bruiser, Danger Sense,
Fleet-Footed, Harder to Kill, Frenzy
(Imp), Marksman, Martial Warrior, Rock
and Roll!, Steady Hands, Streetwise
Cybernetics: Core Electronics Package,
Nano-Repair System, Targeting Eye.
Gear: NE-200 Plasma Cartridge Machine
Gun (Range 24/48/96, 3d12+3 Mega
Damage, RoF 3, Heavy Pulse, It Burns).
Special Abilities:
„„Advanced Sensor Suite: +4 Notice
and to offset Shooting penalties.
Ignores Illumination penalties.
„„MDC Armor: Repo-Bots have +18
MDC Armor and +8 Toughness.
„„Notor ious Enforcer : K now n
throughout the Megaverse ® as
ruthless enforcers +2 Intimidation.
„„Total Conversion: +4 to recover
from Shaken, ignore 2 Wound levels,
self-contained breathing immune to
Diseases and Poisons.
„„Size 3 (Normal): Repo-Bots are
imposing interdimensional enforcers.
„„Unarmed: Str+d12 Mega Damage.
„„Weapon Mount: Particle Beam (right
forearm Range 15/30/60, Damage 4d8,
RoF 1, AP 16, Disintegration, Atomic
Annihilation).
„„Weapon Mount: Plasma Flame­
thrower (left forearm mount 3d12+3
Mega Damage, RoF 1, Cone Template,
It Burns).
„„Weapon Mount: Anti-Personnel
Laser (left hand index finger).
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 INDEX
SYMBOLS Escanaba 121
Ex Machina 157
Los Alamo 101, 140, 141
Loss Prevention Office 119
S
1st Apocalyptic Sabre Warriors 142
Explosives 45
Cavalry 145 Sault Sainte Marie 93
M Savage Tale
A F Manistique Imperium 123 As Above, So Below 103
Broken Arrow 129
FASSAR-30 Skelebot 180 Manitoulin Kingdom 117
A-51 Spybot 176 The Boonies 151
First Century of Marquette 121
A-63 All-Purpose The Psi-X Files 154
Darkness 63 M.A.R.S.
Heavy Robot 175 Second Century of
Five Kingdoms 89 Commando 16
AA-10 Bottweiler 174 Darkness 65
Fort El Dorado 94 Cowboy 16
Adventuring Gear 35 Shemarrian Nation 114
Fort Prospect 146 EOD Specialist 17
Amarillo 97 Shemarrian Uprising 70
Fort Sawyer 121 Gunslinger 18
Apache 142 Shemarrian Warrior 176
Free City of Queenston Intel Operative 18
Apaches 142 Silver Dagger Gang 142
Harbor 116 RCSG Scientist 16
Area 51 149 Silvereno 147
Free Quebec 105 Mechanicsville 116
Argent Goodson 171 Simmons Line 97
Menominee 122
Armor Skelray 97
Mercado 144
Body 38
Power 40
G MercBay. See Escanaba Southern Minnesota 97
Gallup 148 MercTown 127 Southern Missouri 124
Arzno 147 Golden Age of Mankind 59 Minions of Splugorth 113
Golden Age
B Weaponsmiths 100
Mission Profile Tables 56
Mississippi River 79
T
Great Cataclysm 61 T-550 “Cyclops”
Bandito Arms 100, 148 Missouri 93
The Great Lakes 79 Glitter Boy 188
Baton Rouge 95 Monst-Rex 178
Great Lakes Kingdoms 115 Task Force X 119
Bots 37 Techno-Wizard
Great Trade Road 147
Briscoe America 96
Greenville 95 N Items 186
Texas 100
Gunslinger 190 Naruni Enterprises 101
C Naruni Repo-Bot 191
New Cedarville 123
Texas Freelands 135
The Clarkdale
Chillicothe 93
Chi-Town 89, 90
H New Durango 147 Confederacy 148
The Haunted Strip 149 New El Paso 151 The Colorado Baronies
City of Free Quebec 112
Hindrances 28 New German Republic 113 Charity 147, 151
City of Iron 93
Hope 146 New San Antonio 143 Testament 147
City of Ishpeming 120
Houghton 122 Newtown Ruins 95 Wilmington 147
City of Manistique 123
Houstown 138, 139 New West 133 The Kingdom of
Coalition 113
Hudson Wheigh 117 Encounters 150 Worth 135, 137, 138
Encounters 102
Human Mutants 101 Northern Gun 100, 113, 117 The Pecos
Coalition Commando 182
Northwestern Quarter 122 Empire 141, 142, 143
Coalition Cyborg Strike
The Silver
Trooper 183 I Dagger Gang 142
Coalition Elite
RPA Pilot 181
Iconic Frameworks
Intelligent Construct 7
O Titan Robot Industries 70
Odessa 97 The Trade Council 118
Coalition Grunt 186 momano headhunter 19 Oklahoma 97 Triax Industries 100
coalition Juicer 184 IM Highway 123 Old Bones 112 Tucson 148
Coalition Junior Officer 186 The Iron Chain 122 Ontonagon 123
Coalition Ranger 185 Iron Heart 92 Overland Transport 79
Coalition States 73
Colorado Baronies 146
Ishpeming Military Contract U
Network 119 Uvalde 144
Commander Qhora
Hornburg 172
Island Kingdom of P
Montreal 115 Pecos Empire 141
Cowboy 190 ISS Inspector 180 Pecos Riders 142 V
Crossroads 143 Pervic Simvan 142 Vehicle Modifications 49
Cybernetics 49 Phoenix 148 Vehicles 46
J Post-Apocalyptic Age 65
Joseph City 148
D Colonel Joseph Prosek II 82
Proseks 81
Psi-Stalker Tribes 101
W
Department of Juicer Army of Weapons 42
Internal Security Liberation 101 Wellington 123
Specialists (ISS) 83
Department of Public
R Whykin 124
Wichita Falls 96
Races
Information 82 K Mutant Animals 22 Wilk’s Laser Industries 145
Devil’s Gate 93 Kansas 97 Mutant Felines 24 Wilk’s Laser
Domain of Man 105 King Macklin 136, 138 Psi-X Aliens 26 Technologies 100
Encounters 128 Kingsdale 125 RCSG Scientist 180 Willisburg 116
Relic Salvage Wyatt “Sweetwater’s
Watchdog” Wilkins 174
E L Operations 55
Republican Trooper 179
Edges Laredo 144
Combat 31 Las Vegas 149
Robert Cornell 173
robodome 121
X
Iconic Edges 30 Lazlo 100, 113 Xiticix Hivelands 98
Roswell 150
Professional 33 Le Sûreté Operativ 187
Ruins of Chicago 90
El Dorado 94 Lone Star 95

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