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Warning! Violence and the Supernatural The fictional World of Rifts® is violent, deadly and filled with supernatural monsters and strange powers. Other dimensional beings, often referred to as "demons," torment, stalk and prey on humans. Other alien life forms, monsters, gods and demigod, as well as magic, psychic powers, insanity, and war are all elements in this book. Some parents may find the violence, magic and supernatural elements of the game inappropriate for young readers/players. We suggest parental discretion. Please note that none of us at Palladium Books® condone or encourage the occult, the practice of magic, the use of drugs, suicide, or violence. Volume Two includes ... Juicer UprisingTM, Coalition NavyTM, Coalition War Campaign™, New West™, Lone Star, Spirit West™, Rifts® Underseas™, Game Screen & Adventure Pack, South America II, Sourcebook 2: The Mechanoids®, Phase World™, and Rifts® Japan. Plus 40+ pages of adventure. The Rifts® Index, your reference to the Megaverse®. 1 Sample file

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  • Warning! Violence and the Supernatural

    The fictional World of Rifts® is violent, deadly and filled with supernatural monsters and strange powers. Other dimensional beings, often referred to as "demons," torment, stalk and prey on humans. Other alien life forms, monsters, gods and demigod, as well as magic, psychic powers, insanity, and war are all elements in this book.

    Some parents may find the violence, magic and supernatural elements of the game inappropriate for young readers/players. We suggest parental discretion.

    Please note that none of us at Palladium Books® condone or encourage the occult, the practice of magic, the use of drugs, suicide, or violence.

    Volume Two includes ...

    Juicer UprisingTM, Coalition NavyTM, Coalition War Campaign™, New West™, Lone Star, Spirit West™, Rifts® Underseas™, Game Screen & Adventure Pack, South America II, Sourcebook 2: The Mechanoids®, Phase World™, and Rifts® Japan. Plus 40+ pages of adventure.

    The Rifts® Index, your reference to the Megaverse®. 1

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  • Dedicated to epic adventure and Palladium's gaggle of freelance writers.

    - Kevin Siembieda, 1997

    Coming in 1998 The Rifter™ Series - Your Guide to the Megaverse® Rifts® Dimension Book 4: Scraypers™ Rifts® Warlords of Russia™ Rifts® The Magic of Russia Rifts® Australia Rifts® Scotland Rifts® Canada Rifts® Free Quebec Phase World™: The Three Galaxies and much, much more.

    First Printing - December 1997

    Copyright 1997 Palladium Books Inc. & Kevin Siembieda

    All rights reserved, world wide, under the Universal Copyright Convention . No part of this book may be reproduced in part or whole, in any form or by any means, without permission from the publisher, except for brief quotes for use in reviews. All incidents, situations, institutions, governments and people are fictional and any similarity, without satiric intent, of characters or persons living or dead, is strictly coincidental.

    Palladium Books®, Rifts®, RECON®, and Megaverse® are registered trademarks owned and licensed by Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books Inc. Nightbane, New West, Federation of Magic, Lone Star, Psyscape, Coalition States, Erin Tam, Emperor Prosek, Splugorth, Alistair Dunscon, Harvester of Souls, Chi-Town, Skelebots, Vibro Blade(s), SAMAS, Dog Boys, Dog Pack, Techno-Wizard, Ley Line Walker, Shifter, Cyber-Knight, Battle Magus, Psi-Stalker, Simvan, Brodkil, Juicer, Crazy, 'Borg, 'Bot, D-Bee, Burster, Mind Bleeder, Mind Meiter, Nega-Psychic, Psi-Druid, Psi-Ghost, Psi -Nullifier, Psi-Slayer, Psi -Warrior, Zapper, Psi-Tech, Psi-Tek, and other names, titles and the likenesses of characters are trademarks owned by Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books Inc .

    Palladium On-Line: www.palladiumbooks.com

    Rifts® Index, Volume Two is published by Palladium Books Inc., 12455 Universal Drive, Taylor, MI 48180. Printed in the USA.

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  • Palladium Books Presents:

    ifts®

    & Adventures - Volume Two Index Compiled By: Craig Crawford

    Adventures By: Kevin Krueger

    Eric Thompson

    Cover Painting: Kevin Long

    Interior Artists:

    Wayne Breaux Jr.

    Ramon Perez Jr.

    Scott Johnson

    Michael Dubisch

    Kevin Long

    Vince Martin

    Art Direction & Keylining: Kevin Siembieda

    Typography: Maryann Siembieda

    Based on the RPG rules, characters,

    concepts and Megaverse® created by Kevin Siembieda.

    Palladium Books On-Line: www.palladiumbooks.com ~

    ~~.-=. -~~. Special Thanks to Craig who had to redo a third of the index after his hard drive crashed (see, those backup

    files really are important). To Kevin Krueger, Chris Jones, and Eric Thompson for jumping in and contributing adventures and adventure ideas. And to Maryann and the usual hard working "Rifters" at Palladium Books for all their hard work.

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  • RIFTS® MULTI-BOOK INDEX II

    By Craig Crawford

    This is the second installment of works for the Rifts game. It covers all of the latest Rifts books, and is similar in fonnat to the previous one. However, this time, the material is laid out with more category headings, as well as being cross referenced with Rifts Index Volume I. Hopefully , this volume will be even easier to follow than the first volume, making infonnation hunting quicker and easier for game masters and players alike .

    APPENDICES APPENDIX I : Body Annor

    APPENDIX 2: Equipment

    APPENDIX 3: Monsters

    APPENDIX 4: Occupational Character Classes

    APPENDIX S: Power Armor

    APPENDIX 6: Racial Character Classes

    APPENDIX 7: Robots

    APPENDIX 8: Robot Vehicles

    APPENDIX 9 : Vehicles

    APPENDIX 10: Weapons

    APPENDIX 11: Magical Items

    APPENDIX 12: Skills

    APPENDIX 13: Spells

    BOOK ABBREVIATIONS The page numbers in the Rifts ' Index will always be accompanied by an abbreviation corresponding to the book the infonnation is found in. Below is a list of books included within this index and their abbreviations.

    Rifts®Book: Coalition Navy . . . .. ..... . . ... .. .. .. . .... . . . . . CSN

    Coalition War Campaign . ........ ... ... . . .... .. CWC

    Game Master Reference Screen . . . .. . ...... . . . ... GM 1

    **GM IIRI Refers To The Game Master's Reference Screen

    **GMIIMI Refers To The Magic & Psionics Screen Juicer Uprising ... .. ... . ... . . ....... . .. . .... .. lUI

    The Mechanoids .. . .... .. .. . .... ... .. .. . .... . . MEC

    Rifts . . .. ... .. .. . .... . . .. .... . . . .. . . ... ... .. RFT

    New West. . . .. . ... . .. .. ....... ... ... . . ... . . . WES

    Phase World Sourcebook .. . .. . . . . .. ... . . .. . . ... PH2

    Rifts Index Volume I . .. .... . ........ . . . . ... .. . DXI

    Rifts Japan . .. . . .. . . .... . . .. . . .. ... ...... ... . IPN

    Rifts Lone Star ...... . . ... . .. . . .... . ...... ... . LST

    Rifts Underseas .. .. . ... .. .. . .. ...... ..... .. . . SEA

    South America: 2 . ....... . ... ... . . ... .... . . .. SA2

    Spirit West . ... . . . . ... ........ .. . ......... ... SPR

    Rifts® Index Volume II -A-

    Acid M.D. Acid ....... .. ... .. . . . .. .. . .. ....... . JPNII63

    Adventures About Face . .. .. . . . ... ....... .. . . ..... . . . . . OX 1/81-83

    Arsenal of Terror . . . ..... ..... ....... ..... .. GMI/27-38

    Dark Secrets . ... .. .. .... .. .. .... . .. . .. ..... OX 117 1-77

    A False Alarm . ... . . .. ... .... . . . . . . .. .. .. DXI176

    Juicer Trouble .. .. ... ... ... . . .. . ......... OX 1177

    The Raiders Reappear . . . . . . .. ......... .. .. OX 1176

    Heart of Evil. . .. .. . ...... . . .. . ... .. . . ... .. . DXI/47-SS

    Hook, Line & Sinkers, Explanation .. . . . . .... ... CWC1220

    DXI/88, GM1I38

    Ambrosia of the Gods/Strange Brew .. . . . . . .. OX I /91

    Alamo . .... .... . .... .. .. ... ........ ... . OX 1/89-90

    Angels of Mercy .. .. ... ... . ... ... .... . . . . GMI/42-43

    Body Double .... ..... . . ..... . .... ... . .. . DXl/92

    Brain?Brain? . .. ... ..... . .... . . .. .. . .... OX 1189

    Coalition War Machine . . . . . ...... . . ...... CWCI2I9-223

    The Big One . . ... . . . .. .. .... ... ... .... CWC/220-221

    Dark Tunnels . . . .. . .. . . .. ....... ... ... CWC/222-223

    In The Front Door .. . . .. .. .... . . ... . . .. CWC/222

    The Prophet ... . ... . . . ... ...... ....... CWC1222

    The Price Of Freedom . ...... . .... . . .. .. CWC/222

    Resistance . . . ...... . .. .... . . . ... . .. . .. CWC1221

    Sleepers .. ..... . . .. . .. . .... ... . .. . . . . CWC/223

    Stalag of Doom.... . . .. .. . .. . . . ....... . CWC/22 I

    Strange Bedfellows . . . . . ... .. . . . ....... CWC1223

    To The Rescue .... ... . .. . ....... .... .. CWC1223

    Country Hospitality .. ... ... . . .. . ... . ..... OX 1/92

    The Diner .......... . ................. . . GM 1/46-47

    Enemy/Ally Mine? .. ... ... . ...... . . . . ... DXl/88-89

    Errand of Mercy . ..... ...... .. . . .. . .... .. OX 1/92

    Evil For Hire . . . . . ..... .. ... .. .. . ........ DXl/91-92

    From Other Worlds ............ . . .... ..... GMI/47-SI

    I.why I Hate Bugs .... . . .. . .. .. . .. . . . . . GM1I47

    II . Robot Masters .. ...... ..... . . . .. .... GM 1/48

    III. A New Ally? .. ....... . . . . .. . .. .... GM/48-S0

    IV. Playing Chicken ......... .. . . . . . .... GM lIS0

    V.Crossing the Line . ..... ... . . . . ....... GM1/S0-SI

    Gift of Power . ... .... . ... ...... . ... . .... GM1I43-44

    God of Thunder. . . . . .... .... . . ... . .... . . . DXl/89

    A Good Deal, Buy Now . .. ... .. .. .... . .. .. GM1I43

    Help Wanted . . . . . .. .... .. ... ......... ... GM1I4S

    Hunter's Moon . ... . .. .... ..... .. ... .. . . . OXI/94 4

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  • Identity Crisis .......... . ......... . ...... GM 1/40-4 i

    Judge Not ......... ..... ... . ...... .. .... DX1I92-93

    Judgement. ...... . . . . . ....... .. ..... .... OX 1/93

    Let's Play/ Bubble Trouble . .. .... ..... . . .. GM 1/45-46

    A Mother's Love . . .......... ...... ...... DX1/94-95

    Maiden In Distress? . ... .. . . .. ....... . .. . . OX 1/94

    Monsters ... .. . .. .. ..... ................ GM 1/42

    More Trouble With Magic ................ . GMI/4l

    Must Every Cloud Have ............... . . . . OX 1/90

    One If By Land . ...... .. . ... . ........ . ... OX 1/91

    Quest of the Cyber-Knight ..... .. ... ..... . . GM 1/38-39

    Requiem of a Fighter (Solo) ... . .. ... . .. . ... OX 1/88

    Rescue .. ............... .. . .... .. ..... . . GM 1/39-40

    Roanoake Revisited . .. .. . . ......... . . . . .. OX 1/91

    Seeds ............ ... .... ... .......... . . GM 1/47

    The Setup ..... .. ... ... ... . ........... .. OX I /95

    The Silver Medallion .... . ... . ........... . OX 1/94

    Tasmora's Troupe .. . . . . . . ...... . ..... ... . DXI/90-9l

    That 01' Black Magic .. . . . .. . ..... . . ...... DXI/92

    Too Good To Be True .... . .. .... .... . .. .. OX 1/90

    Two Gun Sally . . . . . ... ... . ..... . . . .. . .. . GMI/40

    Weapon of Tomorrow .... . .. .......... ... DX/94

    Who's On First? . . . ... . .. . .. .......... . .. DXI/90

    Worlds Apart ....... . ................... OX 1/92

    Intruders, GM ideas &plots ...... . .......... .. PH2/47

    Juicer Uprising ...... ..... .. . ............. .. JUU132-150

    Grim Discoveries ...... . . . ........ . ...... JU1/147- 150

    SEE ALSO Operation Phoenix

    Rising, Phoenix Chip, Prometheus Treatment

    Lone Star Complex

    Bradford, Dr Desmond Ideas ............. . . LSTII 06-1 07

    Claval, Major Ideas ... ... ................. LSTII21

    Collins, Colonel Ideas ... .... . ...... . ..... LSTII15

    Kalpov, Brig- General Ideas ... . .. . ... ...... LST/114

    Kashbrook, General Ideas ... . . . .......... . LSTII09-1 10

    Murphy , Colonel Ideas ... . . ... .. ...... . ... LSTII17

    Santiago, Dr Ideas .. .... .... ....... . .. . .. . LST1I25-126

    Mechanoids ..... .. . .... . .. . . ............ . . MEC/91-104

    A Case of Mistaken Identity ... . .......... . . MECII 04

    Children of Doom . . . .... ... . ....... . ... . . MECIII-14

    Evil Among Humans ... . ... ......... . ... . MEC/96-97

    The Factory . .... ..... ..... .. .... .. . ..... M EC/ 100-10 I

    Liberty...... . ...... . ..... .. ........... . MEC/97-100

    Subplots . .. .. ... . . .. . . . . ..... .. .. . . .. MEC/97-98

    The Map ... . .. . ... ... . . ................ MEC/93-96

    Subplots ..... ..... .... .. ............. MEC/95-96

    The Mechanoid God .... . . ... . ........... . MEc/ I 0 1

    The Nightmare Begins .. . .............. . . . MEC/91-93

    Subplots ........ .... . ........... . ... . MEC/92-93

    The Secret. . . .. .. . ..... . ...... ... . ..... . MEC/ 101 ,104

    Supernatural Influence .... . .......... . . . . . MECII04

    The Torturer .... . .. . ... ......... ..... . .. MEC/IOI

    The Ultimate Showdown ...... .. . . .... . ... MECI104

    Pantheon of the Sun, Adventure Ideas .... . .. ... . SA2/48

    The Ri fter . .. . ... ................... . . OX 1177-80

    Dark Clouds . . .... . .. .. .. . . . .. . .. . . . . . .. DXI/80

    More Power. . . .. . ..... . ....... . .. . ...... DXI/80

    No Power .............. . .. . . . .... . ..... OX 1/80

    The Stranger ............. . .............. DXI/80

    Revenge is a dish best served .... . .. . .......... DXI/57-71

    Additional Ideas ..... . ... . . .. ... . ........ DXI/67

    Slavers, Xiticix & the Green Death . . .. .. .... ... GM 1/6-27

    SEE ALSO INDEX-I, Adventure Ideas

    Aging Molecular Medicine, Effects Of . . .. .. ......... LST/68

    On Pre-Rifts Earth ............ . ... . ......... LST/69

    On Post-Rifts Earth (CS) ........ . ............ LST/68-69

    SEE ALSO INDEX-I, Age

    Alcohol Characters, Effects On .. .. ... .. .. ... .. . ..... . WESIl22

    D-bees, Effects On .......... . .. .. .... . ...... WESII22

    Monsters, Effects On .......... . ..... . . . ..... WES/122

    Skill, Drinking .............. . .... ... ....... WES1121-l22

    SEE ALSO INDEX-I, Alcoholism and Effects

    Aliens SEE Race, Non-Human

    SEE ALSO INDEX-I, Alien Races

    Americans, Native Background .. . .. . . . ......... . ...... . ...... LSTII38

    WESIl4 Beliefs

    Animal Spirits ............. . ...... . ...... SPRl82-83,95

    Circle of Life............ ... . ..... ....... SPRlI7

    Spirit Energy .. . .... . . . . ..... .. ... . .. . SPRl83

    Livestock, Beliefs About .. .... . .. . ........ SPRl83

    Magic

    Disappearance Of (Pre-Rifts) . . . .. .. .. .. .. SPRlI5,I6

    Return Of (Post Rifts) ...... ..... ....... SPRlI7

    Middle World ............ . ... . .. . ....... SPRl83

    Realm of the Near Sky .... .. .... .. . . ...... SPRll7

    Spirit Caves ............... . . . .... . . . .. . . SPRll7

    Bionics, Views On ... . .... ... ... ..... . . ... . . SPRl35

    Ties To Spirits , Effects On ......... . . ... . . . SPRl35

    Totems, Effects On .. .. . .......... . ..... . . SPRl35

    Classifications By "Belief' ... .. .. . . ..... .. ... SPRl25

    Modern (Tech-Indians) ... . . .. ..... . ....... SPRl25-26

    Bionics, Views On ....... .. ............ SPRl35

    Equipment. Access To ... .... .... . ...... SPRl189

    IndustriallMilitary Facilities .. . . . . .. . .... . SPRl197,204

    OCC Availability .. . . . . . . . .... ... . . . .. . SPRl26,35

    Pre-Rifts Items, Caches . . . ..... . ... ... . . SPRlI96

    Preserves .. .... ... .. ..... . ...... .. .... SPRJ204

    Spirits/Gods, Suspicions . .. . . ... . ... . ... SPRl25

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    Technology, Use Of . ...... . . ....... .. .. SPRl25 Cowboys, Views On .... . .. . ................ SPRl37

    Pure Ones .... ... ... . . . .. . . ... . ... ... . SPRl28-29 Confederacies

    Beliefs.. ....... ...... ..... .. ... . ..... SPRl13 Iroquois League . . .......... .. ........... SPRl21

    Bionics, Views On . .. ... . .... . .... .. . .. SPRl35 Kachina Spirit Movements ................. SPRl24

    Coalition, Views on ....... . . ... . . . .. ... SPRl31 Dream Speaker, PhilipNPC Historian

    OCC Availability ....... . .............. SPRl29 Magic, Beliefs About ... . ................. SPRI 14-15

    Pre-Rifts .... .... ..... ... .. .... ....... SPRl12 Nega-Psychic . ..... . ...... .. ..... . . . .. SPRlI5

    Skills .. .... .. . . ....... . . . . . . . .. . . ... . SPRl34 Oral Teachings ............ . ...... . .. ... .... SPRl12-15

    Technology, Views On ..... .. .... ...... SPRJ29 Enemies .. ..... . .... .. . ...... . ...... .. .... SPRl37

    Renegades .. .. ... . ......... .... ... . .. .. . SPRl29-31 Factions ........ . ......................... SPRl31

    Coalition, Views On ... .. .. . .. . ......... SPRl31 Isolationists ....... ....... .. ... .. ...... .. SPRl31

    OCC Availability ........ ........ ...... SPRl30-31 Pacifists . . ......... . ............ . .. . .... SPRl31

    Technology, Use Of. ... ... .... ......... SPRl29,30 Supremacists ..... ... ................ . ... SPR131

    Traditionalists (Retros) . . . ... ... ... ..... .. . SPRl26-28 History, Native American . . ... . .............. SPRlI2-15,25

    Bionics, Views On .... .. .. ... .. . ..... .. SPRl35 Ghost Dance Prophecy ..... .. ........ ..... SPRI 15

    Coalition, Views On ............. . ..... . SPRl31

    Great Cataclysm, Effects Of. .. ... . . . . ...... SPRlI2-13

    D-Bees, Views On ..... . ............... SPRl27

    Pre-Rifts Earth . . .... . . ... . .... ......... . SPRJ25

    Isolationists ........ . . ..... ... ... .... . SPRl31

    Repopulation of the Animals ....... .. . ..... SPRlI3

    Magic, Use Of .. .. . ..... ...... .. . . ... . SPRl27 Return of the Ancients . ................... SPRl12-14

    OCC Availability .... ... ....... . . . . .. . . SPRl27, 33,34

    Return Of Native Americans ... . . . .... . .... SPRlII-12

    Preserves.......... ........... ...... .. SPRl204,205

    Skills ......... . ... .. ............ . .... SPRl34 Medicine Wheels Supremacists .. ... ............. .... ... SPRl31 Big Hom Mountains (Wyoming) . . ............ WES/24,29,138 Technology, Avoidance Of .............. SPRl27 Names, Importance Of. ...... . ............... SPRlI8

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