Your Top 5 Rifts Classes?

Pierce Inverarity · June 01, 2007, 03:12:08 AM

I was going to do a poll, but there are 30 classes in the corebook, 8 or so poll options, and we'd get maybe 10 votes total. So let's do this manually.

In a surprise turn of events, I haven't made up my mind yet, but don't let that keep you. 5 classes, and perhaps a one-sentence statement as to why.

Pseudoephedrine · June 01, 2007, 03:19:49 AM

The "iconics" of Rifts - Juicer, Glitter Boy, Mind Melter, Technowizard and Borg. I actually prefer to play some of the other classes (Cyberknights, Crazies, Headhunters) more, but I think that the ones I listed above are the most distinctive and memorable classes in the corebook. When I think of "Rifts" I immediately think of those five OCC/RCCs.

Abyssal Maw · June 01, 2007, 07:38:36 AM

My favorites are:

City Rat (for the skills)
Headhunter (for the gear)
Linewalker (for the cool)
I also like RCCs, like monster characters or dragons.

Zachary The First · June 01, 2007, 05:54:26 PM

Rogue Scholars
Gunfighters (New West)
Psi-Slingers (New West)
Nega-Psychic (Psyscape)
Juicers

And about 70 runner-ups.

jrients · June 01, 2007, 08:21:00 PM

I'm really found of the Vagabond, for no good reason. Just playing a scrub wandering the weird American landscape really appeals to me. Like Easy Rider but with more mutants and explosions.

Zachary The First · June 01, 2007, 08:38:47 PM

Quote from: jrientsI'm really found of the Vagabond, for no good reason. Just playing a scrub wandering the weird American landscape really appeals to me. Like Easy Rider but with more mutants and explosions.

Oh, too right. Fantastic class. Remind me to tell you about my all-vagabond Rifts campaign some time.

Pierce Inverarity · June 02, 2007, 01:31:06 PM

I have pondered the matter sufficiently now.

Cyber-Knight (he's cool as is but the BIONIC HORSE on p.66 makes him megacool)

Glitter Boy (c'mon, he's got to be in the mix...)

Dragon Hatchling!!!! (provided the rules are drifted such that he/it is naive, but not in a five-year-old kid kind of way)

Techno-Wizard (TK Flyer! Iceblast Shotgun!)

Vagabond! (You guys made me look him up again, and whaddayaknow... he's the Rifts version of the Bard! AND he's something else: he's the weakest class in the game but also the, well, most humane one. That is a very cool thing. Same goes for the Rogue Scholar, but he's tainted by the fact that Erin Tarn is one.)

Zachary The First · June 02, 2007, 02:03:37 PM

Quote from: Pierce InveraritySame goes for the Rogue Scholar, but he's tainted by the fact that Erin Tarn is one.)

AKA Bea Arthur:

Caesar Slaad · June 02, 2007, 02:19:20 PM

Back before I cast all things RIFTS from my sight, I dug Tattoo Men and Mind Bleeders.

Pierce Inverarity · June 02, 2007, 02:29:50 PM

Quote from: Zachary The FirstAKA Bea Arthur:

The horror!

I love the Golden Girls. But this is different.