Newtype RCC for Rifts

Created by Daniel Ross

05/26/03

Not always the most emotionally stable of people, Newtypes dominate the arena of mecha combat with ease.  Combined with natural physical ability, their psychic link to mobile suits and other machines make them the pinnacle of piloting excellence.  Unfortunately for them and those around them, this ability does not come without a cost.  Typically the Newtype is socially retarded and emotionally imbalanced.  They find their joy and purpose in life inside a cockpit only.

Race: Psychic Humans only

Alignment: Any

Attributes:

IQ: 3D6+2

ME:2D6+2

MA: 2d6+2

PS:3D6

PP:4D6+3

PE:3D6

PB:3D6

Spd:3D6

PPE: 2D6 due to spending energy developing psychic ability

Height/Weight: Determined as per normal Human

Hit Points/SDC: Determined as per normal Human

ISP: 3D4x10 + ME, 10 ISP per level

Considered a Master Psionic

Special Psionic Powers

1)  Newtype Mecha Link

         Due to their innate link to mecha, Newtypes receive the following Bonuses while engaged in Mobile Suit or Mecha combat:

             +12 to PP!!!!!

             +3 to Initiative

             +3 to ALL combat rolls (this is in addition to bonuses from PP boost)

             +3 attacks per round

              Auto Dodge

ISP cost: 20

Duration: 3 melee rounds +1/level

This power (like all of the Newtype Psi powers) is NOT voluntary.  It simply occurs as soon as combat initiates.  If there is not sufficient ISP, the Newtype is comparitively helpless.

2)  Newtype Combatant Link

          This can be much more of a detriment than a power, per se.  What happens is when the Newtype begins combat with another psychic individual, a sort of rapport is started.  The shock of this lowers the Newtypes abilities immediately.  This will happen even if the opponent is not in a Mobile Suit, all that is needed is for there to be SOME form of combat between the Newtype and any level of psychic (minor, major, master)

                -2 attacks/melee actions

                lose initiative!

                1st melee round, no strike is possible against that psychic. (can still dodge, roll, parry, enagage in    combat with others)

                Where this may or may not be a “power” is the telepathic rapport between the Newtype and the other psychic in question.  The opponent does not need to have the power of Telepathy for this to work.  What basically happens is that the two start talking to one another, unless the other puts up a mind block .

ISP Cost:15

Duration: 3 Rounds

Again, this power is involuntary.

Other psi abilities: Sixth Sense and a strange Clairvoyance- happens while asleep  (10% chance per night, cumulative) will wake Newtype and not let he/she go back to sleep that night.  The Newtype is stuck with these and ONLY these psi abilities for it’s total life span.

Other penalties/vulnerabilities       

1) Lose 3 Duels or contests of honor- 30% chance of insanity lasting until a battle is won decisively (GM discretion)

2) 20% chance of insanity when forced to watch loved ones perish in the fires of war.  +20% if it could have been prevented by the Newtype, or was caused by the Newtype.

OCC Skills

Communication: Radio-Basic (+20%)

Domestics: none

Electrical: none

Espionage: none

Mechanical: none

Physical:  Hand to Hand: Martial Arts, Acrobatics, Boxing, Gymnastics (+20% where applicable)

Pilot Skills: SPECIAL:  A Newtype is a master pilot of ANYTHING.  In a maximum of 3 rounds, this character can have a 98% with any powered vehicle (i.e. not livestock)  With systems familiar to the character (i.e. NGR power armor, Zeon Mobile Suits, etc) one round is all that’s needed to reach that level.  Where applicable, the character reacts as though he/she has Elite training in that vehicle.  This is where the Newtype shines.

Pilot Related: All (+20%)

Rogue: none

Science: Basic Math (+10%)

Technical: One language and literacy in that language of choice (98%), Computer Operation

WP: Sword, Paired Weapons, Energy pistol

Wilderness Skills: none

OCC Related Skills

4 from any except Espionage.  +10% in anything related or possibly related to a mecha (pre-requisites needed for robot engineering and the like)

Secondary Skills:

3 from any except espionage, medical, demolitions, and mechanical

Standard Equipment

2 sets of clothing

one energy side arm with 2 extra E-clips

One knife

One mecha (single crew only) Gm discretion

2 weeks of rations

Starts with  2D6x 100 credits worth of black market goods or coins

                While the newtype is very limited in it’s scope, in their realm they reign supreme.  However, when taken out of their Mobile Suit and placed in human situations, they often fail and cannot cope, therefore retreating into their safe womb inside MDC plating and armaments.