I had to break out my Rifts books. This could have been written today.


I had to break out my Rifts books. This could have been written today.

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  1. Paul VermerenMay 12, 2016 at 4:35 AM

    "Most citizens are too complacent to question how it is that their lifestyle is maintained." This is one of the most cutting bits of satire Siembieda ever wrote. It's a shame that they leaned more into the Coalition viewpoint as "not unreasonable" as time went on. Yeah, they're worse than the Nazis, but can you blame them? Yes, yes I can.

    I'm glad that the Savage Worlds version seems to be running with the idea that somebody in that world would eventually wake up and say "okay, for real though: these guys aren't the solution, they're the problem" and actually start working on overthrowing them.

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  2. Casey G.May 12, 2016 at 6:14 AM

    Is the Tomorrow Legion a new thing, or established in some book I haven't read, like those Coalition War books?

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  3. Paul VermerenMay 12, 2016 at 6:16 AM

    Casey G. It's a new thing created by Fannon in response to what went down in those Coalition War books (which I've only read a summary of).

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