Palladium Books® Presents: Rifts® World Book 36: Sovietski™
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Warning! Violence, War, Magic & the Supernatural The fictional worlds of Rifts® are violent, deadly and filled with aliens, war and supernatural monsters. Other-dimensional beings often referred to as “demons,” torment, stalk and prey on humans. Alien life forms, monsters, vampires, ghosts, ancient gods and demigods, as well as magic, insanity, psychic powers and combat are all elements in this book. All of it is fiction. 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, or violence. Sample file An epic sourcebook for the Rifts® series. Compatible with the entire Palladium Books® Megaverse® 1 Dedications To John and Anna. Thank you for wanting something better. Brandon K. 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Printed in the USA by McNaughton & Gunn, in Saline, Michigan. 2 Palladium Books® Presents: Rifts® World Book 36: Sovietski™ Written by: Brandon Aten Matthew Orr Kevin Siembieda Editors: Alex Marciniszyn Kevin Siembieda Wayne Smith Proofreader: Julius Rosenstein Cover Illustration: John Zeleznik Interior Artists: Robert Atkins Wayne Breaux Jr. Steven Cummings Mark Dudley Charles Ferguson-Avery Ramon K. Perez Benjamin Rodriguez Charles “Chuck” Walton II Art Direction: Kevin Siembieda Typography and Layout: Wayne Smith Based on the RPG rules, writings, characters, settings, concepts and Megaverse® created by Kevin Siembieda. Special Thanks to the writers, Brandon Aten and Matthew Orr, who conceived this book; to John Zeleznik for a powerfulSample cover; to all of the artists: Mark Dudley who led the way on this book, newcomersfile Steven Cummings and Robert Atkins, Chuck Walton, Ben Rodriguez, Charles Ferguson-Avery and the rest for bringing our ideas to life; and to the mighty, tough as steel Palladium heroes of the people, Alex, Wayne, Kathy, Julius, Chuck and Scott. – Kevin Siembieda, March, 2018 3 Contents Division of Paranormal . 39 Shaposhnikov Air Base . 39 A few words from the Authors . 8 Chernavin Naval Base . 39 History of the Sovietski . 8 Seventh Sabbath Sect . 39 The New Soviet Union . 10 Kurlensk . 40 An Empire Built on Cybernetics . 11 Special Restricted Area . 40 The Dark Days of the Great Cataclysm . 12 Gypsies in Kurlensk . 40 Winter’s End . 13 Bunker 119 . 41 Moskva Crater . 14 Atom Watchers Enclave . 41 Brodkil . 14 Volga Fortress . 42 New Moscow . 14 The Mercantile . 42 The Sovietski . 14 Steel Canyon (Cyber-Docs) . 42 The Warlords of Russia . 15 Other Sovietski Towns . 42 Notable Major Events, 105-109 P.A. 16 Mustering a Village . 43 Brodkil War Plans . 16 Underground Bunkers . 43 General Shulash Goll . 16 Bunkers from Two Eras . 44 106 P.A. The Army of Goll . 16 Random Bunker Creation Table . 44 Goll’s Advance . 18 Bunker Size Tables . 44 The Assault on Kiev . 19 Bunker Components Table . 45 107 P.A. 20 Secondary Function . 46 Romanov Treaties, 107 P.A. 20 Accommodations . 47 108 P.A. 21 Vehicles . 48 An Alliance Forms . 21 Bunker Current Condition . 49 The Return of General Goll . 21 Bunker Occupants Table . 50 109 P.A. to Present . 22 Life in the Sovietski . 51 The Battle for Kaliningrad . 22 Views on Magic . 51 The Siege Continues . 22 Views on Psionics . 52 Sovietski Government . 23 Views on Outsiders and D-Bees . 52 The State is All . 23 Religious Enclaves . 53 Planning Bureau . 23 Atom Watchers . 53 Government Regulation of Religion . 24 Church of Synthetic Movement . 53 Freedom and Media . 24 Nihilists . 54 Culture Office . 24 Reborn . 54 The Communist Party . 25 Red Saints . 54 Party Secret Police & Cultural Enforcement . 26 Seventh Sabbath Sect . 55 KSSI . 26 Way of the Ancient Fathers . 55 Supreme Soviet Authority . 26 Window to the Infinite East . 56 The Politburo . 26 Dead Zones . 56 The Directorate . 27 Dead Zone Effect Table . 56 The Apex of Power . 27 Holidays & Festivals . 60 Foreign Relations . 28 Veterans’ Organizations . 61 Warlord Sokolov . 29 Red Star Reserve . 61 New German Republic . 29 Chance Encounters . 62 The Kingdom of Tarnow, Poland . 29 Sovietski Small Talk Table . 62 Brodkil Empire . 30 D-Bees Accepted by the Sovietski . 64 Gargoyle Empire . 30 Gridgitz . 64 Archaic Demons . 30 Psionics (Healing) . 65 Mindwerks . 31 Shu-Shuum . 66 Coalition States . 31 Acute Memory . 67 Relations with other Powers . 31 Pattern Recognition . 67 Some Notable Sovietski Cities . 32 The Rare Adventuring Shu-Shuum . 68 New Moscow . 32 Wolverine People . 68 Storm Cannons . 32 Mega-Damage Creature . 70 Points of Interest in New Moscow . 33 Alarm Howl . 71 New LeningradSample . 34 Robot Equivalent Physical Strengthfile . 71 Points of Interest in New Leningrad . 35 Superior Sense of Smell . 71 Many dry docks . 35 Military Training/M.O.S. Packages . 71 The Crypt . 35 Yaganar . 73 Kaliningrad . 38 Advancement Bonuses by Element . 75 Kaliningrad Research Complex . 38 The Vanishing is near . 78 4 Other D-Bees in Russia . 78 Superheavy Machines . 139 The Sovietski Army . 79 Rusalka Superheavy Machine . 139 Russian Weapons Technology . 80 Thunderfist Superheavy Machine . 142 Combat Training . 80 Tsar “Big Ivan” Superheavy Machine . 145 Ground Forces . 81 Enhanced Animal Cyborgs . 148 Light Cyborg Recon . 81 Bionic Birds of Prey . 148 Armored Assault Corps . 81 Canine Cyborgs . 150 Sovietski Police . 82 Bear Cyborgs . 153 Soviet Tank Corps . 82 Cybernetics and Bionics . 155 Red Star Reserves . ..