Rifts

  Rifts is a a campaign settings that is made by Palladium books. It takes place on one of several variant earths. The Main campaign setting starts around 2098 AD, when a series of spectacular explosions occur all over the world. In various areas, a sudden influx of spiritual and magical energy is released around the world ley lines. These areas cause great geological upheavals that wipe out most of humanity within seconds. Earth basically become a trans-dimensional nexus point. The survivors are witness to some other disturbing things as creature of myth and legend come pouring forth through inter-dimensional portals. The continent of of Atlantis also reappears, as well as the ability to perform magic. Over the course of the next 200 years humanity struggles with aliens, demons, magic, technology, and its own political drama from the surviving nations that form the core of Rifts Earth.  The initial 2098 cataclysm that occurs is form its an alternate earth as well known as "Chaos Earth".

  Prior to these events several alternate versions of Earth also exist that follow a different chains of events. Heroes Unlimited, is a Rifts Earth were superhero and supervillians are common place. Dead Reign is a Rifts Earth were a Zombie plague was unleashed that has destroyed most of humanity. After the Bomb, is another rifts earth set in another post-apocalyptic settings were nuclear bombs have been detonated over most of the earth and mutated a number of humans. Supernatural, is another Rifts Earth were supernatural horrors are very real and a select few protect humanity for the dark entities that try to enter our world. Lastly there is Nightbane Earth, an alternate were such dark entities have already begun taking over the world!

   Rifts offers a variety of classes and races, using its own rules system. Much of the game can be converted using the d20 Modern rule system. This variant of Earth has been richly detailed in over 30 books and offers players a wide variety of option and an in depth knowledge of the campaigns world.