Rifts: Setting Goals

I need a plan of attack, or at least a series of milestones to get the game to 1.0 release.  So here's where things are as far as the conversion goes.  As items are completed I can update my "Core Rulebook" and advance the version along.  This will also give me an idea of all the things I want to have in the game, and what still needs doing.

I picked a number out of a hat and said I was on the 0.5 release of the Rulebook.  Upon further review, I'm more likely on the 0.3 version of the rulebook, but very close to moving up the series.

The Dream List

Races

• Minor tweaking and balance fixes
• Stretch goal-Dragons

Backgrounds (Stretch Goal)

• Decide if I want to use them
• Would likely grant a +2 circumstance bonus to certain skill checks in certain situations
• Military, celebrity, healer, city rat, doctor, scholar, etc.

Archetypes

• First pass done
• Tweak and balance fix

Classes

• Determine Final Bonus Feat Lists
• Determine Final Talent Tree Lists

Skills

• Minor tweaking and balance fixes

Feats

• Determine final feat list

Talents

• Determine “OCC” talent locations
• Determine what “other book” talents to include as Core Talents
• Minor tweaking and balance fixes

Heroic Adventure

• Rules for Action Points
• Decide if I want to re-name Action Points
• Stretch Goal - Rules for Destiny Points
• Decide if I want to use Destinies or some other mechanic

Magic

• Determine effect of “Taxing”
• Increase ranges of spells
• See what “Rifts Core” spells are missing and need inclusion
• Review Magical Techniques
• Review Magical Secrets
• Review Magical Talents
• Balance and Fix spells
• Stretch Goal - Rules for Ritual Magic and Learning Spells

Psionics

• See what "Rifts Core" powers are missing
• Review Psionic Techniques
• Review Psionic Secrets
• Review Psionic Talents
• Balance and fix psionics

Equipment

• Basic write-ups for all weapon classes
• Explosives
• TW Weapons
• Armor Tables
• Armor Write Ups
• Equipment lists
• Equipment Write ups
• TW Equipment
• Stretch Goal - Decide if I want to use Templates (KoTOR CG style)

Cybernetics

• Finish Cybernetics list
• Finish Bionics list

Vehicles

• Write-up rules (or rules reference)
• Stat-blocks for all vehicles
• Rifts Core 
• Sourcebook One
• Stretch Goal - some TW vehicles

Prestige Classes

• Decide what Prestige classes to use
• SWSE Core
• SWSE Supplements
• Legends
• Decide if any need to be made from scratch
• Tweak and modify to fit into Rifts Earth

Gamemastering (Stretch Goal)

• References to Skill Challenges
• Hazards
• design Rifts-specific hazards

Allies and Adversaries

• Write ups for Monsters
• Neuron Beasts
• Brodkil Demons
• Elementals
• Gargoyles
• Dragons
• Black Fairies
• Witchlings
• Rhino-bulls
• Splugorth Slavers
• Xiticix
• Write-Ups for NPCs
• Coalition Soldiers
• Grunt
• Officer
• SAMAS/RPA Pilot
• Officer
• Psi-Stalker
• Dog Boy
• Mages
• Generic spellcaster
• Psychics
• Generic Psychic
• Cyborgs
• Juicers
• Mercs
• Infantry
• RPA Pilot
• Cyber-Docs
• Thugs
• Simivan Raiders
• Shemmerian Warriors

...wow, that's quite a list.  And here's a breakdown of what my version goals are.

Version 1.1: All Goals Met

Version 1.0: All Goals Met (except Stretch Goals)

Version 0.9: Allies and Adversaries complete

Version 0.8: Vehicle Chapter compelte

Version 0.7: Equipment & Cybernetics Chapter complete

Version 0.6: Magic and Psionics complete

Version 0.5: Talents, Feats, and Skills complete

Version 0.4: Races, Archetypes, Classes, and Heroic Adventure complete

Version 0.3: Current Version.

Time to get working on Races, Archetypes and Classes.  They need to get finished and put to bed.