The book begins by touching on the ten thousand year history man has with the dog. While the dog was genetically engineered from the wolf ten thousand years ago, the dog has become man's best friend. For instance, in the Fertile Crescent, dogs were buried with their masters when their master died. Flash forward to the time of Rifts, and the dog has been genetically engineered to become a two legged biped with human intelligence.
Then the book touches on how to create dog boys (what the Coalition calls the mutants) for your game. The book goes into different breeds of dogs, and how they are used within the Coalition States. The book also touches on the creation of other mutant animals -- like big cats and apes. And also other mutants.
My Game
I ran a short lived game of Rifts. It was a playtest of Rifts Lone Star. The players had to create characters that were all Canines. And we had fun playing in southwest Kansas. The dog boy rules seemed to work and, keeping balance, we managed to do combat well. The game was balanced, for Rifts that was saying something.
Like Rifts World Book 14: New West this book has something to contribute to your Rifts game. Whether it be Savage Worlds Rifts or original Rifts. The balance wasn't all over the place, and it stayed on one locale. You should go on Drivethru and pick up a copy. I recommend it.
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