INTRODUCTION General . There are a great many books supporting the Rifts RPG, which makes the barrier to entry, even just skimming the library on their web store, fairly daunting. There are definitely a few gems in there, but if you are planning to run a campaign set in Russia or Europe, there is a swath of books that have little bearing to the conduct of your campaign. So, in order to simplify things, I’ve compiled a list of setting-specific recommendations for beginning GMs