Our march through the Rifter series takes us to Rifter #9, which brings about the end of the TMNT license for Palladium Books. It was a sad event for the fans, and the article on that topic is worth reading. Join us for a look at this issue, and then head over to Discord to share your feelings on the game with us!
A very happy new year to everyone! We wanted to kick this year off with a hefty dose of positivity. To accomplish this, we wanted to finally spend an episode acknowledging the awesome podcast reviews that we have received so far, and thank everyone for leaving such kind words about us. We are also finally ready to launch and announce a brand new Ko-Fi page, to hopefully help us pay some of the production costs. Thanks for all your kindness and support, folks!
In today’s discussion episode, we gnash our teeth over the growing trend of “homogenization” of once-great “Friendly Local Game Shops” (FLGS). By this we mean the trend of on-shelf RPG selections dwindling to scant pale shadows of their former glory, simultaneous with their previous varieties trimmed down to just 5E, Pathfinder, maybe Warhammer (if we’re lucky), and 50 variants of Kids on Bikes. In this era were Magic and 5E are the law of the land, we old-timers must find our glimmers of gaming goodness on the dark corners of the internet, such as this one.
After much listener requesting, we’re finally pushing into the next Rifts Dimension Book: Phase World! It’s Rifts taken to an even greater power level… and in SPACE! Give it a listen, then drop by our Discord and talk about your favorite Phase World adventures.
Today we’re excited to be joined by Sean Owen Roberson, the new creative director at Palladium Books! Sean’s here to answer all our questions about the brand new Titan Robotics Kickstarter (10 days left at the time of this release!), as well as a few about the future of Palladium Books and the current state of the RPG industry. It’s an exciting time to be a Palladium fan! Head over to the kickstarter to help make the books a reality, and then drop by our Discord to share your excitement with us.
In this session we look at both editions of the third book in the “big three” first books of the amazing Palladium Fantasy RPG. We compare and contract the contents and offerings of both the 1st and 2nd edition versions of this book, for those of you interested in either edition. If you have memories of playing in the world this book details, join our discord and share them with us!
Next up in our look through the run of Palladium’s Rifter magazine is issue #8. There’s some really cool stuff in here, especially if you’re a fan of the Fantasy and Nightbane settings.
We’ve had a lot of demand for an episode on Rifts Underseas, and we’ve finally made it to its place in the long sequence of World Books. This one’s not high on our list of favorites, unfortunately, so be prepared for our less-than-glowing takes on its content. And please feel free to join us on Discord and share your own takes and experiences!
Hooray, our schedules finally re-aligned so we could record some more episodes! This time we have a chat about the Rogue Scientist core OCC from the Rifts role-playing game, discussing its versatility and comparing its changes across the game’s rules editions.
Chugging onward through the Rifts World Book series, we make it to possibly the coolest one yet: South America! There has always been a lot of conversation around this book and its contribution to the legendary “power creep” of the Rifts RPG. How does it hold up to the lens of hindsight? Give us a listen to find out, then drop by our Discord to share your thoughts!
