tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post5119493082235479880..comments2024-03-28T00:41:13.514-07:00Comments on B/X BLACKRAZOR: In Praise (??) of Rifts World BooksJBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-71131122655715722752009-11-04T21:20:49.767-08:002009-11-04T21:20:49.767-08:00@myrystyr: your analysis of the origin of Palladiu...@myrystyr: your analysis of the origin of Palladium mimics my own thought. It's the sheer depth and complexity of imagination (especially regarding the Rifts series) and the sheer bull-headed determination to "do it MY way" that I find so intriguing. Well...and those other things I've already mentioned (gritty superheroes and 'borgs out the ears).<br /><br />@sirL: thanks for the link! I downloaded it but have only managed to read the first half...what I've read so far is interesting. It looks a wee bit more complex than I was thinking, but I'm reserving judgment until I've finished it.<br /><br />@Norm: Thanks for the love. I'll probably be sending up more articles of Palladium because a) I've got a bit of experience with it (though, crap, I have ten times as much with Vampire...ugh!), and b) since I've been reinvesting in it over the last year, I've got a true interest in "making it work."<br /><br />As far as avoiding the angst...man, it's tough. That deserves its own post, I'm afraid.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-73886517875223415852009-11-04T07:23:16.887-08:002009-11-04T07:23:16.887-08:00Yeah, I feel you on this one, very muchly. I think...Yeah, I feel you on this one, very muchly. I think I stopped buying Rifts books sight-unseen after Triax/NGR came out. Subsequently sold 'em all off, and swore off Palladium for good. Or so I thought. Now I've got a shelf with the "core essentials" (Main Book, Bionics book, GM Guide, Book of Magic, Aftermath, D-Bees of North America, a couple selected world books) that were bought back within the last year or so (helps that one of my friendly local game stores was having a 50% off sale on Palladium books--and boy did that make me feel old...the kids don't play Rifts no more?).<br /><br />Vampire Kingdoms and Atlantis are probably my two all-time favorite Rifts sourcebooks. Good point on certain books being settings in their own right. Warlords of Russia, yeah! And yes, I was guilty at 14-15 of trying to fold in every Rifts sourcebook as it came out.<br /><br />Both the England and Triax sourcebooks left much to be desired, as far as I was concerned. I completely reimagined Europe for <a href="http://shirosrpg.blogspot.com/2009/05/rifts2112-europe.html" rel="nofollow">my own Rifts campaign</a>.<br /><br />I haven't tried these out in play yet, but I recently ran across a VERY intriguing <a href="http://nathanaelcole.com/ag/knownworld/" rel="nofollow">set of house rules</a> for the Palladium system. It strips out the core mechanics, replacing the d20s and percentile rolls with a dice pool mechanic, while preserving everything else as written. Pretty simple and elegant.David Larkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04133630988557116729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-12701855396895686202009-11-04T07:17:48.211-08:002009-11-04T07:17:48.211-08:00Sorry, for being unclear. And the typo did not hel...Sorry, for being unclear. And the typo did not help.<br /><br />First, love the blog.<br /><br />I've read some Palladium, just flavor/setting stuff not the rules. <br /><br />Your recent articles are making me interested in Palladium. But am wary of going through the love/hate you have, (the angsty bit). I was sort of asking for (more) advice, Palladium articles and saying I liked this series.Norman J. Harman Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01319655075997712313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-58405543127122088232009-11-04T01:35:39.919-08:002009-11-04T01:35:39.919-08:00Yes indeed, Rifts is more useful as a source of ma...Yes indeed, Rifts is more useful as a source of material for one's own campaign than something you could play as-is...<br /><br />While I do have some ideas as to house-ruling the Palladium system into something simpler, faster, and easier to play, I'm thinking I might be better off running certain other game systems "in the privacy of my own campaign", and drawing on Palladium/Rifts as required.<br /><br />The irony being, the Palladium system strikes me as someone's bloated and unwieldy set of house rules for OD&D/BX ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-35255379710688893862009-11-03T21:48:08.923-08:002009-11-03T21:48:08.923-08:00Hmm...not sure if this is a rhetorical question or...Hmm...not sure if this is a rhetorical question or if you're looking for advice. <br /><br />Regarding Palladium: that's a whole different post topic.<br /><br />Regarding me and my blog: sorry if I seem angsty!JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-42938723421910622532009-11-03T19:15:25.143-08:002009-11-03T19:15:25.143-08:00You are intriguing me. But I don't want angst...You are intriguing me. But I don't want angsty love/hater. What am I to do?Norman J. Harman Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01319655075997712313noreply@blogger.com