I will give the kind of answer I think this is aiming to elicit in a minute, but first I want to give what I…
Another Obscure S-List Writer
Tag: rpg-a-day
My nieces and younger nephew. My oldest nephew and brother-in-law have played D&D online and in person with me. Technically, my younger nephew sat in,…
If I think of weapons in RPGs, my first thought is my favorite character story. In the early 80s, I played in an AD&D game…
I am an awful tactician. While this delights my players, it makes today’s topic very hard. You would think for someone who started as a…
It was the best of maps; it was the worst of maps. They were a pair of maps in a set of books that would…
The first time I encountered the word scenario, I was not yet a roleplayer. I was barely a hex and chit wargamer. The scenarios in…
Carella wrote two supplements before moving on from Palladium. The first, Between the Shadows introduced that standard of all urban fantasy, and most fantasy, fiction and games, a dream plane. This particular version is called The Dreamscape.
In the end, however, the Mr. Hyde side of Palladium on the subject of generosity hurts the company more than anyone. Sharing my conversions and materials on the web might get me feedback to make them better. People coming across those conversions and materials, however, might be inspired to buy Palladium books by those derivative works.
This reward for engaging the world being baked into the system is one reason Palladium’s system, for all its warts, appeals to me. Want a super powered hero at level one, then play a Glitterboy or a Knight of the Cosmic Forge. You’ll be a big boy on most blocks, but there will still be other blocks that no matter how much you level up the crazy powers on your character sheet will not be the sole solution there.
