[Palladium Fantasy 1st Edition] I demand an honest answer

David Johansen · June 14, 2008, 05:42:32 PM

Quote from: SpinachcatDavid, you speak utter insanity. Pure crazy. Weirdness of the 10th degree.

That said, I am running a Mechanoids Homeworld event at the next Palladium Open House because I missed that game in the 80s and its just an infectious read that screams out for some playing.

Not at all, Homeworld is just that good. You've got what? A dozen detailed character classes in two pages. All the rules of play in four? The coolest half dozen PC races ever to appear in an rpg? A system that works, is balanced, flexible, and does a good job of everything?

Yeah, I don't know how Kevin went from such absolute brilliance to Rifts, I really don't. (well okay, Heroes Unlimited to TMNT to Rifts but damnit Kevin!)

Serious Paul · June 14, 2008, 10:00:37 PM

Hey! No Blasphemy! TMNT is dynamite dude!

Zachary The First · June 14, 2008, 11:37:47 PM

TMNT was the Wuje's, and is beautiful.

David Johansen · June 15, 2008, 01:28:02 AM

TMNT reinforced the physical skills mess from Heroes Unlimited but was otherwise a brilliant bit of work.

Not to say that I wouldn't change a couple things about the system.

No extra hit points per level.

May increase any attribute by one point each level.

Each percentile skill has a linked base stat that provides a bonus instead of just IQ.

Pierce Inverarity · June 15, 2008, 03:52:46 AM

BTW, the Wuje's personal copies of Palladium 1st and 1st revised are up for auction at the Kev's ebay store. All I know is that the reserve is higher than $20. Your turn.

jgants · June 15, 2008, 10:39:19 AM

Quote from: Pierce InverarityBTW, the Wuje's personal copies of Palladium 1st and 1st revised are up for auction at the Kev's ebay store. All I know is that the reserve is higher than $20. Your turn.

It's worth over $20 just to have a book with the infamous sexual deviancy insanity chart.

David Johansen · June 15, 2008, 11:35:29 AM

Please tell me that it's to raise money for Eric's family and not another "crisis of treachery" gimmick.

Oddly enough, when I think about it, I think Kevin picked up a lot of his marketing savy from sixties Marvel Comics covers.

RPGPundit · June 15, 2008, 01:42:43 PM

Does anyone have a link to that auction?

RPGPundit

jgants · June 15, 2008, 02:21:35 PM

Quote from: RPGPunditDoes anyone have a link to that auction?

RPGPundit

From the press release (shows all stuff being auctioned by Kev, scroll down to find the TMNT book):

http://stores.ebay.com/kevinstoys-artandcollectibles

Pierce Inverarity · June 15, 2008, 03:30:01 PM

Click on "Auction Only." That weeds out the Star Warz toyz.

Pierce Inverarity · June 18, 2008, 02:39:48 AM

Alright, I'm done reading the Baalgor Wastelands, and it brings the awesome in spades. Bill Coffin is a good man.

I wouldn't have posted this hadn't I just come across a link to that "Why I left Palladium" harangue he wrote back when, and which instantly promotes him from good man to demigod.

I must share it. It's in my Eternal Top 10 Rpg.net Posts.

http://forum.rpg.net/showpost.php?p=1445566&postcount=184

tyciol · July 21, 2014, 05:50:20 PM

What I love about the original PRPG is how easily you could multi-class to gain power, and since many classes had their own unique HtH table, you could stack all those bonuses up

Also a great way to gain HP by multi-classing as throw-away OCCs, getting a d6 for much less experience.

Using OCC bonuses to skills was also a better way of raising them rather than getting to higher levels.

Skywalker · July 21, 2014, 05:55:34 PM

It was a good RPG as written IME

RunningLaser · July 21, 2014, 07:31:42 PM

Aha, this thread is old- but it's THE PALLADIUM ROLE PLAYING GAME FIRST EDITION, therefore worthy...

Just wanted to mention something about the the haphazard way the book is organized. After reading the book several times, I began to see that it is organized, just differently. All the rules for combat are in the Men At Arms OCC section. All the rules for Magic are in the Men of Magic section, same for the religious section and so forth. Makes navigation easier.

Spinachcat · July 21, 2014, 08:42:34 PM

I'd play in a PF1e campaign (with a good GM and players) in a heartbeat. Awesome game and a great setting.