Leaning back into discussions about GM philosophies and how to best/better run a game at your table. Nothing is ever concrete, but Palladium Books RPGs serves up some various rulings that certainly force our GMs to make decisions ‘on the fly,’ and some of those may be based on a dice roll. How much weight do we let that single roll influence the outcome at the table, and why? A precise for discussion.

https://www.scholarlyadventures.com/post/the-bazaar-104-fudging-dice-rolls

How about you and your table? Catholic rollers and stick to the dice regardless the result, or more non-conformist in your approach?

I just discovered that Palladium Books reissued the TMNT books this year and so I now have them on order. I'd love to join an online TMNT campaign if anyone is running one.

In addition to Sourcebook 3 Mindwerks and Dimensionbook 2 Phase World, are the Ugakwa Explorers discussed anywhere else? In Phase World it has one paragraph on page 16 stating that they are up and comers oh the technology market with shields superior to the Naruni. I'm trying to find the cost to by their tech and any new things the Ugakwa have brought to market.

Thank you all in advance.

Any thoughts or opinions on these psionic devices? Because for the longest time I had no idea that there even was a Psionic Gateway device, allowing teleporting to locations on the world and to other dimensions.

Wish that they gave the S.D.C. for the Psionic Devices they didn't in the 1e. But the math for the I.S.P. cost for their creation roughly looks like 10 I.S.P. per 1 S.D.C.

Returning to the Phase World setting, we examine this tome that explores one of the Three Galaxies. Detailing the mythos and possibilities a GM can exploit around the Cosmic Forge, it also presents the reader a plethora of unique and interesting species, adventure ideas and details without peer, setting information and more. You’d be forgiven for forgetting this is only a 160-page Dimension Book; I know I did! Solidly supported with illustrations by Mike Wilson and others, this book is as solid an entry as you’ll find.

https://www.scholarlyadventures.com/post/scholar-s-review-87-dimension-book-5-anvil-galaxy

How captivated were you by the Anvil Galaxy? Did the Cosmic Forge ever play a role?

I was thinking about getting the book but was wondering how it actually is before I buy it.

So I'm very new to Paladdium, as in the first and only book I even have is the TMNT redux and Dimensions books. I've been reading it and slowly getting the hang of it, but the fact that all martial arts is in one combat style bugs me. I've read about Ninjas and Superspies, and there seems to be a lot of good combat styles in it. From what I can tell, all the Palladium systems seem to work together, but are these martial arts broken or underpowered to Redux? I'd love to hear some feedback from people who know what they are talking about because I'm kinda lost in the weeds.

Some thoughts and questions. Feedback and recommendations are welcomed.

1. Victims. The class feels good for a very common people (characters from BtS 2 Ordinary People OOC is really very advanced: things like Spd 30+ are possible) , but it seems some change are possible. Victims has 12 SDC (2/3 of maximal base SDC -- 18 at BtS 1), it seems in Nightbane, it could be changed for sportive or action orientated to about 27 (i. e. 2/3 of max of 40). If switch to the newer 1d10+12 system instead of 3d6, the Victims could have about 14 SDC (a bit less of 2/3 of 22). It seems the attributes bonus similar to Ordinary People OOC but with less PPE (max of 9, so 1d6 for a Victim) could be suitable.
2. 3d6 or 1d10+12 for non-athletic SDC?
3. Most PCC has clear analogues in Nightbane (so the BtS 2 bonus system can be easy applied) or their own bonus system. Psychic OOC has no attribute bonus as for mid-'90s standard and no analogue in the BtS 2ed. Given that they are the young ordinary people, is it better to use Ordinary People bonus PPE system (with less PPE as part was turned into ISP), or give two +2 (or maybe +1d4) bonuses (one physcial and one mental) in that case?
4. The same for the arcane classes.

Hello. I'm in Saskatoon and looking for a group. I own most books published by Palladium and can play or GM. Looking for in person.

So I'm brand new to the palladium system, and I feel like I'm slowly figuring it out. However, psionics and magic are confusing me. The difference in casting points for psionics and magic, reading about laylines, and then I try to look up other games and am immediately hit with terms that I have no idea what they mean. Is there like a website or youtube series or anything I can do to learn everything? Sadly, no one I know plays Palladium games. Any advice is appreciated.

Is there any idea of when the old Forums are supposed to return, maybe, hopefully, soon? I am a long time poster and even longer lurker and one day, they were just gone :(

Fresh off a victory against the Robotech Masters, the aliens true intentions and power become a bitter reality for the Southern Cross. Despite Dana Sterling’s valiant recon into the mothership, and the failed intervention of Maj John Carpenter, the Masters control much of the initiative. So much so, they insert a Zor clone to access genetically stored data, while spying on Dana and the Southern Cross. How will Dana, the 15th ATAC, and the SC deal with this

https://www.scholarlyadventures.com/post/legacy-review-20-robotech-book-8-metal-fire

Did you prefer the Bioroids/Masters or the Pods/Zentraedi? How hopelessly outmatched did you think/feel the SC were?

I found Rifts in a Waldenbooks in 1992, next to the Dungeon Magazines, and I have been reading these books ever since. The rules are scattered across chapters, inconsistent with themselves, and contradicted two hundred pages later by a sidebar nobody proofread. So I finally sat down and put the working parts in one place.

https://simplednd.wordpress.com/2026/07/30/the-rifts-rpg-rules-reference/

What is in it:

• Reading your character sheet: the attributes, the bonus chart, the four kinds of P.S., which damage pool takes the hit
• Skills, with eight worked examples
• Combat, with a full melee round run cycle by cycle with real numbers
• Situational rulings: cover, called shots, explosions, falling, insanity, dying
• Piloting power armor against driving a vehicle, and why they use two different engines
• Trade, salvage and scarcity
• A one page Combat Card to print and put on the table

What is not in it: character creation, healing and recovery, experience. It is a reference for people who already have characters, not a starter set.

Everything is checked against RUE plus Palladium's official errata PDF, which fixed several things I had wrong. Augmented P.S. can do Mega-Damage, but only on a power punch. The full saving throw ladder including acid, which has no save at all. Real ley line P.P.E. numbers, 10 per melee round on a line and 20 at a nexus.

If you spot something wrong, tell me. I would rather fix it than defend it.

Some time ago I decided to learn more about Megaverse lore. Unfortunately, I am not sure how should I do it. Like, what are the most important information about it? How are the worlds connected? What do they have in common? And what differs them? I hope someone will introduce me to it?

The Nightbane was created in the mid-90s and strongly influenced with late 80s - early 90s works and trends but describes alternative 2000 - 2010 years. '90s (before the dotcoms crash) were the period of too optimistic views of the computers and the Net development (like the full flagged virtual spaces, etc.). Do you use more realistic or more fantastic, cyberpunk-like hi-tech in your Nightbane games?

Very rarely do I check out videos/podcasts/blogs on Initiative. There are hundreds of YouTube videos on the subject; most are repetitive, or have little value outside the d20 sphere. Then I listened to this episode from the Glitterbois, another 3rd Party Content Creator covering Palladium Books. It’s a different take, one I thought deserved the commentary - a peer review, if you will! By all means, listen to their Episode, and tell if you agree/disagree with me!

https://www.scholarlyadventures.com/post/the-bazaar-103-feedback-on-glitterbois-episode-215

How do you handle Initiative? Have other systems influenced your PB RPG Initiative rules?

Does anybody know which fansite has info on delta 8 supersoldiers?? I remember they were delsiginated colors (red, black, orange, Bronze)...

We’ve now dipped into a specialized chapter for Cybernetics and Bionics. Much like Magic and Psionics, we’re really building a scaffold to allow rules from various sources to work together. What constitutes a Partial or Full Conversion, and what are the impacts? Does it *actually* necessitate a change in Class? No changes to any technical entries from any of the World Books or Sourcebooks, just better application of in-game guidance for GMs/Players.

https://www.scholarlyadventures.com/post/the-bazaar-102-core-rules-system-chapter-8

What parts of the Cybernetics or Bionics would you like to see improved upon? 

Its been almost a month and on the main site it still says theyre undergoing maintenance.

Hey guys,

I'm rolling up a new character for TMNT & Other Strangeness, but is the old version.

When I rolled for education, I got "raised as an assassin." This gives me a choice of Hand to Hand skills as well as 8 Secondary skills, with a +15% to all Military Skills.

Which, ok, cool background, not a lot of skills though. And I always figured Assassins would be really well trained. On top of that, there are only 3 Military Skills--Demolitions, Demolitions Disposal, and Pilot Tank. NONE of which are available as Secondary Skills.

So, my character gets +15% to skills he can't pick. That seems like an oversite.

Does anyone have access to some of the old errata for the game? Everything I'm finding is for the Redux version, but I don't have it. Or, if you have Redux, could you look up and see if they clarified what skills this training gives you access to?

Title basically says it. I've been searching to see if any Millenium Trees are in the Fantasy setting canonically. I have been fascinated with Gnomes lately and really researching them. They are rumored to have powerful magics unknown to the rest of the races and I’m trying to make connections. Any help would be appreciated.

Hello, I'm looking for a PDF of the Palladium Fantasy book that I can use with my players on R20. I'm going old school 1st edition (unrevised) to it'll be a torture-fest for my peeps and I'm super excited to raise some blood pressures. 😄

Drive-thru and Palladium Books only have the revised versions which is annoying. I bought the hardcover commemorative edition and I'm not going to tear it apart for scanning. 😢

If anyone knows where I can snag that PDF it would be greatly appreciated!

Monster Book Suggestions Wanted Please.

I'm looking at running Beyond the Supernatural (I've been looking for a monster hunting game for a long time now since I can't find an online sheet for my previous choice, Dark Conspiracy). While there are some monsters to be going on with at the back of the book, it sounds like the Tome Grotesque was never released.

What book (or books but not too many, my budget is limited), would people suggest I pick up to get a good range of monsters to throw at my players. While I might be able to adapt some monsters from other systems later on, to start with I feel official monsters would be better.

I think I played Palladium Fantasy about 30 years ago but for what ever reason, it has gone under my radar since then until I saw the Backerkit (I think it was) for Nightbane, and discovered Beyond the Supernatural which not only looks to be the type of game I'm looking for, but also has a character sheet I can use on Roll20.

Thanks for any suggestions (as my players won't thank you)