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    The Bazaar #30: GM Sessions (Players' Psychology)
    Francois DesRochers
    • May 3
    • 12 min

    The Bazaar #30: GM Sessions (Players' Psychology)

    GENERAL This is very much a more “high-brow” aspect to the GM Sessions posts, in that it isn’t directly attributable to the crafting,...
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    The Bazaar #29: OCC Overview – Operator
    Francois DesRochers
    • Apr 20
    • 6 min

    The Bazaar #29: OCC Overview – Operator

    GENERAL General. In the far future, where technology is seen by many as the saving grace against the inhuman and monstrous, and combat...
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    The Bazaar #28: OCC Overview – Coalition Grunt
    Francois DesRochers
    • Apr 12
    • 5 min

    The Bazaar #28: OCC Overview – Coalition Grunt

    GENERAL General. So if you were to look at this OCC, one could be excused for wondering what the draw would be. Your baseline infantry...
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    The Bazaar #27: OCC Rationalization (Men-at-Arms) - A Follow-up
    Francois DesRochers
    • Mar 1
    • 10 min

    The Bazaar #27: OCC Rationalization (Men-at-Arms) - A Follow-up

    GENERAL In a follow-up to last week’s post (The Bazaar 26: OCC Rationalization (Men-at-Arms)), I thought I’d take a look at the...
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    The Bazaar #26: OCC Rationalization (Men-At-Arms)
    Francois DesRochers
    • Feb 22
    • 9 min

    The Bazaar #26: OCC Rationalization (Men-At-Arms)

    INTRODUCTION One of the things Palladium Books has tried in earnest to do in their World Books, and in some cases Sourcebooks, is provide...
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    The Bazaar #25: The Palladium Books Online Fandom
    Francois DesRochers
    • Feb 15
    • 6 min

    The Bazaar #25: The Palladium Books Online Fandom

    GENERAL Third party content producers and the fandom's support of whatever your slice of geek culture happens to be is one of the key...
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    The Bazaar #24: Artist Review (Larry MacDougall)
    Francois DesRochers
    • Feb 1
    • 3 min

    The Bazaar #24: Artist Review (Larry MacDougall)

    INTRODUCTION When the Rifts RPG first came out, it was a wild, post-Apocalyptic mash-up of technology, magic, psionics, demons and...
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    The Bazaar #23: OCC Overview – The Mind Melter
    Francois DesRochers
    • Jan 18
    • 6 min

    The Bazaar #23: OCC Overview – The Mind Melter

    INTRODUCTION General. As far as Psychic classes and access to the varied powers they deliver, there isn’t one that delivers quite the...
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    The Bazaar 22: Fixing OCCs - An Example
    Francois DesRochers
    • Jan 4
    • 6 min

    The Bazaar 22: Fixing OCCs - An Example

    INTRODUCTION General. One of the benefits of playing Rifts is the multitude of publications to support GMs and players. There are so many...
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    The Bazaar #21: OCC Overview – The Dragon Hatchling
    Francois DesRochers
    • Nov 30, 2021
    • 6 min

    The Bazaar #21: OCC Overview – The Dragon Hatchling

    INTRODUCTION General. When the Rifts RPG first came out, there was a lot of hype over the setting and the range of abilities players...
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    The Bazaar #20: The Christmas Grab Bag
    Francois DesRochers
    • Nov 16, 2021
    • 4 min

    The Bazaar #20: The Christmas Grab Bag

    INTRODUCTION General. The staple for Palladium Books has once again fallen upon us and Palladium Books elves are busily working to...
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    The Bazaar #18: Player Character Attributes
    Francois DesRochers
    • Nov 2, 2021
    • 9 min

    The Bazaar #18: Player Character Attributes

    INTRODUCTION General. In a sort of follow-up to my post where I posit what I would look like as a Rifted character (hint, no great hero),...
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    The Bazaar #17: Me as a Rifted Character
    Francois DesRochers
    • Oct 12, 2021
    • 7 min

    The Bazaar #17: Me as a Rifted Character

    General. One of the intellectual games that Rifts players often play at one point or another is imagining one’s self in the game's milieu...
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    The Bazaar #16: OCC Overview – The Crazy
    Francois DesRochers
    • Sep 28, 2021
    • 6 min

    The Bazaar #16: OCC Overview – The Crazy

    INTRODUCTION General. Raving lunatics, covert ninjas with mommy issues (pun intended), whatever you want to call them, they certainly are...
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    The Bazaar #15: Thoughts on Palladium Books’ “Big GenCon 2021 Announcement”
    Francois DesRochers
    • Sep 21, 2021
    • 6 min

    The Bazaar #15: Thoughts on Palladium Books’ “Big GenCon 2021 Announcement”

    General. So, for anyone that did not attend the GenCon long-form blog interview/discussion between Kevin Siembieda (Palladium Books,...
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    The Bazaar #14: OCC Overview – Wilderness Scout
    Francois DesRochers
    • Aug 24, 2021
    • 5 min

    The Bazaar #14: OCC Overview – Wilderness Scout

    GENERAL General. You could probably be excused for comparing this to the AD&D Ranger Class, because they do indeed line up fairly well....
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    The Bazaar #13: OCC Overview – Glitter Boy
    Francois DesRochers
    • Aug 4, 2021
    • 5 min

    The Bazaar #13: OCC Overview – Glitter Boy

    General. One of the iconic classes of the Rifts RPG, this was one of the more popular ones from the get-go. Sporting a laser-resistant...
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    The Bazaar #12: OCC Overview – Ley Line Walker
    Francois DesRochers
    • Jun 22, 2021
    • 6 min

    The Bazaar #12: OCC Overview – Ley Line Walker

    GENERAL General. One of the iconic classes from the Rifts RPG, and one of the most popularized images based on Kevin Long’s line art and...
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    The Bazaar #11: OCC Overview – Juicer
    Francois DesRochers
    • Jun 1, 2021
    • 4 min

    The Bazaar #11: OCC Overview – Juicer

    INTRODUCTION General. One of the iconic classes of the Rifts RPG, this was one of the more popular ones from the get-go, with a massive...
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    The Bazaar #10: Introduction to the OCC Overview Series
    Francois DesRochers
    • May 18, 2021
    • 5 min

    The Bazaar #10: Introduction to the OCC Overview Series

    GENERAL Generalizations of Classes. For the most part, gamers from across various RPGs will likely differentiate the various character...
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