Francois DesRochersMay 312 minThe 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,...
Francois DesRochersApr 206 minThe Bazaar #29: OCC Overview – OperatorGENERAL General. In the far future, where technology is seen by many as the saving grace against the inhuman and monstrous, and combat...
Francois DesRochersApr 125 minThe Bazaar #28: OCC Overview – Coalition GruntGENERAL General. So if you were to look at this OCC, one could be excused for wondering what the draw would be. Your baseline infantry...
Francois DesRochersMar 110 minThe Bazaar #27: OCC Rationalization (Men-at-Arms) - A Follow-upGENERAL 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...
Francois DesRochersFeb 229 minThe 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...
Francois DesRochersFeb 156 minThe Bazaar #25: The Palladium Books Online FandomGENERAL Third party content producers and the fandom's support of whatever your slice of geek culture happens to be is one of the key...
Francois DesRochersFeb 13 minThe 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...
Francois DesRochersJan 186 minThe Bazaar #23: OCC Overview – The Mind MelterINTRODUCTION General. As far as Psychic classes and access to the varied powers they deliver, there isn’t one that delivers quite the...
Francois DesRochersJan 46 minThe Bazaar 22: Fixing OCCs - An ExampleINTRODUCTION General. One of the benefits of playing Rifts is the multitude of publications to support GMs and players. There are so many...
Francois DesRochersNov 30, 20216 minThe Bazaar #21: OCC Overview – The Dragon HatchlingINTRODUCTION General. When the Rifts RPG first came out, there was a lot of hype over the setting and the range of abilities players...
Francois DesRochersNov 16, 20214 minThe Bazaar #20: The Christmas Grab BagINTRODUCTION General. The staple for Palladium Books has once again fallen upon us and Palladium Books elves are busily working to...
Francois DesRochersNov 2, 20219 minThe Bazaar #18: Player Character AttributesINTRODUCTION 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),...
Francois DesRochersOct 12, 20217 minThe Bazaar #17: Me as a Rifted CharacterGeneral. 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...
Francois DesRochersSep 28, 20216 minThe Bazaar #16: OCC Overview – The CrazyINTRODUCTION General. Raving lunatics, covert ninjas with mommy issues (pun intended), whatever you want to call them, they certainly are...
Francois DesRochersSep 21, 20216 minThe 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,...
Francois DesRochersAug 24, 20215 minThe Bazaar #14: OCC Overview – Wilderness ScoutGENERAL General. You could probably be excused for comparing this to the AD&D Ranger Class, because they do indeed line up fairly well....
Francois DesRochersAug 4, 20215 minThe Bazaar #13: OCC Overview – Glitter BoyGeneral. 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...
Francois DesRochersJun 22, 20216 minThe Bazaar #12: OCC Overview – Ley Line WalkerGENERAL 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...
Francois DesRochersJun 1, 20214 minThe Bazaar #11: OCC Overview – JuicerINTRODUCTION 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...
Francois DesRochersMay 18, 20215 minThe Bazaar #10: Introduction to the OCC Overview SeriesGENERAL Generalizations of Classes. For the most part, gamers from across various RPGs will likely differentiate the various character...