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The Bazaar #51: Palladium Books Christmas Grab Bag 2023
INTRODUCTION General. Once again, Palladium Books are busy filling out Christmas orders, slinging “randomized” grab bags across the earth...
Francois DesRochers
Jan 9, 20247 min read


The Bazaar #50: OCC Overview – Robot Pilot
INTRODUCTION General. When Rifts Ultimate Edition came out, one of the few new additions to the line-up for O.C.C.s was generally thought...
Francois DesRochers
Dec 19, 20237 min read


The Bazaar #49: Fixing Siege on Tolkeen Series
GENERAL The Siege on Tolkeen can generally be characterized as a gateway project for Palladium Books and the Rifts timeline. Basically, every release up to then was in a “pre-Tolkeen state,” while most releases since (including the Savage Rifts line) have been squarely presented as post-Siege publications. This places the current canon timeline at ~109 P.A.; when Rifts first released, the timeline presented in the Rift Main Book was circa 101. P.A.. For the purposes of this p
Francois DesRochers
Dec 12, 202313 min read


The Bazaar #48: Unboxing Titan Robotics
GENERAL The actual contents for the Titanium Club (Limited Edition Backer) included several physical and electronic (PDF) versions of the...
Francois DesRochers
Oct 10, 20233 min read


The Bazaar #47: Titan Robotics Kickstarter Campaign
(Uh-Oh, Canada!) INTRODUCTION Like many of you, I've been waiting for my order from the Titan Robotics Kickstarter. I reviewed my initial...
Francois DesRochers
Oct 6, 20235 min read


The Bazaar #46: OCC Overview – Dog Boys
INTRODUCTION General. The Dog Boy was one of the original Classes that allowed a Player to bring a lot of plot points to the table....
Francois DesRochers
Jul 11, 20237 min read


The Bazaar #45: OCC Overview – CS Military Specialist
INTRODUCTION General. In the original Rifts Main Book, the CS Military Specialist was the catch-all officer and special forces character....
Francois DesRochers
Jun 27, 20236 min read


The Bazaar #44: Using Horror Factor
(The Psychology of Horror) INTRODUCTION The following is a bit of a study of ‘evil’ in Rifts RPG, specifically in how it translates into...
Francois DesRochers
Jun 13, 202312 min read


The Bazaar #42: OCC Overview – City Rat
INTRODUCTION General. A rather unique class, the City Rat is specific to the relatively few major settlements across Rifts Earth. These...
Francois DesRochers
May 16, 20236 min read


The Bazaar #41: Gaming Company / Consumer Interactions
INTRODUCTION By now you've have likely heard of the incident involving Wizards of the Coast (wait, again?!) a Magic: The Gathering (MtG)...
Francois DesRochers
May 2, 20238 min read


The Bazaar #40: OCC Overview – Body Fixer
INTRODUCTION General. One of the more cerebral classes within the game, they certainly don’t present as the clear go-to class for an...
Francois DesRochers
Apr 4, 20235 min read


GM Field Guide #10: Convincing Players to Try Rifts
INTRODUCTION With the relatively dramatic implosion of the D&D community over the proposed changes to the Open Game License (OGL) at the...
Francois DesRochers
Feb 14, 202310 min read


GM Field Guide #9: Topography & Tactics
GENERAL In my previous article, The Bazaar #40: Geography & Distances, we discussed geography-related issues more inclined for the GMs,...
Francois DesRochers
Feb 7, 202312 min read


GM Field Guide #8: Geography and Distances
A Macro-Level Discussion GENERAL There really are two factors to this discussion. At the macro-level, this is more inclined for the GMs...
Francois DesRochers
Jan 24, 202310 min read


The Bazaar #39: An Open Letter to Palladium Books, Kevin Siembieda, and Sean Roberson
(One D&D’s Impact and Palladium Books) INTRODUCTION A relatively unsurprising amount of angst has developed from the One D&D release, as...
Francois DesRochers
Jan 9, 202310 min read


The Bazaar #38: Rifts Renaissance (Psionics Redux)
INTRODUCTION The Psychic Classes are the one segment of the game that fails to garner the attention technology receives; even magic gets...
Francois DesRochers
Dec 13, 20228 min read


The Bazaar #37: Titan Robotics Kickstart Campaign
INTRODUCTION I imagine that as a fan of Palladium Books’ games (hence why you are here), I'd be much surprised if you’ve not heard about...
Francois DesRochers
Nov 22, 202211 min read


The Bazaar #36: Palladium Books Christmas Grab Bag 2022
INTRODUCTION Once again, Palladium Books are busy filling out Christmas orders, slinging “randomized” grab bags across the earth to all...
Francois DesRochers
Nov 15, 20226 min read


The Bazaar #35: Rifts Renaissance (Combat Redux)
GENERAL So, to recap, we’ve started a discussion on the Palladium Books rules, specifically the individual components that make up the...
Francois DesRochers
Nov 9, 202210 min read


The Bazaar #34 – Rifts Renaissance (Skills Redux)
GENERAL The Palladium Books core rules set has remained pretty much unchanged over the decades; only tweaks and minor changes here and...
Francois DesRochers
Oct 26, 20229 min read
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