Korgoth
of Barbaria
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I've not played allot of the Palladium rpg's other than good ole T.M.N.T. and it's "Road Hogs" supplement back in the day, er wait I did play the original mid 80's Robotech as well. Now my memory is hazey as that is decades ago now but I seem to faintly recall it being a good/fun system.
Leap ahead decades and my never ending search for the "Perfect" + "Generic" RPG I've been taking a new look at the Palladium system as it is today in 2020. In particular my own personal litmus test is Can it do OSR D&D with most of the "classic" tropes (I am weird I guess, I never get tired of the classic 4 classes, 4 races, Dungeon Crawling, World of Greyhawk'n setting) I am familiar with (just haven't played them is all) the vast amount of Palladium books out there, especially for their Fantasy and R.I.F.T.S line
So a few questions in no particular order
Leap ahead decades and my never ending search for the "Perfect" + "Generic" RPG I've been taking a new look at the Palladium system as it is today in 2020. In particular my own personal litmus test is Can it do OSR D&D with most of the "classic" tropes (I am weird I guess, I never get tired of the classic 4 classes, 4 races, Dungeon Crawling, World of Greyhawk'n setting) I am familiar with (just haven't played them is all) the vast amount of Palladium books out there, especially for their Fantasy and R.I.F.T.S line
So a few questions in no particular order
- So to those of you who've played/owned/sold/loved/hated/etc. the system what do you think of it as it stands today?
- How has it changed over the years? I know the Mega-Damage change was a big deal in the fan community with some loving, others hating it.
- Not to get into to much drama but I've read that "Kevin Siembieda" is somewhat litigious when it comes to fan websites, is that true?
- Is the engine more or less universal across all the companies various settings? or is it highly tailored to each setting?
- Does it scale well? that is how well do Average Humans interact with Gritty Commandos with Super Heroes with Godzilla?
- What do you think of the various settings? Macross, Rifts, Heroes Unlimited, Palladium Fantasy, etc. Which is your favorite setting and why?
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