35. Prepping a Rifts Adventure Your friends are stoked to play Rifts, but no one has volunteered to GM. You feel nervous about volunteering because you've never done it before. Or maybe game night is getting close and you have less than an hour to prep. What are you going to do? Well, worry not, gentle listener. Ley Lines and Lore has got you covered! In this episode we will show you how to prep and run your very first Rifts game. The secrets to being a Game Master are within your grasp, and they are a lot easier than you think they are. How to Run a Rifts One Shot: These are the presentation notes from a GM Workshop I sometimes run at conventions and game stores, provided to you, free of charge. This workshop formed the major outline for today's episode and contains all the important steps in an easily digestable format: https://drive.proton.me/urls/AAMR70KB6C#5c1ZVtgntKba Support Palladium Books! Buy World Book 3: England in print or pdf: https://palladiumbooks.com/shop/futuristic/rifts-rpg/rifts-world-books/rifts-world-book-3-england/ Another way to support Palladium Books. Buy in pdf from DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/153220/rifts-world-book-three-england

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You have to run a one-shot using only one of these books for opponents and setting. Which do you pick? #fantasy #horror #palladiumbooks #postapocalyptic #rifts #rpg #scifi #ttrpg

#PalladiumBooks had the same problem. They'd cut-and-paste the same combat rules into every genre, and you'd end up in horror games where every PC has an Uzi and a black belt in Karate because that's the only way to be useful in combat.

It's game night! How do you get ready?
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34. Millennium Trees, Druids, and Herb Magic We're branching out into some new territory today: Millennium Trees! Are you stumped about how to include druids in your game? Do you find herb magic a hard nut to crack? Would it be a blooming good idea if we stopped with the plant puns? Well then stop reading this description and listen to the episode! We've got the best information (outside of World Book 3 itself) on how to include Millenium Trees, Druids, and Herb Magic in your Rifts game. Support Palladium Books! Buy World Book 3: England in print or pdf: https://palladiumbooks.com/shop/futuristic/rifts-rpg/rifts-world-books/rifts-world-book-3-england/ Another way to support Palladium Books. Buy in pdf from DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/153220/rifts-world-book-three-england

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Take a look at this magic wand. Looks powerful! This guy certainly thinks it is. What powers would your ideal magic wand have? #PalladiumBooks #Rifts #England #SciFi #fantasy #postapocalyptic #horror #ttrpg #rpg

33. Temporal Magic It is time... for temporal magic. Three new character options, twenty-five spells, and one enduring system of magic that continues to be influential on Palladium Books even to today. Why is it so influential and what does it bring to your table? We've got lots of great ideas and suggestions for you to add to your table. Support Palladium Books! Buy World Book 3: England in print or pdf: https://palladiumbooks.com/shop/futuristic/rifts-rpg/rifts-world-books/rifts-world-book-3-england/ Another way to support Palladium Books. Buy in pdf from DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/153220/rifts-world-book-three-england

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This is a clever trick. What's a dreaded encounter you would use this spell to avoid?
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This is a brain tree. It is a tree that grows... brains. What's the weirdest plant you've ever encountered in a game?
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32. New Camelot and the British Isles - Ley Lines and Lore

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How do I get a sword like that? Does it shoot lasers?
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These hi-tech knights and their bionic horses. Where do you think they're going? To the grocery? Surely not. They rideth for valor and possibly loot.
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31. World Book 3: England (1993) Lords and ladies! Wizards and faeries! Stone circle and enormous trees! Welcome to Rifts England! This groundbreaking book opened the door for all sorts of Rifts staples like Millenium Trees and temporal magic. King Arr'thuu and Mrrlyn became fixtures of politics in Rifts Europe. And we also get the very first stats for gods in Rifts. Join us for this comprehensive review and learn whether this is one to add to your collection. Support Palladium Books! Buy World Book 3: England in print or pdf: https://palladiumbooks.com/shop/futuristic/rifts-rpg/rifts-world-books/rifts-world-book-3-england/ Another way to support Palladium Books. Buy in pdf from DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/153220/rifts-world-book-three-england

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What do these guys have to do with Rifts? Doesn't look like any lasers, robots, or ninja dinosaurs... Magic?
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30. Mechanoids vs. Coaliton An earlier version of this episode had an audio editing error which made the intro fiction difficult to hear. This is the fixed version.  A sad but epic end to our Mechanoid story arc in our fiction today. It's also a great episode about playing a campaign against the Mechanoids, specifically from the Coalition side of things. Not only will this episode help lay out a method by which you might run an actual Mechanoids campaign from start to finish, it also provide tips for players on areas for growth. Support Palladium Books! Buy Sourcebook 2: The Mechanoids in print or pdf: https://palladiumbooks.com/shop/futuristic/rifts-rpg/rifts-sourcebooks/rifts-sourcebook-2-the-mechanoids/ Another way to support Palladium Books. Buy in pdf from DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/199620/rifts-sourcebook-two-the-mechanoids

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Those aren't bee's nests. Take a look at the ramp going up the tree. Yea, that's part of the tree. So are the "nests."
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"Brinwold, this door doth open to yonder new dimension."
"Forsooth, my lord. And there be faeries, knights, and suits of power armor galore."
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29. Mechanoids Terminator and Fallout What do the Mechanoids, Rifts, Terminator, and Fallout have in common? It turns out a lot. There's a lot of shared DNA here, and quite likely a form of art imitating art imitating art. How did Rifts and the Mechanoids influence Fallout? Listen to find out! Support Palladium Books! Buy Sourcebook 2: The Mechanoids in print or pdf: https://palladiumbooks.com/shop/futuristic/rifts-rpg/rifts-sourcebooks/rifts-sourcebook-2-the-mechanoids/ Another way to support Palladium Books. Buy in pdf from DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/199620/rifts-sourcebook-two-the-mechanoids

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Tonight I ran my Beyond the Supernatural game. The PCs fought Jason Voorhees again and bound him back in the lake for now. They did manage to recover a copy of the Naturum Demonto. Fun was had. #ttrpg #palladiumbooks

28. Mechanoid Player Characters How do you play a Mechanoid? I felt the Mechanoid player character rules in Sourcebook 2: The Mechanoids were a bit lacking, so I've come up with some ways to help you use them in your game. Mechanoid PCs, done right, and ready to join your next game! Support Palladium Books! Buy Sourcebook 2: The Mechanoids in print or pdf: https://palladiumbooks.com/shop/futuristic/rifts-rpg/rifts-sourcebooks/rifts-sourcebook-2-the-mechanoids/ Another way to support Palladium Books. Buy in pdf from DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/199620/rifts-sourcebook-two-the-mechanoids

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Those two little knobs are the bottom of the central orb are not nipples. They are PARTICLE BEAM GUNS! Two of them. And this guy can carry rail guns. Want to play? He's a Brute class Mechanoid. #Rifts #PalladiumBooks #Fantasy #SciFi #Horror #PostApocalypse

Celebrating Kevin Siembieda & Palladium Books
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So I give this Mechanoids book to one of my players and she says, "Cool, I want to play this thing!"
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Worlds of Palladium | Detroit Historical Society

I like to tease #PalladiumBooks, but as I've said before, they're an important part of both my personal #TTRPG history and #Detroit nerd history. They deserve the exhibit that @detroithistorical.bsky.social is giving them.

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Celebrate the pioneering and inventive work of Palladium Books and the wider tabletop roleplay gaming community in Detroit in this new exhibition. Founded in Detroit by Kevin Siembieda, Palladium has grown into a premier publisher of tabletop role-playing games.
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Photo of the 'Worlds of Palladium' exhibit at the Detroit Historical Museum.

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Throwback Thursday: Riffs - Lacking in Foresight | Julian Kay Get more from Julian Kay on Patreon

I'm re-releasing old Patreon posts for all, and here's the first, talking about an announced, advertised, and abandoned Palladium TTRPG that would been their first big crossover. Would we have had Mega-Genghis instead of Mega-Damage?... Probably not. But it's fun to ponder! #ttrpg #palladiumbooks

27. Sourcebook 2 - The Mechanoids (1992) The Mechanoids have invaded Earth! And they aren't taking prisoners. They are here to EXTERMINATE humanity! Or is it TERMINATE humanity? Well whatever science fiction trope most influenced them, they are here to do that. Humans must not be allowed to exist. Hear our review of this seminal piece of Rifts history. Support Palladium Books! Buy Sourcebook 2: The Mechanoids in print or pdf: https://palladiumbooks.com/shop/futuristic/rifts-rpg/rifts-sourcebooks/rifts-sourcebook-2-the-mechanoids/ Another way to support Palladium Books. Buy in pdf from DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/199620/rifts-sourcebook-two-the-mechanoids

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