Scholarly Adventures

Francois DesRochers

Jun 6, 20236 min read

The Bazaar #43: OCC Overview – Mystic

INTRODUCTION General. The Mystic is a bit of an oddity in a game that likes to take things to the maximum. Not the greatest spell...

Francois DesRochers

Dec 13, 20228 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

Nov 29, 20229 min read

Scholars Review #60: Coalition Manhunters

Author: Kevin Siembieda Release Date: April 2022 INTRODUCTION As the top choice from my Christmas Grab Bag 2022, I dove into this title...

Francois DesRochers

Jan 18, 20226 min read

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...

Francois DesRochers

Jun 8, 20215 min read

Scholar's Review #35: Rifts Duty's Edge

INTRODUCTION “A failed mission’s last survivor, Lieutenant Steffan Meyer is injured and cut off from any support from home. All he has...

Francois DesRochers

Apr 27, 20215 min read

Scholar’s Review #32: RIFTS World Book 29 - Madhaven

Author: Brandon Aten and Taylor White Release Date: July 2006 GENERAL Once again, we revisit one of the strange locales from North...

Francois DesRochers

Jul 14, 20205 min read

Scholar's Review #17: Rifts World Book 12: Psyscape

Author: Kevin Siembieda Release Date: 1997 GENERAL This was a World Book that had been a long time coming. The ode to the psionics...