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Francois DesRochers
Jan 9, 20247 min read
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...
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Francois DesRochers
Dec 19, 20237 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...
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Francois DesRochers
Dec 12, 202312 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,...
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Francois DesRochers
Oct 10, 20233 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...
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Francois DesRochers
Oct 6, 20235 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...
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Francois DesRochers
Jul 11, 20237 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....
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Francois DesRochers
Jun 27, 20236 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....
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Francois DesRochers
Jun 13, 202312 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...
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Francois DesRochers
May 16, 20236 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...
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Francois DesRochers
May 2, 20238 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)...
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Francois DesRochers
Apr 4, 20235 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...
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Francois DesRochers
Feb 14, 202310 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...
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Francois DesRochers
Feb 7, 202312 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,...
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Francois DesRochers
Jan 24, 202310 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...
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Francois DesRochers
Jan 9, 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...
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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...
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Francois DesRochers
Nov 22, 202211 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...
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Francois DesRochers
Nov 15, 20226 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...
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Francois DesRochers
Nov 9, 202210 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...
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Francois DesRochers
Oct 26, 20229 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...
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