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Farmers can herd cattle, raise and train horses, breed and train dogs, but not grow crops. While raising animals is nice, this feels like only half the equation at best. So can farmers just not farm on the Palladium World? Or am I missing something? While I could make a judgment call and just give ...

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Really nice work on the content. For cartography I use Profantasy Software's Campaign Cartographer & City Designer Software (you need CC for City Designer to work), but it is a commitment in both cash and time to learn. For a budget solution check this out: m. It may be too random for your purpo...

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Those moments create a gamer for life - Congrats.

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Just go with look and feel of Tolkien. Everything in PF is ripped from something else anyways. Old Ones = H.P Lovecraft. Elves/Dwarf and most fantasy themes = Tolkien. Gods and monsters = Ancient Mythology. I disagree. No hobbits in Palladium. No wolfen in Middle Earth. The Palladium "feel&quo...

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Agree. How much experience was the act of selflessness worth?

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I used to allow powering up a spell with additional ppe. Example paying 15ppe to Call Lightning, then an additional 15 ppe to double the damage. All it took was one player at level 10 dumping 300ppe into a Mega Call Lightning spell (200D6md) to never allow this ability again. That's why you need a ...

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House rules - Our group considers magic wild and chaotic, but malleable for those with the skill to change it. We also use over-burn, etc. and as a G.M. I allow some latitude for effects, distances, etc. This is one of the advantages of a point-based rules system over spell slots. However, we also u...

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Now summoning whales could be very lucrative versus whaling. Lots of meat and blubber. Probably need a big pit and a system to get rid of the undesirable parts. Smelly business. What if the whale ingested a dead sea serpent? Would that taint the whale's blood giving a 5% or 10% chance of summoning a...

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Recently happened. GM told us about rumors of some bizarre lightning demon. Turns out to be Pikachu (yes...that one, but of course, not really). I try to capture it (because to be the very best that no one ever was, you gotta catch'm all, right?) Everyone else is trying to kill it. Pikachu isn't fi...

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Something that I started doing recently. Throwing out the book and saying if you can find someone to teach you or at least 6-14 books to study, you can easily learn a new skill. At any point in the game. Also anytime that you research a topic, it should add to your knowledge. Perhaps not a house ru...

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Yes, you are correct and D&G and the page number is also correct. They play a central role in my campaign so I have developed the idea extensively. Rifter article submitted a few months ago. No response, but you never know.

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Certainty of death, small chance of success, what are we waiting for? Sums up Land of the Damned. Can't wait for number three.

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The monastery is on the far side of the Sea of Despair, well hidden and protected by magic. It is actually a watch tower for "something" that I won't disclose here. Edge of the world kind of stuff and a difficult journey. This was created after the War of the Gods - so much older than 8,00...

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I have a sage residing in an island monastery/library just inside the Sea of Despair and on a ley line. Inspired by Ursla K. Le Guin's Earthsea, the monastery is the entire small island rising as towers out of the storm-wracked sea. Because of the ley line sea serpents frequent the area making the a...

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When my players suggest an expedition to the Land of the Damned, my mindset shifts from "How can I create a heroic adventure?" to "How can I give them an epic death... and what is the next campaign going to be about?" Not saying it "is" a death sentence, just a likely o...

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Fun question: So we know that the Baehag (listed as Baeghag in the table of contents, but Baehag in the book - going wit Razorwing in this) is a hag (female) that lives under the sea. We also know that the colony of Tohatha offended one of these creatures years ago, and that this Baehag has a wither...

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I recall an old podcast where Kevin explained that once something was posted on the forums or net, then the author has opened him/herself up to others claiming the idea was theirs, or they deserve some credit (including payment) for the idea or any changes to it. The final advice was, "Don't do...

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I doubt Kevin in his wildest dreams ever expected when he penned this spell it would create discussions about cattle rustling, the economics of ranching, and the ethics of stealing cows vs. freeing Daisy from being enslaved for slaughter by evil ranchers. One of the great things about RPGs. One ques...

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I added two new words of power to my game - both are one syllable and in opposition to each other. They are derived from an Old One's power, but not its name. And they are essential to the plot. They are, at present, still secret. As an aside, we added a new player to our group who wanted to play a ...

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Bravo Sir! Love it.

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When I was a butcher, a quarter (untrimmed) of a cow would come in around plus or minus 150 pounds (up to 180). But with no refrigeration (like in a low fantasy world) the loss rate may decrease the final yield. On the other hand a mage with ice spells or a butcher in the Northern Wilderness would d...

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One of the nice aspects about the world is you can adventure in the kind of environment you're interested in. I like the North and the Sea of Despair so Adventures in the High Seas, Bizantium and the Northern Islands(newest), and the Northern Hinterlands will get you done. Also, the Library of Bleth...

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kiralon wrote:Land of the Damned: Kills 1d4 pc's per day (Roll at breakfast time).

LMAO - My kind of place.

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Congratulations on the finish - always more writing to be done on any project. Luck with the edit.

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Thanks for all of the great ideas. Here are rwo not mentioned that our crew uses: 1) Player characters die and can do so in really cool ways. So we have the Excellent Death and Epic Death House rule. If a character dies in an excellent way - in character, a flash of glory, saving young Susie, etc. t...

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Pirates, Swashbucklers, etc... not all Men at Arms take up or can reasonably be expected to learn two handed weapons or two weapon fighting Anyone of those can easily take WP paired, or why not invest some clout in ranged attacks too... Whether thrown or archery. I would also advocate bringing over...

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But I also think story overrules rules as palladium is still a land of mystery, so if you have a cool plot about rescuing someone from a soul drinking sword I'd say go ahead and do it, but make it a one off thing. Agree with Kiralon. I like to go to the source: Elric and Stormbringer from Michael M...

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Sleep with the princess. Watch Game of Thrones.

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Or the gnome gets one fairy to steal the knife whilst the other steals the steak and, amidst the ruckus, the rest make off with the keg of beer (and, perhaps small children and goats).

Perhaps a fey long sword or great weapon could work for a gnome?

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Useless? Or a missed opportunity? How difficult would it be to design challenges and scenarios that can be solved with these spells? The problem is that no GM ever designs a adventure to allow any of these spells to shine? Then they still would only be useful for that 1 adventure. If you are a G.M....

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My copy of Adventure on the High Seas did not list Horror Factor as a stat for Shadow Beasts. Given the other cast of monsters are given Horror Factor stats, and for shadow beasts it is noted they have bonus saves vs. Horror Factor, the omission of their own HF seems intentional. Be sure to keep the...

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Old One's minions? I think Old Ones themselves would fall under Lore - Religion, but the creatures they left behind might fall into your categories.

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Happy Birthday and wishing you many more.

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@ Prysus: Greetings and Salutations. I'm not opposed to the theory, but other races existed on the Palladium World before humans. Just a thought - not defending it or using in it. The Domination of Man may have made it the current calendar. We play in the Northern Isles - so yes, atmosphere is impor...

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Excellent - now we're getting into hand sizes...

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Since we're referencing the Wolfen to ancient Rome, then it is possible that the Palladium World is in the future, and the first humans came from our earth. They carried with them our earthly calendar, it became tradition, and the reason why was lost over time. Why is January always January. Because...

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Off Topic - our group loves the Red Dragon Inn game. How could we have not thought of that?

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I started this post with a question about gathering information and also observation and perception. Reading through the Rifter 73 about the Nexus Born I noticed some of the O.C.C.s get bonuses to Perception. That got me pulling out some dusty books. Eureka - the answer was hidden in the RIFTS Ultim...

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There's a trope known as "Checkov's Gun." If a character picks up an object with some sort of use, he'll wind up using it. If you want the characters to acquire some important item, and they don't think to go buy it at the local alchemist shop, then you can plant it on a victim of the wit...

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To the original topic regarding the dispute - this from DMJ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XagehuzSYRM#t=3.859

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Thanks for the input guys. What do you guys think would be the best way to solve a player/GM dispute? This situation was between players and the GM. 1) Have an out-of-game meeting when passions have cooled - we call it the Round Table. All members, G.M. and players alike are equal at the Round Tabl...

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We allow a Coup de Grace strike at a helpless opponent. It is a house rule and all have signed off on it. The strike takes 1 attack and requires a D20 roll not to fumble, which is a natural roll of "1". A fumble does no damage and would wake a sleeping NPC, but not a paralyzed one. If succ...

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Now I know that Rune Weapons can't have moving parts (decorative wings that let a weapon fly aren't actually moving parts. Razorwing - can you reference this? Also, if you make the pistol a soul sucker, then the souls it collects could re-power it for some nasty effects. Do you intend for the pisto...

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Check out the Under the Tavern adventure from Dungeon Master G. Thanks to pblackcrow for turning the forum on to the site. DMG does a walk through of an entry level adventure on YouTube showing off his cheap crafty tiles. It sounds like what you're after. You may grab some ideas from it or even like...

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Well, so far I've got a Wolfen Knight, a Coyle Thief, and a Bearman Warrior Monk, last player hasn't decided yet. So I think I'll have to set it in the Disputed Lands and North. In the North, the player characters can become involved in brewing civil war in the Shadow Coast colonies. Pick a colony,...

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Thanks Prysus. Silly me for looking under Troglodytes instead of under languages.

Rifter 31 - check. Rifter 32 - check. Rifter 33 - check. Rifter 35...Are you kidding me. Grrr.

(Yes, I know it's on DrivethruRPG. I like the books over PDFs)

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Here's the rules I put for digging speeds in the Troglodytes article a few years back: An Explanation of Digging Speed Troglodytes have a truly phenomenal digging ability compared to other subterranean races. The average troglodyte has a digging speed of 12, which is three times the average digging...

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There's eight hours of my life I won't get back - well worth it. Thanks. Time to buy a new dryer.

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Okay... so you've delved deep into the darkest and most dangerous dungeons the Palladium World has to offer and managed to find one of the legendary Rune Weapons that Kings would give up entire kingdoms to own... so what are your chances of being able to keep this weapon for any length of time? The...

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My Monsters & Animals has a first print of 1985. I wonder if in the last 30 years there isn't enough material between the source books, the Rifter, and perhaps some of the best of the Monstrous Creations thread to put a Monsters & Animals II together similar to the Book of Magic? I, for one,...

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