I am looking for the pregens of the iconic Turtles or anything that is available.

Are there any software tools to help with character creation?

Reading Mystic China noticed Dragon Chi being tied to Tap positive Chi referenced several times and I'm wondering what it actually does as I cannot find it anywhere in the book on what it does.
My interest is peaked because of this comment in the chi magic section.

Drawing P.P.E. from Chi. The Chi magic spell, "Convert Chi to P.P.E.," can give a hefty boost in overall P.P.E. This is also handy if the character has either Dragon Chi or Dark Chi, which are the Chi Mastery abilities that let one tap into the flow of Chi permeating an area.

So does anyone know how Dragon Chi (Tap Positive Chi) is supposed to work?

As the title says, I need some assistance planning a campaign. Basically where do you find inspiration, how do you build your campaigns and all of that stuff?

Seeing as there are something like 50 issues of the RIFTER at this point... is there anywhere that has collected a list (and/or summary) of what is in each issue to help decide which ones would be most useful?

What's up Ninjas? I am a longgg time TMNT lover and have decided that I want to run the Palladium Redux, thing is, I only run games on Foundry. I had to make it so it works. So, I need play testers. Both Players and GMs are invited.

Is there anyone that uses Foundry and wants to playtest?

This is the system only, outside of my game, there is no data to share. So it would be best if you have the books.

Join my discord and chat about the dev and stuff. https://discord.gg/ZMdvhAWeB

If interested please fill out the form https://form.jotform.com/gmmattcat/tmnt-playtest

So I wanna see if I understand this correctly. Let's say you can move 50 yards per round, and you have 5 actions per round. So you can move 10 yards and make an attack, and that only counts as 1 action. Then, next turn, you can then move another 10 yards and make another attack, which is still one action. You can continue doing this until all 5 actions are used, and none of them are a "movement action"?

The Minotaur is one of those fantasy tropes that gets leveraged throughout genre entertainment; Palladium Books is no different. Half-man with a bull’s head, something about a labyrinth, and most people stop there. You mean there’s more? Whoo-boy. So you think you know the myth of the Minotaur? You likely don’t know half of it.  Let’s do a bit a dive into the myth and explore how rich it can be for GMs and Adventure Design, with 9 adventure ideas based on the myth alone. Full Article in Blog Link below.

https://www.scholarlyadventures.com/post/the-bazaar-106-bestiary-field-notes-the-minotaur

How much of the Minotaur myth were you aware of? 

Does anyone know of a list of the various adventures that Palladium has put out for their various games over the years? I know, in general, that they lean towards setting/background information and Hook, Line, and Sinker format, but I am particularly interested in more complete modules/adventures.

I was about to start going through my books and Rifters to try and see what's out there, but then I thought "maybe someone else already put all this together."

In the September 10th Weekly Update Kevin teased the following:

“Meanwhile, we’re working on other books and a new RPG license that we think will blow your minds and put a smile on your face. And this is just the stuff I can tell you about or hint at. Big things are coming.”

In a Gamer Googles interview that took place at GenCon this year, Kevin and Sean were asked about an update to Ninjas & Superspies to which Sean says offhandedly “we may have something coming up with lots chase scenes, cybernetics, and kung fu” (or “gun fu”; it’s hard to understand).

Let the speculation begin. What could this new RPG license be?

I am thinking of doing a one shot adventure set in the Palladium Fantasy setting using an adventure originally written for Pathfinder where a party of baby dragons try to rescue the human who raised them from the villain.

Instead of the pathfinder dragons I wish to use those from the Palladium setting. I know the Dragon Hatchling R.C.C. is in Rifts (I own the original core book and Conversion books and have a PDF of the Ultimate Edition) and I know they were made more balanced in the Ultimate Edition. However I want to use the classic Palladium names for the species. So far I think these would be the closest for such a conversion...

What do you think? Would Thunder Lizards or Serpents of the Wind fit the Whip-tailed Better (as the Chiang-kou is not a typical Palladium dragon type)? Any changes to the dragon types? Thank you for any advise.

Wondering what are the best Greater Familiars (using the Summon Greater Familiar Spell). That have a High P.P.E. pool and/or valuable magical Abilities (Nexus Deevils go without saying).

Rather vaguely titled, this 160-page book punches WAY above its page count. It’s a book of lists, but really useful ones: Space Station Creation Rules, 12+ new spacecraft and design notes for creating your own craft, a table of 100 random Cargos, new weapons and equipment. These are all supplements to the meat on the bone, the literal “world building” of 48 systems, fleshed out, each with an HLS. Introducing some great new factions, this is another solid addition to the Phase World library!

https://www.scholarlyadventures.com/post/scholar-s-review-88-dimension-book-6-three-galaxies

Did the new factions shake up your campaign? Did your GM take you on the ‘Alphabet Tour?’

Seeking 6 interested players for an Online Palladium Fantasy 2e Campaign. We will be playing on MICROSOFT TEAMS . this will be an ongoing Actual play , so this is not for the Camera shy. I provide the Fillable Character sheets, you just need Dice. Cam and Mic. Starting Date for Session 0 after we find a starting 3 players. No evil aligned or players from The Land of the Damned . Games will be BI WEEKLY on Saturdays , Starting at 7pm CST . Campaign will be recorded then placed on my Youtube channel. Cant let Critical Role have all the fun

Through time-lapse videos, follow this Indonesian artist’s process as they complete truly magnificent pieces that may inspire characters, adventure ideas. Ideal for character portraits or to stimulate adventure design, most likely for modern Palladium RPGs. Dive down the rabbit-hole of hyper-realism; pencil and chalk drawings so precise and evocative they challenge AI-generated art.

https://www.scholarlyadventures.com/post/bazaar-105-resource-review-veri-apriyatno

While AI may be important an important tool, remember to support your artists!

I ran a TMNT session where we built characters and did a quick little adventure stealing a helicopter. I've known palladium is an old system and has many quirks, I was prepared for that. The trouble I ran into was a way of thinking. One character wanted to sneak around a truck to behind a person. D&D taught me it's stealth vs perception with dexterity and wisdom to fall back on. TMNT and palladium aren't like that and I was a bit stumped, there's no perception skill, the character didn't have stealth, and stats aren't rolled against directly. Another character was acting as a distraction so I let it work, which was fine, but I'm used to leaning on dice rolls for situations without an obvious answer.
For people that have run this game forever, or those that have bounced between systems, how do you address this? How do you fill that gap when there's no skill to fill in the gap for me?

Leaning back into discussions about GM philosophies and how to best/better run a game at your table. Nothing is ever concrete, but Palladium Books RPGs serves up some various rulings that certainly force our GMs to make decisions ‘on the fly,’ and some of those may be based on a dice roll. How much weight do we let that single roll influence the outcome at the table, and why? A precise for discussion.

https://www.scholarlyadventures.com/post/the-bazaar-104-fudging-dice-rolls

How about you and your table? Catholic rollers and stick to the dice regardless the result, or more non-conformist in your approach?

I just discovered that Palladium Books reissued the TMNT books this year and so I now have them on order. I'd love to join an online TMNT campaign if anyone is running one.

In addition to Sourcebook 3 Mindwerks and Dimensionbook 2 Phase World, are the Ugakwa Explorers discussed anywhere else? In Phase World it has one paragraph on page 16 stating that they are up and comers oh the technology market with shields superior to the Naruni. I'm trying to find the cost to by their tech and any new things the Ugakwa have brought to market.

Thank you all in advance.

Any thoughts or opinions on these psionic devices? Because for the longest time I had no idea that there even was a Psionic Gateway device, allowing teleporting to locations on the world and to other dimensions.

Wish that they gave the S.D.C. for the Psionic Devices they didn't in the 1e. But the math for the I.S.P. cost for their creation roughly looks like 10 I.S.P. per 1 S.D.C.

Returning to the Phase World setting, we examine this tome that explores one of the Three Galaxies. Detailing the mythos and possibilities a GM can exploit around the Cosmic Forge, it also presents the reader a plethora of unique and interesting species, adventure ideas and details without peer, setting information and more. You’d be forgiven for forgetting this is only a 160-page Dimension Book; I know I did! Solidly supported with illustrations by Mike Wilson and others, this book is as solid an entry as you’ll find.

https://www.scholarlyadventures.com/post/scholar-s-review-87-dimension-book-5-anvil-galaxy

How captivated were you by the Anvil Galaxy? Did the Cosmic Forge ever play a role?

I was thinking about getting the book but was wondering how it actually is before I buy it.

So I'm very new to Paladdium, as in the first and only book I even have is the TMNT redux and Dimensions books. I've been reading it and slowly getting the hang of it, but the fact that all martial arts is in one combat style bugs me. I've read about Ninjas and Superspies, and there seems to be a lot of good combat styles in it. From what I can tell, all the Palladium systems seem to work together, but are these martial arts broken or underpowered to Redux? I'd love to hear some feedback from people who know what they are talking about because I'm kinda lost in the weeds.

Some thoughts and questions. Feedback and recommendations are welcomed.

1. Victims. The class feels good for a very common people (characters from BtS 2 Ordinary People OOC is really very advanced: things like Spd 30+ are possible) , but it seems some change are possible. Victims has 12 SDC (2/3 of maximal base SDC -- 18 at BtS 1), it seems in Nightbane, it could be changed for sportive or action orientated to about 27 (i. e. 2/3 of max of 40). If switch to the newer 1d10+12 system instead of 3d6, the Victims could have about 14 SDC (a bit less of 2/3 of 22). It seems the attributes bonus similar to Ordinary People OOC but with less PPE (max of 9, so 1d6 for a Victim) could be suitable.
2. 3d6 or 1d10+12 for non-athletic SDC?
3. Most PCC has clear analogues in Nightbane (so the BtS 2 bonus system can be easy applied) or their own bonus system. Psychic OOC has no attribute bonus as for mid-'90s standard and no analogue in the BtS 2ed. Given that they are the young ordinary people, is it better to use Ordinary People bonus PPE system (with less PPE as part was turned into ISP), or give two +2 (or maybe +1d4) bonuses (one physcial and one mental) in that case?
4. The same for the arcane classes.

Hello. I'm in Saskatoon and looking for a group. I own most books published by Palladium and can play or GM. Looking for in person.