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J. Lionheart

Just some specific numbers for use with Rock to Mud. The type of rock people build with is generally pretty heavy stuff. Granite is a good example. Granite has an average density of approximately 2.7 grams per cubic centimeter, a number which is roughly what you'll get with many common rocks (sandst...

J. Lionheart

If I understand your argument correctly, it sounds like you feel that taking anything but "the best" is illogical or non-sensical, and that the GM should not do anything but what's in writing. If that's your belief, then I can't tell you you're wrong - paired weapons is the most powerful s...

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You are correct there aren't rules for it. This isn't that other game, where there's a chart for everything. The rules are that the G.M. is the boss. Do not let some player try to rules-lawyer you by claiming "it doesn't say that in the book!" So what? It doesn't say the opposite, either. ...

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In a BTS game I ran, I had some poker chips I'd use. I'd give one chip to a player who had done something worthy of a significant experience bonus (a very clever idea, a significant sacrifice for the good of others, etc) and they'd hold on to them. During that same session, they could opt to trade i...

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When I'm playing a proper campaign, I want that dang exposition. It's important to figure out where you are in the world, have time to plot and scheme, figure out motivations, etc. I don't mind a bit of a scrap if it is part of the exposition itself, necessary for setting the background, but I reall...

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I recently picked up Palladium Fantasy Second Edition, and I really like it so far. I;m a little concerned about the WP: Paired Weapons skill. It seems a bit overpowered, due to the way Simultaneous Attacks work. But, I don't want to eliminate it entirely, as I have always been a fan of Two Weapon ...

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I'm surprised not to hear a suggestion of Land of the South Winds yet. It's not laid out in any book, so you're free to integrate the setting as you please. What we do know of it is that it's full of squabbling feudal lords, and a sovereign dukedom with a usurper sounds like a solid fit.

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MaxxSterling wrote:Follow the book.

This.

3D6 per attribute, in the order they're listed.

The only time I allow an alteration is to raise an attribute to a minimum required to play the class the player wants. I don't believe in restricting class selection based on random chance.

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AARRRGGGGHH. Ok, so sorry to do this at this late point, but I am no longer able to attend. The POH, the ONE event per year that I schedule way the heck out in advance, and now, due to last minute situations arrising at work, I will be unable to be away for the few days necessary to make it to this ...

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I'll bring the pre-gens They'll be pretty absurd. I'm actually considering the fact that I might be able to create an excel-based Munchkin Generator. I have some experience creating auto-adjusting character sheets for a different game, I could do it again here without too much trouble. Just have to ...

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PF2E Mainbook, page 57. It's a rogue skill.

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PF2E Mainbook, page 57.

J. Lionheart

I am not aware of any such class in PF.

J. Lionheart

After Phi & Lopan, Land of South Winds, Old Kingdom 1, Old Kingdom 2, Wolfen Wars, Land of the Damned 3, 2E update of Island at the Edge of the World, 2E Update of Yin Sloth Jungles, the next Mysteries of Magic book(s), ask again. Until then, absolutely not. Even then, still probably not.

J. Lionheart

One of the other highly active topics at the moment is about this subject:

http://forums.palladium-megaverse.com/viewtopic.php?f=77&t=111197

J. Lionheart

Welcome back, Lucas

Glad to have you again.

I'm chatting with one of my group members, who's a professional artist. I'm probably going to commission the weapon cards from her, so we have visuals for the goofy equipment

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You are the GM - the bonuses are whatever you set them at. You have the power to exploit every skill-stack and bonus-stack a player can, but you also have the power to ignore those same things and simply fiat the NPC's bonuses to an acceptable level. Feel like the villain's bonus should be 6 instead...

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There are 5 Palladium GM Screens out there - one PF, 2 RIFTS, and 2 ATB/TMNT. None have been on the market for many years, though various ones can be found second hand without too much difficulty.

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Stupidly noisy, stupidly dangerous, and stupidly unwieldy. They're also dependant on a finite fuel supply, and can't be refueled quickly if empty, due to engine heat. On top of that, they're very heavy, and can't be used for secondary purposes without attracting hundreds of Zacks. To finish, while t...

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When running a Diabolist, I personally make it a point to have every stinking lore and language skill I can possibly muster. Pile on the science and technical and medical skills like there's no tommorrow, and take a single W.P., HtH Basic, and call it a day for combat. You can work your butt off on ...

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A cruise would be pretty sweet. Everyone's out to sea, travelling along on this big boat. They have no clue what's happening in society. They make it to a port of call, and they are either forced off the boat due to it being swarmed by zombies, or (and this is my favorite part) one lone zombie make...

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Two of the highest value commodities you will find after the fall will be Black Powder and Alcohol, just as the bard (Leslie Fish) said Of course you can make both with a few tools and ingredients. And knowledge! Don't forget knowledge. Most people, even if handed the perfect set of ingredients for...

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My take on these items is as follows: The backflip is the same from both places, and is a form of dodge that removes you from combat range. The backflip with the extra bonus simply indicates an additional bonus to dodge when using the backflip. It's a more highly trained one, hence the bonus. The pe...

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In large mobs of attackers, I tend to do single init for players, and group init for the foes. Something like all the archers get the same, all the melee get the same, all the casters get the same, and perhaps the leader has his own. Also, I'm not averse to holding combat order for an entire encount...

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The Galactus Kid wrote:I was just thinking...out of all the years I've been doing stuff with/for Palladium, I ave never once GAMED WITH KEVIN. Maybe this year will be the year.

Do it. Find a way to make the time. It's completely worth it!

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The big Titan missile bases, which are available for sale by the way, can be entirely self-sustaining. They were designed to be able to support a staff of 30 for something like 6 months without outside assistance, and could easily support smaller numbers for far longer. At least one of the ones I lo...

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Don't think of them as "weak," merely non-traditional. The fact that some gamers are incapable of coming up with anything other than "elf bowman" or "dwarf axeman" is a reflection on their own lack of creativity, rather than the weakness of the alternatives. There's not...

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Hey Hendrick

Glad to have you aboard.

Thanks for the kind offer to help with the shipping, but that's not necessary

I'll make sure to get the stuff there, whatever it turns out to be!

J. Lionheart

Anti-Magic Cloud would crush a MED ward like a fly. The only way a MED could win that fight is if it was placed in advance in such a way as to prevent casting of the AMC in the first place, by draining the caster or some such. Once the AMC goes up, even permanance wards under it's sphere of influenc...

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No, I do not. I like PF, and I like the fact that it is still fairly different from RIFTS, which I'm not a big fan of. Anything making it more similar to RIFTS is a losing proposition. On top of that, we don't even have all the PF books up to the current version. I'd hate to see time and effort wast...

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Chaos shall be spread far and wide, bwah ha ha! I'll work with my group to get this playtested in advance and make sure things are rocking by the time the OH rolls around. @grmh4464 - As long as you're not using them at the OH, please feel free to borrow any of the ideas you see here That's one of t...

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In terms of breaking holds, I give a bonus (or negative) equal to the difference in the P.S. of the two parties. If a person with a P.S. of 18 is breaking from the hold of a person P.S. 12, they roll against each-other, with the breaker at +6. If the holder has a P.S. of 21, and the breaker a P.S. o...

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Personally, I'd use TMNT&OS for giant mutant animals. That's got the tables for things up to the size of Jurassic dinosaurs, and the dinosaur stats to go with them. Roll-up a couple not-overly-modified T-Rex, and you've got yourself some top-hole godzilla subs.

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No new skill is granted. By the book, you simply get whichever is the higher percentage.

Personally, I don't mind the idea of bumping it up by one level's % bonus, or doing the "professional quality" thing as applicable, but that's houserule.

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Page 216 of Dead Reign has the effective throwing distances table, and pages 147 and 148 cover the additional range from beign super strong. That should be what you need, LostOne. I don't have Dead Reign yet, unfortunately. I'll have to check the sources Prysus posted. Thanks all. Gak! Sorry, for s...

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Gravity is demonstrably on par with Earth's, as things with the same mass in both places (PF and Earth) have the same weight as as well. In terms of the size of the world, the "known world" map covers approximately a quarter of a globe. It is one half of the northern hemisphere of the plan...

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Thanks for the call on W.P. Targetting, Prysus.

Page 216 of Dead Reign has the effective throwing distances table, and pages 147 and 148 cover the additional range from beign super strong. That should be what you need, LostOne.

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Well, pages 147 and 148 cover the throwing bonuses of super-strong creatures, like zombies, and the throwing of seriously heavy stuff. It looks like they removed the table that shows basic distances, though. Unless it got moved elsewhere, it'd have to be referenced from one of the other mainbooks, i...

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If I had to pick a single item from WE that stands out to me, it's the city generation table. Don't use it randomly, cause you'll get crazy stuff like an impregenable hamlet, but use the options listed to construct your cities quickly and efficiently. I'm also a fan of the WE Alchemy section, becaus...

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Teltum wrote:The one weakness of a crowbar... it is loud

But you only have to do it once. Pop the door, and it's popped. That, and a crowbar has a thousand other uses in a zombie apocalypse, while quarters... well, they're only worth the metal they're minted from.

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There hasn't been a U.S. Cent with significant copper content since 1982. The current ones are 97.5% zinc, with only 2.5% copper added, as a plating. At 2.5 grams weight, that's not much copper. Not that zinc is valueless, but it isn't the same by any means. A U.S. Nickel, on the other hand, is 75% ...

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Isn't P.P.E. the "life-force" to begin with? Normal people in a non PPE rich enviroment shouldn't be recovering PPE so quickly should they? Negative. P.P.E. is the energy that allows performance of magical feats or the development of special abilities - things requiring potential. "L...

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Personally, I would say yes, they can "see" you still, but you'd be the lowest priority target amongst a group of people who weren't drained. If you're alone/the last one/too close though, you're dogmeat. Also, PPE does come back relatively quickly - 15 minutes and you'd be glowing again.

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So now, is there anyone here who can tell me how to go about trying to get signed up for a slot at one of the tables? Send the following to palladium-gm@palladiumbooks.com: Name of the Game Palladium Game Line Brief Description Minimum and Maximum player Length of game Will pre-gen characters be pr...

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Short answer, yes. Longer answer... maybe. As long as everybody in your group is happy, and your game is focused on fun instead of rules for everything , you're ok. Generally, though, I would suggest a GM should make sure they're not sweating the small stuff. Palladium is not a game of charts and ta...

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There are no blanket rules about weapons dulling in PF. It's the sort of thing that would pop up in one of D&D's Books-Of-Nothing-But-Obscure-Charts-And-Tables, but is way too far in to the field of minutiae for Palladium. I believe that worrying about it just detracts from the enjoyment of the ...

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if a paladin's ppe works the same as any other character, does that mean the demon death blow's damage is increased near ley lines and nexus points? Personally, I would say no on two counts: 1) The ley-line/nexus proximity bonuses specify that they pertain only to magic spells, wards, and circles, ...

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Congrats on running your first game! It's always a thrill. Love the good, don't sweat the not-so-good, and above all, make sure to enjoy yourself. Like Beatmeclever said, it's not recommended that you have a GMPC in the group, especially not as a leader. NPCs and GMPCs should never be the focus of a...

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Greetings! I'll see if I can answer a few of these - there are some good questions in here. Question 1. In the description for the DDB it says it inflicts FULL damage. What exactly does that mean? We debated last gaming session. Does full damage mean that with a strike that hits (above 4, because it...

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Don't forget to include PF Undead Hunters, from Yin-Sloth Jungles, here as well. They might not pack MD armor and weapons, but those are irrelevant in the SDC DR world. What they do have, however, is a vast repertoire of magic, and the ability to learn any spell ever made, rendering them capable of ...

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