Best Palladium RPG?

RPGPundit · May 30, 2011, 01:41:43 AM

So, I would guess the likely candidates are RIFTS or TMNT, but what do people here think is the best of all the various (separate) RPGs Palladium has put out over the years?

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TheShadow · May 30, 2011, 02:07:50 AM

Palladium Fantasy, especially 1e, is the only one I really like. Much of the fluff from 2e is good as well.

Come to think of it, I enjoyed playing a couple of sessions of Beyond the Supernatural, which at the time scratched a horror itch that CoC didn't quite satisfy.

Philotomy Jurament · May 30, 2011, 02:15:52 AM

Quote from: The_Shadow;461195Palladium Fantasy, especially 1e, is the only one I really like.

That sums it up for me, too.

Dixon Hill · May 30, 2011, 02:22:22 AM

I've always had a soft spot for Ninjas and Superspies. I thought is was a really fun extension of Palladiums goofy level based combat system. I have good memories of my kung-fu master leaping between tables in a fancy hotel restaurant kicking goons while the rest of the party broke into somebodies room upstairs.

It was self-contained, which I also appreciated. I like RIFTS, but felt the number of supplements really turned it into a munchkin playland. On that note, Beyond the Supernatural was also fun.

no one important · May 30, 2011, 02:24:42 AM

First ed. Palladium Fantasy is classic.

I like Nightbane, in particular all the random tables for your character's monster form.

I don't know if it quite counts, since it's not the house system, but it was published by Palladium: Recon. Very focused, very good at what it does, and it has a section on 'Tavern Combat.'

ICFTI · May 30, 2011, 03:08:00 AM

i like palladium fantasy 1e, but my vote for best has to go to the valley of the pharaohs.

Shawn Merrow · May 30, 2011, 05:37:00 AM

My favorite three by order.

1. Palladium Fantasy 2nd
2. System Failure
3. Nightbane

Ramrod · May 30, 2011, 07:48:30 AM

RIFTS was always one of those games that frustrated us when playing it but we still enjoyed the hell out of it and return to it once in a while.

Palladium Fantasy (1st ed) was our go-to fantasy system until the coming of WFRPG 2nd ed.

And Nightbane is still my favourite horror game.

Settembrini · May 30, 2011, 09:37:13 AM

RIFTS is inseperable from Heroes Unlimited and TMNT. As I found out, only in conjunction do they cover all necessary rules. TMNT has Timelords and TIme Machine Construction Rules as well as a neat Time-Travel concept, and HU has Robot and Vehicle Construction rules.

If RIFTS is understood as encompassing HU, BTS and TMNT (which is actually a HU supplement as is Ninjas & Superspies)...then I say: RIFTS.

PaladinCA · May 30, 2011, 10:49:20 AM

Beyond the Supernatural was always my favorite from them. Ninja's and Super Spies was pretty fun to.

Caesar Slaad · May 30, 2011, 01:55:19 PM

Ninjas & Superspies and Mystic China for me.

Spinachcat · May 30, 2011, 03:31:47 PM

I gotta go with Mechanoids. All the goodness of PF 1e, but with all the crazy awesome of the science fiction setting.

danbuter · May 30, 2011, 03:33:52 PM

For me, it's Rifts or Palladium Fantasy 2e. I have a ton of books for each, and a lot of playing time.

Xanador · May 30, 2011, 03:36:28 PM

Nightbane is my favorite. I use it more for dark urban fantasy than horror though.

KrakaJak · May 30, 2011, 03:40:57 PM

This is tough, I'm no expert on Palladium Games.

My favorite sessions came from TMNT&OS and Dead Reign.

I think the best game they've put out is Robotech Shadow Chronicles.