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Rifts Ultimate Edition

Started by GrumpyReviews, March 06, 2013, 11:47:46 AM

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Bloody Stupid Johnson

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March 14, 2013, 10:02:38 AM
Quote from: James Gillen;636965I think the latter is more relevant.  Most of us can find some value in Palladium material and think Kevin (much like George Lucas) is holding his own creation back.  Minus George's Mega-Bucks, of course.

JG

Hmm...
As far as 'holding back' goes -  I don't know that I'd trust Kev to rebuild it, I suspect Rifts Mega-Ultimate Edition would just be Ultimate Edition with more classes and Tera-Damage.
Wouldn't really trust anyone else to rebuild it without killing it, either.

GrumpyReviews

#31
March 14, 2013, 10:21:55 AM
Quote from: RPGPundit;636890...close the thing for not being a real review.

I was defending my position and the review.

That said, close the thread. Always go with your first negative impulse.
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Kuroth

#32
March 14, 2013, 05:10:25 PM
Quote from: Bloody Stupid Johnson;637060Wouldn't really trust anyone else to rebuild it without killing it, either.

Pretty much.  Old is new again these days anyway.  Kevin is a Judges Guild guy from back in the day.  Can't get much more to the roots of the game than that these days. Palladium, independent since 1981.  His story is inspiration for independent writers of role-play games.

"Palladium Books was started in 1981 by Kevin Siembieda, a struggling artist and gamer. The company was launched from his tiny, two-bedroom, Detroit home with a dream, an overactive imagination, and three thousand dollars, half of which was borrowed from a friend's mother. The office was a bedroom, the art and production studio was his dining room and the warehouse was the back porch. The founder, game designer, writer, artist and staff started out as a one man-show, Kevin, with a little part-time help from friends like Alex Marciniszyn, Erick Wujcik, Tony Falzon and William Messner-Loebs." History of Palladium

everloss

#33
March 14, 2013, 05:50:54 PM
That History of Palladium link is pretty cool. I didn't know their website had that.
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Bloody Stupid Johnson

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March 15, 2013, 02:24:01 AM
Yes, thanks for that. In particular, some interesting figures on Palladium's sales down there.
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