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The Glitterbois

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The Glitterbois are two blokes (and then some) with an intense and long-lived love for the rich role-playing game worlds created by Palladium Books. Join us as we talk about the vast imaginative possibilities of the Palladium Books RPG "Megaverse" in a quest to spread appreciation for their games, meet established wanderers of their worlds, and hopefully bring new players into the fold. We"ll look into the workings and histories of all of their games, including Rifts, Palladium Fantasy, Nightbane,

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#130 – Paired Weapons and Simultaneous Attacks

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2023/06/20

Effing paired weapons, how do they work? And I don't wanna talk to a scientist. Instead, just give us a listen as we lay out the basics of the skill, and most importantly how it ties seamlessly into the oft-forgotten "simultaneous attack" defense option in Palladium combat. Did we miss something, or get it wrong? Drop by our Discord and share your thoughts! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by

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#129 – Calculating Combat Rolls in Palladium

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2023/06/16

Ever want to know what modifiers apply to your Strike, Parry, and Dodge rolls in Palladium's combat system? In this episode we lay it all out for you. Give us a listen, then drop by our Discord server to tell us what we missed! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed

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#128 – In Defense of Fudging Dice

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2023/06/13

Today NPC and Just Jacob dive into discussion of a topic that is guaranteed to devolve into flame wars every time it appears anew in a RPG community: Fudging Dice Rolls! As everyone does, we have some thoughts and opinions of our own, and we're here to converse. GIve us a listen, then drop by our Discord to tell us how wrong we are! I kid. Mostly. Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a

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#127 – Examining Palladium's AD&D Roots

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2023/06/09

Just Jacob is back again as we take a look back at the origins of Palladium's Fantasy RPG, and discuss the assumptions of gaming awareness that permeated the hobby back in the day. If you haven't tried the first edition of the game, we highly recommend it, both as a damn solid game and also as a look into an important era of the hobby's history. Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a

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#126 – In Defense of Min-Maxing

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2023/06/07

For the next several episodes, Just Jacob joins us again as a guest host, as Matthew has had some medical issues preventing him from recording. For this first of a new batch of discussions, we talk about the idea of "min-maxing" characters for fun and profit, and take a stab at defending the practice in moments where it makes the most sense. Drop by discord afterward and share stories of your favorite min-maxed characters! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to

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