tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-737080860119263961.post7285214063063812104..comments2024-03-28T02:14:56.036-07:00Comments on Goblinoid Games: Ninjas & Superspies was my second loveDan of Earthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04957424338566461756noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-737080860119263961.post-84917959845953947762010-09-25T00:22:36.674-07:002010-09-25T00:22:36.674-07:00I am a serious Palladium fan and collector it'...I am a serious Palladium fan and collector it's a beautiful system and like all systems it has it's flaws.<br />Mmm, SDC is a bitch isn't it. I personally use a combination of dice multipliers on called shots and there is the penetration numbers for the rounds that I use as add ons per die of unarmored opponents. The thing is they've only addressed these situations in the Rifters or online.<br />Palladium is good at compendiums then perhaps they should make A rules compendium just for modern combat.Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05097032729399059974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-737080860119263961.post-19802011628812474322009-04-23T19:35:00.000-07:002009-04-23T19:35:00.000-07:00Yeah, that pesky SDC thing really sort of throws a...Yeah, that pesky SDC thing really sort of throws a cog into the whole Palladium system, IMO. I was thumbing through an old copy last night of the 1st edition revised Palladium Fantasy book. I never played this, and man this book is poorly organized and confusing. I don't remember N&S or TMNT being this disorganized...but I need to dig those out again. They're buried in boxes somewhere around here...Dan of Earthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957424338566461756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-737080860119263961.post-76125745423564311202009-04-23T06:58:00.000-07:002009-04-23T06:58:00.000-07:00N&S is fantastic. I am not a Palladium gamer ...N&S is fantastic. I am not a Palladium gamer - I only have the PFRPG book and N&S, but I've read N&S from cover to cover at least twice. Lots of great stuff in there for any modern campaign.<br /><br />While I don't think I'd want to use the Palladium system, I'd love to take a lot of the material presented in the book and do a campaign based on J.J. Abrams' <I>Alias</I>. I think the super tech, martial arts, and ridiculous stunts in that series would fit a N&S campaign perfectly.Jack Badelairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10932441028544500024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-737080860119263961.post-100923731136969822009-04-23T06:21:00.000-07:002009-04-23T06:21:00.000-07:00The first real gaming I did post-D&D was all d...The first real gaming I did post-<I>D&D</I> was all done in Palladium games. It began with a mix of <I>Beyond the Supernatural</I> and <I>Ninjas & Superspies</I>, but soon veered off into a cyberpunk universe based on the <I>TMNT</I> and <I>N&S</I> rules. I still run/play both of these games today (although less often than I used to) and even though the Palladium system is far from perfect I still enjoy it just as much. Sometimes it's good to play a game that's a little gonzo. :D<br /><br />(BTW, the getting "stabbed a million times" problem is easy enough to house rule: anything that does penetrating damage bypasses SDC and goes straight to hit points. Or you can do what we did back in the early- to mid-90's and use the hit location charts from <I>Bureau 13: Stalking the Night Fantastic</I>; anything on a hit location that isn't an asterisk is HP damage. To this day, our games are chock full of scarred, half-crippled eunuchs. :P)Christopher Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17368794259249607299noreply@blogger.com