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Best Rifter Issues for Palladium Fantasy

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Hi, I'm new to Palladium but have been told there are amazing Palladium Fantasy resources to be found in the pages of various Rifter issues. I'd appreciate any thoughts on the best Rifter issues for Palladium Fantasy.
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From the Rifter Index
Palladium Fantasy
A Mind of Their Own - - 42, R#5
A Shadow from the Past – The Quest for Castlerake Part 1 - - 23, R#31
A Shadow from the Past – The Quest for Castlerake Part 2 - - 34, R#32
A Walk on the Wild Side – Barbarians & Savages of the Palladium World, Part One - - 57, R#38
A Walk on the Wild Side – Barbarians & Savages of the Palladium World, Part Two - - 16, R#40
Ancestral Mystic R.C.C. - - 30 R#55
Beneath the Surface - -57, R#14
Blade Law - - 27, R#15
By Lance & Speed of Wing - - 33, R#19
Cannibal Magic -- Page 60 R#52
Card Magic - - 89, R#24
Cloak & Dagger, A look at Assassins - - 15, R#6
Construct Animation Magic - - 31, R#26
Crazy Accoloth's Discount Alchemy - - 93, R#9 ½
Critters, Magic, and Herbs - - 11, R#3
Death is Not Always Final - - 33, R#4
Ellios: Epoch of Legends - - 47, R#36
Fantastic Creatures - - 50 R#57
Femme Fatale Pinup & Game Stats: Cana Laurel & Jarrow the Basilisk - - 52, R#43
Femme Fatale Pinup & Game Stats: Ma - - 50, R#43
Femme Fatale Pinup & Game Stats: Mevka - - 46, R#43
Flashing Blades-Fencing in PFRPG - - 62, R#22
From Ruins to Runes -- Page 64 R#52
From the Shadows - - 67, R#20
Hades, Pits of Hell – Source Material - - 126, R#40
Hades, Pits of Hell – Source Material – The Order of Light - - 91, R#41
Home away from Home - - 18 R#55
Hook, Line, & Sinker Adventures - - 108, R#9
Hook, Line, & Sinkers for the Western Empire - - 12, R#4
In the hands of Fate - - 38, R#13
Into the Shadows - - 29, R#12 / Best of The Rifter
Knights of the Eastern Territories - - 19, R#15
Long, Strange Trips - -23, R#4
Medieval Combat Rules - - 47, R#22
A Megaversal Menagerie - -16 R#54
Mysteries of the Deep Forest - - 30, R#8
New Faeries, People & Undead - - 36 R#58
Of Bows & Arrows - - 32, R#45
Of Cloth, Staff & Scripture - - 80, R#48
On Faerie Folk - - 45 R#53
Optional Source Material on Slavery - - 45, R#38
Palladium Pirates - - 21, R#2
PFRPG a glimpse at the PFRPG - - 93, R#21
Princes of the Universe – Regomancy - - 22, R#49
Song Magic - - 47, R#18
Souls - - 36 R#55
Spell Books of the Megaverse - - 57, R#40
Stilt City - - 45, R#17
Swimsuit Pinup & Game Stats: La Mort Venus – Official Material - - 84, R#39
Swimsuit Pinup & Game Stats: Nysha Karillith - - 82, R#39
The Arrows of Ith'arian - - 34, R#28
The Blade Mage - - 29, R#23
The Changeling Metamorph - - 24, R#10
The Dragon Hunters of Kremakrilon - - 31, R#7
The Fires of Korath Part One - - 45, R#25
The Fires of Korath Part Two - - 47, R#26
The Imp, Supernatural Rumormonger - - 19, R#2
The Legacy of Blood - - 17, R#33
The Legend of the Thirteen Orcish Lords - - 54, R#13
The Long Forgotten Quest - - 54, R#21
The Lost Art of Golemancy - - 40, R#25
The Magic of Ophid's Grasslands - - 29, R#19
The Magic of Science - -19, R#10
The Magic of War - - 13, R#29
The Palladium Orient - - 39, R#27
The Shrine of Ventax- - 79, R#11
The Thirteen Deadly Magicks - - 49, R#13 / Best of The Rifter
The Thirteenth Tribe - - 45, R#13
The Zodiac Mage - - 86, R#50
Troglodytes - - 19, R#34
Under the Skin - - 84, R#42
Unknown Depths - - 40, R#26
Unlikely Gods - - 58, R#9 ½
Wand Magic - - 25, R#19
Young, Dumb, and Ugly - - 24, R#16
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drewkitty ~..~ wrote:From the Rifter Index
Palladium Fantasy
A Mind of Their Own - - 42, R#5
A Shadow from the Past – The Quest for Castlerake Part 1 - - 23, R#31
A Shadow from the Past – The Quest for Castlerake Part 2 - - 34, R#32
A Walk on the Wild Side – Barbarians & Savages of the Palladium World, Part One - - 57, R#38
A Walk on the Wild Side – Barbarians & Savages of the Palladium World, Part Two - - 16, R#40
Ancestral Mystic R.C.C. - - 30 R#55
Beneath the Surface - -57, R#14
Blade Law - - 27, R#15
By Lance & Speed of Wing - - 33, R#19
Cannibal Magic -- Page 60 R#52
Card Magic - - 89, R#24
Cloak & Dagger, A look at Assassins - - 15, R#6
Construct Animation Magic - - 31, R#26
Crazy Accoloth's Discount Alchemy - - 93, R#9 ½
Critters, Magic, and Herbs - - 11, R#3
Death is Not Always Final - - 33, R#4
Ellios: Epoch of Legends - - 47, R#36
Fantastic Creatures - - 50 R#57
Femme Fatale Pinup & Game Stats: Cana Laurel & Jarrow the Basilisk - - 52, R#43
Femme Fatale Pinup & Game Stats: Ma - - 50, R#43
Femme Fatale Pinup & Game Stats: Mevka - - 46, R#43
Flashing Blades-Fencing in PFRPG - - 62, R#22
From Ruins to Runes -- Page 64 R#52
From the Shadows - - 67, R#20
Hades, Pits of Hell – Source Material - - 126, R#40
Hades, Pits of Hell – Source Material – The Order of Light - - 91, R#41
Home away from Home - - 18 R#55
Hook, Line, & Sinker Adventures - - 108, R#9
Hook, Line, & Sinkers for the Western Empire - - 12, R#4
In the hands of Fate - - 38, R#13
Into the Shadows - - 29, R#12 / Best of The Rifter
Knights of the Eastern Territories - - 19, R#15
Long, Strange Trips - -23, R#4
Medieval Combat Rules - - 47, R#22
A Megaversal Menagerie - -16 R#54
Mysteries of the Deep Forest - - 30, R#8
New Faeries, People & Undead - - 36 R#58
Of Bows & Arrows - - 32, R#45
Of Cloth, Staff & Scripture - - 80, R#48
On Faerie Folk - - 45 R#53
Optional Source Material on Slavery - - 45, R#38
Palladium Pirates - - 21, R#2
PFRPG a glimpse at the PFRPG - - 93, R#21
Princes of the Universe – Regomancy - - 22, R#49
Song Magic - - 47, R#18
Souls - - 36 R#55
Spell Books of the Megaverse - - 57, R#40
Stilt City - - 45, R#17
Swimsuit Pinup & Game Stats: La Mort Venus – Official Material - - 84, R#39
Swimsuit Pinup & Game Stats: Nysha Karillith - - 82, R#39
The Arrows of Ith'arian - - 34, R#28
The Blade Mage - - 29, R#23
The Changeling Metamorph - - 24, R#10
The Dragon Hunters of Kremakrilon - - 31, R#7
The Fires of Korath Part One - - 45, R#25
The Fires of Korath Part Two - - 47, R#26
The Imp, Supernatural Rumormonger - - 19, R#2
The Legacy of Blood - - 17, R#33
The Legend of the Thirteen Orcish Lords - - 54, R#13
The Long Forgotten Quest - - 54, R#21
The Lost Art of Golemancy - - 40, R#25
The Magic of Ophid's Grasslands - - 29, R#19
The Magic of Science - -19, R#10
The Magic of War - - 13, R#29
The Palladium Orient - - 39, R#27
The Shrine of Ventax- - 79, R#11
The Thirteen Deadly Magicks - - 49, R#13 / Best of The Rifter
The Thirteenth Tribe - - 45, R#13
The Zodiac Mage - - 86, R#50
Troglodytes - - 19, R#34
Under the Skin - - 84, R#42
Unknown Depths - - 40, R#26
Unlikely Gods - - 58, R#9 ½
Wand Magic - - 25, R#19
Young, Dumb, and Ugly - - 24, R#16


Wow, that's a lot of PFRPG treasure. Thank you!
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Gaunilo wrote:Hi, I'm new to Palladium but have been told there are amazing Palladium Fantasy resources to be found in the pages of various Rifter issues. I'd appreciate any thoughts on the best Rifter issues for Palladium Fantasy.

Greetings and Salutations. The list posted above is definitely nice, but keep in mind that looks like it only lists Rifter #1 - 55, and the Rifter ended at Issue #84 (though it's starting back up again with an Annual Issue #85 is coming out soon).

Also, the titles of the articles don't always give you the best idea of what the article is about. Is there something in particular you're looking for? If you have a particular preference to new material, we may be able to provide more targeted issues for your tastes. I mean, there's nothing wrong with collecting them all (I did), but sometimes it helps to start somewhere. Farewell and safe journeys.
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Rifter #45; Of Bows & Arrows (Archery; expanding rules and abilities)
Rifter #52; From Ruins to Runes (Living Rune Weapons; playable characters and NPC)
Rifter #55; Home Away From Home (Quorian Culture; expanded from PF Book 9: Baalgor Wastelands)

Official PDF versions of Rifter #45, #52, and #55 can be found at DriveThruRPG.
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Prysus wrote:
Gaunilo wrote:Hi, I'm new to Palladium but have been told there are amazing Palladium Fantasy resources to be found in the pages of various Rifter issues. I'd appreciate any thoughts on the best Rifter issues for Palladium Fantasy.

Greetings and Salutations. The list posted above is definitely nice, but keep in mind that looks like it only lists Rifter #1 - 55, and the Rifter ended at Issue #84 (though it's starting back up again with an Annual Issue #85 is coming out soon).

Also, the titles of the articles don't always give you the best idea of what the article is about. Is there something in particular you're looking for? If you have a particular preference to new material, we may be able to provide more targeted issues for your tastes. I mean, there's nothing wrong with collecting them all (I did), but sometimes it helps to start somewhere. Farewell and safe journeys.


Thank you! That website you have going looks amazing. I’m basically interested in anything and everything Palladium Fantasy, but originally was looking for good starter adventures and maybe rules clarifications I could use to entice my gaming group to get into it and hopefully lead to a longer campaign. But now your article on Rune Weapons has me intrigued. I will check all of this out! Btw, if you or anyone else here needs a player or playtester, I’m totally interested! Ideally, I’d like to play a bit before I run anything for my group, since they’re also new to Palladium.
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If you're looking for a good introductory Palladium Fantasy adventure to run, I thoroughly recommend "The Lion, the Ditch and the Warlock", in Rifter #59. Would work absolutely fine for novice PFRPG players. There's even pre-generated player characters if you want to use 'em.
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Soldier of Od wrote:If you're looking for a good introductory Palladium Fantasy adventure to run, I thoroughly recommend "The Lion, the Ditch and the Warlock", in Rifter #59. Would work absolutely fine for novice PFRPG players. There's even pre-generated player characters if you want to use 'em.


That sounds perfect! Thank you!
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Gaunilo wrote:
Soldier of Od wrote:If you're looking for a good introductory Palladium Fantasy adventure to run, I thoroughly recommend "The Lion, the Ditch and the Warlock", in Rifter #59. Would work absolutely fine for novice PFRPG players. There's even pre-generated player characters if you want to use 'em.


That sounds perfect! Thank you!

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Rifter 52 Cannibal Magic
Rifter 55 The Ancestral Mystic P.C.C.
Rifter 59 The Lopanic Games adventure "The Lion, the Ditch & the Warlock". Illustrations to this adventure can be found here.
Rifter 71 & 72 Double Issue Ninjas & Superspies adventure "On a Wing & a Prayer"
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Yes Rifter #63, #64, #71, and #84. Have some greatfantasy stuff in them.
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Which issues of the Rifter are official content?
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shadows3 wrote:Which issues of the Rifter are official content?


I'm not sure there are any complete issues that are. Some of them have official content in them, which is usually called out in the table of contents or right after.
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Rifters 4,6,16,24, 25, 28,32, 34,36,37,38,40,41,48,50 (everything is official in this one), 51,58,62, 63, 64,68,70,71-72, 73, 74,75,76,77, 78,80,
81, and 82. Not sure on the upcoming Rifter #85 annual.
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Was 50 the one with the Zodiac Mage? I absolutely loved that one. Such a fun class, and that great art work!
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You Known Palladium can make A Number of Books from it,Like A Book for all Monsters and Races,One for Magic and their OCC and One for Adventures.

What Ones do You want?
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gaby wrote:You Known Palladium can make A Number of Books from it,Like A Book for all Monsters and Races,One for Magic and their OCC and One for Adventures.

What Ones do You want?

New content. I dont want content I already own even if it's orderly.
Rifter 52 Cannibal Magic
Rifter 55 The Ancestral Mystic P.C.C.
Rifter 59 The Lopanic Games adventure "The Lion, the Ditch & the Warlock". Illustrations to this adventure can be found here.
Rifter 71 & 72 Double Issue Ninjas & Superspies adventure "On a Wing & a Prayer"
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