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by Grug
Thu Feb 25, 2016 1:44 pm
Forum: Palladium Books® Games Q. & A.
Topic: Can you try to use a skill more than once?
Replies: 14
Views: 11793

Re: Can you try to use a skill more than once?

It has been explicitly stated that you can combine these two, and in fact there are numerous examples of it in the books. You are correct, I always forget that permanence wards can work with circles and spells. Sorry about that. If only we know the damage capacity and strike penalties for destroyin...
by Grug
Wed Feb 24, 2016 2:19 pm
Forum: Palladium Books® Games Q. & A.
Topic: Can you try to use a skill more than once?
Replies: 14
Views: 11793

Re: Can you try to use a skill more than once?

The 'cannot try to save again' text is only in the context of failing a save after having made a save and entered the circle though, it doesn't restrict how many saves you can try to make while outside of it. What do you think happens if it's not possible for someone to get out of a protection circ...
by Grug
Tue Feb 23, 2016 3:25 pm
Forum: Palladium Books® Games Q. & A.
Topic: Can you try to use a skill more than once?
Replies: 14
Views: 11793

Re: Can you try to use a skill more than once?

Knowing the 'down time' between failed rolls for a lot of stuff would be nice. Like if you fail a save vs magic to enter a Circle of Protection / Protection Circle, I figure eventually you could re-try just not sure how often you could attempt until you passed it. Well if you make the saving throw ...
by Grug
Tue Feb 23, 2016 2:11 pm
Forum: Guild of Magic & Psionics
Topic: Warlocks Siphoning PPE from Elemental creatures
Replies: 31
Views: 17868

Re: Warlocks Siphoning PPE from Elemental creatures

There is nothing, in any book, that I can recall that says that elementals have the same property and do not actually die when killed. Now if you have such a source, by all means please share it. Otherwise this is firmly in the realm of houserule. Dragon & God's page 55, part two under vulnerab...
by Grug
Mon Feb 08, 2016 4:48 pm
Forum: Palladium Fantasy RPG®
Topic: Paper armor question
Replies: 92
Views: 38859

Re: Paper armor question

You can't apply a silver rune to anything other than parchment. So there's no way to make the wood indestructible. (At least not via a silver rune.)

It's at the point where i think the whole silver rune section needs to be rewritten...
by Grug
Tue Sep 09, 2014 11:18 am
Forum: Palladium Fantasy RPG®
Topic: Movement
Replies: 40
Views: 22732

Re: Movement

Our group uses four phases per melee round, and you can move your spd attribute doubled per phase. It's quick and simple.
by Grug
Tue Sep 02, 2014 3:03 pm
Forum: Palladium Fantasy RPG®
Topic: Are Protection Circles area effect spheres or cylinders
Replies: 84
Views: 30483

Re: Are Protection Circles spheres or cylinders

There is nothing that's says you can't make a circle that big. If players spent the time and money to do it why shouldn't they be able to. Especially since all it takes is one person to break through and cast earthquake... If you were able to talk Kevin into putting a size limit on circles, my faith...
by Grug
Tue Sep 02, 2014 2:16 pm
Forum: Palladium Fantasy RPG®
Topic: Are Protection Circles area effect spheres or cylinders
Replies: 84
Views: 30483

Re: Are Protection Circles spheres or cylinders

Let me get this straight, if I make a protection from demons circle around a city In your game, it will stop demons from flying over the city, no matter how high they can fly? So an outdoor circle in you game stretches out beyond the blackness that is space? Stopping any demon from flying over the c...
by Grug
Tue Sep 02, 2014 11:48 am
Forum: Palladium Fantasy RPG®
Topic: Are Protection Circles area effect spheres or cylinders
Replies: 84
Views: 30483

Re: Are Protection Circles spheres or cylinders

Wow madmanmike... I'm not sure why you're being so mean about this. You're just saying it works the way it says it works. Than You more or less just call everyone morons for not understanding it. If you would take a look at how it could work, you would understand why the question was asked. Below is...
by Grug
Mon Aug 25, 2014 12:46 pm
Forum: Palladium Fantasy RPG®
Topic: 10 Questions for Interested Gamers and GMs.
Replies: 23
Views: 10711

Re: 10 Questions for Interested Gamers and GMs.

I'm a little late to the party, but I would love to be a part of this. 1) What should the official name of the society be? (Palladium Fantasy Society, Cabal of the PFRPG.)??? Please post suggestions. 'Palladium Fantasy Guild' sounded good to me. It's short and simple which is nice. 2) Should we have...
by Grug
Mon Jul 14, 2014 11:30 am
Forum: All Things Palladium Books®
Topic: Gen Con Indy – we leave it up to our Kickstarter backers
Replies: 254
Views: 75427

Re: Gen Con Indy – we leave it up to our Kickstarter backers

I miss the good ol' days. When people were just angry over unrealistic release dates...
by Grug
Fri Jul 04, 2014 12:03 am
Forum: Palladium Fantasy RPG®
Topic: Mysteries of Magic errata?
Replies: 14
Views: 5540

Re: Mysteries of Magic errata?

Ya I noticed the call lighting error as soon as I got the book. As a side note, there is already a Call Lighting wizard spell in the main book. It's a level six spell I think on page 198 or something.
by Grug
Sat Jun 28, 2014 11:51 am
Forum: Palladium Fantasy RPG®
Topic: Returning GM looking for advice
Replies: 9
Views: 2633

Re: Returning GM looking for advice

/agree that Monsters & Animals should be your second book. If you're going to have either a warlock or priest character then Dragons & Gods will come in very handy and I would highly recommend it. After that it my personal choice would be Adventures on the High Seas, just a few reasons why, ...
by Grug
Fri Jun 27, 2014 8:34 pm
Forum: Guild of Magic & Psionics
Topic: How long can you keep PPE gained above base PPE?
Replies: 17
Views: 8383

Re: How long can you keep PPE gained above base PPE?

Just looked it up. It's 10 P.P.E. per melee on a ley line and 20 from a nexus. This is at least true for Rifts and Palladium Fantasy.
by Grug
Fri Jun 27, 2014 4:09 pm
Forum: Guild of Magic & Psionics
Topic: How long can you keep PPE gained above base PPE?
Replies: 17
Views: 8383

Re: How long can you keep PPE gained above base PPE?

I want to say you can absorb 20 p.p.e. per melee. So for my shifter who has a base of 300 p.p.e. it takes 11 minutes 15 seconds to get to his max of 900 p.p.e., and at certain times you can draw more. Not sure when don't have the book handy.
by Grug
Thu Jun 26, 2014 12:54 pm
Forum: G.M.s Forum
Topic: Using skills "untrained"
Replies: 33
Views: 18191

Re: Using skills "untrained"

Yes but as most skills are iQ based. A highly intelligent person has 25% chance to attempt open heart surgery? ? That would fall under the can't try unless trained category, with my system. I have a sheet with all the skills on it with the assigned attribute and if the skill can be used by non-trai...
by Grug
Thu Jun 26, 2014 11:59 am
Forum: G.M.s Forum
Topic: Using skills "untrained"
Replies: 33
Views: 18191

Re: Using skills "untrained"

/agree with Mr.Madman, a lot of great ideas here. My personal system is the appropriate attribute +1% per level. I went through and assigned an attribute to every skill for my campaigns. I do try and use some common sense on what skills can even be tried untrained (Medical doctor no way, first aid s...
by Grug
Wed Jun 25, 2014 4:59 pm
Forum: All Things Palladium Books®
Topic: What's your top three favorite Palladium book covers?
Replies: 31
Views: 10026

Re: What's your top three favorite Palladium book covers?

It was really hard for me to only pick three also. I was going to include an honorable mentions part, but it was around ten titles and decided against it lol.
Only person that it seems it was easy for was Zeleznik :p

Lol was waiting for someone to correct me on Parkinson Wolfen. :)
by Grug
Wed Jun 25, 2014 2:00 pm
Forum: All Things Palladium Books®
Topic: your favorite palladium setting
Replies: 54
Views: 16612

Re: your favorite palladium setting

Palladium Fantasy. Followed by either Rifts or Nightbane. Although when my wife and I was at the Detroit fanfare, Mr. Walton really sparked our interest in Splicers. I just have way too many other campaigns going on(three fantasy ones, a rifts one and working on a BtS/Nightbane/Chaos Earth one.) to ...
by Grug
Tue Jun 24, 2014 9:34 am
Forum: All Things Palladium Books®
Topic: What's your top three favorite Palladium book covers?
Replies: 31
Views: 10026

What's your top three favorite Palladium book covers?

Hello Palladium pals. Our group was sitting around talking about what our favorite PFRPG book covers are. Even in our group each had our favorite, so it made me wonder what covers other palladium fans enjoy. So pick your top three cover art from any palladium book. Mine in order are. 1: Adventures i...
by Grug
Mon Jun 23, 2014 4:59 pm
Forum: G.M.s Forum
Topic: Sixth Sense vs. Non-lethal gas attacks
Replies: 64
Views: 29080

Re: Sixth Sense vs. Non-lethal gas attacks

The rule should have been writing only one of two ways. 1: Sixth Sense is triggered by any type of attack/event that places the player or their friends, etc... In danger. 2: Sixth Sense is only triggered by a life or death situation involving the player, friends etc. The only line in the written rul...
by Grug
Thu Jun 19, 2014 4:59 pm
Forum: G.M.s Forum
Topic: Sixth Sense vs. Non-lethal gas attacks
Replies: 64
Views: 29080

Re: Sixth Sense vs. Non-lethal gas attacks

I can completely agree to disagree, mr. Madman Glad to see people are still willing to do that around here! I will admit that I'm taking a lot of liberties regarding how the rule is written. Hence why I can see your veiw as the 'right' view and mine as being wonky. I just feel there's too much text ...
by Grug
Thu Jun 19, 2014 2:24 pm
Forum: All Things Palladium Books®
Topic: Which game lines would you close?
Replies: 24
Views: 7617

Re: Which game lines would you close?

I just wanted to let whoever said PFRPG know that I'm going to hunt you down and force you to role play it till your hands cramp from dice rolling! :p
by Grug
Wed Jun 18, 2014 4:01 pm
Forum: G.M.s Forum
Topic: Sixth Sense vs. Non-lethal gas attacks
Replies: 64
Views: 29080

Re: Sixth Sense vs. Non-lethal gas attacks

The ability also says great peril, which is another word for risk. I'm going to go out on a limb and say we both agree that being in a comatose state is not a safe place. The main difference is our point of view. You already know what's going to happen, you control the ability through your gm filter...
by Grug
Wed Jun 18, 2014 11:26 am
Forum: G.M.s Forum
Topic: Sixth Sense vs. Non-lethal gas attacks
Replies: 64
Views: 29080

Re: Sixth Sense vs. Non-lethal gas attacks

The debate probably continues because people feel there is a right side and wrong side... That being said, it's easy to see both sides of the argument and it just leads back to what you feel is a life threatening situation. Personally as a gm I would say sixth sense would go off in the original scen...
by Grug
Mon Jun 09, 2014 3:22 pm
Forum: Rifts®
Topic: Operation Reload
Replies: 7
Views: 3402

Re: Operation Reload

I haven't had the time to read this one yet, did read the first one though and found it great. I will say this though, if someone in our group said they just read your story on the forums and now they want to run a rifts game. At first I would be like hell ya! Then when I take a second and realize i...
by Grug
Tue May 27, 2014 1:42 pm
Forum: Palladium Fantasy RPG®
Topic: What does the YL stand for in the Old Ones book...
Replies: 4
Views: 1722

Re: What does the YL stand for in the Old Ones book...

It was a very vague question, sorry about that was getting ready to go on vacation. Ya I figured the Y.L. was just like B.C. and A.D., just was wondering if anyone knew what the Y and L stood for lol. Oh and the page numbers are pg.45 second paragraph of the plague of manaqua heading. Second one is ...
by Grug
Tue May 27, 2014 11:33 am
Forum: All Things Palladium Books®
Topic: What Type of Gamer are YOU?
Replies: 18
Views: 5243

Re: What Type of Gamer are YOU?

the State Power gamer I'm a state power gamer, I will only play in Michigan! J/k Honestly I picked other. The character concept matters most to me and I'm going to try and pick skills that reflect that. I'm also going to try and role play that characters ideas and personality as much as I can. If I...
by Grug
Tue May 20, 2014 9:17 am
Forum: Palladium Fantasy RPG®
Topic: I was thinking about the western empire...
Replies: 32
Views: 7404

Re: I was thinking about the western empire...

Meh. Considering the war with the middle kingdom would last about a week (if the middle kingdom is lucky). I wouldn't worry about being cut off.
by Grug
Thu May 15, 2014 1:18 pm
Forum: Palladium Open House
Topic: 2015 POH - Dates & Hotel Conference Room
Replies: 35
Views: 28710

Re: 2015 POH - Dates & Hotel Conference Room

Nightfactory wrote:Q. How far is the hotel from the airport?


Around 30 min. But it's Michigan and it could turn into an hour during rush hour...or more.
by Grug
Sun May 04, 2014 11:02 am
Forum: Palladium Fantasy RPG®
Topic: What does the YL stand for in the Old Ones book...
Replies: 4
Views: 1722

What does the YL stand for in the Old Ones book...

In the Old Ones book, after the year it says YL (398 YL, 1783 YL, etc..) I have read the book a few times and can't figure out what it means. Does anyone know? lol
by Grug
Thu May 01, 2014 3:42 pm
Forum: Palladium Fantasy RPG®
Topic: Palladium Map question
Replies: 32
Views: 8083

Re: Palladium Map question

Since I don't have Island at the Edge of the World , does it say imply that their could be other undiscovered lands on Palladium? That is correct. Kevin has mentioned a few times that he would love to do books, that deal with whats beyond the wall/blackness. Elves and dwarves living together, mass ...
by Grug
Tue Apr 29, 2014 9:39 pm
Forum: Palladium Fantasy RPG®
Topic: Are castles obsolete?
Replies: 23
Views: 7133

Re: Are castles obsolete?

Nope I meant both armies are 1500 strong and out of those 1500 only 20 are mages of some sort. So both sides are equal. One side is besieging the castle and the other is defending it.

Would you rather have the castle or not?
by Grug
Tue Apr 29, 2014 2:18 pm
Forum: Palladium Fantasy RPG®
Topic: Are castles obsolete?
Replies: 23
Views: 7133

Re: Are castles obsolete?

Here's a question for you. If both armies have 1,500 soldiers and only 20 of those soldiers are mages of some sort. What side of the wall would you want to be on? Oh and the number 20 out of 1,500 is out of the western empire book. Cause when you think about it only .0133 percent of the western empi...
by Grug
Tue Apr 29, 2014 1:44 pm
Forum: Palladium Fantasy RPG®
Topic: Power Matrix circle, linking more then one?
Replies: 19
Views: 4861

Re: Power Matrix circle, linking more then one?

Since there isn't anything saying yes or no, it would be gms call. I do agree with Wahker though, if you ruled you could link them together then each matrix would need a summoner/someone who knows what they're doing and a dragon helm. As a player it could fun, a gm could have a Hel of a good time wi...
by Grug
Mon Apr 28, 2014 4:21 pm
Forum: All Things Palladium Books®
Topic: Product Idea: Drop-In Locations
Replies: 19
Views: 6152

Re: Product Idea: Drop-In Locations

I think it's a good idea. Even though I'm kind of meh about smaller books. What I think would be a good middle ground is the drop-in location source books as pdfs only. Slap $5-10 on them as a pdf and I would be sold.
by Grug
Thu Apr 17, 2014 3:58 pm
Forum: Palladium Fantasy RPG®
Topic: The silent speak...
Replies: 22
Views: 5537

Re: The silent speak...

For all the times I have game mastered large battles, I have never found a way I loved completely. It's always come down to a mix of random rolls and a lot of story telling. Here is the way I did it last time and it fairly well. It's a lot of prep work but made it run smoother. So I started by makin...
by Grug
Wed Apr 16, 2014 1:18 pm
Forum: Palladium Fantasy RPG®
Topic: The silent speak...
Replies: 22
Views: 5537

Re: The silent speak...

Hmm. How about the were(beings) within the darkest heart? It could be an epic fight to make it to the fallen palace.
by Grug
Tue Apr 15, 2014 9:25 pm
Forum: Palladium Fantasy RPG®
Topic: Hand to Hand: Assassin Questions
Replies: 8
Views: 2870

Re: Hand to Hand: Assassin Questions

You would be correct, assuming the group is using the two extra attacks for living rule. If you are that means you would have six at level two, while everyone else would have around four. It's really not that out of balance. I would suggest using a house rule that breaks the melee round into segment...
by Grug
Tue Apr 15, 2014 4:18 pm
Forum: Robotech RPG Tactics™
Topic: Palladium shipping for Robotech RPG Tactics
Replies: 90
Views: 50787

Re: Palladium shipping for Robotech RPG Tactics

Actually you can call ups for a trailer drop off, my work get one dropped off every day. Then they come and pick it up when you call them for a trailer pick up, or around your close of business. Sometimes it's after business hours but not usually. Of course there is reason to be concerned, but reall...
by Grug
Mon Apr 14, 2014 2:20 pm
Forum: Robotech RPG Tactics™
Topic: Palladium shipping for Robotech RPG Tactics
Replies: 90
Views: 50787

Re: Palladium shipping for Robotech RPG Tactics

When my wife and I was there on Friday, picking up our copy of the pfrpg hardcover. He asked if we would help and we said hel ya. If it helps I drive a forklift for a major car parts distributor, and before that all I did was packing and shipping. Some orders had over a 100 different parts with mixe...
by Grug
Mon Apr 14, 2014 9:55 am
Forum: Palladium Fantasy RPG®
Topic: Character Sheets
Replies: 8
Views: 2934

Re: Character Sheets

I do have character sheets of the other classes, but I use a different sheet. If you like it and want them let me know. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7VgRy5De58GV2U5S00wZmxRb2s/edit?usp=sharing This is just mu basic one, it was the only one I had saved in my drive. Just wanted you to see how it'...
by Grug
Mon Apr 14, 2014 9:35 am
Forum: Palladium Fantasy RPG®
Topic: Palladium Fantasy 30th Anniversery Hardcover is in !
Replies: 21
Views: 6884

Re: Palladium Fantasy 30th Anniversery Hardcover is in !

I really like how the book looks, it's a nice dark brown cover that goes with the green perfectly.

Just out of curiosity, what mistakes are in the core book?
by Grug
Fri Apr 11, 2014 11:48 am
Forum: Robotech RPG Tactics™
Topic: Robotech Kickstarter Unhappy Customer
Replies: 65
Views: 30641

Re: Robotech Kickstarter Unhappy Customer

Of course he couldn't wait. Even a fire could not contain his rage.
Honestly though I couldn't make it through the whole video. How this whole thing is going gives me a sad...
by Grug
Fri Apr 04, 2014 7:24 am
Forum: Palladium Fantasy RPG®
Topic: Hiding/Altering Alignment
Replies: 19
Views: 6138

Re: Hiding/Altering Alignment

Tor wrote:
Grug wrote:the psionic ability 'Mind Block' will hide your alignment
Source? From what?

2nd edition PFRPG main book, I believe page 171. under the psionic power of sense evil, last paragraph or so.

It is Palladium, you know you have to go on a scavenger hunt for rules and such!
by Grug
Thu Apr 03, 2014 4:04 pm
Forum: Palladium Fantasy RPG®
Topic: Big list of Pre-gens?
Replies: 8
Views: 3874

Re: Big list of Pre-gens?

Oh just so you know, these were created as pre gens for players in one shots. And they reflect the two apm for living. Since it seems sometime around northern hinterlands npc/monsters were following that rule. Also some of them are two pages, if you count the front and back separately. And the wizar...
by Grug
Wed Mar 26, 2014 11:18 am
Forum: Palladium Fantasy RPG®
Topic: Palladium Fantasy - Post a Day until a new book is published
Replies: 320
Views: 171815

Re: Palladium Fantasy - Post a Day until a new book is publi

I'm so excited to get a hardcover pfrpg main book, that I would wrestle a tusker. I would be even more excited to get a new pfrpg sourcebook. Even if it was on the mating habits of the Wolly Dragon.
by Grug
Tue Mar 25, 2014 3:41 pm
Forum: Palladium Fantasy RPG®
Topic: Determining S.D.C.
Replies: 55
Views: 19570

Re: Determining S.D.C.

Didn't seem to me that nightmask was taking anything out of context.... The element of humor in your message seemed to be lacking.

At best it had an element of sarcasm...
by Grug
Mon Mar 24, 2014 1:27 pm
Forum: Palladium Books® Games Q. & A.
Topic: Noticed something odd in the Priest of Light
Replies: 19
Views: 11225

Re: Noticed something odd in the Priest of Light

I still stand by my original post, especially after reading the second paragraph under the heading of 'Exchanging ppe for priest powers, on pg.88 of the Dragon & gods book.

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