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I have a few Palladium games related questions and am hoping that some you Palladium experts can give me a hand. 1) I noticed that some skills do not have a starting base percentage or increase in percentage when leveling up. I assume you do not roll these skills and that you just add whatever bonus...

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Does anyone have links to some generic pre-written NPCs to use in the game? Things like security guards, soldiers, raiders, bikers, etc.

I would like to be able to plug these into my campaign.

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Has anyone converted all or part of the War of the Dead mega zombie campaign by Daring Entertainment that was written for Savage Worlds into Dead Reign? I'd love to run it with Dead Reign.

https://www.rpgnow.com/browse.php?keywords=war%20of%20the%20dead

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Are the Tome Grotesque and Tome Arcanum likely to ever be released? How long have they been in development? I am assuming the first is a bestiary and the latter a magic sourcebook, correct?

I am interested in resources for the the 2e version of this game.

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Has anyone put these into a downloadable document yet? I'd love to be able to download these in a doc to use in my games.

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Where can I find traditional vampires, werewolves, mummies, etc. for this game, please? I'm also looking for Lovecraftian horrors as well. The bestiary is the most disappointing part of this game so far. I just picked up the core 2e rulebook.

Seeking lots of gothic and Lovecraftian monsters to use.

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Here is what I came up with after some great suggestions on the RPG.net forums: Once you've been bitten by a zombie, you're poisoned. Roll a 1D20 Saving Throw every hour until you succeed and poison runs its course or kills the character: • Saving Throw against Lethal Poison (must roll 14 or better ...

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Which Dead Reign zombies are the traditional Romero style shambling type also found in the Walking Dead?

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If I am reading Dead Reign correctly it seems like even if you do an Aimed + Called Shot you would be at a -3 or so to strike a Romero-type zombie in the head to kill it. You could gain an additional +1 to strike if you are within 15 ft. of it. Of course a natural 20 would automatically hit and do t...

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How do you use this sheet, please?

Is anyone working to update it?

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I severely dislike that in this game a zombie's bite does not infect a human with the zombie virus. I want Romero/Walking Dead shambler style zombies in my upcoming campaign and the virus transfer is essential to this. Has ANYONE done any mechanics for how this would spread through a bite to a victi...

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That all sounds good to me, Knight.

Thanks!

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In the Palladium Robotech RPG 2nd. Edition, where does it state how many attack/actions it takes to transform between modes in a mech? From fighter to guardian to battloid, etc.

I have been unable to locate this in the rules so far.

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I am a tad confused about Surviving Coma and Death. The rules state that you must succeed on 2 out of 3 Recovery rolls in order to survive the coma/death scenario. It also states that it can be attempted every hour until the character dies. Does this mean you make 3 rolls for hour 1 and then 3 for h...

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It would be helpful indeed, no doubt.

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Tiree hit the nail on the head exactly.

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I just got Mekton Zeta and a lot of the books today and I was wondering if anyone out there knows where I can get good writeups, preferably legal writeups, of Robotech mecha and even enemy machines? I am looking for any and all Robotech periods including Macross saga, Sentinels, New Generation, and ...

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He is level 5. Keep in mind I get extra attacks per melee due to my mecha combat elite training also. I also get attacks per melee due to boxing and HTH combat expert. You know now that you mentioned it, I did not think of something. The extra attack I get from boxing.....does it only count for mele...

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Does anyone know if there are any plans to make a deluxe edition of the Macross Saga Sourcebook like they did for TSC? I would really like to get each of these in the deluxe form.

Thanks in advance!

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I totally agree, Robot Urchin. I assume that when dodging missiles it is exactly the same.....PP bonus and OCC/MOS bonus.

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Then what good are the dodge bonuses you get in your skills really? Also, if you do not get the dodge bonuses from skills then do they count when you are in a mecha (the ones not tailored to a mecha)? For instance, if an Invid mecha is shooting at you with an energy weapon and you want to dodge do y...

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I read in the ranged combat rules section that the only dodge bonus you get when dodging a gun or energy weapon is your PP bonus and any OCC bonus to dodge (pg 240 of the manga TSC book). Does this mean you do NOT get dodge bonuses from the skills you take in your OCC and MOS to use against gunfire ...

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I read in the ranged combat rules section that the only dodge bonus you get when dodging a gun or energy weapon is your PP bonus and any OCC bonus to dodge (pg 240 of the manga TSC book). Does this mean you do NOT get dodge bonuses from the skills you take in your OCC and MOS to use against gunfire ...

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I'm thinking I still don't have my bonuses absoutely correct. This game ruleset if freaking insane. I just read in the ranged combat section that the only applicable parry/dodge bonus for dodging energy or gun attacks is your PP bonus and any O.C.C. bonus to dodge. So this means that my boxing parry...

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That is awesome! Would you be willing to share that sheet? The players I am recruiting for me local game would find that invaluable, I'm sure.

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Thanks. This kind of sucks and makes my strike bonuses bite HARD. I assume the +2 to strike from HTH Expert only counts for melee combat, right? hehe. If so, these are my new bonuses: Human Attacks/Actions Per Melee Round: 6 Initiative: +3 / +4 (Zero G) Strike Melee: +7 / +8 (Zero G) Strike Ranged: ...

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But do I get the PP bonus to strike inside a mecha firing mecha weapons? And do I get the PP bonus to Parry/Dodge while inside a mecha?

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So my PP bonus is also not in effect when I'm in my mecha? If PP doesn't count when I'm in my mecha for Strike then that kind of devalues PP completely for me. I guess PP is still important for me though because mine gives me a +5 to Parry/Dodge and that really comes in handy. But does the PP bonus ...

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I just read under the ranged combat section that it says you do NOT get your Physical Prowess bonus when shooting a gun. Does this mean I lose my PP bonus whenever I shoot anything considered to be a gun? Anything from a handgun to a shotgun, rifle, energy weapon, pistol, etc? If this is indeed the ...

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I went back and went through my character with a fine tooth comb and found that I did indeed miscalculate some of my bonuses previously, mostly due to me being n00b with this game again. I have corrected them now. Does this look more correct to you? Human Attacks/Actions Per Melee Round: 6 Initiativ...

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I'm assuming the +5 to strike I get from having a PS of 25 does not apply to missiles, right?

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Remember though, not all attacks are parryable, and dodging does result in the loss of their next available attack. Dodging does take penalties based on range and type of attack. (p. 227 and 241) Actually, I see no respective parry or dodge penalty at all, save for the -5 you take to dodge energy w...

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My bonuses are high due to me having a 25 PS (+5 to strike AND +5 parry and dodge right there), my mecha combat elite training, I also have the +2 to strike with any energy or projectile attack aptitude called Sure Shot (does not includes missiles), I also have boxing, HTH Expert, WP Heavy MD Weapon...

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I understand that the invid for the most part are part of their mecha......invid and machine in one but looking at their bonuses to strike and parry/dodge, etc. they seem extremely low compared to the bonuses my PC has. I'm not sure these guys could effectively hit with their low strike bonus in com...

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They have quick roll stats for enemy NPCs such as the Invid and the Haydonites? Where are these located? I did not see them anywhere. See what I'm thinking is that in the book all I see are stats for their mecha and no generic Invid or Haydonite pilot stats that would enhance the fighting prowess of...

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I am just getting ready to start my own Robotech game, likely to be held during the Shadow Chronicles period and am wondering about how you all handle enemy NPCs and pilots. Did the Shadow Chronicles book contain a method to create Invid or Haydonite NPCs? What about their pilots? How do you create ...

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It also contains rules for spaceship combat....like capital ships and stuff.

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Thought that would be the case.

Thanks!

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Anyone know the answer to my latest skills question just above this post? My guess is no but I just wanted to make sure.

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Thanks! By taking another physical skill my PS just got bumped to 16, which gets me +1 to my HTH damage. Does this +1 also get added to mecha combat HTH damage?

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Anyone?

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I thought that was how it worked, Tiree. I noticed that Alpha Pilots get Mecha Piloting Specialty: Alpha. I had wondered what this does in game mechanics terms as I could not find a description for it in the book anywhere. How much does this specialty give, if anything?

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Also, just to make sure I'm doing this right. I am starting my character at lvl 5 for my campaign. For Mecha Pilot: Veritechs the base % is 55% and goes up 4% per lvl. For my OCC Related skills I get a + 10% for any pilot skill. So at lvl 5 my Pilot Mecha: Veritechs would thus be at 81%, right?

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The weird thing is as follows: in the Shadow Chronicles rpg you can take Pilot Mecha: Veritech with a +10% bonus to the base percentage under your O.C.C. Related skills. However, you automatically get Pilot Mecha: Veritech under the Alpha Pilot M.O.S. but you get it with no starting bonus at all. I ...

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Also: If you take the Alpha Pilot MOS do you get ALL the MOS skills listed under Veritech Alpha Pilot MOS? I see some skills that are listed there that aren't given a + % to start with and that makes me suspicous that you might have to choose. Also, when making my character I had chosen Mecha Pilot:...

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I am rolling my first character for Robotech The Shadow Chronicles. His OCC will be Veritech Pilot and his MOS is Alpha Pilot. I am a tad confused about base starting % for skills though. For instance, 2 of my OCC starting skills are Climbing and Pilot: Airplane. According to my OCC section Climbing...

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Where can I download the Shadow Chronicles character sheet? I am desperately seeking one.

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Thanks Rockjock for the suggestion.

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That is what I am kind of leaning toward now. Thanks for the suggestions thus far all.

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So do you think we would be better off playing it in a more narrative style for Robotech and not utilizing minis?

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