Rifts/Palladium |
Rifts is a cool science fiction game set in the distant future. Almost three centuries have passed since the Great Cataclysm wiped out most of civilization as we know it. No one knows what caused the Great Cataclysm, though the best guess is human stupidity. Now the survivors are finally recovering from whatever it was. However, things have changed on planet Earth. The massive release of life force caused by the deaths of milliions of creatures recharged Earth's ley lines, opening rifts to other dimensions and re-awakening the magical beings that had been slumbering on Earth for millenia. Humanity is no longer alone, if it ever was. It's a fine blend of magic and science in a storyteling game about surviving in the grim wilderness the future has become. |
Palladium is a catch all for the company's other games, all of which are compatible with the Rifts system. Those games are "Heroes Unlimited," a game of superheroes and villains in a world not unlike our own, "Ninjas and Superspies," a game about the secret world of international espionage that exists right under our very noses, "Beyond the Supernatural," a game dealing with hunting down the dark things that live in the shadows of our world and learning more about the unknown, "Palladium Fantasy," a game about a world, where magic is rampant and science is a mystery, and "Nightbane," a horror game about beings who want to eradicate the human race by using their own social systems against them and the monstrous beings called Nightbane, who seek to protect the human race. All are fun games with interesting concepts that can be mixed and matched with a little work to the Rifts game system. |
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