Feeling two-faced? Have a case of dark vs. light? The pantheons of Persia are the solution for you. Support Palladium Books and Ley Lines and Lore! Buy Conversion Book Two: Pantheons of the Megaverse in pdf from DriveThruRPG using our affiliate link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/225898/rifts-conversion-book-two-pantheons-of-the-megaverse?affiliate_id=152155 Support Palladium Books directly! Buy Conversion Book Two: Pantheons of the Megaverse in print or pdf: https://palladiumbooks.com/shop/futuristic/rifts-rpg/rifts-conversion-books/rifts-conversion-book-2-pantheons-of-the-megaverse/

We've been talking a lot about deific beings. But what about the Vagabond? Why would you play one of these when the Demigod is an option. Well my friend, that's what this podcast is all about. Support Palladium Books and Ley Lines and Lore! Buy Conversion Book Two: Pantheons of the Megaverse in pdf from DriveThruRPG using our affiliate link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/225898/rifts-conversion-book-two-pantheons-of-the-megaverse?affiliate_id=152155 Support Palladium Books directly! Buy Conversion Book Two: Pantheons of the Megaverse in print or pdf: https://palladiumbooks.com/shop/futuristic/rifts-rpg/rifts-conversion-books/rifts-conversion-book-2-pantheons-of-the-megaverse/

It's an epic clash of the Norse gods! They are bringing their warrior ways to a shore near you. Flee if you value your life! Support Palladium Books and Ley Lines and Lore! Buy Conversion Book Two: Pantheons of the Megaverse in pdf from DriveThruRPG using our affiliate link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/225898/rifts-conversion-book-two-pantheons-of-the-megaverse?affiliate_id=152155 Support Palladium Books directly! Buy Conversion Book Two: Pantheons of the Megaverse in print or pdf: https://palladiumbooks.com/shop/futuristic/rifts-rpg/rifts-conversion-books/rifts-conversion-book-2-pantheons-of-the-megaverse/

Brahma has four heads and four arms. What are those heads for? We've got some answers for you here. Support Palladium Books and Ley Lines and Lore! Buy Conversion Book Two: Pantheons of the Megaverse in pdf from DriveThruRPG using our affiliate link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/225898/rifts-conversion-book-two-pantheons-of-the-megaverse?affiliate_id=152155 Support Palladium Books directly! Buy Conversion Book Two: Pantheons of the Megaverse in print or pdf: https://palladiumbooks.com/shop/futuristic/rifts-rpg/rifts-conversion-books/rifts-conversion-book-2-pantheons-of-the-megaverse/

This week we have a great episode on the Indian pantheons. 🧡🤍💚 Many Rifts fans are familiar with western mythology, but we dive deep into ea

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Alexander the Great spread the Greek religion throughout the Mediterranean and into ancient Babylon and Persia. Then the Romans stole their religion when they conquered the Greeks. And for that we named the planets of our solar system after their gods. What's the big deal with these gods anyway? Why have they captured the imagination so, and how do you use them in your Rifts games? Support Palladium Books and Ley Lines and Lore! Buy Conversion Book Two: Pantheons of the Megaverse in pdf from DriveThruRPG using our affiliate link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/225898/rifts-conversion-book-two-pantheons-of-the-megaverse?affiliate_id=152155 Support Palladium Books directly! Buy Conversion Book Two: Pantheons of the Megaverse in print or pdf: https://palladiumbooks.com/shop/futuristic/rifts-rpg/rifts-conversion-books/rifts-conversion-book-2-pantheons-of-the-megaverse/

Hi Walkers! I really love the classical pantheons. The myths and legends about Zeus, Herakles, Atlas, Hades, the Titans, it's timeless story

Ancient Egypt and Babylon: two peas in a pod. They traded, they collaborated, they fought sometimes. They also shared some mythological inspiration. Josh and Nick take a deep dive into these pantheons to look at how the divines have evolved in Palladium up to this point (1994) and what exactly draws these super beings to Earth in the first place, especially in the past when magic wasn't as strong. Support Palladium Books and Ley Lines and Lore! Buy Conversion Book Two: Pantheons of the Megaverse in pdf from DriveThruRPG using our affiliate link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/225898/rifts-conversion-book-two-pantheons-of-the-megaverse?affiliate_id=152155 Support Palladium Books directly! Buy Conversion Book Two: Pantheons of the Megaverse in print or pdf: https://palladiumbooks.com/shop/futuristic/rifts-rpg/rifts-conversion-books/rifts-conversion-book-2-pantheons-of-the-megaverse/

Tezcatlipoca is here and wants to rule the vampires! The Mayan deities hide in the Yucatan. And where is Quetzalcoatl? Has he truly returned? And who's side is he on? We are taking a deep dive into the pantheons of Central America today. What's up with the Aztec and Mayan deities and how do you run a campaign with them? Support Palladium Books and Ley Lines and Lore! Buy Conversion Book Two: Pantheons of the Megaverse in pdf from DriveThruRPG using our affiliate link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/225898/rifts-conversion-book-two-pantheons-of-the-megaverse?affiliate_id=152155 Support Palladium Books directly! Buy Conversion Book Two: Pantheons of the Megaverse in print or pdf: https://palladiumbooks.com/shop/futuristic/rifts-rpg/rifts-conversion-books/rifts-conversion-book-2-pantheons-of-the-megaverse/

Void Wardens is a project Rifts fans are going to love. It's a new dimension you can send your Rifts characters to or a standalone setting. Josh talks with game designer Tony Oliveira (Battlelords of the 23rd Century) about this new setting, how you can use it in your Rifts games, and how you can support them on Kickstarter. Whether you're running Rifts with Palladium Books rules, Rifts for Savage Worlds, or looking for a way to add a little variety to game night, you have to check this out! Follow Void Wardens on Kickstarter and get in on the ground floor: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/23c/void-wardens?ref=discover_saved_projects&category_id=399 Support Palladium Books and Ley Lines and Lore! Buy Conversion Book Two: Pantheons of the Megaverse in pdf from DriveThruRPG using our affiliate link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/225898/rifts-conversion-book-two-pantheons-of-the-megaverse?affiliate_id=152155 Support Palladium Books directly! Buy Conversion Book Two: Pantheons of the Megaverse in print or pdf: https://palladiumbooks.com/shop/futuristic/rifts-rpg/rifts-conversion-books/rifts-conversion-book-2-pantheons-of-the-megaverse/

CJ Carella joined the Palladium Books Rifts team in 1994 and we're taking a look at his first entry into the canon. The is also the first book where Kevin Siembieda got to take a bit of a step back and take on the role of art director and senior editor as a team of amazing artists came together to illustrate seven different pantheons in their Rifts incarnations. Check out what we think of this massive entry into Rifts in a groundbreaking review! Support Palladium Books and Ley Lines and Lore! Buy Conversion Book Two: Pantheons of the Megaverse in pdf from DriveThruRPG using our affiliate link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/225898/rifts-conversion-book-two-pantheons-of-the-megaverse?affiliate_id=152155 Support Palladium Books directly! Buy Conversion Book Two: Pantheons of the Megaverse in print or pdf: https://palladiumbooks.com/shop/futuristic/rifts-rpg/rifts-conversion-books/rifts-conversion-book-2-pantheons-of-the-megaverse/

Hi Walkers! It's been a long time coming, but Pantheons of the Megaverse is finally here! This Thursday we are dropping out review of this t

House rules are part of every game. You've probably been using them even if you never realized it! What makes a house rule different from a ruling? What differentiates a good house rule from a bad one? And what are some house rules we use (or don't use but think about). Support Palladium Books and Ley Lines and Lore! Buy World Book Five: Triax & the NGR in pdf from DriveThruRPG using our affiliate link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/153612/rifts-world-book-five-triax-the-ngr?affiliate_id=152155 Support Palladium Books directly! Buy World Book Five: Triax & the NGR in print or pdf: https://palladiumbooks.com/shop/futuristic/rifts-rpg/rifts-world-books/rifts-world-book-5-triax/

What's in a character? Characters need to be full. They need to be to developed. But they also need to be simple and straightforward, or else you end up writing pages of background you'll never use. We are diving deep in to character background today to talk about how to do it smart. Support Palladium Books and Ley Lines and Lore! Buy World Book Five: Triax & the NGR in pdf from DriveThruRPG using our affiliate link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/153612/rifts-world-book-five-triax-the-ngr?affiliate_id=152155 Support Palladium Books directly! Buy World Book Five: Triax & the NGR in print or pdf: https://palladiumbooks.com/shop/futuristic/rifts-rpg/rifts-world-books/rifts-world-book-5-triax/

How does combat work in 1st edition Rifts? This week we are taking a deep dive into tackling some of the interesting evolutions that have occured in the combat system. We are closely examining what the rules actually say about how you should run combat. And we're taking a rare look ahead at how some of this has changed over time. Support Palladium Books and Ley Lines and Lore! Buy World Book Five: Triax & the NGR in pdf from DriveThruRPG using our affiliate link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/153612/rifts-world-book-five-triax-the-ngr?affiliate_id=152155 Support Palladium Books directly! Buy World Book Five: Triax & the NGR in print or pdf: https://palladiumbooks.com/shop/futuristic/rifts-rpg/rifts-world-books/rifts-world-book-5-triax/

You're sitting there ready to make a new character. You naturally reach for your dice to roll up Attributes first. But wait! Did you consider where that character came from first? Why is this character you are about to roll up a cyborg in the first place? What made them want to volunteer for the dangerous conversion process? And why did they choose the military over civil service? Today we explore what makes NGR characters unique and how you should be thinking about them in your campaign whether you are a GM, a player, or both! Support Palladium Books and Ley Lines and Lore! Buy in pdf from DriveThruRPG using our affiliate link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/153612/rifts-world-book-five-triax-the-ngr?affiliate_id=152155 Support Palladium Books directly! Buy World Book Five: Triax & the NGR in print or pdf: https://palladiumbooks.com/shop/futuristic/rifts-rpg/rifts-world-books/rifts-world-book-5-triax/

Hi Walkers! This Thursday we've got our final podcast on Triax & the NGR. What's the key to building a great NGR character? Whether you are

On the borders of Triax & the NGR loom two might foes: the gargoyles and the brodkil. Who are these monsters, and what do they want? Josh and Nick pick apart the devilish details in this in-depth discussion on some of Rifts' most hated villains. Support Palladium Books and Ley Lines and Lore! Buy in pdf from DriveThruRPG using our affiliate link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/153612/rifts-world-book-five-triax-the-ngr?affiliate_id=152155 Support Palladium Books directly! Buy World Book Five: Triax & the NGR in print or pdf: https://palladiumbooks.com/shop/futuristic/rifts-rpg/rifts-world-books/rifts-world-book-5-triax/

Triax, that titan of commerce, that pillar of industry. This mighty human nation of the New German Republic is dependent on one thing above all, a corporate overlord. How does it operate? What makes them the best human technology company on Rifts Earth? These questions and more are the topic of this episode's deep dive! Support Palladium Books and Ley Lines and Lore! Buy in pdf from DriveThruRPG using our affiliate link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/153612/rifts-world-book-five-triax-the-ngr?affiliate_id=152155 Support Palladium Books directly! Buy World Book Five: Triax & the NGR in print or pdf: https://palladiumbooks.com/shop/futuristic/rifts-rpg/rifts-world-books/rifts-world-book-5-triax/

Do you love Rifts but every think, "This game is great, but it doesn't have enough giant robots, power armor, and cyborgs?" Well World Book 5 solves that problem in a big way! Listen to Josh and Nick review this monster of a World Book, a seminal entry into the Rifts canon, and hear what they think. Support Palladium Books and Ley Lines and Lore! Buy in pdf from DriveThruRPG using our affiliate link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/153612/rifts-world-book-five-triax-the-ngr?affiliate_id=152155 Support Palladium Books directly! Buy World Book Five: Triax & the NGR in print or pdf: https://palladiumbooks.com/shop/futuristic/rifts-rpg/rifts-world-books/rifts-world-book-5-triax/

Game night is coming up, and last session your players fell into a rift to Wormwood at the end of the session. How do you handle it? Or you're a player and your GM is gearing up for an epic campaign in Wormwood, or maybe a few short adventures. What should you play? We've got some great ideas here for character-building and world-building in the heavy metal setting of Wormwood. Take the fight to the Unholy! Support Palladium Books and Ley Lines and Lore! Buy in pdf from DriveThruRPG using our affiliate link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/218048/rifts-dimension-book-1-wormwood?affiliate_id=152155 Support Palladium Books directly! Buy Dimension Book One: Wormwood in print or pdf: https://palladiumbooks.com/shop/futuristic/rifts-rpg/rifts-dimension-books/rifts-dimension-book-1-wormwood/

The evil and wicked Host have overtaken half of Wormwood! So what is it like inside the domain of the Unholy? Who is the Unholy and the Host? And how does Salome get so many demon goblins? All these questions in more shall be answered in this episode! Support Palladium Books and Ley Lines and Lore! Buy in pdf from DriveThruRPG using our affiliate link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/218048/rifts-dimension-book-1-wormwood?affiliate_id=152155 Support Palladium Books directly! Buy Dimension Book One: Wormwood in print or pdf: https://palladiumbooks.com/shop/futuristic/rifts-rpg/rifts-dimension-books/rifts-dimension-book-1-wormwood/

There's a new way to play Rifts! And you can start today! Support Palladium Books and Ley Lines and Lore! Buy in pdf from DriveThruRPG using our affiliate link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/218048/rifts-dimension-book-1-wormwood?affiliate_id=152155 Support Palladium Books directly! Buy Dimension Book One: Wormwood in print or pdf: https://palladiumbooks.com/shop/futuristic/rifts-rpg/rifts-dimension-books/rifts-dimension-book-1-wormwood/

Josh and Nick discuss The Cathedral, that bastion of the Champions of Light in Wormwood... or are there? Is that corruption getting the better of them? We talk about the kinds of campaigns you can run and different types of characters you can play following the path of light. Listen to hear how to be a Wormwood hero! Support Palladium Books and Ley Lines and Lore! Buy in pdf from DriveThruRPG using our affiliate link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/218048/rifts-dimension-book-1-wormwood?affiliate_id=152155 Support Palladium Books directly! Buy Dimension Book One: Wormwood in print or pdf: https://palladiumbooks.com/shop/futuristic/rifts-rpg/rifts-dimension-books/rifts-dimension-book-1-wormwood/

The first dimension outside of Earth is detailed! We walk through this ground-breaking entry into the Dimension Book series to give you a comprehensive review. What's great? What's no-so-great? And does this belong on your bookshelf? There's a lot of wormy goodness here: new magic, new items, new OCCs/RCCs, and an entirely new world to play around in. Support Palladium Books and Ley Lines and Lore! Buy in pdf from DriveThruRPG using our affiliate link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/218048/rifts-dimension-book-1-wormwood?affiliate_id=152155 Support Palladium Books directly! Buy Dimension Book One: Wormwood in print or pdf: https://palladiumbooks.com/shop/futuristic/rifts-rpg/rifts-dimension-books/rifts-dimension-book-1-wormwood/

We're joined again by Nick today to discuss playing a Gathering of Heroes campaign. What sort of prep should you do, and what kind of character should bring? We took the Gathering of Heroes campaign in World Book 4 and punched it up to the next level with a four act structure and lots of opportunities for the players to see how their choices are having an impact on their world as they play through it. Here's a link to the handout you can give your players at the beginning of this campaign if you'd like to use it. Feel free to modify as needed: https://drive.proton.me/urls/M4DBS8DDJG#kLHQD8wBwNIh Support Palladium Books! Buy World Book 4: Africa in print or pdf: https://palladiumbooks.com/shop/futuristic/rifts-rpg/rifts-world-books/rifts-world-book-4-africa/ Another way to support Palladium Books and Ley Lines and Lore. Buy in pdf from DriveThruRPG using our affiliate link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/153609/rifts-world-book-four-africa-kevin-long-cover?affiliate_id=152155

It's about time we did another ranking episode. This time we rank all the classes from Rifts 1st edition and then we rank all the player options from World Book 4. Where does the Glitter Boy come out on this list? How does it compare to the African Witch? We've broken all the classes down. It's not just a ranking episode though. We present some creative and fun ways to play these characters you might never have thought of! Support Palladium Books! Buy World Book 4: Africa in print or pdf: https://palladiumbooks.com/shop/futuristic/rifts-rpg/rifts-world-books/rifts-world-book-4-africa/ Another way to support Palladium Books and Ley Lines and Lore. Buy in pdf from DriveThruRPG using our affiliate link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/153609/rifts-world-book-four-africa-kevin-long-cover?affiliate_id=152155

Josh and co-host Nick dive into the pantheons of Ra and Taut in this electrifying episode of Ley Lines and Lore! What is so intriguing about the Egyptian pantheon of mythological gods and how can you incorporate them into your Rifts campaign today? Not only do we tell you the ins and outs of the pantheons, we've also got some ready-make plot hooks to toss into your campaigns for a short stint. We've also got a fully-developed outline for an epic campaign highlighting some intrigue between Thoth and Apepi. Don't sleep on this! Support Palladium Books! Buy World Book 4: Africa in print or pdf: https://palladiumbooks.com/shop/futuristic/rifts-rpg/rifts-world-books/rifts-world-book-4-africa/ Another way to support Palladium Books and Ley Lines and Lore. Buy in pdf from DriveThruRPG using our affiliate link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/153609/rifts-world-book-four-africa-kevin-long-cover?affiliate_id=152155 Join the Rifts Megaverse Discord and start playing Palladium Books games today! https://discord.gg/HGq7wNJ7uZ