Healer Class, Adding more abilities.

 

In the core Palladium Fantasy 1e book, the Healer class is a powerful support class, capable of healing and protecting their allies. However, one limitation of this class is that their abilities top out at level 3, leaving them without any new tricks to learn beyond that point.

As someone who enjoys creating and homebrewing in RPGs, I felt that the class needed a few more abilities to keep it fresh and exciting at higher levels. So I sat down and came up with some new ideas for level 4 and level 5 abilities that would enhance the Healer's repertoire.

Palladium Fantasy 1e Armor Breakdown and Costs for Repair (new)

 

While I have changed up the Armor Rules from how it works, removing SDC and providing a Damage Resistance to the armor, there is no way for the armor to break down and become useless like how the original rules intended. I know my group liked this method better because they didn’t have to track SDC and then remember to repair it and when SDC gets to a certain point the armor doesn’t provide as much cover.

Adopting Perception Rules from The Rifter 13

 

Since Palladium Fantasy 1e does not have a form of “Perception” like later editions do such as Dead Reign, Nightbane and Rifts Ultimate Edition, I had to figure a way to incorporate it into the game. Looking at The RIFTER #13, we get some answers on page 16, which is later adopted into the game engine as a whole and Palladium themselves recommend using it for all systems. 

Palladium Fantasy - Sword of Paralysis

 I wrote this one up many years ago in my GM notebook when I was actually using a notebook. I am mostly digital now using Obsidian Notes as my GM notebook now. Its a lot easier to maintain and I can access it anywhere. Also my hand writing has gotten worse over the years and my hands often hurt if I write for a long period of time. Oh well, getting old... 

Sword of Paralysis

Type Large Sword approx 5 lbs

Length is 3 feet

Damage Standard (Bonuses do apply)

Bonuses +2S, +2P, +2D

Notes: On a natural roll of 19 or 20 the target must make a saving throw vs Spell/Magic or be slowed. Slowed will reduce the target to 1 attack per melee/round and suffer -5S, -5P, -5D for 1d4 rounds.

Fantasy 1e Armor House Rules Chat

If you are like me, then after playing a certain game for a long time, makes you want to tweak or adjust it to see what happens. As GMs, its always interesting to see what would break a game. Today I decided to go over my house rules for Armor changes. Let me know what you think!

Fantasy 1e Question about NPCs & Monster write ups

Today's video, I was asked a question about why there is no standard monsters in Palladium Fantasy, much like how D&D has the monster manuals and basic stat blocks for creatures. Tim wanted to know, so I decided to do a video on it, trying to answer why? I also give an example of what I write down when creating creature encounters for my daily adventure.

Palladium Fantasy 1e SDC Armor changes

 

I am always looking for ways to change things up in the game, making it easier for book keeping, making combat a bit easier on myself and the players. I seem to always forget to bother with SDC, and will often just say, "that's a miss". Well there is a system in place and a GM has a lot to worry about, not only for the NPC, but the PCs as well. 

High Seas: Let's Talk about CURSES!

Today we continue per request with the High Seas Book, and we flip to page 46 and chat a little about curses, my experiences with them and how it can be fun to include them in your game with these guidelines.

Had a lot of fun with Curses, especially in my Palladium Fantasy 1e Actual Play Podcast. You can find it on all major platforms, but here is direct link to it via the website! It starts back up again this weekend!
https://rollhighordie.com/category/megaverse-podcast/

Palladium Fantasy 1e - Small Update: Beyond the Supernatural & The Alchemist OCC

In today's video we get an update on what's going in my life, why I am not attending Palladium Open house, my possible streaming game Beyond the Supernatural, right on this channel and then ended the video going over and giving some advice about the Alchemist OCC and how it can be interesting.

Where to start with Palladium Fantasy 1e?

Now this is my opinion and only just one opinion. I did leave out the Old Ones book 2, before anyone comments, I really don't use that book at all, so thus it slipped my mind! After a few people had asked me this question, I decided maybe a video would be helpful, with my thoughts on what I think would help someone who is just starting out and wants to learn how to kick things off with Fantasy 1e. 

Palladium Fantasy 1e - The Prestidigitator

Continuing along in the High Seas Book, we flip to p23 and chat a little about The Prestidigitator class and go over the new skills such as Juggling and public speaking!

Palladium Fantasy 1e - Bard, Actor and Minstrel!

Join me as I flip to p23 of the PDF and chat a little about the Bard, Actor and Minstrel. Tell me what you think and if you've had these classes used in your campaigns!

Palladium Fantasy 1e - High Seas: Acrobat & Tumbler

Time for another new video and this week we flip to p20 in the book, and talk a little about the acrobat & Tumbler classes.. Have you used these classes?

Palladium Fantasy 1e - Original Fantasy Commemorative Book, First look!

Just got the 1st Edition Palladium Fantasy RPG® Foil Hardcover Commemorative book today and its a wonderful book and if you are a book collector, and enjoy special limited releases, this book is for you!
This book is beyond gorgeous and I am happy to have this book in my collection, if you love these types of books they are for you, I do not recommend buying them to actually use, these are keep on the shelf, talking point type books.

Palladium Fantasy 1e - High Seas: Pirate & Sailor Class

Flipping to page 17 of book 3: we take a look at the pirate and sailor classes as they are mostly similar, let's see what differences we can find!

Palladium Fantasy 1e - High Seas: Gladiator Class

More Palladium goodness, as I promised I would dive into the other classes that are available for Palladium Fantasy 1e. Flip on over to page 14 in the book and let's chat about this Gladiator class. Tell me what you think?

Palladium Fantasy 1e - Adventures on the high seas overview & thoughts

Time for a new book in the fantasy line, this time I am going over the wonderful book and all the things the high seas has available to you before we dive into some of it in a future video.

Palladium Fantasy 1e - Shamans!

New week, new video! In this one I flip to p149 of the core book and go over the Shaman class, talking about what's interesting and somethings I don't care for with this class. Again these are my opinions, so not everyone will always agree! 

Listen to the video and then comment on  your experiences with this class, I am interested to see how you've changed it, improved and made it your own. I always find what others do with classes very interesting.

Let me know!

Palladium Fantasy 1e - Clergy: The Druid!

Flipping to page 146 of the book, we go over the Druid class, how it works, what advice I have for this class as well as ponder using the beastmaster class from Yin-Sloth Jungles. Listen in and tell me what you think!

Palladium Fantasy - Clergy - Priests!

In this video, I am back on the table for another point of view video, Some folks have requested more videos like this, so I figured let's try it again. Anyhow, in this video, I am going over the Clergy OCC, Priests and the powers their Gods have bestowed upon them! 

 

Sitting down talking about Clergy today in the Palladium Fantasy world. I am not sure if I like this video style still, but some folks did comment they wanted it again, so here you go! Enjoy! Like, Comment, share :)
 

Tell me what you think?