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Is it just me, or...?

#1

Null

Null

Do the covers for Palladium's Dead Reign series look a bit, well, "rapey" to anyone else?







Or is it just me?


#2

sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

Do Zombies even get it up?

but as we all know "rape sells"


#3

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

Now that you say it, I definitely see it


#4

Null

Null

In Sourcebook One, there are two things that, alone, might be okay, but together are just pure Squick. The "Beautiful Zombie" monster - it's an undead type that instead of decaying and looking damaged and monstrous, is pristine and attractive and basically lures victims close before striking. Okay, classic bait and switch monster, that's an RPG staple, I get that. Secondly, the Zombie Lover NPC. Survivors who can't accept that their deceased loved ones are pure monsters, or survivors who have grown infatuated with the walking dead.

WHAT THE FUCK, PALLADIUM?


#5

Espy

Espy

Palladium is still around???


#6

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

Espy said:
Palladium is still around???
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Isn't that shit you scan for in mass effect?


#7

Espy

Espy

Ravenpoe said:
Isn't that shit you scan for in mass effect?
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I know for sure it's the people who gave me my nerd stripes with the Robotech and Macross roleplaying games, not to mention a few other.


#8

Null

Null

Espy said:
I know for sure it's the people who gave me my nerd stripes with the Robotech and Macross roleplaying games, not to mention a few other.
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Ninjas & Superspies? TMNT & Other Strangeness?


#9

Espy

Espy

YES! Beyond the Supernatural was awesome too.


#10

Null

Null

Espy said:
YES! Beyond the Supernatural was awesome too.
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Didn't play that, but they pretty much merged everything from that into Rifts eventually, especially once PsyScape came out.


#11

Espy

Espy

I really thought they had gone under.


#12

Null

Null

Espy said:
I really thought they had gone under.
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Not for lack of trying. They've got yet more Rifts books coming out, including an updated Vampire Kingdoms book, and a separate Rifts: Vampire Sourcebook, each of which will have info not found in the other. Double Dipping For The Lose.


#13

bhamv3

bhamv3

Yes, those covers do look rather... yeah.


#14

Frank

Frank

Null said:
In Sourcebook One, there are two things that, alone, might be okay, but together are just pure Squick. The "Beautiful Zombie" monster - it's an undead type that instead of decaying and looking damaged and monstrous, is pristine and attractive and basically lures victims close before striking. Okay, classic bait and switch monster, that's an RPG staple, I get that. Secondly, the Zombie Lover NPC. Survivors who can't accept that their deceased loved ones are pure monsters, or survivors who have grown infatuated with the walking dead.

WHAT THE FUCK, PALLADIUM?
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The zombie lover thing is a staple of most zombie fiction. People who can't let go. Dawn of the Dead remake for example with Mekhi Phifer's character and his pregnant zombie wife.


#15

ScytheRexx

ScytheRexx

That first cover has a perfectly good looking man to eat, but all the zombies seem to be moving in on the woman, stupid zombies.

Funny enough, it almost looks like the one in the bottom left is going in for a motorboat.


#16

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

People still buy new Palladium books?


#17

Covar

Covar

Why the hell did I read the blurb, think "I wanna see this" and click the link?

WTF is wrong with me?


#18

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

People other than me played Palladium?! I thought I was the only one! Rifts and Heroes Unlimited, bay-bee!

That said, they've really gone down the tubes over the years. The last time I was interested in them was when they had Bill Coffin employed. His Heroes Unlimited sourcebooks, Century Station and Gramercy Island were awesome.


#19

Cajungal

Cajungal

Those are indeed... rapey.


#20

Null

Null

With all the Rifts players here, someone (not me) should try and run a Rifts PBEM / PBP here.


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