11
Nov/2008

by rogue-z

Evening!I finally broke down and bought the Robotech Shadow Chronicles RPG book from Palladium. It's made me emotional, so I figured I'd bust out a quick review. Here goes...I like the format a lot. I would love to see this format for more games. The small size is handy, and yes, it doesn't lay flat, and a mech takes a few pages for stats, but it's overall ease of use is increased. Flipping pages is easy, it's a nice size to sit and read with in a chair. The larger size always needed to be set o... Read More

03
Oct/2008

by Gabriel

There have been some rabid Palladiumbooks fans who have been claiming good 'ol Kevin Siembieda would have included the Super Shadow Fighters and starcruisers in Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles if his hands hadn't been tied by the bad people at Harmony Gold.  As far as I know, the company reps themselves haven't said anything to this effect, but they certainly don't discourage the belief among the rabid Palladiumbooks defenders.

When Tommy Yune was asked if Harmony Gold required certa... Read More

18
Sep/2008

by Gabriel

Maybe Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles ISN'T so bad.  After all, it's provided me many hours of entertainment already by way of simply hunting down the ways it utterly fails to emulate its namesake.  Last night I found myself reading it and getting a bit of a nostalgia groove on for games of Invid slaying in years gone by.  That's when I wandered headfirst into the combat section and it dawned on me that combat had changed much more than I realized. First, it would be a good idea f... Read More

10
Sep/2008

by Gabriel

It's time for the second installment of The Sweatshop, and this time the focus will be on Robotech and Macross II, the palladium games ostensibly adapted for anime mecha action.  As usual, the palladium rules leave quite a bit to be desired, but I'm going to focus on the single aspect of guided missiles for this episode. To explain what I'm going to patch today, let's say you're watching Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles, the original Robotech series, or Macross II.  The character in the... Read More

04
Sep/2008

by Gabriel

So, I had an idea I'd try to get myself to do a new kind of "feature" for my blog.  I like bitching about Palladium's horribly produced games, and I like tinkering, so why not combine the two passions?  I identify something which drives me crazy about a palladium game, then I offer something resembling a localized patch.  Maybe it will help someone out there both in the aspects of knowing they're not alone noticing how broken the rules are, and in trying to actually gather some de... Read More