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Old Ones (Palladium Books)
The Old Ones (sometimes referred to in Palladium Books publications as the Great Old Ones or the Unnameable Beings) are a race of Alien Intelligences within the megaversal setting of Palladium Books' game module PFRPG. The Old Ones are the most powerful forces ever to have existed in the various Palladium game settings, and their power dwarfs that of 'ordinary' Alien Intelligences, beings which are in general far more powerful than the gods themselves. The Old Ones' creator, Kevin Siembieda, named them so as an homage to the fictional characters of the same name by H. P. Lovecraft. Despite their origins in Palladium Fantasy—the first and oldest of Palladium Books' Game Settings—they are hated and feared throughout the different dimensions of the Palladium Megaverse by those beings who remember them, even those beings who have great power and are evil themselves. "Society" and achievements The Old Ones' physical and mental natures were such that to pass the time (and to feed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alien Intelligence (Palladium Books)
''Rifts'' is a List of role-playing games by genre#Multi-genre and cross-genre, multi-genre role-playing game created by Kevin Siembieda in August 1990 and published continuously by Palladium Books since then. ''Rifts'' takes place in a post-apocalyptic future, deriving elements from cyberpunk, science fiction, fantasy, Horror fiction, horror, Western (genre), western, mythology and many other genres. ''Rifts'' serves as a cross-over environment for a variety of other Palladium games with different universes connected through "rifts" on Earth that lead to different spaces, times, and realities that Palladium calls the "Rifts Megaverse". ''Rifts'' describes itself as an "advanced" role-playing game and not an introduction for those new to the concept. Palladium continues to publish books for the ''Rifts'' series, with about 80 books published between 1990 and 2011. ''Rifts Ultimate Edition'' was released in August 2005 and designed to update the game with Palladium's incremental ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palladium Books
Palladium Books is a publisher of role-playing games (RPGs) perhaps best known for its popular, expansive '' Rifts'' series (1990–present). Palladium was founded April 1981 in Detroit, Michigan by current president and lead game designer Kevin Siembieda, and is now based in Westland, Michigan. The company enjoys the support of a small but dedicated fanbase who praise its various game series for their innovative settings and ease of adaptability to various personal preferences, play styles, and power levels. History The first game released by Palladium Books was '' The Mechanoid Invasion'' in 1981, followed by the first-editions of '' The Palladium Role-Playing Game'' in 1983 and ''Heroes Unlimited'' in 1984, with Valley of the Pharaohs releasing between the two. Other popular titles include adaptations of ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (1985) and ''Robotech'' (1986). Palladium was also one of the major distributors of ''Robotech'' merchandise for several years. Between the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Siembieda
Kevin Siembieda (born April 2, 1956) is an American artist, writer, designer and publisher of role-playing games. Career Siembieda is a third-generation Polish American. He attended the College for Creative Studies in Detroit from 1974 to 1977. He wanted to be a comic book artist, but found the industry difficult to break into and published a small-press comic (''A+ Plus'', 1977-1978) with his company, Megaton Publications. In 1979 Siembieda discovered the '' Dungeons & Dragons Basic Rulebook'' and joined a role-playing group, the Wayne Street Weregamers, which met at Wayne State University in Detroit (where he befriended Erick Wujcik, who ran the group). Siembieda ran a game for the group, the Palladium of Desires, a combination of ''AD&D'' and his house rules. By 1980 the Wayne Weregamers became the Detroit Gaming Centre, with Siembieda its assistant director and Wujcik its director. Siembieda tried to interest gaming companies in his RPG with little interest; only Judges Guild ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rune Magic
There is some evidence that, in addition to being a writing system, runes historically served purposes of magic. This is the case from the earliest epigraphic evidence of the Roman to the Germanic Iron Age, with non-linguistic inscriptions and the '' alu'' word. An ''erilaz'' appears to have been a person versed in runes, including their magic applications. In medieval sources, notably the Poetic Edda, the '' Sigrdrífumál'' mentions "victory runes" to be carved on a sword, "some on the grasp and some on the inlay, and name Tyr twice." In the early modern period and modern history, related folklore and superstition is recorded in the form of the Icelandic magical staves. In the early 20th century, Germanic mysticism coined new forms of "runic magic", some of which were continued or developed further by contemporary adherents of Germanic Neopaganism. Modern systems of runic divination are based on Hermeticism, classical Occultism, and the I Ching. Historical evidence Taci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thoth
Thoth (; from grc-koi, Θώθ ''Thṓth'', borrowed from cop, Ⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧ ''Thōout'', Egyptian: ', the reflex of " eis like the Ibis") is an ancient Egyptian deity. In art, he was often depicted as a man with the head of an ibis or a baboon, animals sacred to him. His feminine counterpart was Seshat, and his wife was Ma'at. He was the god of the moon, wisdom, writing, hieroglyphs, science, magic, art, and judgment. His Greek equivalent is Hermes. Thoth's chief temple was located in the city of Hermopolis ( egy, ḫmnw , Egyptological pronunciation: "Khemenu", cop, Ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ ''Shmun''). Later known as ''el-Ashmunein'' in Egyptian Arabic, the Temple of Thoth was mostly destroyed before the beginning of the Christian era, but its very large pronaos was still standing in 1826. In Hermopolis, Thoth led "the Ogdoad", a pantheon of eight principal deities, and his spouse was Nehmetawy. He also had numerous shrines in other cities. Thoth played many vital and promin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rifts (role-playing Game)
''Rifts'' is a multi-genre role-playing game created by Kevin Siembieda in August 1990 and published continuously by Palladium Books since then. ''Rifts'' takes place in a post-apocalyptic future, deriving elements from cyberpunk, science fiction, fantasy, horror, western, mythology and many other genres. ''Rifts'' serves as a cross-over environment for a variety of other Palladium games with different universes connected through "rifts" on Earth that lead to different spaces, times, and realities that Palladium calls the "Rifts Megaverse". ''Rifts'' describes itself as an "advanced" role-playing game and not an introduction for those new to the concept. Palladium continues to publish books for the ''Rifts'' series, with about 80 books published between 1990 and 2011. ''Rifts Ultimate Edition'' was released in August 2005 and designed to update the game with Palladium's incremental changes to its system, changes in the game world, and additional information and character type ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Ones
Old One, Old Ones, Great Old One or Great Old Ones may refer to: * The Great Old Ones, fictional Cthulhu Mythos deities in the works of H. P. Lovecraft * The Elder Things, fictional Cthulhu Mythos creatures in the works of H. P. Lovecraft * ''The Great Old Ones'' (Call of Cthulhu), an adventure supplement for the ''Call of Cthulhu'' role-playing game by Chaosium * The Old One, a character in ''The Keys to the Kingdom'' * "The Old One", an episode of '' Playdate'' * Old Ones (Palladium Books), a 1984 book written by Kevin Siembieda * Old Ones (''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''), fictional demons in ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' * Old Ones, mystical beings in '' The Dark Is Rising Sequence'' * Old Ones, an ancient race of advanced, god-like aliens in the ''Warhammer Fantasy'' setting * Old Ones or Elder Bairns, fictional creatures in ''Blood-C'' See also * Ancient One (other) * Elder race, a fictional ancient race of beings {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragons & Gods
''Dragons & Gods'' is a 1996 role-playing game supplement for ''Palladium Fantasy'' published by Palladium Books. Plot summary ''Dragons & Gods'' is a book which describes the creatures of the ''Palladium Fantasy'' world, including the dragons, elementals, demons and devils. Reception Andy Butcher reviewed ''Dragons & Gods'' for ''Arcane'' magazine #18 (April 1997), comments that "this is another solid sourcebook from Palladium, and is thankfully well up to the company's usual high standard." Rick Swan reviewed ''Dragons & Gods'' for ''Dragon (magazine), Dragon'' #242 (December 1997), rating it a 5 out of 6, calling it "dazzling" and "a visionary treatise on fantasy’s most powerful entities" and comments that "''Dragons & Gods'' is roleplaying nirvana." References {{DEFAULTSORT:Dragons and Gods Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game supplements Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1996 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
