The Glitterbois

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The Glitterbois are two blokes (and then some) with an intense and long-lived love for the rich role-playing game worlds created by Palladium Books. Join us as we talk about the vast imaginative possibilities of the Palladium Books RPG "Megaverse" in a quest to spread appreciation for their games, meet established wanderers of their worlds, and hopefully bring new players into the fold. We'll look into the workings and histories of all of their games, including Rifts, Palladium Fantasy, Nightbane, Dead Reign, Macross, Ninja Turtles, and more! Step through the rift and Unleash Your Imagination along with us!

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#159 – Nightbane Book 1: Between the Shadows

May 03 2024 42 mins  
Time for a return to Nightbane! This time we're looking at the first expansion book for this unique horror setting, a book entitled Between the Shadows. This is a remarkably deep and surprisingly versatile setting book, crammed full of imaginative campaign fodder for the entire Palladium Megaverse. What were your favorite Astral/Dream realm moments from your past games? Drop us a l

#158 – Encouraging Alternate Combat Options

Apr 11 2024 26 mins  
In today's episode, we're talking about ways to encourage alternate combat tactics in Palladium games (with a heavy focus on Rifts and RECON). If you have your own ideas for encouraging characters to do things other than spam their best attack, drop by our Discord and share them. Drop us a line! You can follow us (sporadically) on Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord C

#157 – A Palladium Retrospective Part 4: TMNT (with Kevin Siembieda)

Mar 25 2024 77 mins  
Apologies for the delay on this one, things have been hectic in the studio here. But we're finally back with the fourth part in this ongoing retrospective interview series with Kevin Siembieda of Palladium Books. Today we're talking about the early days of the TMNT license, and the magic that game brought into our lives. Some old stories, some new, and all awesome! Drop us a line!

#156 – Getting the Band Together

Mar 15 2024 35 mins  
Taking a break from the retrospective series for a sec, in this episode we're talking about methods for bringing a character party together in a RPG - that is, methods other than a tavern brawl or a rat-infested cellar. What methods have you found most effective? Drop by our Discord and share! Drop us a line! You can follow us (sporadically) on Facebook, and we'd love to see you on

#155 – A Palladium Retrospective Part 3: Heroes and Ninjas (with Kevin Siembieda)

Mar 04 2024 110 mins  
The saga continues! Kevin joins us yet again, hooray! This time we're looking at the creation of Heroes Unlimited and Ninjas & Superspies. We're almost at the 2-hour mark again, but we promise the content is worth your time! Drop us a line! You can follow us (sporadically) on Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving

#154 – A Palladium Retrospective Part 2: The Fantasy RPG (with Kevin Siembieda)

Feb 23 2024 122 mins  
Welcome back friends! Today we're continuing our Palladium Books Retrospective series in another chat with Kevin himself. Join us to hear more delightful stories about the creation, concepts, and publication of the original Palladium Roleplaying Game, aka Palladium Fantasy. Drop us a line! You can follow us (sporadically) on Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel

#153 – A Palladium Retrospective Part 1: The Early Years (with Kevin Siembieda)

Feb 09 2024 100 mins  
We're ridiculously, explosively excited to get Kevin Siembieda back on our show, for the first of what we're planning to be a rather lengthy series of discussions of the days of Palladium Books. We kick this series off with Kevin's stories of all the things happening behind the scenes with Palladium in the years leading up to the release of his flagship game, the Palladium Fantasy

#152 – Alignments (Revisited) (Again)

Feb 02 2024 23 mins  
Hey lookit that, we're talking about RPG alignments. Again. Blame NPC for this one, but really it's a fun chat with further discussion on interpreting alignments in your Palladium campaigns. We'd love to hear your own stories, so drop by our Discord and share your thoughts on the topic! Drop us a line! You can follow us (sporadically) on Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Di

#151 – Transdimensional TMNT

Jan 19 2024 35 mins  
(TECH NOTE: NPC apologizes for the sound quality on this one. Two of the tracks had to be recovered from a backup copy and the end result was not up to our usual standards. It still should sound okay, but it is a bit rougher than previous work.) Our journey through the original TMNT & Other Strangeness RPG books continues with arguably the most awesome Palladium RPG product eve

#150 – Jacob's Official Welcome

Jan 12 2024 28 mins  
We never got around to giving Just Jacob and official welcome to the show, so in this episode we're doing just that. Much like Matthew and NPC did in the early episodes, Jacob tells us more about what got him into Palladium, and his favorite loves of their games. Drop us a line! You can follow us (sporadically) on Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And l