Nathanael Cole - NPC at Breakfast Puppies

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...

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Nathanael Cole - NPC at Breakfast Puppies

Episodes

#11 – Introduction to the Rifts RPG 21.01.2021 17:50

This one was a given since day zero: our introductory discussion about the epic and prolific Rifts RPG! If you've ever had even a passing interest in learning more about Rifts, give us a listen, and then let us know if you found the subject matter interesting and entertaining. Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook , and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let u...

#10 – Introduction to the Robotech RPG 19.01.2021 18:41

Following up on last episode's theme, we're doing another brief game introduction, this time on Palladium's late Robotech RPG. This one is Matthew's all time favorite, and as such we have a lot of glowing things to say about it. Give us a listen, and let us know what your own favorite Robotech RPG memories are! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook , and we'd love to see you on...

#9 – Introduction to the Palladium Fantasy RPG 14.01.2021 18:27

We're back! In this episode we're giving a brief introduction to the Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game, starting with the OG itself, the first edition release. If you've ever had any curiosity about what separates it from any other fantasy game, give us a listen, and then let us know what you think! The last few weeks have been a bit tumultuous for us here in the USA, resulting in less time spen...

#8 – What We're Playing December 2020 29.12.2020

Join us as we take a narrative stroll through the games that we are currently playing! AS it so happens, all of us are in the same game currently (Rifts!), so we have a lot of good things to say about it. Apologies for the slight change in audio quality on this one, we had a Zoom glitch during our podcast session that resulted in the last two episodes of our first session getting corrupted. Fortun...

#7 – Christmas Grab Bags Unboxing 2020 29.12.2020 13:37

This one is our first-ever hopefully-annual unboxing of our awesome Palladium Christmas Grab Bags! It's the best deal in gaming, in our opinions, and a great chance to get more Palladium (and related!) books that you don't already have. Listen in to see what we each got in ours! And check out the video of Matthew's unboxing ! Apologies for the slight change in audio quality on this one, we had a Z...

#6 – Character Spotlight: Martin Goodish (Rifts) 29.12.2020 9:10

Brandon joins us again! This time we kick off another hopefully-recurring segment called "Character Spotlight," wherein we pick a character and discuss them at length. It may be a character from the books, a character we've played in our own games, or even a character from popular media that we want to stat up in Palladium rules. This time, we're talking about Martin Goodish, Brandon's character i...

#5 – The Palladium Noob: Brandon 28.12.2020 16:31

In our fifth episode,. we bring on our first guest! Our good friend and fellow player Brandon Goede joins us to talk about his experience as a Palladium RPG noob, after being introduced to it (by us!) brand new in 2020. Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook , and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For ev...

#4 – An Introduction to the Megaverse 28.12.2020 15:31

Our launch day flood continues with an in-depth discussion about what this whole "Megaverse" thing is really all about. Join us as we lay out the basics of what it is, so you can follow along with the further discussions about why we love it so much. Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook , and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by lea...

#3 – Five Favorite Things (About Palladium) 28.12.2020 15:11

In our third launch day episode, the Glitterbois each count down a list of their five favorite things about Palladium games. These are the things that keep us coming back over and over to the Megaverse, playing the games we've been loving for over 30 years now. Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook , and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thou...

#2 – Our Mission 27.12.2020 16:11

Continuing with our initial opening episode flood, in the second episode of The Glitterbois, we lay down our mission statements for this podcast. We'll talk a bit about positivity and excitement, and what we hope to accomplish with this new fan podcast. Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook , and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by...

#1 – Who We Are 27.12.2020 16:10

Hey hey hey, lookee here! It's our inaugural post! We're the Glitterbois, a pair of long-time Palladium RPG fans who have been gushing about these games for so long that we finally put our money where our mouths are and made this podcast. Welcome to our humble fan podcast for Palladium Books, and all of their wonderful game worlds. In this opening episode, we talk briefly about who we are, and why...