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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!

The Glitterbois Nathanael Cole - NPC at Breakfast Puppies

    • Fiction
    • 5.0 • 23 Ratings

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!

    Getting the Band Together

    Getting the Band Together

    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 our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes or any other podcast aggregate sites.

    For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site.

    Links of Note:


    Backstory Cards
    Backstory Cards: Distant Worlds
    Assertive Engagement
    Beyond the Wall and Other Adventures
    A Cloak of Blades, by Isaac Sher

    Credits:


    Hosts: NPC, Matthew Gray, and Just Jacob
    Music: Opening is "8-Bit bass & lead" by Furbyguy, Closing is "Caravana" by Phillip Gross
    Episode Length (We support chapters!): 35:26

    Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well.

    We release all of our episodes simultaneously on:


    Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuc8KbdMqx8ajWfm2OUTs7A
    Audio RSS: https://breakfastpuppies.com/feed/glitterbois

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    • 35 min
    A Palladium Retrospective Part 3: Heroes and Ninjas (with Kevin Siembieda)

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

    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 a review on iTunes or any other podcast aggregate sites.

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    Links of Note:


    Heroes Unlimited RPG 1st Edition Revised, Digital
    Heroes Unlimited RPG 2nd Edition, Digital
    Heroes Unlimited GM Guide, Digital
    Aliens Unlimited Revised, Digital
    Ninjas & Superspies, Digital
    Mystic China, Digital

    Credits:


    Hosts: NPC, Matthew Gray, and Just Jacob
    Guests: Kevin Siembieda
    Music: Opening is "8-Bit bass & lead" by Furbyguy, Closing is "Caravana" by Phillip Gross
    Episode Length (We support chapters!): 1:50:11

    Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well.

    We release all of our episodes simultaneously on:


    Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuc8KbdMqx8ajWfm2OUTs7A
    Audio RSS: https://breakfastpuppies.com/feed/glitterbois

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    Drop us a one-time donation or a recurring membership at our Ko-Fi page
    Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar
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    Check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse.

    Support The Glitterbois by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-glitterbois

    Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/3c8c1a5d-52d2-4149-9081-9eddf0f01559

    This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois.

    • 1 hr 50 min
    A Palladium Retrospective Part 2: The Fantasy RPG (with Kevin Siembieda)

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

    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 too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes or any other podcast aggregate sites.

    For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site.

    Links of Note:


    Palladium Fantasy RPG 1st Edition Commemorative hardcover
    Palladium Fantasy RPG 1st Edition, Digital
    Palladium Fantasy RPG Book 2: Old Ones 1st Edition, Digital
    Palladium Fantasy RPG Book 3: Adventures on the High Seas 1st Edition, Digital
    Palladium Fantasy RPG Book 4: Adventures in the Northern Wilderness, Digital
    Palladium Fantasy RPG Book 5: Further Adventures in the Northern Wilderness, Digital
    Palladium Fantasy RPG Book 6: Island at the Edge of the World, Digital
    Palladium Fantasy RPG Book 7: Yin-Sloth Jungles, Digital

    Credits:


    Hosts: NPC, Matthew Gray, and Just Jacob
    Guests: Kevin Siembieda
    Music: Opening is "8-Bit bass & lead" by Furbyguy, Closing is "Caravana" by Phillip Gross
    Episode Length (We support chapters!): 02:02:57

    Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well.

    We release all of our episodes simultaneously on:


    Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuc8KbdMqx8ajWfm2OUTs7A
    Audio RSS: https://breakfastpuppies.com/feed/glitterbois

    Want to help us pay for hosting? We have a few options:


    Drop us a one-time donation or a recurring membership at our Ko-Fi page
    Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar
    We've got a merch store if you're looking for some sweet Glitterbois swag.
    Check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse.

    Support The Glitterbois by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-glitterbois

    Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/361103b0-2687-487f-8b81-86120de1f22c

    This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois.

    • 2 hr 2 min
    A Palladium Retrospective Part 1: The Early Years (with Kevin Siembieda)

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

    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 RPG. This one's a long ride, but we promise it's full of awesome!

    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 a review on iTunes or any other podcast aggregate sites.

    For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site.

    Links of Note:


    Palladium's Weapon Compendiums, Print
    The Compendium of Weapons, Armour & Castles, Digital
    Mechanoid Invasion Trilogy, Print
    Mechanoid Invasion Trilogy, Digital
    A Cloak of Blades, by Isaac Sher

    Credits:


    Hosts: NPC, Matthew Gray, and Just Jacob
    Guests: Kevin Siembieda
    Music: Opening is "8-Bit bass & lead" by Furbyguy, Closing is "Caravana" by Phillip Gross
    Episode Length (We support chapters!): 01:40:43

    Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well.

    We release all of our episodes simultaneously on:


    Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuc8KbdMqx8ajWfm2OUTs7A
    Audio RSS: https://breakfastpuppies.com/feed/glitterbois

    Want to help us pay for hosting? We have a few options:


    Drop us a one-time donation or a recurring membership at our Ko-Fi page
    Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar
    We've got a merch store if you're looking for some sweet Glitterbois swag.
    Check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse.

    Support The Glitterbois by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-glitterbois

    Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/216fe788-5596-40cc-8e66-142af657460e

    This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois.

    • 1 hr 40 min
    Alignments (Revisited) (Again)

    Alignments (Revisited) (Again)

    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 Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site.

    Links of Note:


    Rifts RPG 1st Edition, Digital
    Rifts RPG Ultimate Edition, Digital
    Rifts Ultimate Edition, Hardcover
    A Cloak of Blades, by Isaac Sher

    Credits:


    Hosts: NPC, Matthew Gray, and Just Jacob
    Music: Opening is "8-Bit bass & lead" by Furbyguy, Closing is "Caravana" by Phillip Gross
    Episode Length (We support chapters!): 23:07

    Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well.

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    Drop us a one-time fee or a recurring membership at our Ko-Fi page
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    This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois.

    • 23 min
    Transdimensional TMNT

    Transdimensional TMNT

    (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 ever written: Transdimensional TMNT! This one's been out of print for a good while now, but fortunately it's coming back soon in a renewed combined edition thanks to the recent highly successful TMNT Redux Kickstarter. After listening, please drop by our Discord server to chat about your favorite time-and-dimension-hopping memories with the TMNT RPG!

    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 a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site.

    Credits:


    Hosts: NPC, Matthew Gray, and Just Jacob
    Guests: ??
    Music: Opening is "8-Bit bass & lead" by Furbyguy, Closing is "Caravana" by Phillip Gross
    Episode Length (We support chapters!): 35:20

    Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well.

    Want to help us pay for hosting? We have a few options:


    Drop us a one-time fee or a recurring membership at our Ko-Fi page
    Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar
    We've got a merch store if you're looking for some sweet Glitterbois swag.
    Check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse.

    Support The Glitterbois by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-glitterbois

    Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/ecd6100c-c345-4cc6-8b11-eda94af56899

    This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois.

    • 35 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
23 Ratings

23 Ratings

GP2112 ,

Great podcast

Really enjoy listening. Not much rifts stuff going on in my area so it’s a real treat.

railhammer aka devilduck ,

Best palladium podcast

A friend introduced me to this podcast I have since listened to almost half this is the absolute best Rifts Palladium podcast around and I look forward to each episode congratulations Glitterbois and keep up the amazing job

Gareth Dragonsbane ,

A Rift opens...

Every so often at a nexus point of lay lines a surge of power occurs and a swirling vortex opens into another plane of existence. What may come out we do not know, but this time we were lucky. A signal comes thru from the past, of a magnificent show dedicated to Palladium games.

If you like or have any interest in Rifts, Robotech, or just roleplaying in general give these guys a listen to. They have great insight into running, playing, and the lore in the Palladium Megaverse.

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