Roleplay Life

I hate class/level systems, but I loved Palladium. Isn’t that ironic? Palladium was the second system I seriously played. Well, third if you consider the red/blue/teal/black box Dungeons & Dragons and Advanced Dungeons & Dragons two separate systems. Robotech was the first Palladium game I ever owned and played. I was excited when I heard that Palladium had landed the new Robotech License. So excited, I pre-ordered a copy. My copy arrived last Monday, and this is my review

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Today my copy of Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles finally arrived. A full review to follow soon, but my initial reaction is a bit cool. The whole manga sized thing seems gimmicky to me, and I wonder if it’s really a good format for an RPG like this one. I didn’t see a lot of original artwork, but at least it looks like they used quality pieces. On the positive site, the price seems good ($16.95).

I live in a constant state of chaos. It makes doing anything, like posting, in a regular fashion, difficult. I guess that’s why you shouldn’t expect regular updates over here.

Since I’m not a very stable guy, I guess that’s why I’m extremely forgiving of Palladium Books. Actually I’ve come to expect slipping release dates from them ever since they announced Robotech: Invid Invasion. I used to see a release date for that book, then bike down to Games & Things (back when Stanford Shopping Center didn’t suck), and feel disappointed to find out that they pushed out the release date. I must have done that for months. Anyways that experience must have taught me never to trust Palladium Books’ release dates.

Well, when they announced Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles, I pre-ordered the book in the midst of a fanboy rampage. I must admit, I half expected the company to go south before shipping. I knew better than to trust the before Christmas release date (Palladium hit on the first roll? I don’t think so). Well, they finally billed my credit card, and their press release says it’s shipping on March 20th or sooner, so it must be shipping in a couple of months.

Like Palladium Books, don’t expect a timely review out of me. I’ve got a job to do, and a house to fix.