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Warning a Sourcebook for the Palladium Fantasy RPG®, 2Nd Warning Violence and the Supernatural The fantasy world of The Palladium Role-Playing Game® is violent, deadly and filled with magic and monsters. Other-dimensional beings, demons, and sorcerers torment, stalk and enslave humans. Monsters, gods, magic, insanity, cannibalism, war and heroic adventure are all elements of this book. Some parents may find the violence and supernatural elements inappropriate for young read­ ers/players. We suggest parental discretion. Please note that none of us at Palladium Books condone or encourage the occult, the practice of magic, the use of drugs, or violence. Sample file A sourcebook fo r the Palladium Fantasy RPG®, 2nd Edition. Compatible with Rifts® and the entire Palladium Books® Megaverse®! 1 Acknowledgments As usual, there are certain people who gave me the kind of help without which I could not have writ­ ten this book. This time, it is a special quartet who have not only been instrumental in this book, but have been there for me in so many other things. To Kevin Siembieda, who not only let me take a whack at writing up the Land of the Damned (after a bit of pestering), but who has been a great boss, a great editor, and a great friend. To Jason Pascale, who has been my sounding board for pretty much near everything I've ever writ­ ten. This adventure's for you, buddy. To my brother Tom Coffin, who has joined me for my first forays into role-playing and pretty much every other childhood and adult escapade of mine. The big difference between us now is that I only write crazy adventures whereas he actually lives them. And most of all, to my wife Allison, who has been the greatest supporter anybody could ever ask for. Without her, I am nothing. For all you've done, darling, thank you. - Bill Coffin, 2001 PDF Edition - September 2018 Copyright © 2001 Palladium Books Inc. and Kevin Siembieda All rights reserved under the Universal Copyright Convention, World Wide. No part of this book may be reproduced in part or whole, in any form or by any means, without permission from the publisher, except fo r brief quotes for use in reviews. All incidents, situations, institutions, governments andpe ople are fictional and any similarity, without satiric intent, of char­ acters or persons living or dead, is strictly coincidental. Palladium Books®, The Palladium Fantasy RPG®, Rifts®, The Rifter®, Megaverse® and After the Bomb® are registered trademarks owned andlicensed by Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books Inc. Northern Hinterlands, Island Kingdom of Bizantium, Bizantium, Shadow Colonies, Shadow Coast, Library of Bletherad, Eastern Territory, Baalgor Wastelands, Western Empire, Great Northern Wilderness, Nimro, Timiro Kingdom, Land of the South-Winds, Yin-Sloth Jungles, Mind Mage, Psi-Healer, Diabolist, Summoner, Tristine Chronicles, Dragonwright, Od, Epim, Hoknar, Rurga, Deevil, Age of a Thousand Magicks, Age of Purification, Defilers, Palladium of Desires, Nameless Lord, Bearmen, Kankoran, Coyles, Wolfen, Emerin, Algor, Gigante, Eandroth, Dragondactyl, Angel-Demon, Winter Storm Ice Demon, Old Ones, Adventures on the High Seas, Monsters & Animals, Dragons & Gods, Northern Hinterlands, Beyond the Supernatural, Heroes Unlimited, and other names, titles and likenesses of characters are trademarks owned by Kevin SiemSamplebieda and Palladium Books Inc. file The Land of the Damned™ One: Chaos Lands™ - for The Palladium Fantasy RPG®, 2nd Edition is published by Palladium Books Inc., 39074 Webb Court, Westland, MI 48185. Printed in the USA. 2 Palladium nook�® Pre�ent�: li �ourcebook lor The Palladium fanta�v l\P6®. �econd Edition 'The Palladium fantasy RPG 1)ook 14: Written By: Bill Coffin Additional Text and Concepts: Kevin Siembieda Editors: Alex Marciniszyn Wayne Smith ProofReader: Julius Rosenstein Cover Painting: John Zeleznik Interior Artists: Wayne Breaux Jr. Jeff Burke Kent BurIes Bill Coffin Apollo Okamura Ramon Perez Tyler Walpole Mike Wilson Maps: Bill Coffin Art Direction & Keylining: Kevin Siembieda Based on the RPG rules, magic, characters, worlds, concepts and Megaverse® created by Kevin Siembieda. Palladium Books On-Line: www.palladiumbooks.com Special Thanks to Bill Coffin for continuing to expand the Palladium World and sharing a bit of his artistrySample with us. To Jeff Burke for jumping in and inking a dozen illustrations in twofile days! To Johnny Z for a monstrous cover. To Wayne Smith, Alex and Maryann for giving up their holiday to get this damned book done on time. And Steve, Julius and all of Palladium's Champions of Light. - Kevin Siembieda, 2001 3 Contents Author's Introduction' .... .............7 Rabbler . ... ... 100 Calling All Heroes . • • • • . • • • • . • . 8 Skreed ' .. 102 Creation Legends . ....... ... 10 Soulhunter . 103 • The Chaos War' ..••... ..•••...• ....11 Ur-Tosk . ........... 105 The Damned' . 13 Wrathmonger . 107 The Land ofthe Damned .........• ..• . ••1 6 Random Monster Generator ' •••. • . • ......1 08 Tall Tales, Folklore & Damned Lies . 16 The Basics' 111 Rumor Mill: Mountain Lowlands' 18 Alignment · ... 112 Rumor Mill: Mountain Midlands . 21 Psionics ..... 113 Rumor Mill: Mountain Highlands . ·25 Physical Strength 114 Rumor Mill: The Great Rift . ·28 Physical Prowess 115 Denizen of the Damned . • .........••....31 Physical Beauty & Horror Factor . 116 Monsters & Animals' . 32 Speed ....... 117 Beedle (animal) . 33 Natural Weapons . 118 Diatryma (animal) . 34 Natural Abilities' . 118 Gullikin (monster) . 35 Supernatural Powers' 119 Lhotse (animal) . 37 Achilles' Heel ' ... 119 Shadow Stalker (monster) . 38 Feeding Habits' . ..... 120 Slag Hag (monster)' . 40 The Great Northern Mountains ' . • • . • . ... 121 Sundog (monster) . 42 Northern Mountain Lowlands' 124 Tyrannoth (monster)· . 44 The Wall of Broken Hopes' . 125 Vyle (monster) ' . 45 The Shales ' ...... 126 Waghalter (monster)· . 47 The Jerrigut Passage . 127 Wastrel's Bane (monster) . 49 The Rodogol Passage . 128 Other Notable Monsters ' . 51 Northern Mountain Midlands . 128 Bearmen . 52 Orgod's Backbone ' 129 Dragondctyl 53 The Hedgehog . 130 Giants . 53 Boulder Basin . 131 Green Mold 54 Highlands & Death Zone . 132 H��" � Mount Kideon . 132 Melech · . 55 Mount Terminus . 134 Minotaurs . 56 Wall of Stone ......... 135 Snaggled Tooth Gobbler' . 57 No Easy Way In, No Easy Way Out 135 Worm of Taut: Blow Worm ' . 58 Teleportation' . 135 Notable Animals' . 59 Terminal Thunder: Avalanches . 136 The Dying Races . • . • • • • . • 60 Going Vertical: Climbing and Falling· 137 Ashada' . 61 Crevasses' ............ 138 Barauder . 62 Snow Pits' ............ 139 Croval · . 64 The Big Chill: Facing Extreme Cold 139 Goloth· . 67 Wind Chill Factor . 140 �� . .@ Silent Death: Hypothermia 141 Kaejor · · 71 Frostbite ... 143 Kildred' · 73 Forever Hungry . 144 Maledon · . 76 Starvation . 144 Skage . 78 Encumbrance' 144 Vorloc ' . 80 Thirst Kills· . 144 Zaranceti . 82 Deadly Exhaustion' 145 Minions of Darkness ' . • . • • . • • • • . 84 The Dangers of High Altitudes 146 Demonic Minions of Darkness . 85 Weathering the Storm · . 146 Advocate' . 85 Shearstorms . 147 Buragh· . 86 Blizzards & Whiteouts· . ...... 148 Contemplator . 88 The Great Rift . • . • . • • • . ...••...••1 48 The FacelessSample' . 90 Evil from the abyss' . file. 149 Gordian . 91 The Minion War' . 150 Horga .. ·92 Who's Fighting Whom? . 151 Kaadj- ... ·95 Formsof Combat· 151 Kokossan . · 96 Fields of Battle· 153 Lasher ' ... · 98 Hades ' ....... 154 4 Sub-Demons (Gargoyles) .............. 154 Lesser Demons· .................... 155 Greater Demons · . .. 156 The Demon Lords ofHades . .. ...... 156 Infernal Strife . 159 Dyval . 161 Lesser Deevils . 162 Greater Deevils· 162 Deevil Lords . 162 The Abyss · . 165 Random Worlds & Dimensions of the Abyss· . 166 The Edge of the Great Rift . ••...• ..••••••171 Places of Note ..................... 171 • The Blasted Lands • . • . • . • • . • • . • . • 172 Fields of Battle . 172 GulanKath· . 173 The Cinders . 174 The Endless Morrows . 175 • A Deadly Dozen· • • . • • . • • • • • • . 176 Demon Faction Lords . 178 Deevil Faction Lords . 183 Avenues of Adventure · . • • • . • . • • . 188 Hook, Line & Sinkers· .................. 189 Quick Find Bizantium Scouting Corps· 16 Blood Feuds· . 152 Creation of Land of the Damned 14 Crystal Pillars (messages)· . 27 Death Zone Rumors (adventure ideas) . 25 Dyval . 161 Fragment Wars . 11 Great Old Ones . 12 Map: Land ofthe Damned· . 122 Map: Land of the Damned, Detail· . 122 Map: Northern Mountains· . 123 Mountain Adventure Ideas (see rumor tables) 18 Mountain Madmen . 17 NorthernHinterlands ........................... 15 & 17 Order ofAge s . 10 Shadow Coast · . 15 Tristine Chronicles: Thurgeh Fragment· 10 Tristine Chronicles: Aurora Tristinium . 11 Tristine Chronicles: The Chaos War . 11 Sample file 5 Sample file.
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