My Life As A Gamer: Rifts Dark Conversions

If there is any subset of supplements for Palladium's flagship line, RIFTS, the Conversion Books are it. You do not ever need any of these to make the most out of your game, and I say that as someone that likes them overall.

That positive sentiment includes the third in the series, Dark Conversions, which focuses on supernatural evil entities that originate in other Palladium lines such as Nightbane.

That said, if you do want to make use of Palladium's other offerings in RIFTS, this sort of thing should be on your acquisition short list. They're best considered as ready-made conversion notes, taking a lot of the guesswork and bitchwork out of your hands and making it easier to employ them in your game.

The entries, by and large, are a big heaping plate of copypasta with some editing here and there to give context for use in RIFTS and as such if there was ever a product to not bother with unless you're running the game this is it.

But there is something good here, and that's the rules for Nightbane in RIFTS. These shapeshifters come in a diversity of forms, so I find that their real value is not as beings from the stand-alone game of the same name, but rather as a ready-made Random Monster Generator alternative that's going to keep players who read too many books on their toes.

If you're wanting this sort of thing, throw it on your Wish List for a Grab Bag. Curate your list well and you'll get it.

Today's also Geek Gab day. See you folks in the chat.