The Glitterbois

The Glitterbois Play Rifts 12: A Villain is Born

30 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Coalition is upon us! The confrontation with the Coalition has finally arrived! Will our heroes somehow find a way out of this deadly pickle of an...

#209 – Looking Back and Looking Forward with Sean Roberson

13 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We're once again joined by Sean Owen Roberson of Palladium Books, who's talking with us about events both recent and upcoming. In addition to a length...

The Glitterbois Play Rifts 11: Chuckling in Russian

25 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The heist is on! Our heroes finally don their sneaky shoes, roll up their sleeves, and do the deeds they were paid to do. Crime is afoot, dear listene...

#208 – TMNT Redux Edition Book Review

06 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this second part of our TMNT Redux Kickstarter retrospective, we take a deeper look at the books that were ultimately the main focus of the project...

#207 – TMNT Kickstarter Post-Mortem and Swag

30 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is part one of what turned into a two-parter, wherein we look at the Kickstarter for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness R...

The Glitterbois Play Rifts 10: Murdercat with a Jet Pack

24 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Read transcriptIn the far future town of Muskegon, the planning of crime is afoot. On a mission from the robotic arms merchant Alexander of Macedon, t...

#206 – Having Fun

01 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Today's topic is: How to have fun playing in a RPG session. It's a subject that a lot of us either take for granted, or don't even think about at all....

#205 – Physical Skills and the Skill Tax

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In response to another post from a fine upstanding member of our Discord community, we're talking about the concept of the "skill tax" in Palladium RP...

#204 – Set the Scene 2 - Palladium Fantasy 1E (with Kevin Siembieda)

13 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Listener response to the first "Set the Scene" episode was so overwhelmingly positive that we decided to get another one in the feed as soon as possib...

#203 – A Discussion on Player Table Roles

28 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We're back for another system-agnostic, round-table discussion, this time focusing on the idea of using "Player Table Roles" in your games. For the un...

The Glitterbois Play Rifts 9: The Darkest of Falcons

13 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The story continues when the party meets THE DARK FALCON. Who is THE DARK FALCON? You can only find out by listening to THE DARKEST OF FALCONS, so you...

#202 – Revisiting RECON

31 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're talking about RECON again, a deeper dive than the last time. Enjoy! Drop us a line! You can follow us (sporadically) on Facebook, and we'd...

#201 – Set the Scene #1 (After the Bomb)

24 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Picking up right after our last session, we're starting our first of what we plan on being a regularly-recurring new themed episode format for the sho...

#200 – After the Bomb Character Jam w/ GM John

17 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

To celebrate our 200th main series episode of this cast, we're joined by special guest and friend of the show, GM John from the Real Play Games Podcas...

The Glitterbois Play Rifts #008: Chihuahua with a Shotgun

12 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I mean the title really does tell you everything. Someone gives Bronson a shotgun. Hilarity ensues. Give a listen to find out more! Drop us a line! Yo...

#199 – Mutants Down Under

03 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Next up on our dive through the books is Mutants Down Under, the third official title in the "After the Bomb" series of RPG supplements, originally fo...

#198 – Road Hogs

19 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We initially planned to record this as a combo episode talking about both Road Hogs and Mutants Down Under at the same time. After all, we figured, th...

#197 – The BIO-E System

12 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're talking about the BIO-E system that is present in After the Bomb and the TMNT & Other Strangeness RPG. It's a fantastic point-buy char...

#196 – Skills Acquisition and Adjudication

05 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This one's a fun round table chat on how we manage the awarding, acquisition, and ruling of skills in our games (as usual with a heavy focus on Pallad...

#195 – Awarding Experience Points

29 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're talking about Experience Points in RPGs (primarily Palladium), some of the common methods for awarding them, and our own preferences as GM...

The Glitterbois Play Rifts #007: All the Da I Need

22 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Disgusting rats! The nerve of those cretins! And more disgusting rats with laser guns! The outrage! Our Rifts game continues, with a very angry cat an...

#194 – After the Bomb RPG 1E vs 2E

12 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Thanks to some helpful listeners, we're now back on track to talk about these books in a roughly chronological publication order. That means the next ...

#193 – The Slingers

05 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, NPC and Buckley take some time to do an extended deeper look at the "Slinger" classes from Rifts New West. We break down the differen...

The Glitterbois Play Rifts #006: Broken Concrete Pillows

28 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Four from Cincinnati venture forth into the irradiated warrens beneath the ruins of old Detroit, in search of clues to the fate and location of th...

#192 – Machinations of Doom

11 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hoo-eeee we recorded this one months ago, on the same night as our chat with mister Perez himself, but other big episodes kept getting put ahead into ...

The Glitterbois Play Rifts #005: ALL OF THE BACON

04 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We finally are back on the road once more, seeking adventure and answers! Shortly into this voyage, the party considers murdering Bronson for his crim...

#191 – Rifts World Book 15 Spirit West

20 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We conclude the "Western Trilogy" Rifts World Book review with number 15: Spirit West. Give us a listen, then drop by our Discord and join the discuss...

#190 – Rifts World Book 14 New West

13 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

YEE HAW! It's finally time to talk about the New West! This book is fantastic, and we have a lot to say about it. So saddle up, pop this cassette tape...

The Glitterbois Play Rifts #004: Lethal Tango

06 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, the heroes get injected, inspected, detected, infected, neglected, selected, and all kinds of groovy things. Riley learns to apprecia...

#189 – Chat with Matthew Balent (Live at Wagoncon 2025)

30 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This past May, at the 2025 Wagoncon gaming convention, we had a chance to record a chat with Matthew Balent about his history in the game hobby and in...

#188 – Rifts World Book 13 Lone Star

23 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Finally, FINALLY, we have reached the great, fantastic, best of all time forever dot com, wonderful-amazing Rifts Lone Star world book. It's one of th...

#187 – Rifts Promise of Power Reforged (w/ Kevin & Sean)

23 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are joined by both Kevin Siembieda and Sean Owen Roberson of Palladium Books, to talk about the awesome news of the upcoming crowd-funded res...

#186 – Rifts World Book 12 Psyscape

16 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Okay folks, we're finally here. No spoilers here, just give it a listen and then head to our Discord after, with flame-retardant clothing prepared and...

The Glitterbois Play Rifts #003: Welcome to New Lazlo

08 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the third exciting episode of the Grand Saga of His Royal Greatness, Mister Cat. And minions - or friends, if you will. There's also a dog....

#185 – Valley of the Pharaohs 40th Anniversary

29 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're talking about the recently-released 40th Anniversary Edition of the Valley of the Pharaohs RPG, by Matthew Balent. This is a pretty amazin...

#184 – A Palladium Retrospective Part 9: Nightbane & Dead Reign (w/ Kevin)

25 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Our retrospective series continues! Kevin Siembieda joins us on the mics once again, to tell us stories of the creation and inspirations behind Nightb...

#183 – Rifts World Book 11: Coalition War Campaign

18 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we talk about how Vince Martin made the baby jesus cry through his 90s-tastic edgy reboot of the Coalition Dead Boy armor. Also we ta...

The Glitterbois Play Rifts #002: I Miss Golden Girls

15 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Our new RIFTS actual play series continues! Our excellent friend and guest GM Kyle from the Bastard Quest podcast returns for another session. In this...

#182 – Rifts World Book 10: Juicer Uprising

11 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Continuing our trek through the Rifts World Books, we're now up to book 10: Juicer Uprising, the last entry in a damn solid line of CJ Carella's earli...

#181 – Chat with Ramón K Pêrez

27 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hells to the Yes! We are joined today by the excellent Ramón K Pêrez, who we hope most of our listeners immediately recognize as the artist behind m...

The Glitterbois Play Rifts #001: Stepping Through a Rift in Cincinatti

17 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We are super duper mega ultra dragon kick excited to finally release the first session of something that's been in the cooker for almost a year now: o...

#180 – Rifts World Book 9: South America 2

07 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

NPC and Buckley are kicking off a long series of back to back dives into the earlier Rifts World Books (we need to catch up!), starting with South Am...

#179 – House Rule: Three-Phase Combat Rounds

28 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This one's another talk about some of our house rules in our home Palladium games. We start with a deeper dive into the structure of the "Three-Phase ...

#178 – Buckley's Welcome

14 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we give our new recurring host Buckley an official welcome and introduction episode. Buckley's been a friend of the Puppies for years, and happe...

#177 – Chat with CJ Carella

25 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We're excited to be joined by prolific RPG designer and fiction author CJ Carella! In this episode, we talk Nightbane, Rifts, GURPS, fiction, world-bu...

#176 – OCC Spotlight on the Techno-Wizard (Rifts)

10 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode of the Glitterbois, Just Jacob makes the Baby Doctor Articulus cry. You don't want to make the baby cry, do you? Give us a listen a...

#175 – New Year Game Plans for 2025

03 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hello friends! Our first episode of the new year is all about our game plans for the months to follow. This includes talks about our home games and ga...

#174 – Keeping the Game Alive through the Holidays

13 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We've done these before and will likely do them again as the years keep rolling by: it's another episode on ways to keep your games alive through and ...

#173 – Fantasy Book 9: Baalgor Wastelands

07 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Many apologies for the delays on getting this new set of episodes out! We've had a doozy of a time aligning our schedules, and then afterward finding ...

#172 – A Palladium Retrospective Part 8: Beyond the Rifts (w/ Kevin)

11 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our delve into the early days of Palladium Books continues, in this ongoing retrospective series with Kevin Siembieda. Today we go beyond the gaming t...

#171 – A Palladium Retrospective Part 7: The Coming of the Rifts (w/ Kevin)

25 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Stop wasting time reading this episode description, when you could already be listening to our chat with Kevin about the origin and early days of the ...

#170 – Magic Systems in RPGs

04 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We're taking a break from the interview series for another free form discussion episode. Today's topic is Magic, and its implementations across the RP...

#169 – A Palladium Retrospective Part 6: Robotech

20 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We're joined once again by Kevin Siembieda of Palladium Books, for the sixth part in our big retrospective series of chats. This time, much to Matthew...

#168 – A Palladium Retrospective Part 5: Beyond the Supernatural (with Kevin Siembieda)

13 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Thanks for joining us, dear listeners, for the next awaited episode in our super awesome "A Palladium Retrospective" discussion episodes with the man ...

#167 – Can Palladium Do Dune?

30 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The title says it all, but here's the expanded question: Can the Palladium RPG rules system handle a Dune-inspired RPG campaign? This is a free-form d...

#166 – Mega-Parties and Funnels

09 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

NPC and Just Jacob are back to tell more about their current ongoing home campaign. More specifically, they dig down into the concepts of the "Mega-Pa...

#165 – OCC Spotlight on the Mind Mage

26 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we jump right back onto the psionics train which hasn't quite departed the station yet. This time we're comparing the versions of the core Mind ...

#164 – Nightbane Book 2: Nightlands

12 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We're back on the Nightbane book train with the second of the expansion content books: Nightlands! This book is just damn amazing in every way, and we...

#163 – Psionics Across the Megaverse

28 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Inspired by the great discussions that followed our Mind Melter episode, we're back on the subject of Psionics in Palladium, with a deep dive into the...

#162 – Managing Your Digital RPG Collection

14 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In today's discussion, we're talking about the increasingly frustrating (to many) topic of managing your quickly-growing hoard of digital role-playing...

#161 – Wagoncon 8 Post-Con Report

31 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We're back with our annual post-convention report from the recent Wagoncon 8. Wagoncon is our official home con, right here in the Pacific Northwest, ...

#160 – OCC Spotlight on the Mind Melter

16 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're back to another OCC Splotlight (yes I noticed the typo but I like it and am keeping it), this time on another of the core Rifts classes, t...

#159 – Nightbane Book 1: Between the Shadows

03 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Time for a return to Nightbane! This time we're looking at the first expansion book for this unique horror setting, a book entitled Between the Shadow...

#158 – Encouraging Alternate Combat Options

11 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode, we're talking about ways to encourage alternate combat tactics in Palladium games (with a heavy focus on Rifts and RECON). If you ...

#157 – A Palladium Retrospective Part 4: TMNT (with Kevin Siembieda)

25 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Apologies for the delay on this one, things have been hectic in the studio here. But we're finally back with the fourth part in this ongoing retrospec...

#156 – Getting the Band Together

15 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 -...

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

05 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 a...

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

23 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back friends! Today we're continuing our Palladium Books Retrospective series in another chat with Kevin himself. Join us to hear more delight...

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

09 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#152 – Alignments (Revisited) (Again)

02 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#151 – Transdimensional TMNT

19 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

(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 t...

#150 – Jacob's Official Welcome

12 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We never got around to giving Just Jacob and official welcome to the show, so in this episode we're doing just that. Much like Matthew and NPC did in ...

#149 – New year 2024 - Looking Back, Thinking Forward

05 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In our first episode of the new year, we're first looking back at the awesome things that came around in 2023, before then taking a look ahead to plan...

#148 – TMNT Guide to the Universe

15 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We're still moving onward through the old releases in the original Palladium TMNT & Other Strangeness RPG product line. This time we're off to the...

#147 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures

09 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Inspired by the excitement around the success of the recent TMNT & Other Strangeness Kickstarter, we're kicking off a series of dives into the ori...

#146 – How to Level Up in Palladium Games

01 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We're back from the holiday break to bring you an answer to yet another user-request: How do you level up your character in Palladium games? Join us f...

#145 – Rifts World Book 8: Japan

10 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

After a bit of a break to bask in the glow of the awesomeness that is the return of Palladium's TMNT license, we're back to look at the next book in t...

#144 – TMNT Kickstarter: A Chat with Kevin and Sean

26 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hello friends! We finally got (most of) our schedules aligned to be able to get Kevin Siembieda and Sean Owen Roberson - aka Palladium Books - on the ...

#143 – TMNT RPG is Coming Back! Our Reactions

20 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Well this has been a fantastic week for us at the Breakfast Puppies studio, what with the big news that TMNT RPG IS COMING BACK, BABY! YEAH! In this f...

#142 – Integrating Ninjas & Super Spies into the Megaverse

06 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a spell since we've ventured beyond the Rifts/Fantasy games, so it's high time we got back to talking more about Ninjas & Superspies! To...

#141 – Magic and Psionics Attacks Per Melee

25 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This one is a listener-requested topic: how exactly do magic and psionics mix into combat rounds in Palladium's RPGs? Listen in for a walk back throug...

#140 – Rifter #10 Review

15 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We kick off this newest session of recordings with a look at Rifter #10. We all know that 9 1/2 is a hard act to follow, so how does this one compare?...

#139 – OCC Spotlight on the Mystic (Rifts)

01 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're talking about the Glory Days of Butts! Oh wait, no, we're actually just talking about another - you know it - "iconic" core OCC from Rifts...

#138 – Effective Character Backstories

18 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hey look at us, we are 138! Now that that is stuck in your head, in this episode we discuss the development of good character backstories in RPGs (and...

#137 – To Wiki or Not: Recording Your Game Notes

28 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today NPC and Just Jacob discuss various methods of note-taking and wiki-crafting. Topics include private note-taking, collective note-taking, player-...

#136 – Effective Character Sheeting in Palladium Games

21 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're talking about a crucial part of all role-playing games: effectively recording your character's numbers and details. Long-time readers and ...

#135 – Session Zero

18 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're talking about Session Zero: what it is, how to run one, and why it's an important foundational component of any successful RPG campaign, e...

#134 – Playing Palladium Games Online (2023 Update)

11 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Just Jacob is with us again to update our discussion on Online Gaming to the current era of 2023. A LOT has changed in the online gaming scenes since ...

#133 – Shields in Palladium's RPGs

09 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today's Rules Talk is all about using shields in the Palladium RPG rules system. We unsurprisingly have a lot to say on the matter, so strap on your b...

#132 – Fantasy Book 8: The Western Empire

04 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're continuing our run through the Palladium Fantasy world books, starting a new chapter in the saga with the first of the official 2nd Editio...

#131 – Campaign Check-Ins June 2023

23 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Just Jacob continues as guest host in this new batch of episodes, starting with one where we do a check-in on our home campaigns. NPC has just started...

#130 – Paired Weapons and Simultaneous Attacks

20 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Effing paired weapons, how do they work? And I don't wanna talk to a scientist. Instead, just give us a listen as we lay out the basics of the skill, ...

#129 – Calculating Combat Rolls in Palladium

16 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ever want to know what modifiers apply to your Strike, Parry, and Dodge rolls in Palladium's combat system? In this episode we lay it all out for you....

#128 – In Defense of Fudging Dice

13 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today NPC and Just Jacob dive into discussion of a topic that is guaranteed to devolve into flame wars every time it appears anew in a RPG community: ...

#127 – Examining Palladium's AD&D Roots

09 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Just Jacob is back again as we take a look back at the origins of Palladium's Fantasy RPG, and discuss the assumptions of gaming awareness that permea...

#126 – In Defense of Min-Maxing

07 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

For the next several episodes, Just Jacob joins us again as a guest host, as Matthew has had some medical issues preventing him from recording. For th...

#125 – The Yin-Sloth Jungles

19 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

With this episode, we conclude our run through the original Palladium Fantasy 1st Edition world books. This one sort of bridges the gap between 1st an...

#124 – Island at the Edge of the World

28 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Continuing our celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Palladium Fantasy RPG, we now come to Book 6, their first full length campaign. And it's an ...

#123 – Palladium Fantasy 4-5 Northern Wilderness Adventures

21 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In recognition of this year being the 40th anniversary of the Palladium Fantasy RPG, we're dedicating our next few episodes to taking a look at the re...

Wagoncon 2023 Promo

20 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hello friends! This is just a quick promo for our favorite local gaming convention, Wagoncon. It's coming up here on May 5th-7th in The Dalles, Oregon...