Pyramid Review
Siege on Tolkeen: Chapter Two, Coalition Overkill (for Rifts)
Published by Palladium Books
Written by Kevin Siembieda and Bill Coffin
112 Pages; $12.95
Bad guys, bad guys, and more bad guys. That's what it's all about as Palladium gives us installment number two in their six part Coalition Wars: Siege on Tolkeen series, Coalition Overkill. The book picks up where book one left off, giving us the current state of the war as well as a bunch of material for GMs running a campaign to play with.
The main focus of the book, as the title would imply, is the Coalition forces and their nasty reaction to the first wave of fighting in their siege on Tolkeen. It starts with an exploration of the CS's (Coalition State's) reaction to the initial wave of combat. For those of you who don't remember, the first round didn't go too well for the CS. Their magic-wielding foes from Tolkeen proved to be far more than the simple opponents that they had thought them to be, and the CS lost many of their troops and many of their resources accomplishing nothing in the initial stages of fighting. As Siembieda explains, this has created a sort of backlash effect. At first the Coalition troops were fairly shaken by these mysterious forces, but the second wave of troops arrived on the scene more resolute and determined than could have been imagined.
Siembieda explains at length the effect this war has had on the CS troops and the changes they have undergone. Unfortunately, many of these have been . . .
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Article publication date: December 8, 2000
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