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EU is presently in its "Holiday Post-Rate Suspension" period, so responses to new, would-be players will be slower than normal unless new players contact me through IM.

Also, EU is presently looking for new players, and especially new GMs.

Explorersunlimited.com is a play-by-post site dedicated primarily to the Palladium Books line, but recent offerings include GURPS Cyberpunk. We're interested in players and game masters for all game settings, and have several multi-group shared campaigns. While I know many GURPS players dislike Palladium (even I dislike the rules), the settings are usually quite interesting if you can get over the mechanics.

Groups typically have a maximum limit of 8-10 players per Game Master, and a minimum of 4-5. If you are looking for a place to host a game other than those already provided, it is likely you will find plenty of applicants on the site.

Minimum posting rate is once per week for most games. However, if you give us notice of absences, we are quite understanding. Yahoo Instant Messenger is required for all games, I believe.

The sites focus overall is on 'role' over 'roll' playing, but dice do determine success or failure, so the goal is to post your characters intentions and let your GM tell you the result. Overall, writing is expected to be in third person present tense.

Explorers Unlimited player-character groups (Rifts only)
Heroes for Hire (Independent, 8 players, 2 openings, GM: The Game Master)
EU's very first group of intrepid adventurers. Led by Sir Ronith Turand.

The Spook Squad (Independent, 8 Players, 2 Openings, GM: Malach Ra)
If you hear them they're not after you.

The Templar (Sponsored, 7 Players, 3 Openings, GM: Lord of the Night)
Sponsored by the Warrior's Temple The Templar fight supernatural evil and do good works.

The Roughnecks (Independent, 6 Players, 4 Openings, GM: The Game Master)
A small squad specializing in unconventional warfare and counter-terrorism tactics but who always ends up in the belly of the beast.

110th CS SOG (Restricted Access, 8 Players, 2 Openings, GM: CS High Command)
The 110th Coalition States Special Operations Group

Paragon Acquisition Services (Independent, 10 Players, 0 Openings, GM: Venatus Vinco)

Explorers Inc. (Sponsored, 11 Players, 0 Openings, GM: A.R.C.H.I.E. 3)
Sponsored by Titan Industries. Who knows what that crazy CEO will send them to do!
EAGERLY ACCEPTING PC APPLICANTS

EURASIA: Die Ausgestossenen (Restricted Access, 9 players, 1 Opening, GM: Jaeger)

AA Professional Services (Independent, 7 Players, 3 Openings, GM: Tyrannosapiens Rex)
EAGERLY ACCEPTING PC APPLICANTS



Otherworlds (non-Rifts Palladium games)
Phase World: End of Days (19 players, 1 openings, 2 GMs; DM: Dark Lord)

Heroes Unlimited: Century Station (14 players, 2 openings, Apply via the waiting list, 3 GMs; DM: Blackhaunt)

Heroes Unlimited: Galactic (7 players, 3 openings; Apply via the waiting list; DM: The Game Master)

Beyond the Supernatural Dimension (5 Players, 3 openings, Apply via the waiting list; DM: Jaeger)

Rifts Orbit (9 players, 1 opening; Apply via the waiting list; DM: Orbital Master)

Dead Reign Dimension (Game SUSPENDED)

EAGERLY ACCEPTING GM APPLICANTS

Palladium Fantasy Dimension (Game SUSPENDED)

EAGERLY ACCEPTING GM APPLICANTS

The Robotech Dimension (Game Suspended)

EAGERLY ACCEPTING GM APPLICANTS



Distant Dimensions (non-Palladium games)

Pathfinder (Game SUSPENDED)
EAGERLY ACCEPTING GM APPLICANTS

Dungeons & Dragons (4th Edition, DM: Archangel, accepting new players!)

Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader (Game SUSPENDED)
EAGERLY ACCEPTING GM APPLICANTS

Shadowrun (4th Edition, DM: Loremaster, accepting new players!)

G.U.R.P.S. Cyberpunk (4th edition, DM: Mr. Johnson, accepting new players!)

BattleTech: A Time of War (DM: Tyrannosapiens Rex, accepting new players!)

New game on Distant Dimensions:
Battletech- A Time of War

The year is 3022 and the Third Succession War is winding down.

Any chance the dead Reign can come back?

Great,to known your Dead reign,s game is back.
It and the BtS,s game are the Best.

Any chance as to when EU will resume Robotech?

We need a GM willing to do it.

Wow, that game always gets the bad GM deal.. Who do I ask about getting in on the HU: Century station game? My YiM is acting up an not linking up right now.

Edit: It finally worked and I got through.

Unfortunately the GM of the Beyond the Supernatural had to step down due to life intruding. I'm taking up the reins and hoping to add some new players. If fighting supernatural horrors using the powers of your mind sounds like fun, look us up.

Assistant Game Masters wanted for the following two groups of player characters!

Post reply here, PM me, or contact me via IM if interested.

110th CS SOG (Restricted Access, 8 players, 0 openings)
The 110th Coalition States Special Operations Group.
GM: CS High Command
AGM: POSITION OPEN

EURASIA: Die Ausgestossenen (Restricted Access, 5 Players, 3 Openings)
This campaign group is based in Eurasia.
GM: Aether
AGM: POSITION OPEN

I think the HU2:Galactic is Great,Love the characters.
Hope the First SOG,gets more members.
I hope we see a ship from AU or Galaxy guide.

Thanks for the positive review! Lurkers are always welcome, though we do love new players!

The 1st SOG is at six members, and has seen as many as ten, but I'm capping it at eight members from now on as that seems to be the sweet spot for character interaction and a smoothly flowing post-rate.

Ships from AUGG were so generic as to be useless save as templates. Still, you might read about Grymdin in the future, or perhaps a return to Phorilla...

I retract my earlier positive review. TGM does not seem to care what goes on at his site, if his friends do it it must be ok. Bullying must be resisted in ANY form.

The BTS,s Game is also Great.
The characters are also Good,maybe add two more.
What is ther current Adventure? and What are the monsters they face too date?

This is butthurt, emotional sophistry.

#1. Just because someone on EU is a GM does not make him my "friend." I accept GMs based on their willingness to fulfill the role, and their ability to do so--end of story. There are over a dozen GMs on site (there have been dozens over the years), and I've met a grand total of one IRL, and don't even consider him a friend. GMs come, and GMs go...just like players. I don't get attached or show preferential treatment.

#2. I do care what transpires at my site as evidenced by the fact that I pay for it. Also, If I "didn't care," I wouldn't have an entire forum dedicated to rules and conduct.

#3. The ultimate problem with this complaint is that both yourself and the GM were handling your conflict like badly behaved children. You began by running to the perceived authority (me) for retributive "justice" instead of handling your problems like a grown-up. So began a long string of PMs and chat logs between you and the GM, none of which could be substantiated objectively, and all with me caught in the middle like a damned playground attendant between two squabbling brats.

How adults deal with such problems:
Try to negotiate through the disagreement with reason and persuasion.
If that fails, if you don't like how a GM runs his group, you leave and find another GM who better suits you.

"Bullying must be resisted in any form." Says the player who tried to get the site admin to bully for him instead of resolving his problems through negotiation and voluntary choices.

Who runs Explorers Unlimited?

Check here to find out and/or contact the team!

Explorers Unlimited is the place to play Palladium games on the web. While other sites exist none have the same level of participation and quality of administrators.

The Rifts setting is by far the most developed and intricate PBP setting I have encountered on the internet. With 8 player groups all based out of Merctown, dozens of PCs have the chance to interact with each other.

Most other Palladium games are represented on EU, and as with the Rifts setting the quality of GM and player alike is exemplary.

Recently the site has undergone a 'Reboot'. Assistant GMs have been added to ensure continuous game play and to make sure character progression happens at a timely pace. While the naturally slow pace of PBP takes some getting used to, many changes undertaken during the reboot were designed to increase and encourage rate of participation. So far these steps have proved successful.

Finally, the newly installed EP system allows PCs to spend reward points accumulated through site participation for more character accounts or extra character customization.

Come join EU now, the most active, addictive PBP site on the web!

With a brand new GM, The Rifts Orbit game looks to take back the stars. Unfortunately, we're a little short on manpower. With your help, we can be back to fighting strength. Please, view any of "The Game Master"'s posts to find the link and look for Rifts Orbital.

We're in the middle of restructuring as well, with new rules to finally be in place to bring it up to the standard that The Game Master himself holds to.

With these new rules, create mutant animals and humans and fly around orbit to other stations, the moon, and even the great beyond. Locate rare items, prevent the void from over taking your body, and live where few earthlings dare think of living. Are you Spacer enough to live?

Contact the Orbital Master on Explorers Unlimited and find out what happens when humanity leaves the world behind.

Great,can,t wait to see What the new year will bring to explorerunlimited.

A snippet of reprint from the Newcomer's Thread:
(We're all quite accustomed to reprint, right, folks?)

General advice for working with us on EU:

1. Don't make assumptions.
2. Don't assume authority.
3. Don't assume you're entitled to anything. (Everything, including respect, is earned on this site.)
4. Don't be a jerk.
5. Persuasive, logical arguments work best; emotional arguments are the least effective.
6. Do your own research. If you are unsure about something, spend some time searching for the answer yourself. If there's no canonical answer or the answer is ambiguous, or if the issue seems entirely subjective, then seek counsel from a veteran player, AGM, GM, or TGM. We are here to help, but not to do your homework.
7. Recognize, as TGM does, that no single person has all the answers and that a GM's knowledge and decisions are imperfect.
8. When you're in error, or have made a bad choice, own that error. We respect intellectual honesty far more than perfection.

@The Game Master - You guys have any Palladium Fantasy games up or about to start in the near future? Also it is possible to use the same character that I played on EU before again?

We are currently rebuilding the world, as how MercTown was built. A setting location or "Home Town" to have downtime between adventures.

As for a GM, none have applied. But I am sure if there is enough interest one will pop up.

As a side note, the same is being done for Robotech.

The PFRPG setting is taking shape nicely.

Llorn has been very well established as the base of operations for adventures.

There are enough dedicated players interested now to form a solid party of adventurers.

All that is needed is a dependable GM!

I would be willing to GM the game myself, but I already have two groups I GM for, and I know from experience that two is my limit--beyond that and my quality and post rate suffers. If I can get a dependable person to replace me as GM for Heroes for Hire, then I would be willing to GM for Palladium Fantasy.

is the website coming back up anytime soon?

We're just waiting for the DNS renewal to propagate. We don't have a specific timetable, but EU should be back up and running any time now.

It's back up almost globally now.

Well, things are certainly heating up across the site!

The recruitment drive is bringing in much needed new blood among the ranks of the GMs and the Assistant GMs.

Too Bad the BtS,s Fringe Knowledge,s game is over.
It was Great!the Characters were likeable and ther Investigations were Cool.

I hope some One will set up a New BtS,s Game,maybe as Private Investigators?

OH Well the HU:Galaxy game is still go,and it,s Great,Can't wait to see what happed next,I am hoping the Arismal will survive.

Thanks for the kind words, Gaby. Lurkers are always welcome to enjoy EU's stories.


Radio Free Merctown is now live.

While we're still getting the kinks worked out for its web page, the podcasts are available at the link provided above.

Can't wait to see what you cook up for 2016.

Of course we will survive!
(plays Ryden)

It's been a while since our last chat, folks.

New things:

We are now supported via Patreon (click on banner below).
We are beginning to put together a PBP forum for Savage Rifts in anticipation of PEG's release next month.

Overview
Explorers Unlimited is more than just another Play By Post website, it’s a community of gamers who are all avid fans of Palladium Books, the many games they’ve spawned, and Roleplaying games of all types.

“EU” is home to many games. Rifts is played in all its diversity and splendor on a huge scale. Every one of the 100+ player characters are taking part in a single epic storyline within which all player characters can interact. Other game settings such as Heroes Unlimited, Phase World, and others are also available for play. Come join Explorers Unlimited and be part of more than just a game. Be part of the single largest community of Palladium gamers (outside of Palladium’s own forums) on the Internet, and unleash your imagination!

Savage Rifts
Savage Rifts is the play-by-post home to the much anticipated Savage Worlds release of the iconic Rifts franchise.

Games & Groups on EU

Rifts: North America based groups
The "home base" for groups is the city-state of Merctown with adventures ranging out from this place.
Heroes for Hire (Independent, 5 Players, 3 Openings): EU's very first group of intrepid adventurers. Led by Sir Ronith Turand.
The Spook Squad (Independent, 5 Players, 3 Openings): EU's Team Evil - If you hear them, they're not after you.
The Templar (Independent: 6 Players, 2 Openings): A few good men, a woman, a fox, a blueberry squid, and an ogre vs all of the forces of darkness.
The Roughnecks (Independent, 8 Players, 0 Openings): True Grit: Only the crustiest mercs can do the crustiest work.
110th CS SOG (Restricted Access, 7 players, 0 openings): The 110th Coalition States Special Operations Group.
Paragon Acquisition Services (Independent: 8 Players, 0 Openings): A multipurpose small unit built around the idea of reconnaissance, infiltration, retrieval (of persons or items), and information and intelligence gathering.
Explorers Inc. (Sponsored, 4 Players, 4 Openings): Formerly sponsored by Titan Industries, this group is regrouping and finding their esprit du corps.
AA Professional Services (Independent, 4 Players, 4 Openings): A low-powered merc group with big ambitions.

Rifts: Groups based outside of North America
Eurasia: (Restricted Access, 6 Players, 2 Openings): The biggest war seen since the coming of the rifts is the backdrop for this group's adventures.
Australia (Restricted Access: 6 Players, 2 Opening): Welcome to the wasteland Down Under.

Phase World: End of Days Campaign
The "home base" for groups is the city of Center with adventures ranging out from this place.
Galactic Adventurers (8 Players, 0 openings)
Galactic Rogues (5 players, 3 openings)

Heroes Unlimited: Century Station
10 players, always accepting new players

Heroes Unlimited: Galactic
1st Special Operations Group: (6 players, 2 openings): Player access to this exclusive campaign setting is determined via existing player consensus.

Palladium Fantasy
The "home base" for groups is the city of Llorn with adventures ranging out from this place.
7 players, 9 openings

Chaos Earth: Atrum Terra
The frozen wasteland awaits. 6 players, 2 openings

Patreon
The community is supported via Patreon. Click here if you'd like to support the community for as little as $2 a month.
Patrons receive special access rewards on Explorers Unlimited, as well as having access to all episodes of the Radio Free Merctown podcast.

For those who aren't on the EU site and/or aren't Patreon supporters, make sure to check out Augur's Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC05yt_ ... sSnNZEnroQ

Old episodes of Radio Free Merctown will be available there. Though part of it is Explorers Specific, it's still Rifts and other PB goodness that is just plain fun to listen to.

EU is Great,I hope to see a new Group for Phase world and a Robotech,s game in 2017.

Did you know that Augur runs Palladium games on ROLL 20?

For more information regarding these games, click here for more information. If you're an active player in the EU community, you can join us for weekly sessions!

List of currently active games:

• Dead Reign: Escape from Suburbia on ROLL 20
• Palladium Fantasy: The Princess & the Dragon on ROLL 20
• Heroes Unlimited: Operation Übermensch on ROLL 20

Patreon
The community is supported via Patreon. Click here if you'd like to support the community for as little as $2 a month.
Patrons receive special access rewards on Explorers Unlimited, as well as having access to all episodes of the Radio Free Merctown podcast.

The 2017 EPIC is coming...

The 2017 EPIC is nearly upon us.

Twenty-four player characters in four groups will be facing one of the greatest threats in the history of Rifts Earth!

This eight-month long (IRL) adventure arc will determine the future of the timeline of Rifts Earth!

checked out the site, still dont understand how to play

I'd suggest starting here, and either PMing someone on the site or posting again here if you have questions.