Palladium Books® – Weekly Update – February 24, 2022
One game system – every genre – countless worlds – endless adventure
By Kevin Siembieda
Hey everyone. Did you survive the big snow from last week? We did too. Not only that, but I have found some quiet time to get in some productive writing. There are so many new books we want to finish and get into your hands as soon as possible. The Rifter® #85, Rifts® CS Manhunters, and BTS: Creature Feature being just three of them. We don’t want to raise expectations by saying too much, too soon, but we think you will be very pleased with all that is coming your way this year. There is also an array of fun little products coming as well. The Palladium Open House – April 21 (for VIPs), 22, 23, and 24 – will debut a number of these new products in one form or another. The POH also gives us the opportunity to test market ideas and get feedback from those in attendance.
I have pushed trouble and woes out of my head to focus on creativity and fun. Creativity is easy as we are bursting with ideas. Fun is easy too, because we are getting so pumped about the 2022 Palladium Open House and the scads of products, large and small, that will be available there. I have been happily unleashing my imagination to write and be creative in a lot of different areas. That includes working with a number of writers and artists to keep things moving on many fronts for several of our game lines. Despite the deadlines and pressure of it all, I’m having a blast creating and writing and orchestrating projects with other creators. I love what I do and I’m having the time of my life putting together the best Palladium Open House and releasing a torrent of new products in several different areas.
I’m tempted to say I’m especially excited about this or that, but I’m excited about it all. The three new T-shirts, a couple of old favorite T-shirts brought back, a dozen nostalgic art prints, piles of one-of-a-kind negatives, a couple of surprise books (if we can pull it off), new resin miniatures, a dozen out of print goodies pulled out of our archives, some cool stuff for the live auction, and a number of other surprises on a few different fronts! I’m being vague because these are “surprises” for those coming to Palladium’s 40th Birthday bash. Moreover, my 66th birthday, Julius’s 73rd, Matthew Clements’ 36th, and Joe Bergmans’ 52nd will have all taken place just a few weeks and days earlier, and Wayne’s birthday is a week after the POH, so we plan to have some fun at the Open House! If you have not ordered your admissions tickets, now is the time to do so. We want a lot of Palladium fans present to celebrate this milestone and get in some fun.
For me, part of that fun will be running 4-5 games with 12-14 players taking the roles of the Legendary Defiler characters and running them through adventures in the fabled Palladium of Desires. Yes, this is the cast of characters and the fantasy campaign that inspired me to create RPGs in the first place and helped launch Palladium Books! The characters will be many of those depicted from that piece of art on page 3 of every Palladium Fantasy RPG ever published. Coake the Ranger, XarXar the Wizard, Lucifer Deeth the Sasquatch warrior, Nameless the Priest of Narabium, and others will be available as pre-generated player characters. Player characters adventuring in the fabled Palladium of Desires and who may meet The Joker, the Demon Mirror, and … well, you’ll have to wait and see. This game just seems perfect for a 40th Anniversary POH Celebration and it’s only the second time in 40 years that I’m letting new people glimpse the game and characters that started it all.
Weekend and single day tickets to the Palladium Open House – April 22-24, 2022 – are still available. Only VIP Thursday is sold out. It is not too late to join the fun and be part of this historic event.
Announcement: Congratulations to Rex Barkdoll and Maggie for their rapidly approaching wedding. Rex is an awesome human being, a dear friend, and a regular source of help and ideas. He is also the gent who designed the Palladium Books website and store that you have been enjoying for years. Maggie is the smart, sweet lady who has won Rex’s heart. They will be eloping the day after the POH, which is why he and she will not be present this year. Our warmest wishes to Rex and Maggie from all of us at Palladium.
Announcement: Congratulations to Roger Cartier and Stacy for their wedding next autumn. Roger and his late wife Randi’s names appear in many early Palladium Fantasy books. They gamed with me for a decade or two, and Roger is another great person and dear, dear friend. Sadly, Randi passed away some years ago, but we are thrilled that Rog has found a new sweetheart. We know these two are made for each other and we send them our heartfelt congratulations and warmest regards. Can’t wait to learn more about their wedding plans.
All this marriage stuff suggests spring is in the air early this year. We are so happy for our friends.
10 titles are being reprinted. We are staying on top of inventory and have recently submitted 10 titles for reprints so we don’t run out. There are only a few that may go temporarily out of stock, and if they do, they’ll only be out of print for a week or two. Meanwhile, we think we have found ourselves a trio of viable alternative printers with good to excellent turnaround times without sacrificing quality. We’ll soon see. Fingers crossed. Unfortunately, that does not apply to hardcover books. Still looking for a competitively priced hardcover printer with a fast turnaround time. That means for the time being we remain at the mercy of our current printer.
Chaos Earth® RPG Hardcover – temporarily out of print. Even though we requested this title in October, we are still waiting for it. Most of the other hardcovers are available with decent numbers in stock, but a few may go out of print by April or May. That includes the Original Palladium RPG Deluxe Foil hardcover. With any luck, we’ll get a restock before that happens, but we just don’t know with these guys.
Hardcover Update. The two new hardcovers – the Original Palladium Fantasy RPG® (1st Edition rules) Deluxe Foil Hardcover (includes the Arms of Nargash-Tor sourcebook) AND the Splicers® RPG “Bonus” Hardcover – continue to blow out the doors at lightning speed. They are selling so fast, we had to put 50 of each aside to make sure we have copies available at the Open House. Please keep those orders coming for all the hardcovers and other books, prints, poker cards, mugs, etc.
Update: Rifts® CS Manhunters – I spent the weekend and most of this week working on finishing this dynamic book. Great stuff if I do say so myself.
A shout out to my pal, Hendrik. It was great speaking with you as always, my friend. Thank you for your excellent feedback and suggestions.
And a shout out to Glen Evans for another recent great chat. Glen has been writing up a storm for Palladium Fantasy and will be at the POH too.
The British are coming! I was happy to learn that our contingent of fun-loving gamer pals from England will be attending the Open House – Paul, Ian, Matt – plus they are bringing a couple of new faces with them. Jolly good, indeed!
General Note: Overall the energy here at Palladium is high and full of fun and excitement. I think a lot of great work and ideas are being laid out. Anticipation for the Palladium Open House is a big driver of our motivation and sense of fun. Cannot wait to see so many old friends and fans at the POH and we want to have a lot of new goodies available when they get there.
Something you might enjoy
When not creating works of wonders for Palladium Books and other companies, artist Michael Majestic has been creating original designs for science fiction fighters with his 3D printer. Which he has recently begun to offer for sale. I think they are pretty cool so I wanted to plug Mike’s efforts and Patreon page. Check them out below and see more on his page. If you think other gamers might dig these minis, please spread the word. Thanks.
From Vulne Pro Studio: The TE-46 Javelin and TE-52 Ballista fighters printable STL files are available now on https://www.patreon.com/VulnePro
The new Small Scale Resin Printed Military Spacecraft Series is a collection of 3D printable sci-fi space fighters designed by Michael Majestic in the spirit of 1980s anime, old school sci-fi aesthetics – arguably, some of the most striking and creatively bold work ever produced by Japanese animation studios. Mike has captured that boldness with clean lines and appealing visual designs. Additionally the digital 4K box art plus orthographic views of each fighter owes much to the way Japanese model and garage kit makers presented their releases in the 1980s and 90s (Tamiya aircraft, Dougram, Crusher Joe, Macross, etc.). While these are ultimately resin printed miniatures, and not model kits, they very much capture that sf anime feel. With more to come. Check it out. Btw, Mike expects to be at the Palladium Open House.
https://www.patreon.com/VulnePro
NEW! “Original” Palladium Fantasy RPG® “Bonus” Edition Commemorative Hardcover, 1st Edition Rules – Available now
This deluxe, foil stamped edition presents the original, First Edition rules, expanded with the inclusion of the Arms of Nargash-Tor adventure sourcebook. The Original Fantasy Edition includes Erick Wujcik’s popular Tombs of Gersidi adventure left out of the 2nd Edition rule book, and all the original illustrations. The cover is a recreation of the original, famous red and black cover of the original RPG. We sold more than 120,000 copies of the first edition rule book back in the day, so we know a lot of people have fond memories of it. Hence, the request for Palladium to offer it again in some form. We hope you enjoy the deluxe First Edition Fantasy hardcover. It sure brought back memories for many of us.
- The complete, original RPG – the game that started Palladium Books.
- First Edition rules are easily adaptable to current Fantasy titles.
- Includes The Tombs of Gersidi adventure and setting (ancient vampires and dark magic) written by Erick Wujcik. Maps by Erick Wujcik. Easily adapted to current rules.
- Depictions of Eastern, Western, Northern, and Old Kingdom coins.
- Fan favorite artwork by Kevin Siembieda and Michael Kucharski.
- The Arms of Nargash-Tor adventure sourcebook included as “bonus” material back in print form for the first time in 35 years.
- Deluxe hardcover edition. Probably limited to fewer than 1,000 copies.
- Recreation of the original cover with red foil stamping into a black faux leatherette hardcover. It should look beautiful.
- 320 pages total with “bonus” material – $55 retail – Cat. No. 449HC – available now while supplies last.
NEW! Splicers® RPG “Bonus” Edition Hardcover – Available now
The Splicers® RPG “Bonus” Edition Hardcover includes 50 pages of Splicers® material from The Rifter® #30, #32, and #51 offering War Mounts, The Wasteland, and Living Weapons like the Swarm Lord, Hive insects, etc., written by Chris Kluge.
Splicers® is a unique science fiction RPG unlike anything else on the market. It might be thought of as The Terminator meets Guyver. Human beings (on a far future Earth or is it a distant space colony?) are forced to hide and turn to bio-engineered, living weapons, armor and war steeds in their ongoing struggles against “The Machine.” A Super-Artificial Intelligence originally designed to help and protect human beings, but now hunts and destroys or enslaves them for their own welfare. It is a battle for survival that varies for each House of Splicers and the different regions controlled by the different personalities of the insane AI.
- The complete Splicers RPG written and created by Carmen Bellaire.
- 50 bonus pages of source material written by Chris Kluge.
- 280 pages – $44.99 retail – Cat. No. 200HC – available now while supplies last.
“Original” Rifts® RPG – 30th Anniversary Commemorative Hardcover – available now
Yep, the RPG many of you know and love and first cut your teeth on when you discovered RPGs. The “original” Rifts® RPG is available for a limited time as a deluxe hardcover. Still only $49.99 despite rising paper and printing costs, especially for a book of its caliber. It is absolutely gorgeous and guaranteed to bring back fond memories. 48 pages of color, high quality paper, beautiful print quality throughout, and 32 pages of additional content.
- The cover is the iconic, fan favorite, Keith Parkinson painting depicting a Splugorth Slaver and Blind Warrior Women riding a Splugorth Slave Barge.
- 32 page color section presenting never before seen or talked about art and information.
- The making of Rifts®.
- Behind the scenes stories involving Kevin Siembieda, Erick Wujcik, Keith Parkinson, Kevin Long, others, and their contributions to Rifts®.
- Never before seen concept art and sketches.
- A gallery of every Rifts® cover through 2021. More than 160 of them. The perfect reference for collectors.
- The Rifts® RPG first edition rules work perfectly with ALL current Rifts® World Books, Sourcebooks, and Dimension Books, making it a functioning core rule book, not just an awesome collector’s item.
- 288 pages – $49.99 retail – Cat. No. 800HC30 – available now.
UPDATED List of RPG Hardcovers Available Now
- SOLD OUT! Sorry, temporarily out of stock. Waiting for additional supplies from our hardcover printer. Chaos Earth® RPG “Bonus” Edition Hardcover – 192 pages – $36.99 – Cat. No. 660HC – 30 extra pages of bonus material – Temporarily out of stock. No word when it will be back from the printer.
- NEW! “Original” Palladium Fantasy RPG® Commemorative “Bonus” Foil Hardcover (1st Edition rules) – It is the original 1st Edition Rules RPG including Tombs of Gersidi and the first Fantasy sourcebook: The Arms of Nargash-Tor. The cover is a classy crimson foil image, imprinted on black faux leatherette to replicate the original red and black RPG fans love. 320 pages – $55 retail – Cat. No. 449HC – available now.
- NEW! Splicers® RPG “Bonus” Edition Hardcover – The Splicers® RPG plus 50 pages of extra material gathered from The Rifter®. 280 pages – $44.99 – Cat. No. 200HC – available now.
- “Original” Rifts® RPG 30th Anniversary Commemorative Hardcover – available now! This collector’s item sports the original Parkinson cover, additional 32 page color section, history of Rifts®, unpublished concept art, gallery of all Rifts® covers through 2020, and more. Can be used with ALL Rifts® supplements – 288 pages – $49.99 – Cat. No. 800HC30 – Available now.
- Ninjas & Superspies™ RPG “Bonus” Hardcover – available now – BACK in stock – 224 pages – $36.99 – Cat. No. 525HC – includes bonus material – available now.
- After the Bomb® RPG “Bonus” Hardcover – available now– BACK in stock – 296 pages – $39.99 – Cat. No. 503HC – includes bonus material – available now.
- Rifts® Book of Magic Hardcover – available now – BACK in stock – 352 pages – $39.99 – Cat. No. 848HC – available now.
- Nightbane® RPG “Bonus” Edition Hardcover – available now – 304 pages – $39.99 – Cat. No. 730HC – 60 extra pages of bonus material – available now.
- Dead Reign® RPG (Zombie Apocalypse) Hardcover – available now – BACK in stock – 224 pages – $36.99 – Cat. No. 230HC – available now.
- Beyond the Supernatural™ RPG, 2nd Edition Hardcover – 224 pages – $36.99 – Cat. No. 700HC
- Palladium Fantasy RPG®, 2nd Edition Hardcover – 336 pages – $39.99 – Cat. No. 450HC – Our second best selling new hardcover after the Rifts® 30th Anniversary edition.
- Heroes Unlimited™ RPG, 2nd Edition Hardcover – 352 pages – $39.99 – Cat. No. 500HC.
- Rifts® Ultimate Edition RPG Hardcover – 376 pages – $44.99 – Cat. No. 800HC – epic.
- Rifts® Ultimate Edition “Softcover” is a new format. RUE has only ever been available as a hardcover, and it still is, but it is now also available as a softcover – 376 pages – $34.99 – Cat. No. 800SE.
- Rifts® Game Master Guide Hardcover – 352 pages – $39.99 – Cat. No. 845HC
- Rifts® Adventure Guide Hardcover – 192 pages – $36.99 – Cat. No. 849HC.
2022 Palladium Open House – April 22-24, 2022 (April 21 for VIP ticket holders) – Celebrate 40 Years of RPG fun from Palladium Books®
Weekend tickets and individual days remain available, so please join the fun. You will not be disappointed. See complete details in the lengthier store description.
Highlights Include:
* Celebrate Palladium’s landmark 40 Year Anniversary with us.
* Price of admission pays for all events!
* 100+ Gaming Events:
* Meet 30+ Notable Palladium personalities, artists, writers, staff.
- Kevin Siembieda – (Founder, writer, & G.M.) – confirmed
- Sean Owen Roberson – (Creative Director, writer, G.M., staff) – confirmed
- Julius Rosenstein (editor, G.M., Defiler & staff) – confirmed
- Wayne Smith (editor-in-chief & staff) – confirmed
- Alex Marciniszyn (editor, Defiler, & staff) – confirmed
- Kathy Simmons (Goddess & staff) – confirmed
- Crystal Willard (Lord of the Warehouse & staff) – confirmed
- Ramon Perez (artist) – confirmed
- John Zeleznik (artist) – probable/tentative
- Amy L. Ashbaugh (artist) – confirmed
- Nick Bradshaw (artist) – confirmed
- Mike Majestic (artist) – confirmed
- Brian Manning (artist) – wants to, thinking about it
- Allen Manning (artist) – wants to, thinking about it
- Mike Mumah (artist) – confirmed
- Benjamin Rodriguez (artist) – confirmed
- Brandon Aten (writer, musician & G.M.) – tentative
- Matthew Balent (writer & G.M.) – confirmed
- Matthew Clements (writer, screenwriter) – confirmed
- Steven Dawes (writer & G.M.) – confirmed
- Greg Diaczyk (writer & G.M.) – confirmed
- Glen Evans (writer & G.M.) – confirmed
- John Klinkel (writer & G.M.) – confirmed
- Madman Mike Leonard (artist, G.M. & helper) – confirmed
- Mark Oberle (writer & G.M.) – confirmed
- James Brown (Game Master Supreme) – confirmed
- Joe Bergmans (friend & helper) – confirmed
- Chris Guertin (friend & helper) – confirmed
- Doug Lamberson (friend & helper) – tentative
- Ryan McDaniel (G.M. & consultant) – confirmed
- Mike Silva (friend, G.M. & helper) – confirmed
- Unprecedented Availability to Personalities: Most Palladium creators are available to chat, sign books, sell art and prints, for most of the day, every day, not just an hour here or an hour there.
- Get your books signed by dozens of Palladium creators.
- The Live Auction Saturday Night is going to be epic! Kevin has dug out a lot of rare, out of print, first printing signed books, hardcovers, original artwork, proofreader photocopies of books like early TMNT®, Robotech®, Palladium Fantasy®, Rifts®, and other items we think folks will go crazy over.
- 100+ Palladium gaming events.
- Play in games run by Kevin Siembieda & other Palladium creators.
- Enjoy panel talks and many question & answer chats.
- Bring your favorite game books to get signed.
- Meet Kevin Siembieda and the Palladium staff.
- Meet Sean Roberson, Palladium’s Creative Director, G.M., and chief writer behind Rifts® Savage Worlds®.
- Meet Ramon K. Perez, Marvel Comics artist – Spider-Man and many other comics, and artist in many Palladium World Books.
- Meet 30+ other Palladium creators and personalities like Matthew Clements, Glen Evans, John Zeleznik, Amy Ashbaugh, Mike Mumah, Nick Bradshaw, Matthew Balent, and many others – the largest gathering of Palladium creators in the world! Most available every day, the entire day, for the entire POH.
- Meet fellow gamers from across the USA and around the world – Canada, England, Germany, Spain, Uruguay, Brazil, etc.
- Special Event (Saturday): Live Auction – offering rare collectibles and original art from Palladium’s and Kevin Siembieda’s archives.
- Get new releases, back stock items, and Palladium collectibles.
- Get original artwork and limited edition prints.
- Get rare collector items, first printings, and signed books.
- Be the first to get some of the newest releases debuting at the POH.
- Get new and old T-shirts and specialty items before anyone at home.
- Commission select artists to draw your favorite character.
- “Live” Auction with rare collectibles and unique items.
- “Live” panel talks and interviews.
- “Open gaming” area at the warehouse. Sorry, no game room at hotels.
- Get the latest news and other insider info.
- Intimate setting, unlike big conventions.
- Family reunion and party atmosphere.
- Join the fun and make memories to last a lifetime.
- Hours: 9:00 A.M. to 12:30 A.M. (possibly longer).
- Location: The Palladium Books warehouse – 39074 Webb Court, Westland, Michigan (MI) 48185 – 15-20 minutes from the airport.
- Palladium has limited space, so order your admissions now in case we sell out!
- You MUST make hotel reservations by March 7, 2022 to guarantee getting a room and at the special Group Rate!
Price of Admission
Price of admission covers all events. Being accepted into a game event is on a first-come, first served basis. Dates: April 21 (VIP Thursday a separate cost), April 22, 23, 24.
SOLD OUT! $117 for “VIP Day” – Thursday, April 21, 2021 – but get on the VIP Cancellations Waiting List. (2 folks have gotten VIP tickets due to cancellations already. VIP catered dinner limited to around 100 VIP gamers. A more intimate chance to talk with Palladium staff, artists and writers, and first crack at rare collectibles, prints and original art.
$60 for 3 Day Weekend Pass (April 22, 23, 24 – Friday, Saturday & Sunday). $60 at the door, but ONLY if space is available. 9:00 AM till closing.
$30 for Friday, single day, April 22, 9:00 AM till closing. $30 at the door, but only if space is available.
$30 for Saturday, single day, April 23, 9:00 AM till closing (about midnight). $30 at the door, but ONLY if space is available. The Live Auction is held on Saturday.
$10 for Sunday, single day, April 24, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. $10 at the door, and there is usually space available on Sunday.
See complete details in the lengthier store description.
Palladium accepts Visa, MasterCard, American Express and most credit cards. All Credit Card orders must include: Credit Card Number – Name on the card – Address of the Credit Cardholder – Expiration Date – Telephone Number of the cardholder and CVV code on the back of the card and the name of EACH person you are getting tickets for.
Order Online in the Palladium store or by Telephone: Call 734-721-2903 – have your credit card information ready and the name of each person in your group.
Cancellation available till March 15: You can cancel your Open House or V.I.P. order up to March 15, 2021 and get a FULL refund.
POH Hotel Reservations – No later than March 7, 2022
2022 POH Dates – April 21 (VIP Thursday), 22, 23, and 24 (Sunday). NOTE: Both hotels have agreed to allow people to get the Palladium Group Rate Discount if you arrive a day or two before the POH or stay a day or two after the POH dates. This is especially helpful for our volunteers and friends who like to show up to help a couple days before the Open House and stay till the Monday or Tuesday after the event. Tell the hotel you are “coming to the Palladium Open House” to get the special rates below. Note: The hotel does not charge your credit card till just before you arrive. Please spread the word, bring a friend, and have the time of your life.
Comfort Inn Plymouth-West Livonia – $99 per night
MUST reserve by March 7, 2022 to get the “Group Rate,” but we suggest reserving your room as soon as possible! We will see if we can extend that date, but do not count on it.
40455 Ann Arbor Road
Plymouth, MI 48170
Phone: 734-455-8100 and ask for the Palladium Books Group Block
Red Roof Inn #016 (Plymouth) – $50-55 per night
39700 Ann Arbor Road
Plymouth, MI 48170
734-459-3300 and ask for the Palladium Books Group Block
See complete details in the lengthier store description.
POH Game Masters NEEDED
– Open House Game Masters can earn a free T-Shirt and 30% Discount
We need plenty of games to satisfy 250 gamers, so your help is appreciated and welcomed. Julius Rosenstein is running 7 games; so is Kevin Siembieda (+ panel talks and hanging out with you!); Glen Evans, Greg Diaczyk, John Klinkel, Mike Leonard, and other writers are also running games, and many of our usual fine G.M. volunteers are running games – James Brown, Ryan McDaniel, Mike Silva, etc., are running games. You should too!
G.M. Rewards! Run three or more games – that is only one game a day – and get a FREE special G.M. T-shirt unveiled for the first time at the POH and a 30% Game Master Supreme discount on most of Palladium’s RPG books, T-shirts, and many other items. (Sorry, EXCLUDES original art, auction items, limited editions, art prints, and convention exclusive products.)
Contact us by telephone (734-721-2903) or by email at palladium-gm{at}palladiumbooks.com. Please contact us as SOON as possible. We want to post a schedule well in advance.
Game Event Info we need from each G.M.
- RPG/World setting (Rifts®, Chaos Earth®, Palladium Fantasy®, Heroes Unlimited, After the Bomb®, Dead Reign®, Nightbane®, Splicers®, BTS, Ninjas & Superspies, etc.). Yes, you can run Robotech® or TMNT® based RPG games if you desire. Or even Savage Rifts®!
- A brief, but dynamic description of the role-playing game.
- Maximum Number of Players: 6-10 is typical, but run what YOU feel comfortable with running.
- Running Time: 3-4 hours is typical, and best for these kinds of events, longer can be a problem.
- What days you can run: VIP Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday?
- When: Do you have a preferred time of day you want to run? If so, what is it? Specify preferences (10 AM, noon, 8:00 PM, what)?
If we can NOT give you the preferred time slot, are you willing to run at a different time, earlier or later? - Multiple games: If you are running multiple times, is it the same game? If different games please provide all this information for EACH game you intend to run.
- Please bring pre-rolled “player” character sheets: G.M.s, we strongly advise providing pre-rolled character sheets/descriptions for each player. Why waste time rolling up characters? Let’s game!
- Minimum age of the players: Especially if the game has mature content or extreme violence. Please indicate if it is not suitable for players under the age of 17.
- YOUR T-shirt size. You will want this shirt.
- I.D. & Contact Info:
Your real name
Street address
Telephone/Cell number (an alternative number optional)
Email address
T-shirt size!
NOTE: If you commit to running games at the POH you must be serious and MUST be present to run your games. Do not disappoint gamers from around the globe by being unprepared or absent. You also have to purchase your own admission ticket. If you have questions or would like to discuss any aspect, do not hesitate to call the Palladium office.
Send Game Event information via e-mail to palladium-gm{at}palladiumbooks.com (much preferred) – or call – 734-721-2903 and ask for Wayne, Julius or Alex.
Please tell others about the Palladium Open House – April 21-24
Many Palladium fans don’t know anything about the Palladium Open House, so please tell them about this awesome event so they can join the fun and share the experience. The more the merrier. There is nothing like a Palladium Open House.
POH Safety Requirements
for Attendance at the 2022 Palladium Open House
Mask Wearing Required: Everyone participating in the Palladium Open House — including all attendees, exhibitors, Game Masters, event organizers, and event staff — will be required to wear a mask in all indoor spaces AT ALL TIMES, unless actively eating or drinking in “designated areas” or “outdoors.”
Masks must cover the nose and mouth and fit snugly against the sides without gaps. Masks may be manufactured or homemade and should consist of a solid piece of material WITHOUT slits, exhalation valves, or punctures. Wearing a mask helps to protect those around you. Only N95 level masks offer superior protection for yourself as well as those around you. See complete details in the online store description.
POH Waiver of Liability
The purchase of a Palladium Open House (POH) admission admits one person to all activities and exhibits at the POH during regularly scheduled hours of the Open House and events. In accepting a badge and in consideration for being admitted to the Palladium Open House, the holder consents to being recorded (by audio and/or visual means) for exhibition and exploitation by any means in all media, including without limitation the Internet, worldwide in perpetuity.
The badge holder releases Palladium Books Inc. from any liability for loss or damage to persons or property, infringement of any right, or any other claim or course of action of any kind; authorizes and permits Palladium Books, Inc. and its designees which includes but is not limited to all guests, exhibitors, and contractors to use and authorize the use of his/her name, voice, likeness and all reproductions thereof by any means and in all media now and hereafter known, including without limitation, the Internet, for all purposes worldwide in perpetuity; and agrees to comply with all the rules and regulations of the Event. Palladium Books Inc. reserves the right to deny entry or remove from the Event facilities any person who in its sole and absolute discretion is behaving or threatening to behave in a manner which it reasonably considers to be disruptive of the Palladium Books Open House.
DriveThruRPG.com – Discover the Palladium Megaverse® at PDF prices – 300+ titles
– Rifts® titles. Rifts® is the ultimate setting in which you can combine any number of genres and play any style of gaming you may desire: science fiction, fantasy, supernatural horror, heroic adventure, dimensional travel, modern knights, cyborgs, giant robots, dinosaur taming, sleuthing, magic, monsters, heroes and legends. Or combine them all. There has never been a game quite like Rifts®.
– Rifts® Chaos Earth® titles. Live through the Great Cataclysm and the Coming of the Rifts. Rifts® Chaos Earth® RPG, Creatures of Chaos™, Rise of Magic™, and Chaos Earth® Resurrection™ are all available.
– The Rifter® #1-84. Each issue is a wealth of source material and ideas for Rifts® and 3-5 other Palladium game settings. Most are easily adapted to ANY Palladium game setting. Each issue is a gem. 8,500 pages of source material and ideas for heroes, villains, monsters, magic, gear, and adventure. Many issues are sold out and only available in digital form.
– Palladium Fantasy RPG® titles. This is a rich, original setting in which you can play humans or any number of nonhuman species of people in a world of magic, heroes and wonder. A world with 100,000 years of history. Some of it quite dark. All of it epic.
– Dead Reign® RPG and sourcebooks. The Zombie Apocalypse unleashed. Play ordinary people or post-apocalyptic O.C.C.s or Masked Lunatic heroes. A great introductory RPG that is surprisingly uplifting, fun, fast, and easy to learn.
– Heroes Unlimited™ RPG Second Edition titles. Create any type of superhuman you can imagine to build your own super-hero universe or those of your favorite comic books. Heroes Unlimited™ RPG first edition rule book and sourcebooks too.
– After the Bomb® RPG and sourcebooks. Create and play anthropomorphic, intelligent, mutant animals in a comic book world of crime-fighting mutants and super-heroes, or in a crumbling post-apocalyptic Earth where humans teeter on the edge of extinction and mutant animals are becoming the noble survivors to inherit our world.
– Ninjas & Superspies™ RPG and the Mystic China™ sourcebook by Erick Wujcik. Think James Bond meets Enter the Dragon. 41 types of martial arts, ninjas, and super-spies with gadgets, gizmos and advanced weapons.
– Nightbane® RPG and sourcebooks. You are the monsters … and the heroes. Embark on a quest of self-discovery and empowerment while locked in a secret war against the Nightlords and their demonic and human minions. Monsters only you, the Nightbane, can see, but only when you transform into your inhuman Morphus. A supernatural and monstrous alter-ego that can see the invading monsters and possesses the power to destroy them. That’s why the Night Princes have been assigned to hunt down and either turn or destroy every last one of the Nightbane. Trust no one. Even your parents, teachers, or friends might be wicked Dopplegangers in league with the Nightlords.
– Beyond the Supernatural™ RPG and sourcebooks. Your first step into the realm of modern horror. The RPG provides 14 character classes and 42 occupations for “ordinary people,” 100+ psychic abilities, 16 monsters, the Lazlo Agency, world setting and rules.
– The Mechanoid Invasion® Trilogy RPG is a long time, cult favorite with a fatalistic worldview of humans vs aliens with superior technology.
– Splicers® RPG is like Iron Man meets Game of Thrones with elements of Terminator – except this army of Iron Men are clad in living body armor and wield living, organic weapons and devices. Created in 2004 by writer and game designer Carmen Bellaire, Splicers® was nominated for an Inquest Gamer Magazine Fan Awards Game of the Year, and has since developed a rabid fan base. Science fiction and horror where humans are forced to use genetically engineered, living weapons and organic war machines to battle an insane Artificial Intelligence and her robot legions. Unlike anything you have ever played before!
– Systems Failure RPG. A one-shot post-apocalyptic setting where humans fight and hide from enslaving alien invaders known as “The Bugs.”
– The Palladium Ancient Weapons Series of real world weapons, armor and castles throughout history. Designed for use with ANY game system.
– RECON® Deluxe & Revised – by Erick Wujcik and others. Vietnam era RPG and more.
– Erick Wujcik’s “Lost first RPG” Sector 57. It is Erick Wujcik’s very first RPG (1980, self-published) – a tournament game, actually. I played it way back when with Erick and it was fun. I think you will enjoy it, and it is a fun piece of history. ALL proceeds go directly to the Wujcik estate and probably toward the education of Erick’s beloved grandchild, Tristan. As most of you know, Erick would go on to write the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness RPG, Ninjas & Superspies RPG, Amber Diceless, and contribute to a number of other RPGs and sourcebooks.
– 300+ Palladium titles in all, plus G.M. kits, paper miniatures and more. Palladium Books has settings for every genre: Fantasy RPG, science fiction (Rifts®, Splicers®, and The Mechanoids®), super-heroes (Heroes Unlimited and After the Bomb), superhero horror (Nightbane®), modern horror (Dead Reign® and Beyond the Supernatural), plus The Rifter® sourcebook series (by fans like you), novels, paper minis, and more. And more to come in the weeks ahead.
Palladium Collectibles, one-of-a-kind Negatives, original artwork, other collectibles and toys are always available in Kevin’s Online Toy & Collectibles eBay Store along with other good things
My eBay store is one of the few places where you can find original artwork by me (Kevin Siembieda), Kevin Long, Charles Walton, and others, as well as one-of-a-kind negatives from classic Rifts® and other Palladium RPG books (they look awesome framed!), rare Palladium collector hardcovers, signed books, one-of-a-kind proofreader copies, other Palladium memorabilia, as well as toys and other collectibles from my personal collection. Yeah, I used to be a crazy toy and art collector. Alex and I will try to post new items on a regular basis, so check in every few weeks to see what’s new.
Other one-of-a-kind original artwork available by me (Kevin Siembieda), Kevin Long, Charles Walton II and other artists, as well as collectible negatives, prints, limited edition hardcovers, proofreader copies, out of print items, Star Wars toys, Marvel toys and many other toys and collectibles from my personal collection. Alex and I will keep adding items as our busy schedules allow, but we have a lot of fun collectibles available now and coming soon. Hundreds of items. Take a look every weekend for new additions.
Available now: One-of-a-kind book negatives. Negatives are always very popular items at the Palladium Open House and Gen Con. Truly unique, attractive, and fun.
Negatives are unique and attractive, one-of-a-kind (on rare occasions two-of-a-kind if a page or section of pages were replaced or a second edition was made) works of art that resemble woodcut art and are very dynamic conversation pieces. Before digital printing, pages of a book were laid out by hand on a board, and each page was photographed. The plastic film negatives were then “ganged” on a massive sheet of Mylar 16 pages per big sheet, and the printing plates were made from the negatives – everything white, printing black.
When our printer, McNaughton and Gunn was going to discard them, Palladium acquired many (not all) of the old negatives. I am only keeping a few books for myself and make majority of the rest available to you. I sign each negative in silver and each comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. The negative comes on a white board inside a plastic magazine bag and looks fabulous framed! Fits in an 8×10 inch matt opening in a frame (each neg is roughly 8½ x 11 inches). But don’t miss the other collectibles as well.
http://stores.ebay.com/kevinstoys-artandcollectibles
Heroes Unlimited™ Podcast by Real Play Games
These are the folks who have been bringing you the fun After the Bomb® adventure podcasts that so many have been enjoying. This time they present four episodes from a Heroes Unlimited™ 2nd Edition campaign. These folks are gamers and Palladium fans just like you, following a dream to tell and share their own stories from the Palladium Megaverse®. Cool, right? We thank them for doing this and encourage you to give them a listen.
You can also listen to the After the Bomb®: Purrsuit Season 1. Season Two coming spring 2022 after a venture into the realm of Beyond the Supernatural later this winter.
Learn more and listen to the Heroes Unlimited™ Holiday Special (4 episodes described below) and After the Bomb®: Purrsuit of Knowledge Season One adventures by using the links below. I hope you enjoy them as much as we do.
- Schedule: Biweekly (episodes released every other Friday).
- Website: http://www.realplaygamespod.com
- Twitter: @realplaypod
NEW! Heroes Unlimited™: Hostage for the Holidays: Episode 1 – Superhuman Trafficking!
T’was a day in El Paso fit for a king,
when super-villain Railgun did a questionable thing!
Through Santana’s window, he came with a crash
while downstairs two rival gangs started to clash!
What could possibly happen? Where could they go?
Find out when you hear this podcast, ho-ho!
Release Date: December 3, 2021
Content Warnings: Adult Language, Gore, Violence.
NEW! Heroes Unlimited™: Hostage for the Holidays: Episode 2 – A Small Change of Plans
In Ciudad Juarez, our protagonists stop
to take care of themselves and avoid the cops.
While Railgun’s mind dreams of riches to squander
a mysterious force urges Santana to wander.
While out in the desert, some undead embarrassments
subject the duo to uncomfortable harassment.
Hopefully the two can put them to quick ends
with a little woo-woo, and a couple of friends.
Release Date: December 10, 2021
Content Warnings: Adult Language, Gore, Extreme Violence and Vampire Microaggressions.
NEW! Heroes Unlimited™: Hostage for the Holidays: Episode 3 – Conservation of Ninjutsu
While en-route to Zurich, our indomitable two
do their best to lay low after terrible news.
But Railgun’s captive Santana is too attractive a target
for the world’s criminal syndicates to just up and forget.
Wakizashis, katanas, and shuriken, oh my!
The Kagemusha Chujiin sure want Railgun to die!
Surviving until Zurich would be really neat,
let’s see if they can do it at 35,000 feet!
Release Date: December 17, 2021
Content Warnings: Adult Language and Violence.
NEW! Heroes Unlimited™: Hostage for the Holidays: Episode 4 (Finale) – The Santa-ening
Their adventure’s concluding, destinies unveiled,
in Switzerland, it’s time that our heroes have bailed,
headed up north with a quick-paced flight,
but soon they find themselves a terrible fight.
Pitted against the world’s richest man,
the two hope to save the holiday if they can!
So sit back, relax! It’s a Hell of a fight.
Besides, it’s not like there’s much happening tonight!
The story ends here, folks! We’ve done all the edits!
And if you’d be so kind, please stay through the credits!
Release Date: December 24, 2021
Content Warnings: Adult Language, Gore, and Violence.
And coming over the next 12-18 months …
- Beyond the Supernatural 2E – Cozy Caverns Mysteries
- After the Bomb®: Purrsuit Season 2
- Palladium Megaversal system – Baby, I Shrunk these F*$#ing People!
- Nightbane®
- Rifts®
- Still available, After the Bomb®: Pursuit Season 1
Please continue to support and spread the word about Real Play Games and their RPG Podcast: After the Bomb®: Purrsuit of Knowledge™.
Closing Thoughts
Okay, I’m going to do something different. I’m going to try to hypnotize you to come to the Palladium Open House – April 21-24. Okay. Let’s get started.
Clear your mind. Think about all the fun you have had playing Rifts®, Palladium Fantasy®, Heroes Unlimited, TMNT®, After the Bomb®, Ninjas & Superspies, Robotech®, Nightbane®, Dead Reign®, Beyond the Supernatural, Splicers®, Chaos Earth® and all the rest. Thinking about any of them makes you feel calm, content, and very, very happy. That happiness is enveloping you like a comfy, warm blanket.
Now think of all the friends you have made playing these games. That makes you feel even happier.
Now imagine yourself playing games run by Kevin Siembieda and a host of Palladium writers and artists. You know, like Julius Rosenstein, Mark Oberle, Glen Evans, and many other Palladium creators. These thoughts set you adrift in a sea of joy. A warm, comforting breeze filling your sail.
A smile stretches across your face as you imagine being able to meet and chat with many Palladium writers and artists like painter Jazzy John Zeleznik, fan-fave artist Ramon Perez, snazzy Mike Mumah, feisty artist Amy L. Ashbaugh, artist Nick “the Brick” Bradshaw, editor Alex Marciniszyn, writer Greg Diaczyk … my goodness, there are dozens and dozens of people you have always wanted to meet. All of them greet you with a smile. All of them are happy to see you. Happy to sign your books. Happy to chat with you awhile.
Oh, look at the rare treasures in the live auction and all the cool things to buy to make you even happier.
It all feels like an impossible dream. A place like no other. A wonderful, peaceful Gaming Nirvana.
Great news, you can make your dream come true! This Gaming Nirvana waits for you nestled away in Westland, Michigan at the Palladium warehouse. Happiness is the 2022 Palladium Open House – April 22, 23, and 24. Come to the Palladium Open House. You know you want to … Come to Michigan to game with Palladium creators and meet dozens more.
You will have this lovely dream, night after night, after night, until you follow your dream. Purchase your POH admissions tickets and reserve your hotel room today (or tomorrow).
You are getting sleepy, so place that order now. Make the lovely dream a wonderful reality. Do it. That’s it, do it now. Place that order to the Palladium Open House. Make your impossible dream possible. Embark on a rare opportunity for a blissful, game-filled weekend with RPG legends. (Well, at least in their own minds.)
After you order your Palladium Open House tickets and reserve your hotel rooms, all your worries will fade away. No more nightmares about Covid. No more worries about the state of the world. Only blissful happiness. Happy thoughts of gaming with Kevin, meeting Sean, and hanging out with dozens of Palladium creators for three glorious days. Now dream of epic, heroic battles where you roll only Natural 20s when you need them most. A sweet dream that you can make real (mostly) at the 2022 Palladium Open House.
Ahhhhhhhhh. Breathe in a nice, deep breath. Hold it. Now slowly let it out. Feel better? Happier? Of course you do. We are so glad we could help. See you at the Palladium Open House.
Psssst, Alex, Wayne, I think I did it. I’ve hypnotized thousands of readers of the Weekly Update to come to the Open House. Too bad we can only accommodate a few hundred. Okay, now. Prepare yourselves. A deluge of POH orders will be pouring in any minute now. I said any minute now. Any minute …
– Kevin Siembieda, Publisher, friend and goofball
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