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Palladium Books® – Weekly Update – January 27, 2022

Written by pb_addy on January 27, 2022. Posted in Weekly Updates.

One game system – every genre – countless worlds – endless adventure

By Kevin Siembieda

SALE! Palladium Fantasy RPG® “Bundles of Holding.” The two Palladium Fantasy RPG® Bundles of Holding are available for a limited time. Bundles for both 1st Edition and 2nd Edition rules are available: Palladium FRPG 1E – “First” Edition rules – Bundle of Holding (everything you need to play), and 2nd Edition (current) rules.

Moreover, due to popular request, Allen Varney has added Old Ones and Adventures on the High Seas, 2nd Editions to the 2E bonus collection, giving it a value of nearly $200 for a fraction of that cost. Please tell everyone about the Bundles before the offer ends. This really is a great way to build your Fantasy PDF library at discount prices.

Each Bundle of Holding provides you with a “bundle” of PDF titles at a huge discount, plus 10% goes to a charity, in this case, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. You pay less when you “buy in” during the first few weeks of the offer (this is the 2nd week), but a Bundle of Holding is always a bargain no matter when you buy in, even on the last day! We recommend getting the Starter and the Bonus collections of whichever rules set you prefer (1st or 2nd edition). Bundles of Holding are a great way to build your PDF library on the cheap and support a worthy charity at the same time.

The Palladium Fantasy RPG® gives you our trademark depth of story for setting, monsters, magic, weapons, character classes, and ideas, all of which is easy to adapt to D&D and most any Fantasy game, should you prefer to do so. Grab a Bundle to play, to read for ideas, or to plumb for a wide range of magic – summoning magic, circles, wards, Elemental spells, Wizard spells, Rune Weapon creation rules, magic items galore – as well as an array of unique monsters, villains, gear, and endless adventure for your own fantasy campaigns. See details about the 2 Bundles elsewhere in this Update or click on the links to the Bundles of Holding below:

Palladium FRPG 1E – First Edition rules – Bundle of Holding

Palladium Fantasy® 2E Bundle – Second Edition (current) rules – Offered for the first time ever as a Bundle of Holding

Please tell everyone about the Fantasy Bundles before the offer ends in 11 days. This really is a great way to build your Fantasy PDF library or to try this rich world setting at discount prices.

UPDATE: The “Original” Palladium Fantasy RPG® deluxe foil hardcover and the Splicers® RPG Bonus Hardcover should ship next week. The books were supposed to be in our hands this week, but no. And we still cannot seem to get an honest and actual ship date from our Hardcover Printer. That said, they have called me several times with progress reports, so I am feeling pretty good about shipping next week. (Sheesh, now I know how Charlie Brown feels about Lucy and that football.) So the good news is we “should” have these new hardcovers in the warehouse next Wednesday. That’s what these people are promising as of this morning, and they seem sincere and actually getting the job finally done. As soon as they arrive at the warehouse we will ship all pre-orders. See complete descriptions of these two cool books elsewhere in this Update. We will keep you posted.

UPDATE: Enough is enough. We are probably going to stop using this unreliable printing company, as their constant baloney is giving me an ulcer and a migraine. That “may” mean an end to the hardcovers. We have plenty in stock of most of them to last several months, but unless we can find an alternative hardcover printer able to produce quality books at reasonable prices, this may put an end to the special hardcover editions of our core RPGs.

We have been looking for alternatives, but at this time, the printing industry remains in turmoil and things seem to be getting worse rather than improving. All publishers are experiencing unexpected supply chain shortages, insane delays, and skyrocketing paper/printing prices. I do not know how much longer Palladium can hold the line on price. Thankfully, astute planning and a little luck has put us in a better position than many (even on the hardcover front). Fingers crossed and working hard on writing and releasing new books, Open House logistics, Gen Con plans, and, well, everything else. Alex and I are busy investigating leads and getting quotes on all fronts from web to digital printing. Keep the faith and stay frosty. We are on top of it.

NEWS! Palladium Open House (POH) is definitely happening – April 22-24, 2022 – April 21 if you are coming in for VIP Thursday (mid-afternoon and evening). Meet dozens of Palladium creators. Game with the people who make the games you love. And this year is more special than ever because we are celebrating Palladium’s 40 Year Anniversary. Palladium actually turned 40 last year, which is why the POH was originally scheduled for 2021, but the pandemic caused us to reschedule. Nothing is going to stop the overdue celebration this year. I’m looking to have some fun, how about you?

We are not requiring proof of vaccination for the POH, but we highly recommend getting vaccinated. We will require everyone attending to wear face masks. Happy to report that, just as we had hoped, Covid cases are already starting to plummet in Michigan and across the country so we should be pretty safe by April, especially inside the spacious and airy Palladium warehouse.

Get your POH admission tickets now while they remain available. Palladium’s warehouse can only hold so many people to begin with and with Covid safety considerations, we will be strictly limiting attendance this year. I think we can accommodate another 100 people or so, and that will be it. VIP Thursday is nearly sold out now. We cannot wait to see many of our old friends and make new ones. More POH info and details to come.

NEWS! Palladium at Gen Con 2022 – Palladium will also have a booth at Gen Con this year. So if you are attending please swing on over to check out all the hardcover editions and new releases we expect to have available. Wayne, Crystal, and I will be manning the booth, along with helpers and writers like Mark Oberle, Glen Evans, and a few others. And if we can swing it, maybe a guest artist.

Gen Con 2022 Palladium Gaming Events. Jeff “NMI” Ruiz and Cameron Cleveland have been dealing with non-Covid health issues of their own, and we have been short-handed and swamped dealing with product creation, Covid, and supply chain issues, so there are no coordinated Palladium gaming events for Gen Con this year. Sorry. HOWEVER, I believe there is still time for you to sign–up and register games as an individual Game Master. The more Palladium based game events, the better, and we are happy to support G.M.s as best we can with our usual range of discount coupons and such. Please do not hesitate to reach out.

Palladium FRPG 1E – “First” Edition rules – Bundle of Holding

EVERYTHING YOU NEED for a complete campaign using the 1E rules Starter Collection AND 1E Bonus Collection (more sourcebooks).

http://bundleofholding.com/presents/2022PalladiumFRPG1E

FANTASY 1E STARTER Collection (US $12.95 – total retail $49.45):

Palladium FRPG® Revised 1st Edition (retail $12.49)
Game Shield ($4.50)
Island at the Edge of the World™ ($10.49)
Arms of Nargash-Tor™ adventure sourcebook ($4.99)
Palladium Fantasy Game Master Kit ($5)
Paper Miniatures #1 (males) & #5 (females) O.C.C.s ($5.99 each, total $11.98)

FANTASY 1E BONUS Collection (threshold currently US $26.02 – retail $60.43 more for a total of $109.88!):

Book II: Old Ones™ ($12.49)
Book III: Adventures on the High Seas™ ($12.49)
Book IV: Adventures in the Northern Wilderness™ ($7.99)
Book V: “Further” Adventures in the Northern Wilderness™ ($4.99)
Book VII: Yin-Sloth Jungles™ ($10.49)
Paper Miniatures #2: Monster Races & #3: NPC Encounters ($5.99 each, total $11.98)

http://bundleofholding.com/presents/2022PalladiumFRPG1E

How the Bundle of Holding Works: The customer can pay any price (minimum $12.95) to get all the titles in the Starter Collection. If you pay more than the threshold (average) price, which is $26.02 as we post this (but goes up as more people make purchases), you also get all the titles in the Bonus Collection. All PDF bundles are hosted in association with OneBookShelf, DriveThruRPG’s parent company, and you get your PDF bundle added directly into your DriveThruRPG library. What? You don’t have a DriveThruRPG account yet? No worries, they are FREE and very easy to set up.

NEW! Palladium Fantasy^® 2E – “Second” Edition (current) rules – Offered for the first time ever as a Bundle of Holding

Everything you need to launch a sprawling campaign using the 2E current FRPG rules. Hundreds of spells, magic items, monsters, heroes, 50,000 years of history, and adventures galore all presented with Palladium’s trademark depth of story.

http://bundleofholding.com/presents/2EPalladium

2E STARTER Collection (US $17.95 – total retail value $71.44)

Palladium Fantasy RPG®, 2nd Edition ($13.49 retail)
Dragons & Gods ($12.49)
Monsters & Animals ($12.49)
Mysteries of Magic 1: The Heart of Magic ($8.99)
The Western Empire ($12.99)
Library of Bletherad ($10.99; epic source for adventure)

Total PDF retail value of $71.44, all for only $17.95!

2E BONUS Collection (threshold currently US $32.42 – retail $124.92 more for a total of $196.36!):

Gets you everything in the Starter Collection plus PDFs of …

Baalgor Wastelands ($12.99; monsters galore)
Bizantium and the Northern Islands ($12.99)
Eastern Territory ($12.99)
Land of the Damned 1: Chaos Lands ($12.99)
Land of the Damned 2: Eternal Torment ($12.99)
Mount Nimro, Kingdom of Giants ($10.99)
Northern Hinterlands ($12.99; more monsters and adventure)
Wolfen Empire ($10.99)
Old Ones 2E ($12.50)
High Seas 2E ($12.50)

http://bundleofholding.com/presents/2EPalladium

Bargain price and charity support. Not only do you get to try something new or build your existing e-library at a bargain price, but 10% of every purchase goes toward charity! We chose to support The National Center of Missing and Exploited Children (http://www.missingkids.org/) with our bundles. They provide assistance to victims, families, law enforcement, social service agencies, mental health agencies and others when they need help with a missing, exploited, or recovered child.

If you have never played Palladium Fantasy® 2nd Edition, it is epic, and the Starter and Bonus Bundles give you plenty to get rolling. Also easily adaptable to D&D and other fantasy settings.

If you are a long time Palladium Fantasy® fan, you get the Second Edition RPG and other “core” books to have available as a digital reference for your current games. Build your PDF reference library on the cheap via the Bundle of Holding. And the sooner the better, because as more people buy, the price goes up, but always an exceptional bargain.

Both the Palladium Fantasy 1E and 2E Bundles will END on February 7, 2022 at 10 PM Eastern Time – don’t miss out on this limited time offer!

Again, please spread the word and tell everybody about these PDF bundles. All PDF bundles are hosted in association with OneBookShelf, DriveThruRPG’s parent company, and you get your PDF bundle added directly into your DriveThruRPG library. What? You don’t have a DriveThruRPG account yet? No worries, they are FREE and very easy to set up.

NEW and Coming Soon! “Original” Palladium Fantasy RPG^® “Bonus” Edition Commemorative Hardcover, 1st Edition Rules – ships next week

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 – at the printer. We are told it will be available next week.

NEW & COMING SOON! Splicers^® RPG “Bonus” Edition Hardcover – ships next week

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 – at the printer. We are told by the printer it will be available next week.

NEW and Coming Soon: The Rifter^® #85 Annual

The Rifter® – your favorite portal to the Palladium Books® Megaverse® – is back! And oh boy, do we have a treat for you – 224 pages of the best content from an entire year’s worth of submissions. This first annual issue has content for use with almost all our game lines including Rifts®, Palladium Fantasy RPG®, Dead Reign®, Nightbane®, Heroes Unlimited™, and more.

Highlights include:

Soul in Flames: A Rifts® adventure by Barry Wright that captured our imagination so much we put it on the cover!
The Colony of Gonarn: Sweeping location and adventure material for the Palladium Fantasy RPG® by Glen Evans.
Vehicle Encounter Tables: An awesome resource by Lloyd Blair for Dead Reign®, but also eminently useful for Systems Failure®, Chaos Earth®, Beyond the Supernatural™, and even Rifts®.
Beyond Midnight: Inspired by Boxed Nightmares, this combination of story, creature feature, and plot hooks by Dan Frederick includes adventure seeds for nine Palladium settings.
The Redeemer: What does evil-turned-good look like? This O.C.C. by Kyle Osterberg for Nightbane® covers just that.
Magical Collectibles: An array of unique arcane items by Christian Bonawandt for use with any Palladium setting.
The Glitter Boy Revisited: Two articles by Will Erwin that will have Game Masters and players alike taking a fresh new look at everyone’s favorite chrome power suit.
Relics of Empire: New setting, history, and source material for Palladium Fantasy RPG® by Ian Herbert.
Plus: Short stories, news, coming attractions, product descriptions, and more.
224 pages – $26.99 retail – Cat. No. 185 – Coming soon.
Coming this autumn 2022 – The Rifter #86. So work on your next Rifter® Submission in advance, as the deadline is likely to be June or July first. Note: If you were not accepted into this Annual, you may be on the short list for the next. FYI: We get many submissions for Rifts®, and are sitting on some for the 2022 Annual now, so you will have a greater chance of getting published in the next Rifter Annual if you send material for Nightbane®, Dead Reign®, Chaos Earth®, Heroes Unlimited, Ninjas & Superspies, After the Bomb®, Palladium Fantasy® and others, though we get a fair number of submissions for Fantasy too.

UPDATE: Coming – Rifts^® CS Manhunters

The Rifts® CS Manhunters Sourcebook will top out at 192-224 pages. This epic sourcebook is part Coalition States adventure sourcebook and part psionics sourcebook, with the psychic elements and characters in the limelight in a similar way to how the Rifts® Bionics Sourcebook highlighted bionics. In this case, however, the emphasis is on how the Coalition States use psychics. This includes a re-visitation of CS psychics, Dog Boys, Kill Hounds, Psi-Stalkers, and some of the classic psionic abilities (expanded and clarified). That’s in addition to 50+ new psionic powers that are fun and intuitive, and the Manhunter O.C.C.s. Only a handful of the psionics are limited to the Manhunters. The new psionics are available to most psychic characters.

The CS Manhunters are destined to become new villains you will love to hate. With deep insight into these psychic hunters of people, how they think, and how they operate. The secret Psi-Ops Division (the thought police of Emperor Prosek) and the deadly super-patriots that are the enigmatic CS Manhunters are revealed for the first time.

This sourcebook also delves into aspects of CS society, the psychology of its people, a few D-Bees, and the meaning behind the enigmatic Seven Dangers Prophecy (first introduced in Rifts® Sourcebook 2: The Mechanoids®) and speculation on the last few Dangers to be identified. Not to mention some gadgets, implants, and surprises.

New Coalition Psychic O.C.C.s.
50+ new psionic abilities and revisits of some favorites.
CS Manhunter Diviner and Precog.
CS Manhunter Psi-Interrogator and Psi-Enforcer.
CS Manhunter Bursters and Zappers.
CS Manhunter Psi-Healers and CS Slayers.
CS Manhunter Kill Hound and Dog Boy O.C.C.s.
CS Manhunter Mind Melters, the deadliest of them all.
CS Manhunter squads and special operations.
Secrets of Psi-Ops Division and insight about Coalition psychics.
Deciphering the Seven Dangers Prophecy.
The impact of the demon plagues unleashed by the Minion War.
Player Characters, background info, adventure ideas, and more.
192-224 pages – $26.99 retail – Cat. No. 894 – In final production.

NEW! Art Print – Rifts^® Ley Line Scene – Available now

The classic, fan favorite illustration of adventurers heading toward a ley line in the distance. Art by Kevin Long.

Artist Kevin Long. Originally appeared in the Rifts® RPG.
17 inches wide/long by 11 inches tall – 16 x 10 image area.
$15.00 – Cat. No. PR830 – mailed rolled in a tube – available now only from Palladium Books.

NEW! Art Print – Rifts^® Antarctica Cover – available now

The dynamic and evocative cover to the upcoming Rifts® Antarctica World Book. This art inspired Kevin Siembieda to add a place of power, alien creatures, monsters, and mysteries that will shock and delight gamers. One of those mysteries is, what could be there that scares the Splugorth? You’ll find out soon enough, but can get the print now.

Artist John Zeleznik. The cover to the upcoming Rifts® Antarctica World Book.
8½ inches wide by 11 inches tall – 7½ x 10 image area.
$10.00 retail – Cat. No. PR831 – mailed flat – available now.

NEW! Art Print – Phase World^® Sourcebook Cover – available now

A favorite of Kevin Siembieda, Sean Owen Roberson, and countless gamers, it depicts a CCW fleet and a power armored escort. Art by Kevin Long.

Artist Kevin Long. The cover to the Rifts® Phase World® Sourcebook.
8½ inches wide by 11 inches tall – 7½ x 10 image area.
$10.00 retail – Cat. No. PR832 – mailed flat – available now.

Enjoy all of Palladium’s prints

There is a growing selection of color and black and white art prints available in the Palladium Online store. Adorn your gaming area and home with these quality art prints. Also take a look at other visually stunning products such as the poker decks, bookmarks, greeting cards, and art books.

BACK IN PRINT – “Original” Rifts^® RPG 30th Anniversary Commemorative Hardcover – available now

Still only $50 despite rising paper and printing costs – Cat. No. 800HC30 – and it looks absolutely gorgeous. This popular title sold out in only four months and has been out of print since early September. Well, it is back in stock and it is gorgeous. This collector’s item sports the original Keith Parkinson cover and offers the original 1990s RPG plus an additional 32 page color section, the history of Rifts®, unpublished concept art, a gallery of all Rifts® covers through 2021, and more. Can be used with ALL existing Rifts® supplements. 288 pages – a steal at $49.99 – Cat. No. 800HC30 – Available now! Note: The limited edition is already a coveted collector’s item.

BACK IN PRINT – Rifts^® Black Market™ (softcover) – available now

Five Black Market factions including Bandito Arms – 10 Black Market O.C.C.s, new weapons, armor, vehicles, robots, robot animals, the Shadow Boy and TW Ironmage Glitter Boy variants, and more. I am so glad people are discovering this sourcebook because it is truly epic and jam-packed with useful and fun material for players and G.M.s alike. 192 pages – $26.99 – Cat. No. 886 – available now.

BACK IN PRINT – Rifts^® Sourcebook One (softcover) – available now

The first appearance of Archie Three, Triax Robots, a full Archie adventure, the first appearance of the Republicans (NEMA survivors who survived in stasis), robot creation rules and other fun, groundbreaking material. The perfect companion to go with the “Original” Rifts RPG Commemorative Hardcover, Shemarrian Nation™, and the upcoming Titan Robotics™. 160 pages – $22.99 – Cat. No. 801 – Available now.

UPDATED List of RPG Hardcovers Available Now

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 – ships next week.
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 – ships next week.
“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.
Chaos Earth® RPG “Bonus” Edition Hardcover – 192 pages – $36.99 – Cat. No. 660HC – 30 extra pages of bonus material – available now.
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.

New on DriveThruRPG.com – 2 Palladium Fantasy^® Bundles of Holding – 1st and 2nd Edition (current) titles – now till February 7, 2022

See all the details about the 2 Bundle of Holding offers described previously in this Update, or click on the links below.

– Palladium FRPG 1E – “First” Edition rules – Bundle of Holding. EVERYTHING YOU NEED for a complete campaign using the 1E rules Starter Collection AND 1E Bonus Collection (more sourcebooks).

http://bundleofholding.com/presents/2022PalladiumFRPG1E

– Palladium Fantasy 2E – “Second” Edition (current) rules – Offered for the first time ever as a Bundle of Holding. Everything you need to launch a sprawling campaign using the 2E current FRPG rules. Hundreds of spells, magic items, monsters, heroes, 50,000 years of history, and adventures galore all presented with Palladium’s trademark depth of story.

http://bundleofholding.com/presents/2EPalladium

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

These are frustrating times for us all. I, for one, am sick and tired of the pandemic and all the crap that comes with it, especially rising prices, supply chain issues, and printing concerns. That’s why we are getting revved up for the Palladium Open House in April. I hope you are too. It is time to have some damn fun, see old friends, make new ones, and have a blast gaming for 3-4 days. I hope a number of you can make it. There are still a hundred or so weekend admissions available, but they are starting to go fast.

In addition to the usual games, panel talks, debuts of new products and specialty items at the POH, I think the Live Auction, Saturday evening, is going to be stellar. I mean, it is our 40 Year Anniversary, and I want to pull out all the stops! I have dug out a lot of rare, out of print, first printings of signed books, hardcovers, original artwork, proofreader photocopies of books like early TMNT® sourcebooks, Robotech®, Palladium Fantasy®, Rifts®, etc., all signed by me and the crew. A few items signed by Erick. You know, stuff I think folks will go crazy over and love to own. I am even debating whether or not to make some of my 1979 and 1980s Judges Guild D&D artwork available. I unearthed a pile of it and am trying to get it evaluated now. It might be too pricy for the POH and I don’t know if you would even be interested in D&D/Judges Guild art.

I thought a lot of the Palladium creators might not want to come due to Covid and travel issues, but like you, most are saying. “Yes, absolutely.” Off the top of my head, that includes the following, and I’m sure I am forgetting people (sorry folks).

Ramon Perez (artist) – confirmed
John Zeleznik (artist) – probably
Mike Mumah (artist) – confirmed
Mike Majestic (artist) – confirmed
Brian Manning (artist) – want to, thinking about it
Allen Manning (artist) – want to, thinking about it
Nick Bradshaw (artist) – confirmed
Amy L. Ashbaugh (artist) – probably (waiting for confirmation)
Benjamin Rodriguez (artist) – confirmed

Matthew Balent (writer & G.M.) – confirmed
Carmen Bellaire (writer, G.M. & Madman) – 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

Kevin Siembieda – (Founder, writer, & G.M.) – confirmed
Sean Owen Roberson (Creative Director, writer, G.M., staff) – confirmed
Wayne Smith (editor-in-chief & staff) – confirmed
Julius Rosenstein (editor, G.M., Defiler & staff) – confirmed
Alex Marciniszyn (editor, Defiler, & staff) – confirmed
Kathy Simmons (Goddess & staff) – confirmed
Crystal Willard (Lord of the Warehouse & staff) – confirmed
Matthew Clements (writer & ex-staff) – confirmed

James Brown (Game Master Supreme) – confirmed
Ryan McDaniel (G.M. & consultant) – confirmed
Joe Bergmans (friend & helper) – confirmed
Chris Guertin (friend & helper) – confirmed
Doug Lamberson (friend & helper) – tentative
Mike Silva (friend, G.M. & helper) – confirmed

That’s more than 30 Palladium creators and I’m sure there will be others added to the list. Very exciting! And we will have some cool surprises and lots of fun. I will post requirements for masks, Game Master info, and other data online and in the next Weekly Update.

In closing, take advantage of the Palladium Fantasy Bundles of Holding, order your Open House tickets before we close the door on them, reserve your hotel rooms as soon as possible, and enjoy the last batch of Surprise Package comments below. We hope your weekend is a good one. When you factor in wind chill, Michigan mornings and nights have been sub-zero. I hope it is warmer where you are. Take care.

– Kevin Siembieda, Publisher, writer, and friend

Surprise Package comments from fans like you

Every year there is a section where our Surprise Package customers can offer comments and suggestions with their order. They are always appreciated and a joy to read. Here are the last dozen for your reading enjoyment. Our thanks to our wonderful gaming family (that’s you).

J.M. in Glenns Ferry, Idaho, writes (in part): I would like to thank you for your many positive comments over the last year … This past year Palladium’s games came to the rescue again to be a distraction during a hard year. It’s brought joy and laughter and gave us worlds where we didn’t have to feel helpless and we could be heroes. Thanks for all you do and never think your work doesn’t make a difference.

[Hi J.M., everyone is dealing with hard times so please continue to hang tough. It took me a long time, but we do realize our work, including our positivity in these Updates, makes a difference and we are happy that it does. Thank you for kindly mentioning it. Such kind comments always makes our day … heck, they make our week. I grew up poor with a sickly Mom we all adored. Her brave spirit and wisdom taught me at an early age that life is hard and challenging and unfair, but also beautiful, wondrous, and filled with love if you open your heart and mind to it. So, yeah, I always try to see the good, the wonder, and the love in the world. Fans like you, J.M., help keep our spirits high and full of hope. Thank you. – Kevin]

E.S. in Tacoma, Washington, writes (in part): I’m still loving the Surprise Packages I got last year, so I’m ordering more for this year … I thought I’d drop a line here to say that I love the work you and your writers put into the lore for all your games. Thank you so much for all of your amazing products. I wish for tons of success for Palladium in the years to come.

[Shucks, E.S., thank you so much. We try to make every Surprise Package truly unique and special, and we are tickled you and soooo many others enjoy them and our work so much. Your warm wishes for us are appreciated and the same to you. – Kevin]

D.K. in Urbana, Ohio, writes: Love Palladium and all you do. I have been a fan since the mid-90s and am constantly in awe of the creativity and versatility of this system. Sad that Robotech® and Macross® are no longer with you, but loving the new content coming out and can’t wait for the Titan Robotics book.

[Thank you, D.K., for the high praise. Yeah, Rifts® Titan Robotics, Antarctica, Bestiary Vol. 2, and the many new releases we have planned are all pretty epic. Enjoy. – Kevin]

E.A. in Lakewood, Washington, writes (in part): … Kevin, you have created so many worlds within several settings that have kept me and my friends and children together telling stories and playing in harrowing situations for years! We have had so much fun with silly moments that have kept us chuckling with memories of just goofy character actions … Thank you once more for giving us, your Palladium family, this Surprise Package gift …

[You are very welcome, E.A. This is exactly why we offer the Surprise Package. Hang tough, stay frosty, and game on. You and the family are in our thoughts. Things will get better. – Kevin]

L.M. in Meadville, Pennsylvania, writes (in part): It has been a long stressful year. But the New Year brings new surprises. Got a new job … and also brings me closer to my gaming group … Thank you guys for bringing imagination, fun, and excitement during these times with the books you release. So that we can tell amazing stories with our friends.

[Glad things are looking up L.M., that’s awesome. Good luck. We love what we do and we are excited to release a ton of new books that will keep the RPG excitement going for as long as we can. Happy New Year and game on. – Kevin]

D.C., in Oxford, Georgia, writes: My fourth Grab Bag this year. Can’t wait till next year [2022]. I love the work y’all do.

[We hope you enjoyed all the Grab Bags D.C., game on. – Kevin]

J.T. in Athens, Alabama, writes: Huge, long time fan. Fell out [of playing] a few years ago, but I’m coming back hard. Miss the fun.

[Welcome back, J.T. You are not alone. We saw a good number of gamers returning to Palladium or discovering us for the very first time. Welcome one and all. – Kevin]

C.W. in Ojai, California, writes: Favorites, all of them. Hey, thank you guys so very much for all your hard work. I can’t even begin to put words to the gratitude that my gaming group and I have for you holding it down during the viral apocalypse. You are the best! Oh, I’ve played everything you guys have made except for the Heroes Unlimited stuff, which I’m hoping you send me some essential books [in the Grab Bag] to get started. Anyway, you guys never disappoint.

[I don’t know, C.W., we found your kind words rather perfect. Thank you for your high praise. I think you will find that Heroes Unlimited Surprise Package to your liking. Enjoy. – Kevin]

T.G. in Jackson, Michigan, writes: A huge thanks and Happy New Year to Kevin and crew! I cannot wait to see what Palladium Books has in store for 2022. As always, I wish you nothing but the very best.

[Thank you T.G., we wish you nothing but the very best as well. I hesitate to talk about what we have planned for 2022 and beyond. We found ourselves unexpectedly short-handed since just before Christmas and we’re dealing with supply chain and printer issues that have delayed the release of The Rifter® #85, the new hardcovers, and a few other titles, but boy, oh boy, do we have great books coming. I know people will be surprised and pleased once we get them rolling out. Thanks for the vote of confidence. – Kevin]

M.V. in Albany, New York, writes (in part): I have been getting your Christmas Surprise Package for probably a decade, and I have been playing Palladium’s games for 35 years. Starting with Robotech® in 1986. It was the very first role-playing game that I bought with my own money …

I recall when TMNT & Other Strangeness came out, and was overjoyed. Hundreds and hundreds of hours spent playing that game. It was a great way to spend a childhood and develop into an adult that understands stories, characters, and the love of being with friends and family, playing games.

During this time of year, and especially with all the craziness that is around us right now, I hope that you Palladium staffers, and obviously, Kevin, understand how many lives you have touched and inspired. Keep up the good work and I look forward to hopefully seeing you guys again at Gen Con … Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

[Wow, M.V., thank you for your beautiful sentiment and kind words. We are humbled and blessed to be such a positive force in the world. We will be attending Gen Con 2022 and probably for the foreseeable future, so yes, please bring Robotech® and a handful of other RPGs for me and the crew to sign. Stay cool and keep that amazing imagination of yours burning bright. – Kevin]

Our sincere thanks to everyone for your support and faith in us. Great things are coming. May the New Year bring all of you nothing but good health, happiness, and prosperity. Keep those imaginations burning bright and continuing to keep gaming alive and thriving.

– Kevin Siembieda and the Palladium Staff

Rifts®, The Rifter®, RECON®, Splicers®, Powers Unlimited®, Palladium Books®, The Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game®, Phase World®, Nightbane®, Megaverse®, The Mechanoids®, The Mechanoid Invasion®, Coalition Wars®, Chaos Earth®, Dead Reign®, and After the Bomb® are Registered Trademarks of Palladium Books Inc.; Beyond the Supernatural, Coalition States, Garden of the Gods, Heroes Unlimited, Ninjas & Superspies, Minion War, Mysteries of Magic, Psychic Scream, SAMAS, Thundercloud Galaxy, Three Galaxies, Vampire Kingdoms, and other published book titles, names, slogans and likenesses are trademarks of Palladium Books Inc., and Kevin Siembieda.

This press release may be reprinted, reposted, linked and shared for the sole purpose of advertising, promotion and sales solicitation.

Palladium Books® – Weekly Update – January 20, 2022

Written by pb_addy on January 20, 2022. Posted in Weekly Updates.

One game system – every genre – countless worlds – endless adventure

By Kevin Siembieda

Thanks to your many orders we ended 2021 strong and are starting the New Year on a high note. As new titles finally begin to see release, Palladium will only get stronger and stronger. In fact, the “Original” Palladium Fantasy RPG® Bonus Hardcover and Splicers® RPG Bonus Hardcover should both ship the end of this month, or so our hardcover printer assures us.

New fun sale. The Surprise Package offer may be over till next Christmas Season, but there is a new offer that puts loads of Fantasy PDF titles in your digital library at exceptional savings: 2 Palladium Fantasy RPG® Bundles of Holding! One for PFRPG 1st Edition rules and one for 2nd Edition (current) rules.

The way Bundles of Holding work is the sooner you “buy in,” the less you pay. So get yours (both the Starter and the Bonus collections) and then spread the word so others can enjoy the huge savings and support a worthy charity at the same time – the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Please tell everyone about the bundles. This really is a great way to build your Fantasy PDF library at discount prices and help a charity at the same time. See details below.

We have had our hands full with the flood of Surprise Package purchases (thank you) the last 4-5 days. Ah, but now that the Grab Bag deal is over, we can all put our full effort into finishing new book releases. By the way, you can enjoy another batch of Surprise Package Fan Comments after Closing Thoughts, below.

**NEW! 2 Palladium Fantasy RPG^® Bundles of Holding available now – limited time offer**

Monday afternoon, Allen Varney launched two new Palladium Fantasy® PDF Bundle of Holding offers – one for PFRPG 1st Edition rules and one for 2nd Edition (current) rules. The Bundles are off to a strong start, but please spread the word and help new gamers discover the fun and depth of the Palladium Fantasy setting. The magic, characters, monsters, and adventures can be easily adapted to D&D and most other fantasy settings. Which in turn will introduce new gamers to the Palladium Megaverse®. So please, spread the word far and wide. And don’t forget, 10% of all sales goes to the worthwhile charity – the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. What a great way to build your own Fantasy PDF library at discount prices.

Palladium FRPG 1E – “First” Edition rules – Bundle of Holding

EVERYTHING YOU NEED for a complete campaign using the 1E rules Starter Collection AND 1E Bonus Collection (more sourcebooks).

http://bundleofholding.com/presents/2022PalladiumFRPG1E

FANTASY 1E STARTER Collection (US $12.95 – total retail $49.45):

Palladium FRPG® Revised 1st Edition (retail $12.49)
Game Shield ($4.50)
Island at the Edge of the World™ ($10.49)
Arms of Nargash-Tor™ adventure sourcebook ($4.99)
Palladium Fantasy Game Master Kit ($5)
Paper Miniatures #1 (males) & #5 (females) O.C.C.s ($5.99 each, total $11.98)

FANTASY 1E BONUS Collection (threshold currently US $25.56 – retail $60.43 more for a total of $109.88!):

Book II: Old Ones™ ($12.49)
Book III: Adventures on the High Seas™ ($12.49)
Book IV: Adventures in the Northern Wilderness™ ($7.99)
Book V: “Further” Adventures in the Northern Wilderness™ ($4.99)
Book VII: Yin-Sloth Jungles™ ($10.49)
Paper Miniatures #2: Monster Races & #3: NPC Encounters ($5.99 each, total $11.98)

http://bundleofholding.com/presents/2022PalladiumFRPG1E

How the Bundle of Holding Works: The customer can pay any price (minimum $12.95) to get all the titles in the Starter Collection. If you pay more than the threshold (average) price, which is $25.56 as we post this (but goes up as more people make purchases), you also get all the titles in the Bonus Collection. All PDF bundles are hosted in association with OneBookShelf, DriveThruRPG’s parent company, and you get your PDF bundle added directly into your DriveThruRPG library. What? You don’t have a DriveThruRPG account yet? No worries, they are FREE and very easy to set up.

NEW! Palladium Fantasy^® 2E – “Second” Edition (current) rules – Offered for the first time ever as a Bundle of Holding

http://bundleofholding.com/presents/2EPalladium

2E STARTER Collection (US $17.95 – total retail value $71.44)

Palladium Fantasy RPG®, 2nd Edition ($13.49)
Dragons & Gods ($12.49)
Monsters & Animals ($12.49)
Mysteries of Magic 1: The Heart of Magic ($8.99)
The Western Empire ($12.99)
Library of Bletherad ($10.99; epic source for adventure)

Total PDF retail value of $71.44, all for only $17.95!

2E BONUS Collection (threshold currently US $31.16 – retail $99.92 more for a total of $171.36!):

Gets you everything in the Starter Collection plus PDFs of …

Baalgor Wastelands ($12.99; monsters galore)
Bizantium and the Northern Islands ($12.99)
Eastern Territory ($12.99)
Land of the Damned 1: Chaos Lands ($12.99)
Land of the Damned 2: Eternal Torment ($12.99)
Mount Nimro, Kingdom of Giants ($10.99)
Northern Hinterlands ($12.99; more monsters and adventure)
Wolfen Empire ($10.99)

http://bundleofholding.com/presents/2EPalladium

If you have never played Palladium Fantasy® 2nd Edition, it is epic, and the Starter and Bonus Bundles give you plenty to get rolling. Also easily adaptable to D&D and other fantasy settings.

Both the Palladium Fantasy 1E and 2E Bundles will END on February 7, 2022 at 10 PM Eastern Time – don’t miss out on this limited time offer!

NEW and Coming Soon! “Original” Palladium Fantasy RPG^® “Bonus” Edition Commemorative Hardcover, 1st Edition Rules – ships end of January

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 – at the printer. We are told it will be available by the end of January.

NEW & COMING SOON! Splicers^® RPG “Bonus” Edition Hardcover – ships end of January

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 – at the printer. We are told by the printer it will be available by the end of January.

NEW and Coming Soon: The Rifter^® #85 Annual

Highlights include:

Soul in Flames: A Rifts® adventure by Barry Wright that captured our imagination so much we put it on the cover!
The Colony of Gonarn: Sweeping location and adventure material for the Palladium Fantasy RPG® by Glen Evans.
Vehicle Encounter Tables: An awesome resource by Lloyd Blair for Dead Reign®, but also eminently useful for Systems Failure®, Chaos Earth®, Beyond the Supernatural™, and even Rifts®.
Beyond Midnight: Inspired by Boxed Nightmares, this combination of story, creature feature, and plot hooks by Dan Frederick includes adventure seeds for nine Palladium settings.
The Redeemer: What does evil-turned-good look like? This O.C.C. by Kyle Osterberg for Nightbane® covers just that.
Magical Collectibles: An array of unique arcane items by Christian Bonawandt for use with any Palladium setting.
The Glitter Boy Revisited: Two articles by Will Erwin that will have Game Masters and players alike taking a fresh new look at everyone’s favorite chrome power suit.
Relics of Empire: New setting, history, and source material for Palladium Fantasy RPG® by Ian Herbert.
Plus: Short stories, news, coming attractions, product descriptions, and more.
224 pages – $26.99 retail – Cat. No. 185 – Coming soon.
Coming this autumn 2022 – The Rifter #86. So work on your next Rifter® Submission in advance, as the deadline is likely to be June or July first. Note: If you were not accepted into this Annual, you may be on the short list for the next. FYI: We get many submissions for Rifts®, and are sitting on some for the 2022 Annual now, so you will have a greater chance of getting published in the next Rifter Annual if you send material for Nightbane®, Dead Reign®, Chaos Earth®, Heroes Unlimited, Ninjas & Superspies, After the Bomb®, Palladium Fantasy® and others, though we get a fair number of submissions for Fantasy too.

UPDATE: Coming – Rifts^® CS Manhunters

New Coalition Psychic O.C.C.s.
50+ new psionic abilities and revisits of some favorites.
CS Manhunter Diviner and Precog.
CS Manhunter Psi-Interrogator and Psi-Enforcer.
CS Manhunter Bursters and Zappers.
CS Manhunter Psi-Healers and CS Slayers.
CS Manhunter Kill Hound and Dog Boy O.C.C.s.
CS Manhunter Mind Melters, the deadliest of them all.
CS Manhunter squads and special operations.
Secrets of Psi-Ops Division and insight about Coalition psychics.
Deciphering the Seven Dangers Prophecy.
The impact of the demon plagues unleashed by the Minion War.
Player Characters, background info, adventure ideas, and more.
192-224 pages – $26.99 retail – Cat. No. 894 – In final production.

NEW! Art Print – Rifts^® Ley Line Scene – Available now

The classic, fan favorite illustration of adventurers heading toward a ley line in the distance. Art by Kevin Long.

Artist Kevin Long. Originally appeared in the Rifts® RPG.
17 inches wide/long by 11 inches tall – 16 x 10 image area.
$15.00 – Cat. No. PR830 – mailed rolled in a tube – available now only from Palladium Books.

NEW! Art Print – Rifts^® Antarctica Cover – available now

Artist John Zeleznik. The cover to the upcoming Rifts® Antarctica World Book.
8½ inches wide by 11 inches tall – 7½ x 10 image area.
$10.00 retail – Cat. No. PR831 – mailed flat – available now.

NEW! Art Print – Phase World^® Sourcebook Cover – available now

A favorite of Kevin Siembieda, Sean Owen Roberson, and countless gamers, it depicts a CCW fleet and a power armored escort. Art by Kevin Long.

Artist Kevin Long. The cover to the Rifts® Phase World® Sourcebook.
8½ inches wide by 11 inches tall – 7½ x 10 image area.
$10.00 retail – Cat. No. PR832 – mailed flat – available now.

Enjoy all of Palladium’s prints

BACK IN PRINT – “Original” Rifts^® RPG 30th Anniversary Commemorative Hardcover – available now

BACK IN PRINT – Rifts^® Black Market™ (softcover) – available now

BACK IN PRINT – Rifts^® Sourcebook One (softcover) – available now

UPDATED List of RPG Hardcovers Available Now

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 – ships end of January.
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 – ships end of January.
“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.
Chaos Earth® RPG “Bonus” Edition Hardcover – 192 pages – $36.99 – Cat. No. 660HC – 30 extra pages of bonus material – available now.
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.

New on DriveThruRPG.com – 2 Palladium Fantasy^® Bundles of Holding – 1st and 2nd Edition (current) titles – now till February 7, 2022

See all the details about the 2 Bundle of Holding offers described previously in this Update, or click on the links below.

http://bundleofholding.com/presents/2022PalladiumFRPG1E

http://bundleofholding.com/presents/2EPalladium

Discover the Palladium Megaverse^® at PDF prices – 300+ titles

– The Mechanoid Invasion® Trilogy RPG is a long time, cult favorite with a fatalistic worldview of humans vs aliens with superior technology.

– 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.

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

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.

http://stores.ebay.com/kevinstoys-artandcollectibles

Heroes Unlimited^™ Podcast by Real Play Games

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.

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!

NEW! Heroes Unlimited™: Hostage for the Holidays: Episode 2 – A Small Change of Plans

NEW! Heroes Unlimited™: Hostage for the Holidays: Episode 3 – Conservation of Ninjutsu

NEW! Heroes Unlimited™: Hostage for the Holidays: Episode 4 (Finale) – The Santa-ening

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

The final days of the Surprise Package offer were crazy. Good crazy and fun, but crazy nonetheless. Thank you for all your kind words, feedback, reminiscences, and helpful suggestions. They all mean the world to us and have motivated us all to pound out a lot of new product this year. Starting with many of the titles you have been waiting for.

In fact, I am geared up to write nonstop for the next several months. One book after another. Rifts® CS Manhunters, first, BTS: Creature Feature, second, while Sean finishes the super-sized (224 pages) The Rifter® #85, and works on Rifts® Bestiary Volume 2 and Rifts® Titan Robotics. Finishing new books and getting them into your hands are my top priority.

I know the world outside our homes is dark and scary at times, but we hope to be bringing you new settings, characters, and adventures to pull you into the light with new RPG adventures and wonders. Some will be scary places with monsters and magic, but “fun” scary. Others will offer new technology, heroes, villains, and excitement, and all should give you plenty of new avenues of adventure and ways to enhance your characters. We’re on it right now. Good things are a comin’.

Enjoy the latest batch of Surprise Package fan comments, take advantage of the 2 Fantasy Bundles of Holding, and start reading and playing all those games and World Books you’ve been ordering. Palladium Fantasy is epic and majestic, Heroes Unlimited is bold and triumphant, Ninjas & Superspies is action packed, Systems Failure is bug stompin’ fun, After the Bomb® is mutant animals on the loose (as superheroes in our modern world or as the survivors of post-apocalyptic Earth), Nightbane® is all about discovery, horror and heroes, Beyond the Supernatural is mysterious, and Rifts® … Rifts® is awesome and unlike anything you have ever played. And that’s not even all our game settings.

Escape into realms of fantastic, heroic adventure anywhere in the Palladium Megaverse®, stay safe, take care, and keep those imaginations burning.

– Kevin Siembieda, Publisher, writer, and friend

Surprise Package comments from fans like you

Every year there is a section where our Surprise Package customers can offer comments and suggestions with their order. We do so because we want to know what you think, and what you want, and we appreciate your suggestions and insights. The idea to do hardcover editions of core books came from fan comments in the Grab Bags.

Every year, in acknowledgment of our fans, and because they are fun to read, we offer a sampling of these comments in the Weekly Updates. Our heartfelt thanks to all of you who have stuck with Palladium through thick and thin and now these new strange times. Please use our games to find escape from the pandemic and other worries. Use them to bring a little joy, laughter, and adventure to the holiday season.

I want you to know that your comments and support mean the world to all of us. Everyone at Palladium enjoys reading your brief comments and they always brighten our day. Thank you for making us smile and feel useful. As always, I have tried to write a short response [in brackets] to each comment. Happy holidays. – Kevin Siembieda, that Publisher guy.

M.D. in North Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, writes: After a rough year, it’s nice to be able to get one of these again.

[Good hear from you, M.D., hang tough and game on! Things will get better. – Kevin]

E.C. in Wausau, Wisconsin, writes: Favorites nowadays: Palladium Fantasy®, Nightbane®, BTS, and Rifts®. Thank you, Kevin and Crew, for the affordability, imagination, and independence. My life is richer because of your games and the relationship you’ve cultivated with us fans. Hopefully, the universe willing, I’ll be able to attend the upcoming Open House celebration of your/our 40+ years of merry-making! Peace and goodwill to you all.

[Ahh, shucks E.C., thank you for your very kind words and warm sentiment. You enumerate exactly why we are pushing ahead to hold the POH this April. We all need a little fun and merriment on Palladium soil. More on the Open House in upcoming Updates. Also trying to keep our “affordability” despite rising costs of printing, boxes, shipping, and everything else. I hope to see you and many others at the POH. Time for some fun! We’ll also be at Gen Con. – Kevin]

B.W. in Barnstaple, Devon, England, writes (in part): The best thing to come out of the pandemic is that me and a few childhood friends have reestablished a gaming group and are back in the Megaverse! It is a testament to Palladium that after 30+ years, we still want to explore these worlds.

[Welcome back to the Megaverse®, B.W. We are always happy to see old friends enjoying our game worlds. I hope you and your pals have a blast. – Kevin]

D.T. in San Antonio, Texas, writes: Favorites: Rifts®, Palladium Fantasy®, and TMNT®. I have a fairly extensive collection of your RPGs. Always been a customer and always will be. Kevin and crew have been part of my life since High School and it’s been a hell of a ride. Thank you for the good times! Really looking forward to owning the Palladium Fantasy [first edition rules hardcover] reprint. My copy has definitely seen better days. Happy New Year to all at Palladium. I know it’s gonna be filled with great new product.

[Hey D.T., we are delighted you have been with us for so many years and love our work so darn much. Thank you. Yeah, the Original Fantasy RPG deluxe hardcover should be pretty sweet. That Splicers “Bonus” hardcover too. As for a year filled with great new product. Count on it. Working on finishing Rifts® CS Manhunters right now. – Kevin]

M.D. in Carrolton, Georgia, writes: Favorites: Dead Reign®, I have all the DR books.

[Dead Reign® is easy to learn and a blast to play, M.D., as you well know. Glad to see you trying Heroes Unlimited and a few other game settings. Enjoy. – Kevin]

J.E. in Ilderton, Ontario, Canada, writes: Favorites: Rifts®, Nightbane®, Palladium Fantasy®, Heroes Unlimited, Ninjas & Superspies, and TMNT®. My kids are finally of an age that I can teach them pen and paper role-playing games, and Rifts® has always been dear to my heart. Been listening to some new podcasts and Savage Rifts®. Thank you so much for everything you have brought to this community.

[I hope the kids take to Palladium’s RPGs like you did, J.E. Btw, we anticipate doing more podcasts, interviews, and fun stuff throughout the year. In fact, any of you podcasters and YouTubers looking for interviews, just reach out and we will see what we can provide. And for those of you missing the TMNT® RPG or longing to play mutant animal heroes, After the Bomb® is the series for you. Whether you play the post-apocalyptic setting or take your mutant animals into Heroes Unlimited, the possibilities are endlessly fun. – Kevin]

P.H. in Richland, Washington, writes: Favorites: Rifts® and Heroes Unlimited. Rifts® has been part of my life for close to 30 years. I am so happy that Savage Rifts® has been bringing so many new people to the table. I just wanted to say thank you for creating such a wonderful gaming Megaverse®. The worlds of Palladium should be at the same level as AD&D and Pathfinder, and I look forward to that happening soon. Thanks, Kevin.

[What kind comments, P.H., thank you. At the risk of sounding arrogant, we tend to agree and are working on making your assertion a reality. – Kevin]

B.C. in South Beloit, Illinois, writes (in part): Rifts® was the only RPG I ever really played back in the day, and I still love it.

[What a coincidence, B.C., we love Rifts® too. – Kevin]

D.M. in Kansas City, Kansas, writes: Y’all are the best. Seriously. I’ve been a big fan since I first encountered Rifts® in the 1990s as a teenager. Turning 40 this year has me feeling like I need to reach back to those glory days of mysticism and fun.

[Happy to have you back, D.M. I hope you enjoyed the Grab Bag. I tried to give you a little bit in several different settings to enjoy. – Kevin]

M.M. in Cross Plains, Texas, writes: Don’t really get to play anymore, but I still get a kick and some nostalgia when I read and flip through the new books. Love y’all for 30 years and counting.

[Thank you, M.M., for your kind words. I’m glad you enjoy our games even though you don’t get a chance to play much anymore. You can fix that by coming to the Palladium Open House, April 22-24, 2022. – Kevin]

A.D. in Lancaster, California, writes: Thank you guys so much for the Christmas Grab Bag. I have been playing for more than 30 years now and nothing is better than a new Palladium book. Thanks again for the many years of great games.

[The pleasure is all ours, A.D. Game on! – Kevin]

S.N. in Norwich, New York, writes (in part): Love Palladium Books’ RPGs. Constantly talk them up to everyone who even has a slight interest in gaming. I look forward to the Surprise Package every year … Thank you for doing these still. It is a wonderful thank you to your fans.

[Glad to hear it, S.N., the whole idea behind the Surprise Packages is to make gamers happy and know that we appreciate them. Enjoy, hang tough, and happy New Year. May it be a great one for us all. – Kevin]

H.H. in Oberusel, Hess, Germany, writes (in part): Favorites: Clearly Palladium Fantasy followed closely by Beyond the Supernatural. Merry Christmas and stay safe.

[Hey H.H., Christmas Day was quiet and nice. New Year’s Day too. The holiday season for Palladium Books was crazy busy and full of positivity, which is awesome. Happy New Year and keep your imagination burning eternally. – Kevin]

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Heroes Unlimited™ Podcast by Real Play Games

Written by pb_addy on January 14, 2022. Posted in Weekly Updates.

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.

Schedule: Biweekly (episodes released every other Friday).
Website: http://www.realplaygamespod.com
Twitter: @realplaypod

Palladium Books® – Weekly Update – January 13, 2022

Written by pb_addy on January 13, 2022. Posted in Weekly Updates.

One game system – every genre – countless worlds – endless adventure

By Kevin Siembieda

Final days to get a Palladium Surprise Package

This is the last weekend to get a fabled Christmas Surprise Package. After this offer ends on Monday, you will have to wait until next Christmas season to get this truly unique and special offer – all books signed by me and available staff should you want them signed.

People love these fun game packages. They are a great way to start the New Year, treat yourself with new RPGs or sourcebooks, try new settings, find ideas for new campaigns, replace lost or worn out books, fill holes in your collection, or use these Grab Bags as a cool gift for the gamer in your life. $95-$100+ worth of books for only $55 plus shipping and a small handling fee. Ideal for birthdays, anniversaries, Valentine’s Day, and any gift-giving occasion. And please spread the word so other gamers can get one before this epic deal is over. Speaking of gamers, there is a new batch of fan comments from Surprise Packages right after my Closing Thoughts. See more Surprise Package details below or click on the link to order right now. Enjoy.

And now for some news and updates …

Shipping the end of January?! Splicers® RPG “Bonus” Edition Hardcover (with 50 pages of extra material gathered from The Rifter®) and “Original” Palladium Fantasy “Bonus” Commemorative Hardcover (1st Edition Rules and includes Tombs of Gersidi and the first Fantasy sourcebook: The Arms of Nargash-Tor). I make this announcement with a bit of trepidation as our hardcover printer has been notoriously unreliable even when they have assured us of ship dates in the past. That said, they tell us that the Splicers® and Palladium Fantasy Bonus Edition Hardcovers will be delivered by the end of January and seem rather definite and cheerful about it. Fingers crossed. Our thanks to those of you who have ordered and been patiently waiting for them to ship. See details below.

UPDATE: Printing. I wish the good news about the hardcovers meant the printing crisis is coming to an end, but no such luck. We are still experiencing delays and much longer than normal turnaround times for offset printing than we have ever seen in our 40 year history, but we are working around these challenges the best we can. We are even experiencing shortages and substitutions with the shipping boxes we purchase. Shortages and paper substitutions for books often mean higher prices and we are trying to hold the line on the cost of our books for you while maintaining our high quality. Palladium has four printers we are using depending on our needs and their availability, and we are investigating a few additional printers. We are finding ourselves sending books in for reprint weeks and months in advance to make sure we keep titles in stock. That messes with our cash flow, but we want our books available to you whenever you want them. In fact, I have quote requests and inquiries at our current and a few new printers right now.

UPDATE: Cleaning House. We have been “cleaning house” on a few levels as we gear up for a productive year. That includes physical cleaning and reorganizing the warehouse and offices. This is in part preparation for the Palladium Open House in April, and to get ourselves physically and mentally prepared for the beginning of a new era at Palladium Books. A lot of “stuff” has piled up in every nook and cranny over the years and it is time to get organized and back into a lean, mean, game producing machine. We have been sorting through and throwing out bag after bag of trash, and categorizing and filing away the rest. No box or pile of papers has been spared. No small undertaking but definitely necessary. What is cool about it is this cleaning purge is a visual accomplishment that makes everyone feel productive, positive, and raring to get into the work of creating. For those of you attending the POH, there is good news in that we have unearthed some rare treasures to put into the Live Auction.

Among the fun surprises I will not be selling (sorry) are a bunch of my ancient notes and maps from my original Defilers Fantasy campaign (1979-1983), including the Land of Damned and the Citadel, Erick Wujcik’s notes on Dragonwright, his first draft of Tombs of Gersidi, and even some of my old Palladium Fantasy RPG® and Mechanoid Invasion® original artwork! I also found two dozen of my colored pages from Noble Comics’ Justice Machine and Cobalt Blue #5. I was the colorist/painter, a pinch-hit inker, and concept guy for the comic books.

My dear friend and publisher at the time, Michael Gustovich, was a big fan of The Mechanoid Invasion Trilogy®, prompting him to license and include them (out of scale but there in all their glory) as the big bad guys in Cobalt Blue #5. So for you crazy collectors, the first comic book appearance of The Mechanoids® was in the pages of Cobalt Blue/Justice Machine #5 (we’ll have some at the Open House). The episode was even entitled “Invasion of the Mechanoids!” The art is by guys who would go on to become comic book legends like Bill Reinhold (penciler) and Bob Layton (inker, who would, years later, revitalize Iron Man for Marvel), as well as Jeff Dee (inker) and Mike Gustovich (writer and inker). Painted by me. The full color process for the comics was not what we had hoped for and the art printed in muted, dull colors compared to the crisp, original painted colored pages. Crystal (Palladium’s warehouse person) and Alex were blown away by the vibrant colors and hand-painted detail of my painted pages. That was nice for me because she and Alex were quite impressed to the point that I think I actually blushed. I had forgotten how good I was at painting with Doctor Martin dyes and watercolor paint way back when. I might have to dabble in painting again sometime.

The discovery of these pages brought back fond memories of hanging out at the Noble Comics bullpen with guys like Bill Willingham (creator of The Elementals and DC’s Fables), Jeff Dee (the creator of one of the first superhero RPGs, Villains & Vigilantes), Bill Reinhold, Mike and others in Grand Rapids, Michigan. A shame Noble Comics (1982 and 1983) didn’t get off the ground. Sadly, it was a few years ahead of the independent comic book boom that would catch fire in the mid/late 1980s and early 1990s with Ninja Turtles, Image Comics, Dark Horse, and others.

UPDATE: Rifts® CS Manhunters. I am taking care of some business matters and clearing my plate so I can write my heart out. As soon as I am finished with this title, I will happily move on to the next, and the next. It is time to become that writing machine again.

UPDATE: The Rifter® #85 Annual. This is Sean’s baby, and will be a dynamic and diverse, 224 page issue.

UPDATE: What’s next: The BTS sourcebook Creature Feature, Rifts® Titan Robotics, Rifts® Bestiary Volume 2, and Rifts® Antarctica, not necessarily in that order, but probably. We also have several Palladium Fantasy titles and a bunch of other books in the pipeline and in development.

I have never felt sharper and more focused. Why now? There are several reasons. One is you and the positive feedback we have gotten from you over the past several months about the Surprise Packages, hardcovers, and upcoming releases, as well as excitement about Sean Roberson joining the team. Another is that I am highly motivated to help you stay positive and occupied during these troubling times by putting new games and sourcebooks into your hands. Product that will excite and enthrall you, and bring you a little escape and enjoyment. Otherwise, I think my head and heart are just in a good place. All manner of things are falling into place and finally coming together behind the scenes. All of the above has renewed my creative energy and excitement about the future. The presence of Sean Roberson and his unbridled enthusiasm helps too. As does the input and hard work of Wayne, Alex, Crystal, and the entire Palladium crew. All of it motivates me. We feel inspired and positive despite the rise of Covid everywhere, supply chain issues, and other garbage in the world. We hope our positivity and excitement is contagious and infects you with fun and inspires you to game and stretch your own imaginations, especially as new product begins to hit the shelves. Good stuff, too.

Our new policy of not announcing new products and tentative release dates prohibits me from going into details at this time. But you know what, I think that is also helping to motivate me to get these books finished and into your hands! I am dying to share them with you as soon as possible.

Please read on for details about the Surprise Package sale ending soon and descriptions of upcoming product.

LAST WEEKEND to order the Palladium Surprise Package
Offer ENDS after midnight Monday, January 17, 2022 – Last chance

There is no better way to start the New Year than with a Palladium Surprise Package. But it ends Monday, after midnight, and will not be back until next Christmas season, so do not delay.

A Surprise Package is a nice way to start the New Year, and is a great gift for birthdays, anniversaries, graduation, and any gift-giving occasion. Or start the New Year with a stack of RPGs or sourcebooks you have been meaning to try, or books you need to fill holes in your collection, or to replace battered well-loved books. FYI: Now that it is back in stock you can put the beloved “Original” Rifts® RPG 30th Anniversary Commemorative Hardcover on your Wish List and be considered to receive one. The book is truly fun and special and completely compatible with all Rifts® titles. HOWEVER, for the Surprise Package offer it carries a $60 dollar value. Remember, this special edition of original Rifts® includes a bonus 32 page color section containing the history of Rifts®, a gallery of all Rifts® covers to date (160+), concept drawings and more. (Note: Can also be purchased separately – 288 pages – $49.99 – Cat. No. 800HC30.)

We extend the offer for those of you who have been so busy spending your time and money on your family and friends, that you have not had the opportunity or funds to treat yourself to a well-deserved Christmas Surprise Package.

We also extend it for those of you who cannot get enough of Palladium’s games and want to start the New Year off with a setting or source material to launch a new campaign. And for those of you who can use a Surprise Package as the perfect gift for a birthday, anniversary, or special occasion coming up in January or February. (Valentine’s Day?)

And we extend the Surprise Packages for you Johnny Come-Latelies who were meaning to get one, but how time flies during the holidays even during a pandemic. And because so many states are hot spots and with the new Omicron variant spreading, I have made the extended period longer than usual. (I could have sworn “Omicron” was a Transformer.) It just feels like it is more important than ever to spread the joy of gaming into the New Year. So please, spread the word about the extended Surprise Package sale period, and travel the Megaverse® from the safety of your home.

What is a Christmas Surprise Package?

A smile and a hug that comes in a box filled with signed game books from available Palladium staff and freelancers. And God knows this year continues to be so crazy, we need something fun like the Christmas Surprise Package to ring in the New Year and provide a little joy and laughter. With so many people suffering from the fallout of the pandemic, depression, frustration, and in some cases, money issues, they need to escape into realms of role-playing adventures and this is a fun way to do so. Not to mention the huge savings and autographs available via a Palladium Christmas Surprise Package.

A Surprise Package is your way to get physical books (and autographs if you want them) for PDF prices! $95-$100+ worth of Palladium products for only $55 (plus shipping and handling)! That can nab you four or more items when these days one core rule book can cost you that alone.

These Surprise Packages are our way of saying thank you for your support and showing you our love and appreciation. It’s a surprise because you never know exactly what you’re going to get or who will sign your books, because we pick from your Wish List and may surprise you with stuff you are not expecting. Extra items may include other RPGs, sourcebooks, issues of the Rifter®, novels, miniatures, prints, art books, greeting cards, T-shirts, negatives, and other items. Some books may be slightly damaged (scuffs, scratches, dings, a crunched corner, etc.) so we can send you more.

Truly the best deal in gaming, Palladium’s 24th Annual Christmas Surprise Package gets you $95-$105, sometimes MORE, worth of product for ONLY $55 (plus shipping and handling), as gifts for others or for yourself. That’s like getting physical books at PDF prices. And if you want them signed we will sign each and every one of them.

The Surprise Packages can be that special gift for a birthday, anniversary, graduation, or any special occasion coming in the weeks ahead. It is also a great way to fill the winter months ahead with a pile of games on the cheap. And you can get a bunch of autographs (if you want ‘em). Or as a means to treat yourself (you deserve it), fill holes in your collection, replace worn out books, or try new settings. And who doesn’t like getting a “surprise” anytime of the year?

Have you wondered about settings like Palladium Fantasy®, Heroes Unlimited, Dead Reign®, Chaos Earth®, Nightbane®, Systems Failure, Mechanoid Invasion®, Rifts®, After the Bomb®, etc. – ask for it in your Wish List and maybe you’ll get it.

Your “Wish List” is vital – the Palladium Surprise Packages are designed to simulate the joy and surprise of the Christmas Season of Giving. To do this, you submit a list of 12-15 Palladium products (or more) FOR EACH Surprise Package you order. This list of 12-15 items for EACH Grab Bag is critical, because you will not know which items we will select to send you. That makes it just like a Christmas gift because it really is a surprise. Surrogate Santa Kevin personally hand-picks every item for every Grab Bag, and may toss in something extra like a limited edition print, or a negative, or similar collector’s item, or an issue of The Rifter®, or something else he thinks you’ll enjoy.

Autographed books. For those of you who want them (which are most people), Kevin and available members of the Palladium staff, and any freelancers we can lasso at the time, are happy to autograph each and every book in your Surprise Package. This is the only way many fans across the country and overseas can ever get signed books.

Send us your brief comments. There is a special form and format to fill out for Christmas Surprise Packages. It includes a place where you can offer your brief comments, suggestions, greetings and salutations.

First-timers are always nervous until they see the great value in their first Surprise Package. A typical Grab Bag has $95-$105 worth of product, sometimes more! Yes, sometimes more, for only $55 plus shipping and handling. Many people order 2-3. Some order 4-6, and some maniacs order even more! It makes sense, because it is a great way to fill holes in your own collection, treat yourself, get autographs, try new games and settings, rebuild your collection, replace worn out books, and get your gaming pals gifts you know they will love. PLEASE spread the word about this great offer.

To those of you outside the USA, the X-Mas Surprise Package is a way to get books and circumvent the damn high cost of shipping from the United States, since you are getting $95-$105 (often more) worth of product and only paying $55 plus a small handling charge. Shipping via Priority Mail International (required for packages weighing 4 or more pounds) to most locations in Europe, Canada, Australia, and many other countries is around $50-$60 US dollars. HOWEVER, because the cost of the product is so low, that’s the equivalent of paying retail for the products and only $0-$30 for shipping. A very good deal. Plus you get autographs if you want them! X-Mas Surprise Packages are the way to go for those of you outside the USA. Please take advantage of it to get all those products you’ve wished you could get except the shipping was too prohibitive. We feel your pain. Game on!

Please spread the word. The Christmas Surprise Package is only publicized by word of mouth, on Palladium’s website, and social media, so please tell everyone you know. Buy one for every gamer you know. They make astonishing gifts for every occasion. This sale ENDS SOON – January 17, 2022.

NEW and Coming Soon! “Original” Palladium Fantasy RPG^® “Bonus” Edition Commemorative Hardcover, 1st Edition Rules – ships end of January

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 – at the printer. We are told it will be available by the end of January.

NEW & COMING SOON! Splicers^® RPG “Bonus” Edition Hardcover – ships end of January

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 – at the printer. We are told by the printer it will be available by the end of January.

NEW and Coming Soon: The Rifter^® #85 Annual

Highlights include:

Soul in Flames: A Rifts® adventure by Barry Wright that captured our imagination so much we put it on the cover!
The Colony of Gonarn: Sweeping location and adventure material for the Palladium Fantasy RPG® by Glen Evans.
Vehicle Encounter Tables: An awesome resource by Lloyd Blair for Dead Reign®, but also eminently useful for Systems Failure®, Chaos Earth®, Beyond the Supernatural™, and even Rifts®.
Beyond Midnight: Inspired by Boxed Nightmares, this combination of story, creature feature, and plot hooks by Dan Frederick includes adventure seeds for nine Palladium settings.
The Redeemer: What does evil-turned-good look like? This O.C.C. by Kyle Osterberg for Nightbane® covers just that.
Magical Collectibles: An array of unique arcane items by Christian Bonawandt for use with any Palladium setting.
The Glitter Boy Revisited: Two articles by Will Erwin that will have Game Masters and players alike taking a fresh new look at everyone’s favorite chrome power suit.
Relics of Empire: New setting, history, and source material for Palladium Fantasy RPG® by Ian Herbert.
Plus: Short stories, news, coming attractions, product descriptions, and more.
224 pages – $26.99 retail – Cat. No. 185 – Coming soon.
Coming this autumn 2022 – The Rifter #86. So work on your next Rifter® Submission in advance, as the deadline is likely to be June or July first. Note: If you were not accepted into this Annual, you may be on the short list for the next. FYI: We get many submissions for Rifts®, and are sitting on some for the 2022 Annual now, so you will have a greater chance of getting published in the next Rifter Annual if you send material for Nightbane®, Dead Reign®, Chaos Earth®, Heroes Unlimited, Ninjas & Superspies, After the Bomb®, Palladium Fantasy® and others, though we get a fair number of submissions for Fantasy too.

UPDATE: Coming – Rifts^® CS Manhunters

New Coalition Psychic O.C.C.s.
50+ new psionic abilities and revisits of some favorites.
CS Manhunter Diviner and Precog.
CS Manhunter Psi-Interrogator and Psi-Enforcer.
CS Manhunter Bursters and Zappers.
CS Manhunter Psi-Healers and CS Slayers.
CS Manhunter Kill Hound and Dog Boy O.C.C.s.
CS Manhunter Mind Melters, the deadliest of them all.
CS Manhunter squads and special operations.
Secrets of Psi-Ops Division and insight about Coalition psychics.
Deciphering the Seven Dangers Prophecy.
The impact of the demon plagues unleashed by the Minion War.
Player Characters, background info, adventure ideas, and more.
192-224 pages – $26.99 retail – Cat. No. 894 – In final production.

NEW! Art Print – Rifts^® Ley Line Scene – Available now

The classic, fan favorite illustration of adventurers heading toward a ley line in the distance. Art by Kevin Long.

Artist Kevin Long. Originally appeared in the Rifts® RPG.
17 inches wide/long by 11 inches tall – 16 x 10 image area.
$15.00 – Cat. No. PR830 – mailed rolled in a tube – available now only from Palladium Books.

NEW! Art Print – Rifts^® Antarctica Cover – available now

Artist John Zeleznik. The cover to the upcoming Rifts® Antarctica World Book.
8½ inches wide by 11 inches tall – 7½ x 10 image area.
$10.00 retail – Cat. No. PR831 – mailed flat – available now.

NEW! Art Print – Phase World^® Sourcebook Cover – available now

A favorite of Kevin Siembieda, Sean Owen Roberson, and countless gamers, it depicts a CCW fleet and a power armored escort. Art by Kevin Long.

Artist Kevin Long. The cover to the Rifts® Phase World® Sourcebook.
8½ inches wide by 11 inches tall – 7½ x 10 image area.
$10.00 retail – Cat. No. PR832 – mailed flat – available now.

Enjoy all of Palladium’s prints

BACK IN PRINT – “Original” Rifts^® RPG 30th Anniversary Commemorative Hardcover – available now

BACK IN PRINT – Rifts^® Black Market™ (softcover) – available now

BACK IN PRINT – Rifts^® Sourcebook One (softcover) – available now

UPDATED List of RPG Hardcovers 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.
Chaos Earth® RPG “Bonus” Edition Hardcover – 192 pages – $36.99 – Cat. No. 660HC – 30 extra pages of bonus material – available now.
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.

DriveThruRPG.com – Discover the Palladium Megaverse^® at PDF prices – 300+ titles

– The Mechanoid Invasion® Trilogy RPG is a long time, cult favorite with a fatalistic worldview of humans vs aliens with superior technology.

– 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.

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

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.

http://stores.ebay.com/kevinstoys-artandcollectibles

Heroes Unlimited^™ Podcast by Real Play Games

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.

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!

NEW! Heroes Unlimited™: Hostage for the Holidays: Episode 2 – A Small Change of Plans

NEW! Heroes Unlimited™: Hostage for the Holidays: Episode 3 – Conservation of Ninjutsu

NEW! Heroes Unlimited™: Hostage for the Holidays: Episode 4 (Finale) – The Santa-ening

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

I’m seeing folks sliding into a dark funk and negativity about Covid, rising costs, and, well, everything. Please don’t despair. Spring and the Palladium Open House are just around the corner. New books are coming and we are trying to hold prices. All reasons to hang tough and stay positive.

While you are at it, snag yourself or a buddy a Surprise Package before the offer ends on Monday. They are pretty awesome and nearly guaranteed to make you smile and feel good. Also enjoy the Surprise Package Comments from fans like you, and hang loose. Reach out to the people who make you smile, get in a little gaming, and do the things that put you in a good place and help you feel safe and happy. That probably involves reaching out to friends and gamers and like-minded individuals you can be yourself with and have some laughs. Be smart about it, but don’t let the winter blues, Covid and all the gloom and doom get you down. We will do the same here, only in our case, we are throwing ourselves into the work we love.

That’s all for now. Stay frosty and game on. And don’t forget, this is the last weekend to get a Palladium Surprise Package offer. I mention it again only so you do not miss out if you were intending to get one and have not done so yet. That seems to happen every year even after we extend it and hype it up for months. Take care.

– Kevin Siembieda, Publisher, writer, friend, and surrogate Santa Claus for only a few more days

Surprise Package comments from fans like you

T.H. in Aldergrove, British Columbia, Canada, writes: First time ordering and can’t wait to receive it! Only heard good things from people about the Grab Bags. Thanks.

[T.H., be prepared to join the throngs of satisfied customers. Enjoy your Surprise Package and game on. For those of you still on the fence about getting one, time is running out. The sale ends after midnight January 17, and will NOT be extended. – Kevin]

G.M. in Newport, Nova Scotia, Canada, writes: Have gotten this a few times and love the Grab Bag and getting the autographs.

[Glad to hear it G.M., you’ll enjoy this one as well. Game on. – Kevin]

A.S. in Pasadena, Maryland, writes: The X-Mas Surprise Package sale is an awesome way to get a great deal, a real surprise that we will always enjoy, and the perfect gift for the Palladium Books player in your life! Keep up the awesome work, Palladium crew!

[Will do, A.S. We have a ton of great books on the drawing board. Some coming very soon and hopefully all year long. – Kevin]

M.M. in Virginia Beach, Virginia, writes (in part): I love all the Palladium games I have collected for years. I am very interested in the Dead Reign® series … Also After the Bomb®. I have the old 1980s copy and want to upgrade for my TMNT game. I love the Christmas Surprise Package deal and get 2-3 every year.

[You are a smart man, M.M., to use the Surprise Package to try new settings and update your collection. Game on. – Kevin]

W.N. in Klamath Falls, Oregon, writes: Favorite: Heroes Unlimited, what a great job. Btw, I have shared it with multiple generations in my family. This is my first X-Mas Surprise Package! Thank you so much for the years of amazing content and discovery that you have provided. So happy you’ve been around.

[Aw, thank you W.N. I’m glad to have been around too. And to think creating RPGs was supposed to be just a temporary gig until I broke into the comic book business. Funny how things work out. Today, I can’t imagine doing anything else. – Kevin]

J.V.H. in Blue Springs, Missouri, writes: In the last year or so, I had ordered a few items. I was completely surprised by the fact that Kevin was nice enough to sign them all and even personalized my invoice! I have been a fan of Palladium Books for at least 25 years. I am continually amazed at the creativity and craftsmanship that is poured into every offering! Thank you Kevin and crew!

[It is our honor and privilege, J.V.H. We love what we do and the gamers we do them for. That love and creative excitement is what Sean calls Palladium’s “secret sauce.” During these strange times I have tried to do little things to surprise and put smiles on the faces of our many fans. Glad the signatures had the desired effect. Happy New Year. – Kevin]

J.F. in Harrisburg, North Carolina, writes: Just wanted to say that I’m really excited to see more stuff coming down, especially for Rifts® Lazlo.

[You will not be disappointed, J.F. We have some fun books coming that build upon existing myth and history and expand upon it in the most menacing and delightful of ways. Lazlo, in particular, is going to be a crowd pleaser and a bit different than what’s in the Raw Edition. – Kevin]

J.M. in San Diego, California, writes: This is my brother’s Christmas gift. He got me into Rifts® 15 years ago and we have recently started playing again. Thank you for all your hard work and exhaustive efforts. It is an amazing world to escape to.

[It’s a labor of love for me, J.M. Welcome back to the Rifts® Megaverse®, I have big plans for it. Wait till you see it all unfold over the next several years. – Kevin]

L.L. in Salem, Oregon, writes (in part): These books on my Wish List are the only Palladium Books I don’t own … This is a great deal. I have been doing this for what seems like 20 years now. A great way to get ahold of books I might not buy in stores. Can’t wait for some of these “pre-order” books to come out.

[Glad you love these Surprise Packages L.L. As for the “pre-order” books, some are delayed at the printer, others are in final development. Fear not, good things are coming in the months ahead. – Kevin]

A.W. in Wurttemberg, Germany, writes: Hello folks at Palladium. Me and my table are highly enjoying the Rifts® RPG I got last year. Now, I am thinking of going back to my roots in fantasy and trying out your Palladium Fantasy RPG. Oh, and maybe you can drop one of those awesome looking Titan Robotics mugs into the package.

[You’ve got it A.W., I just hope the mug survives the journey. Keep that imagination burning bright and happy New Year. – Kevin]

J.M. in Grand Forks, North Dakota, writes: Favorites, nearly all of them, but I play a lot of Fantasy more than any of the others. I really want to get a great game of Chaos Earth® for more than a couple of sessions. For years I have been teaching people to play various Palladium games, from Rifts® to Fantasy. There are so many worlds to enjoy with a single rule set. I love teaching players to let loose and let the plasma fly!

[Awesome, J.M., we appreciate you spreading the word and helping people to unleash their imaginations. Keep up the good work. – Kevin]

M.H. in Fishers, Indiana, writes: I haven’t played the Rifts® RPG since 1993. I loved the story and world back then and have decided to get back into it. I have no books currently and am really excited about the opportunity to share this game and world with my friends.

[Welcome back to Rifts®, M.H. I hope you and your friends have a great time with it. – Kevin]

S.D. in Grovespring, Missouri, writes: Getting this for my fiancé. He’s missed being able to get books the last few years. He’s been an avid fan for 30 years and I can’t wait to see his face when he gets this! I had to look through his 200+ books collection to find what he doesn’t have. He constantly looks at your website and talks about Palladium all the time. Thank you so much, this will be the absolute perfect Christmas gift!

[S.D., I think your fiancé is a lucky man to have someone who cares so much. Very nice of you. And you did a great job on the Wish List. I hope this gift is the delight you expect it to be. Honeymoon at the Palladium Open House? Nah, just kidding. May your marriage be a long and happy one. – Kevin]

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Palladium Books® – Weekly Update – January 6, 2022

Written by pb_addy on January 6, 2022. Posted in Weekly Updates.

One game system – every genre – countless worlds – endless adventure

By Kevin Siembieda

Before I forget, you have less than 2 weeks left to order a Palladium Surprise Package – physical books at PDF prices – and signed by me and available staff if you want ‘em.

Are they awesome? Yes, but don’t take my word for it, ask anyone who has gotten one. The Surprise Package Fan Comments right after my Closing Thoughts offer more insight about them and the fun to be had within the Palladium Megaverse®. This offer will not be extended again and soon it will be GONE until next Christmas season.

A Surprise Package is a wonderful way to start the New Year. Use it to treat yourself, try new settings, get ideas for new campaigns, replace lost or worn out books, fill holes in your collection, or as a gift for the gamer in your life. Ideal for birthdays, anniversaries, Valentine’s Day, and any gift-giving occasion. And please spread the word so other gamers, especially newcomers, can discover the magic of Palladium Books.

Where we’ve been and where we are going

I’m not one to reminisce a lot about the past. My head is usually in the present and looking toward the future, so I’m already looking forward.

2021 and 2020 were, of course, very notable for Palladium. Not just because of the pandemic, though it has had a profound impact on all of our lives, but for the transformation that has been taking place behind the scenes. Life can be hard. A war of attrition that wears you down. I bet a lot of you are feeling a bit worn out right now, but please don’t give up. Find life’s little pleasures and beauty, stay positive and game on. There was a time, not too long ago, when I felt worn out, beaten up, and knocked down. Worse, it seemed every time I tried to get up, I was kicked in the teeth. It is hard to be creative or do anything when you feel like that. It is difficult not to just give up and call it quits. Only, I don’t quit. I think, find hope, plan and heal, and get back up. Enough was enough. It was time to pick myself up, make Palladium strong again, and …

… then the pandemic struck.

Distributors went MIA and fear and uncertainty swept the whole world. Everything changed, yet, somehow, the unprecedented challenges we faced awakened something inside of me. It was a renewed sense of purpose and energy that manifested as a powerful driving force filled with ideas. It strengthened my resolve and I actually felt excited and hopeful. That awakened force helped me face the challenges with a sharp mind and I found ways to adapt and thrive. It made me hungry to triumph against a parade of unknown forces. I found myself motivated to be resourceful and think outside the box. Not only that, it was time to double-down on the work to rebuild and grow Palladium Books. (By the way, one of my super-powers seems to be figuring out ways to pivot and survive against impossible odds.)

I was disappointed when someone close to me asked if I really thought Palladium could survive this. It was clear he did not believe we could. That shocked and saddened me deeply, but it also magnified my determination and sent the problem-solving part of my imagination into overdrive.

Every new challenge sparked excitement and ideas on how to overcome it. Instead of falling into despair, I felt alive and driven to succeed. I saw and seized upon new opportunities to grow when others seemed to see barriers or defeat. When I realized others around me were afraid, sad, and struggling, I tried to be a voice of calm, positivity, and encouragement here at the office and in these Weekly Updates. Much of 2020 I was here at the office, alone, but I think that quiet and solitude helped me galvanize my ideas and keep me forming plans and moving forward.

If 2020 was a year of pivoting, resolve, and creative business strategies, 2021 was a year of manifest destiny. We quickly reached out to new printers to build an alternating supply chain long before most other companies. I listened to you and trusted you and my gut to take a number of calculated risks. The hardcover editions of our core rule books were one of them. Exploring other alternative shipping and printing options were two others. Each success energized me and reminded me of who I was, what I had accomplished over the years, and all I still want to achieve. Not just for me, but for you. To help keep you – our customers, friends, and extended family – hopeful, creative, and going strong. That only seemed fair since all of your positive feedback feeds my own heart and mind to keep me positive and creative.

On one hand, 2021 was full of hard work and long hours. On the other, it was a year of magic and hope. One thing after another seemed to fall into place at the most opportune times like the pieces of a puzzle. There were many occasions when it felt as if the hand of Fate or God or Guardian Angels (Erick? Mom? Dad?) were answering my prayers and/or showing me the way. I know that probably sounds corny or melodramatic, but that’s how it felt. Still does. As I continued to put my plans into place to rebuild and grow Palladium Books, things large and small seemed to manifest to move those plans forward. It was profound and magical. Some were small risks and little triumphs, others were huge. All of them exhilarating and beneficial. That includes my being approached and accepted into an elite business program, hiring Crystal Willard to take over Palladium’s warehouse operations, and Sean Owen Roberson accepting my offer to join Palladium Books as my Creative Director and business partner. I have to tell you I don’t know if I have ever felt so driven, busy, exhausted, and exhilarated on a daily basis in my entire life. That is especially true of the last half of 2021. But it has all been so worthwhile and will pay dividends for years to come.

What Sean brings to Palladium is another brilliant lunatic who thinks big, shares my love and vision for Palladium’s I.P.s (intellectual properties), and is right here with me reaching for the stars. When I present an idea, it is never too big or too wild for Sean. He doesn’t say, “Okay, that sounds good,” or “that sounds crazy,” or “I don’t get it.” No, he embraces the possibilities, thinks about it, and starts asking questions and offering suggestions on how make it happen and how to make it better, bigger, or more thrilling for you. I’m happy to say, I do the same for him with his ideas. We are a pair of dynamos working toward the same goals. We both want to see Palladium reach new heights and to wow you every step of the way. And no, we do not have any desire to sell out to a larger company. We don’t need to when we have tens of thousands of you behind us. You put the wind in our sails and support our efforts, so keep talking Palladium up, enjoy our games, and support the bold new products headed your way.

There is this pervasive sense of wonder, excitement, and a new beginning fueled by a belief that we can accomplish anything when we put our heads to it. And there is so much we want to accomplish. So much we want to wow you with.

I have not experienced this magnitude of creative synergy and collaboration since my days working with Erick Wujcik. In that relationship, Erick and I fed each other’s ideas and supported, challenged, and empowered each other to be bold, think big, and go where no one had gone before. We understood each other on an unparalleled level that no one else could touch. I am now twice blessed, because that’s what I have again with Sean Owen Roberson, and that’s a two-way street. Our creativity is off the chart. Add Wayne, Alex, Julius, Kathy, Crystal, Rex, and a host of Palladium freelance writers and artists into the mix, and we are feeling unstoppable.

Big ideas and realistic expectations. For you, that means the release of many of the books you have been waiting for, and maybe a few surprises, throughout the year. Though our focus will be on books and the creative, we will also be continuing to rebuild Palladium’s foundation and move forward from behind the scenes. Not to mention a Palladium Open House in April and a return to Gen Con.

We have your back, just as we know you have ours. You probably do not realize how much knowing you are there for us inspires and drives our creativity. Thank you for your love and support. We’ll get through these crazy pandemic years together and be better, stronger people (and company) for it.

So, Happy New Year! Stand strong. Be proud. Be hopeful and positive. Uncork those imaginations and find unity and joy through gaming. Don’t ever forget gamers are among the most creative and imaginative people in the world. Our brains are wired to see the infinite possibilities. Choose the good and encouraging ones. The fun-filled possibilities to emotionally thrive. Remember too that we are a “family of millions,” so never feel alone. At Palladium Books we love and care about you, just as you care about us. You are always in our thoughts and prayers. That’s really powerful. You are powerful. We are powerful. Please keep those magnificent imaginations and vibrant spirits burning bright and we’ll do the same here. You’ll be seeing what I’m talking about soon. For some reason I feel like closing my New Year salutation by saying “May the Force be with you,” “Live long and prosper,” or “Cowabunga!” Geez, I’m such a nerd, but you already know that.

– Kevin “The Goof Ball” Siembieda and the hopeful Palladium Crew

And now back to our regularly scheduled Weekly Update:

Time is running out on the best deal in gaming – the Palladium Surprise Package offer

Get yours before it is too late – less than 2 weeks left to order

There is no better way to start the New Year than with a Palladium Surprise Package. But it is ending soon and will not be back until next Christmas season, so do not delay.

Is this extension of Palladium’s Christmas Surprise Package a Christmas miracle? A mistake? Utter madness?

Nah, it has become tradition to extend the Christmas Surprise Package Offer through the end of December and into the New Year! Yes, this means you can still snag one or two if you act quickly. The sale ENDS January 17, 2022, and will NOT be extended further. Oh, and you can ship via the less expensive method of Media Mail because you do not need it for a deadline.

What is a Christmas Surprise Package?

NEW! Art Print – Rifts^® Ley Line Scene – Available now

The classic, fan favorite illustration of adventurers heading toward a ley line in the distance. Art by Kevin Long.

Artist Kevin Long. Originally appeared in the Rifts® RPG.
17 inches wide/long by 11 inches tall – 16 x 10 image area.
$15.00 – Cat. No. PR830 – mailed rolled in a tube – available now only from Palladium Books.

NEW! Art Print – Rifts^® Antarctica Cover – available now

Artist John Zeleznik. The cover to the upcoming Rifts® Antarctica World Book.
8½ inches wide by 11 inches tall – 7½ x 10 image area.
$10.00 retail – Cat. No. PR831 – mailed flat – available now.

NEW! Art Print – Phase World^® Sourcebook Cover – available now

A favorite of Kevin Siembieda, Sean Owen Roberson, and countless gamers, it depicts a CCW fleet and a power armored escort. Art by Kevin Long.

Artist Kevin Long. The cover to the Rifts® Phase World® Sourcebook.
8½ inches wide by 11 inches tall – 7½ x 10 image area.
$10.00 retail – Cat. No. PR832 – mailed flat – available now.

Enjoy all of Palladium’s prints

Rifts^® Ultimate Edition “Softcover” – available now

This is the Rifts® Ultimate Edition you know and love made available as a softcover edition for those of you who prefer “softcover” books. The softcover is also allowed in correctional institutions that do not normally allow hardcovers. Folks are loving it.

The usual …

30+ player characters to choose from; tech, magic, and psychic.
Cyborgs, robot and power armor pilots, scouts, assassins, and more.
Weapons, armor, vehicles, and equipment.
140+ magic spells for magic characters like Ley Line Walkers, Mystics, Techno-Wizards, Shifters, and others.
90 psionic powers and psychic characters.
World overview, the Coalition States, and more.
Sourcebooks offer hundreds of different aliens, supernatural beings, creatures of magic, and locations for adventure.
There has never been another RPG quite like Rifts®.
376 pages – 3 color sections, 24 pages total. The softcover book is identical to the hardcover edition.
$34.99 retail – Cat. No. 800SE – available now. May be requested for the Surprise Package.

BACK IN PRINT – “Original” Rifts® RPG 30th Anniversary Commemorative hardcover – available now – still only $50 despite rising paper and printing costs – Cat. No. 800HC30 – and it looks absolutely gorgeous. This popular title sold out in only four months and has been out of print since early September. Well, it is back in stock and it is gorgeous. This collector’s item sports the original Keith Parkinson cover and offers the original 1990s RPG plus an additional 32 page color section, the history of Rifts®, unpublished concept art, a gallery of all Rifts® covers through 2021, and more. Can be used with ALL existing Rifts® supplements. 288 pages – a steal at $49.99 – Cat. No. 800HC30 – Available now! Note: The limited edition is already a coveted collector’s item. May be requested for the Surprise Package.

BACK IN PRINT – Rifts® Black Market™ (softcover) – available now – 5 Black Market factions including Bandito Arms – 10 Black Market O.C.C.s, new weapons, armor, vehicles, robots, robot animals, the Shadow Boy and TW Ironmage Glitter Boy variants, and more. I am so glad people are discovering this sourcebook because it is truly epic and jam-packed with useful and fun material for players and G.M.s alike. 192 pages – $26.99 – Cat. No. 886 – available now.

BACK IN PRINT – Rifts® Sourcebook One (softcover) – available now – featuring the first appearance of Archie Three, Triax Robots, a full Archie adventure, the first appearance of the Republicans (NEMA survivors in stasis), robot creation rules and other fun, groundbreaking material. The perfect companion to go with the “Original” Rifts RPG Commemorative Hardcover, Shemarrian Nation™, and the upcoming Titan Robotics™. 160 pages – $22.99 – Cat. No. 801 – Available now.

UPDATED List of RPG Hardcovers 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.
Chaos Earth® RPG “Bonus” Edition Hardcover – 192 pages – $36.99 – Cat. No. 660HC – 30 extra pages of bonus material – available now.
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.

DriveThruRPG.com – Discover the Palladium Megaverse^® at PDF prices – 300+ titles

– The Mechanoid Invasion® Trilogy RPG is a long time, cult favorite with a fatalistic worldview of humans vs aliens with superior technology.

– 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.

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

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.

http://stores.ebay.com/kevinstoys-artandcollectibles

Heroes Unlimited^™ Podcast by Real Play Games

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.

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!

NEW! Heroes Unlimited™: Hostage for the Holidays: Episode 2 – A Small Change of Plans

NEW! Heroes Unlimited™: Hostage for the Holidays: Episode 3 – Conservation of Ninjutsu

NEW! Heroes Unlimited™: Hostage for the Holidays: Episode 4 (Finale) – The Santa-ening

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

I see a lot of people feeling increasingly sad, depressed, and/or angry about the new, fast spreading Omicron Covid virus and all the issues that come with it. Please don’t lose hope. Stand strong and cling to your fighting spirit. Maybe check out that Heroes Unlimited podcast described above. This fun podcast is the handiwork of talented Palladium fans sharing their experiences with the world. We appreciate their efforts and all our fans who take this sort of initiative.

I have said it before, but you might consider fighting “the bugs” in the Systems Failure RPG for a visceral, if imaginary, release of your frustration. This post-apocalyptic setting lets you beat up on human-sized, alien bug monsters that have invaded the Earth, stolen our electricity, and are turning humans into mind-controlled slaves. Use this game to get rid of some of your frustration and anxiety. Squash the bugs! Squash the bugs!

Seriously, use any RPG as a way to find some fun and escape from the gloom and doom of the Covid pandemic and dark thoughts. We will try to give you more adventure options with the upcoming The Rifter® #85 Annual, Rifts® CS Manhunters, BTS Creature Feature, Rifts® Bestiary Volume 2, and Rifts® Antarctica, plus more to follow in the months ahead. Not to mention the “Original” Palladium Fantasy RPG® 1st Edition Rules Hardcover and Splicers® Hardcover, as soon as they come back from our much delayed hardcover printer.

Use the final days of the Palladium Surprise Package offer to fuel your imaginations with new RPG books and new settings to buoy your spirits and spark new ideas for adventures and campaigns. Here at Palladium we are feeling bold, creative, and positive, and we want you to feel the same. Hang tough and start the New Year by gaming with friends and family, and reaching out to your gaming pals across the Internet to rekindle friendships and have some fun. Don’t let fear and uncertainty impede you. Things will get better.

Happy New Year! May it be calmer, more fun, and less crazy than the last couple of them, eh?

– Kevin Siembieda, Publisher, writer, friend, and surrogate Santa Claus for only another week or so

Surprise Package comments from fans like you

R.D. in Jermyn, Pennsylvania, writes: Ordered one for Christmas, now I thought I’d treat myself to another for my birthday!

[Sounds like a good plan to me, R.D. Happy Birthday. – Kevin]

L.C. in Sarasota, Florida, writes: Palladium Fantasy® went from a game I knew nothing about to a game I love in less than a year. What an incredible setting. Excellent stuff.

[Sounds like you love it as much as I do, L.C. Palladium Fantasy® launched my company and remains my favorite RPG. So many amazing memories and friendships. Of course, I love all of our games, but Fantasy will always hold a magical place in my heart. – Kevin]

S.C. in Hopedale, Massachusetts, writes: It’s always a treat when I get one of these. The Surprise Packages are worthy of the hype! It saves money AND gives you one Hell of a treat.

[I couldn’t agree more, S.C. Those of you who haven’t ordered one yet, time is running out. Enjoy. – Kevin]

M.R. in Gilbert, Arizona, writes: I just started playing in a Phase World® game a few months ago, so I’m excited to explore all the lore in this setting.

[Welcome to the Three Galaxies, M.R. You will not be disappointed. – Kevin]

M.C. in Cross Plains, Tennessee, writes (in part): … Love y’all for 30 years and counting. Funny how things change. I used to love the gear as a teenager. Then the weaker O.C.C.s in my 20s (Arkansas Ley Line Walker and Rogue Scholars were my jam). Now I like reading all the imaginative world building.

[Thanks for the years of support, M.C., and continue to enjoy our games. – Kevin]

T.B. in Bellevue, Ohio, writes (in part): There isn’t much you guys have produced that I don’t like. I started with Rifts®, moved to Nightbane®, and finally ended up on Palladium Fantasy. I really enjoy them all. Even when I don’t get to play, I still enjoy reading these books.

[Awesome, T.B. Keep your imagination burning bright and happy New Year. – Kevin]

D.W. in Rio Communities, New Mexico, writes: Always glad to pick up a couple of these [Grab Bags] during the winter. Helps with rebuilding my collection.

[Build away, D.W., build away. – Kevin]

K.T. in Windsor, Colorado, writes: Favorites: After the Bomb® and Rifts®. You all are truly amazing with the Surprise Packages. I already got two and they exceeded my expectations. I am eager to see what happens with my third one. Between it and the art prints sale, I have so much more of what I need. Thank you.

[That third Grab Bag was designed to blow your mind, K.T. I have to agree with you, the people behind Palladium are amazing. There is still time for one more Surprise Package. A great way to start the New Year. Hint, hint. – Kevin]

C.M. in El Paso, Texas, writes: I’m very excited the Surprise Package offer was extended. Thank you. I had just pulled out my Palladium Fantasy 9th printing from 1991 off the bookshelf and was going to order the Second Edition when I saw the X-Mas Surprise extension. Great work and keep it up.

[Glad to see you still excited about Palladium Fantasy, C.M., it is one of my personal favorites to write and play. I think you’ll be pleased with what is coming for that game in the future. Game on! – Kevin]

J.W. in Lansing, Michigan, writes: [I would like] to see more Heroes Unlimited and Ninjas & Superspies. Absolutely love all the autographs I can get!

[We want to see more HU and N&S too, J.W., so who knows what the future may hold. As for getting autographs, you must come to the Palladium Open House April 21-24, 2022. Artist Ramon Perez and the largest gathering of Palladium creators/writers/artists anywhere will be there waiting to sign your books. – Kevin]

S.G. in Milton, Vermont, writes: My favorite Palladium game is Rifts®, though a large part of that is because my players and I can pull stuff from not only Rifts® but all other Palladium games. You guys are awesome for offering the Christmas Surprise Packages. I’ve been using them to help me collect as many books as I can, and I have quite the collection. Thank you all for your hard work to make such a great Megaverse of fun!

[Our pleasure, S.G. Keep pushing the envelope and keep that imagination burning bright. – Kevin]

M.M.P. in Virginia Beach, Virginia, writes: Love this deal!

[Glad to hear it M.M.P., that’s the whole idea. Enjoy and game on. – Kevin]

A.S. in Brooklyn, New York, writes: Favorites: Just Rifts®. I really enjoy the setting.

[You and a lot of other people love Rifts®, A.S. So do we. Though I am thrilled to see so much interest in Palladium Fantasy, Heroes Unlimited, Nightbane®, Dead Reign®, Beyond the Supernatural, and based on this holiday season, it seems a lot of folks are rediscovering After the Bomb® (intelligent mutant animal heroes) and Ninjas & Superspies. I love both of those Erick Wujcik classics. Grab Bag season is a great time to try new settings. – Kevin]

Z.B. in Melbourne, Florida, writes: Favorites: Rifts® and Palladium Fantasy. Hey Kevin, thanks for everything. One day when I get some free time, I’ll definitely come up to the Palladium Open House. I’ve been a huge fan of your books for years.

[Hey Z.B., you are very welcome. I love creating new RPGs and sourcebooks for all of you. You will love what’s coming in 2022. As for coming to the POH some day, we’re all getting older, so you better do it sooner than later. Just saying. – Kevin]

M.K.H. in Hillsboro, Kentucky, writes (in part): This is a gift for my Dad … He loved the autographs in the books he got last time. Thank you all for continuing to do this!

[Our pleasure M.K.H., I tried to make this one extra special. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. – Kevin]

D.N. in Northwood, North Dakota, writes: So looking forward to the Palladium Open House! Hope things continue to improve so that nothing will stop us from getting together this year! Also hope you can get back to the Rifts® Bestiary Volume 2, soon. It has been over one and a half years since that crowdfunding. I’m not upset, but I’m just a little worried about others that might become upset over the slow progress. I want Palladium to succeed. Have a Merry Christmas!

[Thank you for your kind words and concern, D.N. First, though Covid-19 variants are spreading across the country, we are hoping Michigan has seen the worst of it, and will have low case counts by the spring. Moreover, everyone is praying the POH will happen this April, us included. I think we all need a fun event like the POH, so we are still planning to host it in April 21-24, 2022. Hopefully nothing changes that. Second, as for Rifts® Bestiary Vol. 2, yeah, the pandemic played havoc with production in 2020 and 2021, but Sean and I are hell bent on getting it and other titles people have been waiting for released throughout 2022. The Rifter® #85 Annual, BTS Creature Feature, Rifts® CS Manhunters, Titan Robotics, and Rifts® Bestiary 2 are all at the top of that list. Barring the unexpected, 2022 should be the start of an illustrious and productive new beginning for Palladium. I have spent much of the last two years laying the groundwork to make Palladium strong and productive again. – Kevin]

J.A. in Eagle Point, Oregon, writes: TMNT® has been a recent favorite and I want to expand that with the After the Bomb® books. My love for Palladium extends back into the 1980s with Robotech® and TMNT®.

[Your years of support are much appreciated, J.A. I think you will enjoy After the Bomb® as it is filled with intelligent mutant animals you can use in superhero settings and many others. Long live Doctor Feral. – Kevin]

S.R. in Poison, Montana, writes (in part): Happy Holidays and awesome New Year to all of you fine folks at Palladium Books.

[Thank you, S.R. Happy New Year to you and yours as well. – Kevin]

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Palladium Books® – Weekly Update – December 30, 2021

Written by pb_addy on December 30, 2021. Posted in Weekly Updates.

One game system – every genre – countless worlds – endless adventure

By Kevin Siembieda

The Surprise Package offer is a great way to start the New Year! But you need to act quickly because the sale ends January 17, 2022. It is a great way to treat yourself, try new settings and games, get ideas for new campaigns, replace lost or worn out books, fill holes in your collection, or get a gift for the gamer in your life. Ideal as a gift for a birthday or anniversary, Valentine’s Day, or any gift-giving occasion. And please spread the word so other gamers, especially newcomers, can enjoy these Surprise Packages too.

It is interesting to see sales trends every Surprise Package season. Rifts® is always our Number One seller, but it seems to be hotter than ever. Palladium Fantasy RPG® and Heroes Unlimited game lines were close behind it in that order.

The hot sellers that were a bit of a surprise this year were titles for Dead Reign®, Nightbane®, Ninjas & Superspies and After the Bomb®. I think the new hardcover releases of core games reminded people about some of these titles, but Dead Reign® and After the Bomb® were burning hot. I guess folks love zombies and the zombie apocalypse. Meanwhile, I think nostalgia for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness is driving AtB sales. Awesome, because After the Bomb® is a great series of books and enables you to create any type of intelligent, mutant animal. Characters can be used as superhuman crime-fighters in Heroes Unlimited and Ninjas & Superspies or as After the Bomb® mutant inheritors of the planet Earth (think Planet of the Apes with a vast menagerie of humanoid animals), or they can be played as heroes, D-Bees, monsters, or aliens in many of our of other game settings. I am so happy people are rediscovering this Erick Wujcik gem.

I’m also glad so many of you enjoyed the DriveThruRPG PDF sale that ended this morning. Gaming in all forms seems to be bigger than ever and growing! These are both exciting and frustrating times.

Happy New Year! Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve so have fun, but be smart and stay safe. Covid is running rampant here in Michigan and other places so celebrate carefully.

See my Closing Thoughts and another super-sized selection of Surprise Package Comments for more words and thoughts from your fellow gamers and me.

Surprise Package offer extended for a short time

These are the last couple of weeks to get a Palladium Surprise Package before the sale is over until next Christmas season. Don’t delay.

Is this a Christmas miracle? A mistake? Utter madness, perhaps?

Nah, it has become tradition to extend the Christmas Surprise Package Offer through the end of December and into the New Year! Yes, this means you can still snag one or two if you act quickly. The Sale now ENDS January 17, 2022, and will NOT be extended further. Oh, and you can ship via the less expensive method of Media Mail because you do not need it for a deadline.

What is a Christmas Surprise Package?

Truly the best deal in gaming, Palladium’s 24th Annual Christmas Surprise Package gets you $95-$105, sometimes MORE, worth of product for ONLY $55 (plus shipping and handling), as gifts for others or for yourself. That’s physical books at PDF prices. And if you want them signed we will sign each and every one of them.

Christmas Surprise Packages are not just for Christmas. Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or the Winter Solstice, or you are looking for that special gift for a birthday, anniversary, graduation, or any special occasion that falls between now and the end of the year, a Surprise Package may be the ideal way to go. You get a ton of stuff on the cheap, you can get a bunch of autographs (if you want ‘em), and you look like you spent a fortune.

This is also a great way to try that game setting you’ve wondered about – Splicers®, Dead Reign®, Chaos Earth®, Palladium Fantasy®, Nightbane®, Systems Failure, Mechanoid Invasion®, Rifts®, After the Bomb®, etc. – or to get something for your favorite Game Master. Or perhaps, to get your player group to consider a new game or setting.

Your “Wish List” is vital – the Palladium Surprise Packages are designed to simulate the joy and surprise of the Christmas Season of Giving. To do this, you submit a list of 12-15 Palladium products (or more) FOR EACH Surprise Package you order. This list of 12-15 items for EACH Grab Bag is critical, because you will not know which items we will select to send you. That makes it just like a Christmas gift because it really is a surprise. Surrogate Santa, Kevin, personally hand-picks every item for every Grab Bag, and may toss in something extra like a limited edition print, or a negative, or similar collector’s item, or an issue of The Rifter®, or something else he thinks you’ll enjoy.

Rifts^® Ultimate Edition “Softcover” – available now

The usual …

30+ player characters to choose from; tech, magic, and psychic.
Cyborgs, robot and power armor pilots, scouts, assassins, and more.
Weapons, armor, vehicles, and equipment.
140+ magic spells for magic characters like Ley Line Walkers, Mystics, Techno-Wizards, Shifters, and others.
90 psionic powers and psychic characters.
World overview, the Coalition States, and more.
Sourcebooks offer hundreds of different aliens, supernatural beings, creatures of magic, and locations for adventure.
There has never been another RPG quite like Rifts®.
376 pages – 3 color sections, 24 pages total. The softcover book is identical to the hardcover edition.
$34.99 retail – Cat. No. 800SE – available now. May be requested for the Surprise Package.

UPDATED List of RPG Hardcovers 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.
Chaos Earth® RPG “Bonus” Edition Hardcover – 192 pages – $36.99 – Cat. No. 660HC – 30 extra pages of bonus material – available now.
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.

DriveThruRPG.com – Discover the Palladium Megaverse^® at PDF prices – 300+ titles

– The Mechanoid Invasion® Trilogy RPG is a long time, cult favorite with a fatalistic worldview of humans vs aliens with superior technology.

– 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.

Closing Thoughts

We cannot wait till the New Year arrives because we believe it will be the harbinger of a new era of greatness for Palladium Books. I have been building a plan and working at rebuilding and strengthening Palladium Books. Now it’s show time with continuing big moves like bringing in Sean Owen Roberson as my Creative Director and business partner, and putting new releases into your hands. Our new policy is to not over-promise or present release dates until we know the book is done and will soon ship, so no details quite yet.

That said, I can tell you the next several new books coming your way, in no specific order, will be:

The Rifter® #85 Annual
Rifts® CS Manhunters
BTS Creature Feature
Rifts® Bestiary Volume 2
Rifts® Antarctica
Plus the “Original” Palladium Fantasy RPG® 1st Edition Rules Hardcover and Splicers® Hardcover, both stuck in printer Hell for the past TWO months!

I wish I could tell you more about the Palladium Fantasy RPG®, Rifts®, and other titles we have in the works (some utter secrets), but you’ll have to wait until they are completed and at the printer later next year.

Enjoy the Surprise Package comments from your fellow gamers, below, grab a Surprise Package while you still can, or a Rifts® 30th Commemorative or other books, and start the New Year off right gaming away! Seriously, stay strong, find ways to escape and blow off a little steam, and try to stay positive and creative. Happy New Year! May it be a calmer, less crazy, less virus filled, and more prosperous one for us all. Until next year, be frosty and game on.

– Kevin Siembieda, Publisher, writer, friend, and surrogate Santa Claus for another couple of weeks – ho, ho, ho

Surprise Package comments from fans like you

A.W. in Oxford, Ohio, writes: I’ve been a fan since 1991 or 92 and I’ve been running the same Rifts® campaign since high school, over 25 years! Always satisfied with your writing, art and dedication to role-playing. Thanks for all the years of amazing creative gold! And Merry Christmas from a long-time fan.

[Ditto, A.W., thanks for the years of support. Thrilled you love our games so much, particularly Rifts®. I hope your Christmas was filled with laughter and joy. Keep your imagination burning bright and happy New Year. – Kevin]

J.C. in San Fransciso, California, writes (in part): … me and my group of friends are long time gamers of the Palladium Megaverse®. From Fantasy to Rifts®, Heroes Unlimited and Robotech®, we have played it all and have always had a great time! … We love the concepts, the artwork, the stories, the open, endless ideas and imagination that we can put into our campaigns! It has been a long time since we have actually played, and we are looking forward to sharing old memories and laugh, and creating new memories and adventures that we can talk about for years to come … Thank you and happy holidays to Kevin, the staff, and everyone over at Palladium Books! And a happy and prosperous New Year.

[Ah, yes, the endless ideas limited only by your imagination. I’m glad you get it, J.C., and have enjoyed decades of adventure. Thank you for sharing. Keep those beautiful memories and friendships alive while making new ones. Happy New Year! May it be a safe, happy and prosperous one for us all. – Kevin]

R.H. in Tonawanda, New York, writes: Hi Guys! This is my second year doing this [Surprise Package] and I’ve been looking forward to it since my box arrived last year. Not only is it a great bargain, but I look forward to the surprise factor almost as much as the books. Thank you so much!

[I love these kinds of comments, R.H., because I try hard to make each Surprise Package special. I hope you enjoyed this one just as much. For those of you who have still never tried one, there is still time to see what the fun and excitement is all about. We extended the Surprise Package offer till January 17, 2022. – Kevin]

J.K. in Lake Park, Iowa, writes: I just want to thank everyone there at Palladium, past and present, for all the decades of enjoyment I have gotten. I started with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles® & Other Strangeness back in 1988, and just expanded to the other games over the years. My favorite gem is Rifts®, and has been since I first got a copy of it the year it was released. Happy Holidays to everyone there.

[J.K., we are pleased our games have brought you so many years of enjoyment. Awesome. We expect to bring you many more. – Kevin]

D.H. in Walla Walla, Washington, writes: Thank you for that Voodoo, you do so well.

[Sean calls it Palladium’s “secret sauce,” D.H., and you can count on the magic continuing. – Kevin]

V.D.S. in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, writes: Been a huge fan for many years. Love your products and your company. And love the direction you are heading. I look forward to the future.

[Thank you V.D.S., I could not agree more. We are on the right path and the future that is about to be written shall be glorious. Happy New Year. – Kevin]

W.M. in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, writes: Rifts® always Rifts®! And other [worlds] that can be traveled to because of the Rifts. Recently the Phase World® setting has caught my attention.

[We appreciate the kind words W.M., and think you will enjoy the Phase World®/Three Galaxies setting just as much. Live long and prosper. – Kevin]

J.L. in Pearland, Texas, writes: I’ve been a fan of Palladium for 30+ years. I still have a lot of my original books and have gotten reacquainted with the Rifts® Megaverse®. Thank you for keeping one of my favorite fantasy worlds alive all these years.

[You are welcome J.L., but I have to keep it alive. You see, Rifts® is my favorite setting to write for, and our biggest seller, and I still have many stories to tell in that Megaverse®. I can’t stop! Must write more and wow the fans. As you will see throughout the New Year and the years ahead. – Kevin]

C.T. in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, writes (in part): Hello and Happy Holidays Palladium Crew! Hey thank you all again for another fun year, and, of course, for doing the Holiday sale. This is something I look forward to each year. It really is comforting to know that you all are still publishing new material and keeping us current on the existing material. My list this year is totally focused on Rifts® … Honestly, whatever books you all add will be a great surprise … Thank you again, and I look forward to another great year!

[Hey C.T., thank you for the nice comments. I think you’ll be quite pleased with your Surprise Package. We are shooting to make 2022 a memorable year and 2023 even more so. – Kevin]

W.B. in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, writes (in part): Getting back [into RPGs] after a decade or two away from gaming. My kids are old enough that I can start playing again …

[Welcome back W.B., the Surprise Package is a great way to get reacquainted. Enjoy and game on! – Kevin]

J.G. in Valparaiso, Florida, writes: Favorites: All so far. Are you coming out with a book of gadgets for Heroes Unlimited?

[Keep enjoying our games, J.G. Rifts® and Fantasy are also two of my faves. No gadget book coming for HU anytime soon. – Kevin]

D.H. in Leesburg, Florida, writes (in part): Favorites: Heroes Unlimited, Rifts®, Chaos Earth®, Beyond the Supernatural. Heard a lot of things about the dark City of Cascade and looking forward to checking it out [in The Rifter® #84]. And definitely looking forward to Titan Robotics release. Shemarrian Nation is one of my faves.

[Hey D.H., Cascade is inspired by the unfinished work of Erick Wujcik. Titan Robotics will not disappoint. – Kevin]

J.M. in Glenns Ferry, Idaho, writes: I’m super-excited about the Rifts® 30th Anniversary Hardcover. I still remember when I first saw the Rifts® RPG at my gaming store as a teenager. It really opened my eyes to the possibilities of RPGs. Until then I had been pretty stuck on dungeon fantasy, super-heroes, and space opera. But here was a gem with truly unlimited possibilities. It is still my favorite RPG because you can use it to tell literally any story and pull inspiration from anywhere.

I’ve always loved Palladium Books, but I have to say your excitement is catching on. I’m more thrilled with Palladium than I have been in years. So happy the Rifter is making a return [as a 200+ page Annual] and everything you’ve announced has got me stoked. I’m looking forward to Palladium’s future, so best well wishes, good luck, and God bless to Kevin, Sean, Kathy, Wayne, Alex, and everyone else.

[What a nice comment, J.M. It has taken me a long while to get Palladium back up to fighting weight and strength. With Sean onboard, among others, I think we are going to be able to release a number of titles people have been long awaiting. After that, be prepared to be wowed and excited even more to the endless possibilities of Palladium Books. May the New Year be a great one for you, J.M., and us all. – Kevin]

G.H. in Tilton, Illinois, writes: Getting ready to start a few new campaigns (Chaos Earth® and Rifts®), so anything to help flesh that out will be great. Always been very pleased with the Grab Bags in the past. Hope you all have a good holiday season. Looking forward to the release of The Disavowed and the new Chaos Earth books in the future!

[Have fun with those campaigns, G.H. As for the books you mentioned … you know what, you might just see them later next year. Game on! – Kevin]

B.S. in Roscoe, Illinois, writes: Love Rifts®. Cannot wait for Antarctica.

[You and me both, B.S. I think it is a pretty great book and nearing completion. – Kevin]

J.F. in Round Rock, Texas, writes (in part): I have loved your games since I started with TMNT® and Heroes Unlimited, and once I was introduced to Rifts®, I was hooked. I knew my RPG experience would never be the same. Thank you to the whole staff for such dedication to a game line that literally is only limited by the imagination.

[Your affection for our work, J.F., is clearly heartfelt and genuine. I am happy to say more big things are coming throughout the New Year. – Kevin]

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Palladium Books® – Weekly Update – December 23, 2021

Written by pb_addy on December 23, 2021. Posted in Weekly Updates.

One game system – every genre – countless worlds – endless adventure

By Kevin Siembieda

Merry Christmas! Whether you celebrate the holiday or not, all of us at Palladium Books send you warm wishes that you enjoy a weekend filled with quiet (or noisy) joy and merriment with friends and family. Maybe even get in a bit of gaming. We love and appreciate all of you and send you our very best. (And to our Canadian friends, Merry Christmas and Happy Boxing Day.)

With Christmas just two days away, I try to avoid a lot of hype and selling in this Weekly Update. Instead I like to present a few items and reminders and give you a couple dozen of the fan comments we receive via the Christmas Surprise Packages. They are always fun. It being Christmas, I have included some of the lengthier and more sentimental ones, so I hope you enjoy them.

Two big sales: DriveThruRPG and Palladium Surprise Package offer.

DriveThruRPG.com Christmas Week SALE

It started Monday and runs through the weekend – PDF titles for some of Palladium’s most popular game settings are on sale at DriveThruRPG.com – now through the weekend and into next week. A fun, simple way to get RPGs and sourcebooks delivered right to your computer. And no waiting or shipping costs.

DriveThruRPG.com Sale on …

All Rifts® titles
All issues of The Rifter®
All Palladium Fantasy®
All Dead Reign®
All items are on sale now thru December 29. Enjoy.

Palladium’s Christmas Surprise Package Offer Extended

Is this a Christmas miracle? A mistake? Utter madness, perhaps?

Nah, it has become tradition to extend the Christmas Surprise Package Offer through the end of December and into the New Year! Yes, this means you can still snag one or two if you act quickly. The Sale now ENDS January 17, 2022, and will NOT be extended further. Oh, and you can ship via the less expensive method of Media Mail because you do not need it for a deadline.

What is a Christmas Surprise Package?

Truly the best deal in gaming, Palladium’s 24th Annual Christmas Surprise Package gets you $95-$105, sometimes MORE, worth of product for ONLY $55 (plus shipping and handling), as gifts for others or for yourself. That’s physical books at PDF prices. And if you want them signed we will sign each and every one of them.

Your “Wish List” is vital – the Palladium Surprise Packages are designed to simulate the joy and surprise of the Christmas Season of Giving. To do this, you submit a list of 12-15 Palladium products (or more) FOR EACH Surprise Package you order. This list of 12-15 items for EACH Grab Bag is critical, because you will not know which items we will select to send you. That makes it just like a Christmas gift because it really is a surprise. Surrogate Santa, Kevin, personally hand-picks every item for every Grab Bag, and may toss in something extra like a limited edition print, or a negative, or similar collector’s item, or an issue of The Rifter®, or something else he thinks you’ll enjoy.

Rifts^® Ultimate Edition “Softcover” – available now

The usual …

30+ player characters to choose from; tech, magic, and psychic.
Cyborgs, robot and power armor pilots, scouts, assassins, and more.
Weapons, armor, vehicles, and equipment.
140+ magic spells for magic characters like Ley Line Walkers, Mystics, Techno-Wizards, Shifters, and others.
90 psionic powers and psychic characters.
World overview, the Coalition States, and more.
Sourcebooks offer hundreds of different aliens, supernatural beings, creatures of magic, and locations for adventure.
There has never been another RPG quite like Rifts®.
376 pages – 3 color sections, 24 pages total. The softcover book is identical to the hardcover edition.
$34.99 retail – Cat. No. 800SE – available now. May be requested for the Surprise Package.

UPDATED List of RPG Hardcovers 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.
Chaos Earth® RPG “Bonus” Edition Hardcover – 192 pages – $36.99 – Cat. No. 660HC – 30 extra pages of bonus material – available now.
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.

NEW! DriveThruRPG.com Christmas Week Sale – Discover the Palladium Megaverse^® in PDF form

– On Sale! All 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®.

– On Sale! All 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.

– On Sale! All 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.

– On Sale! All issues of The Rifter® #1-84. Each issue is a wealth of source material and ideas for 3-6 different Palladium game lines. 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.

– The above is just part of the Palladium Megaverse®. There is Heroes Unlimited (superheroes), After the Bomb® (mutant animal heroes), Ninjas & Superspies (the name says it all), Nightbane® (the heroes are monsters), Beyond the Supernatural (modern horror), Splicers® (think the Terminator meets Guyver), The Mechanoid Invasion® (science fiction), Chaos Earth® (the Rifts® prequel), plus ancient weapon books, novels, and paper miniatures – more than 300 products and growing.

Surprise Package comments from fans like you

M.C. in Overland Park, Kansas, writes: Seasons Greetings to all Palladium Staff. Thank you for all the hard work and dedication you put into the products we use. What a gift you are.

[We are all deeply touched by your kind words, M.C. We hope your holiday is a beautiful and joyous one. – Kevin]

J.G. in Fremont, Ohio, writes: I only play Palladium Fantasy®. Merry Christmas to everybody at Palladium Books.

[J.G., I am tempted to say you should expand your interests, but you know what? Palladium Fantasy® is always my go-to game. I love it and I’m always delighted to meet others, like you, who love it just as much. Merry Christmas to you and yours. – Kevin]

S.P. in Eugene, Oregon writes: I love these great ways to start getting friends into the hobby [via the Surprise Package].

[Nice, S.P., keep ‘em coming and Merry Christmas. – Kevin]

A.C. in Eaton, Ohio, writes (in part): Favorites: Rifts®, After the Bomb®, and The Mechanoids®. Rifts® is one of the first RPGs my husband introduced me to when we first started dating 27 years ago. He still loves playing and GMing. His favorite character from Rifts® is a young dragon tech … a Burster is my character. The fun the two of us have had. This [Surprise Package] will be a great gift for him.

[Thank you for sharing, A.C., sounds like a lot of fun. I hope your husband enjoys the Surprise Package you got for him. I did my best to make it fun and exciting. – Kevin]

J.A. in Ashland, Missouri, writes: Hi guys, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Say hi to Julius and be nice to Roberson.

[Julius says hello back, J.A. and I’ll try to be nice to that no-goodnik Sean Roberson. I mean, he is my Business Partner and Creative Director after all. Thanks for the laugh. – Kevin]

A.H. in Wheeling, West Virgina, writes: Rifts! It was the second RPG I ever played. I’ve also always been a big fan of Nightbane® ever since I ran across it in the early 2000s.

[Two of my faves, A.H. Hoping to do much more with the teenage angst of self-discovery and superhero-horror of Nightbane® in a few years. – Kevin]

J.H. in Las Vegas, Nevada, writes: My introduction to Palladium was the original Beyond the Supernatural which I love. I have all the supernatural/horror books … Lately, I’ve been expanding into science fiction and am looking for game genres held specifically in space … Also, I love this gift bag idea.

[I think you’ll like what’s in the Surprise Package, J.H. We encourage you to continue to expand your gaming horizons. Remember, you can combine genres and have horror in any setting and vice versa. – Kevin]

S.S. in Eastlake, Ohio, writes (in part): Merry Christmas you crazy cats! Keep on keeping on. Glad you are making incredibly fun RPGs. But seriously, let’s catch up on those non-Rifts books “coming soon.” You have so many great projects that need the light of day. We are hungry for new product.

[You can count on it, S.S. I think the second half of 2022 will surprise a lot of people. Hmm, so will the first half. Keep the faith. Merry Christmas. – Kevin]

D.T. in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, writes: This year has been hard and I am very grateful to you for all that you give this amazing “family of gamers.” Continue to stay safe, find the sunlight through the clouds, and as is always said, game on!

[Our amazing family of gamers always makes things better, D.T., and we are seeing the sunlight through the clouds right now. It’s all good. I hope your Christmas is joyful and the New Year filled with nothing but sunny days and prosperity. – Kevin]

C.R. in Provo, Texas, writes: Want to say thanks for all the hard work you all do. I’ve been playing Palladium’s games for 30+ years. I love the Rifts® and Heroes Unlimited settings. My book shelf is running out of room.

[Hey C.R., it sounds like you need Santa to bring you a new bookshelf for Christmas, because wait till you see what we have in store for you over the next 30 years. Bwah-ha-ha! Um … I mean … thanks and Merry Christmas. – Kevin]

J.H. in Lakewood, Colorado, writes (in part): My friends and I are long time fans of Palladium Books as Rifts was one of the first tabletop RPGs we ever played back in the early 1990s. That and TMNT®. So many possibilities and such a fantastic setting. If you can’t find something to your liking within these books, then you be a full blown Crazy, ‘cause I don’t know what to tell you. Happy holidays to a small but wonderfully talented team of creators and artists that is Palladium Books. Thanks for all the great memories and a Megaverse® of content!

[What nice things to say, J.H., thank you. I hope you and your friends continue to enjoy prowling the Megaverse® and making memories for many years to come. Stay safe, happy holidays, and never stop weaving stories. And we won’t stop either. – Kevin]

M.P. in Rome, New York, writes: Me and my group have been diehard Palladium supporters since the 1980s. Except for a few forays into other game systems we’ve been playing Palladium’s games straight through. We originally got hooked on TMNT® & Other Strangeness and that led us to Heroes Unlimited and Ninjas & Superspies. Then once Rifts® came out, that became our near exclusive game for almost a decade.

We love the system (granted we’ve flooded it with house rules) and I’m currently running a Nightbane® and Heroes Unlimited mash-up set in a cyberpunk setting.

It’s a true testament to you guys that even after all these years, my group still shows up at least once a week to share these stories and adventures. In fact, just about all my friends, some going back 30 years, I met because of your games. I truly want to thank you Kevin, and your wonderful team through the years, for countless adventures, endless stories and, most of all, great times and memories.

[Thank you, M.P., for the years of support and high praise. A Nightbane® and Heroes Unlimited mash-up is a natural, and I’m surprised I do not hear about that combo much more often. It sounds like you and your friends have enjoyed a lot of fun campaigns over the years. I suspect having a great G.M. has something to do with those 30 years of gaming. You are very lucky to have such a beautiful and rare experience. Keep on spinning awesome adventures, having great times and making memories. – Kevin]

S.B. in Rouses Point, New York, writes: Favorite: Nightbane®, I have all of the books, Rifts® and Fantasy. Thank you for previous years of Grab Bags. I like every game you guys make and appreciate everything you do for us Gamers … you keep this old Gamer very happy. I have been playing your games for 28-30 years and you have helped this veteran fight his depression though the escape into the alternate realities that are your games.

[Thank you, S.B., for the kind words. Happy our games have helped you and many others. Life can be a challenge and we need to be there for each other. Hang tough, game on, and Merry Christmas. – Kevin]

D.R. in Traverse City, Michigan, writes: Rifts®, Rifts®, and more Rifts®. Hey Guys, been a huge fan since I was 12 in the 1990s. Even helped out in 2005-2006 and donated $50 for the super-sweet print with my name on it and got my name entered into the Heroes of the Megaverse® book. I’m very happy that you recovered and are doing well. Thank you for the cherished memories.

[Wow D.R., thanks for sticking with us through thick and thin. That goes for everyone who has been with us on our journey over the years. We could not have survived and made it to today without you. I feel like we are about to begin a new, grand era for Palladium, and I’m happy you will be there to see us rise to new heights of creativity. Game on, always. – Kevin]

D.R. in Shippenville, Pennsylvania, writes: I have recently become the advisor of a gaming club at the college I work at. I first got into Palladium’s games when I was in college and I was hoping to share that experience with some younger gamers who have either never played a tabletop RPG before or are only aware of D&D 5E.

[Thanks for reaching out, D.R., I hope the Surprise Package exceeds your expectations. Thank you for spreading the word about the Palladium Megaverse® and sharing our games with others who might enjoy them. Ho, ho, ho. – Kevin]

S.R. in Salem, Oregon, writes (in part): I love your game [Rifts] and it has always held a special place in my heart. My friend Cole introduced me to your game when we were younger and I fell in love with it. For many years me and him would play the game by ourselves, which was a blast! … picked up the game again recently to play with my friends. Your game will forever mean the world to me … Thank you so much for what you do. Have a Merry Christmas!

[Merry Christmas to you and yours, S.R. You are lucky to have had a friend like Cole in your life. I’ve been lucky with incredible friends too. I hope you continue to find warm and happy memories in gaming and make many more to come. Thank you for sharing with me. I’m glad to have so many wonderful people like you among my extended family of gamers. Merry Christmas and the Happiest New Year. – Kevin]

J.B.S. in Redondo Beach, California, writes (in part): I’m purchasing 3 of these Christmas Grab Bags, one for each of my brothers … We grew up playing Rifts® together. My best friend and I introduced the game to them in middle school and I’m proud to say they went on to play even more than I did over the years! We all have a very fond space in our hearts for your MASSIVE contribution to each of our creative minds and I just wish to say thank you to you all from the bottom of my heart … My family is mucho talented … Suffice to say we’ve all become very successful professional writers, producers, directors, and everything in between, and I strongly believe our time playing Rifts® is a huge contributing factor to all our creativity & fantastic problem solving skills. My siblings are seriously brilliant …

… Thank you for all of your work throughout the years, obviously and especially to you, Kevin. Thank you so much for enriching my life with your creativity.

[This may sound odd, J.B.S., but receiving heartfelt letters like this motivates my own creativity all the more. They compel me to push the envelope and surprise and thrill our audience. To write and take chances that will, I hope, wow and inspire generation after generation, like our work has inspired you and your brothers.

I am humbled and delighted to know my work can inspire people in such a profound way. I am constantly astounded by the number of hugely talented (and often famous) game designers, writers, artists, actors, directors, and gamers in every walk of life who have been inspired by my/our work. It makes me proud and glad, because one of my personal missions has been to get others to unleash their imaginations and follow their dreams like I did and as you guys did. As you know, it is so rewarding and fulfilling.

Again, thank you so much for your heartfelt letter. I hope you don’t mind me sharing parts of it here, because I hope it will show others “anything” is possible when you think big and dare to dream. Congratulations to you and your brothers. Continued success in the New Year and beyond. Thanks again for sharing this with me. Btw, please feel free to reach out to me anytime if you would like to chat. Of course, I must close by saying it: Keep those brilliant imaginations burning bright and game on! With appreciation – Kevin]

L.B. Jr. in Modesto, California, writes: Rifts® has been my favorite RPG for 28 years. I started when I was 13 and have been playing ever since.

[Nice! L.B., we are delighted to have kept that imagination burning for all these years. Game on! – Kevin]

B.B. in Victorville, California, writes (in part): They are all good games, but Rifts® is the boss. Kevin gets a happy meal or more Palladium Fantasy.

[Hey B.B., either one sounds good to me. Ho, ho, ho. – Kevin]

R.D. in Lathrup Village, Michigan, writes: Thank you and Merry Christmas.

[Right back at you, R.D. May everyone enjoy a wonderful Christmas. – Kevin]

Closing Thoughts – Merry Christmas from everyone here at Palladium Books

We hope you all have the opportunity to spend some time with friends and family, even if it’s by long-distance via Zoom, Skype, Discord, Facebook, email, phone, or text. With a little luck, maybe you’ll even be able to squeeze in a little gaming or time to read. More and more people are running games, via the internet, for friends and family. Give it a try, I think you’ll find it easier than you think and really quite fun. Escape into the Palladium Megaverse® and find relief and laughter as often as you can.

Whatever you do, please reach out to the people who matter most in your life. I have received a number of visits, calls, texts, and even cards and gifts in the mail that made my spirits soar. We all want to feel needed and special, so reach out to those you care about. It is the best gift and it doesn’t require a purchase or shipping, just a call and a little bit of your time, yet it means so much. A precious gift that touches the heart.

I hope Santa Claus is nice to you this Christmas and that you find peace and joy in your lives. Know that I will be thinking of you all and wishing you well from my heart and thoughts. Meanwhile, at home, give the wonderful people you are with a hug, and please stay safe and hang tough. Ho, ho, ho, Merry Christmas.

– Kevin Siembieda, Surrogate Santa, Gamer, Friend

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Palladium Books® – Weekly Update – December 16, 2021

Written by pb_addy on December 16, 2021. Posted in Weekly Updates.

One game system – every genre – countless worlds – endless adventure

By Kevin Siembieda

This has been a fun, wild week.

It is the final 8 days and counting till Christmas and the Christmas Surprise Package sale is scheduled to end Christmas Eve, December 24, 2021 – so orders have been pouring in. Note that orders received by Friday should arrive via UPS in time for Christmas. In fact, orders placed over the weekend and shipped via UPS have a good chance of arriving in time for Christmas at most locations in the contiguous United States (70% likelihood). And if you do not need the Surprise Package for Christmas, shipping via the inexpensive Media Mail is the way to go. That way you can start the New Year with a pile of new RPGs and/or sourcebooks, or novels, or miniatures, or prints, or … See details below. FYI: We will be working through the weekend processing your orders.

14 of the reprints we have been waiting for ALL arrived on Wednesday, one after another. Including the “Original” Rifts® RPG 30th Anniversary Commemorative hardcover (gorgeous and a must for any serious Rifts® Collector), Rifts® Sourcebook One (softcover), Rifts® Black Market, and Systems Failure™ which sold out the morning the reprint arrived. That made for a very exciting but hectic Wednesday. See details about the books below.

I graduated from the elite business program I have been in since the beginning of September. It was exhausting, comprehensive and epic. So glad I was accepted into it. The closing ceremony was insightful, sweet, and touching. I hope to stay in touch with many of my fellow business owners for years to come. See my Closing Thoughts about it and various subjects.

Christmas Surprise Package – “scheduled” to end Christmas Eve

“I’ve been ordering and receiving a Surprise Package for almost a decade now. Every year is a new amazing surprise. I can’t wait to see what this year brings.”

– J.W., Albuquerque, New Mexico

If you have been thinking about ordering one or two as a gift for the gamers in your life or want to snag one for yourself (a great way to try new settings and replace worn out editions), there is still time! Order this weekend and ship via UPS and it should arrive in time for Christmas!

The Surprise Package offers you RPG books and miniatures on the cheap, autographs (if you want them), fun, and surprises. Make sure to send a us a Wish List of 12-15 titles you know are in stock and you’ll be thrilled with what arrives. This is our 24th year of doing them and we know what makes the Surprise Packages rewarding for everyone. Only 8 days till Christmas Eve.

What is a Christmas Surprise Package?

A smile and a hug that comes in a box filled with signed game books from available Palladium staff and freelancers. And God knows this year continues to be so crazy, we need something fun like the Christmas Surprise Package to bring a little joy and laughter into our lives. With so many people suffering from the fallout of the pandemic and related doldrums, frustration, and in some cases, money issues, they need to escape to realms of role-playing adventures. Not to mention the huge savings and autographs available via a Palladium Christmas Surprise Package.

Truly the best deal in gaming, Palladium’s 24th Annual Christmas Surprise Package gets you $95-$105, sometimes MORE, worth of product for ONLY $55 (plus shipping and handling), as gifts for others or for yourself. That’s physical books at PDF prices. And if you want them signed we will sign each and every one of them.

Your “Wish List” is vital – the Palladium Surprise Packages are designed to simulate the joy and surprise of the Christmas Season of Giving. To do this, you submit a list of 12-15 Palladium products (or more) FOR EACH Surprise Package you order. This list of 12-15 items for EACH Grab Bag is critical, because you will not know which items we will select to send you. That makes it just like a Christmas gift because it really is a surprise. Surrogate Santa, Kevin, personally hand-picks every item for every Grab Bag, and may toss in something extra like a limited edition print, or a negative, or similar collector’s item, or an issue of The Rifter®, or something else he thinks you’ll enjoy.

SHIPPING UPDATE: 8 days till Christmas Eve – but ONLY about 3 days left to order and get delivery guaranteed by Christmas via UPS

Okay, it is crunch time for all you super-busy people like me and you procrastinators out there. IF you NEED any Palladium products or Christmas Surprise Packages as holiday gifts, you NEED to place your orders no later than Sunday and ship via UPS to have any chance to receive it in time for Christmas. UPS and all shippers will be delivering up to next Friday, Christmas Eve, December 24, 2021, so that helps.

UPS Ground – December 19 – It should arrive in time for Christmas but we can NOT guarantee it. You are taking a risk.
UPS 3-Day Select – December 20 – Will arrive in time for Christmas.
UPS 2nd Day Air – December 21.
UPS Next Day Air (to arrive December 24) – December 22, remember, we need time to process and pack your order!
United States Postal Service: Media Mail – Will NOT arrive in time for Christmas, but if you don’t care if it arrives after Christmas then certainly use Media Mail. Remember, the Surprise Package makes a great gift for any occasion or a nice treat for yourself. Note: If you live in an apartment please remember to include your apartment number. Also Note: Listing out of print items or titles not yet available is a waste of your time as we do NOT have those titles to send you.
United States Postal Service (in USA): Priority Mail – Will NOT arrive in time for Christmas.
To our friends in Canada and overseas – At this point in time, we cannot guarantee delivery in time for Christmas. Sorry, but you should get it in 2-3 weeks from the date it shipped. Note: Right now, we are finding “overseas” orders are taking 18-34 days to arrive, sometimes longer! Still a Cost Saving Deal: A Surprise Package helps to mitigate overseas shipping costs – take advantage of this while you can. It is, in effect, the equivalent of getting the books you want at retail, plus autographs, and paying the equivalent of only $5-$20 for overseas shipping! MANY overseas customers take advantage of the Surprise Packages for this reason! And it is likely the ONLY way for you to get autographs. Give it a try, we don’t think you will be disappointed.
Any orders placed after these dates will arrive AFTER Christmas.
Please spread the word so other gamers can enjoy this special seasonal offer. Ho, ho, ho and happy holidays.
As always, at Palladium, we will be working overtime through the weekend to process orders as fast as we can so you get them for the holidays. However, after the package leaves the Palladium warehouse, delivery is out of our hands. As we get closer to Christmas, UPS Ground and Priority Mail will be your most reliable and timely methods of shipping. Personally, we suggest UPS. Thank you for your understanding.

BACK IN PRINT in time for Christmas & the New Year

Rifts^® Ultimate Edition “Softcover” – available now

The usual …

30+ player characters to choose from; tech, magic, and psychic.
Cyborgs, robot and power armor pilots, scouts, assassins, and more.
Weapons, armor, vehicles, and equipment.
140+ magic spells for magic characters like Ley Line Walkers, Mystics, Techno-Wizards, Shifters, and others.
90 psionic powers and psychic characters.
World overview, the Coalition States, and more.
Sourcebooks offer hundreds of different aliens, supernatural beings, creatures of magic, and locations for adventure.
There has never been another RPG quite like Rifts®.
376 pages – 3 color sections, 24 pages total. The softcover book is identical to the hardcover edition.
$34.99 retail – Cat. No. 800SE – available now. May be requested for the Surprise Package.

BACK IN PRINT – Rifts® Sourcebook One (softcover) – available now – featuring Archie Three, Triax Robots, a full Archie adventure, the first appearance of the Republicans (NEMA survivors in stasis), robot creation rules and other fun, groundbreaking material. The perfect companion to go with the “Original” Rifts RPG Commemorative Hardcover, Shemarrian Nation™, and the upcoming Titan Robotics™. 160 pages – $22.99 – Cat. No. 801 – Available now.

BACK IN PRINT – Ninjas & Superspies™ RPG “Bonus” Hardcover – available now – 40+ martial arts, plus martial art powers, martial artists, super-spies, gadgets, secrets, and more. 224 pages – $36.99 retail – Cat. No. 525HC – available now.

BACK IN PRINT – After the Bomb® RPG “Bonus” Hardcover – available now – Create crime-fighting, modern-day, mutant heroes or intelligent mutant animals on a post-apocalyptic Earth. Stats for 100+ mutant animals and rules for creating any type of mutant animal, unique powers, animal psionics, Chimera, the Empire of Humanity, and 6 post-apocalypse adventures. Includes the original, 48 page, After the Bomb® sourcebook. 296 pages total – $39.99 retail – Cat. No. 503HC – available now.

BACK IN PRINT – Dead Reign® RPG Hardcover (Zombie Apocalypse) – available now – A great introductory game that is fun and intuitive. Play ordinary people or Apocalyptic heroes. Face Death Cultists, madmen, and an array of different types of zombies. Random tables galore. 224 pages – $36.99 retail – Cat. No. 230HC – available now.

BACK IN PRINT – Rifts® Book of Magic Hardcover – available now – The ultimate magic sourcebook with 700+ magic spells, plus magic tattoos, herbs, wands, staves, talismans, Bio-Wizard weapons, Techno-Wizard devices, and more in a deluxe hardcover! 352 pages – $39.99 retail – Cat. No. 848HC – available now.

UPDATED List of RPG Hardcovers 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.
Chaos Earth® RPG “Bonus” Edition Hardcover – 192 pages – $36.99 – Cat. No. 660HC – 30 extra pages of bonus material – available now.
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.

Coming:

COMING! Splicers® RPG “Bonus” Edition Hardcover – At the printer.
COMING! Palladium Fantasy RPG®, “First Edition” Red Foil Stamped “Bonus” Hardcover on faux leatherette. The cover is a recreation of the Red and Black first edition, plus it includes the Arms of Nargash-Tor adventure sourcebook. Yes, this is one of the surprises. At the printer.
COMING! “Original” RECON by Joseph F. Martin

Note: As per our new policy and the unpredictable print times, we will not be releasing estimated release dates for these last three hardcovers and upcoming new releases.

COMING: “Original” Palladium Fantasy RPG^® “Bonus” Edition Commemorative Hardcover, 1st Edition Rules

This deluxe, foil stamped edition is at the printer, and has been for awhile now. With any luck it will be available sometime in November. We are offering it due to popular demand. It is the original, First Edition rules, expanded with the inclusion of the Arms of Nargash-Tor adventure sourcebook. The original edition also includes Erick Wujcik’s popular Tombs of Gersidi adventure left out of the 2nd Edition rule book. 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 in some form. We hope you enjoy the deluxe 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 appears in print 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 – $55.00 retail – Cat. No. 449HC – at the printer. Release date not yet confirmed by the printer. Hopefully in time for Christmas.

COMING! Splicers^® RPG “Bonus” Edition Hardcover

The Splicers® RPG plus bonus 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.

The complete RPG + 50 pages of bonus material.
Splicers® is unique and different. Think Guyver meets Terminator after the rise of the machines.
Humanity armed with genetically engineered living host armor and weapons battle against an insane A.I. and her legion of robots and death machines.
Part science fiction, part horror. Epic in scope.
280 pages – $44.99 retail – Cat. No. 200HC – at the printer. Release date not yet confirmed by the printer. Hopefully in time for Christmas.

UPDATE: The Rifter^® #85, 2021 Annual

The Rifter® – your favorite portal to the Palladium Books® Megaverse® – is back!

And oh boy, do we have a treat for you – 224 pages of the best content from an entire year’s worth of submissions. This 2021 annual issue has content for use with almost all our game lines including Rifts®, Palladium Fantasy RPG®, Dead Reign®, Nightbane®, Heroes Unlimited™, and more.

Highlights include:

Soul in Flames: A Rifts® adventure by Barry Wright that captured our imagination so much we put it on the cover!
The Colony of Gonarn: Sweeping location and adventure material for the Palladium Fantasy RPG® by Glen Evans.
Vehicle Encounter Tables: An awesome resource by Lloyd Blair for Dead Reign®, but also eminently useful for Systems Failure®, Chaos Earth®, Beyond the Supernatural™, and even Rifts®.
Beyond Midnight: Inspired by Boxed Nightmares, this combination of story, creature feature, and plot hooks by Dan Frederick includes adventure seeds for nine Palladium settings.
The Redeemer: What does evil-turned-good look like? This O.C.C. by Kyle Osterberg for Nightbane® covers just that.
Magical Collectibles: An array of unique arcane items by Christian Bonawandt for use with any Palladium setting.
The Glitter Boy Revisited: Two articles by Will Erwin that will have Game Masters and players alike taking a fresh new look at everyone’s favorite chrome power suit.
Relics of Empire: New setting, history, and source material for Palladium Fantasy RPG® by Ian Herbert.
Plus: Short stories, news, coming attractions, product descriptions, and more.
224 pages – $26.99 retail – Cat. No. 185 – Coming this winter.

Rifter® Submission Note: If you were not accepted into this Annual, you may be on the short list for the next. FYI: We get many submissions for Rifts®, and are sitting on some for the 2022 Annual now, so you will have a greater chance of getting published in the next Rifter Annual if you send material for Nightbane®, Dead Reign®, Chaos Earth®, Heroes Unlimited, Ninjas & Superspies, After the Bomb®, Palladium Fantasy® and others, though we get a fair number of submissions for Fantasy too.

Do not forget about the various Palladium Coffee Mugs – available now

With so many people still working from home and hot chocolate weather arriving, Palladium’s fun and attractive coffee mugs have been in high demand. See details below.

Dead Reign^® (Zombie attack) Coffee Mug – now shipping

A nice, large, 16 ounce coffee mug with artwork that appears on both sides of the mug, and the mug has a color interior, adding a vivid splash of color to your morning or game time beverage. Everyone loves these mugs.

The “Dead Reign®” logo with three hungry zombies ready to attack. Art designed specifically for this mug by artist Steven Cummings of comic book renown (Wayward® and various Marvel Comics). White on a black mug. Very dynamic.
Art is located on the front and back of the mug.
Glossy black exterior with a blood red interior.
16 ounce ceramic mug.
Dishwasher and microwave safe.
$10.99 retail – Cat. No. 2594.

Rifts^® Titan Robotics^™ Coffee Mug – now shipping

The “Rifts® Titan Robotics™” mug features the Rifts logo with the words Titan Robotics below it. Above the logo is one of the new Titan robots from the upcoming book release, standing in a dynamic pose. Art by Steven Cummings.
Art is located on the front and back of the mug.
Glossy black exterior with a bright blue interior.
16 ounce ceramic mug.
Dishwasher and microwave safe.
$10.99 retail – Cat. No. 2595.

Fan Favorite: Rifts^® LOGO Coffee Mug – now shipping

Back due to popular demand! A nice, large, 16 ounce coffee mug with large artwork that appears on both sides of the mug, and the mug has a color interior, adding a vivid splash of color to your morning or game time beverage. Fans have been loving these mugs.

The famous Rifts® logo in white on a black mug.
Art is located on the front and back of the mug.
Glossy black exterior with a bright blue interior.
16 ounce ceramic mug.
Dishwasher and microwave safe.
$10.99 retail – Cat. No. 2587.

Fan Favorite: Palladium Fantasy RPG^® “Dragon” Coffee Mug – now shipping

Back due to popular demand. A nice, large, 16 ounce coffee mug with large artwork that appears on both sides of the mug, and the mug has a color interior, adding a vivid splash of color to your morning or game time beverage. Fans have been loving these mugs.

The fan favorite “3-Headed Hydra” battling a knight from the iconic, original Palladium Fantasy RPG® cover. Red art on a black mug harkens back to the original RPG red and black cover.
Art appears on the front and back of the mug.
Glossy black exterior with an attractive orange interior.
16 ounce ceramic mug.
Dishwasher and microwave safe.
$10.99 retail – Cat. No. 2589.

Still Hot! Rifts^® Automated Character Sheet for EXCEL

The next step in character data collection! This EXCEL template provides automation to your Rifts® character creation process. Done in Microsoft Excel, this character template will allow you to build your character with substantial ease and speed. Ideal for the new gamer who doesn’t know all of the Palladium Books® rules just yet, it’s also a highly effective tool for Game Masters and advanced players alike who make multiple characters, NPCs or just like to min/max or theory craft characters between games.

Dice Roller: A simple dice roller is on the main page of the character sheet to help with character creation or in-game dice rolling needs.
Automated Attributes and Stat Block: All the bonuses and features from attributes are presented in a large stat block allowing you to easily see your bonus to save vs Psionics, Mind Control, etc. You can pick your strength type (Normal, Augmented, Robotic or Supernatural) to determine your carrying and lifting capacity and even your M.D. punch damage if your strength is high enough and of the right type.
Automated Combat Stats: The main page holds a section where you can pull up data for your various combat stats, from hand to hand abilities such as Strike, Parry, Dodge and Disarm, to W.P. bonuses including those of the W.P. Sharpshooting variety. This section draws upon all of your character’s selection of skills and abilities and even offers customization from odd O.C.C. or racial abilities.
Automated Psionics: All psionics from Rifts® Ultimate Edition, Rifts® World Book 12: Psyscape™ and Rifts® World Book 32: Lemuria can be selected from a dropdown menu that then populates tables with the information on psionics for your character. Each psionic ability’s data including damage, M.D.C. and range also automatically increases based on the character’s level of experience.
Automated Spells: All Common Invocations, Necromancy, Ocean Magic and Biomancy spells (yes, all the Lemurian Biomancer spells too!) can be selected from a dropdown menu that then populates tables with the information on spells for your character. Each spell’s data including damage, M.D.C. and range also automatically increases based on the character’s level of experience.
Automated Skills: All skills from the Rifts® Ultimate Edition, Rifts® World Book 25: China 2 – Heroes of the Celestial Court™ and Rifts® World Book 32: Lemuria can be selected and then automatically add bonuses from prerequisites and related skills. Physical skills that provide bonuses also add those bonuses directly to attributes and combat stats. Bonuses that require dice rolls are denoted and can then be manually rolled and added to the character sheet. Custom percent bonuses such as O.C.C. bonuses can also be added to individual skills.
Automated Cybernetics & Bionics: All cybernetics and bionics from Rifts® Ultimate Edition along with some favorites from other books can be selected from dropdown menus which then tabulate bonuses and add them to your combat stats. Prices also sum up so an enterprising Headhunter can keep track of his hardware and upgrades. Simple cybernetic body part diagrams even allow players to allocate the locations of their various cybernetic and bionic components.
Freeform O.C.C. and Racial Power Section: A section for non-standard powers, special O.C.C. or racial abilities allows the player to add custom skills and powers that can be linked to those features to draw upon the character’s level of experience, I.Q. bonus or other stats so powers grow as the character advances.
Character Building Section: On the main page of the document is a section to help you build your character, from customizing attributes, to adding non-standard bonuses from O.C.C. or racial abilities, to an optional point buy system for attributes.
Helpful Hints and Suggestions: Red triangular tabs appear throughout the document. Hovering over the red tab with the mouse cursor will reveal useful data from sourcebooks, hints, suggestions and other information, such as what a particular stat means, how it’s used in the game and what things can add bonuses or affect it. There is also a page with overview instructions on how to use the sheet, and a number of instructional videos will be posted via Palladium TV on the ins and outs of the character sheet. The first can be found here: http://youtu.be/a89XzAV37sE
Portrait: A special sheet is set up so you can add an image to the document for a custom portrait for your character. That image is then displayed on the main page and is protected from accidental movement or deletion from the main page.
Password Protected: Several pages of the document are password protected so players won’t accidently delete formulas and ruin the character sheet’s automated features. The password is provided so players can customize the sheet to their liking then protect the sheet again so they don’t undo all their hard work.
Note: The file is best used in Microsoft EXCEL 2016 or above. Some data may be lost if not using Microsoft EXCEL, such as when using similar products like Open Office.
Available from PalladiumBooks.com AND DriveThruRPG.com – make them characters!

DriveThruRPG.com – Discover the Palladium Megaverse^® in PDF form – 300+ titles available

– 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, sleuth, modern knights, giant robots, dinosaur taming, sleuthing, magic and monsters, heroes and legends. Or combine them all. There has never been a game quite like Rifts®.

– Companion Rifts® titles include bold settings like Wormwood™, Skraypers™, and Phase World® and the Three Galaxies in our ongoing Dimension Book series, and the Great Cataclysm that created Rifts Earth in the ongoing Chaos Earth® series.

– Palladium Fantasy RPG® 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.

– Heroes Unlimited™, the name rather says it all. Play any type of superhuman hero, vigilante, anti-hero, or villain in our modern world or on alien planets. Also see Ninjas & Superspies.

– After the Bomb®, create and play anthropomorphic, intelligent mutant animals in a comic book world of mutant 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.

– Dead Reign® RPG and sourcebooks. The Zombie Apocalypse unleashed. Play ordinary people or post-apocalyptic O.C.C.s or Masked Lunatic heroes.

– Beyond the Supernatural™ RPG and sourcebooks. Your first step into the realm of modern horror. And the rest of the expanding Megaverse® with The Mechanoid Invasion®, Systems Failure, Splicers®, RECON®, The Rifter® series, 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.

Sector 57 is written by Erick Wujcik and illustrated by me, Kevin Siembieda. Making it Erick’s and my first published collaboration. The tournament has space travelers find a derelict alien spacecraft to explore and answer questions like is it safe to fly and take as their own? What happened to the crew? Is there danger lurking onboard? Can you figure out how to pilot the spaceship? We are selling it for the original 1980 price of $5.00 making it a deal. Available only as a PDF from DriveThruRPG. Enjoy.

Coming to DriveThruRPG.com – The Original RECON by Joe F. Martin (1982), RECON® Supplement One: Sayaret, RECON® Module Two: Hearts & Minds, and if we can swing it, San Succi, the big newspaper style module and maps. In addition to releasing these as individual PDF products, Palladium also intends to collect and release them as a special, deluxe, hardcover RPG and sourcebook in the months ahead.

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.

Rifts® Novels: Duty’s Edge – The lone surviving soldier from a New German Republic Special Forces operation struggles to complete the mission on his own. A stand-alone Rifts® novel complete in itself. 236 pages, Cat. No. 308. The Cosmo-Knight and The Reckoning (Phase World®, the Three Galaxies, and Cosmo-Knights), the Rifts® trilogy of novels: Sonic Boom, Deception’s Web, and Treacherous Awakenings, as well as the Rifts® Anthology: Tales of the Chi-Town ‘Burbs (11 authors), Machinations of Doom (graphic novel by Ramon K. Perez), and Path of the Storm (a proposed Rifts® movie script) and 300+ other Palladium Books RPG titles.

Also available: Free Garden of the Gods™ (Fantasy) and Rifts® Bestiary™ Volume One Sneak Previews, and the Palladium Fantasy RPG® Interactive Character Sheet: A Microsoft Excel-based character management system. Packed with features and data collected from every official Palladium Fantasy sourcebook to enable you to create Fantasy characters quickly (25 minutes!) and help you to update and manage them for years to come.

Dead Reign® Paper Miniatures Volume Three: Zombies, Dead Reign® Paper Miniatures Volume Two: Civilians and Dead Reign® Paper Miniatures Volume One: Survivors. There are also paper miniatures for Heroes Unlimited™, Palladium Fantasy® and Rifts®. A new, up-to-date, PDF Palladium Books Catalog. Nightbane® Dark Designs™ sourcebook with 60 new Common Talents, 38 new Elite Talents, 18 new Morphus Tables, all other Morphus Tables collected and more. Systems Failure™ RPG, a 160 page RPG that deals with alien invasion and a post-apocalypse setting that is fun and dynamic. Civilization is on the verge of collapse when the so-called “bugs” invade and turn humans into zombie-like slaves. Monsters, heroes and fun. A complete RPG and setting. Rifts® World Book 34: Northern Gun™ Two: 256 pages of technology and fun. 30+ power armors, 30+ body armors, 15 combat vehicles, 45 vehicles (hovercycles, etc.), 10 robot haulers, the Robodome and more. Bizantium and the Northern Islands™: the northernmost part of the Known World, the Cold Born, Necromancy ships made from dead sea serpents, 15 creatures, Random Sea Monster Generator, and more. Rifts® Northern Gun™ One. This fan favorite might be thought of as the big book of giant robots – an in-depth look at Northern Gun, 70+ weapons, 27 robots, NG O.C.C.s, key people and places, and much more. Mysteries of Magic™ Book One: The Heart of Magic™ with Wizards, their Apprentices, nearly 60 new magic spells and remember, magic and monsters in the Fantasy RPG are easily adapted to Rifts®, Chaos Earth®, HU2 and other settings. Wolfen Empire™ Fantasy sourcebook, the Great Northern Wilderness and Killer Winters, 12 Wolfen Tribes, Wolfen military and society, 15+ creatures, 5 full adventures, 101 adventure ideas, random encounter tables, notable people, places, plus FREE Sneak Previews of The Rifter® #80, The Rifter® #81, The Rifter® #82, and more on DriveThruRPG.com.

Rifts® is a genre-bending setting that combines science fiction, fantasy, horror, post-apocalypse survival, magic, and endless possibilities for adventure. Imagine a near perfect world of advanced technology 100 years in the future. Then imagine that world crashing down overnight in an apocalyptic upheaval not seen since the formation of the planet. A Great Cataclysm caused by the explosive return of magic. Now fast forward 300 years into the future where magic, dragons, and mythic gods coexist with cyborgs, giant robots and super-science rediscovered from humanity’s Golden Age as humans rise from a lengthy Dark Age. But they must contend with countless alien life forms, monsters, and supernatural horrors from beyond the Rifts.
Rifts® core titles we would suggest: Rifts® Ultimate Edition, Rifts® Game Master Guide, Rifts® Book of Magic, Rifts® Adventure Guide, D-Bees of North America™, Rifts® World Book 11: Coalition War Campaign and Rifts® Sourcebook One. Note: The Rifts® RPG, 1st Edition and Rifts® Ultimate, 2nd Edition are both available.
80+ Rifts® supplements, most of them available as PDFs with more coming. Where to start? Wherever sounds fun.
Rifts® Dimension Books™: Travel to alien worlds and dimensions via the Rifts for off-world adventure and intrigue.
Rifts® Chaos Earth® RPG and sourcebook series (all). 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.
FREE Sneak Previews for Nightbane® Dark Designs™, Rifts® Secrets of the Atlanteans™, Rifts® CS Heroes of Humanity, and many other previews as well as free and low cost items that we make available. All of it adds to the growing list of Rifts and other Palladium RPG game titles available as PDF books, cards and support. A new title should be added every week or two, so keep watching for them.
The Rifter® #1-84, ALL issues of The Rifter®. Each issue is a wealth of source material and ideas for 3-6 different Palladium game lines. Most are easily adapted to ANY Palladium game setting. Each issue a gem. 8,500 pages of source material and ideas for heroes, villains, monsters, magic, gear, and adventure.
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!
Splicers®: I Am Legion™ Adventure Sourcebook: 6 new Great Houses, 4 new Host Armors, 6 new War Mounts, 19 new Bio-Weapons, 15 new killer machines, new Bio-Enhancements, Amalgam creation tables, Legion and a series of adventures that build into a small campaign, and more.
Palladium Fantasy RPG®, 1st Edition Rules and sourcebooks. A unique world of magic, monsters and heroes. Dozens of nonhuman player characters including Wolfen, Bearmen, Ogres, Orcs and more. 100,000 years of history.
Palladium Fantasy RPG®, 2nd Edition Rules and many sourcebooks. The expanded world of high fantasy, magic, mystery and heroes of every variety. Includes the Mind Mage and psychic abilities, mages and spells, magic circles and symbols, men-at-arms, scoundrels and a wide range of inhuman player characters including Wolfen, Bearmen, Ogres, Orcs and many more. 100,000 years of history.
Heroes Unlimited™ RPG first edition rule book and sourcebooks.
Heroes Unlimited™ RPG Second Edition rule book and sourcebooks. Create any type of superhuman you can desire and bring comic book adventures to life.
Dead Reign® RPG (Zombie Apocalypse). The dead have risen. It is the battle for survival in the zombie apocalypse, but this setting is much more than your typical zombie game. Play ordinary people or special characters better equipped to survive and hunt zombies. Many unusual types of zombies.
Dead Reign® Sourcebooks: 6 sourcebooks from Civilization Gone™ to Hell Followed™ (the latter features stats for 23 disasters, masked lunatics, 11 new zombies, 7 apocalyptic character classes, and more) are available.
Beyond the Supernatural™ RPG, 1st Edition Rules. Supernatural horror in the modern world. Play ordinary people, psychics, paranormal investigators or for something different: Victim Characters!
Beyond the Supernatural™ RPG, 2nd Edition: The complete, revised core game, 14 character classes and 42 occupations for “ordinary people,” 100+ psychic abilities, 16 monsters, the Lazlo Agency, world setting and rules.
Nightbane® RPG and sourcebooks. An RPG setting we call superhero horror. Dark conspiracy, a secret, demon invasion starting with world leaders and law enforcement, and it is spreading. The player characters are the Nightbane®, reluctant superhumans who must turn into monsters themselves to unleash their powers and battle the evil that is clear only to them. A dark, sinister and challenging world of horror.
After the Bomb® RPG and sourcebooks. Planet of the Apes meets the X-Men! Animal creations, powers and more. Create any type of intelligent mutant animal you can imagine as friend or foe.
Ninjas & Superspies™ RPG and the Mystic China™ sourcebook. James Bond meets Enter the Dragon. 41 types of martial arts, ninjas, and super-spies with gadgets, gizmos and advanced weapons.
The Mechanoid Invasion® Trilogy RPG is a long time, cult favorite with a fatalistic world-view of humans vs aliens with superior technology.
The Palladium Weapon Series of real world weapons, armor and castles throughout history. Designed for use with ANY game system.
200+ Palladium titles in all, plus G.M. kits, paper miniatures and more.
Heroes Unlimited™ Paper Miniatures – Two sets are now available!
Palladium Fantasy RPG® Paper Miniatures – Volumes #1-6 are available now. More are coming in the weeks ahead.
Rifts® Paper Miniatures: Men at Arms – $2.99
Rifts® Paper Miniatures: Coalition Dead Boys – $2.99
Rifts® Paper Miniatures: Adventurers – $2.99
Rifts® Paper Miniatures: Practitioners of Magic (new) – $2.99
Rifts® Paper Miniatures: Extras (new) – $2.99
And more to come in the weeks ahead.

Palladium Collectibles, Negatives, 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 Charles “Chuck” Walton, Kevin Long, 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, other Palladium memorabilia, toys from my personal collection and other collectibles. Check every couple of weeks because we often post new stuff or offer a new sale. There is a sale on negatives starting today, in fact.

Other one-of-a-kind original artwork available by me (Kevin Siembieda), Kevin Long, Charles Walton II (money goes to the artist), 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 were very popular items at the Palladium Open House and people went crazy over them at Gen Con – including actor Joe Manganiello who scooped up a pile of TMNT negatives, while Palladium’s own Mark Oberle, Carmen Bellaire, Brandon Aten and a whole lot of Palladium gamers went for negatives from Rifts® New West, Lone Star and Free Quebec. Fun.

Negatives are unique and attractive, one-of-a-kind (on rare occasions two-of-a-kind if a page was 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, went completely digital, they asked if Palladium Books wanted the negs, otherwise they would be destroyed. Regrettably, I let a few dozen be destroyed, but the negatives of many books were sent to Palladium. They have sat in our warehouse for years until I started to offer them for sale. I have also started signing the negatives in silver and each comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. Each 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).

http://stores.ebay.com/kevinstoys-artandcollectibles

More Madcap Podcasts – Real Play Games – Heroes Unlimited^™ Holiday Special

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 just in time for the holidays. 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.

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!
Expected 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.
Expected 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!
Expected 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!
Expected 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

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Closing Thoughts – A fun week

This was a fun, special week for me for a lot of different reasons. For one, by Tuesday afternoon I had been introduced as an “RPG Legend,” and called a “Sage,” “Superstar,” “an inspiration,” “mentor,” and “amazing.” All in very sweet, kind, and heartfelt situations. It made me laugh, feel proud, and tear up at various times. I am humbled that so many people think so highly of me. On top of that, there were many lovely Surprise Package comments.

Speaking of the Grab Bags, it warms my heart to see so many people purchasing Palladium’s Christmas Surprise Packages as gifts this year for friends, family members, Game Masters, and players. Yes, the idea behind the Surprise Package is it is a great gift for gamers, but more often than not it is pretty clear the majority of purchases are for themselves. That’s awesome and perfectly fine, you deserve to treat yourself, try new settings, etc., I encourage you to do so. After all, the Surprise Package is our gift to YOU.

This year, however, there has been a very noticeable increase of Grab Bag sales that are clearly gifts for other people, and I think that’s great. More than one gaming group has gotten one for their Game Master, several Game Masters have bought them for their players, and there have been a ton of them as gifts from brothers, sisters, fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, nephews, nieces, wives, husbands, and friends for the special gamers in their lives. All of which touches my heart and makes me so happy that the spirit of giving is huge this season. And why I think of you as our extended family. Very cool. Thank you for making me proud of my gaming family.

I spoke with a few dear friends this week including Jolly Blackburn, Brandon Aten, and Tom Roache, and Sean and I have enjoyed some nice moments and exciting brainstorming sessions. In fact, I was here till 9:20 PM last night because the ideas and energy were flying. Final analysis, I have a lot of incredible friends.

On a personal level, I graduated the elite business program I had been part of these past 14 or 16 weeks. Talk about an intense, profound, and rewarding experience. The Zoom graduation was full of warm, fuzzy comments, tearful goodbyes, expressions of appreciation, and excitement about the future. Not just Palladium’s future, but for all the businesses of my fellow graduates. These are strange but also exciting times, with bold growth opportunities and promising futures for us all. I wish all of them the best of luck in all their hopes and dreams.

Of course, seeing oodles of orders coming in all week is exciting because it helps our cash flow (always welcomed) and I get to make so many gamers’ holidays extra special. I love Christmas and doing these Grab Bags for you. I was also thrilled to have the next shipment of the Rifts® 30th Anniversary Commemorative Hardcover finally arrive. It has been out of stock since early September. Well, this beautiful commemorative is back and beautiful. When Sean saw it, he exclaimed, “Wow, it is beautiful. I definitely want my own copy.” So many people have been waiting for this fun, special edition of the “original” Rifts® RPG as a hardcover – complete with the compelling Keith Parkinson Splugorth Slave Barge cover plus an extra 32 color pages, color gallery of 160+ covers, and Palladium/Rifts® history – I am delighted I can finally report it is back in stock. It was supposed to be here sooner, but with the printing crisis it took a couple weeks longer. This beloved piece of nostalgia is once again available for your enjoyment.

I have been sooooo busy with school and work that I still have 90% of my gifts to family, friends, and freelancers to wrap and ship, so I’d better get to it. That means most of you dear people will get my annual Christmas gifts AFTER the holiday this year. Thanks for your understanding.

As you can see, my busy but fun (I love Christmas) week continues with plenty to do. Please enjoy the Surprise Packages and books you may be placing orders for this weekend or already have coming, and happy holidays from all of us at Palladium Books.

– Kevin Siembieda, Surrogate Santa, Gamer, Friend

Surprise Package comments from fans like you

R.D. in Kirkland, Washington, writes: Love the Grab Bags! Thank you.

[We love doing them, R.D. Enjoy. – Kevin]

R.D. in Phoenix, Arizona, writes: Absolutely loved the first Surprise Package. Dying with anticipation for the next. Thank you for doing this! Love and appreciate all you do!

[Thank you, R.D., we cannot do any of this without the love and support of all of you. I love doing this for all the members of our extended RPG family. Merry Christmas! – Kevin]

D.H. in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, writes: I’ve enjoyed the work everyone [at Palladium] has put into making these games and look forward to seeing the new world books for Rifts®.

[Thank you, D.H., you will not be disappointed with the new Rifts® books coming next year. But not just Rifts®, we’ll be releasing titles for many of our game lines, including Palladium Fantasy®, Beyond the Supernatural™, and others. – Kevin]

M.H. in Fishers, Indiana, writes: Going for a second Surprise Package because I was so happy with my first. Returning to Rifts® after 25 years and excited to do this!

[I’m excited for you M.H., because so much excellent material has been released. Using the Surprise Package to snag a bunch is smart. Welcome back and game on! – Kevin]

D.S. in Kansas City, Missouri, writes: I have enjoyed Palladium’s games for over 20 years and I see no end to the playability.

[You understand and see the infinite possibilities of the Megaverse, D.S. Thank you and keep that wonderful imagination of yours burning bright. – Kevin]

A.S. in Redding, California, writes: I have been playing in your guys’ world my whole life. I have even brought my kids into loving the games. Thank you, guys. Keep up the good work.

[I love this, A.S. Thrilled you and the family enjoy our games so much. Keep those imaginations burning and game on. – Kevin]

J.J. in Bloomington, Indiana, writes: [The Surprise Package is] always a highlight of my Christmas. My group and I thoroughly enjoy Rifts® and all of the things that can be done with it. Keep up the awesome work!

[Will do, J.J. We’re just happy you see the full scope of Rifts® and the endless opportunities it has to offer. Keep your imagination burning and the ideas flowing. – Kevin]

J.K. in Sierra Vista, Arizona, writes: Thank you for all that you do! You guys have fed my soul with your great intellectual property and the chance to explore ideas and friendships I might never have had the chance to do.

[You are very welcome, J.K., we are all about plumbing the imagination and feeding the soul. There are many more soul-meals to come. Happy holidays. – Kevin]

Z.M. in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, writes: Favorites: Rifts® and Heroes Unlimited™. The older books are where we spent most of our time with 1st editions from the 1990s. I am eager to try Dead Reign. Thank you for offering these specials every year. I have participated a few times and I have always been happy with the outcome.

[Happy to do it, Z.M. I think you will love Dead Reign. Have fun with it. – Kevin]

P.N. in Brooklyn, New York, writes: I already have all the softcover books, but was impressed by the Nightbane® hardcover I recently ordered, so I thought I’d ask for some more hardcovers.

[Thanks P.N., the hardcovers are very nice, aren’t they? Their availability in the Surprise Packages is limited, though. – Kevin]

J.A. in Redmond, Washington, writes: I have a pretty solid Rifts® collection, just looking to fill out some adventure sourcebooks, T-shirts, and other Rifts® stuff. I love Rifts®.

[Using the Surprise Package deal is a great way to do that, J.A. Smart. Enjoy. – Kevin]

L.B. in Winchester, Ohio, writes (in part): My Rifts® collection is pretty complete … Rifts® of course, is my current favorite with Palladium Fantasy® close behind.

[Those are two of my faves, L.B. Game on. – Kevin]

F.U. in Glonn, Bavaria, Germany, writes: Merry Christmas to the best gaming company and to the best game designer in the world! Keep on rocking, Kevin.

[Holy Moley! What an exuberant and generous compliment! Thank you, so much F.U., I’m am humbled and honored you think so highly of me and my work. Merry Christmas to you and yours. May it be full of joy, laughter, and gaming. Ho, ho, ho. – Kevin]

NEW! Rifts^® Game Master Guide^™ Hardcover – Available now

The Rifts® Game Master Guide™ hardcover is a massive, 352 page reference book with short stats and descriptions for every Rifts® robot, power armor, body armor, vehicle, weapon, gadget, skill, experience table, and map that appears in Rifts® World Books 1-23 and Sourcebooks 1-4, plus a bionics index, an O.C.C.s and R.C.C.s index, rules clarifications, combat examples, advice on how to run a game and more.

500+ weapons.
290 pieces of equipment.
180+ vehicles.
100+ suits of body armor.
80+ suits of power armor.
300+ skills, character and D-Bee index, dozens of maps, and more.
352 pages – $39.99 retail – Cat. No. 845HC – available now. Also available in softcover.

NEW! Rifts^® Book of Magic^™ Hardcover – Available now

Nearly 1,000 magic spells and 400 magic weapons and devices from across Rifts Earth, plus magic tattoos, herbs, stones, and more. 352 pages of pure magic.

900+ magic spells, Elemental Magic, Ley Line Magic, Temporal Magic, Necromancy, Nature Magic, Cloud Magic, Ocean Magic, Biomancy and more.
Plus Tattoo Magic, Stone Magic, Whalesongs, Conjuring, Nazca Lines.
290+ Techno-Wizard weapons and items, including TW Bionics, Automatons, and Iron Juggernauts.
80+ other magic items, Rune Weapons, Holy Weapons, Fetishes.
Bio-Wizard Weapons, the Bio-Borg, Symbiotes, and herbs.
Magic stones, talismans, magic items of Japan, and more.
Millennium Tree wands, staves and armor.
352 pages – $39.99 retail – Cat. No. 848HC – available now. Also available in softcover.

NEW! Rifts^® Adventure Guide^™ Hardcover – Available now

Inside information to create and run RPG adventures: How to get started, building on ideas, character archetypes, tables for creating Rifts towns and cities, mercenary companies, traveling shows, and player created organizations, plus random Rift tables, information about the Chi-Town ‘Burbs, 32 ‘Burb adventure ideas, another 101 adventure hooks, and still more adventure ideas, and additional player and Game Master tips by Kevin Siembieda, Erick Wujcik, and Bill Coffin.

150+ adventure ideas.
Game Master and player tips from Kevin Siembieda.
Adventure creation tips from Kevin Siembieda.
Why and how to use alignments by Kevin Siembieda.
Tricks of running a large group, G.M. tools, and more.
Additional Player and G.M. tips from Wujcik and Coffin.
Overview and info about the CS Chi-Town ‘Burbs.
32 adventure ideas in the ‘Burbs.
Random Dimensional Rifts & other tables.
Tables for creating towns, merc companies, and traveling shows.
192 pages – $36.99 retail – Cat. No. 849HC – available now. Also available in softcover.

HARDCOVER Palladium Fantasy RPG^®, 2nd Edition – available now

A fantasy setting like no other, rich in history and inviting adventure. Not only are you able to play iconic fantasy heroes like the Wizard, Knight, Paladin, Ranger, Thief, Assassin, and others, but also characters such as the Mind Mage, Druid, Diabolist, Summoner and many others. Moreover, play an array of nonhuman characters from Elves and Dwarves to Wolfen, Changelings, Kobolds, Orcs, Ogres, and many others.

The hardcover is exactly the same as the softcover edition.
Color cover, same art, variant logo, hardcover.
25+ Occupational Character Classes (O.C.C.s).
14+ inhuman player races (more in sourcebooks).
300+ magic spells.
60 magical Wards. 50 magic circles.
Dozens of magic items potions and more.
70+ psychic powers, the Mind Mage, and more.
Weapons, gear, demons and adventure ideas.
New sourcebooks like Land of the Damned 3, Lopan, and others are coming.
336 pages – $39.99 retail – Cat. No. 450HC – available now.

HARDCOVER Heroes Unlimited^™ RPG, 2nd Edition – available now

The Heroes Unlimited™ RPG has been a hit RPG for 30+ years because it enables you to create any type of comic book hero you can imagine. Make characters pulled right from any comic book you grew up with and love, or design your own league of extraordinary heroes.

If you seek comic book heroic adventure, Heroes Unlimited™ does the job on an epic scale. Plus a dozen sourcebooks provide you with more super abilities, hero categories, bad guys and adventures.

The hardcover is exactly the same as the softcover edition.
Color cover, same art, variant logo on the hardcover.
Create any type of hero you can imagine.
101 super abilities plus a multitude of sub-powers within them, bonuses and special combat capabilities.
100+ magic spells plus enchanted weapons and objects.
72 psychic powers.
Enchanted weapons that instill super abilities.
Mega-Heroes and immortals.
Alien super beings.
Bionics and cyborgs.
Psionics and Psychics.
Robots and power armor.
Masters of magic, wizards and spell casters.
Mutants and Super Soldiers possessing super abilities.
Inventors, super-geniuses and super-vehicles.
Special Training: Martial arts, Sleuths, weapons, more.
Cover by comic book legend Jim Steranko.
Art by Ramon K. Perez, Paulo Parente, Mike Gustovich, and others.
Written by Kevin Siembieda.
352 pages for a complete RPG – $39.99 retail – Cat. No. 500HC – available now.

HARDCOVER Beyond the Supernatural^™ RPG, 2nd Edition – Available now

Supernatural horror in the modern world that feels plausible and real. Your characters are the few who know the supernatural is real because they have experienced it face to face. Some are psychics, some are experts in the paranormal or the arcane, and others are ordinary people like you and me. Ordinary people who are never the same after their own close encounter. All of these unlikely heroes stand against supernatural evil in a world of disbelievers who brand them as practitioners of fringe science or lunatics. Only they know the truth: supernatural evil is real and dangerous. And someone has to take a stand to protect the innocent from supernatural evil in whatever hidden form it may take. Are you ready to join the battle?

The hardcover is exactly the same as the softcover edition.
Color cover, same art, variant logo, hardcover.
A plausible modern horror setting that makes sense and will challenge your role-playing skills.
14 Psychic Character Classes.
42 occupations for “ordinary” people.
100+ psychic abilities, including Fire Walker abilities.
Creatures of darkness, the Lazlo Agency, and more.
New sourcebooks are coming soon.
256 pages – $36.99 retail – Cat. No. 700HC – available now.

NEW! Miniature Releases – Available now

You have been asking about new miniatures and we are providing. All miniatures come in a plastic bag. The newest three are:

Rifts® Glitter Boy™ & Pilot (original) Miniature Pack – 1st time available in resin – 28 mm resin – $19.99 retail – Cat. No. MI8001. Five Pieces: 1. Complete G.B. body and a small base, 2. right arm and Boom Gun, 3. backpack/thrusters, 4. ammo drum and belt, and 5. pilot. The ever-popular, classic Glitter Boy and Pilot (1993 RAFM) – now in resin for the first time (prior releases were pewter figures). Available now.

NEW! Rifts® CS Firebreather Dead Boy™ Miniature – true scale 32 mm resin – $9.99 retail – Cat. No. MI8047. Five pieces: 1. the body, 2. right arm and gun, 3. left arm, 4. antenna, 5. custom base. Detailed and dynamic figure. Available now.

NEW! Rifts® Juicer™ Miniature – true scale 32 mm resin – $9.99 retail – Cat. No. MI8048. Three pieces: 1. the complete body, 2. crossed swords on the back that fit so snugly that you may not even need to glue it, 3. custom base. Detailed and dynamic figure. Available now.

And don’t forget about the Deluxe Rifts® Glitter Boy Resin Miniature – released in fall 2020 – 32 mm resin – $34.99 retail – Cat. No. MI8046 – a gorgeous, detailed and dynamic figure. Available now.

Rifts^® Novels – Available now

All Rifts® novels are available from the Palladium Books online store as physical books as well as PDFs from DriveThruRPG.com. All are a fun read and highly recommended. Enjoy.

All novels are 5 x 8 inches in size unless otherwise indicated.
Page count and price varies.
Available as physical books from palladiumbooks.com and as PDFs on DriveThruRPG.com
Rifts® Duty’s Edge is the story of a lone survivor of a New German Republic Special Forces operation who struggles to complete the mission on his own. A mission to destroy wicked monsters and cut off a vital line of support to the Gargoyle Empire. A mission that could save many lives. Of course, it is a journey that takes many twists and turns as one determined individual hopes to beat impossible odds. Set in the Middle East. 236 pages – $12.99 retail – Cat. No. 308 – the newest, stand alone novel.
Rifts® Sonic Boom™. Follow the exploits of a CS platoon sworn to protect humankind from all threats, be they aliens, dragons, masters of magic or fellow humans out for themselves.
Rifts® Deception’s Web™, the second novel in this trilogy, reveals a conspiracy within the Coalition military that could spell disaster for our protagonists. Note: Smaller size, 4 x 6 inches.
Rifts® Treacherous Awakenings™ is the pulse-pounding conclusion of the third novel in this epic trilogy by Adam Chilson.
Rifts Anthology: Tales of the Chi-Town ‘Burbs™. Rifts® short stories by 11 authors including Kevin Siembieda, Carl Gleba, Mark Oberle, Braden Campbell, Taylor White, Jason Richards, and others. Note: Slightly larger size, 6 x 9 inches.
Rifts® Machinations of Doom™ Graphic Novel & Sourcebook. The comic is by acclaimed Eisner Award winning artist Ramon K. Perez, source material by Siembieda and Perez. Note: 8½ x 11 inches.
Rifts® Path of the Storm was a Rifts® movie script written on spec. Note: 8½ x 11 inches.
Rifts® Hammer of the Forge™, Volume One: The Cosmo-Knight. The adventures of Caleb Vulcan, newly minted Knight of the Cosmic Forge.
Rifts® Hammer of the Forge™, Volume Two: The Reckoning. The epic conclusion of the Hammer of the Forge story.

Gamer 16 Ounce Mug – available now

Whether you drink coffee, hot cocoa, soda-pop, or whatever your beverage of choice may be, this fun mug reminds you of your favorite pastime and that new possibilities exist with every roll of the dice.

The large, 16 ounce Gamer mug presents the word “Gamer” in a box with dice cascading down from above. The design appears on both sides of the mug. Created by Wayne Smith and Freddie Williams II (art directed by Kevin Siembieda). The mug has an orange interior to add a nice splash of color.

A must for every proud gamer!
Dice and the word “Gamer” highlighted in a box.
Glossy black exterior with an orange interior.
Art and words are located on both sides of the mug.
16 ounce ceramic mug.
Dishwasher and microwave safe.
$10.99 retail – Cat. No. 2596 – available now.

**BACK IN STOCK! Property of the Coalition States 16 Ounce Mug – available now**

Back due to popular demand! The iconic Property of the Coalition States and notorious CS Death’s Head insignia printed white on a glossy black, 16 ounce coffee mug, with a blood red interior for a splash of color. The design appears on both sides of the mug. Created by Wayne Smith and Kevin Long (art directed by Kevin Siembieda).

The infamous words “Property of the Coalition States” and the notorious Death’s Head logo and lightning bolts (indicating CS special forces) in white.
Glossy black exterior with a blood red interior color.
Art and words are located on both sides of the mug.
16 ounce ceramic mug.
Dishwasher and microwave safe.
$10.99 retail – Cat. No. 2588 – available now.

Other Mugs Available Now

Everyone loves these mugs. Isn’t it time you started your collection? I like to use them to as a secret code to reflect my mood to those around me. To my thinking the Gamer mug means I’m feeling playful. Rifts® Property of the Coalition States: I’m a soldier in the trenches and working hard. Dead Reign®: Back off or I will eat you alive. Fantasy Dragon: My imagination is on fire. Rifts Logo: Feeling the infinite possibilities. Rifts® Titan Robotics: I’m feeling mighty. Of course, they represent something else to each of you or just represent one of your favorite games, like a normal person.

Rifts® Titan Robotics™ Mug – A dynamic Titan robot and the Rifts® logo. Art by Steven Cummings. White on a glossy black, 16 ounce ceramic mug with a blue interior. Dishwasher and microwave safe. $10.99 retail – Cat. No. 2595 – available now.
Rifts® Logo Coffee Mug – The famous Rifts® logo in white on a glossy black, 16 ounce ceramic mug with a blue interior. Logo by Kevin Long. Dishwasher and microwave safe. $10.99 retail – Cat. No. 2587 – available now.
Palladium Fantasy RPG® Dragon Mug – The famous red on black 3-headed hydra battling a knight from the iconic original Palladium Fantasy RPG cover. Art by Kevin Siembieda. Red on a glossy black, 16 ounce ceramic mug with an attractive orange interior. Dishwasher and microwave safe. $10.99 retail – Cat. No. 2589 – available now.
Dead Reign® (Zombie Attack) Mug – A trio of hungry zombies and the Dead Reign® logo in white on a glossy black, 16 ounce ceramic mug with a blood red interior for a splash of color. Art by Steven Cummings. Dishwasher and microwave safe. $10.99 retail – Cat. No. 2594 – available now.

Now Shipping

NEW! Rifts^® Notepad

A 5×7 inch notepad featuring the Rifts® logo and color art of the “Coalition Strike Force” print by Kevin Long across the top. It looks great on your desk or gaming table. Perfect for taking notes and feeling that Rifts vibe. Practical and fun.

50 sheets per pad – $5.00 each – Cat. No. 2597 – available now.

NEW! 5 Gaming Pencils – 4 Rifts^® Pencils and 1 Fantasy Pencil

Practical and fun conversation pieces that will make you the envy of your gaming group (at least until they buy their own). These pencils are different from the fan fave, Chi-Town ‘Burbs pencil of the past. Each new pencil is imprinted with much larger, bolder type, and a dynamic insignia image, and two change color! All are No. 2 pencils. These pencils and the notepad are some of the silly, little, fun things I hinted at as coming in past Updates.

Why do them? Because we all need fun things that make us smile and just feel good. And these pencils and the notepad do exactly that. Everyone here went crazy over them. I probably should not admit this, but I love glancing over and seeing them on my desk. They make me smile and feel like souvenirs I acquired on my dimensional travels. What a fan boy geek, right? But true all the same. I hope you enjoy them just as much. Note: In my opinion, the photos do not do them justice; not the same as holding one in your hand.

– Rifts® Pencil: Coalition States – Office of the Emperor – $1.60 each – Cat. No. 2598 – available now. Black colored pencil, white printing, CS skull and lightning bolt insignia, pink eraser at the end. No. 2 pencil lead.

– Rifts® Pencil: Lone Star Complex – Engineering the Future – $1.60 each – Cat. No. 2599 – available now. Dark blue colored pencil, white printing, CS Lone Star skull in a star insignia, pink eraser at the end. No. 2 pencil lead.

– Rifts® Pencil: Chi-Town Library – Knowledge is Power – $1.60 each – Cat. No. 2600 – available now. Yellow colored pencil, black printing, image of an open book/rising sun, pink eraser at the end. No. 2 pencil lead.

– Rifts® Pencil: City of Lazlo – Council of Learning – $1.80 each – Cat. No. 2601 – available now. A “magic” pencil that changes color from powder blue to white. (The heat of your fingers and hand causes the color to change.) Black printing, roaring dragonhead insignia, black eraser at the end.

– Palladium Fantasy Pencil: Library of Bletherad – Your Source of Knowledge – $1.80 each – Cat. No. 2602 – available now. A “magic” pencil that changes color from green to yellow. (The heat of your fingers and hand causes the color to change.) Black printing with the Ward image for “Knowledge,” black eraser at the end.

– Rifts® Notepad & 5 Pencil SET – $11.00 retail for the set – save $2.40 – Cat. No. 2603 – available now.

– Rifts® Pen & Stylus – And don’t forget about the Rifts® Pen with Stylus for use with a smartphone – Rifts Logo and the words “Unleash your imagination” printed white on a navy blue ballpoint pen. Black ink. $5.00 each – Cat. No. 2586.

– Rifts® Card Decks – it might be time to snag one or both of our Rifts® poker decks while you are at it. $11.99 each – Full Color Deck Cat. No. 2575; Black and White Art (color card backing, classic black and white art) Cat. No. 2576. See the complete description of each in the Palladium online store.

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Palladium Books® – Weekly Update – December 9, 2021

Written by pb_addy on December 9, 2021. Posted in Weekly Updates.

One game system – every genre – countless worlds – endless adventure

By Kevin Siembieda

“I’ve been ordering and receiving a Surprise Package for almost a decade now. Every year is a new amazing surprise. I can’t wait to see what this year brings.”

– J.W., Albuquerque, New Mexico

The focus of this Update is the Christmas Surprise Package sale and product coming back into stock. There is good news on both fronts. The fabulous Palladium Christmas Surprise Package is available through December 24th and we are finally getting some of the long delayed hardcovers back from the printer, with more books arriving next week. Savings and fun just in time for Christmas.

And with Christmas Eve only two weeks away – 15 days – even less when you factor in 4-7 days for shipping and delivery, this is all good news. So check out what’s back in stock, what’s coming next week, and place those orders now to get them in time for the holiday (or just to snag some gaming awesomeness).

BACK IN PRINT: 4 Popular Hardcovers

We’ve been told these four hardcovers are on the truck and should arrive at our warehouse today, just in time for Christmas. Enjoy.

Ninjas & Superspies RPG “Bonus” Hardcover – 40+ martial arts, plus martial art powers, martial artists, super-spies, gadgets, secrets, and more. 224 pages – $36.99 retail – Cat. No. 525HC – available now.

After the Bomb® RPG “Bonus” Hardcover – Create crime-fighting, modern-day, mutant heroes or intelligent mutant animals on a post-apocalyptic Earth. Stats for 100+ mutant animals and rules for creating any type of mutant animal, unique powers, animal psionics, Chimera, the Empire of Humanity, and 6 post-apocalypse adventures. Includes the original, 48 page, After the Bomb® sourcebook. 296 pages total – $39.99 retail – Cat. No. 503HC – available now.

Dead Reign® RPG Hardcover (Zombie Apocalypse) – A great introductory game that is fun and intuitive. Play ordinary people or Apocalyptic heroes. Face Death Cultists, madmen, and an array of different types of zombies. Random tables galore. 224 pages – $36.99 retail – Cat. No. 230HC – available now.

Rifts® Book of Magic Hardcover – The ultimate magic sourcebook with 700+ magic spells, plus magic tattoos, herbs, wands, staves, talismans, Bio-Wizard weapons, Techno-Wizard devices, and more in a deluxe hardcover! 352 pages – $39.99 retail – Cat. No. 848HC – available now.

BACK IN STOCK Next Week

“Original” Rifts® RPG 30th Anniversary Commemorative Hardcover. This popular title sold out quickly along with the limited, signed edition. Well, we have been told the reprint will arrive sometime next week, between December 13 and 17. This collector’s item sports the original Keith Parkinson cover and offers the original 1990s RPG plus an additional 32 page color section, the history of Rifts®, unpublished concept art, a gallery of all Rifts® covers through 2021, and more. Can be used with ALL existing Rifts® supplements – 288 pages – a steal at $49.99 – Cat. No. 800HC30 – ships sometime next week. Note: The limited edition is already a coveted collector’s item.

Rifts® Black Market (softcover) – 5 Black Market factions including Bandito Arms – 10 Black Market O.C.C.s, new weapons, armor, vehicles, robots, robot animals, the Shadow Boy and TW Ironmage Glitter Boy variants, and more. Epic! 192 pages – $26.99 – Cat. No. 886 – ships sometime next week.

Palladium’s Surprise Package offer is the best deal in gaming – Get yours in time for Christmas – order now

If you have been thinking about ordering one or two as a gift for the gamers in your life or want to snag one for yourself (a great way to try new settings and replace worn out editions), there is still time! Order this week, and even over the weekend, and it should arrive in time for Christmas! Guaranteed if shipped via UPS.

The Surprise Package offers you RPG books and miniatures on the cheap, autographs (if you want them), fun, and surprises. Make sure to send a us Wish List of 12-15 titles you know are in stock and you’ll be thrilled with what arrives. This is our 24th year of doing them and we know what makes the Surprises Packages rewarding for everyone. Only 15 days till Christmas Eve.

What is a Christmas Surprise Package?

A smile and a hug that comes in a box filled with signed game books from available Palladium staff and freelancers. And God knows this year continues to be so crazy, we need something fun like the Christmas Surprise Package to bring a little joy and laughter into our lives. With so many people suffering from the fallout of the pandemic and related doldrums, frustration, and in some cases, money issues, they need to escape to realms of role-playing adventures. Not to mention the huge savings and autographs available via a Palladium Christmas Surprise Package.

Truly the best deal in gaming, Palladium’s 24th Annual Christmas Surprise Package gets you $95-$105, sometimes MORE, worth of product for ONLY $55 (plus shipping and handling), as gifts for others or for yourself. That’s physical books at PDF prices. And if you want them signed we will sign each and every one of them.

Your “Wish List” is vital – the Palladium Surprise Packages are designed to simulate the joy and surprise of the Christmas Season of Giving. To do this, you submit a list of 12-15 Palladium products (or more) FOR EACH Surprise Package you order. This list of 12-15 items for EACH Grab Bag is critical, because you will not know which items we will select to send you. That makes it just like a Christmas gift because it really is a surprise. Surrogate Santa, Kevin, personally hand-picks every item for every Grab Bag, and may toss in something extra like a limited edition print, or a negative, or similar collector’s item, or an issue of The Rifter®, or something else he thinks you’ll enjoy.

SHIPPING UPDATE: 15 days till Christmas Eve – but ONLY about 9 days left to order and get delivery guaranteed by Christmas via UPS

Those of you buying books and Christmas Surprise Packages as holiday gifts NEED to place your orders no later than the dates below to guarantee delivery in time for Christmas (by December 24, 2021) without incurring additional costs for expedited shipping. These recommendations come from the shipping companies themselves.

United States Postal Service: Media Mail – December 8, 2021 and even then there is no guarantee. That said, the USPS seems to be doing a much better job this year so you have a 50/50 chance of receiving your package in time for Christmas even when shipped via Media Mail as late as December 14, but we cannot guarantee delivery for Christmas. Note: If you live in an apartment please remember to include your apartment number. Also Note: Listing out of print items or titles not yet available is a waste of your time as we do NOT have those titles to send you.
United States Postal Service (in USA): Priority Mail – December 13.
UPS (United Parcel Service): UPS Standard Ground (anywhere in the contiguous USA) – December 16. Last year, UPS was astonishing in its speed and accuracy of shipping. Most UPS “Ground” packages arrive to locations in the contiguous USA within 4-5 days.
UPS 3-Day Select – December 20.
UPS 2nd Day Air – December 21.
UPS Next Day Air (to arrive December 24) – December 22, remember, we need time to process and pack your order!
To our friends in Canada and overseas – At this point in time, we cannot guarantee delivery in time for Christmas. Sorry, but you should get it in 2-3 weeks from the date it shipped. Note: Right now, we are finding “overseas” orders are taking 18-34 days to arrive, sometimes longer! Still a Cost Saving Deal: A Surprise Package helps to mitigate overseas shipping costs – take advantage of this while you can. It is, in effect, the equivalent of getting the books you want at retail, plus autographs, and paying the equivalent of only $5-$20 for overseas shipping! MANY overseas customers take advantage of the Surprise Packages for this reason! And it is likely the ONLY way for you to get autographs. Give it a try, we don’t think you will be disappointed.
Any orders placed after these dates will arrive AFTER Christmas.
Please spread the word so other gamers can enjoy this special seasonal offer. Ho, ho, ho and happy holidays.
As always, at Palladium, we will be working overtime and do everything we can to process orders as fast as we can to get them to you for the holidays. However, after the package leaves the Palladium warehouse, delivery is out of our hands. As we get closer to Christmas, UPS Ground and Priority Mail will be your most reliable and timely methods of shipping. Personally, we suggest UPS. Thank you for your understanding.

UPDATED List of RPG Hardcovers Available as of December 9:

Ninjas & Superspies™ RPG “Bonus” Hardcover – Should be BACK in stock today – 224 pages – $36.99 – Cat. No. 525HC – includes bonus material – available now.
After the Bomb® RPG “Bonus” Hardcover – Should be BACK in stock today – 296 pages – $39.99 – Cat. No. 503HC – includes bonus material – available now.
Rifts® Book of Magic Hardcover – Should be BACK in stock today – 352 pages – $39.99 – Cat. No. 848HC – available now.
Nightbane® RPG “Bonus” Edition Hardcover – 304 pages – $39.99 – Cat. No. 730HC – 60 extra pages of bonus material – available now.
Dead Reign® RPG (Zombie Apocalypse) Hardcover – Should be BACK in stock today – 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.
Chaos Earth® RPG “Bonus” Edition Hardcover – 192 pages – $36.99 – Cat. No. 660HC – 30 extra pages of bonus material – available now.
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
Available next week – “Original” Rifts® RPG 30th Anniversary Commemorative Hardcover is back in stock sometime the week of December 13. 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 – ships sometime next week.

Coming:

COMING! Splicers® RPG “Bonus” Edition Hardcover – At the printer.
COMING! Palladium Fantasy RPG®, “First Edition” Red Foil Stamped “Bonus” Hardcover on faux leatherette. The cover is a recreation of the Red and Black first edition, plus it includes the Arms of Nargash-Tor adventure sourcebook. Yes, this is one of the surprises. At the printer.
COMING! “Original” RECON by Joseph F. Martin

Note: As per our new policy and the unpredictable print times, we will not be releasing estimated release dates for these last three hardcovers and upcoming new releases.

NEW! “Softcover” Rifts^® Ultimate Edition – available now

The Rifts® Ultimate Edition is available as a softcover RPG for the very first time. This is in direct response to fan requests. It is the exact same book as the hardcover, complete with three color sections.

Rifts® is a fusion of settings and characters that seamlessly merges science fiction, fantasy, horror, heroic adventure, and other genres in a thrilling, plausible setting that will set your imagination on fire. Travel the Rifts – tears in space and time – to any location on Earth or leap across the dimensional divide to visit alien worlds and dimensions in a matter of seconds.

Explore not just exotic and mysterious locations but unique characters like Dragon Hatchlings, Cyber-Knights, Glitter Boys, Ley Line Walkers, Techno-Wizards, Crazies, and Juicers, to name but a few. Not to mention hundreds of different alien, supernatural, magical, and otherworldly beings – most available as player characters.

Challenge your imagination with opportunities like no other RPG. All of it set on a post-apocalypse Earth that is both familiar and as alien as a thousand different planets. Build mysterious characters, battle the forces of evil, start a campaign, and watch your characters become legends.

30+ player characters to choose from; tech, magic, and psychic.
Cyborgs, robot and power armor pilots, scouts, assassins, and more.
Weapons, armor, vehicles, and equipment.
140+ magic spells for magic characters like Ley Line Walkers, Mystics, Techno-Wizards, Shifters, and others.
90 psionic powers and psychic characters.
World overview, the Coalition States, and more.
Sourcebooks offer hundreds of different aliens, supernatural beings, creatures of magic, and locations for adventure.
There has never been another RPG quite like Rifts®.
376 pages – 3 color sections, 24 pages total. The softcover book is identical to the hardcover edition.
Rifts® Ultimate Edition “Softcover” – $34.99 retail – Cat. No. 800SE – available now. May be requested for the Surprise Package.
Also available: The Rifts® Ultimate Edition hardcover ($44.99 retail, Cat. No. 800HC) and the “Original” 1990 Rifts RPG 30th Anniversary Commemorative Hardcover (temporarily sold out – back in print around December 15 – $49.99 retail – 32 pages of additional color and fun).

COMING: “Original” Palladium Fantasy RPG^® “Bonus” Edition Commemorative Hardcover, 1st Edition Rules

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 appears in print 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 – $55.00 retail – Cat. No. 449HC – at the printer. Release date not yet confirmed by the printer. Hopefully in time for Christmas.

COMING! Splicers^® RPG “Bonus” Edition Hardcover

The complete RPG + 50 pages of bonus material.
Splicers® is unique and different. Think Guyver meets Terminator after the rise of the machines.
Humanity armed with genetically engineered living host armor and weapons battle against an insane A.I. and her legion of robots and death machines.
Part science fiction, part horror. Epic in scope.
280 pages – $44.99 retail – Cat. No. 200HC – at the printer. Release date not yet confirmed by the printer. Hopefully in time for Christmas.

UPDATE: The Rifter^® #85, 2021 Annual

The Rifter® – your favorite portal to the Palladium Books® Megaverse® – is back!

Highlights include:

Soul in Flames: A Rifts® adventure by Barry Wright that captured our imagination so much we put it on the cover!
The Colony of Gonarn: Sweeping location and adventure material for the Palladium Fantasy RPG® by Glen Evans.
Vehicle Encounter Tables: An awesome resource by Lloyd Blair for Dead Reign®, but also eminently useful for Systems Failure®, Chaos Earth®, Beyond the Supernatural™, and even Rifts®.
Beyond Midnight: Inspired by Boxed Nightmares, this combination of story, creature feature, and plot hooks by Dan Frederick includes adventure seeds for nine Palladium settings.
The Redeemer: What does evil-turned-good look like? This O.C.C. by Kyle Osterberg for Nightbane® covers just that.
Magical Collectibles: An array of unique arcane items by Christian Bonawandt for use with any Palladium setting.
The Glitter Boy Revisited: Two articles by Will Erwin that will have Game Masters and players alike taking a fresh new look at everyone’s favorite chrome power suit.
Relics of Empire: New setting, history, and source material for Palladium Fantasy RPG® by Ian Herbert.
Plus: Short stories, news, coming attractions, product descriptions, and more.
224 pages – $26.99 retail – Cat. No. 185 – Coming this winter.

Do not forget about the various Palladium Coffee Mugs – available now

With so many people still working from home and hot chocolate weather arriving, Palladium’s fun and attractive coffee mugs have been in high demand. See details below.

Dead Reign^® (Zombie attack) Coffee Mug – now shipping

The “Dead Reign®” logo with three hungry zombies ready to attack. Art designed specifically for this mug by artist Steven Cummings of comic book renown (Wayward® and various Marvel Comics). White on a black mug. Very dynamic.
Art is located on the front and back of the mug.
Glossy black exterior with a blood red interior.
16 ounce ceramic mug.
Dishwasher and microwave safe.
$10.99 retail – Cat. No. 2594.

Rifts^® Titan Robotics^™ Coffee Mug – now shipping

The “Rifts® Titan Robotics™” mug features the Rifts logo with the words Titan Robotics below it. Above the logo is one of the new Titan robots from the upcoming book release, standing in a dynamic pose. Art by Steven Cummings.
Art is located on the front and back of the mug.
Glossy black exterior with a bright blue interior.
16 ounce ceramic mug.
Dishwasher and microwave safe.
$10.99 retail – Cat. No. 2595.

Fan Favorite: Rifts^® LOGO Coffee Mug – now shipping

The famous Rifts® logo in white on a black mug.
Art is located on the front and back of the mug.
Glossy black exterior with a bright blue interior.
16 ounce ceramic mug.
Dishwasher and microwave safe.
$10.99 retail – Cat. No. 2587.

Fan Favorite: Palladium Fantasy RPG^® “Dragon” Coffee Mug – now shipping

The fan favorite “3-Headed Hydra” battling a knight from the iconic, original Palladium Fantasy RPG® cover. Red art on a black mug harkens back to the original RPG red and black cover.
Art appears on the front and back of the mug.
Glossy black exterior with an attractive orange interior.
16 ounce ceramic mug.
Dishwasher and microwave safe.
$10.99 retail – Cat. No. 2589.

Still Hot! Rifts^® Automated Character Sheet for EXCEL

Dice Roller: A simple dice roller is on the main page of the character sheet to help with character creation or in-game dice rolling needs.
Automated Attributes and Stat Block: All the bonuses and features from attributes are presented in a large stat block allowing you to easily see your bonus to save vs Psionics, Mind Control, etc. You can pick your strength type (Normal, Augmented, Robotic or Supernatural) to determine your carrying and lifting capacity and even your M.D. punch damage if your strength is high enough and of the right type.
Automated Combat Stats: The main page holds a section where you can pull up data for your various combat stats, from hand to hand abilities such as Strike, Parry, Dodge and Disarm, to W.P. bonuses including those of the W.P. Sharpshooting variety. This section draws upon all of your character’s selection of skills and abilities and even offers customization from odd O.C.C. or racial abilities.
Automated Psionics: All psionics from Rifts® Ultimate Edition, Rifts® World Book 12: Psyscape™ and Rifts® World Book 32: Lemuria can be selected from a dropdown menu that then populates tables with the information on psionics for your character. Each psionic ability’s data including damage, M.D.C. and range also automatically increases based on the character’s level of experience.
Automated Spells: All Common Invocations, Necromancy, Ocean Magic and Biomancy spells (yes, all the Lemurian Biomancer spells too!) can be selected from a dropdown menu that then populates tables with the information on spells for your character. Each spell’s data including damage, M.D.C. and range also automatically increases based on the character’s level of experience.
Automated Skills: All skills from the Rifts® Ultimate Edition, Rifts® World Book 25: China 2 – Heroes of the Celestial Court™ and Rifts® World Book 32: Lemuria can be selected and then automatically add bonuses from prerequisites and related skills. Physical skills that provide bonuses also add those bonuses directly to attributes and combat stats. Bonuses that require dice rolls are denoted and can then be manually rolled and added to the character sheet. Custom percent bonuses such as O.C.C. bonuses can also be added to individual skills.
Automated Cybernetics & Bionics: All cybernetics and bionics from Rifts® Ultimate Edition along with some favorites from other books can be selected from dropdown menus which then tabulate bonuses and add them to your combat stats. Prices also sum up so an enterprising Headhunter can keep track of his hardware and upgrades. Simple cybernetic body part diagrams even allow players to allocate the locations of their various cybernetic and bionic components.
Freeform O.C.C. and Racial Power Section: A section for non-standard powers, special O.C.C. or racial abilities allows the player to add custom skills and powers that can be linked to those features to draw upon the character’s level of experience, I.Q. bonus or other stats so powers grow as the character advances.
Character Building Section: On the main page of the document is a section to help you build your character, from customizing attributes, to adding non-standard bonuses from O.C.C. or racial abilities, to an optional point buy system for attributes.
Helpful Hints and Suggestions: Red triangular tabs appear throughout the document. Hovering over the red tab with the mouse cursor will reveal useful data from sourcebooks, hints, suggestions and other information, such as what a particular stat means, how it’s used in the game and what things can add bonuses or affect it. There is also a page with overview instructions on how to use the sheet, and a number of instructional videos will be posted via Palladium TV on the ins and outs of the character sheet. The first can be found here: http://youtu.be/a89XzAV37sE
Portrait: A special sheet is set up so you can add an image to the document for a custom portrait for your character. That image is then displayed on the main page and is protected from accidental movement or deletion from the main page.
Password Protected: Several pages of the document are password protected so players won’t accidently delete formulas and ruin the character sheet’s automated features. The password is provided so players can customize the sheet to their liking then protect the sheet again so they don’t undo all their hard work.
Note: The file is best used in Microsoft EXCEL 2016 or above. Some data may be lost if not using Microsoft EXCEL, such as when using similar products like Open Office.
Available from PalladiumBooks.com AND DriveThruRPG.com – make them characters!

DriveThruRPG.com – Discover the Palladium Megaverse^® in PDF form – 300+ titles available

– Heroes Unlimited™, the name rather says it all. Play any type of superhuman hero, vigilante, anti-hero, or villain in our modern world or on alien planets. Also see Ninjas & Superspies.

– Dead Reign® RPG and sourcebooks. The Zombie Apocalypse unleashed. Play ordinary people or post-apocalyptic O.C.C.s or Masked Lunatic heroes.

Rifts® is a genre-bending setting that combines science fiction, fantasy, horror, post-apocalypse survival, magic, and endless possibilities for adventure. Imagine a near perfect world of advanced technology 100 years in the future. Then imagine that world crashing down overnight in an apocalyptic upheaval not seen since the formation of the planet. A Great Cataclysm caused by the explosive return of magic. Now fast forward 300 years into the future where magic, dragons, and mythic gods coexist with cyborgs, giant robots and super-science rediscovered from humanity’s Golden Age as humans rise from a lengthy Dark Age. But they must contend with countless alien life forms, monsters, and supernatural horrors from beyond the Rifts.
Rifts® core titles we would suggest: Rifts® Ultimate Edition, Rifts® Game Master Guide, Rifts® Book of Magic, Rifts® Adventure Guide, D-Bees of North America™, Rifts® World Book 11: Coalition War Campaign and Rifts® Sourcebook One. Note: The Rifts® RPG, 1st Edition and Rifts® Ultimate, 2nd Edition are both available.
80+ Rifts® supplements, most of them available as PDFs with more coming. Where to start? Wherever sounds fun.
Rifts® Dimension Books™: Travel to alien worlds and dimensions via the Rifts for off-world adventure and intrigue.
Rifts® Chaos Earth® RPG and sourcebook series (all). 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.
FREE Sneak Previews for Nightbane® Dark Designs™, Rifts® Secrets of the Atlanteans™, Rifts® CS Heroes of Humanity, and many other previews as well as free and low cost items that we make available. All of it adds to the growing list of Rifts and other Palladium RPG game titles available as PDF books, cards and support. A new title should be added every week or two, so keep watching for them.
The Rifter® #1-84, ALL issues of The Rifter®. Each issue is a wealth of source material and ideas for 3-6 different Palladium game lines. Most are easily adapted to ANY Palladium game setting. Each issue a gem. 8,500 pages of source material and ideas for heroes, villains, monsters, magic, gear, and adventure.
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!
Splicers®: I Am Legion™ Adventure Sourcebook: 6 new Great Houses, 4 new Host Armors, 6 new War Mounts, 19 new Bio-Weapons, 15 new killer machines, new Bio-Enhancements, Amalgam creation tables, Legion and a series of adventures that build into a small campaign, and more.
Palladium Fantasy RPG®, 1st Edition Rules and sourcebooks. A unique world of magic, monsters and heroes. Dozens of nonhuman player characters including Wolfen, Bearmen, Ogres, Orcs and more. 100,000 years of history.
Palladium Fantasy RPG®, 2nd Edition Rules and many sourcebooks. The expanded world of high fantasy, magic, mystery and heroes of every variety. Includes the Mind Mage and psychic abilities, mages and spells, magic circles and symbols, men-at-arms, scoundrels and a wide range of inhuman player characters including Wolfen, Bearmen, Ogres, Orcs and many more. 100,000 years of history.
Heroes Unlimited™ RPG first edition rule book and sourcebooks.
Heroes Unlimited™ RPG Second Edition rule book and sourcebooks. Create any type of superhuman you can desire and bring comic book adventures to life.
Dead Reign® RPG (Zombie Apocalypse). The dead have risen. It is the battle for survival in the zombie apocalypse, but this setting is much more than your typical zombie game. Play ordinary people or special characters better equipped to survive and hunt zombies. Many unusual types of zombies.
Dead Reign® Sourcebooks: 6 sourcebooks from Civilization Gone™ to Hell Followed™ (the latter features stats for 23 disasters, masked lunatics, 11 new zombies, 7 apocalyptic character classes, and more) are available.
Beyond the Supernatural™ RPG, 1st Edition Rules. Supernatural horror in the modern world. Play ordinary people, psychics, paranormal investigators or for something different: Victim Characters!
Beyond the Supernatural™ RPG, 2nd Edition: The complete, revised core game, 14 character classes and 42 occupations for “ordinary people,” 100+ psychic abilities, 16 monsters, the Lazlo Agency, world setting and rules.
Nightbane® RPG and sourcebooks. An RPG setting we call superhero horror. Dark conspiracy, a secret, demon invasion starting with world leaders and law enforcement, and it is spreading. The player characters are the Nightbane®, reluctant superhumans who must turn into monsters themselves to unleash their powers and battle the evil that is clear only to them. A dark, sinister and challenging world of horror.
After the Bomb® RPG and sourcebooks. Planet of the Apes meets the X-Men! Animal creations, powers and more. Create any type of intelligent mutant animal you can imagine as friend or foe.
Ninjas & Superspies™ RPG and the Mystic China™ sourcebook. James Bond meets Enter the Dragon. 41 types of martial arts, ninjas, and super-spies with gadgets, gizmos and advanced weapons.
The Mechanoid Invasion® Trilogy RPG is a long time, cult favorite with a fatalistic world-view of humans vs aliens with superior technology.
The Palladium Weapon Series of real world weapons, armor and castles throughout history. Designed for use with ANY game system.
200+ Palladium titles in all, plus G.M. kits, paper miniatures and more.
Heroes Unlimited™ Paper Miniatures – Two sets are now available!
Palladium Fantasy RPG® Paper Miniatures – Volumes #1-6 are available now. More are coming in the weeks ahead.
Rifts® Paper Miniatures: Men at Arms – $2.99
Rifts® Paper Miniatures: Coalition Dead Boys – $2.99
Rifts® Paper Miniatures: Adventurers – $2.99
Rifts® Paper Miniatures: Practitioners of Magic (new) – $2.99
Rifts® Paper Miniatures: Extras (new) – $2.99
And more to come in the weeks ahead.

Palladium Collectibles, Negatives, Artwork, other Collectibles and Toys are always available in Kevin’s Online Toy & Collectibles eBay Store along with other good things

http://stores.ebay.com/kevinstoys-artandcollectibles

More Madcap Podcasts – Real Play Games – Heroes Unlimited^™ Holiday Special

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 just in time for the holidays. 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.

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!
Expected 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.
Expected 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!
Expected 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!
Expected 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 – Thank you

Thank you for the orders pouring in. Thank you for your kind words and brief comments and suggestions in many of the Christmas Surprise Packages. Thank you for being awesome. Palladium’s fans are the greatest and your kindness comes out this time of year more than ever.

What is especially humbling are the many personal comments about how our games and sourcebooks have helped so many of you to get through difficult, even horrific, times in your life. Others write about the joy our games have brought to you and the friends you’ve made playing them. Still others speak of how our art, writing, and worlds have inspired them to follow their own creative pursuits. All of it is wonderful and humbling. All of it a great reward that inspires us all the more to keep creating and doing our best.

In recent months, the full magnitude of what we have created has become all the more apparent. Though it was never my deliberate intention, I have created a family of gamers that means the world to me. A family I love and who loves us back. Honestly, I cannot find the words to express how deeply you all matter and mean to me. Thank you doesn’t seem to be adequate, but it’s all I have to offer.

Actually, that’s not true. Every book I write or publish comes from the heart. Each one is truly written for you, because your wants and needs and the ideas that will make you squeal for joy are always on our minds when we write. And boy, oh boy, do we have plans for you and Palladium. Book after book. New concepts and surprises at every turn. Things that I cannot yet reveal, but which I can say will transcend anything any other game company has ever achieved when it comes to story and world building. Books and games that will delight and inspire and provide you with new thrilling adventures. Making these books for you is the joy that keeps me young and hungry and pressing forward. I strive to emulate the creators who inspire me most: Walt Disney, Stan Lee, and Steven Spielberg are at the top of that list. With help from Sean, the Palladium crew, and all our creators, we are going big.

In the meanwhile, snag a Christmas Surprise Package for a loved one or to broaden your own creative horizons, enjoy the Grab Bag comments from your fellow gamers, below, and the hardcovers and other titles finally coming back in stock. Stay strong, be happy, and keep those imaginations burning bright through the holidays and always.

– Kevin Siembieda, Surrogate Santa, Gamer, Friend

Surprise Package comments from fans like you

S.K. in Comox, British Columbia, Canada, writes (in part): I have been a fan since the late 80s. I currently have most of the Palladium line up. Favorites: Robotech®, Rifts®, and Fantasy with Nightbane® and Dead Reign® coming in close. From that first book, Robotech® RPG/Macross, I bought with my paper route and lawn mowing money in 1987 to today I continue to love the worlds of Palladium. Through the decades, military service, family, and life, thank you for bringing me years of fun and imagination. Merry Christmas.

[You are so very welcome, S.K. This is what I mean about you all being part of my life and my family; it’s wonderful and amazing. I am thrilled our games have meant so much to you. Have a magical Christmas and game on. – Kevin]

S.A. in Lombard, Illinois, writes: Second year in a row and excited to see what Santa provides. Happy holidays!

[S.A., I think you will enjoy your Surprise Package and it will have you coming back for more. – Kevin]

E.L.P. in Concord, California, writes: Thanks guys for all the dreams you have created that I am about to put into action.

[Dream big and knock ‘em dead, E.L.P., best of luck to you. Glad our work inspires you so. Let us know how things go. – Kevin]

R.K. in Virginia Beach, Virginia, writes (in part): The answer is always Rifts® and not just of the Palladium games library. Over 20 years now playing all kinds of RPGs from many different publishers, Rifts® still reigns supreme. I often ask myself why? And I always seem to settle on the setting and story behind the game. No matter the new systems that appear, the story and content behind Rifts® always carries it to the top of the list.

My first Christmas Surprise Package arrived earlier than expected and I was pleasantly surprised! Incredible value! I guess I still have time to order another.

[Of course you were surprised, R.K., it wouldn’t be much of a Surprise Package if you weren’t. All kidding aside, thank you for the high praise. I hope you enjoy this bag as much as your first. – Kevin]

J.D. in the military, writes: Been a long time since playing, but looking forward to get back into the Megaverse®. Happy holidays and looking forward to the surprise in store.

[Hey J.D., welcome back to the Megaverse®. I tried to build a Surprise Package that might inspire you.]

B.J. in Palm Coast, Florida, writes: Favorites: Palladium Fantasy®, Rifts®, and Nightbane®. I have loved the Christmas Surprise for years. I’ve missed a time or two for various reasons, but always come back. You guys have built such a hell of a game system that I look forward to finally introducing my kids to it.

[I hope they enjoy our worlds as much as you, B.J. I love it when I hear about families gaming together. Enjoy and Merry Christmas. – Kevin]

G.E. in LaPorte, Indiana, writes (in part): Favorites: Palladium Fantasy RPG. It’s that time of the year again when I replace books that I’ve used and abused.

[You’ve got it G.E., Merry Christmas to you and the family. Ho, ho, ho. – Kevin]

J.M. in Sarasota, Florida, writes: Been playing in the Megaverse® since the mid-1990s. Working on getting the kids into it. Great fun for the whole family.

[Very cool, J.M. Thanks for the couple decades of your support! Happy to hear that now the whole family is getting to explore the Megaverse®. Enjoy and game on! – Kevin]

J.M.M. in San Diego, California, writes: Thank you for years of entertainment. Keep the imagination going.

[Our pleasure, J.M.M. As for keeping our imaginations going, you ain’t seen nothing yet. – Kevin]

S.G. in London, Ontario, Canada, writes: Here we are again. The X-Mas deal is just too great! I was again very happy and, well, had to do it again. Anything on the list is glorious and greatly appreciated. Thanks again for all of your hard work. Everybody there is doing an incredible job and I really hope you all understand that.

[Aw shucks, S.G., thank you. We try. You will all be seeing a lot of this year’s hard work in next year’s releases. – Kevin]

NEW! Rifts^® Game Master Guide^™ Hardcover – Available now

500+ weapons.
290 pieces of equipment.
180+ vehicles.
100+ suits of body armor.
80+ suits of power armor.
300+ skills, character and D-Bee index, dozens of maps, and more.
352 pages – $39.99 retail – Cat. No. 845HC – available now. Also available in softcover.

NEW! Rifts^® Book of Magic^™ Hardcover – Available now

Nearly 1,000 magic spells and 400 magic weapons and devices from across Rifts Earth, plus magic tattoos, herbs, stones, and more. 352 pages of pure magic.

900+ magic spells, Elemental Magic, Ley Line Magic, Temporal Magic, Necromancy, Nature Magic, Cloud Magic, Ocean Magic, Biomancy and more.
Plus Tattoo Magic, Stone Magic, Whalesongs, Conjuring, Nazca Lines.
290+ Techno-Wizard weapons and items, including TW Bionics, Automatons, and Iron Juggernauts.
80+ other magic items, Rune Weapons, Holy Weapons, Fetishes.
Bio-Wizard Weapons, the Bio-Borg, Symbiotes, and herbs.
Magic stones, talismans, magic items of Japan, and more.
Millennium Tree wands, staves and armor.
352 pages – $39.99 retail – Cat. No. 848HC – available now. Also available in softcover.

NEW! Rifts^® Adventure Guide^™ Hardcover – Available now

150+ adventure ideas.
Game Master and player tips from Kevin Siembieda.
Adventure creation tips from Kevin Siembieda.
Why and how to use alignments by Kevin Siembieda.
Tricks of running a large group, G.M. tools, and more.
Additional Player and G.M. tips from Wujcik and Coffin.
Overview and info about the CS Chi-Town ‘Burbs.
32 adventure ideas in the ‘Burbs.
Random Dimensional Rifts & other tables.
Tables for creating towns, merc companies, and traveling shows.
192 pages – $36.99 retail – Cat. No. 849HC – available now. Also available in softcover.

HARDCOVER Palladium Fantasy RPG^®, 2nd Edition – available now

The hardcover is exactly the same as the softcover edition.
Color cover, same art, variant logo, hardcover.
25+ Occupational Character Classes (O.C.C.s).
14+ inhuman player races (more in sourcebooks).
300+ magic spells.
60 magical Wards. 50 magic circles.
Dozens of magic items potions and more.
70+ psychic powers, the Mind Mage, and more.
Weapons, gear, demons and adventure ideas.
New sourcebooks like Land of the Damned 3, Lopan, and others are coming.
336 pages – $39.99 retail – Cat. No. 450HC – available now.

HARDCOVER Heroes Unlimited^™ RPG, 2nd Edition – available now

The hardcover is exactly the same as the softcover edition.
Color cover, same art, variant logo on the hardcover.
Create any type of hero you can imagine.
101 super abilities plus a multitude of sub-powers within them, bonuses and special combat capabilities.
100+ magic spells plus enchanted weapons and objects.
72 psychic powers.
Enchanted weapons that instill super abilities.
Mega-Heroes and immortals.
Alien super beings.
Bionics and cyborgs.
Psionics and Psychics.
Robots and power armor.
Masters of magic, wizards and spell casters.
Mutants and Super Soldiers possessing super abilities.
Inventors, super-geniuses and super-vehicles.
Special Training: Martial arts, Sleuths, weapons, more.
Cover by comic book legend Jim Steranko.
Art by Ramon K. Perez, Paulo Parente, Mike Gustovich, and others.
Written by Kevin Siembieda.
352 pages for a complete RPG – $39.99 retail – Cat. No. 500HC – available now.

HARDCOVER Beyond the Supernatural^™ RPG, 2nd Edition – Available now

The hardcover is exactly the same as the softcover edition.
Color cover, same art, variant logo, hardcover.
A plausible modern horror setting that makes sense and will challenge your role-playing skills.
14 Psychic Character Classes.
42 occupations for “ordinary” people.
100+ psychic abilities, including Fire Walker abilities.
Creatures of darkness, the Lazlo Agency, and more.
New sourcebooks are coming soon.
256 pages – $36.99 retail – Cat. No. 700HC – available now.

NEW! Miniature Releases – Available now

You have been asking about new miniatures and we are providing. All miniatures come in a plastic bag. The newest three are:

Rifts^® Novels – Available now

All Rifts® novels are available from the Palladium Books online store as physical books as well as PDFs from DriveThruRPG.com. All are a fun read and highly recommended. Enjoy.

All novels are 5 x 8 inches in size unless otherwise indicated.
Page count and price varies.
Available as physical books from palladiumbooks.com and as PDFs on DriveThruRPG.com
Rifts® Duty’s Edge is the story of a lone survivor of a New German Republic Special Forces operation who struggles to complete the mission on his own. A mission to destroy wicked monsters and cut off a vital line of support to the Gargoyle Empire. A mission that could save many lives. Of course, it is a journey that takes many twists and turns as one determined individual hopes to beat impossible odds. Set in the Middle East. 236 pages – $12.99 retail – Cat. No. 308 – the newest, stand alone novel.
Rifts® Sonic Boom™. Follow the exploits of a CS platoon sworn to protect humankind from all threats, be they aliens, dragons, masters of magic or fellow humans out for themselves.
Rifts® Deception’s Web™, the second novel in this trilogy, reveals a conspiracy within the Coalition military that could spell disaster for our protagonists. Note: Smaller size, 4 x 6 inches.
Rifts® Treacherous Awakenings™ is the pulse-pounding conclusion of the third novel in this epic trilogy by Adam Chilson.
Rifts Anthology: Tales of the Chi-Town ‘Burbs™. Rifts® short stories by 11 authors including Kevin Siembieda, Carl Gleba, Mark Oberle, Braden Campbell, Taylor White, Jason Richards, and others. Note: Slightly larger size, 6 x 9 inches.
Rifts® Machinations of Doom™ Graphic Novel & Sourcebook. The comic is by acclaimed Eisner Award winning artist Ramon K. Perez, source material by Siembieda and Perez. Note: 8½ x 11 inches.
Rifts® Path of the Storm was a Rifts® movie script written on spec. Note: 8½ x 11 inches.
Rifts® Hammer of the Forge™, Volume One: The Cosmo-Knight. The adventures of Caleb Vulcan, newly minted Knight of the Cosmic Forge.
Rifts® Hammer of the Forge™, Volume Two: The Reckoning. The epic conclusion of the Hammer of the Forge story.

Gamer 16 Ounce Mug – available now

A must for every proud gamer!
Dice and the word “Gamer” highlighted in a box.
Glossy black exterior with an orange interior.
Art and words are located on both sides of the mug.
16 ounce ceramic mug.
Dishwasher and microwave safe.
$10.99 retail – Cat. No. 2596 – available now.

**BACK IN STOCK! Property of the Coalition States 16 Ounce Mug – available now**

The infamous words “Property of the Coalition States” and the notorious Death’s Head logo and lightning bolts (indicating CS special forces) in white.
Glossy black exterior with a blood red interior color.
Art and words are located on both sides of the mug.
16 ounce ceramic mug.
Dishwasher and microwave safe.
$10.99 retail – Cat. No. 2588 – available now.

Other Mugs Available Now

Rifts® Titan Robotics™ Mug – A dynamic Titan robot and the Rifts® logo. Art by Steven Cummings. White on a glossy black, 16 ounce ceramic mug with a blue interior. Dishwasher and microwave safe. $10.99 retail – Cat. No. 2595 – available now.
Rifts® Logo Coffee Mug – The famous Rifts® logo in white on a glossy black, 16 ounce ceramic mug with a blue interior. Logo by Kevin Long. Dishwasher and microwave safe. $10.99 retail – Cat. No. 2587 – available now.
Palladium Fantasy RPG® Dragon Mug – The famous red on black 3-headed hydra battling a knight from the iconic original Palladium Fantasy RPG cover. Art by Kevin Siembieda. Red on a glossy black, 16 ounce ceramic mug with an attractive orange interior. Dishwasher and microwave safe. $10.99 retail – Cat. No. 2589 – available now.
Dead Reign® (Zombie Attack) Mug – A trio of hungry zombies and the Dead Reign® logo in white on a glossy black, 16 ounce ceramic mug with a blood red interior for a splash of color. Art by Steven Cummings. Dishwasher and microwave safe. $10.99 retail – Cat. No. 2594 – available now.

Now Shipping

NEW! Rifts^® Notepad

50 sheets per pad – $5.00 each – Cat. No. 2597 – available now.

NEW! 5 Gaming Pencils – 4 Rifts^® Pencils and 1 Fantasy Pencil

– Rifts® Notepad & 5 Pencil SET – $11.00 retail for the set – save $2.40 – Cat. No. 2603 – available now.

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Palladium Books® – Weekly Update – December 2, 2021

Written by pb_addy on December 2, 2021. Posted in Weekly Updates.

One game system – every genre – countless worlds – endless adventure

By Kevin Siembieda

We are in the thick of the holiday rush. Black Friday and Cyber-Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday were huge for Palladium. Our sincere thanks to everyone who placed orders and please keep the orders pouring in.

That means we are doing a lot of order processing, pulling books, packing, and shipping of Christmas Surprise Packages and other orders. Awesome! Please, keep the orders coming, especially if you need them in time for Christmas. I have been trying to make each one special. Packing them with the books you want and adding autographs and little fun surprises like my Dragonhead sketches, prints, and stuff. If you would be so kind to spread the word about the Christmas Surprise Packages to gamers everywhere, we would appreciate it. We want gamers to discover and enjoy the wonder of Palladium’s Megaverse® and enjoy a little holiday good cheer, gamer style.

Otherwise, work seems to be a constant flurry of activity these days: making Surprise Packages special, dealing with all manner of business matters, wheeling and dealing, making presentations, and twisting the arms of printers. All our printers are experiencing supply chain issues, struggling through paper allocations, and delays, but books should be on their way over the next couple weeks. These include the hot Rifts® 30th Anniversary Commemorative that has been out of stock since mid-September. It, plus After the Bomb and Ninjas & Superspies RPG hardcovers, along with Rifts® Black Market and a few other titles should be in our hands over the next couple of weeks. I am doing everything I can to keep product in stock throughout the holidays.

There is some news and updates but we are keeping them to a minimum for now. With Christmas only three weeks away, our focus is on processing and shipping orders. Though I do want to mention that the After the Bomb podcast folks – Real Play Games Podcast – are ready to launch their Heroes Unlimited holiday special series starting tomorrow, and they have some other fun stuff coming soon. Read all about it elsewhere in this update.

Get your Surprise Package in time for Christmas – the best deal in gaming – now shipping – available thru December 24, 2021

Give the gamers in your life a gift for Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Boxing Day (for you in Canada), birthdays, anniversaries, graduation and any gift-giving occasion, a gift you know they will love. Or treat yourself. After these past two crazy years you deserve to do something nice for yourself and your gaming pals. The Surprise Package Offer gets you physical game books at PDF prices, and we will sign them if you would like us to.

What is a Christmas Surprise Package?

A smile and a hug that comes in a box filled with signed game books from available Palladium staff and freelancers. And God knows this year continues to be so crazy, we need something fun like the Christmas Surprise Package to bring a little joy and laughter into our lives. With so many people suffering from the fallout of the pandemic and related doldrums, frustration, and in some cases, money issues, they need to escape to realms of role-playing adventures. Not to mention the huge savings and autographs available via a Palladium Christmas Surprise Package.

Truly the best deal in gaming, Palladium’s 24th Annual Christmas Surprise Package gets you $95-$105, sometimes MORE, worth of product for ONLY $55 (plus shipping and handling), as gifts for others or for yourself. That’s physical books at PDF prices. And if you want them signed we will sign each and every one of them.

Your “Wish List” is vital – the Palladium Surprise Packages are designed to simulate the joy and surprise of the Christmas Season of Giving. To do this, you submit a list of 12-15 Palladium products (or more) FOR EACH Surprise Package you order. This list of 12-15 items for EACH Grab Bag is critical, because you will not know which items we will select to send you. That makes it just like a Christmas gift because it really is a surprise. Surrogate Santa, Kevin, personally hand-picks every item for every Grab Bag, and may toss in something extra like a limited edition print, or a negative, or similar collector’s item, or an issue of The Rifter®, or something else he thinks you’ll enjoy.

SHIPPING UPDATE: 22 days till Christmas Eve – but ONLY about 7 days left to order and get delivery guaranteed by Christmas via Media Mail

United States Postal Service: Media Mail – December 8, 2021 and even then there is no guarantee. That said, you should get packages shipped via Media Mail as late as December 14. Last year mail delivery was an abomination. So for this year, the US Mail “seems” to be doing much better, but we cannot guarantee delivery in time for Christmas when you use Media Mail.
United States Postal Service (in USA): Priority Mail – December 13.
UPS Standard Ground (anywhere in the contiguous USA) – December 15. Last year, UPS was astonishing in its speed and accuracy of shipping. Most UPS “Ground” packages arrive anywhere in the contiguous USA within 5 days, often a day or two sooner.
UPS 3-Day Select – December 20.
UPS 2nd Day Air – December 21.
UPS Next Day Air (to arrive December 24) – December 22, remember, we need time to process and pack your order!
To our friends in Canada and overseas – December 6 with no guarantee. We suggest ordering no later than December 6, but SOONER is better. At this point in time, we cannot guarantee delivery in time for Christmas. Your package should arrive in time, but if there are delays at Customs, work strike, bad weather, etc., it might miss. Order sooner rather than later. Note: Right now, we are finding overseas orders are taking 18-34 days to arrive, sometimes longer! Cost Saver: A Surprise Package mitigates overseas shipping costs – take advantage of this while you can. It is, in effect, the equivalent of getting the books you want at retail, plus autographs, and paying the equivalent of only $5-$20 for overseas shipping! MANY overseas customers take advantage of the Surprise Packages for this reason! And it is likely the ONLY way for you to get autographs. Give it a try, we don’t think you will be disappointed.
Any orders placed after these dates may arrive in time for Christmas but we cannot guarantee it AND you should assume they will NOT arrive in time for Christmas. Please spread the word and place those orders as soon as you can. Ho, ho, ho and happy holidays.
2021 Shipping Note: As always, at Palladium, we will be working overtime and do everything we can to process orders as fast as we can to get them to you for the holidays. However, after the package leaves the Palladium warehouse, delivery is out of our hands. As we get closer to Christmas, UPS Ground and Priority Mail will be your most reliable and timely methods of shipping. Thank you for your understanding.

Palladium Gift Certificates now available

I wanted to remind you that we started to offer Gift Certificates a couple years ago in response to popular demand. Purchase a Palladium Gift Certificate for the gaming friends and loved ones who are difficult to buy for. The prompts should be pretty self-explanatory. You purchase the desired amount, fill out the email info of that person and an optional gift message, and that individual receives an email with info on how to redeem the Gift Certificate and you get a confirmation email. Simple. Gift Certificates are available in the Palladium online store.

NEW! “Softcover” Rifts^® Ultimate Edition – available now

30+ player characters to choose from; tech, magic, and psychic.
Cyborgs, robot and power armor pilots, scouts, assassins, and more.
Weapons, armor, vehicles, and equipment.
140+ magic spells for magic characters like Ley Line Walkers, Mystics, Techno-Wizards, Shifters, and others.
90 psionic powers and psychic characters.
World overview, the Coalition States, and more.
Sourcebooks offer hundreds of different aliens, supernatural beings, creatures of magic, and locations for adventure.
There has never been another RPG quite like Rifts®.
376 pages – 3 color sections, 24 pages total. The softcover book is identical to the hardcover edition.
Rifts® Ultimate Edition “Softcover” – $34.99 retail – Cat. No. 800SE – available now. May be requested for the Surprise Package.
Also available: The Rifts® Ultimate Edition hardcover ($44.99 retail, Cat. No. 800) and the “Original” 1990 Rifts RPG 30th Anniversary Commemorative Hardcover (temporarily sold out – back in print early December, 2021 – $49.99 retail – 32 pages of additional color and fun).

COMING: “Original” Palladium Fantasy RPG^® “Bonus” Edition Commemorative Hardcover, 1st Edition Rules

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 appears in print 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 – $55.00 retail – Cat. No. 449HC – at the printer. Release date not yet confirmed by the printer. Hopefully in time for Christmas.

COMING! Splicers^® RPG “Bonus” Edition Hardcover

The complete RPG + 50 pages of bonus material.
Splicers® is unique and different. Think Guyver meets Terminator after the rise of the machines.
Humanity armed with genetically engineered living host armor and weapons battle against an insane A.I. and her legion of robots and death machines.
Part science fiction, part horror. Epic in scope.
280 pages – $44.99 retail – Cat. No. 200HC – at the printer. Release date not yet confirmed by the printer. Hopefully in time for Christmas.

UPDATE: The Rifter^® #85, 2021 Annual

The Rifter® – your favorite portal to the Palladium Books® Megaverse® – is back!

Highlights include:

Soul in Flames: A Rifts® adventure by Barry Wright that captured our imagination so much we put it on the cover!
The Colony of Gonarn: Sweeping location and adventure material for the Palladium Fantasy RPG® by Glen Evans.
Vehicle Encounter Tables: An awesome resource by Lloyd Blair for Dead Reign®, but also eminently useful for Systems Failure®, Chaos Earth®, Beyond the Supernatural™, and even Rifts®.
Beyond Midnight: Inspired by Boxed Nightmares, this combination of story, creature feature, and plot hooks by Dan Frederick includes adventure seeds for nine Palladium settings.
The Redeemer: What does evil-turned-good look like? This O.C.C. by Kyle Osterberg for Nightbane® covers just that.
Magical Collectibles: An array of unique arcane items by Christian Bonawandt for use with any Palladium setting.
The Glitter Boy Revisited: Two articles by Will Erwin that will have Game Masters and players alike taking a fresh new look at everyone’s favorite chrome power suit.
Relics of Empire: New setting, history, and source material for Palladium Fantasy RPG® by Ian Herbert.
Plus: Short stories, news, coming attractions, product descriptions, and more.
224 pages – $26.99 retail – Cat. No. 185 – Coming this winter.

Updated List of RPG Hardcovers Currently Available:

Nightbane® RPG “Bonus” Edition Hardcover – 304 pages – $39.99 – Cat. No. 730HC – 60 extra pages of bonus material – available now.
Dead Reign® RPG (Zombie Apocalypse) Hardcover – 224 pages – $36.99 – Cat. No. 230HC
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.
Chaos Earth® RPG “Bonus” Edition Hardcover – 192 pages – $36.99 – Cat. No. 660HC – 30 extra pages of bonus material – available now.
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

Temporarily out of stock:

Rifts® “original” RPG, 30th Anniversary Commemorative Hardcover – Temporarily OUT OF STOCK – 288 pages – $49.99 – Cat. No. 800HC30 – includes bonus material. At the printer. Available mid-December.
After the Bomb® RPG Hardcover – Temporarily OUT OF STOCK – 296 pages – $39.99 – Cat. No. 503HC – includes bonus material. At the printer. Back in December?
Ninjas & Superspies™ RPG Hardcover – Temporarily OUT OF STOCK – 224 pages – $36.99 – Cat. No. 525HC – includes bonus material. At the printer. Back in December?
Rifts® Book of Magic Hardcover – Temporarily OUT OF STOCK – 352 pages – $39.99 – Cat. No. 848HC. At the printer. Back in December?

Coming:

COMING! Splicers® RPG “Bonus” Edition Hardcover – At the printer.
COMING! Palladium Fantasy RPG®, “First Edition” Red Foil Stamped “Bonus” Edition Hardcover on faux leatherette. The cover is a recreation of the Red and Black first edition, plus it includes the Arms of Nargash-Tor adventure sourcebook. Yes, this is one of the surprises. At the printer.
COMING! “Original” RECON by Joseph F. Martin

Note: As per our new policy and the unpredictable print times, we will not be releasing estimated release dates for these last three hardcovers and upcoming new releases.

Do not forget about the various Palladium Coffee Mugs – available now

With so many people still working from home and hot chocolate weather arriving, Palladium’s fun and attractive coffee mugs have been in high demand. See details below.

Dead Reign^® (Zombie attack) Coffee Mug – now shipping

The “Dead Reign®” logo with three hungry zombies ready to attack. Art designed specifically for this mug by artist Steven Cummings of comic book renown (Wayward® and various Marvel Comics). White on a black mug. Very dynamic.
Art is located on the front and back of the mug.
Glossy black exterior with a blood red interior.
16 ounce ceramic mug.
Dishwasher and microwave safe.
$10.99 retail – Cat. No. 2594.

Rifts^® Titan Robotics^™ Coffee Mug – now shipping

The “Rifts® Titan Robotics™” mug features the Rifts logo with the words Titan Robotics below it. Above the logo is one of the new Titan robots from the upcoming book release, standing in a dynamic pose. Art by Steven Cummings.
Art is located on the front and back of the mug.
Glossy black exterior with a bright blue interior.
16 ounce ceramic mug.
Dishwasher and microwave safe.
$10.99 retail – Cat. No. 2595.

Fan Favorite: Rifts^® LOGO Coffee Mug – now shipping

The famous Rifts® logo in white on a black mug.
Art is located on the front and back of the mug.
Glossy black exterior with a bright blue interior.
16 ounce ceramic mug.
Dishwasher and microwave safe.
$10.99 retail – Cat. No. 2587.

Fan Favorite: Palladium Fantasy RPG^® “Dragon” Coffee Mug – now shipping

The fan favorite “3-Headed Hydra” battling a knight from the iconic, original Palladium Fantasy RPG® cover. Red art on a black mug harkens back to the original RPG red and black cover.
Art appears on the front and back of the mug.
Glossy black exterior with an attractive orange interior.
16 ounce ceramic mug.
Dishwasher and microwave safe.
$10.99 retail – Cat. No. 2589.

Still Hot! Rifts^® Automated Character Sheet for EXCEL

Dice Roller: A simple dice roller is on the main page of the character sheet to help with character creation or in-game dice rolling needs.
Automated Attributes and Stat Block: All the bonuses and features from attributes are presented in a large stat block allowing you to easily see your bonus to save vs Psionics, Mind Control, etc. You can pick your strength type (Normal, Augmented, Robotic or Supernatural) to determine your carrying and lifting capacity and even your M.D. punch damage if your strength is high enough and of the right type.
Automated Combat Stats: The main page holds a section where you can pull up data for your various combat stats, from hand to hand abilities such as Strike, Parry, Dodge and Disarm, to W.P. bonuses including those of the W.P. Sharpshooting variety. This section draws upon all of your character’s selection of skills and abilities and even offers customization from odd O.C.C. or racial abilities.
Automated Psionics: All psionics from Rifts® Ultimate Edition, Rifts® World Book 12: Psyscape™ and Rifts® World Book 32: Lemuria can be selected from a dropdown menu that then populates tables with the information on psionics for your character. Each psionic ability’s data including damage, M.D.C. and range also automatically increases based on the character’s level of experience.
Automated Spells: All Common Invocations, Necromancy, Ocean Magic and Biomancy spells (yes, all the Lemurian Biomancer spells too!) can be selected from a dropdown menu that then populates tables with the information on spells for your character. Each spell’s data including damage, M.D.C. and range also automatically increases based on the character’s level of experience.
Automated Skills: All skills from the Rifts® Ultimate Edition, Rifts® World Book 25: China 2 – Heroes of the Celestial Court™ and Rifts® World Book 32: Lemuria can be selected and then automatically add bonuses from prerequisites and related skills. Physical skills that provide bonuses also add those bonuses directly to attributes and combat stats. Bonuses that require dice rolls are denoted and can then be manually rolled and added to the character sheet. Custom percent bonuses such as O.C.C. bonuses can also be added to individual skills.
Automated Cybernetics & Bionics: All cybernetics and bionics from Rifts® Ultimate Edition along with some favorites from other books can be selected from dropdown menus which then tabulate bonuses and add them to your combat stats. Prices also sum up so an enterprising Headhunter can keep track of his hardware and upgrades. Simple cybernetic body part diagrams even allow players to allocate the locations of their various cybernetic and bionic components.
Freeform O.C.C. and Racial Power Section: A section for non-standard powers, special O.C.C. or racial abilities allows the player to add custom skills and powers that can be linked to those features to draw upon the character’s level of experience, I.Q. bonus or other stats so powers grow as the character advances.
Character Building Section: On the main page of the document is a section to help you build your character, from customizing attributes, to adding non-standard bonuses from O.C.C. or racial abilities, to an optional point buy system for attributes.
Helpful Hints and Suggestions: Red triangular tabs appear throughout the document. Hovering over the red tab with the mouse cursor will reveal useful data from sourcebooks, hints, suggestions and other information, such as what a particular stat means, how it’s used in the game and what things can add bonuses or affect it. There is also a page with overview instructions on how to use the sheet, and a number of instructional videos will be posted via Palladium TV on the ins and outs of the character sheet. The first can be found here: http://youtu.be/a89XzAV37sE
Portrait: A special sheet is set up so you can add an image to the document for a custom portrait for your character. That image is then displayed on the main page and is protected from accidental movement or deletion from the main page.
Password Protected: Several pages of the document are password protected so players won’t accidently delete formulas and ruin the character sheet’s automated features. The password is provided so players can customize the sheet to their liking then protect the sheet again so they don’t undo all their hard work.
Note: The file is best used in Microsoft EXCEL 2016 or above. Some data may be lost if not using Microsoft EXCEL, such as when using similar products like Open Office.
Available from PalladiumBooks.com AND DriveThruRPG.com – make them characters!

DriveThruRPG.com – Discover the Palladium Megaverse^® at PDF prices – 300+ titles

– Heroes Unlimited™, the name rather says it all. Play any type of superhuman hero, vigilante, anti-hero, or villain in our modern world or on alien planets. Also see Ninjas & Superspies.

– Dead Reign® RPG and sourcebooks. The Zombie Apocalypse unleashed. Play ordinary people or post-apocalyptic O.C.C.s or Masked Lunatic heroes.

Rifts® is a genre-bending setting that combines science fiction, fantasy, horror, post-apocalypse survival, magic, and endless possibilities for adventure. Imagine a near perfect world of advanced technology 100 years in the future. Then imagine that world crashing down overnight in an apocalyptic upheaval not seen since the formation of the planet. A Great Cataclysm caused by the explosive return of magic. Now fast forward 300 years into the future where magic, dragons, and mythic gods coexist with cyborgs, giant robots and super-science rediscovered from humanity’s Golden Age as humans rise from a lengthy Dark Age. But they must contend with countless alien life forms, monsters, and supernatural horrors from beyond the Rifts.
Rifts® core titles we would suggest: Rifts® Ultimate Edition, Rifts® Game Master Guide, Rifts® Book of Magic, Rifts® Adventure Guide, D-Bees of North America™, Rifts® World Book 11: Coalition War Campaign and Rifts® Sourcebook One. Note: The Rifts® RPG, 1st Edition and Rifts® Ultimate, 2nd Edition are both available.
80+ Rifts® supplements, most of them available as PDFs with more coming. Where to start? Wherever sounds fun.
Rifts® Dimension Books™: Travel to alien worlds and dimensions via the Rifts for off-world adventure and intrigue.
Rifts® Chaos Earth® RPG and sourcebook series (all). 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.
FREE Sneak Previews for Nightbane® Dark Designs™, Rifts® Secrets of the Atlanteans™, Rifts® CS Heroes of Humanity, and many other previews as well as free and low cost items that we make available. All of it adds to the growing list of Rifts and other Palladium RPG game titles available as PDF books, cards and support. A new title should be added every week or two, so keep watching for them.
The Rifter® #1-84, ALL issues of The Rifter®. Each issue is a wealth of source material and ideas for 3-6 different Palladium game lines. Most are easily adapted to ANY Palladium game setting. Each issue a gem. 8,500 pages of source material and ideas for heroes, villains, monsters, magic, gear, and adventure.
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!
Splicers®: I Am Legion™ Adventure Sourcebook: 6 new Great Houses, 4 new Host Armors, 6 new War Mounts, 19 new Bio-Weapons, 15 new killer machines, new Bio-Enhancements, Amalgam creation tables, Legion and a series of adventures that build into a small campaign, and more.
Palladium Fantasy RPG®, 1st Edition Rules and sourcebooks. A unique world of magic, monsters and heroes. Dozens of nonhuman player characters including Wolfen, Bearmen, Ogres, Orcs and more. 100,000 years of history.
Palladium Fantasy RPG®, 2nd Edition Rules and many sourcebooks. The expanded world of high fantasy, magic, mystery and heroes of every variety. Includes the Mind Mage and psychic abilities, mages and spells, magic circles and symbols, men-at-arms, scoundrels and a wide range of inhuman player characters including Wolfen, Bearmen, Ogres, Orcs and many more. 100,000 years of history.
Heroes Unlimited™ RPG first edition rule book and sourcebooks.
Heroes Unlimited™ RPG Second Edition rule book and sourcebooks. Create any type of superhuman you can desire and bring comic book adventures to life.
Dead Reign® RPG (Zombie Apocalypse). The dead have risen. It is the battle for survival in the zombie apocalypse, but this setting is much more than your typical zombie game. Play ordinary people or special characters better equipped to survive and hunt zombies. Many unusual types of zombies.
Dead Reign® Sourcebooks: 6 sourcebooks from Civilization Gone™ to Hell Followed™ (the latter features stats for 23 disasters, masked lunatics, 11 new zombies, 7 apocalyptic character classes, and more) are available.
Beyond the Supernatural™ RPG, 1st Edition Rules. Supernatural horror in the modern world. Play ordinary people, psychics, paranormal investigators or for something different: Victim Characters!
Beyond the Supernatural™ RPG, 2nd Edition: The complete, revised core game, 14 character classes and 42 occupations for “ordinary people,” 100+ psychic abilities, 16 monsters, the Lazlo Agency, world setting and rules.
Nightbane® RPG and sourcebooks. An RPG setting we call superhero horror. Dark conspiracy, a secret, demon invasion starting with world leaders and law enforcement, and it is spreading. The player characters are the Nightbane®, reluctant superhumans who must turn into monsters themselves to unleash their powers and battle the evil that is clear only to them. A dark, sinister and challenging world of horror.
After the Bomb® RPG and sourcebooks. Planet of the Apes meets the X-Men! Animal creations, powers and more. Create any type of intelligent mutant animal you can imagine as friend or foe.
Ninjas & Superspies™ RPG and the Mystic China™ sourcebook. James Bond meets Enter the Dragon. 41 types of martial arts, ninjas, and super-spies with gadgets, gizmos and advanced weapons.
The Mechanoid Invasion® Trilogy RPG is a long time, cult favorite with a fatalistic world-view of humans vs aliens with superior technology.
The Palladium Weapon Series of real world weapons, armor and castles throughout history. Designed for use with ANY game system.
200+ Palladium titles in all, plus G.M. kits, paper miniatures and more.
Heroes Unlimited™ Paper Miniatures – Two sets are now available!
Palladium Fantasy RPG® Paper Miniatures – Volumes #1-6 are available now. More are coming in the weeks ahead.
Rifts® Paper Miniatures: Men at Arms – $2.99
Rifts® Paper Miniatures: Coalition Dead Boys – $2.99
Rifts® Paper Miniatures: Adventurers – $2.99
Rifts® Paper Miniatures: Practitioners of Magic (new) – $2.99
Rifts® Paper Miniatures: Extras (new) – $2.99
And more to come in the weeks ahead.

Palladium Collectibles, Negatives, Artwork, other Collectibles and Toys are always available in Kevin’s Online Toy & Collectibles eBay Store along with other good things

http://stores.ebay.com/kevinstoys-artandcollectibles

More Madcap Podcasts – Real Play Games – Heroes Unlimited^™ Holiday Special

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 just in time for the holidays. 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, starts this week) 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!
Expected 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.
Expected 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!
Expected 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!
Expected 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 – Life is a marvel

I feel like I have been on a roller coaster ride the past week or two. There have been sweet moments of beauty and love and friendship, moments of laughter and good eats, hard work, inspiration, exhaustion, fun (some of that fun provided by you and your Surprise Package comments – some of which are presented below), and worry.

I worry about my dear friends, wonderful staff, and you. Here in Michigan, Covid-19 is running rampant. We are all safe and healthy, but one of our beloved staff members was exposed to Covid-19 by a family member this week. This caused a day and a half of worry, cleaning/disinfecting the office, and all of us running around getting Covid tests. I am thrilled to report that we are all fine. All tested negative and are Covid free, including the person exposed (and in quarantine to be safe). Whew. It was very unnerving to say the least. We all feel like we dodged a bullet, though we still worry about the young lady with Covid and the rest of her family. And no it was not Crystal, our warehouse manager.

Moments of stress have involved my study program and dealings with printers and the seemingly never-ending delays from each and everyone of them. As frustrated as you and I am about all this, they must be going crazy. My heart goes out to them as I patiently await new hardcovers and reprint titles before they go temporarily out of print.

Nice moments have come from good eats and pleasant moments on Thanksgiving, snagging some Black Friday deals, lovely moments with my sweetheart Kathy, and all kinds of wild, inspirational brainstorming between me and Sean. I also managed to watch the first three episodes of the live action Cowboy Bebop series (love it!) and the movie Red Notice on Netflix. Red Notice was written, directed, and produced by a friend, Rawson Marshall Thurber. Yes, the same Mr. Thurber who wrote one of the unproduced Rifts® movie screenplays. Red Notice is a fun caper that romps across the globe, has great lines, and has recently earned the distinction of being Netflix’s most watched movie of all time! As you can imagine, I am over the moon with joy for Rawson’s success. He deserves this.

Like I said, a roller coaster, but I try to focus on all the good stuff. That includes trying to make the holidays special for everyone who orders from Palladium. In addition to our joyful work trying to make every Surprise Package fun and tailored to you, I have been randomly signing books in regular orders as well and tossing in the occasional print.

I hope your holidays are filled with joy and fun, and I’m happy to contribute to that whenever I can. We all are because for some reason we like you – a lot. Enjoy the Grab Bag comments below, stay safe, hang tough, and keep those beautiful imaginations burning bright. Ho, ho, ho.

– Kevin Siembieda, Surrogate Santa, Gamer, Friend

Surprise Package comments from fans like you

T.H. in Virginia Beach, Virginia, writes: I’m restarting a North America campaign in Rifts® before the Tolkeen War. Books that can be used to introduce new players are the best as I am bringing them in from D&D 5E.

[Sounds like a plan T.H., I tried to give you books from your list I thought would help out. I hope you guys have a great campaign. And everyone, keep converting those 5E players to the Palladium Megaverse, Bhuwah-ha-ha … um, I mean, ho, ho, ho. – Kevin]

S.G. in London, Ontario, Canada, writes: Here we are again! I promised myself last time was “the last time,” but the Rifts® Ultimate Edition softcover I received was incredible. Thank you. What I am really desperately hoping for is Rifts® Book of Magic. Please if possible to make it a priority. Otherwise anything is great. Thank you again for all the hard work.

[Hah, you’re hooked now S.G., and I’m afraid this new Surprise Package may compel you to order yet another. What can I say, I’m a baaaad man. – Kevin]

R.D. in Phoenix, Arizona, writes: I’ve been playing Fantasy and Rifts® since the late 80s/early 90s. Big fan of the Megaverse® – would love to try Heroes Unlimited™.

[Aww shucks, R.D., thank you for the kind words and decades of support. I think you’ll like your Surprise Package, but somehow Heroes Unlimited did not make it in. It got substituted for other things. I will flog the elf responsible (but I didn’t catch it either and I hate getting flogged). Game on. – Kevin]

J.D.V. in Cornville, Arizonia, writes (in part): Last time I listed Dead Reign® as the game I would like to try and you guys sent a copy. Now I am hooked on Dead Reign®! I like it as much or more than Rifts®, actually. Thank you for that.

[Warning to all readers, As Sean likes to say, Palladium publishes RPG crack. As poor J.D.V. has discovered. All kidding aside, Dead Reign® is a really fun game and one of my personal favorites along with Palladium Fantasy RPG® and Beyond the Supernatural. Moreover, Dead Reign® is a simple, fun introductory RPG. I like running “ordinary” people as the core player characters and have profoundly enjoyed every DR game I have ever run. – Kevin]

E.I. in Belleville New Jersey, writes (in part): My favorite Palladium game is Heroes Unlimited. This year was my son and I first campaign with an experienced Game Master friend. My kid is playing as a T-Rex Hulk mutant that time traveled and I’m a magic mutant dog that used to be a sorcerer’s familiar. We have played for about eight months and it’s a real blast. Thank you for the great game and universe you have helped create. I should have tried this a lot sooner. You win over D&D.

[Wow, E.I., that’s high praise. I am humbled and delighted you guys are having so much fun. Keep those imaginations burning bright. – Kevin]

D.C. in Oxford, Georgia, writes: Favorites: Heroes Unlimited, Rifts®, and Dead Reign®. Looking forward to expanding my Palladium universe. Thanks for all the world creation y’all do. NO ONE is better.

[Thank you, D.C., for the high compliment. I do love nothing more than world building and telling epic stories. A lot of both are coming. – Kevin]

K.S. in Flower Mound, Texas, writes: Last time I ordered your selections were absolutely perfect. My last game session was 100% better than I though it could be. My son also got some amazing books that he was really excited about. Thank you so very much!

[You are very welcome, K.S. Thank you for letting us know how satisfied your were because we work hard to make each and every Surprise Package special. Happy Holidays. – Kevin]

A.C. in Sacramento, California, Writes: Thank you for the many years of enjoyment. My son Grayson is now enjoying the 90 plus Palladium books in our collection.

[A.C., I love hearing a new generation is enjoying our games. Have fun exploring the Megaverse through your son’s eyes. Game on. – Kevin]

H.R. in Lexington, South Carolina, writes: Own all current games. As a side note, I love this time of year, this Grab Bag happens around my birthday.

[Happy birthday, H.R., and game on. – Kevin]

A.B. in Houston, Texas, writes: Hey Kevin, Sean, and Everybody else. I look forward to Rifts Earth’s future developments especially as the Minion War wraps up as well as Rifts® for Savage Worlds as it continues.

[Me too, A.B., both Palladium and Pinnacle have big plans for the future of Rifts Earth in our respective playgrounds. – Kevin]

T.L. in Newville, Pennsylvania, writes (in part): I’m looking forward to the Beyond the Supernatural (BTS) series getting a few additions. I love the autographs; they turn my books into gold … I’ve gotten a few of these Surprise Packages before and I love them!

[Thank you for the kind words, T.L. BTS is one of my personal favorite RPGs so I am happy there is support coming for it as well. You will not be disappointed. Happy Holidays. – Kevin]

O.V.Z. in Moscow, Idaho, writes: Just received BTS 2nd Edition core rule book and will probably start a campaign after our Rifts® campaign is complete.

[Hi O.V.Z., I think you will have a blast. As noted above, BTS is one of my favorite settings. Love it. Game on. – Kevin]

NEW! Rifts^® Game Master Guide^™ Hardcover – Available now

500+ weapons.
290 pieces of equipment.
180+ vehicles.
100+ suits of body armor.
80+ suits of power armor.
300+ skills, character and D-Bee index, dozens of maps, and more.
352 pages – $39.99 retail – Cat. No. 845HC – available now. Also available in softcover.

NEW! Rifts^® Book of Magic^™ Hardcover – Available now

Nearly 1,000 magic spells and 400 magic weapons and devices from across Rifts Earth, plus magic tattoos, herbs, stones, and more. 352 pages of pure magic.

900+ magic spells, Elemental Magic, Ley Line Magic, Temporal Magic, Necromancy, Nature Magic, Cloud Magic, Ocean Magic, Biomancy and more.
Plus Tattoo Magic, Stone Magic, Whalesongs, Conjuring, Nazca Lines.
290+ Techno-Wizard weapons and items, including TW Bionics, Automatons, and Iron Juggernauts.
80+ other magic items, Rune Weapons, Holy Weapons, Fetishes.
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Millennium Tree wands, staves and armor.
352 pages – $39.99 retail – Cat. No. 848HC – available now. Also available in softcover.

NEW! Rifts^® Adventure Guide^™ Hardcover – Available now

150+ adventure ideas.
Game Master and player tips from Kevin Siembieda.
Adventure creation tips from Kevin Siembieda.
Why and how to use alignments by Kevin Siembieda.
Tricks of running a large group, G.M. tools, and more.
Additional Player and G.M. tips from Wujcik and Coffin.
Overview and info about the CS Chi-Town ‘Burbs.
32 adventure ideas in the ‘Burbs.
Random Dimensional Rifts & other tables.
Tables for creating towns, merc companies, and traveling shows.
192 pages – $36.99 retail – Cat. No. 849HC – available now. Also available in softcover.

HARDCOVER Palladium Fantasy RPG^®, 2nd Edition – available now

The hardcover is exactly the same as the softcover edition.
Color cover, same art, variant logo, hardcover.
25+ Occupational Character Classes (O.C.C.s).
14+ inhuman player races (more in sourcebooks).
300+ magic spells.
60 magical Wards. 50 magic circles.
Dozens of magic items potions and more.
70+ psychic powers, the Mind Mage, and more.
Weapons, gear, demons and adventure ideas.
New sourcebooks like Land of the Damned 3, Lopan, and others are coming.
336 pages – $39.99 retail – Cat. No. 450HC – available now.

HARDCOVER Heroes Unlimited^™ RPG, 2nd Edition – available now

The hardcover is exactly the same as the softcover edition.
Color cover, same art, variant logo on the hardcover.
Create any type of hero you can imagine.
101 super abilities plus a multitude of sub-powers within them, bonuses and special combat capabilities.
100+ magic spells plus enchanted weapons and objects.
72 psychic powers.
Enchanted weapons that instill super abilities.
Mega-Heroes and immortals.
Alien super beings.
Bionics and cyborgs.
Psionics and Psychics.
Robots and power armor.
Masters of magic, wizards and spell casters.
Mutants and Super Soldiers possessing super abilities.
Inventors, super-geniuses and super-vehicles.
Special Training: Martial arts, Sleuths, weapons, more.
Cover by comic book legend Jim Steranko.
Art by Ramon K. Perez, Paulo Parente, Mike Gustovich, and others.
Written by Kevin Siembieda.
352 pages for a complete RPG – $39.99 retail – Cat. No. 500HC – available now.

HARDCOVER Beyond the Supernatural^™ RPG, 2nd Edition – Available now

The hardcover is exactly the same as the softcover edition.
Color cover, same art, variant logo, hardcover.
A plausible modern horror setting that makes sense and will challenge your role-playing skills.
14 Psychic Character Classes.
42 occupations for “ordinary” people.
100+ psychic abilities, including Fire Walker abilities.
Creatures of darkness, the Lazlo Agency, and more.
New sourcebooks are coming soon.
256 pages – $36.99 retail – Cat. No. 700HC – available now.

NEW! Miniature Releases – Available now

You have been asking about new miniatures and we are providing. All miniatures come in a plastic bag. The newest three are:

Rifts^® Novels – Available now

All Rifts® novels are available from the Palladium Books online store as physical books as well as PDFs from DriveThruRPG.com. All are a fun read and highly recommended. Enjoy.

All novels are 5 x 8 inches in size unless otherwise indicated.
Page count and price varies.
Available as physical books from palladiumbooks.com and as PDFs on DriveThruRPG.com
Rifts® Duty’s Edge is the story of a lone survivor of a New German Republic Special Forces operation who struggles to complete the mission on his own. A mission to destroy wicked monsters and cut off a vital line of support to the Gargoyle Empire. A mission that could save many lives. Of course, it is a journey that takes many twists and turns as one determined individual hopes to beat impossible odds. Set in the Middle East. 236 pages – $12.99 retail – Cat. No. 308 – the newest, stand alone novel.
Rifts® Sonic Boom™. Follow the exploits of a CS platoon sworn to protect humankind from all threats, be they aliens, dragons, masters of magic or fellow humans out for themselves.
Rifts® Deception’s Web™, the second novel in this trilogy, reveals a conspiracy within the Coalition military that could spell disaster for our protagonists. Note: Smaller size, 4 x 6 inches.
Rifts® Treacherous Awakenings™ is the pulse-pounding conclusion of the third novel in this epic trilogy by Adam Chilson.
Rifts Anthology: Tales of the Chi-Town ‘Burbs™. Rifts® short stories by 11 authors including Kevin Siembieda, Carl Gleba, Mark Oberle, Braden Campbell, Taylor White, Jason Richards, and others. Note: Slightly larger size, 6 x 9 inches.
Rifts® Machinations of Doom™ Graphic Novel & Sourcebook. The comic is by acclaimed Eisner Award winning artist Ramon K. Perez, source material by Siembieda and Perez. Note: 8½ x 11 inches.
Rifts® Path of the Storm was a Rifts® movie script written on spec. Note: 8½ x 11 inches.
Rifts® Hammer of the Forge™, Volume One: The Cosmo-Knight. The adventures of Caleb Vulcan, newly minted Knight of the Cosmic Forge.
Rifts® Hammer of the Forge™, Volume Two: The Reckoning. The epic conclusion of the Hammer of the Forge story.

Gamer 16 Ounce Mug – available now

A must for every proud gamer!
Dice and the word “Gamer” highlighted in a box.
Glossy black exterior with an orange interior.
Art and words are located on both sides of the mug.
16 ounce ceramic mug.
Dishwasher and microwave safe.
$10.99 retail – Cat. No. 2596 – available now.

**BACK IN STOCK! Property of the Coalition States 16 Ounce Mug – available now**

The infamous words “Property of the Coalition States” and the notorious Death’s Head logo and lightning bolts (indicating CS special forces) in white.
Glossy black exterior with a blood red interior color.
Art and words are located on both sides of the mug.
16 ounce ceramic mug.
Dishwasher and microwave safe.
$10.99 retail – Cat. No. 2588 – available now.

Other Mugs Available Now

Rifts® Titan Robotics™ Mug – A dynamic Titan robot and the Rifts® logo. Art by Steven Cummings. White on a glossy black, 16 ounce ceramic mug with a blue interior. Dishwasher and microwave safe. $10.99 retail – Cat. No. 2595 – available now.
Rifts® Logo Coffee Mug – The famous Rifts® logo in white on a glossy black, 16 ounce ceramic mug with a blue interior. Logo by Kevin Long. Dishwasher and microwave safe. $10.99 retail – Cat. No. 2587 – available now.
Palladium Fantasy RPG® Dragon Mug – The famous red on black 3-headed hydra battling a knight from the iconic original Palladium Fantasy RPG cover. Art by Kevin Siembieda. Red on a glossy black, 16 ounce ceramic mug with an attractive orange interior. Dishwasher and microwave safe. $10.99 retail – Cat. No. 2589 – available now.
Dead Reign® (Zombie Attack) Mug – A trio of hungry zombies and the Dead Reign® logo in white on a glossy black, 16 ounce ceramic mug with a blood red interior for a splash of color. Art by Steven Cummings. Dishwasher and microwave safe. $10.99 retail – Cat. No. 2594 – available now.

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NEW! Rifts^® Notepad

50 sheets per pad – $5.00 each – Cat. No. 2597 – available now.

NEW! 5 Gaming Pencils – 4 Rifts^® Pencils and 1 Fantasy Pencil

– Rifts® Notepad & 5 Pencil SET – $11.00 retail for the set – save $2.40 – Cat. No. 2603 – available now.

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One game system – every genre – countless worlds – endless adventure

By Kevin Siembieda

Palladium FRPG 1E – “First” Edition rules – Bundle of Holding

FANTASY 1E STARTER Collection (US $12.95 – total retail $49.45):

FANTASY 1E BONUS Collection (threshold currently US $26.02 – retail $60.43 more for a total of $109.88!):

NEW! Palladium Fantasy® 2E – “Second” Edition (current) rules – Offered for the first time ever as a Bundle of Holding

2E STARTER Collection (US $17.95 – total retail value $71.44)

2E BONUS Collection (threshold currently US $32.42 – retail $124.92 more for a total of $196.36!):

NEW and Coming Soon! “Original” Palladium Fantasy RPG® “Bonus” Edition Commemorative Hardcover, 1st Edition Rules – ships next week

NEW & COMING SOON! Splicers® RPG “Bonus” Edition Hardcover – ships next week

NEW and Coming Soon: The Rifter® #85 Annual

Highlights include:

UPDATE: Coming – Rifts® CS Manhunters

NEW! Art Print – Rifts® Ley Line Scene – Available now

NEW! Art Print – Rifts® Antarctica Cover – available now

NEW! Art Print – Phase World® Sourcebook Cover – available now

Enjoy all of Palladium’s prints

BACK IN PRINT – “Original” Rifts® RPG 30th Anniversary Commemorative Hardcover – available now

BACK IN PRINT – Rifts® Black Market™ (softcover) – available now

BACK IN PRINT – Rifts® Sourcebook One (softcover) – available now

UPDATED List of RPG Hardcovers Available Now

New on DriveThruRPG.com – 2 Palladium Fantasy® Bundles of Holding – 1st and 2nd Edition (current) titles – now till February 7, 2022

Discover the Palladium Megaverse® at PDF prices – 300+ titles

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

Heroes Unlimited™ Podcast by Real Play Games

NEW! Heroes Unlimited™: Hostage for the Holidays: Episode 1 – Superhuman Trafficking!

NEW! Heroes Unlimited™: Hostage for the Holidays: Episode 2 – A Small Change of Plans

NEW! Heroes Unlimited™: Hostage for the Holidays: Episode 3 – Conservation of Ninjutsu

NEW! Heroes Unlimited™: Hostage for the Holidays: Episode 4 (Finale) – The Santa-ening

And coming over the next 12-18 months …

Closing Thoughts

Surprise Package comments from fans like you

One game system – every genre – countless worlds – endless adventure

By Kevin Siembieda

NEW! 2 Palladium Fantasy RPG® Bundles of Holding available now – limited time offer

Palladium FRPG 1E – “First” Edition rules – Bundle of Holding

FANTASY 1E STARTER Collection (US $12.95 – total retail $49.45):

FANTASY 1E BONUS Collection (threshold currently US $25.56 – retail $60.43 more for a total of $109.88!):

NEW! Palladium Fantasy® 2E – “Second” Edition (current) rules – Offered for the first time ever as a Bundle of Holding

2E STARTER Collection (US $17.95 – total retail value $71.44)

2E BONUS Collection (threshold currently US $31.16 – retail $99.92 more for a total of $171.36!):

NEW and Coming Soon! “Original” Palladium Fantasy RPG® “Bonus” Edition Commemorative Hardcover, 1st Edition Rules – ships end of January

NEW & COMING SOON! Splicers® RPG “Bonus” Edition Hardcover – ships end of January

NEW and Coming Soon: The Rifter® #85 Annual

Highlights include:

UPDATE: Coming – Rifts® CS Manhunters

NEW! Art Print – Rifts® Ley Line Scene – Available now

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