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

By Kevin Siembieda

Good News! Palladium Books’ Cyber-Tuesday sale continues through Wednesday, but ends after midnight November 29.

Good News! Fan fave Palladium Christmas Surprise Package offer continues to Christmas Eve. And it’s not just for Christmas but birthdays, anniversaries and any gift-giving occasion (including a treat for yourself).

WARNING – FINAL HOURS of the TMNT & Other Strangeness Kickstarter – Ends Tonight. If you have any interest at all, pledge $1 (or any low pledge level) to become an “official backer” of this Kickstarter. Doing so enables you to upgrade your pledge level and get add-ons AFTER the Kickstarter ends during the Backerkit Pledge Management period that follows in December and January. This way you can wait for more updates and images before you make your final decisions. As I write this there are only 13 hours left. Do not delay.

 

Today is your LAST CHANCE – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness Kickstarter ENDS Tonight

$1 gets you in the door and able to upgrade your pledge level and get add-ons during the Pledge Management period AFTER the Kickstarter Ends

– Are you waiting to see all the finished covers?

– Are you wanting to see all the final miniature sculpts?

– Are you waiting to see more interior color pages or Tribute Pages?

– Are you just too busy to decide on a pledge level and add-ons now?

We understand. Here is the easy solution! Pledge $1 now, before the Kickstarter ends, November 28, and decide later. This is the only way you can get the miniatures, dice sets, and other Kickstarter Exclusives.

That one dollar pledge makes you an “Official Backer” eligible to upgrade your pledge level and get Kickstarter Exclusives, over the next two months during the Pledge Management period via Backerkit. Meanwhile, Palladium will continue post updates, info, art, and miniature images in Kickstarter Updates AFTER the Kickstarter ends. But you must pledge that $1 (or any level) now to be eligible to upgrade your pledge and get Kickstarter Exclusive add-ons later. Please pledge that one dollar now, so you don’t regret it later.

We do not want anyone to feel as if they are being rushed or forced to make a choice without all the information and images they may need. That one dollar pledge buys you peace of mind and time to evaluate all info and images yet to come over the weeks ahead to make an informed decision.

Experience the original TMNT role-playing game and five sourcebooks in magnificent color for the very first time. Much of the artwork was created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird specifically for the game and includes 30+ pages of comics, everything colored by top color artists Michael Majestic and Luis Antonio Delgado (The Last Ronin) and Jeremy Colwell (TMNT vs Batman comics). All of it remastered, reedited, gently updated, and filled with page after page of brand new art created by legendary comic book and gaming artists just for these two new, hardcover, collections. Plus alternative foil covers by Eastman and Laird, alternative color covers by Kevin Eastman and Sophie Campbell, and one-of-a-kind Kickstarter Exclusives you will love (miniatures, dice sets, poker deck, and so much more). See details below.

 

Thank you for your understanding and desire to support the historic and fun TMNT & Other Strangeness Kickstarter.

 

Cyber-Monday thru Cyber-Tuesday Sales now

 

SALE #1 – Palladium’s Black Friday & Cyber-Monday SALE – now thru Wednesday, November 29

The majority of the following game lines are on sale at big savings, while supplies last. Sorry, other than RUE and BTS, most hardcovers are not part of the sale but most everything else is! Get bigger savings but less certainty with the Surprise Package offer (see #3 below).

• Rifts® Notepad & Pencil Set – one notepad and 5 different pencils -Cat. No. 2603 (set)
• Palladium Pens (3 different, all cool)
• Rifts® Ultimate Edition Softcover – Cat. No. 800SE
• Rifts® Ultimate Edition Hardcover – Cat. No. 800HC
• Rifts® 30th Anniversary Commemorative Hardcover (with behind the scenes)
• All in-stock Rifts® titles, except foil hardcovers.
• All Phase World® titles, except Skraypers (almost sold out).
• All Rifts® Chaos Earth® titles, except the hardcover.
• The Rifter® #83, #84 and #85.
• All Palladium Fantasy RPG® titles, except the two hardcovers.
• All Nightbane® titles, except the hardcover.
• All Heroes Unlimited™ titles, except the hardcover.
• Ninjas & Superspies RPG and Mystic China sourcebook, except the hardcover.
• All After the Bomb® titles, except hardcover. Create mutant animal super-heroes using the After the Bomb® RPG and sourcebooks for the standalone post-apocalyptic setting or combine it with Ninjas & Superspies (TMNT style or with the redux TMNT & Other Strangeness RPG – see the current Kickstarter which ends November 28), or add them to your Heroes Unlimited™ campaign and use them to create animalistic Nightbane® or D-Bees in Rifts®, or Frankenstein lab creations for Beyond the Supernatural, or as aliens from other worlds and dimensions for Phase World® or any appropriate setting. Unleash your imagination.
• Beyond the Supernatural 1st Edition Rules Hardcover and Boxed Nightmares sourcebook (1st edition rules).
• Beyond the Supernatural RPG, 2nd Edition, softcover AND hardcover, and Creature Feature sourcebook.
• Sale runs now thru Wednesday, November 29. Please spread the word.

 

SALE #2 (sort of) – the historic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness KICKSTARTER – ENDS Tuesday, November 28

Please do not miss out on these two magnificent, full-color hardcover editions, beautifully remastered and including tribute art and bonus material.

The Kickstarter Exclusives are amazing and limited! Variant covers, miniatures, 5 FanRoll dice sets, dice tray, dice tower, and so much more are available ONLY via the Kickstarter and will NOT be sold in stores or online.

Be strategic: Pledge enough just to get in on the Kickstarter now! Later, during the Backerkit pledge management phase, you can decide whether you want to increase your pledge and/or get add-ons AFTER the holiday madness has passed. That way you get in on the Kickstarter now but can figure out exactly what you want when things quiet down. And if you want to be kind, you can add items for friends who foolishly missed this historic Kickstarter. You can get in with as little as a $1 pledge or a basic pledge level of $50 and upgrade and/or add-on during the Backerkit pledge manager period after the Kickstarter ends. Spread the word!

 

What makes this Kickstarter historic?

* A deluxe redux of the original, beloved Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness RPG and sourcebooks by the company and people who published it in the first place.

* Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird wholeheartedly support this passion project.

* Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird are working together to create new variant, collector covers!

* 30+ pages of new tribute art by comic book and gaming legends created special for these books.

* First time you can get a TMNT & Other Strangeness poker deck with the TMNT and RPG characters as the face cards. Yet to be revealed in the Kickstarter.

* Detailed TMNT & Other Strangeness miniatures.

* Collectible dice sets that come with a full color dice bag, by FanRoll.

* We are on track to become the biggest TMNT based Kickstarter ever!

Be part of history and get yourself what are all going to become instant collector items you will cherish for a lifetime.

All lovingly created by TMNT fans for TMNT fans. Thank you for your participation and please spread the word.

• Funded in 4 hours.
• Kickstarter Project we Love.
• Surpassed one million dollars this morning.
• Less than 60 hours remaining for you to back this project.
• Beautiful art filled books for comic books fans, gamers, and all TMNT fans.
• Brand new cover art by Eastman and Laird, Freddie E. Williams, and Sophie Campbell.
• More than 30 pages of brand new tribute art by comic book and gaming legends.
• More than 30 pages of comic strips.
• New mutant animals and characters like the Fugitoid.
• Special Black, White and Red edition hardcover. The black and white interior art has red masks for ALL the Turtles just like the original comic books and spot red color throughout. The bonus sections are in color. Covers by Freddie E. Williams and Jeremy Colwell.
• Game Master screen.
• Mutagen Green dice set and mat.
• Kickstarter Exclusives that are fun and amazing, very limited, and destined to become instant collector’s items.
• New art for variant covers of each hardcover (4 total). One by Kevin Eastman (color), one by Sophie Campbell (color), and two green foil covers with new art by Eastman and Laird. ALL created special for the Kickstarter!
• 2 sets of detailed 28mm miniatures that look amazing.
• 5 Dice sets and each comes with a full color dice bag.
• Dice tray
• Dice tower
• Print Sets
• Poker Deck
• Join the thousands of fans who have already pledged to this Kickstarter. Please do not miss out on these two magnificent, full-color hardcover editions, beautifully remastered and includes 60+ pages of bonus material (and we may add pages).

TMNT & Other Strangeness KICKSTARTER – ENDS Tuesday, November 28 – spread the word

 

SALE #3 – Christmas Surprise Package offer now through December 24

The best deal in gaming – $100+ worth of goodies (often more) for $60 (plus shipping). Books are signed if you want them to be. It is just 4 weeks till Christmas and Kwanzaa, and 2 weeks till Hanukkah (starts December 7)! Less time when you account for the time to process and ship orders, so this weekend and next are the perfect time to place your holiday orders. The Surprise Package Offer ends December 24, 2023.

A great gift for any holiday, birthdays, anniversaries, or a nice treat for yourself (you deserve it), or a way to try new settings, and fill your collection. After these past four 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.

A Surprise Package is your way to get physical books (and autographs if you want them) for PDF prices! $100+ worth of Palladium products for only $60 (plus shipping)! 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.

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.

 

SALE #4 – Kevin’s Toys, Art and Collectibles SALE – now through December 11, 2023

Negatives at half price, plus toys (Star Wars, Marvel and DC superheroes, etc.), Palladium collectibles, and a variety of proofreader copies, hardcover Printer Proofs, and more, all on sale now through December 11. And we are adding new collectibles, negatives, and items through the weekend. Check it out at: http://stores.ebay.com/kevinstoys-artandcollectibles

 

A glimpse at items offered in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness KICKSTARTER – ends Tuesday, November 28th

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please spread the word. We do not want fans of the TMNT comic books and the role-playing game to miss this unique opportunity. You can think of the redux editions as part director’s cut, part RPG, and part commemorative coffee table books. Enjoy.

 

© 2023 Palladium Books Inc. All Rights Reserved. Palladium Books®, Rifts®, The Rifter®, RECON®, Dead Reign®, Chaos Earth®, The Mechanoids®, Megaverse®, Nightbane®, Megaverse®, Palladium Books®, Powers Unlimited®, Splicers®, Heroes Unlimited, Ninjas & Superspies, After the Bomb®, and all related titles, names and slogans are trademarks of Palladium Books.

TMNT © 2023 Viacom International Inc. All Rights Reserved. Nickelodeon, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and all related titles, logos, and characters are trademarks of Viacom International Inc.

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

Palladium Books^® – Sales, News & Updates – November 27, 2023

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

By Kevin Siembieda

2 Cyber-Monday Sales and One TMNT Kickstarter ENDING soon and other limited time offers

All the sales information and links are below, but we want to emphasize that you can be part of Palladium’s historic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness Kickstarter for as little as $1 and decide on the pledge level and add-ons in December or January in the Backerkit Pledge Manager phase.

Final Hours of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness Kickstarter – join for $1 now or miss out

– Are you waiting to see all the finished covers?

– Are you wanting to see all the final miniature sculpts?

– Are you waiting to see more interior color pages or Tribute Pages?

– Are you just too busy to decide on a pledge level and add-ons now?

We understand. Here is the easy solution! Pledge $1 now, before the Kickstarter ends, November 28, and decide later. This is the only way you can get the miniatures, dice sets, and other Kickstarter Exclusives.

That one dollar pledge makes you an “Official Backer” eligible to upgrade your pledge level and get Kickstarter Exclusives, over the next two months during the Pledge Management period via Backerkit. Meanwhile, Palladium will continue post updates, info, art, and miniature images in Kickstarter Updates AFTER the Kickstarter ends. But you must pledge that $1 (or any level) now to be eligible to upgrade your pledge and get Kickstarter Exclusive add-ons later. Please pledge that one dollar now, so you don’t regret it later.

We do not want anyone to feel as if they are being rushed or forced to make a choice without all the information and images they may need. That one dollar pledge buys you peace of mind and time to evaluate all info and images yet to come over the weeks ahead to make an informed decision.

Experience the original TMNT role-playing game and five sourcebooks in magnificent color for the very first time. Much of the artwork was created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird specifically for the game and includes 30+ pages of comics, everything colored by top color artists Michael Majestic and Luis Antonio Delgado (The Last Ronin) and Jeremy Colwell (TMNT vs Batman comics). All of it remastered, reedited, gently updated, and filled with page after page of brand new art created by legendary comic book and gaming artists just for these two new, hardcover, collections. Plus alternative foil covers by Eastman and Laird, alternative color covers by Kevin Eastman and Sophie Campbell, and one-of-a-kind Kickstarter Exclusives you will love (miniatures, dice sets, poker deck, and so much more). See details below.

Thank you for your understanding and desire to support the historic and fun TMNT & Other Strangeness Kickstarter.

Cyber-Monday thru Cyber-Tuesday Sales now

SALE #1 – Palladium’s Black Friday & Cyber-Monday SALE – now thru Wednesday, November 29

The majority of the following game lines are on sale at big savings, while supplies last. Sorry, other than RUE and BTS, most hardcovers are not part of the sale but most everything else is! Get bigger savings but less certainty with the Surprise Package offer (see #3 below).

• Rifts® Notepad & Pencil Set – one notepad and 5 different pencils -Cat. No. 2603 (set)
• Palladium Pens (3 different, all cool)
• Rifts® Ultimate Edition Softcover – Cat. No. 800SE
• Rifts® Ultimate Edition Hardcover – Cat. No. 800HC
• Rifts® 30th Anniversary Commemorative Hardcover (with behind the scenes)
• All in-stock Rifts® titles, except foil hardcovers.
• All Phase World® titles, except Skraypers (almost sold out).
• All Rifts® Chaos Earth® titles, except the hardcover.
• The Rifter® #83, #84 and #85.
• All Palladium Fantasy RPG® titles, except the two hardcovers.
• All Nightbane® titles, except the hardcover.
• All Heroes Unlimited™ titles, except the hardcover.
• Ninjas & Superspies RPG and Mystic China sourcebook, except the hardcover.
• All After the Bomb® titles, except hardcover. Create mutant animal super-heroes using the After the Bomb® RPG and sourcebooks for the standalone post-apocalyptic setting or combine it with Ninjas & Superspies (TMNT style or with the redux TMNT & Other Strangeness RPG – see the current Kickstarter which ends November 28), or add them to your Heroes Unlimited™ campaign and use them to create animalistic Nightbane® or D-Bees in Rifts®, or Frankenstein lab creations for Beyond the Supernatural, or as aliens from other worlds and dimensions for Phase World® or any appropriate setting. Unleash your imagination.
• Beyond the Supernatural 1st Edition Rules Hardcover and Boxed Nightmares sourcebook (1st edition rules).
• Beyond the Supernatural RPG, 2nd Edition, softcover AND hardcover, and Creature Feature sourcebook.
• Sale runs now thru Wednesday, November 29. Please spread the word.

SALE #2 (sort of) – the historic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness KICKSTARTER – ENDS Tuesday, November 28

Please do not miss out on these two magnificent, full-color hardcover editions, beautifully remastered and including tribute art and bonus material.

The Kickstarter Exclusives are amazing and limited! Variant covers, miniatures, 5 FanRoll dice sets, dice tray, dice tower, and so much more are available ONLY via the Kickstarter and will NOT be sold in stores or online.

Be strategic: Pledge enough just to get in on the Kickstarter now! Later, during the Backerkit pledge management phase, you can decide whether you want to increase your pledge and/or get add-ons AFTER the holiday madness has passed. That way you get in on the Kickstarter now but can figure out exactly what you want when things quiet down. And if you want to be kind, you can add items for friends who foolishly missed this historic Kickstarter. You can get in with as little as a $1 pledge or a basic pledge level of $50 and upgrade and/or add-on during the Backerkit pledge manager period after the Kickstarter ends. Spread the word!

What makes this Kickstarter historic?

* A deluxe redux of the original, beloved Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness RPG and sourcebooks by the company and people who published it in the first place.

* Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird wholeheartedly support this passion project.

* Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird are working together to create new variant, collector covers!

* 30+ pages of new tribute art by comic book and gaming legends created special for these books.

* First time you can get a TMNT & Other Strangeness poker deck with the TMNT and RPG characters as the face cards. Yet to be revealed in the Kickstarter.

* Detailed TMNT & Other Strangeness miniatures.

* Collectible dice sets that come with a full color dice bag, by FanRoll.

* We are on track to become the biggest TMNT based Kickstarter ever!

Be part of history and get yourself what are all going to become instant collector items you will cherish for a lifetime.

All lovingly created by TMNT fans for TMNT fans. Thank you for your participation and please spread the word.

• Funded in 4 hours.
• Kickstarter Project we Love.
• Surpassed one million dollars this morning.
• Less than 60 hours remaining for you to back this project.
• Beautiful art filled books for comic books fans, gamers, and all TMNT fans.
• Brand new cover art by Eastman and Laird, Freddie E. Williams, and Sophie Campbell.
• More than 30 pages of brand new tribute art by comic book and gaming legends.
• More than 30 pages of comic strips.
• New mutant animals and characters like the Fugitoid.
• Special Black, White and Red edition hardcover. The black and white interior art has red masks for ALL the Turtles just like the original comic books and spot red color throughout. The bonus sections are in color. Covers by Freddie E. Williams and Jeremy Colwell.
• Game Master screen.
• Mutagen Green dice set and mat.
• Kickstarter Exclusives that are fun and amazing, very limited, and destined to become instant collector’s items.
• New art for variant covers of each hardcover (4 total). One by Kevin Eastman (color), one by Sophie Campbell (color), and two green foil covers with new art by Eastman and Laird. ALL created special for the Kickstarter!
• 2 sets of detailed 28mm miniatures that look amazing.
• 5 Dice sets and each comes with a full color dice bag.
• Dice tray
• Dice tower
• Print Sets
• Poker Deck
• Join the thousands of fans who have already pledged to this Kickstarter. Please do not miss out on these two magnificent, full-color hardcover editions, beautifully remastered and includes 60+ pages of bonus material (and we may add pages).

TMNT & Other Strangeness KICKSTARTER – ENDS Tuesday, November 28 – spread the word

SALE #3 – Christmas Surprise Package offer now through December 24

The best deal in gaming – $100+ worth of goodies (often more) for $60 (plus shipping). Books are signed if you want them to be. It is just 4 weeks till Christmas and Kwanzaa, and 2 weeks till Hanukkah (starts December 7)! Less time when you account for the time to process and ship orders, so this weekend and next are the perfect time to place your holiday orders. The Surprise Package Offer ends December 24, 2023.

A great gift for any holiday, birthdays, anniversaries, or a nice treat for yourself (you deserve it), or a way to try new settings, and fill your collection. After these past four 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.

A Surprise Package is your way to get physical books (and autographs if you want them) for PDF prices! $100+ worth of Palladium products for only $60 (plus shipping)! 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.

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.

SALE #4 – Kevin’s Toys, Art and Collectibles SALE – now through December 11, 2023

Negatives at half price, plus toys (Star Wars, Marvel and DC superheroes, etc.), Palladium collectibles, and a variety of proofreader copies, hardcover Printer Proofs, and more, all on sale now through December 11. And we are adding new collectibles, negatives, and items through the weekend. Check it out at: http://stores.ebay.com/kevinstoys-artandcollectibles

SALE #5 – DriveThruRPG.com PDF Weekend Sale – now thru Cyber-Monday:

100+ PDF Palladium titles (and the books of hundreds of other publishers) are on sale at the biggest savings of the year. NOW thru Cyber-Monday, November 27. ‘Nuff said.

A glimpse at items offered in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness KICKSTARTER – ends Tuesday, November 28th

Please spread the word. We do not want fans of the TMNT comic books and the role-playing game to miss this unique opportunity. You can think of the redux editions as part director’s cut, part RPG, and part commemorative coffee table books. Enjoy.

© 2023 Palladium Books Inc. All Rights Reserved. Palladium Books®, Rifts®, The Rifter®, RECON®, Dead Reign®, Chaos Earth®, The Mechanoids®, Megaverse®, Nightbane®, Megaverse®, Palladium Books®, Powers Unlimited®, Splicers®, Heroes Unlimited, Ninjas & Superspies, After the Bomb®, and all related titles, names and slogans are trademarks of Palladium Books.

TMNT © 2023 Viacom International Inc. All Rights Reserved. Nickelodeon, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and all related titles, logos, and characters are trademarks of Viacom International Inc.

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

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

By Kevin Siembieda

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness Kickstarter surpasses One Million Dollars

Join the thousands of TMNT comic book fans and gamers who have already backed the TMNT & Other Strangeness Kickstarter. But do it soon, because time is running out – only two days left to get in on the Kickstarter.

Experience the original TMNT role-playing game and five sourcebooks in magnificent color for the very first time. Much of the artwork was created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird specifically for the game and includes 30+ pages of comics, everything colored by top color artists Michael Majestic and Luis Antonio Delgado (The Last Ronin) and Jeremy Colwell (TMNT vs Batman comics). All of it remastered, reedited, gently updated, and filled with page after page of brand new art created by legendary comic book and gaming artists just for these two new, hardcover, collections. Plus alternative foil covers by Eastman and Laird, alternative color covers by Kevin Eastman and Sophie Campbell, and one-of-a-kind Kickstarter Exclusives you will love (miniatures, dice sets, poker deck, and so much more). See details below.

Cyber-Monday thru Cyber-Tuesday Sales now

That’s right, you don’t have to wait till Cyber-Monday for great savings now!

SALE #1 – Palladium’s Black Friday & Cyber-Monday SALE – now thru Wednesday, November 29

The majority of the following game lines are on sale at big savings, while supplies last. Sorry, other than RUE and BTS, most hardcovers are not part of the sale but most everything else is! Get bigger savings but less certainty with the Surprise Package offer (see #3 below).

• Rifts® Notepad & Pencil Set – one notepad and 5 different pencils -Cat. No. 2603 (set)
• Palladium Pens (3 different, all cool)
• Rifts® Ultimate Edition Softcover – Cat. No. 800SE
• Rifts® Ultimate Edition Hardcover – Cat. No. 800HC
• Rifts® 30th Anniversary Commemorative Hardcover (with behind the scenes)
• All in-stock Rifts® titles, except foil hardcovers.
• All Phase World® titles, except Skraypers (almost sold out).
• All Rifts® Chaos Earth® titles, except the hardcover.
• The Rifter® #83, #84 and #85.
• All Palladium Fantasy RPG® titles, except the two hardcovers.
• All Nightbane® titles, except the hardcover.
• All Heroes Unlimited™ titles, except the hardcover.
• Ninjas & Superspies RPG and Mystic China sourcebook, except the hardcover.
• All After the Bomb® titles, except hardcover. Create mutant animal super-heroes using the After the Bomb® RPG and sourcebooks for the standalone post-apocalyptic setting or combine it with Ninjas & Superspies (TMNT style or with the redux TMNT & Other Strangeness RPG – see the current Kickstarter which ends November 28), or add them to your Heroes Unlimited™ campaign and use them to create animalistic Nightbane® or D-Bees in Rifts®, or Frankenstein lab creations for Beyond the Supernatural, or as aliens from other worlds and dimensions for Phase World® or any appropriate setting. Unleash your imagination.
• Beyond the Supernatural 1st Edition Rules Hardcover and Boxed Nightmares sourcebook (1st edition rules).
• Beyond the Supernatural RPG, 2nd Edition, softcover AND hardcover, and Creature Feature sourcebook.
• Sale runs now thru Wednesday, November 29. Please spread the word.

SALE #2 (sort of) – the historic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness KICKSTARTER – ENDS Tuesday, November 28

Please do not miss out on these two magnificent, full-color hardcover editions, beautifully remastered and including tribute art and bonus material.

The Kickstarter Exclusives are amazing and limited! Variant covers, miniatures, 5 FanRoll dice sets, dice tray, dice tower, and so much more are available ONLY via the Kickstarter and will NOT be sold in stores or online.

Be strategic: Pledge enough just to get in on the Kickstarter now! Later, during the Backerkit pledge management phase, you can decide whether you want to increase your pledge and/or get add-ons AFTER the holiday madness has passed. That way you get in on the Kickstarter now but can figure out exactly what you want when things quiet down. And if you want to be kind, you can add items for friends who foolishly missed this historic Kickstarter. You can get in with as little as a $1 pledge or a basic pledge level of $50 and upgrade and/or add-on during the Backerkit pledge manager period after the Kickstarter ends. Spread the word!

What makes this Kickstarter historic?

* A deluxe redux of the original, beloved Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness RPG and sourcebooks by the company and people who published it in the first place.

* Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird wholeheartedly support this passion project.

* Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird are working together to create new variant, collector covers!

* 30+ pages of new tribute art by comic book and gaming legends created special for these books.

* First time you can get a TMNT & Other Strangeness poker deck with the TMNT and RPG characters as the face cards. Yet to be revealed in the Kickstarter.

* Detailed TMNT & Other Strangeness miniatures.

* Collectible dice sets that come with a full color dice bag, by FanRoll.

* We are on track to become the biggest TMNT based Kickstarter ever!

Be part of history and get yourself what are all going to become instant collector items you will cherish for a lifetime.

All lovingly created by TMNT fans for TMNT fans. Thank you for your participation and please spread the word.

• Funded in 4 hours.
• Kickstarter Project we Love.
• Surpassed one million dollars this morning.
• Less than 60 hours remaining for you to back this project.
• Beautiful art filled books for comic books fans, gamers, and all TMNT fans.
• Brand new cover art by Eastman and Laird, Freddie E. Williams, and Sophie Campbell.
• More than 30 pages of brand new tribute art by comic book and gaming legends.
• More than 30 pages of comic strips.
• New mutant animals and characters like the Fugitoid.
• Special Black, White and Red edition hardcover. The black and white interior art has red masks for ALL the Turtles just like the original comic books and spot red color throughout. The bonus sections are in color. Covers by Freddie E. Williams and Jeremy Colwell.
• Game Master screen.
• Mutagen Green dice set and mat.
• Kickstarter Exclusives that are fun and amazing, very limited, and destined to become instant collector’s items.
• New art for variant covers of each hardcover (4 total). One by Kevin Eastman (color), one by Sophie Campbell (color), and two green foil covers with new art by Eastman and Laird. ALL created special for the Kickstarter!
• 2 sets of detailed 28mm miniatures that look amazing.
• 5 Dice sets and each comes with a full color dice bag.
• Dice tray
• Dice tower
• Print Sets
• Poker Deck
• Join the thousands of fans who have already pledged to this Kickstarter. Please do not miss out on these two magnificent, full-color hardcover editions, beautifully remastered and includes 60+ pages of bonus material (and we may add pages).

TMNT & Other Strangeness KICKSTARTER – ENDS Tuesday, November 28 – spread the word

SALE #3 – Christmas Surprise Package offer now through December 24

The best deal in gaming – $100+ worth of goodies (often more) for $60 (plus shipping). Books are signed if you want them to be. It is just 4 weeks till Christmas and Kwanzaa, and 2 weeks till Hanukkah (starts December 7)! Less time when you account for the time to process and ship orders, so this weekend and next are the perfect time to place your holiday orders. The Surprise Package Offer ends December 24, 2023.

A great gift for any holiday, birthdays, anniversaries, or a nice treat for yourself (you deserve it), or a way to try new settings, and fill your collection. After these past four 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.

A Surprise Package is your way to get physical books (and autographs if you want them) for PDF prices! $100+ worth of Palladium products for only $60 (plus shipping)! 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.

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.

SALE #4 – Kevin’s Toys, Art and Collectibles SALE – now through December 11, 2023

Negatives at half price, plus toys (Star Wars, Marvel and DC superheroes, etc.), Palladium collectibles, and a variety of proofreader copies, hardcover Printer Proofs, and more, all on sale now through December 11. And we are adding new collectibles, negatives, and items through the weekend. Check it out at: http://stores.ebay.com/kevinstoys-artandcollectibles

SALE #5 – DriveThruRPG.com PDF Weekend Sale – now thru Cyber-Monday:

100+ PDF Palladium titles (and the books of hundreds of other publishers) are on sale at the biggest savings of the year. NOW thru Cyber-Monday, November 27. ‘Nuff said.

A glimpse at items offered in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness KICKSTARTER – ends Tuesday, November 28th

Please spread the word. We do not want fans of the TMNT comic books and the role-playing game to miss this unique opportunity. You can think of the redux editions as part director’s cut, part RPG, and part commemorative coffee table books. Enjoy.

© 2023 Palladium Books Inc. All Rights Reserved. Palladium Books®, Rifts®, The Rifter®, RECON®, Dead Reign®, Chaos Earth®, The Mechanoids®, Megaverse®, Nightbane®, Megaverse®, Palladium Books®, Powers Unlimited®, Splicers®, Heroes Unlimited, Ninjas & Superspies, After the Bomb®, and all related titles, names and slogans are trademarks of Palladium Books.

TMNT © 2023 Viacom International Inc. All Rights Reserved. Nickelodeon, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and all related titles, logos, and characters are trademarks of Viacom International Inc.

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

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

By Kevin Siembieda

I hope your Thanksgiving Day was delightful and you were able to spend it with family and friends all in good health, as well as enjoyed good eats and a bit of fun. We are back at work pulling, packing, and shipping Surprise Packages galore (thank you!), and writing to remind you that there are now FIVE Sales this weekend. That’s right, the DriveThruRPG.com Black Friday thru Cyber-Monday sale is on for hundreds of Palladium PDF titles and thousands of others!

Each sale is designed to show our appreciation, save you money, and bring you a little extra holiday joy. All sales run through Cyber-Monday. Actually, some continue thru what we call Cyber-Tuesday. Please note that the TMNT & Other Strangeness Kickstarter ends Tuesday night, November 28th. If you’ve been thinking about getting in on it (and we recommend you do!), you need to pledge at least a dollar or a minimum pledge level BEFORE it ends. See the latest 2-3 Updates on the Kickstarter page for more art images, book pages, cover art, and miniatures. It’s awesome.

Five Black Friday thru Cyber-Monday Sales

SALE #1 – Palladium’s Black Friday & Cyber-Monday SALE – now thru Wednesday, November 29

The majority of the following game lines are on sale at big savings, while supplies last. Sorry, other than RUE and BTS, most hardcovers are not part of the sale but most everything else is! Get bigger savings but less certainty with the Surprise Package offer (see #3 below).

• Rifts® Notepad & Pencil Set – one notepad and 5 different pencils -Cat. No. 2603 (set)
• Palladium Pens (3 different, all cool)
• Rifts® Ultimate Edition Softcover – Cat. No. 800SE
• Rifts® Ultimate Edition Hardcover – Cat. No. 800HC
• Rifts® 30th Anniversary Commemorative Hardcover (with behind the scenes)
• All in-stock Rifts® titles, except foil hardcovers.
• All Phase World® titles, except Skraypers (almost sold out).
• All Rifts® Chaos Earth® titles, except the hardcover.
• The Rifter® #83, #84 and #85.
• All Palladium Fantasy RPG® titles, except the two hardcovers.
• All Nightbane® titles, except the hardcover.
• All Heroes Unlimited™ titles, except the hardcover.
• Ninjas & Superspies RPG and Mystic China sourcebook, except the hardcover.
• All After the Bomb® titles, except hardcover. Create mutant animal super-heroes using the After the Bomb® RPG and sourcebooks for the standalone post-apocalyptic setting or combine it with Ninjas & Superspies (TMNT style or with the redux TMNT & Other Strangeness RPG – see the current Kickstarter which ends November 28), or add them to your Heroes Unlimited™ campaign and use them to create animalistic Nightbane® or D-Bees in Rifts®, or Frankenstein lab creations for Beyond the Supernatural, or as aliens from other worlds and dimensions for Phase World® or any appropriate setting. Unleash your imagination.
• Beyond the Supernatural 1st Edition Rules Hardcover and Boxed Nightmares sourcebook (1st edition rules).
• Beyond the Supernatural RPG, 2nd Edition, softcover AND hardcover, and Creature Feature sourcebook.
• Sale runs now thru Wednesday, November 29. Please spread the word.

SALE #2 (sort of) – the historic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness KICKSTARTER – ENDS Tuesday, November 28

Please do not miss out on these two magnificent, full-color hardcover editions, beautifully remastered and including tribute art and bonus material.

The Kickstarter Exclusives are amazing and limited! Variant covers, miniatures, 5 FanRoll dice sets, dice tray, dice tower, and so much more are available ONLY via the Kickstarter and will NOT be sold in stores or online.

Be strategic: Pledge enough just to get in on the Kickstarter now! Later, during the Backerkit pledge management phase, you can decide whether you want to increase your pledge and/or get add-ons AFTER the holiday madness has passed. That way you get in on the Kickstarter now but can figure out exactly what you want when things quiet down. And if you want to be kind, you can add items for friends who foolishly missed this historic Kickstarter. You can get in with as little as a $1 pledge or a basic pledge level of $50 and upgrade and/or add-on during the Backerkit pledge manager period after the Kickstarter ends. Spread the word!

What makes this Kickstarter historic?

A deluxe redux of the original, beloved Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness RPG and sourcebooks by the company and people who published it in the first place.

Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird wholeheartedly support this passion project.

Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird are working together to create new variant, collector covers!

30+ pages of new tribute art by comic book and gaming legends created special for these books.

First time you can get a TMNT & Other Strangeness poker deck with the TMNT and RPG characters as the face cards. Yet to be revealed in the Kickstarter.

Detailed TMNT & Other Strangeness miniatures.

Collectible dice sets that come with a full color dice bag, by FanRoll.

We are on track to become the biggest TMNT based Kickstarter ever!

Be part of history and get yourself what are all going to become instant collector items you will cherish for a lifetime.

All lovingly created by TMNT fans for TMNT fans. Thank you for your participation and please spread the word.

• Funded in 4 hours.
• Kickstarter Project we Love.
• About to exceed one million dollars.
• Beautiful art filled books for comic books fans, gamers, and all TMNT fans.
• Brand new cover art by Eastman and Laird, Freddie E. Williams, and Sophie Campbell.
• More than 30 pages of brand new tribute art by comic book and gaming legends.
• More than 30 pages of comic strips.
• New mutant animals and characters like the Fugitoid.
• Special Black, White and Red edition hardcover. The black and white interior art has red masks for ALL the Turtles just like the original comic books and spot red color throughout. The bonus sections are in color. Covers by Freddie E. Williams and Jeremy Colwell.
• Game Master screen.
• Mutagen Green dice set and mat.
• Kickstarter Exclusives that are fun and amazing, very limited, and destined to become instant collector’s items.
• New art for variant covers of each hardcover (4 total). One by Kevin Eastman (color), one by Sophie Campbell (color), and two green foil covers with new art by Eastman and Laird. ALL created special for the Kickstarter!
• 2 sets of detailed 28mm miniatures that look amazing.
• 5 Dice sets and each comes with a full color dice bag.
• Dice tray
• Dice tower
• Print Sets
• Poker Deck
• Join the thousands of fans who have already pledged to this Kickstarter. Please do not miss out on these two magnificent, full-color hardcover editions, beautifully remastered and includes 60+ pages of bonus material (and we may add pages).

TMNT & Other Strangeness KICKSTARTER – ENDS Tuesday, November 28 – spread the word

SALE #3 – Christmas Surprise Package offer now through December 24

The best deal in gaming – $100+ worth of goodies (often more) for $60 (plus shipping). Books are signed if you want them to be. It is just 4 weeks till Christmas and Kwanzaa, and 2 weeks till Hanukkah (starts December 7)! Less time when you account for the time to process and ship orders, so this weekend and next are the perfect time to place your holiday orders. The Surprise Package Offer ends December 24, 2023.

A great gift for any holiday, birthdays, anniversaries, or a nice treat for yourself (you deserve it), or a way to try new settings, and fill your collection. After these past four 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.

A Surprise Package is your way to get physical books (and autographs if you want them) for PDF prices! $100+ worth of Palladium products for only $60 (plus shipping)! 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.

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.

SALE #4 – Kevin’s Toys, Art and Collectibles SALE – now through December 11, 2023

Negatives at half price, plus toys (Star Wars, Marvel and DC superheroes, etc.), Palladium collectibles, and a variety of proofreader copies, hardcover Printer Proofs, and more, all on sale now through December 11. And we are adding new collectibles, negatives, and items through the weekend. Check it out at: http://stores.ebay.com/kevinstoys-artandcollectibles

New! SALE #5 – DriveThruRPG.com PDF Weekend Sale – now thru Cyber-Monday:

100+ PDF Palladium titles (and the books of hundreds of other publishers) are on sale at the biggest savings of the year. NOW thru Cyber-Monday, November 27. ‘Nuff said.

A glimpse at items offered in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness KICKSTARTER – ends Tuesday, November 28th

Please spread the word. We do not want fans of the TMNT comic books and the role-playing game to miss this unique opportunity. You can think of the redux editions as part director’s cut, part RPG, and part commemorative coffee table books. Enjoy.

© 2023 Palladium Books Inc. All Rights Reserved. Palladium Books®, Rifts®, The Rifter®, RECON®, Dead Reign®, Chaos Earth®, The Mechanoids®, Megaverse®, Nightbane®, Megaverse®, Palladium Books®, Powers Unlimited®, Splicers®, Heroes Unlimited, Ninjas & Superspies, After the Bomb®, and all related titles, names and slogans are trademarks of Palladium Books.

TMNT © 2023 Viacom International Inc. All Rights Reserved. Nickelodeon, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and all related titles, logos, and characters are trademarks of Viacom International Inc.

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

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

By Kevin Siembieda

Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone!

I hope you are healthy, happy, and able to spend some relaxing time this Thanksgiving Day weekend surrounded by family and friends. Or maybe you’ll curl up on the couch and watch your favorite sporting events and/or holiday season movies. Of course, a bunch of us will be doing shopping online and at stores to get Black Friday and Cyber-Monday deals. Please don’t forget about Palladium Books and our four sales starting today (see details below) and running the whole weekend and into Cyber-Tuesday!

We have so much for which to be thankful. Sure, these are uncertain times, but if you are rich in friends, family, and good health, you are doing great. I’m honored and proud to have a great business partner in Sean who has become a dear friend and co-creator, plus I have an army of amazing friends, old and new. That includes you, our fans and extended family. We are thankful for your support, friendship, and kind words on many fronts. This is evident by our successful TMNT and Other Strangeness Kickstarter and the outpouring of support and positivity from so many of you. Thank you all so very much. If you love the Ninja Turtles or the original TMNT and Other Strangeness RPG, you must check out the Kickstarter before it ends on Tuesday, November 28.

I like to keep the Thanksgiving Day (and Christmas) Updates shorter than usual, but that was impossible with all our sales this weekend and the TMNT and Other Strangeness Kickstarter going on. We so want fans of the original TMNT RPG to find and enjoy these beautiful books and rockin’ Kickstarter Exclusives, as well as a whole new generation of comic book fans and gamers. This is a passion project created by TMNT fans for TMNT fans! The books and Kickstarter exclusives are for gamers and comic book fans alike. And we have the full support of, and new cover art by, Eastman and Laird! So please take a look at (and pledge even a buck on) the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness Kickstarter. So much bonus material, art and color.

Thank you for being the greatest fans any creator could ever hope for. You make our days brighter, fuller, and filled with love. We try to do the same for you, so enjoy the sales listed below, try not to overeat, and have fun reading new Surprise Package Comments From Fans Like You at the end of this email.

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours from all of us at Palladium Books.

4 Big Thanksgiving thru Cyber-Tuesday Sales to be thankful for – and they all start now! Enjoy.

SALE #1 – Palladium’s Black Friday & Cyber-Monday SALE – now thru Wednesday, November 29

The majority of the following game lines are on sale at big savings, while supplies last. Sorry, other than RUE and BTS, most hardcovers are not part of the sale but most everything else is! Get bigger savings but less certainty with the Surprise Package offer (see #4 below).

• Rifts® Notepad & Pencil Set – one notepad and 5 different pencils -Cat. No. 2603 (set)
• Palladium Pens (3 different, all cool)
• Rifts® Ultimate Edition Softcover – Cat. No. 800SE
• Rifts® Ultimate Edition Hardcover – Cat. No. 800HC
• Rifts® 30th Anniversary Commemorative Hardcover (with behind the scenes)
• All in-stock Rifts® titles, except foil hardcovers.
• All Phase World® titles, except Skraypers (almost sold out).
• All Rifts® Chaos Earth® titles, except the hardcover.
• The Rifter® #83, #84 and #85.
• All Palladium Fantasy RPG® titles, except the two hardcovers.
• All Nightbane® titles, except the hardcover.
• All Heroes Unlimited™ titles, except the hardcover.
• Ninjas & Superspies RPG and Mystic China sourcebook, except the hardcover.
• All After the Bomb® titles, except hardcover. Create mutant animal super-heroes using the After the Bomb® RPG and sourcebooks for the standalone post-apocalyptic setting or combine it with Ninjas & Superspies (TMNT style or with the redux TMNT & Other Strangeness RPG – see the current Kickstarter which ends November 28), or add them to your Heroes Unlimited™ campaign and use them to create animalistic Nightbane® or D-Bees in Rifts®, or Frankenstein lab creations for Beyond the Supernatural, or as aliens from other worlds and dimensions for Phase World® or any appropriate setting. Unleash your imagination.
• Beyond the Supernatural 1st Edition Rules Hardcover and Boxed Nightmares sourcebook (1st edition rules).
• Beyond the Supernatural RPG, 2nd Edition, softcover AND hardcover, and Creature Feature sourcebook.
• Sale runs now thru Wednesday, November 29. Please spread the word.

SALE #2 (sort of) – the historic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness KICKSTARTER – ENDS Tuesday, November 28

Please do not miss out on these two magnificent, full-color hardcover editions, beautifully remastered and including tribute art and bonus material.

The Kickstarter Exclusives are amazing and limited! Variant covers, miniatures, 5 FanRoll dice sets, dice tray, dice tower, and so much more are available ONLY via the Kickstarter and will NOT be sold in stores or online.

Be strategic: Pledge enough just to get in on the Kickstarter now! Later, during the Backerkit pledge management phase, you can decide whether you want to increase your pledge and/or get add-ons AFTER the holiday madness has passed. That way you get in on the Kickstarter now but can figure out exactly what you want when things quiet down. And if you want to be kind, you can add items for friends who foolishly missed this historic Kickstarter. You can get in with as little as a $1 pledge or a basic pledge level of $50 and upgrade and/or add-on during the Backerkit pledge manager period after the Kickstarter ends. Spread the word!

What makes this Kickstarter historic?

A deluxe redux of the original, beloved Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness RPG and sourcebooks by the company and people who published it in the first place.

Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird wholeheartedly support this passion project.

Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird are working together to create new variant, collector covers!

30+ pages of new tribute art by comic book and gaming legends created special for these books.

First time you can get a TMNT & Other Strangeness poker deck with the TMNT and RPG characters as the face cards. Yet to be revealed in the Kickstarter.

Detailed TMNT & Other Strangeness miniatures.

Collectible dice sets that come with a full color dice bag, by FanRoll.

We are on track to become the biggest TMNT based Kickstarter ever!

Be part of history and get yourself what are all going to become instant collector items you will cherish for a lifetime.

All lovingly created by TMNT fans for TMNT fans. Thank you for your participation and please spread the word.

SALE #3 – Christmas Surprise Package offer now through December 24

The best deal in gaming – $100+ worth of goodies (often more) for $60 (plus shipping). Books are signed if you want them to be. It is just 4 weeks till Christmas and Kwanzaa, and 2 weeks till Hanukkah (starts December 7)! Less time when you account for the time to process and ship orders, so this weekend and next are the perfect time to place your holiday orders. The Surprise Package Offer ends December 24, 2023.

A great gift for any holiday, birthdays, anniversaries, or a nice treat for yourself (you deserve it), or a way to try new settings, and fill your collection. After these past four 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. See what other fans are saying in the comment section, below. Enjoy and happy holidays.

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.

A Surprise Package is your way to get physical books (and autographs if you want them) for PDF prices! $100+ worth of Palladium products for only $60 (plus shipping)! 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.

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.

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 $100+ worth of product, sometimes more! Yes, sometimes more, for only $60 plus shipping. 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 $100+ (often more) worth of product and only paying $60 plus shipping. 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 $65-$80 US dollars. HOWEVER, because the cost of the product is so low, that’s the equivalent of paying retail for the products and only $30-$40 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.

Christmas SHIPPING Update:

5 weeks till Christmas, but less time in order to ship and receive it in time for Christmas – ONLY about 15 days left to order and get delivery by Christmas via Media Mail.

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) without incurring additional costs for expedited shipping. These recommendations come from the shipping companies themselves.

• United States Postal Service: Media Mail – December 8 and even then there is no guarantee. That said, you should receive packages shipped via Media Mail as late as December 14. Last year mail delivery was very good, but the US Mail seems a bit less reliable this year and we cannot guarantee delivery in time for Christmas when you use Media Mail. YOU assume ALL risk when you ship via Media Mail.
• United States Postal Service (in USA): Priority Mail – December 15.
• UPS 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 business days, often a day or two sooner.
• UPS 3-Day Select – December 19.
• UPS 2nd Day Air – December 20.
• UPS Next Day Air (to arrive December 23) – December 21, remember, we need time to process and pack your order!
• To our friends in Canada and overseas – December 6 with no guarantee that the package will arrive by Christmas. 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 strikes, 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 $10-$30 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.
• 2023 Shipping Note: As always, at Palladium, we will be working overtime and do everything we can to process orders as fast as possible 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.

SALE #4 – Kevin’s Toys, Art and Collectibles SALE – now through December 11, 2023

Negatives at half price, plus toys (Star Wars, Marvel and DC superheroes, etc.), Palladium collectibles, and a variety of proofreader copies, hardcover Printer Proofs, and more, all on sale now through December 11. And we are adding new collectibles, negatives, and items through the weekend. Check it out at: http://stores.ebay.com/kevinstoys-artandcollectibles

More Things We Are Thankful For

TMNT and Other Strangeness Kickstarter Interviews with Kevin Siembieda and Sean Owen Roberson

These are just some of them for your consideration and enjoyment. There have also been articles in Forbes Magazine (online) and elsewhere.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-and-other-strangeness-tmnts-original-1985-rpg-remastered-in-new-kickstarter-campaign/ar-AA1j6Fx7

https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/gaming/tmnt-tabletop-rpg-kickstarter-blows-past-funding-goal/ar-AA1jeqit

https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-tabletop-rpg-launches-kickstarter-gets-funded-within-hours/

https://www.wargamer.com/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-and-other-strangeness/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-rpg

https://breakfastpuppies.com/podcasts/glitterbois/episode0144/

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/55361/kevin-eastman-onboard-new-edition-tmnt-other-strangeness-rpg

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/55493/fanroll-palladium-books-reveal-tmnt-dice-sets

Watch for the Sunday, November 26th, live interview with Kevin and Sean on Legion of Myth. It starts at 2:00 PM Eastern Time.

New Surprise Package Comments From Fans Like You

Your comments are another reason Sean and I are profoundly thankful. Happy Thanksgiving Weekend and thank you for your kind words.

– Kevin Siembieda, Thankful for you all

P.D.B. in Tucson, Arizona, writes: Thank you for offering the Christmas Grab Bag again!

[Our pleasure, P.D.B., we love giving gamers something to smile about during the holiday season. – Kevin]

M.H. in Crystal Lake, Illinois, writes: Thank you so much for the recent Surprise Packages. I’m still smiling. My girls, seeing all the great games, want to try Fantasy role-playing, so it’s time for some PFRPG! My oldest is into mythology and magic, my youngest is into wolf-people and pirates. I’m looking forward to starting them on their adventures!

[Wow, that’s wonderful M.H., have a blast role-playing with the girls. I’m happy Palladium Fantasy provides all those elements. Enjoy and keep all those beautiful imaginations burning bright. – Kevin]

D.J. in Layton, Utah, writes: This is my second 2023 Christmas Surprise Package. The last bundle completed my After the Bomb® collection. I can’t wait for TMNT!

[Hi, D.J., we can’t wait for TMNT and Other Strangeness either! The excitement of the Kickstarter has been wild. As I write this, we are closing in on one million dollars in pledges and we are about to reveal more stretch goals and the Kevin Eastman concept rendering for his variant cover. Incredible. – Kevin]

J.V. in London, Ontario, Canada, writes: While I like Rifts®, my heart will always be with Palladium Fantasy. Thank you so much for again doing the Surprise Package offer.

[We are happy to do the Surprise Packages for our 25th year. Love ‘em, and Palladium Fantasy will always have a special place in my heart too, J.V. After all, it is the game that started everything, and why I named the company after my Palladium of Desires campaign, during which I developed the world and the game system. – Kevin]

W.M.C. in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, writes (in part): Happy holidays! This is my third or fourth year in a row ordering at least one Christmas Surprise Package. I love them, even though shipping fees to Canada suck … I pledged to the TMNT & Other Strangeness Kickstarter and can’t wail for those sweet, sweet books to make their way into my excited hands. I’ve been watching all your interviews online, and especially love the ones you and Sean have done on the Legion of Myth YouTube channel. They have some of the best, if not the best coverage, of Palladium Books’ games I have seen on the Internet… I love and appreciate all you guys do for the fans, and can’t wait to see what you have in store for us all in the future. Thank you.

[W.M.C., You are going to love all the TMNT & Other Strangeness products. We are doing everything in our power to make them, as you said, “sweet.” Sean and I appreciate our fans because a) we are one of you, and b) you guys and gals are the greatest. As for the future, TMNT is just the beginning, my friends, just the beginning. – Kevin]

A.K. in Yonkers, New York, writes: I am a player and fan of the Palladium Fantasy RPG since 1985. I have been buying and collecting all of the books for over 35 years. I love that the game is going strong, even if I don’t get to play all that often. The Christmas Surprise Package box is an awesome gift to myself. Thank you.

[Wow, that’s cool, A.K. I love that you have enjoyed our games for so many years. Enjoy this year’s Surprise Package and keep on gaming. We appreciate your decades of support. – Kevin]

B.P. in Brownstown Township, Michigan, writes: Favorites: I have them all and most of the books. The list is a handful of the titles I’ve not yet gotten. I’m looking forward to the TMNT re-release. I’ve already backed it and told a few friends.

[You have an impressive collection of Palladium’s games, B.P. Thanks for your support. You will be glad you backed the TMNT Kickstarter, the books and Exclusives are gorgeous and amazing. Thanks for telling friends about it. Please continue to do so as we wind down to the end of it. – Kevin]

J.D. in Greendale, Wisconsin, writes: I have been playing Rifts® with the same group of friends since about 1993! I can’t tell you how much you guys have inspired my art and my creativity. We don’t get to play nearly as often as we used to as we all now have families, jobs, etc., but we still manage to make it work. I’m going to be using this purchase to update our gaming library since we still use all the books we purchased way back when. Thanks so much for making such an awesome game.

[Holy Moley, J.D., playing Rifts with the same friends for 30 years is a rare feat and wonderful. We are humbled and thrilled you all love the game so much. Keep those imaginations burning and game on! – Kevin]

M.S. in Aurora, Colorado, writes (in part): So far I’ve only played Heroes Unlimited, so that’s my favorite. I got into Palladium from Savage Rifts®. While I really like Savage Worlds, I so far, absolutely adore the Megaversal System. It’s like a sweet blend of old D&D, Chaosium’s BRP, Mythras, and WFRP. I’ve only run a short Heroes Unlimited game, so far, but I really am loving the system … The art is fantastic. Full of 80s and 90s art that I so dearly miss. Kevin, you’re one hell of an artist … Just a great, old-school, crunchy system … thanks again, you rock!

[Glad you are enjoying HU2 so much, M.S. I think you’ll enjoy the other settings just as much. For more superhero fun, check out Ninjas & Superspies, After the Bomb, and, before it ends, you must take a look at the TMNT & Other Strangeness RPG Kickstarter. This RPG and sourcebooks sounds right up of your alley. – Kevin]

M.N. in Mapleton, Utah, writes (in part): Thank you for running the Surprise Package every year! I hope to be able to meet the crew again at a future Palladium Open House. Also, huge congrats on the TMNT & Other Strangeness Kickstarter! The announcement literally brought a tear to my eye knowing it was coming back and how huge this is for Palladium.

[Thank you, M.N., it is huge for us and for all TMNT fans. The RPG introduced a lot of people to the TMNT comics, and the game captured the hearts of comic book readers as well as gamers. So we are thrilled not only to bring it back, but to bring the RPG and sourcebooks back in deluxe color and filled with new, special art and bonus material. See you at an upcoming Open House, not that we have any on the schedule, we’re so busy. Happy holidays to you and yours! – Kevin]

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Palladium Books^® – Countdown Update – November 20, 2023

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

By Kevin Siembieda and Sean Owen Roberson

Kickstarter Countdown – Final 8 Days – spread the word and make your pledge

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness Kickstarter is rushing toward an epic end in 8 days. Make sure you are a part of it, because the books, the variant covers and other Kickstarter Exclusives are truly amazing and created with love.

TMNT Passion Project. As I stated in the Weekly Update, the super-deluxe, full color redux editions of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness RPG and Sourcebooks – heck, the entire Kickstarter – is a passion project for us and for every person involved. That includes me (Kevin Siembieda), Sean Owen Roberson, Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird and every single artist, writer, and over 30 contributors in all! Kevin and Peter are dear, old friends. So are Jim Lawson, Freddie E. Williams II, Ramon K. Perez, and many other contributors. Each is a fan of the Ninja Turtles and/or the RPG. The shared goal of each and every one of us is to create books, miniatures, and Kickstarter Exclusives that are truly special and celebrate the beloved TMNT and Other Strangeness RPG, the Ninja Turtles, and you, the dedicated TMNT fans around the world.

To accomplish that lofty goal, we have created two beautiful, remastered, full color hardcovers that collect the RPG and 5 TMNT specific sourcebooks. (After the Bomb® titles are a separate and distinct game line.) The two books (each with variant cover editions) are more than a fully-functioning role-playing game and adventure sourcebook collection – each is filled with dozens of brand new, full color, full page, tribute art by top industry artists and TMNT creators. Many beautiful enough to be comic book covers! There is also bonus material such as behind the scenes information, never before and seldom seen art, bonus characters, tweaks and additions – all designed to delight gamers, comic book fans, and all fans of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Buy in now for $1. We implore you to get your pledge in sooner than later, especially with Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber-Monday all on the horizon. Even if it’s only a one dollar pledge or a pledge for one of the $50 hardcovers, it enables you to upgrade your pledge level and select add-ons in the Backerkit pledge manager after the holidays when things are less hectic and you might have more spending money.

Countdown to Christmas and getting Surprise Packages available now at PalladiumBooks.com

Palladium’s 25th annual Palladium Christmas Surprise Package offer is underway. A great way to build your collection, try new world settings, and to get gamers gifts for Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Winter Solstice, birthdays, and anniversaries in the coming months. Keep those orders coming and tell your friends. And order now to beat the holiday rush and so you can buy one or two more before the offer ends December 24th. You know you want to.

© 2023 Palladium Books, Inc., Palladium Books, Dead Reign, Splicers, and all related titles and names are trademarks of Palladium Books.

TMNT © 2023 Viacom International Inc. All Rights Reserved. Nickelodeon, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and all related titles, logos, and characters are trademarks of Viacom International Inc.

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

By Kevin Siembieda and Sean Owen Roberson

Time flies, right? America’s Thanksgiving Day is next week, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness Kickstarter ends on November 28, and Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and Boxing Day (Canada) are just around the corner. We want to thank all of you who have supported the Kickstarter and Palladium’s ever popular Christmas Surprise Package offer with huge savings and autographs; keep those orders pouring in. And please continue to spread the word about the TMNT RPG Kickstarter. It is truly worthwhile for all TMNT fans!

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness Kickstarter and Christmas Surprise Package offer (the best deal in gaming) will be the main focus of this Update. See the fan fave holiday presentation of the Surprise Package comments from fans like you, right after Closing Thoughts. I’ll present more fan comments in each Update. Thank you and enjoy.

TMNT Passion Project

Sean and I want you to know the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness Kickstarter is a passion project for us and for every person involved. That includes me (Kevin Siembieda), Sean Owen Roberson, Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird and every single artist, writer, and over 30 contributors in all! Kevin and Peter are dear, old friends. So are Jim Lawson, Freddie E. Williams II, Ramon K. Perez, and many other contributors. Each is a fan of the Ninja Turtles and/or the RPG. The shared goal of each and every one of us is to create books, miniatures, and Kickstarter Exclusives that are truly special and celebrate the beloved TMNT and Other Strangeness RPG, the Ninja Turtles, and you, the dedicated TMNT fans around the world.

To accomplish that lofty goal, we have created two beautiful, remastered, full color hardcovers that collect the RPG and 5 TMNT specific sourcebooks. (After the Bomb® titles are a separate and distinct game line.) The two books (each with variant cover editions) are more than a fully-functioning role-playing game and adventure sourcebook collection – each is filled with dozens of brand new, full color, full page, tribute art by top industry artists and TMNT creators. Many beautiful enough to be comic book covers! There is also bonus material such as behind the scenes information, never before and seldom seen art, bonus characters, tweaks and additions – all designed to delight gamers, comic book fans, and all fans of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Buy in now for $1. We implore you to get your pledge in sooner than later, especially with Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber-Monday all on the horizon. Even if it’s only a one dollar pledge or a pledge for one of the $50 hardcovers, it enables you to upgrade your pledge level and select add-ons in the Backerkit pledge manager after the holidays when things are less hectic and you might have more spending money.

Please read my Closing Thoughts for a bit more personal insight and additional details. The words and sentiments are sincere and true.

And if you have never gotten a Palladium Christmas Surprise Package, give it a try because you will be blown away by it. Our holiday gift from us to you.

TMNT and Other Strangeness is more than a reprint of the original RPG

* Collects the RPG and the 5 TMNT sourcebooks into a pair of high quality hardcovers.

* Every illustration is newly and beautifully colored! Characters and comic strips are now in glorious full color, making everything feel brand new and instilled with new life.

* The TMNT comic strips and book illustrations for the RPG and first two sourcebooks were created by Eastman and Laird (and Trans-D by Jim Lawson). That means most of these illustrations and comic pages have NEVER BEEN SEEN by comic fans or fans of Eastman, Laird, and Lawson; and never in color like this.

* 30+ pages of brand new tribute art by top industry artists! All in magnificent color, PLUS written remembrances by these same industry professionals, celebrity fans, and comic book and game creators.

• Nick Bradshaw
• Ben Bishop
• Sophie Campbell
• Jeremy Colwell
• Steven Cummings
• Luis Antonio Delgado
• Kevin Eastman
• Larry Elmore (just added)
• Vincenzo Federici
• Michael Gustovich
• Scott Johnson
• Peter Laird
• Jim Lawson
• Michael Majestic
• Michael Mumah
• Ciro Nieli (just added)
• Apollo Okamura
• David Petersen
• Ramon K. Perez
• Fero Po
• Kevin Siembieda
• Michael Rooth
• Freddie E. Williams II
• Michael Wilson
• John Zeleznik
• And more to be announced!

* The “Making of” sections will include information and oodles of rarely seen and NEVER before published artwork. This art comes from the archives of Kevin Eastman and Palladium Books, and includes the original pencil drawings of many illustrations and comic book pages.

* New covers by Eastman and Laird. The two Mutagen Green Foil Edition cover art are being inked, right now, by Peter Laird; pencil art by Kevin Eastman. Moreover, Kevin Eastman’s variant color cover painting is a work in progress. We will show what we can as works in progress in Kickstarter updates but they are all dynamic and going to be crowd pleasers for us fans. We’ve seen the concept sketches and tight pencils for the Mutagen Green cover and Peter Laird is working on the finished inks even as you read this! These covers are being created new, special for the TMNT and Other Strangeness redux editions. Available only in this Kickstarter.

* Epic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness miniatures. For a number of reasons we cannot yet show most of the miniatures, but they are dynamic and detailed. More images coming as soon as possible. They are a work in progress. Digital sculpts by the creative wizards at Transperfect.

* Top Quality all around. The hardcover books are full color throughout, printed on quality paper, and Smythe sewn so no pages will fall out; even the dice bags feature full color artwork. The Kickstarter exclusive dice sets, dice towers, and dice tray are produced by FanRoll and you know their quality. Art prints, posters, G.M. screen, and poker deck will all feature top art and materials quality.

* Supported by Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Ciro Nieli, Freddie E. Williams II, Sophie Campbell, Jim Lawson, David Petersen, Steven Cummings, and a slew of other artists and personalities. And chosen by Kickstarter as “A Project we Love.” (Not to mention approved by Nickelodeon.)

* Funded in 4 hours.

* A Kickstarter Project We Love.

* Stretch goals yet to be announced. Surprises to come.

* This Kickstarter is on the verge of becoming the highest earning TMNT Kickstarter to date! Please, help us make it so.

* Time is running out! Only 11 days left to make your pledge of support. Please spread the word and check the Kickstarter out before it ends. We do not want any gamer or TMNT fan to miss out on books and the array of awesome Kickstarter Exclusives. The Kickstarter exclusives are truly limited to this Kickstarter campaign. Increase your pledge and/or get add-ons via Backerkit during the pledge management phase, but you need to pledge NOW to be eligible to do so.

Pledge to get in now and figure out everything you might want later! ALL these items are destined to become instant collectibles, so try to get them before the price of these exclusive items skyrocket in price after Kickstarter fulfillment.

Kickstarter Summary:

* The 256 page, hardcover, core rule book collects the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness RPG, Turtles Go Hollywood and Truckin’ Turtles sourcebooks, and has oodles of bonus material that includes: tribute artwork, written tributes, the story behind the making of the RPG, and never before seen concept art. Artwork by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird (including their 8 page comic strip originally created exclusively for the RPG), as well as art by Kevin Long, Freddie E. Williams, Sophie Campbell, Steven Cummings, David Petersen, and many others, all in glorious color.

* The 256 page, hardcover, sourcebook collection presents Transdimensional TMNT, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures, TMNT Guide to the Universe, including time travel rules, spaceship creation rules, dimensional magic, adventures galore, and more bonus material like tribute artwork, written memories by TMNT creators and a surprise or two. Artwork by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird (including two 20 pages of comic strips originally created special for these sourcebooks), Kevin Long and others, as well as new artwork by Jim Lawson, Ben Bishop, Freddie E. Williams, Sophie Campbell, and many others, all in glorious color.

* New Homage Covers by:

• Freddie E. Williams II and Michael Majestic

* New Variant Covers by:

• Kevin Eastman
• Sophie Campbell
• Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird

* New Black, White, and Red Special Edition: For you traditionalists like us, the exact same two books, except the RPG sections are black and white with “spot red” dropped in for ALL art, including the TMNT’s masks, headlines, select highlights, and accents.

• Covers by Freddie E. Williams II and Jeremy Colwell
• All Turtles have red masks!
• The tribute art and behind the scenes sections at the back of the books are in full color.

* New TMNT Game Master Screen

KICKSTARTER EXCLUSIVES

* Heroes Miniature Set (8 figures + stretch goals; the TMNT, Casey Jones, and more.)

* Villains Miniature Set (8 figures + stretch goals; Shredder, The Foot, the Terror Bears and more.)

* Custom Dice Sets created by FanRoll

• Donatello Dice Set
• Leonardo Dice Set
• Michelangelo Dice Set
• Raphael Dice Set
• Shredder (aluminum) Dice Set

* Custom Dice Bag created by FanRoll

* TMNT Dice Tower

* TMNT Dice Tray

* TMNT Poker Deck (a stretch goal)

* Print Sets

* Stretch Goals and a surprise or two.

“This is incredibly exciting! I am 1000% onboard to help bring this historic and original TMNT Role Playing Game series back in a truly first class deluxe collected edition which will not only thrill the original fans, but open the door wide to a lot of new ones,” said Kevin Eastman. “I’ve made available all my archives for expanded behind the scenes and will be providing a new painted cover, as well as a few top secret surprises you need to be part of… stay tuned.”

NOW SHIPPING! Christmas Surprise Package offer

Huge savings, surprises, and autographs (if you request them) that thrill the purchaser. No other game company offers anything like it. This is the 25th year we are offering this fan favorite Christmas bargain because we love doing it as much as you love getting them.

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. It’s a way for you to get physical books (and autographs if you want them) at PDF prices! $100+ worth of Palladium products for only $60 (plus shipping)! That can nab you four or more items when these days one core rule book can cost you that alone.

These Christmas 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 bent or crunched corner, etc.) so we can send you more.

No other RPG company on the planet has an offer like this. Truly the best deal in gaming to get unique and special holiday gifts for the gamers in your life, or for yourself.

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®, Beyond the Supernatural, Rifts®, RECON, 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 10-15 Palladium products (or more) FOR EACH Surprise Package you order. This list of 10-15 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’s a surprise. Plus, Santa Kevin, who personally hand-picks every item for every Grab Bag, 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), 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, including 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 $100+ worth of product. Yes, often more for only $60 plus shipping. 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. Only from PalladiumBooks.com – happy holidays. 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 $110 (often more) worth of product and only paying $60 plus shipping. Shipping via Priority Mail International (required for packages weighing more than four pounds) to most locations in Europe, Canada and many other countries is around $70-80 US dollars. HOWEVER, because the cost of the product is so low, that’s the equivalent of paying retail for the products and only $20-$40 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. Only from PalladiumBooks.com – happy holidays.

NEW on DriveThruRPG.com – Creature Feature^™ sourcebook for Beyond the Supernatural^™

NEW! Creature Feature™ PDF book on DriveThruRPG.com – due to popular request, this epic Beyond the Supernatural(BTS) sourcebook is now available on DriveThru for you digital enjoyment.

Creature Feature is for players and Game Masters alike and a fun read for anyone.

• 15 detailed and expansive supernatural horrors unlike any you see in most other horror games.
• Creature encounter tables.
• Tips on making (and playing) better creatures.
• Rules clarifications (lots of them).
• Player and G.M. tips.
• BTS world information.
• One full adventure and numerous adventure hooks.
• Dynamic art by Steven Cummings, Phil Stone, and Siembieda.

Also available on DriveThru: The 1st and 2nd Edition Beyond the Supernatural RPG, and Boxed Nightmares sourcebook; not to mention Dead Reign® (zombies) and Nightbane® (Urban Fantasy/superhero horror). All these books, including BTS 2nd Edition (softcover and hardcover), BTS RPG 1st Edition hardcover, and the Boxed Nightmares™ (1st edition rules) are available as physical books from PalladiumBooks.com offering a Megaverse® of adventure.

NEW! FREE Nightbane® RPG digital Sneak Preview on DriveThruRPG.com – Have you been wondering what the buzz is all about for Nightbane® and Urban Fantasy? Well, now you can see for yourself with this fun Preview of the core rule book. There are also free Sneak Previews of Creature Feature™, Dead Reign®, BTS, and numerous Rifts® books and other titles, including Rifts® Manhunters™, Titan Robotics™, Northern Gun™ One and Two, Lemuria, and more.

300+ RPG titles from Palladium Books

No other game company offers game worlds for so many different genres. Best of all, learn to play one Palladium RPG and you can play them all, because each uses the same basic core rules and combat. There are differences, but the fundamentals are the same. This also means you can bring characters, villains, monsters, powers, magic, weapons, gear, and adventure ideas from one setting into another or mash them together!

• 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® #1-85. Each issue is a wealth of source material for Rifts® and 3-5 other Palladium game settings. More than 8,600 pages of source material and counting. Most issues are only available in digital form.
• Palladium Fantasy RPG® titles. 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. All of it epic.
• Dead Reign® RPG and sourcebooks. The Zombie Apocalypse unleashed. 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.
• After the Bomb® RPG and sourcebooks. Play anthropomorphic, intelligent, mutant animals as crime-fighting mutants and super-heroes or survivors of a crumbling post-apocalyptic Earth.
• Ninjas & Superspies™ RPG and the Mystic China™ sourcebook. 41 types of martial arts, ninjas, super-spies, gizmos, mystic powers, and magic in the main book, plus even more in Mystic China.
• Nightbane® RPG and sourcebooks – Urban Fantasy. Only you know the truth. Only you can see the Nightlords and their demonic minions, and you have the power to stop them. But you must transform into a monster yourself in order to use your powers. Trust no one.
• Beyond the Supernatural™ RPG and sourcebooks. Modern horror; 14 character classes, 42 occupations for “ordinary people,” 100+ psychic abilities, 16 monsters, and more.
• 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 (Beyond the Supernatural), zombies (Dead Reign®), The Rifter® sourcebook series, novels, paper minis, and more.

Closing Thoughts – Help from a legion of TMNT fans and creators

If you are a TMNT & Other Strangeness fan or fan of the comic books or animated series, please, please, please, check out the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness Kickstarter before it ends. You’ll be glad you did. Pledge one dollar or one of the small scale pledge levels just to be part of it. Then, you can upgrade to a higher level and get add-ons later using Backerkit during the pledge management phase that will follow in December and January. Even a dollar pledge gets you in the door.

As a TMNT fan and gamer with in-depth inside knowledge, I can assure you these books and other Kickstarter items are going to be beautiful and high quality.

Every single page, printed word, piece of art, miniature, print, dice set, dice bag, and item offered in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness Kickstarter has been touched by new hands, remastered, colored, and improved to glorify the original role-playing game books and elevate them to new levels of magnificence.

They have been approved by Nickelodeon and “1000%” endorsed by Eastman and Laird! Each item is being created with love and attention to detail as a tribute to the original game books, the TMNT comics, Eastman and Laird, Erick Wujcik, and to you, all TMNT fans everywhere!

The books are designed to put a smile on your face and provide hours of enjoyment whether that’s reading and enjoying the array of incredible, color artwork by dozens of comic book and game artists, or running role-playing games for a new generation of TMNT aficionados. Whoever you may be, we want this Kickstarter and every item to give you that fuzzy warm feeling of nostalgia, joy, and community.

We will be releasing more images, art, and item depictions during and AFTER the Kickstarter campaign to help you make your final decisions in Backerkit. We wish we could show you absolutely everything right now. But we can’t for a variety reasons that range from the schedules of legendary creators like Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, among others, to final production tweaks, and the necessary approvals for an officially licensed product.

We are thrilled that TMNT creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird are working together to create new cover artwork for the two Mutagen Green Foil hardcovers! Kevin Eastman is also creating a brand new cover painting for the variant color cover! We are thankful they want to be as involved as they have been, and there are pulse-pounding surprises yet to be announced! We are not going to rush them or any of our contributors. Besides, you know their work so you know these covers will be fantastic. We’ll show works in progress as we can.

Likewise, Freddie E. Williams II, Sophie Campbell, and all the artists and contributors have been wonderful and so giving of their time and talent. Color artists Michael Majestic, Luis Antonio Delgado (The Last Ronin!), and Jeremy Colwell – all of whom have done work in the comic book industry – have gone above and beyond the call of duty with their magnificent color work. The interior art has the same level of color, power and dynamism as the covers. TMNT fans of every stripe are gonna love these books, the art prints, miniatures, and other Kickstarter items.

Variant covers featuring brand new art by Eastman and Laird. When was the last time Eastman and Laird teamed up to create, brand new art for the TMNT? This is historic! Plus there is a variant color cover by Sophie Campbell, and page after page of gorgeous, color, full page interior tribute art by comic and gaming legends. Comic book collectors take note: You know better than most exactly how precious and valuable variant cover editions can become. We know all of these books and Kickstarter Exclusives are going to become collector items. Heck, the old, black and white RPG and sourcebooks are sought-after collector items already.

Pledge now, decide later. Pledge one dollar or one of the small scale pledge levels to get onboard now, and upgrade to a higher level and get add-ons later during the Backerkit pledge management phase after the Kickstarter ends. Get only what you want most and can reasonably afford. You will not be disappointed.

Please tell other TMNT fans and gamers about this Kickstarter. Shout it from the rooftops and the sewers! Your chance to get these beautiful color books and Kickstarter Exclusive items ends November 28. And don’t forget to make your own pledge before you get caught up in the holiday gift-buying frenzy.

Our sincere thanks to everyone who is or becomes part of this historic Kickstarter, and to ALL the wonderful people who support Palladium Books throughout the years.

Oh, and don’t forget to place your annual Christmas Surprise Package order. It is a great way to get gifts for the gamers in your life, build your collection, or try new world settings on the cheap (and get autographs). Have you tried After the Bomb, Heroes Unlimited, Palladium Fantasy, Rifts, Nightbane, Dead Reign (zombies), Beyond the Supernatural, Chaos Earth, The Rifter, etc., yet? This is the way to do so. Thanks again for your support and game on.

– Kevin Siembieda, game designer, writer, 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 that because we want to know what you think, what you want, and we appreciate your suggestions and insights. In fact, 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 your day-to-day grind and 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, especially me and Sean, 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.

R.H. in Tonawanda, New York, writes: Favorites: Rifts®. This is my third year doing this [Grab Bag] and I’ve basically been looking forward to [a new one] 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!

[You are very welcome, R.H. We love adding to the joy of the Christmas holiday season with these fun grab bags. Game on. – Kevin]

J.M. in Taylorsville, Utah, writes: Thank you all for what you do. I hope you all have happy holidays! Thanks again for your fantastic work.

[We appreciate your kind words, J.M. Just wait till you see what we have planned for the future. Happy holidays to you and yours as well. – Kevin]

M.S. in Sandviken, Galvleborg, Sweden, writes (in part): It’s the Mad Swede here again. Got me a nice surprise with Heroes Unlimited, 2nd Edition. Holy Cow, it rocks! I had forgotten how great everything is when it’s not super-streamlined as it is nowadays … EVERYONE gets to be unique in HU2, which is amazing! I’m looking forward to game mastering this a lot! Favorites: Seems it will be all of them. 🙂 I got previously everything for Dead Reign®, will get everything for Palladium Fantasy® and Rifts® soon. And my new favorite: Heroes Unlimited! Thank you Santa Kevin and Sean for “knowing” I would love HU! So now I kinda have to get me another Surprise Package.

[Hi M.S., We are very happy you are enjoying Heroes Unlimited so much. It’s one of Sean and my all-time favorites, too. Your reaction is why we do the Surprise Packages, because it brings so much joy and surprises to the recipient (and us). Thank you for the clear and excellent Wish Lists because we are not as clairvoyant as you may think, lol. Game on and happy holidays. – Kevin & Sean]

D.T. in San Antonio, Texas, writes (in part): Second Christmas Surprise Package here we go! You guys are still the best deal in RPG. Starting a PFRPG campaign. On a side note: Loving the new TMNT Kickstarter! Any chance we might get a revised and updated Island at the Edge of the World? A very Merry Holidays to you, Sir, and all your fine compatriots there at Palladium.

[Order as many Surprise Packages as you’d like, D.T., I hope you enjoy this one as much as the last one. We’re loving the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness Kickstarter too. It’s a treat to see the outpouring from gamers and comic book fans so happy to see the RPG and sourcebooks collected and released as two, super-deluxe hardcover redux editions. As for Island at the Edge of the World, yes, a revised and updated edition is awaiting final edits. You’ll see it next year along with Yin-Sloth Expeditions. We appreciate your support D.T., and that of everyone who has backed the Kickstarter. Thank you all for helping us to make something truly special for all TMNT fans. – Kevin]

R.V. in North York, Ontario, Canada, writes: I’ve been playing the Palladium system for more than 30 years. Keep up the great work. Nothing compares to the fabulous worlds in the Palladium Megaverse®.

[Ah shucks, R.V., thank you for the kind words and years of support. You keep on exploring the Megaverse® and we’ll keep on adding to it. – Kevin]

A.P. in Warrenburg, Missouri, writes: Rifts® has been the only game by Palladium that I have been exposed to, but I believe it to be the best roleplaying game I have ever played. The setting is creative and the revised books are easy to navigate and rich in information. Well done, Palladium.

[Thank you very much for the high praise, A.P. You’ll find that all of our world settings are rich in lore, characters, and story. World building is our jam. Continue to enjoy and happy holidays. – Kevin]

© 2023 Palladium Books, Inc., Palladium Books, Dead Reign, Splicers, and all related titles and names are trademarks of Palladium Books.

TMNT © 2023 Viacom International Inc. All Rights Reserved. Nickelodeon, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and all related titles, logos, and characters are trademarks of Viacom International Inc.

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

By Kevin Siembieda and Sean Owen Roberson

Hello, everyone, I hope you are doing great. We have been buried in the TMNT RPG Kickstarter and super-busy as we move things along so we can show you much more of … well, everything! We can still hardly believe we’re getting new artwork from Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. They are both great guys, they love the TMNT RPG and fans of the game. They want to see new gamers discover these fun role-playing titles and to give long-time gamers something truly special and beautiful. The new, all color, deluxe redux editions, reedited, relaid out, cleaned up, tweaked, and filled with bonus art and material will delight even the long-time fans who still have their original books. See more details and TMNT News elsewhere in this Update under Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Kickstarter NEWS and Closing Thoughts.

There is more than TMNT excitement in Palladiumville. Get humongous savings on the PDF Palladium Apocalypse Bundle of Holding that includes ALL Dead Reign® zombie apocalypse titles (people love this game!), the Splicers® RPG, I Am Legion sourcebook, and the Systems Failure RPG for pennies on the dollar. Do not miss it. Only 3 days left. See more details below.

Palladium’s 25th annual Christmas Surprise Package offer is happening now! This is a great way to build your collection, try new world settings, and to get gamers gifts for Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Winter Solstice, birthdays, and anniversaries in the coming months. Keep those orders coming and tell your friends. And order now to beat the holiday rush and so you can buy one or two more before the offer ends December 24th.

Gamers love this holiday offer, the big savings, autographs, and surprise element, and keep coming back for more. We love doing it so spread the word. See the all the fun details elsewhere in this update or click on the link below.

SALE Last Days – 3 days left – Palladium Apocalypse Bundle of Holding at super low prices – Dead Reign^® (Zombie Apocalypse) – Splicers^® – Systems Failure^™

Sale ENDS Monday, November 13th! Don’t let the TMNT RPG Kickstarter excitement cause you to miss these unbelievable savings on 3 great RPG worlds. Get 3 different post-apocalyptic RPG settings – science fiction, alien invasion, and zombie horror the likes of which you have never seen – plus 8 sourcebooks to expand those adventures. ALL for less than $3 per PDF book! That’s nearly 1,000 pages of RPG fun for pennies on the dollar. If nothing else, scoop ‘em up for your digital library.

Enjoy tabletop science fiction and horror in the ruins of the apocalypse. Whether it is beating the odds against the hungry dead (Dead Reign), fighting the robotic army of an insane Artificial Intelligence (Splicers), or standing against inhuman alien invaders (Systems Failure), this Bundle has a little something for everyone. All use Palladium’s Megaversal game rules.

For those of you new to the Bundles of Holding, you pay less when you buy during the first week or so of the offer. Ah, but a Bundle of Holding is always a bargain no matter when you get in. Even on the last day! We recommend getting the Starter AND Bonus collections; $147 worth of PDF books for $29.27 at the current threshold price. Or get the 3 core rule books for just $9.95.

Bundles of Holding are a great way to build your PDF library on the cheap AND support a worthy charity at the same time – in this case, it is Direct Relief. Direct Relief sends protective gear and critical care medications to health workers, with emergency deliveries to medical facilities across the US and Canada and to regional response agencies around the world.

What’s that? You don’t use the Palladium game system? No problem. Dead Reign and Systems Failure are excellent introductory games; easy to learn and fun to play. Moreover, the characters, villains, weapons, skills, and settings are easy to adapt to 5E and most any game system. So get the PDF Bundle for the fun read and hundreds of ideas for adventures and heroism. Give power to the human spirit against all odds.

Please tell everyone about the Bundle before the offer ends. This really is a great way to build your super-hero PDF library at discount prices and help a charity at the same time. See details below.

The Bundle lineup is as follows:

STARTER COLLECTION starts as $9.95 US Dollars – retail value $47):

• Splicers® RPG ($12.50)
• Systems Failure™ RPG ($12)
• Dead Reign® RPG ($11.50; zombie apocalypse; Palladium style)

BONUS COLLECTION: The threshold started at $27.95 US Dollars – retail value $78. Seven Dead Reign sourcebooks + I Am Legion (Splicers)

• Civilization Gone ($6.50)
• Dark Places ($6.50)
• Endless Dead ($8.50)
• Fear the Reaper ($6.50)
• Graveyard Earth ($6.50)
• Hell Followed ($10.50)
• In the Face of Death ($14)
• Splicers I Am Legion ($19)

https://bundleofholding.com/presents/PalladiumApoc

How the Bundle of Holding Works: The customer can pay any price (minimum $9.95) to get all the titles in the Starter Collection. If you pay more than the threshold (average) price, which was set at $27.95 to start (but goes up as more people make purchases), you also get all the titles in the Bonus Collection.

Bargain price and charity support. The charity receiving 10% of every purchase for the Apocalypse Bundle is Direct Relief. They send protective gear and critical care medications to health workers, with emergency deliveries to medical facilities across the US and Canada and to regional response agencies around the world.

The Palladium Apocalypse Horror Bundle ends November 13; get yours now.

https://bundleofholding.com/presents/PalladiumApoc

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.

Post-Apocalyptic World Settings Offered in the Bundle:

– Dead Reign® RPG and sourcebooks – The Zombie Apocalypse RPG Palladium-style and a great introductory game for new players. Fast, fun, and easy to learn. The zombies are unique, not just the usual fare. Each sourcebook offers new world information, player options, and other dangers (including 23 disasters, earthquakes, fires, floods, etc., in Hell Followed, and survival in big cities and the suburbs, In the Face of Death).

– Splicers® RPG and sourcebook – Think the Terminator meets Guyver in a dark future where an insane A.I. uses its monstrous robot legions and bionic abominations to corral and pacify humans, and crush all who dare to oppose it. Unable to even touch metal, humans have turned to bio-tech and genetic engineering to fight back with living suits of armor, symbiotes, and living weapons.

– Systems Failure™ – It is the aftermath of an alien invasion, and while human civilization has fallen, humanity continues to survive and fight back against the invading aliens. Fun. Inspired by turn of the century end of the world conspiracy theories.

Note: Physical books of these titles are also available via the PalladiumBooks.com online store and may be requested in the Christmas Surprise Package offer (see details below). Please spread the word about this PDF Bundle Offer ending Monday, November 13.

NOW SHIPPING! Christmas Surprise Package offer

Huge savings, surprises, and autographs (if you request them) that thrill the purchaser. No other game company offers anything like it. This is the 25th year we are offering this fan favorite Christmas bargain because we love doing it as much as you love getting them.

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. It’s a way for you to get physical books (and autographs if you want them) at PDF prices! $100+ worth of Palladium products for only $60 (plus shipping)! That can nab you four or more items when these days one core rule book can cost you that alone.

These Christmas 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 bent or crunched corner, etc.) so we can send you more.

No other RPG company on the planet has an offer like this. Truly the best deal in gaming to get unique and special holiday gifts for the gamers in your life, or for yourself.

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®, Beyond the Supernatural, Rifts®, RECON, 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 10-15 Palladium products (or more) FOR EACH Surprise Package you order. This list of 10-15 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’s a surprise. Plus, Santa Kevin, who personally hand-picks every item for every Grab Bag, 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), 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, including 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 $100+ worth of product. Yes, often more for only $60 plus shipping. 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. Only from PalladiumBooks.com – happy holidays. 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 $110 (often more) worth of product and only paying $60 plus shipping. Shipping via Priority Mail International (required for packages weighing more than four pounds) to most locations in Europe, Canada and many other countries is around $70-80 US dollars. HOWEVER, because the cost of the product is so low, that’s the equivalent of paying retail for the products and only $20-$40 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. Only from PalladiumBooks.com – happy holidays.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Kickstarter NEWS

In addition to moving things forward, coordinating with creators and our licensor, and a whole bunch of work, we hope to start revealing additional stretch goals, color art, miniatures and more in the days and weeks ahead. Since our last update a lot has happened. Here are some of the highlights.

* TMNT RPG is big news. Forbes did an article about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness Kickstarter talking about how Palladium and Paramount shocked the industry with this project! Forbes magazine online! Wow.

* Projects We Love. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness RPG has been selected by Kickstarter to join Projects We Love. Nice.

* Tribute page artists are being continually added. Did you hear that Ciro Nieli (the creative force behind the 2012 TMNT CGI animated series on Nickelodeon) is doing at least one, maybe two, color illustrations and a written tribute? Sophie Campbell and Freddie E. Williams II have also done two tribute pages, one for each book. Fantasy art legend, Larry Elmore, as well as Palladium fan faves David Petersen, Ramon K. Perez, Steven Cummings, Scott Johnson, John Zeleznik, and nearly three dozen other artists are all creating special new art as tribute pages. Amazing.

* Artwork. A number of black and white tribute art pages have been approved and sent out for coloring.

* Eastman and Laird Mutagen Green foil covers. We’ve seen Kevin Eastman’s concept sketches for the two Mutagen Green foil covers – now they await Peter Laird’s inks. Yes, that is new cover art by Eastman and Laird! We will be showing works in progress in updates.

* TMNT Miniatures! We have submitted a number of 3D digital sculpts by the art team at Transperfect to our licensor for their review and feedback. We think they look amazing and hope we will be able to post images to the Kickstarter soon! Did you see the Casey Jones teaser in the recent Update?

* Ninja Turtles Power Hour chat with me and Sean is coming on Friday. Other podcasts and YouTube chats are also coming. Sean and I are scheduling additional interviews with Legion of Myth and a number of others. Watch for them. Here are a few for your enjoyment:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3o5KrUc34nQ7KPYA1aJOcXh4RBcp4-h2

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-and-other-strangeness-tmnts-original-1985-rpg-remastered-in-new-kickstarter-campaign/ar-AA1j6Fx7

https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/gaming/tmnt-tabletop-rpg-kickstarter-blows-past-funding-goal/ar-AA1jeqit

https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-tabletop-rpg-launches-kickstarter-gets-funded-within-hours/

https://www.wargamer.com/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-and-other-strangeness/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-rpg

https://breakfastpuppies.com/podcasts/glitterbois/episode0144/

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/55361/kevin-eastman-onboard-new-edition-tmnt-other-strangeness-rpg

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/55493/fanroll-palladium-books-reveal-tmnt-dice-sets

Reminder: Pledge even $50 for the core RPG book and you can upgrade and add-on Kickstarter Exclusives to your pledge later in Backerkit.

See more details below. And please, please, please, spread the word. You might think everyone is talking about the TMNT RPG Redux, but I guarantee you there are millions of Ninja Turtles fans who have not have heard about it yet. Thank you for your support!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness RPG Kickstarter – funded in 4 hours – selected as a “Project We Love” by Kickstarter – please spread the word

We have the support of Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, both of whom are doing new original art for the these two special redux hardcovers to the original RPG and TMNT sourcebooks. These beloved books will be collected as two super-deluxe, full color redux editions. Yes, full color. Glorious color plus variant covers, new artwork by Eastman and Laird, a ton of gorgeous tribute pages of art by name comic book and RPG artists, plus making of, concept art, written tributes, and surprises. Think of these two books as director-cut special editions filled with bonus material from the creators! And we are giving it all the deluxe treatment.

Kickstarter Exclusives include: Variant covers, 2 sets of miniatures, 5 sets of dice, dice bags, print sets, and more – plus stretch goals that you will love. See details below and make your pledge before you forget, and please don’t forget.

Tell every gamer and TMNT fan about these books, miniatures, dice, and array of other items that gamers, fans, and collectors of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will love to own. Thank you! – Kevin and Sean

* The 256 page, hardcover, core rule book collects the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness RPG, Turtles Go Hollywood and Truckin’ Turtles sourcebooks, and has oodles of bonus material that includes: tribute artwork, written tributes, the story behind the making of the RPG, and never before seen concept art. Artwork by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird (including their 8 page comic strip originally created exclusively for the RPG), as well as art by Kevin Long, Freddie E. Williams, Sophie Campbell, Steven Cummings, David Petersen, and many others, all in glorious color.

* The 256 page, hardcover, sourcebook collection presents Transdimensional TMNT, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures, TMNT Guide to the Universe, including time travel rules, spaceship creation rules, dimensional magic, adventures galore, and more bonus material like tribute artwork, written memories by TMNT creators and a surprise or two. Artwork by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird (including two 20 pages of comic strips originally created special for these sourcebooks), Kevin Long and others, as well as new artwork by Jim Lawson, Ben Bishop, Freddie E. Williams, Sophie Campbell, and many others, all in glorious color.

* New Homage Covers by:

• Freddie E. Williams II and Michael Majestic

* New Variant Covers by:

• Kevin Eastman
• Sophie Campbell
• Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird

* New Black, White, and Red Special Edition; Covers by:

• Freddie E. Williams II and Jeremy Colwell
• Yes, we are doing a special black and white edition with red masks for all the Turtles, plus red spot color for blood, headlines, etc.

* New Tribute art by:

• Nick Bradshaw
• Ben Bishop
• Sophie Campbell
• Jeremy Colwell
• Steven Cummings
• Luis Antonio Delgado
• Kevin Eastman
• Larry Elmore (just added)
• Vincenzo Federici
• Michael Gustovich
• Scott Johnson
• Peter Laird
• Jim Lawson
• Michael Majestic
• Michael Mumah
• Ciro Nieli (just added)
• Apollo Okamura
• David Petersen
• Ramon K. Perez
• Fero Po
• Kevin Siembieda
• Michael Rooth
• Freddie E. Williams II
• Michael Wilson
• John Zeleznik
• And others to be added.

* New TMNT Game Master Screen

KICKSTARTER EXCLUSIVES

* Heroes Miniature Set (8 figures + stretch goals; the TMNT, Casey Jones, and more.)

* Villains Miniature Set (8 figures + stretch goals; Shredder, The Foot, the Terror Bears and more.)

* Custom Dice Sets created by FanRoll

• Donatello Dice Set
• Leonardo Dice Set
• Michelangelo Dice Set
• Raphael Dice Set
• Shredder (aluminum) Dice Set

* Custom Dice Bag created by FanRoll

* TMNT Dice Tower

* TMNT Dice Tray

* TMNT Poker Deck (a stretch goal)

* Print Sets

* Stretch Goals and maybe a surprise or two.

“This is incredibly exciting! I am 1000% onboard to help bring this historic and original TMNT Role Playing Game series back in a truly first class deluxe collected edition which will not only thrill the original fans, but open the door wide to a lot of new ones,” said Kevin Eastman. “I’ve made available all my archives for expanded behind the scenes and will be providing a new painted cover, as well as a few top secret surprises you need to be part of… stay tuned.”

NEW on DriveThruRPG.com – Creature Feature^™ sourcebook for Beyond the Supernatural^™

NEW! Creature Feature™ PDF book on DriveThruRPG.com – due to popular request, this epic Beyond the Supernatural(BTS) sourcebook is now available on DriveThru for you digital enjoyment.

Creature Feature is for players and Game Masters alike and a fun read for anyone.

• 15 detailed and expansive supernatural horrors unlike any you see in most other horror games.
• Creature encounter tables.
• Tips on making (and playing) better creatures.
• Rules clarifications (lots of them).
• Player and G.M. tips.
• BTS world information.
• One full adventure and numerous adventure hooks.
• Dynamic art by Steven Cummings, Phil Stone, and Siembieda.

Also available on DriveThru: The 1st and 2nd Edition Beyond the Supernatural RPG, and Boxed Nightmares sourcebook; not to mention Dead Reign® (zombies) and Nightbane® (Urban Fantasy/superhero horror). All these books, including BTS 2nd Edition (softcover and hardcover), BTS RPG 1st Edition hardcover, and the Boxed Nightmares™ (1st edition rules) are available as physical books from PalladiumBooks.com offering a Megaverse® of adventure.

NEW! FREE Nightbane® RPG digital Sneak Preview on DriveThruRPG.com – Have you been wondering what the buzz is all about for Nightbane® and Urban Fantasy? Well, now you can see for yourself with this fun Preview of the core rule book. There are also free Sneak Previews of Creature Feature™, Dead Reign®, BTS, and numerous Rifts® books and other titles, including Rifts® Manhunters™, Titan Robotics™, Northern Gun™ One and Two, Lemuria, and more.

300+ RPG titles from Palladium Books

No other game company offers game worlds for so many different genres. Best of all, learn to play one Palladium RPG and you can play them all, because each uses the same basic core rules and combat. There are differences, but the fundamentals are the same. This also means you can bring characters, villains, monsters, powers, magic, weapons, gear, and adventure ideas from one setting into another or mash them together!

• 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® #1-85. Each issue is a wealth of source material for Rifts® and 3-5 other Palladium game settings. More than 8,600 pages of source material and counting. Most issues are only available in digital form.
• Palladium Fantasy RPG® titles. 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. All of it epic.
• Dead Reign® RPG and sourcebooks. The Zombie Apocalypse unleashed. 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.
• After the Bomb® RPG and sourcebooks. Play anthropomorphic, intelligent, mutant animals as crime-fighting mutants and super-heroes or survivors of a crumbling post-apocalyptic Earth.
• Ninjas & Superspies™ RPG and the Mystic China™ sourcebook. 41 types of martial arts, ninjas, super-spies, gizmos, mystic powers, and magic in the main book, plus even more in Mystic China.
• Nightbane® RPG and sourcebooks – Urban Fantasy. Only you know the truth. Only you can see the Nightlords and their demonic minions, and you have the power to stop them. But you must transform into a monster yourself in order to use your powers. Trust no one.
• Beyond the Supernatural™ RPG and sourcebooks. Modern horror; 14 character classes, 42 occupations for “ordinary people,” 100+ psychic abilities, 16 monsters, and more.
• 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 (Beyond the Supernatural), zombies (Dead Reign®), The Rifter® sourcebook series, novels, paper minis, and more.

Closing Thoughts – Ninja Turtle Mania

As I write this, this is the 8th day of the TMNT & Other Strangeness Kickstarter and we are rapidly approaching $750,000. Wow. Thank you for your support. It is super-appreciated.

We are continuing to spread the word about the Kickstarter every way we can imagine and hope you are too. There is nothing better than word of mouth! Do not assume your friends and fellow gamers know about it, so please let everyone know. [Shout it from the rooftops and text your old gaming buddies. – Sean]

Updates, images of art and miniatures, stretch goals, and more are all coming your way. As an officially licensed product, these things take time. – Sean

Palladium Books is pulling out all the stops in materials, color work, guest contributors, and manufacturing partners to bring you high quality, beautiful products. More details are forthcoming on them as well. For example, you probably have never heard of Transperfect, the talented artists creating the digital sculpts for the Kickstarter Exclusive miniatures, but people in the miniature game and toy business sure have. These guys have done work for major, mass market toy and game lines and know their stuff! The same goes for the miniature manufacturer, book printer, and dice makers (FanRoll is one of them!), and every person and company involved is an experienced, high-end professional.

The art, new and old, is astonishing. These books can be considered coffee table book quality that game, comic book, and TMNT collectors will want to own. The new tribute art is by the best of the best, check out that list. They are all top professionals in the comic, gaming, and film industries that are doing tribute art pages and written remembrances. Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, God bless them, are contributing new art for covers, written remembrances, advice, and friendship that will help make ALL these deluxe edition RPG titles special limited editions.

Old art has been rescanned, cleaned up and digitally colored by masters in the industry! Moreover, Kevin Eastman and I are digging into our archives to find concept drawings, pencil art, line art, and other cool things to include in the behind the scenes/making of section; much of it NEVER before seen.

These RPG books, dice sets, miniatures, and other items are products of love! Love for Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Erick Wujcik, Kevin Long, the Ninja Turtles comics, the TMNT & Other Strangeness role-playing game, and most of all, love for you. Kevin, Peter, Sean, and I all sincerely care about our fans and everyone who loves RPGs and the TMNT in all their manifestations. That’s why these books and other products are going to be magnificent. Something to remember and value as keepsakes as well as practical game materials.

We worked long and hard to be able to bring you miniatures, dice, dice towers, dice trays, print sets, and ALL the Kickstarter Exclusives. So please, take advantage of these items’ availability while you can via this Kickstarter. I mean it. They are incredible and limited, and worth getting. As fans and gamers ourselves, Sean and I want one of everything and two of a few! That’s how good they are all going to be. Oh, and they are destined to become instant collector items.

Whew, we are so excited. Not just for us, but for being able to give you the opportunity to get so many new TMNT & Other Strangeness products we know you will love and cherish. We’ll reveal more info and art as soon as we have been authorized to do so. Remember, a pledge to get even just one $50 book, say the core RPG book, will enable you to upgrade and add-on to your pledge later in Backerkit.

And that’s not all. The Palladium Horror/Apocalypse Bundle of Holding happening right now is a mind-blowing deal. Three of our very popular science fiction/horror post-apocalypse worlds and sourcebooks for less than $4 each when purchased as these Bundles. But it all ends Monday, November 13, so you need to act now. What’s $30 to get nearly $200 dollars worth of RPG products and 928 pages of RPG fun?

And nothing beats our epic, 25th Annual Christmas Surprise Package offer, happening now till Christmas. Ask anyone who has ever bought one, they’ll tell you this is the best deal in the RPG industry and makes a wonderful holiday gift with huge savings, surprises, and autographs that thrill the purchaser.

I’m sure there is more to talk about, but our heads are swirling. Grab that phenomenal Bundle of Holding while you still can, don’t forget to snag a Surprise Package or two for Christmas, and please spread the word about all of these wonderful opportunities. Game on!

Kevin Siembieda – Game Designer, Writer, Friend

© 2023 Palladium Books, Inc., Palladium Books, Dead Reign, Splicers, and all related titles and names are trademarks of Palladium Books.

TMNT © 2023 Viacom International Inc. All Rights Reserved. Nickelodeon, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and all related titles, logos, and characters are trademarks of Viacom International Inc.

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

By Kevin Siembieda and Sean Owen Roberson

Three big things you do not want to miss (and a bunch of cool stuff)!

1. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness RPG Kickstarter launched at noon on Tuesday and was funded in 4 hours. We will continue to reveal the names of contributors like Larry Elmore and Ciro Nieli, post actual book pages, covers, artwork in progress, miniature designs, and stretch goals, so please stay tuned and spread the word. Reminder: Pledge sooner than later because you can always upgrade and add-on later in Backerkit. See more updates and details below.

2. Gigantic savings and earthshattering fun with the Palladium Apocalypse Bundle of Holding SALE! Build your digital library with these three fun apocalyptic horror settings. Limited time offer. This bundle offer ends November 13, so do not delay. Note: Physical books of these titles are also available via Palladium’s Christmas Surprise Package offer (see details below).

Summary of the post-apocalyptic settings in the Bundle:

– Dead Reign® RPG and sourcebooks – The Zombie Apocalypse RPG Palladium-style and a great introductory game for new players. Fast, fun, and easy to learn. The zombies are unique, not just the usual fare. Each sourcebook offers new world information, player options, and other dangers (including 23 disasters, earthquakes, fires, floods, etc., in Hell Followed, and survival in big cities and the suburbs, In the Face of Death).

– Splicers® RPG and sourcebook – Think the Terminator meets Guyver in a dark future where an insane A.I. uses its monstrous robot legions and bionic abominations to corral and pacify humans, and crush all who dare to oppose it. Unable to even touch metal, humans have turned to bio-tech and genetic engineering to fight back with living suits of armor, symbiotes, and living weapons.

– Systems Failure™ – It is the aftermath of an alien invasion, and while human civilization has fallen, humanity continues to survive and fight back against the invading aliens. Fun. Inspired by turn of the century end of the world conspiracy theories.

3. SALE! The 2023 Palladium Christmas Surprise Package offer is now shipping! Huge savings, surprises, and autographs that thrill the purchaser. No other game company offers anything like it. This is the 25th year we are offering this fan favorite Christmas bargain because we love doing it as much as you love getting them. These Surprise Packages are truly the best deal in gaming. One gamer looking to rebuild his collection has already purchased 17 Surprise Packages! A new record.

This is a great way to build your collection, try new world settings, and to get gamers gifts for Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Winter Solistice, birthdays, and anniversaries in the coming months. Keep those orders coming and tell your friends. And order now to beat the holiday rush and so you can buy one or two more before the offer ends December 24th.

NEWS! Ciro Nieli to contribute a new TMNT & Other Strangeness Tribute page of art. A crazy busy Wednesday ended for me and Sean with an incredible Zoom call with none other than Ciro Nieli – the man who created the stellar, 2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness CGI animated series on Nickelodeon. I love that series and it was a privilege speaking with Ciro. What was supposed to be a short chat turned into an hour-long love fest as we all talked about the TMNT TV series, Palladium’s TMNT RPG books (he owns them all), the TMNT comics, and our affection for Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird.

Ciro was kind enough to agree to create at least one new, color piece of art for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness RPG Redux, possibly two, one for each book! He may also write some TMNT memories for the book (he has a lot of great stories) as well as promote it on Instagram. Awesome!

NEWS! Larry Elmore to contribute a new TMNT & Other Strangeness Tribute page of art. This is a big deal as the legendary D&D/Fantasy artist is retired and doing artwork only for himself, and the rare outside job. When I invited him to contribute to this very special project, he said he’d have to check his schedule and give it some thought. I was touched when he called me back the very next day and said, “I can’t say no to an old friend like you, Kevin,” and agreed to do a pen and ink rendering to be colored by one of the fine color artists Palladium has working on this project. Thank you Larry, we love including you among the other top talent and legendary artists in this special redux of our beloved RPG. You’re the best, my friend.

NEWS! Watch for a lengthy interview with Through Gamer Goggles – On Wednesday morning, Matt Lemke at Through Gamer Goggles drove in from Dayton, Ohio to interview me and Sean at the Palladium Books offices. That meant he had the rare treat of seeing the laid out color pages of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness RPG, a ton of colored artwork, concepts and yet to be colored tribute art, and some of the digital sculpts for the miniatures in various stages of completion. His eyes were wide the entire time and there were many instances where he gasped, oohed and aahed, and a few moments where I thought he was going to pass out from excitement. It was fun letting an outsider see all the work that is done and the many works in development. The interview should be available by this weekend, maybe even tomorrow. Check it out at Through Gamer Goggles.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3o5KrUc34nQ7KPYA1aJOcXh4RBcp4-h2

Some other fun TMNT RPG posts

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-and-other-strangeness-tmnts-original-1985-rpg-remastered-in-new-kickstarter-campaign/ar-AA1j6Fx7

https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/gaming/tmnt-tabletop-rpg-kickstarter-blows-past-funding-goal/ar-AA1jeqit

https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-tabletop-rpg-launches-kickstarter-gets-funded-within-hours/

https://www.wargamer.com/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-and-other-strangeness/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-rpg

https://breakfastpuppies.com/podcasts/glitterbois/episode0144/

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/55361/kevin-eastman-onboard-new-edition-tmnt-other-strangeness-rpg

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/55493/fanroll-palladium-books-reveal-tmnt-dice-sets

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness RPG Kickstarter – funded in 4 hours and going strong

We have the support of Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, both of whom are doing new original art for these two redux special hardcovers to the original RPG and TMNT sourcebooks. These beloved books will be collected as two super-deluxe, full color redux editions. Yes, full color. Glorious color plus variant covers, new artwork by Eastman and Laird, a ton of gorgeous tribute pages of art by name comic book and RPG artists, plus making of, concept art, written tributes, and surprises. Think of these two books as director’s cut special editions filled with bonus material from the creators! And we are giving it all the deluxe treatment.

Kickstarter Exclusives include: Variant covers, 2 sets of miniatures, 5 sets of dice, dice bags, print sets, and more – plus stretch goals that you will love. See details below and make your pledge before you forget (and please don’t forget).

Tell every gamer and TMNT fan you know about these books, miniatures, dice, and array of other items that gamers, fans, and collectors of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will love to own. Thank you! – Kevin and Sean

* The 256 page, hardcover, core rule book collects the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness RPG, Turtles Go Hollywood and Truckin’ Turtles sourcebooks, and has oodles of bonus material that includes: tribute artwork, written tributes, the story behind the making of the RPG, and never before seen concept art. Artwork by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird (including their 8 page comic strip originally created exclusively for the RPG), as well as art by Kevin Long, Freddie E. Williams, Sophie Campbell, Steven Cummings, David Petersen, and many others, all in glorious color.

* The 256 page, hardcover, sourcebook collection presents Transdimensional TMNT, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures, TMNT Guide to the Universe, including time travel rules, spaceship creation rules, dimensional magic, adventures galore, and more bonus material like tribute artwork, written memories by TMNT creators and a surprise or two. Artwork by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird (including 20 pages of comic strips originally created special for these sourcebooks), Kevin Long and others, as well as new artwork by Jim Lawson, Ben Bishop, Freddie E. Williams, Sophie Campbell, and many others, all in glorious color.

* New Homage Covers by:

• Freddie E. Williams II and Michael Majestic

* New Variant Covers by:

• Kevin Eastman
• Sophie Campbell
• Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird

* New Black, White, and Red Special Edition Covers by:

• Freddie E. Williams II and Jeremy Colwell
• Yes, we are doing a special black and white edition with red masks for all the Turtles, plus red spot color for blood, headlines, etc.

* New Tribute art by:

• Nick Bradshaw
• Ben Bishop
• Sophie Campbell
• Jeremy Colwell
• Steven Cummings
• Luis Antonio Delgado
• Kevin Eastman
• Larry Elmore (just added)
• Vincenzo Federici
• Michael Gustovich
• Scott Johnson
• Peter Laird
• Jim Lawson
• Michael Majestic
• Michael Mumah
• Ciro Nieli (just added)
• Apollo Okamura
• David Petersen
• Ramon K. Perez
• Fero Po
• Kevin Siembieda
• Michael Rooth
• Freddie E. Williams II
• Michael Wilson
• John Zeleznik
• And others to be added.

* New TMNT Game Master Screen

KICKSTARTER EXCLUSIVES

* Heroes Miniature Set (8 figures + stretch goals; the TMNT, Casey Jones, and more.)

* Villains Miniature Set (8 figures + stretch goals; Shredder, The Foot, the Terror Bears and more.)

* Custom Dice Sets created by FanRoll

• Donatello Dice Set
• Leonardo Dice Set
• Michelangelo Dice Set
• Raphael Dice Set
• Shredder (aluminum) Dice Set

* Custom Dice Bag created by FanRoll

* TMNT Dice Tower

* TMNT Dice Tray

* TMNT Poker Deck (a stretch goal)

* Print Sets

* Stretch Goals and maybe a surprise or two.

“This is incredibly exciting! I am 1000% onboard to help bring this historic and original TMNT Role Playing Game series back in a truly first class deluxe collected edition which will not only thrill the original fans, but open the door wide to a lot of new ones. I’ve made available all my archives for expanded behind the scenes and will be providing a new painted cover, as well as a few top secret surprises you need to be part of… stay tuned.”

Bundle of Holding – Palladium Apocalypse – Now thru November 13 –

Dead Reign^® (Zombie Apocalypse) – Splicers^® – Systems Failure^™

Enjoy tabletop horror in the ruins of the apocalypse. Whether it is beating the odds against the hungry dead (Dead Reign), fighting the robotic army of an insane Artificial Intelligence (Splicers), or standing against inhuman alien invaders (Systems Failure), this Bundle has a little something for everyone. All use Palladium’s Megaversal game rules.

For those of you new to the Bundles of Holding, you pay less when you buy during the first week or so of the offer. Ah, but a Bundle of Holding is always a bargain no matter when you get in. Even on the last day! We recommend getting the Starter AND Bonus collections; $147 worth of PDF books for $28.92 at the current threshold price. Or get the 3 core rule books for just $9.95.

Bundles of Holding are a great way to build your PDF library on the cheap AND support a worthy charity at the same time – in this case, it is Direct Relief. Direct Relief sends protective gear and critical care medications to health workers, with emergency deliveries to medical facilities across the US and Canada and to regional response agencies around the world.

What’s that? You don’t use the Palladium game system? No problem. Dead Reign and Systems Failure are excellent introductory games; easy to learn and fun to play. Moreover, the characters, villains, weapons, skills, and settings are easy to adapt to 5E and most any game system. So get the PDF Bundle for the fun read and hundreds of ideas for adventures and heroism. Give power to the human spirit against all odds.

Please tell everyone about the Bundle before the offer ends. This really is a great way to build your super-hero PDF library at discount prices and help a charity at the same time. See details below.

The Bundle lineup is as follows:

STARTER COLLECTION starts as $9.95 US Dollars – retail value $47):

• Splicers® RPG ($12.50)
• Systems Failure™ RPG ($12)
• Dead Reign® RPG ($11.50; zombie apocalypse; Palladium style)

BONUS COLLECTION: The threshold starts at $27.95 US Dollars – retail value $78. Seven Dead Reign sourcebooks + I Am Legion (Splicers)

• Civilization Gone ($6.50)
• Dark Places ($6.50)
• Endless Dead ($8.50)
• Fear the Reaper ($6.50)
• Graveyard Earth ($6.50)
• Hell Followed ($10.50)
• In the Face of Death ($14)
• Splicers I Am Legion ($19)

https://bundleofholding.com/presents/PalladiumApoc

How the Bundle of Holding Works: The customer can pay any price (minimum $9.95) to get all the titles in the Starter Collection. If you pay more than the threshold (average) price, which was set at $27.95 to start (but goes up as more people make purchases), you also get all the titles in the Bonus Collection.

Bargain price and charity support. The charity receiving 10% of every purchase for the Apocalypse Bundle is Direct Relief. They send protective gear and critical care medications to health workers, with emergency deliveries to medical facilities across the US and Canada and to regional response agencies around the world.

The Palladium Apocalypse Horror Bundle ends November 13; get yours now.

https://bundleofholding.com/presents/PalladiumApoc

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.

Please spread the word and tell everybody about this PDF bundle.

NOW SHIPPING! Christmas Surprise Package offer

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. It’s a way for you to get physical books (and autographs if you want them) at PDF prices! $100+ worth of Palladium products for only $60 (plus shipping)! That can nab you four or more items when these days one core rule book can cost you that alone.

These Christmas 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 bent or crunched corner, etc.) so we can send you more.

No other RPG company on the planet has an offer like this. Truly the best deal in gaming to get unique and special holiday gifts for the gamers in your life, or for yourself.

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®, Beyond the Supernatural, Rifts®, RECON, 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 10-15 Palladium products (or more) FOR EACH Surprise Package you order. This list of 10-15 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’s a surprise. Plus, Santa Kevin, who personally hand-picks every item for every Grab Bag, 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), 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, including 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 $100+ worth of product. Yes, often more for only $60 plus shipping. 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. Only from PalladiumBooks.com – happy holidays. 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 $110 (often more) worth of product and only paying $60 plus shipping. Shipping via Priority Mail International (required for packages weighing more than four pounds) to most locations in Europe, Canada and many other countries is around $70-80 US dollars. HOWEVER, because the cost of the product is so low, that’s the equivalent of paying retail for the products and only $20-$40 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. Only from PalladiumBooks.com – happy holidays.

NEW on DriveThruRPG.com – Creature Feature^™ sourcebook for Beyond the Supernatural^™

NEW! Creature Feature™ PDF book on DriveThruRPG.com – due to popular request, this epic Beyond the Supernatural(BTS) sourcebook is now available on DriveThru for you digital enjoyment.

Creature Feature is for players and Game Masters alike and a fun read for anyone.

• 15 detailed and expansive supernatural horrors unlike any you see in most other horror games.
• Creature encounter tables.
• Tips on making (and playing) better creatures.
• Rules clarifications (lots of them).
• Player and G.M. tips.
• BTS world information.
• One full adventure and numerous adventure hooks.
• Dynamic art by Steven Cummings, Phil Stone, and Siembieda.

Also available on DriveThru: The 1st and 2nd Edition Beyond the Supernatural RPG, and Boxed Nightmares sourcebook; not to mention Dead Reign® (zombies) and Nightbane® (Urban Fantasy/superhero horror). All these books, including BTS 2nd Edition (softcover and hardcover), BTS RPG 1st Edition hardcover, and the Boxed Nightmares™ (1st edition rules) are available as physical books from PalladiumBooks.com offering a Megaverse® of adventure.

NEW! FREE Nightbane® RPG digital Sneak Preview on DriveThruRPG.com – Have you been wondering what the buzz is all about for Nightbane® and Urban Fantasy? Well, now you can see for yourself with this fun Preview of the core rule book. There are also free Sneak Previews of Creature Feature™, Dead Reign®, BTS, and numerous Rifts® books and other titles, including Rifts® Manhunters™, Titan Robotics™, Northern Gun™ One and Two, Lemuria, and more.

300+ RPG titles from Palladium Books

No other game company offers game worlds for so many different genres. Best of all, learn to play one Palladium RPG and you can play them all, because each uses the same basic core rules and combat. There are differences, but the fundamentals are the same. This also means you can bring characters, villains, monsters, powers, magic, weapons, gear, and adventure ideas from one setting into another or mash them together!

• 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® #1-85. Each issue is a wealth of source material for Rifts® and 3-5 other Palladium game settings. More than 8,600 pages of source material and counting. Most issues are only available in digital form.
• Palladium Fantasy RPG® titles. 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. All of it epic.
• Dead Reign® RPG and sourcebooks. The Zombie Apocalypse unleashed. 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.
• After the Bomb® RPG and sourcebooks. Play anthropomorphic, intelligent, mutant animals as crime-fighting mutants and super-heroes or survivors of a crumbling post-apocalyptic Earth.
• Ninjas & Superspies™ RPG and the Mystic China™ sourcebook. 41 types of martial arts, ninjas, super-spies, gizmos, mystic powers, and magic in the main book, plus even more in Mystic China.
• Nightbane® RPG and sourcebooks – Urban Fantasy. Only you know the truth. Only you can see the Nightlords and their demonic minions, and you have the power to stop them. But you must transform into a monster yourself in order to use your powers. Trust no one.
• Beyond the Supernatural™ RPG and sourcebooks. Modern horror; 14 character classes, 42 occupations for “ordinary people,” 100+ psychic abilities, 16 monsters, and more.
• 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 (Beyond the Supernatural), zombies (Dead Reign®), The Rifter® sourcebook series, novels, paper minis, and more.

Closing Thoughts – Ninja Turtles Whirlwind

As you may imagine, Sean and I have been consumed with the Kickstarter, doing interviews, and moving all aspects of the books and Kickstarter forward. We should be revealing covers and artwork soon, some miniatures next week (tentative).

We are trying to squeeze in more interviews over the next few weeks.

Thank you for your support and keep spreading the word. These books, G.M. screen, dice, miniatures, art prints, posters, and more are going to be beautiful. Many items are limited to the Kickstarter and destined to become instant collector items.

We are pulling out all the stops. Not just us, but every contributor is presenting their best work. And we cannot believe how involved Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird have been. Awesome, and now we have Ciro Nieli contributing, and Larry Elmore, what’s looking to be around 30 brilliant TMNT creators, artists, writers, and celebrity fans like Rawson Marshall Thurber (writer/director of Red Notice, Central Intelligence, DodgeBall, and other films).

This is a dream come true for us and you. Please take advantage of this incredible opportunity to get a beloved role-playing game remastered – new edits, layout, and bonus material, in glorious color for the first time ever! All things you will love. As stated elsewhere, think of these books as a director’s cut filled with bonus material – and the Kickstarter exclusives as limited collectibles.

As we stated in the last Update, Rifts® Bestiary Volume 2, Yin-Sloth Expeditions, Rifts® Antarctica, and other titles are NOT forgotten and remain at the top of our To Do List.

Remember to take advantage of the Palladium Horror/Apocalypse Bundle of Holding happening right now. It’s a phenomenal deal and helps a worthy charity. And nothing beats our epic, 25th Annual Christmas Surprise Package offer, happening now till Christmas. I have been loading them up full of RPG goodies. Spread the word about all these things and enjoy!

Kevin Siembieda – Game Designer, Writer, Friend

P.S.: Check out the great article from comicbook.com

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