Palladium Books® – Weekly Update – January 20, 2022

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

By Kevin Siembieda

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Gets you everything in the Starter Collection plus PDFs of ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This deluxe, foil stamped edition presents the original, First Edition rules, expanded with the inclusion of the Arms of Nargash-Tor adventure sourcebook. The Original Fantasy Edition includes Erick Wujcik’s popular Tombs of Gersidi adventure left out of the 2nd Edition rule book, and all the original illustrations. The cover is a recreation of the original, famous red and black cover of the original RPG. We sold more than 120,000 copies of the first edition rule book back in the day, so we know a lot of people have fond memories of it. Hence, the request for Palladium to offer it again in some form. We hope you enjoy the deluxe First Edition Fantasy hardcover. It sure brought back memories for many of us.

• The complete, original RPG – the game that started Palladium Books.
• First Edition rules are easily adaptable to current Fantasy titles.
• Includes The Tombs of Gersidi adventure and setting (ancient vampires and dark magic) written by Erick Wujcik. Maps by Erick Wujcik. Easily adapted to current rules.
• Depictions of Eastern, Western, Northern, and Old Kingdom coins.
• Fan favorite artwork by Kevin Siembieda and Michael Kucharski.
• The Arms of Nargash-Tor adventure sourcebook included as “bonus” material back in print form for the first time in 35 years.
• Deluxe hardcover edition. Probably limited to fewer than 1,000 copies.
• Recreation of the original cover with red foil stamping into a black faux leatherette hardcover. It should look beautiful.
• 320 pages total with “bonus” material – $55 retail – Cat. No. 449HC – at the printer. We are told it will be available by the end of January.

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

The Splicers® RPG “Bonus” Edition Hardcover includes 50 pages of Splicers® material from The Rifter® #30, #32, and #51 offering War Mounts, The Wasteland, and Living Weapons like the Swarm Lord, Hive insects, etc., written by Chris Kluge.

Splicers® is a unique science fiction RPG unlike anything else on the market. It might be thought of as The Terminator meets Guyver. Human beings (on a far future Earth or is it a distant space colony?) are forced to hide and turn to bio-engineered, living weapons, armor and war steeds in their ongoing struggles against “The Machine.” A Super-Artificial Intelligence originally designed to help and protect human beings, but now hunts and destroys or enslaves them for their own welfare. It is a battle for survival that varies for each House of Splicers and the different regions controlled by the different personalities of the insane AI.

• The complete Splicers RPG written and created by Carmen Bellaire.
• 50 bonus pages of source material written by Chris Kluge.
• 280 pages – $44.99 retail – Cat. No. 200HC – at the printer. We are told by the printer it will be available by the end of January.

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

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

Highlights include:

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

UPDATE: Coming – Rifts^® CS Manhunters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Enjoy all of Palladium’s prints

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

UPDATED List of RPG Hardcovers Available Now

• NEW! “Original” Palladium Fantasy RPG® Commemorative “Bonus” Foil Hardcover (1st Edition rules) – It is the original 1st Edition Rules RPG including Tombs of Gersidi and the first Fantasy sourcebook: The Arms of Nargash-Tor. The cover is a classy crimson foil image, imprinted on black faux leatherette to replicate the original red and black RPG fans love. 320 pages – $55 retail – Cat. No. 449HC – ships end of January.
• NEW! Splicers® RPG “Bonus” Edition Hardcover – The Splicers® RPG plus 50 pages of extra material gathered from The Rifter®. 280 pages – $44.99 – Cat. No. 200HC – ships end of January.
• “Original” Rifts® RPG 30th Anniversary Commemorative Hardcover – available now! This collector’s item sports the original Parkinson cover, additional 32 page color section, history of Rifts®, unpublished concept art, gallery of all Rifts® covers through 2020, and more. Can be used with ALL Rifts® supplements – 288 pages – $49.99 – Cat. No. 800HC30 – Available now.
• Ninjas & Superspies™ RPG “Bonus” Hardcover – available now – BACK in stock – 224 pages – $36.99 – Cat. No. 525HC – includes bonus material – available now.
• After the Bomb® RPG “Bonus” Hardcover – available now – BACK in stock – 296 pages – $39.99 – Cat. No. 503HC – includes bonus material – available now.
• Rifts® Book of Magic Hardcover – available now – BACK in stock – 352 pages – $39.99 – Cat. No. 848HC – available now.
• Nightbane® RPG “Bonus” Edition Hardcover – available now – 304 pages – $39.99 – Cat. No. 730HC – 60 extra pages of bonus material – available now.
• Dead Reign® RPG (Zombie Apocalypse) Hardcover – available now – BACK in stock – 224 pages – $36.99 – Cat. No. 230HC – available now.
• Beyond the Supernatural™ RPG, 2nd Edition Hardcover – 224 pages – $36.99 – Cat. No. 700HC.
• Palladium Fantasy RPG®, 2nd Edition Hardcover – 336 pages – $39.99 – Cat. No. 450HC – Our second best selling new hardcover after the Rifts® 30th Anniversary edition.
• Heroes Unlimited™ RPG, 2nd Edition Hardcover – 352 pages – $39.99 – Cat. No. 500HC.
• Chaos Earth® RPG “Bonus” Edition Hardcover – 192 pages – $36.99 – Cat. No. 660HC – 30 extra pages of bonus material – available now.
• Rifts® Ultimate Edition RPG Hardcover – 376 pages – $44.99 – Cat. No. 800HC – epic.
• Rifts® Ultimate Edition “Softcover” is a new format. RUE has only ever been available as a hardcover, and it still is, but it is now also available as a softcover – 376 pages – $34.99 – Cat. No. 800SE.
• Rifts® Game Master Guide Hardcover – 352 pages – $39.99 – Cat. No. 845HC.
• Rifts® Adventure Guide Hardcover – 192 pages – $36.99 – Cat. No. 849HC.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

- Rifts® titles. Rifts® is the ultimate setting in which you can combine any number of genres and play any style of gaming you may desire: science fiction, fantasy, supernatural horror, heroic adventure, dimensional travel, modern knights, cyborgs, giant robots, dinosaur taming, sleuthing, magic, monsters, heroes and legends. Or combine them all. There has never been a game quite like Rifts®.

- Rifts® Chaos Earth® titles. Live through the Great Cataclysm and the Coming of the Rifts. Rifts® Chaos Earth® RPG, Creatures of Chaos™, Rise of Magic™, and Chaos Earth® Resurrection™ are all available.

- The Rifter® #1-84. Each issue is a wealth of source material and ideas for Rifts® and 3-5 other Palladium game settings. Most are easily adapted to ANY Palladium game setting. Each issue is a gem. 8,500 pages of source material and ideas for heroes, villains, monsters, magic, gear, and adventure. Many issues are sold out and only available in digital form.

- Palladium Fantasy RPG® titles. This is a rich, original setting in which you can play humans or any number of nonhuman species of people in a world of magic, heroes and wonder. A world with 100,000 years of history. Some of it quite dark. All of it epic.

- Dead Reign® RPG and sourcebooks. The Zombie Apocalypse unleashed. Play ordinary people or post-apocalyptic O.C.C.s or Masked Lunatic heroes. A great introductory RPG that is surprisingly uplifting, fun, fast, and easy to learn.

- Heroes Unlimited™ RPG Second Edition titles. Create any type of superhuman you can imagine to build your own super-hero universe or those of your favorite comic books. Heroes Unlimited™ RPG first edition rule book and sourcebooks too.

- After the Bomb® RPG and sourcebooks. Create and play anthropomorphic, intelligent, mutant animals in a comic book world of crime-fighting mutants and super-heroes, or in a crumbling post-apocalyptic Earth where humans teeter on the edge of extinction and mutant animals are becoming the noble survivors to inherit our world.

- Ninjas & Superspies™ RPG and the Mystic China™ sourcebook by Erick Wujcik. Think James Bond meets Enter the Dragon. 41 types of martial arts, ninjas, and super-spies with gadgets, gizmos and advanced weapons.

- Nightbane® RPG and sourcebooks. You are the monsters ... and the heroes. Embark on a quest of self-discovery and empowerment while locked in a secret war against the Nightlords and their demonic and human minions. Monsters only you, the Nightbane, can see, but only when you transform into your inhuman Morphus. A supernatural and monstrous alter-ego that can see the invading monsters and possesses the power to destroy them. That’s why the Night Princes have been assigned to hunt down and either turn or destroy every last one of the Nightbane. Trust no one. Even your parents, teachers, or friends might be wicked Dopplegangers in league with the Nightlords.

- Beyond the Supernatural™ RPG and sourcebooks. Your first step into the realm of modern horror. The RPG provides 14 character classes and 42 occupations for “ordinary people,” 100+ psychic abilities, 16 monsters, the Lazlo Agency, world setting and rules.

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

- Splicers® RPG is like Iron Man meets Game of Thrones with elements of Terminator – except this army of Iron Men are clad in living body armor and wield living, organic weapons and devices. Created in 2004 by writer and game designer Carmen Bellaire, Splicers® was nominated for an Inquest Gamer Magazine Fan Awards Game of the Year, and has since developed a rabid fan base. Science fiction and horror where humans are forced to use genetically engineered, living weapons and organic war machines to battle an insane Artificial Intelligence and her robot legions. Unlike anything you have ever played before!

- Systems Failure RPG. A one-shot post-apocalyptic setting where humans fight and hide from enslaving alien invaders known as “The Bugs.”

- The Palladium Ancient Weapons Series of real world weapons, armor and castles throughout history. Designed for use with ANY game system.

- RECON® Deluxe & Revised – by Erick Wujcik and others. Vietnam era RPG and more.

- Erick Wujcik’s “Lost first RPG” Sector 57. It is Erick Wujcik’s very first RPG (1980, self-published) – a tournament game, actually. I played it way back when with Erick and it was fun. I think you will enjoy it, and it is a fun piece of history. ALL proceeds go directly to the Wujcik estate and probably toward the education of Erick’s beloved grandchild, Tristan. As most of you know, Erick would go on to write the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness RPG, Ninjas & Superspies RPG, Amber Diceless, and contribute to a number of other RPGs and sourcebooks.

- 300+ Palladium titles in all, plus G.M. kits, paper miniatures and more. Palladium Books has settings for every genre: Fantasy RPG, science fiction (Rifts®, Splicers®, and The Mechanoids®), super-heroes (Heroes Unlimited and After the Bomb), superhero horror (Nightbane®), modern horror (Dead Reign® and Beyond the Supernatural), plus The Rifter® sourcebook series (by fans like you), novels, paper minis, and more. And more to come in the weeks ahead.

Palladium Collectibles, one-of-a-kind Negatives, original artwork, other collectibles and toys are always available in Kevin’s Online Toy & Collectibles eBay Store along with other good things

My eBay store is one of the few places where you can find original artwork by me (Kevin Siembieda), Kevin Long, Charles Walton, and others, as well as one-of-a-kind negatives from classic Rifts® and other Palladium RPG books (they look awesome framed!), rare Palladium collector hardcovers, signed books, one-of-a-kind proofreader copies, other Palladium memorabilia, as well as toys and other collectibles from my personal collection. Yeah, I used to be a crazy toy and art collector. Alex and I will try to post new items on a regular basis, so check in every few weeks to see what’s new.

Other one-of-a-kind original artwork available by me (Kevin Siembieda), Kevin Long, Charles Walton II and other artists, as well as collectible negatives, prints, limited edition hardcovers, proofreader copies, out of print items, Star Wars toys, Marvel toys and many other toys and collectibles from my personal collection. Alex and I will keep adding items as our busy schedules allow, but we have a lot of fun collectibles available now and coming soon. Hundreds of items. Take a look every weekend for new additions.

Available now: One-of-a-kind book negatives. Negatives are always very popular items at the Palladium Open House and Gen Con. Truly unique, attractive, and fun.

Negatives are unique and attractive, one-of-a-kind (on rare occasions two-of-a-kind if a page or section of pages were replaced or a second edition was made) works of art that resemble woodcut art and are very dynamic conversation pieces. Before digital printing, pages of a book were laid out by hand on a board, and each page was photographed. The plastic film negatives were then “ganged” on a massive sheet of Mylar 16 pages per big sheet, and the printing plates were made from the negatives – everything white, printing black.

When our printer, McNaughton and Gunn was going to discard them, Palladium acquired many (not all) of the old negatives. I am only keeping a few books for myself and make majority of the rest available to you. I sign each negative in silver and each comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. The negative comes on a white board inside a plastic magazine bag and looks fabulous framed! Fits in an 8x10 inch matt opening in a frame (each neg is roughly 8½ x 11 inches). But don’t miss the other collectibles as well.

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

Heroes Unlimited^™ Podcast by Real Play Games

These are the folks who have been bringing you the fun After the Bomb® adventure podcasts that so many have been enjoying. This time they present four episodes from a Heroes Unlimited™ 2nd Edition campaign. These folks are gamers and Palladium fans just like you, following a dream to tell and share their own stories from the Palladium Megaverse®. Cool, right? We thank them for doing this and encourage you to give them a listen.

You can also listen to the After the Bomb®: Purrsuit Season 1. Season Two coming spring 2022 after a venture into the realm of Beyond the Supernatural later this winter.

Learn more and listen to the Heroes Unlimited™ Holiday Special (4 episodes described below) and After the Bomb®: Purrsuit of Knowledge Season One adventures by using the links below. I hope you enjoy them as much as we do.

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

NEW! Heroes Unlimited™: Hostage for the Holidays: Episode 1 – Superhuman Trafficking!

T'was a day in El Paso fit for a king,
when super-villain Railgun did a questionable thing!
Through Santana's window, he came with a crash
while downstairs two rival gangs started to clash!
What could possibly happen? Where could they go?
Find out when you hear this podcast, ho-ho!
Release Date: December 3, 2021
Content Warnings: Adult Language, Gore, Violence.

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

In Ciudad Juarez, our protagonists stop
to take care of themselves and avoid the cops.
While Railgun's mind dreams of riches to squander
a mysterious force urges Santana to wander.
While out in the desert, some undead embarrassments
subject the duo to uncomfortable harassment.
Hopefully the two can put them to quick ends
with a little woo-woo, and a couple of friends.
Release Date: December 10, 2021
Content Warnings: Adult Language, Gore, Extreme Violence and Vampire Microaggressions.

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

While en-route to Zurich, our indomitable two
do their best to lay low after terrible news.
But Railgun's captive Santana is too attractive a target
for the world's criminal syndicates to just up and forget.
Wakizashis, katanas, and shuriken, oh my!
The Kagemusha Chujiin sure want Railgun to die!
Surviving until Zurich would be really neat,
let's see if they can do it at 35,000 feet!
Release Date: December 17, 2021
Content Warnings: Adult Language and Violence.

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

Their adventure's concluding, destinies unveiled,
in Switzerland, it's time that our heroes have bailed,
headed up north with a quick-paced flight,
but soon they find themselves a terrible fight.
Pitted against the world's richest man,
the two hope to save the holiday if they can!
So sit back, relax! It's a Hell of a fight.
Besides, it's not like there's much happening tonight!
The story ends here, folks! We've done all the edits!
And if you'd be so kind, please stay through the credits!
Release Date: December 24, 2021
Content Warnings: Adult Language, Gore, and Violence.

And coming over the next 12-18 months ...

• Beyond the Supernatural 2E – Cozy Caverns Mysteries
• After the Bomb®: Purrsuit Season 2
• Palladium Megaversal system – Baby, I Shrunk these F*$#ing People!
• Nightbane®
• Rifts®
• Still available, After the Bomb®: Pursuit Season 1

Please continue to support and spread the word about Real Play Games and their RPG Podcast: After the Bomb®: Purrsuit of Knowledge™.

Closing Thoughts

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

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

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

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

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

- Kevin Siembieda, Publisher, writer, and friend

Surprise Package comments from fans like you

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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