2022 Christmas Surprise Package – Available now till December 24, 2022
2022 Christmas Surprise Package – Available now till December 24, 2022
No other RPG company on the planet has an offer like this. Truly the best deal in gaming, it started 24 years ago and has become an annual tradition. The Palladium Christmas Surprise Package is our way of saying thank you for your support and helping to make your Christmas a little more fun and special.
We have thrilled fans with what they receive every single year, and this year will be no exception.
What is a Palladium Christmas Surprise Package?
* A fun bargain, autographs, and surprises for you.
* $95-$105 (sometimes more) worth of Palladium Books products for only $58 plus shipping, plus autographs if you request them. You are guaranteed to get an absolute minimum of ninety-five dollars ($95) retail value in your Surprise Package. Often you get $98-$105 and sometimes more! Surrogate Santa Kevin likes to make gamers squeal with delight and often packs in $100+ worth of goodies into many Surprise Packages.
* We always try to make each Grab Bag/Surprise Package truly special. Those of you who have ordered in the past know what to expect.
* If you’ve never ordered a Surprise Package before, give it a try early, because you’ll be blown away and probably want to order a few more! It happens all the time. We love putting smiles on your faces.
* Surprise Packages are fun and a great way to get holiday presents on the cheap for your gaming pals, or to fill holes in your collection, or try new games and settings, or to treat yourself.
* They’re also our gift to you. Our way of saying thank you and delivering a little holiday cheer to our loyal fans. An expression of appreciation and joy from us to you.
* It’s a surprise package because you never know exactly what you’re going to get or who will sign your books. We try to include many of the items on your “Wish List,” but we may surprise you with stuff you are not expecting. Things like an issue of The Rifter®, a Palladium RPG or sourcebook(s), miniatures, a one-of-a-kind negative, art prints, note pads, or other item(s) we think you might enjoy.
* Ask for RPGs, sourcebooks, hardcover editions, and other items like miniatures, T-shirts (include your size), greeting cards, bookmarks, an iconic Kevin Siembieda dragonhead sketch, and other products. With few exceptions, if it is available in our online store you can request it for our consideration. We make most selections from your Wish List of 12-15 items so it is vital. Please do not ask for items you know are out of stock, out of print, or not yet available. See important details and ordering tips below.
* All items are “hand-picked” by Kevin Siembieda from YOUR Wish List. ALL with autographs from Kevin and available staff members if you request them. For many of you, this is the only way to get autographs from Palladium’s staff and freelance artists and writers! (And yes, Julius comes in to sign books even though he’s retired).
* When can you order? Right now! We are ready to start shipping now thru December 24, 2022. Ordering sooner than later gives you ample time to avoid the holiday rush and delays in the mail. Better yet, you can order more than one Surprise Package before this offer ends.
Please spread the word to gamers everywhere – We are ready to start shipping
The Palladium Christmas Surprise Package is truly awesome and is only publicized by word of mouth, and on Palladium's website – www.palladiumbooks.com – so please tell everyone you know, talk about it on social media, and buy at least one for yourself and one for every gamer you know! Have a joyful holiday season.
How to Place your Order
* Cost: $58 US Dollars + shipping to get $95-$105+ worth of Palladium goodies. An absolute minimum of ninety-five dollars ($95) retail in Palladium product, almost always more, especially if you give us a long Wish List. Kevin likes to make gamers smile and blow people’s minds.
* Placing Orders Online is probably the fastest and easiest way to order. Ordering online allows you to select the desired method of shipping. We recommend UPS because it is fast, reliable, and has reliable tracking capabilities. Multiple orders will result in duplication.
You may also order by calling the office with credit card info handy – 734-721-2903 order line – 10:00 AM till 8:00 PM Eastern Time.
Or you may also order by mail with a check or money order, to Palladium Books – Dept. X – 39074 Webb Court – Westland, MI 48185-7606.
* Please include ALL of the following information...
- Your correct mailing address. Double check it before you submit. Make sure it includes your apartment number. Palladium is not responsible for loss if you give us incorrect shipping information.
- Your correct credit card information. Please double-check all information. If you recently moved, make sure we have your correct and current address!
- WISH LIST of 12-15 specific books and/or products like prints, bookmarks, miniatures, T-shirts, etc., that you know are in stock. List only product you want (not what you have or don’t want). Please do not ask for books not yet published or are out of print. See Details on making your Wish List, below.
- If you do NOT want to be considered for a T-shirt, please write “No T-shirts.” If you DO WANT to be considered for a T-shirt, please make sure to give us your SIZE.
- Indicate whether you want autographs. Yes or no.
- Tell us your favorite Palladium games.
- Tell us Palladium games you have NOT played but want to try.
- Comments and suggestions. Please keep them brief.
* Credit Cards are welcomed: Visa and MasterCard preferred, but most major credit cards are accepted. We are very sorry, Palladium cannot take “Debit Cards” or “gift cards.”
* If you have a question about your order or want to place your order by telephone, call 734-721-2903; this is an order line only.
REMINDER, this is a “Surprise” Package. While Kevin Siembieda and the Palladium staff personally TRY to make each and every Surprise Package special, we cannot guarantee satisfaction. It is a “Grab Bag.” Buyers may not always be satisfied (although we seem to succeed with most). Purchasing multiple Surprise Packages will likely result in multiple duplicate items. If you cannot come up with a Wish Lists of 12+ available items, please do NOT order a Christmas Surprise Package.
Slight Damage: Some books used in the Surprise Packages may show slight damage such as a bent corner, scuffs, nicks, dings, dents, dirt smudge, crushed corner, etc., so we can send you MORE product. Of course, we cannot control damage that may occur in the mail/shipping (Media Mail being the worst in that regard), but we ship everything in a well packed cardboard box or tube. Please let us know if you don’t mind damaged books and we may be able to add even more items to your Grab Bag!
Select the Method of Shipping
Media Mail is least expensive (around $10 per Surprise Package), but it is a less reliable and slower, low priority, classification of the USA mail. In 2020 Media Mail packages took 6-12 weeks to be delivered. In 2021 Media Mail was back to the usual 8-18 days during the holiday season. We do not know what 2022 deliveries will be like, but we fear it may be something in between. When shipping via Media Mail we recommend placing holiday gift orders as early as possible to guarantee getting it in time for Christmas. WARNING: Use Media Mail at your own risk. If lost or damaged in transit, Palladium will NOT replace the contents if shipped by Media Mail.
UPS Ground is reliable, insured, and fast. Last year UPS was astonishing, but it is more expensive than Media Mail. UPS Ground packages arrive to ALL states, except Alaska and Hawaii, in 3-5 business days; 2-3 days to locations east of the Mississippi River. UPS cannot ship to a P.O. Box, so please provide a street address.
WARNING 1: Palladium is NOT responsible for loss if you give us an incorrect or incomplete address, or if you MOVE before the Christmas Surprise Package/Grab Bag arrives. The loss is yours. DO NOT FORGET to include your APARTMENT NUMBER! Note: Rare books and one-of-a-kind items like prints and gold editions CANNOT be replaced if lost or damaged in the mail.
WARNING 2: Palladium is NOT responsible for loss or damage when you select Media Mail as your shipping method. We recommend UPS (especially in the USA) or another method of shipping via the United States Postal Service (USPS) like Priority Mail rather than Media Mail, especially if fast delivery time is important. The risk and the loss is 100% YOURS when you ship via Media Mail, and lost packages or damaged items sent via Media Mail WILL NOT be replaced.
Live outside the USA? This is a great way to get books at a good price. The X-Mas Surprise Package is a way to circumvent the high shipping costs from the USA, since you are getting $100+ worth of product and only paying $58 for the books. Shipping via Priority Mail International (required for packages weighing more than four pounds) to most locations in Canada, Europe, and many other countries should be around $70-$80 US dollars. HOWEVER, because the cost of the product is so low, that’s the equivalent of paying full retail for the products and only $1-$30 for shipping. A very good deal. Plus you get autographs if you want them!
X-Mas Surprise Packages are the way to go for those of you outside the USA. Please use it to get all the products you’ve been wanting except the shipping has been prohibitive. Please Note: We feel your pain regarding the high cost of shipping. We are not Amazon. We do not get the massive discounts as that multi-billion dollar company. We only pass along the cost of your chosen shipping method. Plus, we always try to make the orders going to countries outside of North America extra special to make up for the shipping cost. For most of you, this is the only way you’ll ever be able to get autographed books, limited edition prints, artwork or unique items, so we’re happy to have this opportunity to show how much we appreciate you.
How to Make Your “Wish List”
The Palladium Surprise Packages are designed to simulate the fun, joy and surprise of the Christmas Season of Giving.
* Send a “Wish List” of 12-15 Palladium products (or more) you would like for the holidays, from which Kevin will select $95-$105+ worth of product. Depending on the cost or value of the books selected from your list, that’s typically 4-6 books for only $58 plus shipping.
* List product you know are in stock and available in the online store. Don’t ask for product that is out of print or not yet published, like Rifts® Titan Robotics or Beyond Arcanum. PLEASE give us a long Wish List and fill out the questions. It all helps us make your Surprise Package something you will enjoy.
* We suggest you list product in the order of preference starting with your most wanted. You might even want to number them 1-15.
* List only what you WANT. Do not list books you already have.
* If you do NOT want to be considered for a T-shirt, please write “No T-shirts.” If you DO WANT to be considered for a T-shirt, please make sure to give us your SIZE.
* You can ask for new and recent releases like BTS Creature Feature (not available till November), The Rifter® #85, Rifts® CS Manhunters™, the Lopan™ and South Winds™ Raw Previews, Rifts® 30th Commemorative Hardcover ($60 value), the new T-shirt, miniatures, and so on. Note: Asking for new books not yet available will delay shipping and you may not get your Surprise Package till after Christmas.
* Hardcover Editions will be limited and for the Surprise Package will have a value of $50 rather than the normal retail price of $39.99 or $36.99. Gold and foil editions will carry a $60 value. Only people who request a specific hardcover will be considered to receive one.
* When ordering MULTIPLE Surprise Packages send us a different Wish List for EACH Surprise Package you order. Note: Ordering multiple Surprise Packages are likely to result in some duplication. If you get duplicate items, maybe give them away to your friends, a library or game store, or sell them online. Multiple orders WILL result in some duplication.
* Kev and his elves are NOT mind readers. Please give us a clear idea of your wants or you may be disappointed by what comes in your Surprise Package or you may receive items you already own. You do NOT make our job easier when you say something like “I own everything, surprise me,” or “I don’t care, anything special.” It makes our job much, much more difficult. We want to make each Grab Bag special, but because we don’t know you or what books you own, like, or want, we do not have a clue as to what to send you unless you give us a variety of items on your list.
Please say something like this: “I own it all, but would love any duplicate Fantasy books signed by the Palladium crew.” Or “I have most of it, surprise me with T-shirts or unique items like signed art prints, or a coffee mug, if available,” and so on. BETTER YET, list 12-15 specific items on your wish list for each Grab Bag you order.
* Autographs from Kevin Siembieda, available staff and freelance artists and writers. If you “request” autographs we’ll sign EVERY book in your box! For many, especially those of you across the country and overseas, this is the only way you are likely to get autographs from Siembieda and crew. Take advantage of it. Many people find autographs make the item that much more special and valuable, and we are happy to oblige. There is no charge for this service.
If you do NOT want autographs, please indicate – “No autographs.”
* Dragonhead Sketch by Kevin Siembieda. Kevin is always happy to draw one of his trademark “dragonhead” sketches (each one slightly different) on a separate, 8½ x 11 inch sheet of paper upon request. $20 value. He also randomly includes such a sketch as a surprise in some books at no extra charge. Ho, ho, ho.
* Palladium Books reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to substitute or add products not on your Wish List, such as an issue of The Rifter®, art books, novels, art prints, bookmarks, one-of-a-kind negatives from books (they look like woodcuts), out of print books, gold editions, miniatures, mouse pads, color maps, posters, greeting cards, T-shirts, coffee mugs, baseball caps, pens, pencils, Rifts® note pad, and other items.
* No original art or sketches by other Palladium artists this year. Sorry, there is no artwork available this year, but you can ask for any of our “prints.” Original art is donated by the artists and with more and more of them moving to the digital medium, we have no art to surprise you with this year. We hope you understand.
* We love to hear your comments. And please, feel free to say hello and share your thoughts with us in the Comments Section. But please, keep them brief (not more than half a page).
* DISCLAIMER: This is a “Grab Bag” so do NOT expect to get every item you want. That’s not how the Surprise Package works. If you want specific products guaranteed, do not use the Surprise Package, place a regular order at full retail to get the items you desire. Wish Lists with less than 12 items to select from may be deemed unfulfillable, at Palladium’s sole discretion, and rejected and your money refunded.
Reasons to get a Surprise Package
* The Grab Bag makes a wonderful gift for Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, weddings, house warmings, and any special occasion for the gamers in your life. Since there will be so much in every Surprise Package, ordering just one might enable you to give books to two or more pals. Of course, you never know what we might select from your list, so that might be a little risky, but if you state your intentions in the comments, we’ll do what we can. And please, feel free to say hello and share your thoughts with us in the Comments Section. But please, keep them brief (not more than half a page).
* Impress and surprise your friends with a gift worth $95-$105 or more for a cost of only $58 plus shipping.
* Fill holes in your own collection or get books and product you’ve been meaning to get or have been eyeballing longingly.
* Replace your worn out books with a crisp new one.
* Try new settings and games.
* Get autographs.
* Fun and surprise. As a “grab bag”/“surprise package” you never know exactly what you will receive, but that’s the fun “surprise” part of this offer. And we always try to send as many of your “special wants” as we can (at least two, almost always more). Extra or alternative items may include other RPG books, The Rifter®, posters, prints, art books, T-shirts, greeting cards, back stock items, uncut covers, negatives, and other items or a surprise or two.
* Rifts® Savage Worlds Gamers, this is your chance to get piles of Rifts® books for world information, monsters, magic and adventure ideas on the cheap. Sorry, Rifts® Savage Worlds books are not available.
Ideas for “Special Wants”
Here are some ideas for your Wish List. Make sure your Special Wants/Wish List is filled in on the X-Mas Surprise Package order form. Thank you.
New, Recent, and Special Releases: BTS Creature Feature (November 2022 release), Rifts® Coalition Manhunters, “softcover” Rifts Ultimate Edition ($34.99 retail), The Rifter® #85, Lopan Raw Preview, Land of the South Winds Raw Preview, Exotic Weapons, European Castles, Compendium of Modern Weapons, Property of the Coalition States T-shirt, Rifts® Splugorth Slaver T-shirt (Kevin’s fave), Rifts® Red ‘Borg GAME MASTER T-shirt (Sean’s favorite), Adventure Boldly Fantasy T-shirt (Wayne’s fave), Palladium Fantasy Defiler Print (signed), Palladium Books 40th Anniversary Print (signed), Rifts® Notepad, specialty pencils, Palladium 40th Anniversary pen, and Rifts® pen.
Palladium Weapon Series: For use with ANY RPG. Historically accurate, real world weapons. Weapons & Armor (700 melee weapons! 35 armors. 100,000+ copies sold), Weapons and Castles (100,000+ copies sold), Weapons & Assassins (100,000+ copies sold), Weapons & Castles of the Orient, Exotic Weapons (back by popular demand), European Castles (back by popular demand), and Compendium of Modern Weapons (400+ weapons, back by popular demand).
Hardcover editions (color covers, limited availability and each has a $50 value for this offer regardless of their regular retail price): Beyond the Supernatural RPG, Palladium Fantasy RPG® 2nd Edition, Heroes Unlimited RPG 2nd Ed., Ninjas & Superspies Bonus Edition RPG, After the Bomb® Bonus Edition RPG, Splicers® Bonus Edition RPG, Dead Reign® RPG, Nightbane® RPG, Rifts® Chaos Earth® RPG, Rifts® G.M. Guide, Rifts® Book of Magic, and Rifts® Adventure Guide Hardcover. Only people who request a specific hardcover will be considered to receive one.
Special Hardcovers, Gold and Foil Editions (limited availability and each has a $60 value for the Christmas Surprise Package offer): Palladium Fantasy RPG® 1st Edition Rules Bonus Edition (includes the Arms of Nargash-Tor sourcebook), Rifts® Bestiary Volume One Gold Ed., Megaverse in Flame Gold Ed. AND even though it’s not a foil or gold edition, the beautiful Rifts® RPG 30th Anniversary Commemorative (with 32 pages of color, color cover gallery to date, and Making of Rifts material) will carry a $60 value for the Surprise Package. Only people who request a specific hardcover will be considered to receive one.
* Rifts® Ultimate Edition hardcover (or the softcover RUE, Cat. No. 800SE, same content as the hardcover). Use the Surprise Package to discover or rediscover the Rifts® Megaverse.
* Rifts® core books: The Rifts® Ultimate Edition (hardcover or softcover edition), the “original” Rifts® RPG 30th Anniversary Commemorative Hardcover, Rifts® Coalition Manhunters, Rifts® Book of Magic™, Rifts® G.M. Guide, Rifts® Adventure Guide™, Rifts® Primer & Adventures, Coalition War Campaign™, Juicer Uprising, Federation of Magic™, D-Bees™ of North America and Rifts® Bestiary One™.
* For Rifts®: Primer & Adventures, Bestiary Volume One, Rifts® Coalition Manhunters™ (new & epic), Rifts® Sovietski™, Heroes of Humanity™, Rifts® Megaverse® in Flames, The Vanguard™ (secret society of mages who support the CS), Rifts® Vampires Sourcebook, Rifts® Vampire Kingdoms™ Expanded, Rifts® Atlantis, Juicer Uprising™, Rifts® Northern Gun™ One, Northern Gun™ Two, Triax and the NGR™, Triax 2™, D-Bees™ of North America (86 D-Bees), Heroes of the Megaverse® (bring superheroes into the Three Galaxies and Rifts®), Naruni™ Wave Two (weapons and gear), Megaverse® Builder™, Thundercloud Galaxy™, Fleets of the Three Galaxies™, Three Galaxies™, Dimensional Outbreak™, Tales of the Chi-Town ‘Burbs™ (short stories), Rifts® Machinations of Doom™ (graphic novel and sourcebook by fan fave Ramon K. Perez), Rifts® & the Megaverse® – the Art of John Zeleznik (soft-cover art book or the $50 hardcover), the Zeleznik Coloring Book, Rifts® Sourcebook One Revised, Rifts® South America One, Rifts® Australia, Rifts® Mercenaries, Rifts® MercTown™, Rifts® Merc Ops™, Rifts® Mercenary Adventures, Rifts® WB 29: Madhaven™, Rifts® Black Market, Siege on Tolkeen/Coalition Wars® series (Book 6: Final Siege is epic for the many NPCs and maps alone), Chaos Earth® RPG, sourcebooks and more!
* Rifts® Minion War titles: Rifts® CS Manhunters (New. Epic.), Rifts® Megaverse® in Flames™, Rifts® Heroes of Humanity™, Rifts® Dimension Books: Hades, Dyval, Dimensional Outbreak, Heroes of the Megaverse®, and HU2: Armageddon Unlimited, which sets up big things coming in the future.
* Looking for Rifts® high-tech source material? Consider Naruni Wave 2™, Rifts® Sourcebook One, Northern Gun™ One, Northern Gun™ Two, Heroes of Humanity™, Coalition War Campaign™, Coalition Navy™, Rifts® Mercenaries, MercTown™, Rifts® Game Master Guide, Rifts® New West™, Rifts® Atlantis, Free Quebec™, Triax & the NGR™, Triax™ 2, Lemuria, and Rifts® Black Market, among others.
* Looking for Rifts® magic and monsters? Consider Rifts® Bestiary Volume One, Rifts® Book of Magic, Rifts® South America One and Two, Federation of Magic™, Rifts® Atlantis, Rifts® Spirit West™, Rifts® China 1 & 2. Emphasis on monsters and D-Bees: Rifts® Conversion Book 1, Conversion Book 2: Pantheons of the Megaverse®, Dark Conversions, D-Bees of North America™, Psyscape™, New West™, Rifts® Dinosaur Swamp™, Adventures in Dinosaur Swamp™, Rifts® Lemuria (Biomancy), Splynn Dimensional Market™, Phase World®, Hades, Dyval™ and Megaverse® in Flames, among others.
* Want Rifts® space adventure? See Phase World® and most of the other Dimension Books™ like Megaverse® Builder, Heroes of the Megaverse®, Thundercloud Galaxy™, Anvil Galaxy™, Three Galaxies™, and Skraypers™, as well as Mutants in Orbit™.
* Rifts® Siege on Tolkeen™ titles: Coalition War Campaign™, Coalition Navy, Free Quebec™, Federation of Magic™, and the actual war portrayed in Sedition, Coalition Overkill, Sorcerers’ Revenge, Cyber-Knights, Shadows of Evil, Final Siege™, and Rifts® Aftermath™. Loosely related to it: Rifts® Primer & Adventures, Rifts® Index One, and Rifts® CS Manhunters™ (50+ new psionic abilities, Psi-Division, the Manhunters, Dog Boys and much more!).
* Rifts® Dimension Books™ are always fun: Megaverse® Builder™, Heroes of the Megaverse® (superheroes in Rifts®), Thundercloud Galaxy™, Naruni Wave 2™, Phase World®, Phase World® Sourcebook, Three Galaxies™, Anvil Galaxy™, Wormwood™, Skraypers™, and others.
* Rifts® Conversion Books include Rifts® Conversion Book One, Conversion Book 2: Pantheons of the Megaverse® and Rifts® Dark Conversions™.
* Rifts® Novels and other Good Stuff: ALL 3 Novels in the original Rifts® Trilogy are available: Sonic Boom, Deception’s Web and Treacherous Awakenings. Rifts® Novels One and Three of this excellent trilogy are the new 5x8 inches in size. The second novel, Deception’s Web, is a smaller 4x7 inches. Plus Rifts® Duty’s Edge, Hammer of the Forge Novels: Volume One: The Cosmo-Knight and Volume Two: The Reckoning, other fun reading material like Rifts® Anthology: Tales of the Chi-Town ‘Burbs™ (13 stories, 11 authors, loads of fun) and Rifts®: Path of the Storm™ (a proposed movie script complete with character stats, by Matthew Clements), and Rifts® Machinations of Doom™ (a graphic novel by Ramon K. Perez).
* Rifts® Graphic Novel and Sourcebook: Machinations of Doom™. It is part graphic novel and part Rifts® sourcebook. Game material by Kevin Siembieda. Graphic novel and concepts by fan fave and Eisner Award Winning Artist, Ramon K. Perez. This was comic book artist Ramon Perez’s FIRST GRAPHIC NOVEL, and over time, it is likely to become a collector’s item.
* New Rifts® Resin Miniatures: 32 mm Glitter Boy, Juicer Assassin, CS Dead Boy, the “original” 25 mm Glitter Boy and Pilot miniature (in resin for the first time) – 32 mm Rifts® miniature – CS Missile Launcher Dead Boy (kneeling with missile launcher), Rifts® Coalition Officer (dynamic), Ley Line Walker (incredible!), Triax Cyborg with rail gun and Chainsaw Glitter Boy & Pilot Set (both figures wielding combat chainsaws. Truly stunning.
* Rifts® Metal Miniatures (1990s). Many Rifts® miniatures are available upon request in the Surprise Package.
* Rifts® Movie Script: Rifts® Path of the Storm™ is a fun read, and includes a handful of character stats and some source material for your game, as well as some background about the Rifts® movie.
* Rifts® Chaos Earth® RPG series — this is the Great Cataclysm as it is happening! Epic sourcebooks include Creatures of Chaos™, Rise of Magic™ and Chaos Earth® Resurrection™, with more sourcebooks planned for the very near future. For the Surprise Package, the Chaos Earth® RPG Bonus Edition Hardcover has a $50 value.
* Splicers® RPG – 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 legion of robots and monstrosities. The Splicers®: I Am Legion™ Adventure Sourcebook offers a sprawling, multi-part adventure plus new Host Armors, War Mounts, Amalgams, Bio-Enhancements and augmentation, 6 Great Houses and the megalomaniacal Machine personality known as Legion and her horde of nightmarish robots. Also see Future Visions™ to get an idea of what to expect in some of the sourcebooks planned for the future. For the Surprise Package the Splicers® RPG Bonus Edition Hardcover has a $50 value.
* Future Visions®: The Art of Charles Walton, Volume One. A collection of powerful and beautiful images showcasing finished and concept art for upcoming Splicers® sourcebooks, and it is a fun read and nice to look at. Forward by Kevin Siembieda. Additional comments by Charles Walton.
* The Collected Mechanoid Invasion® Trilogy – the original three Mechanoid Invasion books gathered and reprinted in one book. A dark science fiction setting of survival against impossible odds and an alien invader. Palladium’s first RPG. A cult classic.
* Heroes Unlimited™ RPG enables you to create and play ANY type of super-hero you can imagine – mutants, mutant animals, aliens, cyborgs, robots, sorcerers, super-soldiers, martial arts masters, Mega-Heroes, immortals, weapon experts, and others! Super abilities galore, magic, bionics and more. For the Surprise Package the Heroes Unlimited™ RPG Hardcover has a $50 value.
* Heroes Unlimited™ sourcebooks like Gramercy Island™ (98 Villains and more), Aliens Unlimited Galaxy Guide™, Powers Unlimited® 1, 2 & 3, Aliens Unlimited™, Heroes Unlimited™ G.M.’s Guide, Villains Unlimited™ Revised, Armageddon Unlimited™, and Mystic China™, among others. Heroes of the Megaverse® and Skraypers™, with alien superheroes and villains, though designed as Rifts® Dimension Books, are easy to adapt to HU2.
* Ninjas & Superspies™ RPG softcover or hardcover edition. The ultimate guide to martial arts with 40 different martial art forms and 48 mystic martial arts powers, plus spies, Cyber Agents, Gadgeteers, secret organizations creation rules, cyber-disguises, implants, and more. Compatible with Heroes Unlimited™ RPG and even Nightbane®, Rifts®, and other settings. A complete game PLUS 44 pages of bonus material gathered from The Rifter®. For the Surprise Package the Ninjas & Superspies™ RPG “Bonus” Edition Hardcover (with more martial arts and material) has a $50 value.
* Create and play hundreds of mutant animals in the After the Bomb® RPG in which you can create intelligent, mutant, crime-fighting heroes for use in Heroes Unlimited™ the same as you did for the old TMNT® RPG, or play in a post-apocalyptic world where intelligent, anthropomorphic animals inherit the Earth.
After the Bomb® RPG sourcebooks: Road Hogs™, Mutants Down Under™, Mutants of the Yucatan™, Mutants in Avalon™ and Mutants in Orbit™. All are directly compatible with Heroes Unlimited™ and also suitable as creatures in Nightbane®, Beyond the Supernatural™, Ninjas & Superspies™ and even Rifts®, Chaos Earth®, Phase World®, Palladium Fantasy® and Dead Reign®. Plus some of these sourcebooks include cool weapons, vehicles, equipment and monstrous mutants, like giant insects, animal psionics, and more. Many are written by the late, great Erick Wujcik. Celebrate a brilliant mind by getting the Erick Wujcik titles. Note: The Rifter® #82 contains an insightful and fun tribute to Erick Wujcik. For the Surprise Package the After the Bomb® RPG Bonus Edition Hardcover has a $50 value.
* Dead Reign® RPG – the Zombie Apocalypse. Think you can survive the Zombie Apocalypse? Find out by playing Dead Reign®. This game is about fighting zombies, survival and rebuilding human civilization against impossible odds. Are you up for the challenge? This is a perfect way to try a game we know you will love to play. Fast-paced, action-packed, and easy to learn. An excellent and fun “introductory” game for gamers new to Palladium Books. For the Surprise Package the Dead Reign® RPG Bonus Edition Hardcover has a $50 value.
* Dead Reign® Sourcebooks: In the Face of Death (new!), Graveyard Earth, Fear the Reaper, Endless Dead, Civilization Gone, Dark Places, and Hell Followed. Each offers additional world information, new dangers, adventure ideas, random tables and more. And more sourcebooks are coming.
* Beyond the Supernatural™ RPG available as “softcover” and “hardcover”: Modern-day horror and weirdness reminiscent of the H.P. Lovecraft and TV shows like X-Files and Supernatural. New Creature Feature BTS sourcebook (NEW, available sometime in November), also available Boxed Nightmares BTS adventure sourcebook (6 adventures and ideas for more). Note: The sourcebooks Tome Grotesque™ and Beyond Arcanum™ are not yet available, but 2023 could be the year. For the Surprise Package the Beyond the Supernatural™ RPG Hardcover has a $50 value.
* Nightbane® RPG available as “softcover” and a bonus “hardcover” – sourcebooks include Dark Designs™, Between the Shadows™, Nightlands™, Through the Glass Darkly™, Shadows of Light and the ever popular Nightbane® Survival Guide™. Suitable for easy use with Heroes Unlimited™, Ninjas & Superspies™, and Beyond the Supernatural™. For the Surprise Package the Nightbane® RPG Bonus Edition Hardcover has a $50 value.
* Palladium Fantasy RPG® and sourcebooks. A unique and epic fantasy world with human and non-human races like the Wolfen and many others. Garden of the Gods™ (epic), Northern Hinterlands™, Land of the Damned™ One and Two, Bizantium and the Northern Islands™, Mysteries of Magic™ Book One, and the Palladium Fantasy RPG® itself, plus other epic sourcebooks like Western Empire™, Eastern Territory, Monsters & Animals™, Dragons & Gods™, and more. Three new Fantasy titles are planned. For the Surprise Package the Palladium Fantasy RPG®, 2nd Edition Hardcover has a $50 value.
* Try new games or settings. This is the time to get RPGs, sourcebooks, world books, and supplements you’ve been wanting. Fill those holes in your collection, get hard-to-find back stock items or try new games. Have you tried Dead Reign® (Zombie Apocalypse), Rifts®, Rifts® Chaos Earth®, Splicers®, Palladium Fantasy®, Nightbane®, Heroes Unlimited™, Ninjas & Superspies™, Beyond the Supernatural™, After the Bomb®, The Mechanoid Invasion® Trilogy, Systems Failure, or RECON®? Now is the time.
* Rifter® back issues are available. Don’t miss the BIG, 224 page Rifter® #85 Annual (its epic!), The Rifter® #80-84 and other back issues. Many issues are sold out so get those still available while you still can. Issues #1-85 are available as PDFs on DriveThruRPG.com; The Rifter® #86 is coming early 2023.
* Rifts® and the Megaverse® – The Art of John Zeleznik, soft-cover has a $22.95 value. The hardcover art book is gorgeous and is signed by Zeleznik and Siembieda; it has a $60 value for the Surprise Package and is limited to a total of 500 copies. Sorry, the Masterwork Edition is NOT available as a Grab Bag item.
* The Magic of Palladium Books® Collection, a reprint of the original tabloids, only available upon request. Almost out of stock. Get ‘em while you can. Includes some source material for gaming.
* One-of-a-kind book negatives 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 printing plates were made from the negatives. Each negative comes signed by Kevin Siembieda on a white board inside a plastic magazine bag and looks great framed! Fits in an 8x10 inch matt opening in a frame (each neg is roughly 8½ x 11 inches). Sorry, you cannot request a negative from a specific book. Right now we have negatives available from a few Rifts® titles. Value ranges from $2-$50 depending on the book and the artwork that may appear on it.
* Art: Dragonhead Sketch by Kevin Siembieda. Kevin is always happy to draw one of his trademark “dragonhead” sketches – with our without a Santa hat (each one slightly different) on a separate sheet of card stock paper upon request. $20 value. Only people who request a dragon head sketch will be considered. He may also randomly include this sketch in some books or as a fun surprise at no extra charge.
* Sorry, no original art by other artists available this year. Original art is donated by the artists and with more and more of them moving to the digital medium, we have no art to surprise you with this year. We hope you understand.
* Art Prints: ANY of the more than 20 unsigned art prints in the online store, including Rifts®, Chaos Earth®, Bizantium, Heroes Unlimited™, Dog Boys Playing Poker and many others may be requested. These prints are generally NOT signed and NOT numbered, but almost always limited to a few hundred. They range in size from 8½ x 11 inches ($10) to 13x10 inch image ($15+), all printed on a nice paper stock, full color – suitable for framing. Priced as listed in the online store. AND we may do a few special prints for the holidays. Only people who request art prints will be considered.
* Art Print: Merry Axe-Mas by Kevin Siembieda – a comedic, limited edition black and white illustration of a malevolent, axe-wielding Ogre in a Santa costume. Signed by Kevin and includes a sketch of a small, green dragon head wearing a red Santa hat. 8x10 inch image on an 8½ x 11 cardstock paper. $10 value.
* Art Prints: Rifts® Northern Gun One and Two – Limited to 260 copies; 13x10 inch image. Each of the two NG prints has a $15 value. Signed and numbered.
* 2009 Christmas Surprise Package Print Set – 5 prints EACH signed by the artist who created it. Limited to 530 signed and numbered sets. Art by Mike Mumah, Nick Bradshaw, Mark Dudley, and 2 prints by Kevin Siembieda; each signed. This print set is SOLD OUT – but Kevin Siembieda has a few left and all numbers are under #80. Available by special request in the X-Mas Grab Bag and only while supplies last. Each print is 8½ x 11 inches and black and white. $40 was the original price. What these low numbered, signed print sets are worth today or in the future is difficult to say. Estimated value $60. Nearly sold out, Only people who request art prints or this set will be considered.
* Non-Book Palladium Products and Novelty items like Rifts® Poker Decks (one full color, one beautiful black and white art), Dead Reign® Graveyard Zombie mouse pad, the Fantasy Minotaur mouse pad, Palladium Bookmarks (Set One and Two), Rifts® Greeting Cards, pencils, Rifts® notepad, pen, miniatures, and other items. Most of these are limited collector items.
* Mouse Pads (full color). Only two mouse pads are available: Dead Reign® (zombie rising from the grave), and Palladium Fantasy® (the cover to Old Ones) may be requested in the Grab Bags. Each has a value of $9.95 retail.
* Palladium/Rifts® Christmas and Greeting Cards. This is the perfect time to get Rifts® Christmas cards! 2 different sets of Rifts® Christmas cards are available. Each set comes with six of the same greeting cards with envelopes. Both are funny. Cat. No. 2517 is the Rifts® Ultimate Edition with the Splugorth tentacles and Line Walker all wearing Santa hats (Scott Johnson art). Cat. No. 2519 is the classic Rifts adventuring group pointing at a ley line (Kevin Long art) with a humorous statement and Christmas greeting. Cat. No. 2515 Mixed Card Set of Six (6 cards; one of each X-Mas card, 2 birthday cards, one Thinking of You card and one Fantasy Humor card with art by Larry Elmore on the cover, Siembieda art inside). All card sets retail for $7.00 each and come with six envelopes. These are all pretty awesome and will not be reprinted when sold out. We’ve been using them for years. Perfect for Palladium fans or fans of science fiction and fantasy. Other card sets available. See the online store descriptions, Catalog Numbers 2515-2527.
* Palladium T-Shirts available while supplies last; some sizes are already gone; first come, first served. Make sure you list your size! All shirts have a $18-$30 value depending on the size (the larger the shirt, the more it costs). New shirts include: Rifts® Splugorth Slaver, Rifts® Red ‘Borg Gamer Master, Adventure Boldly Fantasy. If you do NOT want a T-shirt – write “No T-shirt.” If you do want to be considered for a T-shirt, make sure you give us your size.
* Sorry, Robotech® products are no longer available from Palladium Books. Neither are TMNT® products, though the After the Bomb® RPG (2001) and sourcebooks remain as popular as ever.
Happy Holidays from all of us at Palladium Books®
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