Palladium Books® – Weekly Update – March 30, 2023

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

By Kevin Siembieda & Sean Owen Roberson

We have a new sale for you and an updated report about the D&D artwork in the Heritage Auction this Sunday.

 

New SALE! All Palladium art prints half off! Spring cleaning is just around the corner and you may be looking to spruce up your gaming area with colorful and dynamic RPG artwork. To help you out on that front we have put all prints on sale at half price. Note: I also have an ongoing sale in my eBay store and have added new original artwork and negatives. Enjoy.

 

UPDATE: See new details about the D&D art auction below. This is artwork created by me, Kevin Siembieda, offered by the prestigious Heritage Auctions this Sunday morning, April 2, 2023. Lots #95001-95006. And here is a better link to it:

https://comics.ha.com/c/search-results.zx?N=52+793+794+791+1893+792+2088+4294940574&Ntk=SI_Titles-Desc&Nty=1&Ntt=siembieda&ic4=KeywordSearch-A-K-071316

 

UPDATE: My eBay Store for collectibles. Wow! The original art sold out and negatives have been blowing out the door. Alex and I will try to add some new art and negs by the time you read this Weekly Update. My store offers an eclectic range of Palladium collectibles including Robotech® RPG books and negatives, other out of print Palladium titles, first printings, toys, and a couple dozen one-of-a-kind negatives, proofreader copies of books, as well as toys and action figures and other odds and ends (http://stores.ebay.com/kevinstoys-artandcollectibles). However, many of these items sell within a few days after they get posted, so keep your eyes peeled. We continue to add Palladium collectibles and negatives at least once a week.

 

UPDATE: Titan Robotics is done and the PDF has been sent to all Kickstarter backers for their review and input. If you catch any spelling errors, spot any problems or have any constructive suggestions, please post them to the forums ASAP. We are sending the books to the printer very soon. The initial response has been raw excitement.

 

UPDATE: Time is almost out to fill in your Backerkit Survey, change your Kickstarter Pledge and make purchases in Backerkit. We will be closing the Titan Robotics Backerkit store soon.

 

UPDATE: The Remastered and Bookmarked Rifts® Sourcebook One, Expanded and Revised PDF is done. The vastly improved PDF has been sent to Kickstarter backers and those of you who have purchased the PDF in the past via DriveThruRPG. You have been loving the new contents, index and clean look.

 

UPDATE: The Remastered and Bookmarked Rifts® Sourcebook 2: The Mechanoids® is in final stages of completion. The Shemarrian Nation sourcebook is next.

 

UPDATE: The Cyberworks Collection Hardcover nears completion. It and Titan Robotics will be sent to the printer very soon.

 

UPDATE: Feedback on Yin-Sloth Jungles, 2nd Edition. One of our stated goals is to give you the many titles you’ve been waiting for and this is one of them. I’m not sure what you are expecting, but freelance writer John Klinkel and I have done more than just tweaks to the stats. The Second Edition will look and feel like a new book to gamers old and new. There are vast improvements, revisions and additions including new maps and massive rewrites of each O.C.C.. In fact, I sent a handful of the expanded O.C.C.s out for review by select Palladium freelancers and insiders and they have gone bonkers over them. In addition to some excellent suggestions, comments have been: “The Witch Hunter now feels like a real Witch Hunter O.C.C.” “It all looks great.” “Another perfect fix.” “Great Fantasy Book.” “I want to see more.”

 

UPDATE: Rifts® Bestiary Volume 2: As I think you already know, I have been splitting my creative time working on my contributions to this title and moving along other projects like Yin-Sloth Jungles, Rifts® Antarctica, etc.

 

Auction! – Original Dungeons & Dragons art by Kevin Siembieda featured in the April 2nd Heritage Auction

With Hasbro’s plans for the Dungeons & Dragons® brand, a big budget D&D movie being released this weekend, and a coming D&D streaming series with Rawson Marshall Thurber involved – one of the hottest writer-directors in the business, Red Notice, Central Intelligence – D&D art value will only skyrocket from here. There are also persistent rumors of a D&D museum breaking ground in the future.

Whatever these six pieces of D&D artwork sell for this weekend, it will be a steal, and probably the lowest prices you will ever see again for D&D artwork of any kind. Take advantage of this art auction while you can. I wish I had done so when it came to comic book art.

Get in on the ground floor. If D&D art value follows the trend of comic book art, we could see its value increase 100x over the next few years. Before the now famous 1990s New York art auction featuring original Silver Age comic book art, a typical comic book art page sold for $35-$50. Immediately after that historic auction, the typical page of original Silver Age art jumped to $3,500-$5,000. Today, those same pages sell for $35,000-$80,000 depending on the comic, the year it was published, and the artist. And prices continue to climb.

D&D art of any kind is super-rare. Rarer than comic book art. Much of it has been lost over the decades or purchased by a small handful of savvy art collectors. Here is your chance to own a piece of Dungeons & Dragons® (and Kevin Siembieda/Palladium Books) history. Six of my original Dungeons & Dragons illustrations are currently available in Heritage Auctions’ March 30-April 2 Signature Comics & Comic Art Auction. The art goes up at the very beginning of the Sunday Auction, April 2. Each original, one-of-a-kind piece is signed by me.

To place a bid, you must first create an account with Heritage Auctions. The lot numbers are #95001-95006. Live bidding starts Sunday morning.

Here’s a link to the specific D&D art: https://comics.ha.com/c/search-results.zx?N=52+793+794+791+1893+792+2088+4294940574&Ntk=SI_Titles-Desc&Nty=1&Ntt=siembieda&ic4=KeywordSearch-A-K-071316

Heritage Auctions is a prestigious auction company renowned as the premier specialists in the field of comic book artwork and collectibles. They are starting to branch out into game artwork and tell me they can never get enough D&D artwork, so they were happy to get some of my illustrations.

I thought most of my D&D art had been stolen and the rest sold off decades ago, but I happily came across an envelope of it. I figured I would let Heritage Auctions offer a few to see how they sell. If they do well, I’ll offer more in future Heritage Auctions. I created 400+ D&D illustrations for Judges Guild in 1979 and 1980. This makes my illustrations some of the earliest D&D artwork in existence! I would go on to do artwork for Steve Jackson Games, FASA, Tops Bubble Gum Cards, Noble Comics, Marvel Comics, local businesses, game clubs, and gaming conventions till 1984, even after starting Palladium Books in 1981.

If you have any interest in rare D&D art or my artwork, visit the Heritage Auctions website and look for the March 30-April 2 Signature Comics & Comic Art Auction to see what’s being offered. And please, spread the word. Lot numbers #95001-95006.

Here’s a link to the specific D&D art: https://comics.ha.com/c/search-results.zx?N=52+793+794+791+1893+792+2088+4294940574&Ntk=SI_Titles-Desc&Nty=1&Ntt=siembieda&ic4=KeywordSearch-A-K-071316

 

Please Help a Palladium Stalwart

Hey folks, you may know Jeff Ruiz, a.k.a. NMI, as the Admin on the Palladium Books forums/website for, oh, the last 20 or 30 years now. What you may not know is he helps out in many ways behind the scenes: managing the forums, organizing G.M.s at conventions and Open Houses, and the Megaversal Ambassadors, as well as being a confidante and sounding board on projects few others even know about. We’ve also been there for each other through thick and thin. Jeff can be a bit rough around the edges at times, but he has a heart of gold, is a true Palladium devotee, and a friend. In short, he’s a largely invisible but important member of the Palladium community.

Jeff has struggled with a bone disease called Charcot and infected bones. He lost his lower left leg a few years ago. He lost his right leg and his job in January. He’s now on a fixed income and dealing with the high cost of physical therapy, medical related expenses, and needs to get a prosthetic for this latest amputation below the knee. He has been incredibly brave and inspiring on this difficult journey and needs our help.

Jeff has taken another courageous step by starting a Go Fund Me page and asking for help. Though he did not make it clear on his page, the $15,000 he is asking for is the amount needed to get a prosthetic for his second leg so he can become mobile again. It’s terrible being unable to walk and go out into the world. On behalf of our friend NMI, I’m letting our Palladium family know about his plight. We hate to ask during these uncertain times, but if you can afford to help out, please do so. Any donation is appreciated. Thank you not just from Jeff, but from me and the Palladium staff. – Kevin Siembieda

Jeff Ruiz Help Me Walk Again Go Fund Me Link:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/dmj6ea-help-me-walk-again

 

Original Palladium Fantasy 1st Edition Foil Hardcover

BACK in STOCK! “Original” Palladium Fantasy RPG® “Bonus” Edition Commemorative Hardcover, 1st Edition – Available now

The ever popular Original Palladium Fantasy RPG® Commemorative Bonus Hardcover (first edition rules) is back in print. It is a deluxe, foil stamped edition that presents the original, First Edition Fantasy rules, expanded with the inclusion of the long out-of-print Arms of Nargash-Tor adventure sourcebook and Tombs of Gersidi.

  • 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.
  • The Arms of Nargash-Tor adventure sourcebook is included as “bonus” material back in print for the first time in 35 years.
  • Easily adapted to all 2nd Edition rules and sourcebooks.
  • Deluxe hardcover edition. Probably limited to fewer than 1,000 copies.
  • 320 pages total with “bonus” material – $55 retail – Cat. No. 449HC – available now!

Original Palladium Fantasy 1st Edition Foil Hardcover

 

List of Palladium Books® RPG Hardcovers Available Now

 

Notable Palladium Releases – a Megaverse® of adventure awaits you

  • NEW! Palladium Fantasy RPG® Interactive NPC Sheet to help you create monsters and villains quickly. This Excel spreadsheet is available on DriveThruRPG.com and PalladiumBooks.com.
  • NEW! “Original” Beyond the Supernatural™ RPG Commemorative “Bonus” Foil Hardcover (1st Edition rules) – described above.
  • Beyond the Supernatural™ RPG, 2nd Edition – A plausible modern horror setting unlike any other. One that makes sense and will challenge your role-playing skills. 14 Psychic Character Classes. 42 occupations for “ordinary” people, 100+ psychic abilities, including Fire Walker abilities, creatures of darkness, the Lazlo Agency, and more. All of these unlikely heroes stand against supernatural evil in a world of disbelievers who brand them as practitioners of fringe science and lunatics. Only your characters know the truth: supernatural evil is real and dangerous. Are you ready to join the battle? 256 pages – Cat. No. 700. Also available as a hardcover edition.
  • Creature Feature™, a Beyond the Supernatural™, 2nd Edition Sourcebook – 15 new creatures, rules clarifications, player and Game Master tips, adventure and more – 192 pages – $26.99 retail – Cat. No. 704 – available now.
  • Rifts® Coalition Manhunters™ Sourcebook – 224 pages of Coalition data to blow your mind. 80+ new psionic abilities, 9 Manhunter psychic assassins, Psi-Ops thought police, Dog Boys, Kill Hounds, Coalition secrets, and more – 224 pages – Cat. No. 894.
  • The Rifter® #85 Annual – Rifts®, Fantasy, and many RPG settings – Cat. No. 185 – Also available as a bookmarked PDF book on DriveThruRPG where it has made the Top 10 Best Sellers List.
  • European Castles – 40+ real world castles from across Europe and their actual floor plans whenever available – for use with ANY game system – 48 pages – $10.99 – Cat. No. 410 – available now.
  • Exotic Weapons – 100+ strange and exotic weapons from around the globe – for use with ANY game system – 48 pages – $10.99 – Cat. No. 409 – available now.
  • The Compendium of Modern Weapons – 450+ real world weapons from around the globe – for use with ANY game system – 176 pages – Cat. No. 415.
  • Palladium Fantasy RPG®, 2nd Edition – A fantasy setting like no other, rich in history and inviting adventure. Not only are you able to play iconic fantasy heroes, but also characters such as the Mind Mage, Druid, Diabolist, Summoner and an array of nonhuman characters from Elves and Dwarves to Wolfen, Changelings, Kobolds, Orcs, Ogres, and many others. 25+ Occupational Character Classes (O.C.C.s), 14+ inhuman player races (more in sourcebooks), 300+ magic spells, 60 magical wards, 50 magic circles, 70+ psychic powers, dozens of magic items and potions, and so much more. 336 pages – Cat. No. 450. Also available as a hardcover edition. More than a dozen sourcebooks support this game line.
  • Lopan™ (Fantasy) Raw Preview – Cat. No. 476-RAW.
  • Land of the South Winds™ (Fantasy) Raw Preview – Cat. No. 477-RAW.
  • Heroes Unlimited™ RPG, 2nd Edition – A hit super-hero RPG for 30+ years. Why? Because it enables you to create any type of comic book hero you can imagine. 101 super abilities plus a multitude of sub-powers within them, bonuses and special combat capabilities. 72 psychic powers and 100+ magic spells, plus enchanted weapons and objects that turn a person into a superhuman. Psychics, super-powered aliens, mutants, super soldiers, Mega-Heroes, mages, immortals, cyborgs, robots, power armor, weapon masters, and more. Plus a dozen sourcebooks provide you with hundreds of additional super abilities, hero categories, bad guys, and adventures. 352 pages for a complete RPG – Cat. No. 500. Also available as a hardcover edition.
  • After the Bomb® RPG – Erick Wujcik’s mutant magnum opus. Create any mutant animal from a turtle to an elephant, animal psionics, animal powers, chimeras, and more. Use the mutants as modern world heroes, or play within the AtB post-apocalypse setting, Rifts®, or just about any setting. 224 pages – Cat. No. 503. Also available as a hardcover edition.
  • Ninjas & Superspies™ RPG – 40+ styles of martial arts, mystic abilities, spies, gadgets, and creating secret organizations. 176 pages – Cat. No. 525. Also available as a hardcover edition.
  • Dead Reign® RPG – The Zombie Apocalypse unleashed! Can you survive? Play Post-Apocalyptic heroes or ordinary people. Part zombie game, part survival manual. All fun. A great beginner’s game. If you are looking for a zombie game that truly captures the feel of survival after the apocalypse and the nightmare of being stalked by zombies, Dead Reign® is it. Game mechanics are designed to create a real sense of escalating terror and dread when the zombies swarm. 224 pages – Cat. No. 230. Also available as a hardcover edition. Sourcebooks expand the world, player options, and adventure ideas as well as present new zombies and dangers.
  • Nightbane® RPG – Join the secret war against a demonic invasion most people do not even know has taken place. The demonic Nightlords, their evil Dopplegangers and other demon minions are quietly taking over the world, starting with the most powerful nations. You know it is happening because you are the Nightbane. You can see the true demonic form of these invaders, and you can stop them. The only wrinkle is you must turn into your monstrous supernatural form – your Morphus – to call upon your superhuman and magical powers. Oh, and the government is controlled by the Nightlords and their shape-changing demonic minions hunt the Nightbane. 224 pages – Cat. No. 730. Also available as a hardcover edition.
  • And more, like the Rifts® Ultimate Edition (and 90+ Rifts® sourcebooks), Rifts® Chaos Earth®, The Mechanoid Trilogy®, Systems Failure, Splicers®, RECON®, Phase World®, etc.

 

DriveThruRPG.com – Discover the Palladium Megaverse® – 300+ titles – one game system – nearly every genre – endless adventure

The new Palladium Fantasy RPG® Interactive NPC Sheet is a Microsoft Excel-based system for creating Non-Player Characters quickly and easily. Once you know the system, you can have NPCs up and ready in minutes! Great for making a quick NPC at the last moment, or saving time when designing the big bad of an adventure.

  • Design compatible with the Palladium Fantasy RPG® Interactive Character Sheet.
  • 20,000+ preset NPC combinations ready to go in less than a minute.
  • 15 nonhuman Palladium Fantasy races and 23 O.C.C.s.
  • 300+ Wizard and Warlock spells programmed with quick stats.
  • 70+ psionics, options for Minor Psionics, and more.
  • $4.00 – Available on DriveThruRPG.com and PalladiumBooks.com – Created by Travis Guerrero.

 

Also Available – FREE Creature Feature™ Preview provides you a glimpse of what you will find in this epic book. There also FREE Sneak Previews of Rifts® Coalition Manhunters, Northern Gun 1 & 2, Hell Followed, and select other titles. Those are just some of the 300+ Palladium RPG titles available as PDF 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!

300+ titles and nearly every game genre available now – and more is coming. Discover the Palladium Megaverse® right now.

- 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. 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.

Palladium PDFs at DriveThruRPG.com

 

FUN Podcast Adventures

Heroes Unlimited Christmas Special and the recent Cozy Caverns Beyond the Supernatural RPG adventure podcasts from the creative minds at www.realplaygamespod.com. These fun podcasts are created by Palladium fans like you.

 

Rifts® Live Play Podcast is available for your viewing enjoyment – Rifts®: Ghost in the Machine. It is produced and Game Mastered by none other than long-time Palladium freelance artist, Mark Dudley. You can find the first several episodes on Imaginos TV. Click on the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9OKt2SBYwybo_sV8zmdOBSQ1eaJP3rj9

 

Palladium Collectibles – at Kevin’s Online Toy & Collectibles eBay Store

I am adding new collectibles and Palladium negatives over the next several weeks, so check ‘em out. Alex and I will try to post new items on a regular basis, so check in every week or so to see what’s new.

One-of-a-kind Palladium Books negatives (special and rare collectibles). Negatives are always very popular items at the Palladium Open House, Gen Con, and conventions, and are catching on as rare collectibles, unique in and of themselves. 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. We have been cutting them loose and making them available to you. I am only keeping a few dozen pages of negatives and a few complete books for myself, the rest are all being slowly offered to you, in no particular order.

  • Each is truly unique, attractive, and fun to have.
  • Own a piece of Palladium Books and RPG history you will treasure.
  • Each was used to print the very book you may have in your collection (1981-2004).
  • Each signed in silver ink by Kevin Siembieda, the founder and owner of Palladium Books. He is also the game designer and often the author or co-author of the book from which the negative originates. And some negatives bear his artwork.
  • Each signed negative comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.
  • Each signed negative is a one-of-a-kind work of art (on rare occasions, two-of-a-kind if a page or section of pages were replaced or a second edition was made) that resembles woodcut art, and a very dynamic conversation piece.
  • Each signed negative is on a white board inside a clear plastic bag.
  • Negatives looks fabulous matted or framed! Fits in an 8x10 inch matt opening. Each neg is roughly 8½ x 11 inches.
  • Prices vary depending on the title, the art, and quality of the negative. Note: Many have scratches, or blemishes, and/or an opaque medium on the negative. Still, they look great and are a piece of RPG history. We recommend you carefully examine the photographs of each item to avoid disappointment.
  • We have been making the negatives available, in no particular order, for a number of years, and will continue to do so. However, cutting them loose, signing and bagging is a time consuming process.
  • Note: The negatives from the TMNT RPG, TMNT Adventures, and some Rifts® titles are already sold out. Moreover, the negatives from many titles were destroyed, so when you see one you like, get it when you can. Enjoy.

Original art – 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 Palladium books (they look awesome framed), and other Palladium memorabilia. Some are concept sketches, others are finished works of art, as well as a selection of prints and posters.

Other collectibles include art prints, posters, comic books, Palladium limited edition hardcovers, out of print items, signed books, one-of-a-kind proofreader copies, Star Wars toys, superhero action figures, and many other toys and items from my personal collection. Yeah, I used to be a crazy toy and art collector. 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.

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

 

Closing Thoughts from Sean

Server Meltdown!

The last few weeks at Palladium have been crazy with tons of behind-the-scenes challenges. A-super-long-story-much-shorter, the server running our emails, forum, and website was in turmoil for the last two weeks. What was supposed to be an “upgrade” went very poorly on our server provider’s end. Wayne has spent the last three weeks applying fixes and communicating with them daily (which took him away from the Cyberworks Collection remasters, which I am completing). Last Thursday, after I updated the Titan Robotics Kickstarter about the release of the remastered Sourcebook One Revised, we found out that two weeks' worth of emails, weekly updates, and forum posts had all been gobbled up by the void! Including the forum post that we created for Titan Robotics feedback.

Last Friday we took action which seems to have fixed things and restored most of the lost data. However, in the meantime, we didn’t receive a number of Kickstarter and BackerKit emails over the past 2+ weeks, and of the ones we did receive our email responses may not have gone through. Wayne spent Monday and Tuesday triaging the issues and responding to everyone we’ve received messages from. If you are reading this now and haven’t had a response to a recent message, please message us again through BackerKit and we will get back to you as soon as we can. We really appreciate your patience as we work through these issues, we are pedaling as fast as we can!

 

BackerKit – DO IT NOW!

Please, for the love of all that is holy, make sure you have done your BackerKit survey (about 7% of you haven't yet) – PLEASE go to https://titanrobotics.backerkit.com/ and enter your Kickstarter email to get started. You will be prompted with questions from that web page – that IS the survey. If you can’t remember whether you’ve done the survey, try again it won’t hurt anything. FYI, if you backed at a level with a physical product, you will be asked to enter payment information for when we charge shipping (we are waiting until the product is about to ship to get you the most accurate shipping costs possible).

 

Upgrade Your Pledge – Now Automated

In another update regarding BackerKit, you asked and we listened, we have made it possible for you to upgrade your pledge manually, no need to message us. There was a slight delay in getting that working because BackerKit had users reporting a bug in that functionality, but they reported to us that the issue is resolved. It looks to be working properly now :)

 

PDF Delivery Troubleshooting

I'd like to urge all of you to make sure that you have received your files through DriveThruRPG; instructions for getting your PDFs were sent to your Kickstarter email.

If you haven't received your Titan Robotics Preview PDF, the first step is to make sure you have done your BackerKit survey. If you aren’t sure you did it, DO IT AGAIN!

If you have done your BackerKit survey, and still don’t have your Titan Robotics preview, then please message us via BackerKit so that we can help you get your digital rewards through DriveThruRPG. This all has to be done manually, so please be patient.

If you didn’t get Sourcebook 1 remastered, first off make sure that you backed at a level that contains it as a reward; we’ve gotten multiple messages from fans confused on this point. If you are excited to get the Cyberworks Collection PDFs (Sourcebook 1 Revised, Sourcebook 2 The Mechanoids, and Shemarrian Nation) at a great price, this is nearly your last opportunity to upgrade your pledge through BackerKit – so please do so now if you want this resource.

 

Picking an Email Address

Oh, and one last housekeeping note, please make sure that your Kickstarter email is one that you actually check — and better yet, the one linked to your DriveThruRPG account — we've had a couple of people use Apple ID's email obfuscating option when setting up their Kickstarter account via the iPhone app, and FYI if you use an option like that you will never receive our emails because it just enters a dummy email address that doesn't forward to your real email!

 

The Titan Robotics Preview and Sourcebook 1 Remastered PDFs have been sent out!

With all of the bizarre server issues and delays, it felt really good to finally get books finished and released to you via DriveThruRPG, which seems to have gone pretty smoothly.

 

The Importance of Sourcebook 1 Remastered

There are some new features to keep an eye out for in the Sourcebook One Revised remaster and the Titan Robotics preview. Long-time fans will be excited about the updated standard these new titles represent for Palladium Books. It might seem simple from the outside, but making this happen has required some big changes in Palladium's day-to-day processes and our software suite. It's been challenging to work out a lot of the kinks, but these improved workflow and layout techniques are already paying off. I'm kind of a geek when it comes to this stuff, so I want to publicly thank Kevin, Wayne, and Alex for being so very flexible throughout this transition and for their willingness to try new things and adopt new methods. They've all embraced the possibilities and helped push the standard forward with their own great ideas!

So here are some things you will notice with Palladium products going forward, whether they are new releases or remastered versions of older products.

  • Table of Contents: These will generally be more detailed and accurate, with the Quick Find merged into the new Index at the end of each book.
  • Index: You have spoken and we are listening! This initiative actually started with an Index in BTS: Creature Feature. Instead of a Quick Find in the ToC, we are going for full-fledged Indexes at the end of our books. As we do future remasters, we will try to get you the best of both worlds by including helpful Quick Find items in the Index.
  • PDF Bookmarks: We are using a new process to build these, which should have satisfyingly detailed results.
  • Linked Text: In your PDFs, you should be able to click on page numbers in the ToC, Index, and throughout the main text, and it will jump you to the linked page.

We are also taking steps at multiple levels to make sure fewer misspellings and other errors slip into printed products, and to fix as many as we can when we do remastered editions. This includes a brief feedback period for new books that we crowdfund.

 

What's Next?

Even with the slight delay to PDF book releases (we are a few weeks behind where I wanted to be right now), we remain on track to ship Rifts® Titan Robotics and the Cyberworks Collection to backers in June. With that in mind, we will be sending both books to the printer just as soon as they are finished – you should be getting the Sourcebook 2: The Mechanoids® remaster by the time you read this, with the Shemarrian Nation remaster soon after. So, if you have any feedback please post it to our forums, and if you haven’t done so yet DO YOUR BACKERKIT SURVEY!

I say it often, but it comes from true gratitude – we truly appreciate your support. I hope you can feel our appreciation reflected in the hard work and various updates we are making to our processes to ensure you are getting the best products possible.

Cheers!

– Sean Owen Roberson, Creative Director

 

Original Beyond the Supernatural RPG 1st Edition Foil Hardcover

NEW! “Original” Beyond the Supernatural™ RPG “Bonus” Edition Commemorative Hardcover, 1st Edition Rules – available now

Fans are loving the “Original” Beyond the Supernatural RPG (1988) re-release as a commemorative bonus edition hardcover with its 28 iconic monsters, information about ley lines and magic, and more. Made available due to popular demand, the deluxe, commemorative, crimson foil hardcover of the Original Beyond the Supernatural RPG (1988) is back in print for the first time in 25 years. The book is simply entitled “Beyond the Supernatural,” it is gorgeous, and a must for BTS fans.

  • Modern horror and adventure.
  • The original, 1st Edition BTS rule book exactly as first published, except now as a deluxe hardcover.
  • 32 pages of “bonus” material.
  • 28 monsters, most of which can be converted to BTS-2 with some work.
  • Quick roll villain tables. Weapons and equipment section.
  • Random Encounter Tables. Random Creature Creation Tables.
  • 4 adventures, 2 adventure outlines, and countless adventure ideas.
  • Erick Wujcik’s “Victim Characters” alternative rules for playing classic movie horror and splatter film horror.
  • Erick Wujcik’s Game Master Guide to running horror adventures.
  • Can be adapted to BTS 2nd edition rules. Though magic and psionics work differently in BTS-2, this is a valuable resource and gaming tool. We recommend you only use O.C.C.s and characters from the BTS Second Edition rule book when playing in the Second Edition setting.
  • Probably limited to fewer than 1,000 copies.
  • 288 pages of terrifying fun – $55.00 retail – Cat. No. 699HC – Available now.

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Creature Feature

Creature Feature™ – A Beyond the Supernatural™ sourcebook – available now

Creature Feature is epic and much more than a monster book. It is filled with adventure, G.M. and player tips, anecdotes, rules clarifications, and more.

  • 15 supernatural creatures described in depth. Each creature offers adventure hooks and ideas for more.
  • The art of making and running monsters.
  • Creature encounter table and tips on making unique creatures.
  • Player paranormal investigator background table.
  • Game Master source material and tips for running modern horror.
  • More world setting and monster hunting lore.
  • Rules clarifications and errata.
  • A full adventure and numerous adventure suggestions.
  • Paranormal encounter ideas, tips, advice, NPCs, and more.
  • Written by Steven Dawes, Kevin Siembieda, and others.
  • Art by Steven Cummings, Nick Bradshaw, and others.
  • 192 pages – $26.99 retail – Cat. No. 704 – Available now.

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Palladium Fantasy Interactive NPC Sheet

NEW! The Palladium Fantasy RPG® Interactive NPC Sheet

The new Palladium Fantasy RPG® Interactive NPC Sheet is a welcomed and helpful companion to the Palladium Fantasy Interactive Character Sheet by Travis Guerrero offering hundreds of magic spells, psionic powers, 15 inhuman character species, 23 O.C.C.s, 300 magic spells, 20,000 character combinations, and more. It is a Microsoft Excel-based system for creating Non-Player Characters quickly and easily. Once you know the system, you can have NPCs up and ready in minutes! Great for making a quick NPC at the last moment, or saving time when designing the big bad of an adventure.

Features & Benefits:

  • Designed to be compatible with the Palladium Fantasy RPG® Interactive Character Sheet.
  • 20,000+ preset NPC combinations ready to go in less than a minute when you consider species, attribute, O.C.C., and level options! Many more with additional features and easy customization.
  • 15 inhuman Palladium Fantasy races.
  • 23 O.C.C.s, plus a few variations for certain O.C.C.s such as single and dual element Warlocks.
  • NPCs can be made from Level 1 through Level 15.
  • 300+ Wizard and Warlock spells programmed with quick stats.
  • 70+ psionics programmed with quick stats, plus options for Minor Psionics.
  • Skills, armor, weapons, spells, and psionics are programmed with predetermined selections, and more.
  • NPCs can be further customized by changing their standard selections with additional options from Drop Down Lists, and keeping it book legal based on your selections.
  • $4.00 – Available at DriveThruRPG.com and at PalladiumBooks.com – Created by Travis Guerrero.
  • Instructions on how to use the NPC sheet:
  • Tutorial Video (Part 1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z53WS3n3O6A
  • Tutorial Video (Part 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GRs7gPVN90

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Original Palladium Fantasy RPG® Interactive Character Sheet

The Palladium Fantasy RPG® Interactive Character Sheet is a Microsoft Excel-based character management system. Packed with features and data collected from every official Palladium Fantasy sourcebook, this sheet saves you time and hassle with each character you create. Available now, directly from Palladium Books AND DriveThruRPG.com – this is a digital, online product only.

Features & Benefits:

  • The Main Character Sheet Page collects the important data from across multiple tabs and puts it in one place for quick and easy reference.
  • Separate sheets examine character construction (worktable), Skills, Magic, Psionics, and Combat in greater detail.
  • Built-in leveling system that calculates skill advancement for you!
  • Experience Tables for over 80 O.C.C.s already programmed.
  • Recognizes the percentages for nearly 150 skills, plus combat bonuses for over 20 Weapon Proficiencies and 7 Hand to Hand styles.
  • Calculates the speed and distance a character can run and jump, lift, carry and throw based on character Attributes.
  • Add in your own Hand to Hand style, custom Skills, unique Weapon Proficiencies, and Experience Tables.
  • Instructions on how to use the sheet included, as well as a video walkthrough below.
  • Important Note: This character sheet is built to be used with Microsoft Excel 2010+ and it comes in .XLSX format. Opening this file in other spreadsheet programs is NOT guaranteed to work as intended.
  • Watch the Overview video here: https://vimeo.com/322271758

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Rifts Automated Character Sheet on PalladiumBooks.com

Still Hot! Rifts® Automated Character Sheet for EXCEL

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

  • Dice Roller.
  • Automated Attributes and Stat Block: All the bonuses and features from attributes are presented in a large stat block allowing you to easily see your bonuses.
  • Automated Combat Stats: The main page holds a section where you can pull up data for your various combat stats, from hand to hand abilities such as Strike, Parry, Dodge and Disarm, to W.P. bonuses including those of the W.P. Sharpshooting variety.
  • Automated Psionics: All psionics from Rifts® Ultimate Edition, Rifts® World Book 12: Psyscape™ and Rifts® World Book 32: Lemuria can be selected from a dropdown menu.
  • Automated Spells: All Common Invocations, Necromancy, Ocean Magic and Biomancy spells, and yes, all the Lemurian Biomancer spells too!
  • Automated Skills: All skills from the Rifts® Ultimate Edition, Rifts® World Book 25: China 2 – Heroes of the Celestial Court™ and Rifts® World Book 32: Lemuria can be selected and then automatically add bonuses from prerequisites and related skills.
  • And much, much more.
  • Note: The file is best used in Microsoft Excel 2016 or above. Some data may be lost if not using Microsoft Excel, such as when using similar products like Open Office.
  • Available from PalladiumBooks.com AND DriveThruRPG.com – make those characters!

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