Palladium Books® Weekly Update – Aug. 20, 2015
By Kevin Siembieda
There is a lot going on and we have exciting plans for Rifts®, Robotech® RPG Tactics™, Splicers®, Palladium Fantasy®, and more! Spent much of this week planning, coordinating and working in the warehouse (shipping out hundreds of the Robotech® RPG Tactics™ convention exclusives ordered by our Kickstarter backers). Juggling and working on so much, I’m gonna keep this Update very short so we can get back to it. This week’s Anniversary sale is a selection of Rifts® titles.
Rifts® Exotic Realms – FLASH SALE – August 21-23, 2015 – Friday, Saturday and Sunday Only – Select Rifts® titles at discounts up to HALF OFF!
If you have been wanting to try some of these titles or looking for ways to spice up your current campaign, whisking your group to one of these realms might be the thing to do. (Or bring in something nasty from one of these different settings.) The following Rifts® titles carry you to exotic places on Rifts® Earth to provide new avenues for adventure.
Think outside the box. What if a Rift or dimensional anomaly swept your characters off to the beginning of the Great Cataclysm (Chaos Earth®) or to a dimension dominated by Chaos Demons (Creatures of Chaos sourcebook), or to the final days of Tolkeen’s fall (Final Siege) to the Coalition’s siege on Tolkeen (plenty of monsters and bad guys to fight on both sides of this conflict in the magical city of Tolkeen, as well as people to rescue and magic artifacts to recover). When the adventure is over, the group can be brought back to their rightful place and time via magic or weird dimensional anomaly, or they may be trapped unless they can find a way home. These are just a few adventures possible with the books available in this sale. Available for ONE weekend only, August 21-23, 2015. Celebrating 25 years of Rifts®. Enjoy.
- Rifts® Ultimate Edition RPG (Hardcover, 376 pages; core rules and setting.) – Cat. No. 800HC – $29.96 (normally $39.95 retail!) for three days only.
- Rifts® World Book 2: Atlantis (The glory of the Splugorth, their minions, assassins, Rune Weapons, vehicles, and more; 160 pages.) – Cat. No. 804 – $15.71 (normally $20.95 retail!) for three days only.
- Rifts® World Book 4: Rifts® Africa™ (A realm of danger and magic, and the menace that is the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse; 160 pages.) – Cat. No. 808 – $15.71 (normally $20.95 retail!) for three days only.
- Rifts® World Book 5: Triax and the NGR™ (Join the battle to keep the New German Republic free from the Gargoyle and Brodkil Empires. Plus Triax O.C.C.s, power armor, robots, cyborgs, weapons and vehicles, Gargoyles and so much more; 224 pages.) – Cat. No. 810 – $18.71 (normally $24.95 retail!) for three days only.
- Rifts® World Book 6: South America™ (Exotic places, people, mutants, monsters and the Anti-Monster, 160 pages.) – Cat. No. 814 – $10.47 (normally $20.95 retail!) for three days only.
- Rifts® World Book 15: Spirit West™ (The powers, magic, weapons and beliefs of the Native American people in the Rifts® setting. This book surprises a lot of people. A fun and powerful World Book; 208 pages.) – Cat. No. 827 – $18.71 (normally $24.95 retail!) for three days only.
- Rifts® World Book 19: Rifts® Australia™ (The Land Down Under, Rifts® style, with desolate lands, high-tech powers, more than 20 O.C.C.s, mutants, monsters, weapons and more; 224 pages.) – Cat. No. 834 – $12.47 (normally $24.95 retail!) for three days only.
- Rifts® Coalition Wars®: Final Siege™ (The City of Tolkeen mapped and described and presents a good template for other magic communities, plus dozens of characters and villains, and adventure ideas galore, whether they are tied to the CS vs Tolkeen storyline or dropped into unrelated adventures. This book is an outstanding and overlooked resource. It could almost be called the “Big Book of Rifts® Villains and NPCs.” Take advantage of it. 224 pages.) – Cat. No. 844 – $12.47 (normally $24.95 retail!) for three days only.
- Rifts® World Book 24: China One™ (The name kinda says it all; 160 pages.) – Cat. No. 857 – $15.71 (normally $20.95 retail!) for three days only.
- Rifts® MercTown™ (A rough and tumble town that caters to the needs of mercenaries. Many shops with weapons, armor and gear for sale, and many jobs waiting for the right crew of mercs, bounty hunters or adventurers to take on. Great for adventure ideas. 160 pages.) – Cat. No. 863 – $15.71 (normally $20.95 retail!) for three days only.
- Rifts® World Book 27: Adventures in Dinosaur Swamp™ (The name kinda says it all; 160 pages.) – Cat. No. 866 – $15.71 (normally $20.95 retail!) for three days only.
- Rifts® Chaos Earth® RPG (Core rules, setting, characters, power armor, robots and gear. The Great Cataclysm as it unfolds. 160 pages.) – Cat. No. 660 – $15.71 (normally $20.95 retail!) for three days only.
- Rifts® Chaos Earth® Sourcebook One: Creatures of Chaos™ (Nearly 30 Chaos Demons and other menaces, demon plagues and more. 64 pages.) – Cat. No. 661 – $9.71 (normally $12.95 retail!) for three days only.
UPDATE: Chaos Earth® Resurrection™
This is the next book coming for Rifts®/Chaos Earth®, with several others to quickly follow. Chaos Earth® Resurrection™ is a sourcebook that has long lasting role-playing applications and is likely to give you nightmares.
UPDATE! The Rifter® #71
Coming soon.
UPDATE: Rifts® CS Heroes of Humanity™
Whether they are played as good guys or villains, everyone loves the Coalition States. This sourcebook will show why Coalition soldiers are heroes to so many people and fearsome enemies to others.
UPDATE: Rifts® The Disavowed™
Coming soon, The Disavowed will provide players and Game Masters with new ideas and resources for adventure, as well as illustrate why the Coalition States is a more dangerous force than enemy forces could ever imagine.
UPDATE: Chaos Earth® First Responders
I’ll be assigning art for this book (and others) soon.
Larry Elmore and the SnarfQuest digital game Kickstarter
Just a quick reminder to check out the Larry Elmore, SnarfQuest Tales Kickstarter.
SnarfQuest Tales is the first digital game to feature Snarf, Larry Elmore's lovable adventurer, who has previously appeared in a comic strip, role-playing game, and table-top game. The new game will be a point and click adventure, featuring Snarf and his faithful companion, Telerie Windyarm. Other SnarfQuest characters, including the robot Aveeare and Willie the Dragon, will also appear in the game.
For more information about SnarfQuest Tales or to play a free demo of the first level, please visit snarfquesttales.com.
Check out the SnarfQuest Tales Kickstarter page for more details — https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2054625525/snarfquest-tales
UPDATE: Xounts Up device is amazing. Check out this Kickstarter
The Xounts Up sound system, which combines light and lighting effects with a new, high-tech sound system, is very impressive. There is only about a week left. Take a look at it and think about the possibilities.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/xounts/xounts-up-your-thrilling-all-in-one-stereo-sound-s
Closing thoughts
Man oh man, we are working on so many different things. In addition to Robotech® RPG Tactics™ materials, there are several new Rifts® and Splicers® titles in the works as well as several other things and some surprises. Our imaginations are on fire and we are motived to get all kinds of products into your hands. Good stuff is coming this Fall.
– Kevin Siembieda, Game Designer, Writer, Publisher
NEW! Rifts® Special Order Products – PRINT on Demand
The following items are something new, proposed by and created by Tags, a fan of Rifts® and Palladium Books. He did the design work and had the sample products that are shown here created by Victor Narvaez at NY Embroidery. We liked what these two gents created, so we are making them available to you as Special Orders.
Here’s how Rifts® Special Order Products will work. In most cases, we have to order a limited quantity to make manufacturing and shipping cost effective (we can’t make just one at a time, but can make a dozen at a time). That means when we have a sufficient number of “Special Orders” we can have them made in a week and shipped in another week or two. And with Autumn and Winter and the holidays coming up fast, this might be a good time to order things like Reporter Bags, Embroidered Hoodies, caps and Three-Season Jackets. Enjoy and think Christmas gifts. Please Note: Your credit card will not be charged until the Special Order is in actual manufacturing.
Rifts® Glitter Boy in Flames Jacket
A 3-Season Jacket – Winter, Fall and Spring – any Rifts® fan would be proud to wear.
- Warm and comfy for Fall and Winter wearing. Personally, I think this jacket is too warm for Spring wear. The fleece lining is NOT removable.
- On the front of this stylish jacket (I own one, myself) is the full Rifts® Logo in a gold color over the left breast.
- On the back is a massive and detailed, 11x15 inch embroidered image of the fan favorite depiction of a Glitter Boy standing brave and bold amongst flames and destruction bearing the American Flag. We are told that this embroidery image has 400,000 stitches and takes 9 hours to embroider, and it is detailed and beautiful.
- Art by Scott Johnson.
- Water resistant.
- Two zipper pockets.
- EZEM System and easy care.
- We’ve been told we are crazy to sell this jacket for anything less than $450, but . . . well, we are crazy, so you can order your embroidered Rifts® Jacket for only $275 plus shipping.
- Cat. No. SPO-15801 – $275 retail for sizes Small to 2XL – $300 retail for 3XL to 5XL sizes. Please make sure you indicate the jacket’s size.
Rifts® Glitter Boy in Flames “Zipper Hoodie”
A Gildan or Fruit of the Loom hoodie (depending on availability) suitable for Fall and Spring wear (or if you are Kathy Simmons, Winter too). This is the same design as the Rifts® jacket with the Rifts® logo on the front and the big, Glitter Boy in Flames image on the back for almost half the price as the jacket. Both Chuck Walton and Kathy Simmons have their Rifts® hoodie for the Fall. Shouldn’t you?
- Black zipper hoodie – Gildan or Fruit of the Loom depending on availability.
- On the front of this hoodie is the Rifts® Logo in a gold color over the left breast.
- On the back is a massive and detailed, 11x15 inch embroidered image of the fan favorite depiction of a Glitter Boy standing brave and bold amongst flames and destruction bearing the American Flag. We are told that this embroidery image has 400,000 stitches and takes 9 hours to embroider, and it is detailed and beautiful.
- Art by Scott Johnson.
- Two pockets and a hood.
- Cat. No. SPO-15802 – $160 retail for sizes Small to 2XL – $180 retail for 3XL to 5XL sizes. Please make sure you indicate the hoodie’s size.
Rifts® Baseball Cap – Black Cap, “Gold” Rifts® Logo
I (Kevin Siembieda) am not a baseball cap guy, but I love this cap and have been wearing mine on my morning walks. I like the comfortable fit and I do not seem to sweat as much wearing this cap compared to others I have tried. (The trail I take has me walking into the morning sun, so I need a cap.) I prefer the gold logo, but red was the hot seller at Gen Con.
- The Rifts® Logo embroidered in gold.
- 100% cotton. One size fits all. North End brand.
- Logo design by Kevin Long.
- Cat. No. SPO-15803 – $19.95 retail.
Rifts® Baseball Cap – Black Cap, “Red” Rifts® Logo
The same style of cap with the words Rifts® with the swish through it. The embroidered “red” baseball cap was the favorite among consumers at Gen Con.
- The Rifts® Logo embroidered in red.
- 100% cotton. One size fits all. North End brand.
- Logo design by Kevin Long.
- Cat. No. SPO-15804 – $19.95 retail.
Rifts® Logo Reporter’s Bag (Clean Look)
This useful carrying bag has three large pockets for books being taken to your Rifts® gaming session, plus two smaller pouches for pens or dice sealed via hook and loop fasteners. The front flap is a dynamic, full Rifts® logo on a field of crackling blue energy from a ley line. Also suitable as a school/college book bag.
- The full Rifts® Logo on a field of crackling blue energy.
- Colorful and dynamic sublimation printing.
- Sturdy design; 100% polyester.
- Two large pockets for books, and a smaller third pocket that zippers shut.
- Two small pouches.
- Shoulder strap included.
- Overall size – 15x11x3 inches.
- Logo design by Kevin Long and Cathy Schutt.
- Cat. No. SPO-15805 – $49.95 retail.
Rifts® Logo Extreme Reporter’s Bag
This useful carrying bag has two large pockets for books being taken to your Rifts® gaming session, plus two smaller pouches for pens or dice sealed via hook and loop fasteners. The front flap is a dynamic, full, modified Rifts® logo on a field of crackling blue energy from a ley line. Also suitable as a school/college book bag.
- The full Rifts® Logo on a field of crackling blue energy.
- Colorful and dynamic sublimation printing.
- Sturdy design; 100% polyester.
- Two large pockets for books, and a smaller third pocket that zippers shut.
- Two small pouches.
- Shoulder strap included.
- Overall size – 15x11x3 inches.
- Logo design by Kevin Long and Cathy Schutt.
- Cat. No. SPO-15806 – $49.95 retail.
UPDATE: Rifts® World Book 7: Rifts® Underseas now available with many more PDF titles and other products coming to DriveThruRPG.com
We’ve been working with the people at DriveThru to make a growing list of products available. We expect to be adding free and pay items over the many weeks ahead.
DriveThruRPG.com already offers 100+ Palladium Books products available as PDFs with more coming soon. Plus FREE support for Robotech® RPG Tactics™ and other Palladium game lines with supplemental material, FREE previews, Game Master packages, paper miniatures and book titles like the Coalition Wars®/Siege on Tolkeen™ series, Splicers® RPG, The Rifter® issues #1-62 (with more to come), and first edition rules of the Rifts® RPG, Beyond the Supernatural™ RPG, Heroes Unlimited™ RPG, The Palladium Fantasy RPG®, and related 1st edition sourcebooks for each. And more! Like what? Like Fantasy Paper Miniatures and Game Master Kits for digital download. They are available only as PDF files and were designed special to help you run your games and build campaigns. There are also sneak previews of books and other good stuff. Check it out! And let other gamers know they are available too. We’ll be making more available on DriveThruRPG in the weeks and months to come, so take a look on a regular basis.
NEW! Robotech®: Expeditionary Force Marines™ Sourcebook – Available Now
Expeditionary Force Marines™ is ready to ship right now! It is a riveting Robotech® sourcebook that carries you to alien worlds. Your characters can pilot the early Cyclones and next generation of Destroids, liberate alien worlds and engage the merciless Invid Regent, his Inorganic shock troopers and Invid swarms. Epic, planet-hopping adventure awaits.
The Robotech®: Expeditionary Force Marines Sourcebook is set in space with the UEEF (United Earth Expeditionary Force) led by Admiral Rick Hunter, Lisa Hayes, Breetai and Exedore. This valiant force of mecha-clad heroes travel across the galaxy liberating planets from the bondage of the Invid Regent, the Robotech Masters and other tyrants and monsters. New alien people are introduced and become part of the Expeditionary Force Marines. In between their ongoing war with the Regent and his Invid and Inorganics, they explore planets, battle space pirates and face treachery on many fronts.
- 5 new Marine O.C.C.s, 22 M.O.S. skill packages, and some new skills.
- 8 new Destroids, two of them Zentraedi, plus a Battloid or two.
- 6 new Cyclones, including Space Cyclones, the Spider Hover Cyclone, the Walker and more.
- CVR-1 and CVR-2 body armor and notable Expeditionary Force (and alien) weapons, gear and vehicles.
- The Regent’s war machine: Invid Scientist R.C.C., Invid Assault Trooper (new), Invid Fury (new), Invid Ogre (new), Invid Ranger (new), Garn Inorganic (new), the Regent statted out, and more.
- 6 alien races and brief overviews of their planets.
- 34 Perytonian Energy Wizard magic spells.
- Quick Roll Creation Tables for UEEF Marines as player characters.
- Time-line for the Expeditionary Force and related events on Earth.
- The Robotech® The Shadow Chronicles® RPG “rule book” is needed to play (Cat. No. 550 or 550HC).
- Art by Charles Walton, Mike Wilson, Apollo Okaumura, Allen & Brian Manning, Ben Rodriguez and Dan Dussault.
- Written by Irvin Jackson and Kevin Siembieda.
- 160 pages – $20.95 retail – Cat. No. 553. Available now!
Robotech® RPG Tactics™
– Available now in the USA, Canada, European Union, Australia and New Zealand
If you love Robotech®, you’ll want to take a look at this game. Beautifully detailed game pieces of your favorite Robotech® mecha, and fast playing rules that capture the Robotech® experience in a new, exciting way. And this is just the beginning. We have so much more planned. Available NOW – in game stores across the USA, Canada, UK, European Union, Australia and New Zealand.
- Robotech® RPG Tactics™ "Starter Box" – Cat. No. 55100 – $99.95 retail price. This is the game Robotech® fans have wanted for decades. Robotech® RPG Tactics™ is a fast-paced, tabletop combat game that captures the action and adventure of the Robotech® anime. Two or more players can engage in small squad skirmishes or scale up to massive battles. Relive the clashes of the First Robotech War, engage in stand-alone tactical games, or use the dynamic game pieces to enhance your Robotech® RPG experience. Or simply collect your favorite mecha from an expanding range of top-notch game pieces.
The First Six Robotech® RPG Tactics™ Expansion Packs are available to retail along with the main box game. Here are the SKUs and retail prices.
- UEDF Valkyrie Wing – Cat. No. 55201 – $36.95 retail.
- UEDF Tomahawk/Defender Destroids – Cat. No. 55202 – $32.95 retail.
- UEDF Spartan/Phalanx Destroids – Cat. No. 55203 – $32.95 retail.
- Zentraedi Regult Battlepods – Cat. No. 55401 – $36.95 retail.
- Zentraedi Artillery Battlepods – Cat. No. 55402 – $36.95 retail.
- Zentraedi Glaug Command – Cat. No. 55403 – $36.95 retail.
- UEDF Dice Pack – Cat. No. 55101 – $12.00 retail. 12 white, six-sided dice with red printing and the UEDF logo in place of the six.
- Zentraedi Dice Pack – Cat. No. 55102 – $12.00 retail. 12 purple, six-sided dice with yellow printing and the Zentraedi logo in place of the six.
- Robotech® RPG Tactics™ Rulebook – Cat. No. 55105 – $20.00 retail. Note: This is the same rulebook that is included in the main game box, and is offered separately for those who want an extra copy, or want to check out the rules before buying the whole game.
- Robotech RPG Tactics Template & Token Pack – Cat. No. 55106 – $15.00 retail. 10 UEDF Command Point tokens, 10 Zentraedi Command Point tokens, and one blast template.
- Battle Foam Robotech® RPG Tactics™ bag/carrying case – Cat. No. 55107 – $120.00 retail (limited supply). Note: We only have a few Robotech® RPG Tactics™ Battle Foam bags available. Once they are sold out it will be months before we manufacture more, if ever.
BACK IN PRINT: Rifts® and the Megaverse® – John Zeleznik Collector's Masterwork Limited Edition
Kevin pulled this amazing offer out of mothballs for the Open House and immediately sold a few copies. This is the most unbelievable deal we have ever heard of. In fact, we don't think anybody has EVER done anything like this before, and it's all John Zeleznik's idea.
Each copy of the Collector's Masterwork Limited Edition includes an original piece of artwork by John Zeleznik! Most are concept sketches tipped (glued) into the book itself, by hand, done personally by Kevin Siembieda. That's right, YOU will have an original sketch/drawing/concept artwork from one of John Zeleznik's paintings or illustrations that appears in this very book!
"I've never heard of anything like this,” said Publisher, Kevin Siembieda. "It's remarkable. A true collectible with a piece of original art and Palladium history all rolled into one. This is a deal of a lifetime, NOW more than ever before, because the $125 dollar price is the same low price when this item was first offered back in 2007! Today, this book would sell for $175-$200. Each piece of art has to be worth $50-$100, and is a piece of Palladium history. John Zeleznik is such a great guy, he wants us to keep the price low so Palladium fans can afford one. How cool is that?”
- Fewer than 60 remain available.
- Limited to 199 copies. Each is signed and numbered.
- Signed by renowned artist John Zeleznik and writer/Publisher Kevin Siembieda.
- EACH contains a piece of original art by John Zeleznik. Usually a concept sketch from John's private archives.
- The book is identical to the regular hardcover edition. It is the original artwork and being signed and numbered that makes it special.
- $125.00 each, plus shipping and handling. Must be shipped UPS or insured so it can be shipped quickly and via a method that is safe and traceable. If lost in the mail, this item can not be replaced.
- 128 pages – color – hardcover – Cat. No. 2510-CML.
- The ultimate collectible!
NEW! Palladium Fantasy RPG® Sourcebook: Bizantium and the Northern Islands™ – Available now
To the civilized world, Bizantium and the waters and lands around it are frightening. A realm of sea serpents, monsters, and barbarians. To the heroes and people who live there, it is a realm of adventure, beauty and opportunity. One might consider Bizantium as the center of adventure and mystery in the North.
North of Bizantium are the Icy Ocean and Great Ice Shelf, places where only a handful of the bravest Bizantian sailors have ever set sail, and the rest of the world knows nothing about. For kingdoms in the south, only a few scholars have ever heard of the Great Ice Shelf or the cannibalistic Necromancers known as the Iceborn who make the frozen wasteland their home. Those who have heard tales of the land of ice and death are convinced they are nothing but the stuff of myth. Very soon, they will find out otherwise. And these are but a few of the revelations presented in Bizantium and the Northern Islands™. Discover for yourself the wonders and horrors that await.
- Waterchanter O.C.C. and 20+ magic spells new to the Fantasy setting.
- Necromancy revisited. Many spells new to the Fantasy setting.
- 90+ spells in all, including Ocean Magic for the Waterchanter, Necromancy and more.
- Serpent Chaser, Bizantium Marine and other new character classes.
- The Iceborn, their man-eating Raiders, Skinbinders and Sea Witches. A forgotten race of monsters who worship death, wield death magic, hunt humanoids, eat their flesh, and wear their skin. A villain you will love to hate.
- The Iceborn’s Necroilus – massive vessels made from the remains of dead sea serpents and animated by Necromancy to prowl the seas.
- Vengeful gods, monsters, sea serpents and sea monster creation tables.
- The Seven Treasures touched by the Northern Gods, lost for centuries, waiting to be found.
- New and old Bizantium ships including the Bireme, Ice Breaker and Battleship.
- Bizantium as never before seen.
- The Northern Islands described in new detail.
- The Great Ice Shelf – a new continent to explore.
- Bizantium’s origin, history, and mysteries revealed.
- Bizantian society, culture, religion, magic and notable places.
- People and places of note. Adventure hooks galore, and more.
- Written by Glen Evans, Matthew Clements and Kevin Siembieda.
- 192 pages – $24.95 retail – Cat. No. 474 – Available now.
COMING – Rifts® Chaos Earth® Resurrection™
In the shattered depths of Wisconsin, survivors are besieged by the dead come back to life. Zombies. But not just any type of zombie, zombies done Rifts-style. And unless the source of the zombie plague can be found and neutralized by NEMA defenders, North America may be overrun by the dead.
This was actually something Taylor White and I have been kicking around for years, even before we released the Dead Reign® RPG line. We think you’ll love it.
- Something has animated the dead in Wisconsin. It is up to NEMA heroes to find the cause and stop it before it spreads beyond control.
- Scrap Zombies of all types.
- Snatcher Ghouls, Carrion Cleaners, Screaming Puppet Ghosts, Sour Maggot Parasites, and other monsters.
- The Zombie Pox and other dangers.
- Setting background, adventure and adventure idea table.
- Written by Taylor White.
- 128 pages – $16.95 retail – Cat. No. 666. Summer.
COMING – Rifts® Sourcebook – The Coalition States: Heroes of Humanity™
The events unfolding in World Book 35: Megaverse® in Flames threaten to change the entire landscape of Rifts® Earth as the demonic minions of Hades and Dyval seek to bring Hell on Earth, and turn the planet into a dimensional gateway to Armageddon!
The Coalition States, along with Northern Gun and Lazlo, take the lead in the defense of North America. Heroes of Humanity explores the good and bad in the Coalition’s efforts to save humanity and send this new threat back to the pits of Hell.
- New Coalition weapons, armor and war machines.
- The Coalition States: Are they heroes or villains? Or does it depend on whether you are human or not?
- Can the CS fight alongside mages and D-Bees if it means saving the world?
- How is the CS dealing with the Minion War on Earth?
- One plan to battle the Xiticix and who really pays the price.
- Adventure ideas and more.
- Written by Kevin Siembieda, Matthew Clements and other contributors.
- Final page count and cost yet to be determined but probably 96 pages – $16.95 retail – Cat. No. 889.
COMING – Rifts® Secrets of the Coalition States: The Disavowed™
“Desperate times require desperate measures. War has nothing to do with morality or justice. It’s all about winning or dying. We cannot bind our hands with high ideals, even our own, or worry about the laws of renegade nations or the rights of alien people. We must fight fire with fire. And you are the match.” – Colonel Lyboc addressing a Disavowed team
The Disavowed are so Top Secret that their existence is known only to a handful of the Coalition States’ most elite, top echelon, with Joseph Prosek II the mastermind behind the Disavowed operation, and Colonel Lyboc its shadowy face. Find out who these men and women are. How the Disavowed get away with using magic, traveling to other parts of Rifts Earth and even to other dimensions in pursuit of enemies and strategic information that cannot be had through conventional means. Learn about the secret parameters in which these hard-boiled warriors, secretly hand-picked by Joseph Prosek II, operate, why almost every mission is considered a suicide mission, and why they must forever be the Disavowed.
- CS operatives so secret that even the top military and political leaders right up to Emperor Prosek know nothing about them. And if they did know, would they condone their activity or condemn it?
- Are the Disavowed heroes or renegades? Assassins or soldiers? Madmen or super-patriots? Or a little of them all?
- Unsung heroes who keep the CS safe, or thugs and pawns of a shadow agency within the Coalition government?
- What role does the Vanguard play in this group?
- How do they reward their D-Bee “teammates” when the mission is over?
- What happens to the Disavowed when they have seen or learned too much? Adventure ideas galore and so much more.
- Written by Kevin Siembieda and Matthew Clements.
- Final page count and cost yet to be determined, but probably 96 pages – $16.95 retail – Cat. No. 892.
COMING – Rifts® Secrets of the Atlanteans™
True Atlanteans are descendants from Earth’s past. The survivors of the sinking of Atlantis (really a dimensional mishap) and travelers of the Megaverse, wielders of Tattoo Magic and other lost mystic arts. Most people regard them as heroes, but are they? The Sunaj Assassins are mythic villains feared by all, yet they too are True Atlanteans who serve dark forces.
For the first time, much of the story behind True Atlanteans and their secrets are revealed.
- True Atlanteans revisited.
- Optional Atlantean character creation tables including clan heritage and other factors.
- Secrets of the stone pyramids, different types/purposes and powers.
- Many new magic tattoos, magic spells, weapons and armor.
- Atlantean hideouts and secret communities across the Megaverse.
- The Sunaj Assassins, their secrets, history and plans for the future.
- Atlantean Monster Hunter O.C.C., Atlantean Defender O.C.C. and much more. And this is just the tip of what this book contains.
- Written by Carl Gleba. Additional text and ideas by Kevin Siembieda.
- Final page count and cost yet to be determined, but probably 160-192 pages – $20.95-24.95 retail – Cat. No. 890.
COMING – Rifts® Chaos Earth® Sourcebook: First Responders
The Great Cataclysm has devastated civilization, but humanity fights for survival. The struggles of civilian law enforcement, fire and rescue, and everyday men and women are some of the most epic tales to be told in a world gone to hell. They fight monsters, aliens, the paranormal, the elements, and each other, all with the hope of reclaiming their lives from the Chaos.
- New D-Bees and monsters from the Rifts.
- First Responder O.C.C.s, skills and special equipment.
- New “average citizen” Occupational Character Classes (O.C.C.s).
- New equipment for NEMA “Roscoes” and other emergency personnel.
- Notable rescue vehicles, robot drones, and technology.
- Source information and stats for common Golden Age technology (weapons, vehicles, medical tech, etc.).
- Apocalypse Plagues brought from other worlds to Chaos Earth.
- Adventure ideas and more.
- Written by Jason Richards. Additional text by Clements & Siembieda.
- 96 pages – $16.95 retail – Cat. No. 665. Summer, 2015.
Rise of Magic™ – Rifts® Chaos Earth® Sourcebook – Now shipping
We’ve all played “post” apocalyptic games. Now imagine playing as the apocalypse is happening. As the world you know is crumbling. As magic and monsters from myth become real and your world is reshaped by forces beyond your comprehension. That is the premise behind the Rifts® Chaos Earth® series. That YOU play through the Great Cataclysm as the apocalypse happens.
Rifts® Chaos Earth®: Rise of Magic™ is a key book in that continuing story (new books are coming this Spring and Summer). In Rise of Magic™, humans, particularly children, are discovering they can draw upon mystic energy and cast magic. The thing is, they don’t really know what they are doing. Magic is just part of the chaos and the impossible that is happening all around them. Meanwhile, others have found they can summon and control monsters and demons, while still others make pacts with supernatural beings to become witches and worse. And some have learned they can harness the magic to animate and command the dead. Madness and more chaos ensues. All of this only complicates things for NEMA, Earth’s defenders, as the line of distinction between “good guys” and “bad guys” begins to blur, and things go from bad to worse.
- Chaos Magic, new magic specific to the Chaos Earth® setting.
- 100+ unique Chaos Magic spells.
- New magic O.C.C.s like the Blue Zone Wizard and Chaos Wizard.
- New evil magic users like the Chaos Witch and Demon Caller.
- More on NEMA and the Demon Plagues.
- Written by Kevin Siembieda. At the printer.
- Two new Chaos Earth® sourcebooks are coming soon.
- 64 pages – $12.95 – Cat. No. 662. Available now.
Rifts® Chaos Earth® RPG – Available now
The origins of Rifts® start here! It is a new beginning. But first everything that human civilization had become during the Golden Age of Science, more than eighty years in our future, must come to a crashing end. The Earth is in the process of being transformed into a place more alien than a thousand alien worlds. Ley lines erupt with even more power and ambient energy than what is known on Rifts Earth 300 years later. Rifts – tears in space and time – appear along ley lines to unleash legions of aliens, monsters, dragons, supernatural horrors, and ancient gods of myth and legend in a mad symphony of chaos and transformation.
You play survivors or the heroes of NEMA. The men and women of the Northern Eagle Military Alliance equipped with their Chromium Guardsmen (Glitter Boys), Silver Eagles (SAMAS) and host of other robots and power armor to stand against a rising tide of enemies and alien invaders. They are humanity’s last and only hope to survive the apocalypse that will become known as the Great Cataclysm. These are the heroes you play in a world that can only be described as Chaos Earth.
- Overview of the Great Cataclysm as it unfolds.
- Introduction to NEMA and its weapons and resources.
- 11 different character classes, including robot pilots, the Para-Arcane, Demon and Witch Hunters, Chromium Guardsmen, Silver Eagles, and more.
- Weapons, robots, power armor, vehicles and equipment.
- Monsters, chaos and adventure. Written by Kevin Siembieda.
- 160 pages for the complete RPG – $20.95 – Cat. No. 660 – Available now!
- Chaos Earth® Sourcebook 2: Creatures of Chaos™ – 30+ Chaos Demons, NEMA and more. $12.95 – 64 pages – Cat. No. 661 – Available now.
Back in print – Rifts® World Book 21: Splynn Dimensional Market™
This awesome sourcebook is, in effect, Rifts® Atlantis Part Two. It is said that anything you may desire – especially if it is dark, magical or alien – can be purchased, for a price, at the Splynn Dimensional Market. Anything. ‘Nuff said.
- 14 more monstrous Splugorth slave races.
- New Magic Tattoos and Bio-Wizard organisms.
- Dozens of Bio-Wizard weapons and magic items.
- The deadly Bio-Borg and Kittani weapons and equipment.
- The Splynn Dimensional Market described and key locations noted.
- Art by Ramon Perez, Mike Dubisch, Burles, Breaux and others.
- $24.95 – 192 pages – Cat. No. 836 – Available now!
PDF downloads from DriveThruRPG.com
This is a great resource for getting out of print Palladium titles and other select books. We’ve made 100 titles available as PDF digital downloads from DriveThruRPG.com, as well as Fantasy Paper Miniatures, Game Master resources and other good things with more to come. This is a great way to try Palladium products and get access to out of print RPG source material. Some notable titles include:
- The Rifter® #49-62 recently added – available now.
- Splicers® RPG.
- Beyond the Supernatural™ RPG, First Edition Rules.
- Boxed Nightmares™ for BTS, First Edition Rules.
- Nightbane® Book Four: Shadows of Light™.
- The Mechanoids® RPG and The Mechanoid Invasion® RPG Trilogy.
- Palladium Fantasy RPG®, First Edition Rules and select 1st Edition sourcebooks.
- After the Bomb® RPG and sourcebooks.
- The Rifter® issues 1-62.
- The Best of The Rifter®.
- Deluxe Revised RECON® RPG and Advanced RECON® Sourcebook.
- And more – go to DriveThruRPG.com and check ‘em out.
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