Palladium Books® Weekly Update – Sept. 18, 2015

By Kevin Siembieda

We’re all feeling positive and pleased that a number of new book titles are in final development and production. I’ve been on fire writing, and ideas are flying around like crazy.

There is a lot to talk about this Weekly Update, so please keep reading, but I’m going to start with our latest, “let’s get you gaming,” Flash Sale, with almost EVERY core rule book made available. Many titles at half price! Get ‘em while you can. Note: I think our next, and probably last, Flash Sale will celebrate Robotech® and will make, for the first time, Robotech® Convention Exclusives (at the full price of $22.00 each) available to ANYONE for those FOUR DAYS ONLY, as well as a number of Robotech® sale items.

Time to Game – Flash Sale – September 18, 19, 20 & 21, 2015 – Friday thru Monday

Summer officially ends on Tuesday, September 22. That means it’s time for games! Not just baseball season playoffs and football on TV, but role-playing and tabletop gaming.

So this weekend’s second from the last Flash Sale offers a selection of core rule books and a choice sourcebook for each to get you started. This is a great way to try a new RPG setting or replace your old, beat up books. And is it too soon to think about Christmas gifts? Not to mention birthdays, anniversaries and other special occasions?

Learn one Palladium RPG and you can play them all. ALL of Palladium’s RPGs use the same basic game system, so once you master one, you can play them all. You can also bring characters, monsters, weapons, magic, psionics and gear from one setting to another. Celebrating 25 years of Rifts® and 30 years of Robotech®.

  • Rifts® Ultimate Edition RPG – Core Rules – Hardcover – Cat. No. 800HC – $27.97 (normally $39.95 retail), four days only. Everything you need to get your Rifts® campaign started. 376 pages of core rules, setting, 30+ player characters: play a Dragon Hatchling, Cyborg, Juicer, Crazy, Cyber-Knight, Power Armor Pilot, Psi-Stalker, Dog Boy and others! Magic, psionics, weapons, bionics, and more.
  • Rifts® Sourcebook One, Revised & Expanded – Cat. No. 801 – $10.48 (normally $20.95 retail), four days only. Introducing A.R.C.H.I.E. Three and the mysterious Republicans/NEMA, plus more details about Rifts Earth, notable weapons, armor, robots and monsters. Includes a complete adventure and ideas for more. 160 pages. Half price!
  • Rifts® Heroes of the Megaverse® – Cat. No. 877 – $8.48 (normally $16.95 retail), four days only. An easy way to bring characters with super abilities into the world of Rifts® or the Three Galaxies. Create cosmic heroes with powers and a thirst for justice who travel the Megaverse® fighting evil and protecting the innocent. An ancient magic book creates supermen wherever it appears. Or take your Rifts® characters with abilities and technology that, in effect, makes them superhuman. Half price!
  • Heroes Unlimited™ RPG – Core Rules – Cat. No. 500 – $13.48 (normally $26.95; half price), four days only. Create every type of superhuman hero you can imagine! Aliens, mutants, armor-clad warriors, robots, cyborgs, super-sleuths, super-soldiers, super-geniuses, psychics, Mega-Heroes, vigilantes and more. Includes more than 100 super abilities, 100+ magic spells, enchanted weapons, and objects. A complete game. 352 pages. Half price.
  • Heroes Unlimited™ G.M.’s Guide – Cat. No. 516 – $12.48 (normally $24.95 retail), four days only. 10 full adventures, each with their own set of villains, player and G.M. tips, rampage combat rules, quick roll villains, anti-heroes, more magic spells, the law, secret identities, adventure ideas and more. 224 pages. Half price!
  • Ninjas & Superspies™ RPG, Revised – Core Rules – Cat. No. 525 – $10.48 (normally $20.95 retail), four days only. 41 different martial art forms, 48 mystic martial arts powers, espionage agents, gadgets and more. Compatible with the Heroes Unlimited™ RPG. A complete game. 176 pages. Half price.
  • Mystic China, a Ninjas & Superspies™ Sourcebook – Cat. No. 526 – $10.48 (normally $24.95 retail – SUPER DEAL!), four days only. 14 additional martial art forms, 87 new spells, geomancy and celestial calligraphy, Mudra, mystic martial arts powers, immortals, demons, spirits and more. Compatible with the Heroes Unlimited™ RPG, TMNT® RPG and After the Bomb®; adaptable to Rifts® and Rifts® China One and Two. 208 pages. An often overlooked resource for Asian magic, martial arts and the supernatural. More than half off!
  • Rifts® Chaos Earth® Role-Playing Game – Cat. No. 660 – $10.48 (normally $20.95 retail, half price!), four days only. This is the Great Cataclysm as it is unfolding. NEMA peacekeepers face demons, monsters and gods from myth and legend while they struggle to keep humankind from extinction. Core rules, setting, characters, power armor, robots and gear. The fate of humanity rests in your hands. A complete game. 160 pages. Half price!
  • Rifts® Chaos Earth® Sourcebook Two: Rise of Magic – Cat. No. 662 – $9.71 (normally $12.95 retail), four days only. 100+ Chaos Magic spells, the Chaos Mage and other O.C.C.s (bring ‘em to Rifts® or other worlds), NEMA and more. 64 pages.
  • Splicers® RPG – Core Rules – Cat. No. 200 – $11.98 (normally $23.95 retail), four days only. A world dominated by an insane A.I. (artificial intelligence) and her deadly machines. Caretaker of humanity? She and her multiple personalities think so, even if she has manufactured a metal virus that kills humans and keeps them in the Stone Age. Humanity’s salvation rests in the hands of the Splicers – freedom fighters who bio-engineer and grow living weapons and host armor to battle their robotic enemy. 224 pages. A complete game – unlike anything on the market. 4-6 sourcebooks coming over the next 12 months. Half price!
  • Robotech® RPG Tactics™ “Starter Box” – Cat. No. 55100 – $66.96 (normally $99.95 retail), four days only. Do NOT miss out on this deal! 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. Assembly required. Small pieces. Not suitable for children under 12 years of age.
  • RRT Zentraedi Regult Battlepods (six game pieces) – Cat. No. 55401 – $24.76 (normally $36.95), four days only.
  • Robotech®: The Shadow Chronicles® RPG Hardcover – Core Rules – Cat. No. 550HC – $15.48 (normally $30.95 retail – half price!), four days only. This is the complete RPG rule book with mecha and characters that can be easily dropped into your Rifts® game and vice versa. Some Rifts® characters in the Robotech® setting (an alternate Earth!?) could be a lot of fun, as well as the other way around. The Robotech® RPG contains the core rules needed to play, and also contains space combat rules not presented in the manga edition. The setting for Shadow Chronicles is the Expeditionary Force and their continuing space adventures led by Rick Hunter, Lisa Hayes, Max Sterling, Miriya and others as they and a new generation of heroes face new challenges and enemies. Half price!
  • Robotech®: The Macross® Saga Sourcebook – Cat. No. 551 – $11.36 (normally $16.95 retail), four days only. Standard 8½x11 book format. We felt like we had to include this sourcebook because the Valkyries, Destroids, Zentraedi mecha, weapons and gear work so well on Rifts Earth or in the Three Galaxies. Explore the possibilities.
  • Palladium Fantasy RPG® – Core Rules – Cat. No. 450 – $18.06 (normally $26.95 retail), four days only. Epic fantasy setting. Play non-human characters like Wolfen, Ogres, Orcs, Kobolds, Dwarves, Elves and others as player characters. O.C.C.s include the Mercenary Warrior, Knight, Long-Bowman, Ranger, Thief, Assassin, Mind Mage, Wizard, Diabolist, Warlock, Priest, and others; 25 in all. 300+ magic spells, 50 magic circles, 60 wards, plus Rune Weapons, magic items, monsters, world information and more. A complete game. 336 pages.
  • Palladium Fantasy RPG® Book 13: Northern Hinterlands – Cat. No. 467 – $12.48 (normally $24.95 retail), four days only. 14 new monsters, 15 magic spells, Bizantium’s Shadow Coast colonies, barbarian tribes, lost treasures, legends and mysteries, wilderness survival rules for cold weather, a glimpse at the fabled Defilers, and more! 192 pages. Half price!
  • Dead Reign® Role-Playing Game (everything you need to play!) – Cat. No. 230 – $11.48 (normally $22.95 retail), four days only. Dead Reign® is an excellent introductory game that is easy to learn, fast to play and fun to read. 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. One of the game’s mechanics, the Zombie Moan which gathers the undead hordes, creates a real sense of escalating terror, dread and suspense. Fun stuff and one of my personal faves. Dead Reign® is more than what you might expect. Give it a try. The sourcebooks expand the world, as well as offer adventure ideas and new zombies and dangers.
  • Dead Reign® Sourcebook 5: Graveyard Earth™ (100+ adventure ideas and more set around the world) – Cat. No. 235 – $6.48 (normally $12.95 retail), four days only. Half price!
  • Nightbane® RPG – Core Rules – Cat. No. 730 – $12.48 (normally $24.95 retail), four days only. 240 page core rule book. Nothing has been the same since Dark Day. Earth has been secretly invaded by demons from a hell that is eternal night. Doppelgangers replace many of the people you know and now run the world governments. The Nightbane are human beings (or are they?) linked to something ancient and supernatural, and who conceal a monster within themselves. Inhuman alter-egos that wield supernatural powers and magic abilities. And some say, powers that can fight the monsters from the Nightlands. You, in fact, could be one of them and not even know it – yet. Half price!
  • Nightbane® Survival Guide – Cat. No. 735 – $14.04 (normally $20.95 retail), four days only. Everything you want to know about Nightbane but were afraid to ask. How to unleash your potential as a Nightbane®, many new Morphus tables, many new powers, new magic and new dangers. A complete adventure plus adventure ideas, Nightbane creation guidelines, Nightbane history, psychology and more. 160 pages.
  • Beyond the Supernatural™ RPG – Cat. No. 700 – $12.48 (normally $24.95 retail), four days only. A modern day horror setting that makes sense and will have you wondering if this stuff could be real. 14 psychic character classes, 42 occupations for “ordinary” people, more than 100 physic abilities, creatures of darkness and more. Three new sourcebooks planned. 256 pages. Half price!

Alliance

This week started out on a much different note than most. Wayne and I drove out to Fort Wayne, Indiana, on Sunday afternoon for the Alliance Open House. Alliance Distribution is one of Palladium’s largest distributors and their open house is a way for us to meet and interact with retailers, promote product and receive valuable feedback.

This event seemed especially positive, helpful and fun. We received a lot of good feedback and made some new contacts. Alliance and retailers remain excited and supportive of Robotech® RPG Tactics™ and like many of you, are anxiously awaiting RRT Wave Two and organized play.

There was also excitement for the several new Rifts® titles coming, and renewed interest in the Heroes Unlimited™ RPG and Dead Reign® RPG series. There was a surprising amount of nostalgia for the Heroes Unlimited™ RPG and with superheroes hotter than ever, a good deal of interest in the RPG. Several retailers were also attracted to Palladium’s Dead Reign® (the Zombie Apocalypse) RPG and were pleased that the game is about survival and character driven stories, not just killing zombies.

Some new retailers were unfamiliar with Palladium RPGs (we changed that), while others were long-time fans. It drives home that if we want to support and grow Palladium Books, we and you need to spread the word about the RPGs you love. Because Palladium has been around for 30+ years, I think many of our fans assume everyone knows about us, but that’s just not true. There are plenty of gamers who have never heard of Rifts® or Heroes Unlimited™ or Palladium Books. It helps us if you talk about releases and post the covers to books or new releases you like on Facebook and elsewhere. Spread the word about the current Flash Sale and share your excitement for the game lines and new releases you enjoy. There are a number of new releases coming very soon for you to talk about.

UPDATE! The Rifter® #71 & 72 Double-Issue – 224 pages – Fall 2015

We are excited about The Rifter® #71 & 72 Double-Issue. It’s something different and somehow exciting. The combined, 224 page book (yes, there will be bonus pages) includes player and G.M. tips, along with source material for Splicers®, Palladium Fantasy®, Dead Reign®, a Rifts® short story as a prelude to the sourcebooks coming, and more. Probably an October release filled with fun.

UPDATE: Chaos Earth® Resurrection™

I have been writing up a storm on Chaos Earth® Resurrection™. There is so much good stuff in it. And boy, scary too. Best of all, it has material that can be brought into the present-day Rifts® time-line as well as adapted to other settings. And fans of Chaos Earth and Glitter Boys should really enjoy this adventure sourcebook.

UPDATE: Chaos Earth® First Responders

Again, there is sooo much good stuff in this book.

UPDATE: Rifts® Coalition States: Heroes of Humanity™

CS: Heroes of Humanity™ is one of the other books I have been working on. I think it will be a crowd pleaser and present plenty of opportunity for Coalition soldiers to fill the roles of heroes and despicable villains.

UPDATE: Rifts® The Disavowed

The Disavowed is one of those ideas that just came to me one day. I was talking to writer, Matthew Clements, we started spinning ideas, and the next thing I knew, a book was forming. The Disavowed reveals a power player behind the scenes of the Coalition States that will provide new avenues of intrigue and adventure. It’s someone you already know . . . or at least thought you did.

UPDATE: Secrets of the Atlanteans™

I’m going to try my best to squeeze this bad boy out as quick as I can along with a few other Rifts® titles.

UPDATE: Splicers®

This has been one of the writing projects I’ve been working on. There is some exciting stuff brewing for the world of Splicers®.

UPDATE: SOLD OUT – Robotech® RPG Tactics™ Battle Foam Bags

We sold the last two Robotech® RPG Tactics™ Battle Foam Bags this week. If there is sufficient demand, we may consider making additional carrying cases when we release RRT Wave Two.

REMINDER: Robotech® RPG Tactics™ Convention Exclusives are available to Kickstarter backers ANYTIME

RRT Kickstarter backers can purchase any of the Convention Exclusives, in any quantities, while supplies last. We post this reminder because we have received a number of inquiries from Kickstarter backers asking if they can still get the RRT Convention Exclusives. The answer is yes!

To make sure shipping is calculated accurately, the Robotech® RPG Tactics™ Convention Exclusives have been available only to our Kickstarter backers, but in Palladium’s regular online store (not BackerKit). Only our Kickstarter backers have (until next week’s, four day, Flash Sale) the ability to find and order these exclusive items. They are very cool and we love them.

If you are a backer and have trouble accessing the Robotech® Convention Exclusives, please contact the Palladium office via Kickstarter message, via email at kickstarter {at} palladiumbooks.com, or by telephone (734-721-2903). The exclusives are available to our Kickstarter backers at ANYTIME, in any quantity, while supplies last. All are ready to ship. All of the exclusives are of excellent quality, paint up nicely and ship to you quickly as all items are in stock.

PLEASE NOTE: The September 25-28, 2015, Robotech® Flash Sale will make the five convention exclusives available to EVERYONE for FOUR DAYS ONLY – at the full price of $22 each. So for those of you who are not Kickstarter backers, this is your chance to grab a few for yourself. Spread the word to your Robotech® pals, because each is worth having.

  1. NEW! Miriya Sterling’s Super Valkyrie in Guardian Mode. A sleek, dynamic depiction of the Super Valkyrie in Guardian mode. 1/285th scale (6mm). $22 each.
  2. NEW! Breetai ready for combat. This is General Breetai in a suit of Zentraedi Heavy Body Armor. His right hand is opened enough to place a weapon, Micronian or the severed head of a Valkyrie or other bit of wreckage inside. 1/285th scale (6mm). $22 each.
  3. NEW! Grell’s Male Power Armor. This is the nicest Male Power Armor depiction ever released near this scale. The connection at the waist requires a bit of work to fit just right, but the piece is gorgeous and paints up like a dream. Includes a Grell Malcontents character card. 1/285th scale (6mm). This is one of our favorite pieces here among the Palladium crew. $22 each.
  4. Max Sterling’s VF-1J Valkyrie in Battloid Mode: A fan favorite capable of being posed in a couple different ways. 1/285th scale (6mm). $22 each.
  5. Miriya’s Female Power Armor: Another fan favorite capable of being posed in a couple different ways. 1/285th scale (6mm). $22 each.

For instructions on how to order the exclusives (sorry, RRT Kickstarter backers only), click here.

And don’t forget about the Robotech® RPG Tactics™ game/starter set, expansion packs and other Robotech® products! Many of which will be available at a discount in the four day flash sale starting September 25, 2015. Watch for it.

UPDATE: Robotech® RPG Tactics™

We continue to work on several aspects of Wave Two. More Wave Two game cards are being posted on DriveThruRPG.com with more cards, rules, paper game pieces and good stuff to come. We continue to explore ways to reduce the piece count without sacrificing quality and are considering every possibility. Meanwhile, our thoughts are also turning toward organized play as that’s something people are looking for.

More things coming your way for RRT:

  • More cards for Wave Two game pieces.
  • Force Organization Charts.
  • Stats for Conventional Combat Vehicles (pre-Robotech).
  • Expanded rules, errata, and clarifications.
  • A free set of basic rules and paper miniatures will be made available online.
  • More photos of painted minis.
  • Organized play and demo package.
  • And we’ll try to do more Kickstarter updates.

RRT Convention Exclusives: As noted above, Palladium is keeping the new Breetai, Grell in Male Power Armor and Miriya Super Valkyrie in Guardian Mode convention exclusives as well as the previous fan-faves, Max in Battloid Valkyrie and Miriya in Female Power Armor, available to our Kickstarter backers online. You may continue to place orders for yourself and friends while supplies last. All of the exclusives are of excellent quality, paint up nicely and will ship to you quickly, as all items are in stock.

For instructions on how to order the exclusives (sorry, RRT Kickstarter backers only), click here.

UPDATE: Robotech® and AdeptiCon, March 31 – April 3, 2016

Our tables have been ordered. Still looking for volunteers to run demos and a tournament or two. If you are someone interested in running RRT events at AdeptiCon (and elsewhere), please contact the Megaversal Ambassadors (ambassadors {at} palladiumbooks.com) or Palladium Books directly (734-721-2903). Thanks!

UPDATE: Dead Reign® RPG and sourcebooks now available on DriveThruRPG.com

The entire Dead Reign® – Zombie Apocalypse RPG series is now available in PDF format on DriveThruRPG.com. That’s six books to create the excitement of surviving the Zombie Apocalypse and trying to preserve human civilization. The core rule book and five sourcebooks are waiting for you.

UPDATE: The Rifts® Minion War™ is coming to DriveThruRPG.com

Hades, Pits of Hell, a sourcebook for Rifts® and The Palladium Fantasy RPG®, describes and maps the dimension of Hades and its demonic hierarchy, minions, weapons and foul magic. Now your players can actually go to Hell and back! (If they’re lucky.) This “Crossover” Dimension Book also sets the stage for the Minion War™ – a battle between two rival Hell dimensions that spills across the Megaverse®. Dyval™, Hell Unleashed follows over the weekend with all six books currently in the Minion War™ crossover series coming to DriveThruRPG; one made available every couple of days. Spread the word.

And more Palladium PDF titles will follow. We continue to work with the people at DriveThruRPG to make a growing list of products available.

Available now as PDFs on DriveThru.com:

  • Rifts® Dimension Book 10: Hades, Pits of Hell presents 30 demons and sub-demons, Netherbeasts, Worms of Taut, Demon High Priest, the magical Demon Bone Weapons, Soulmancy, Hades mapped and described, as the Minion War begins. A sourcebook for Rifts® and The Palladium Fantasy RPG®.
  • World Book 6: Rifts® South America and World Book 7: Underseas are now available, with many more Rifts® titles coming. Along with more than 100 PDF titles available on DriveThru. Spread the word.
  • Recent! World Books 4 and 5: Rifts® Africa and Rifts® Triax & the NGR were recently made available.
  • Recent! World Books 2 and 3: Rifts® Atlantis and Rifts® England were also made available.
  • World Book One: Vampire Kingdoms™, Revised (as well as the original 1991 edition) and Rifts® Vampires Sourcebook are available with more Rifts® books to follow.
  • Palladium plans to make more books available as PDFs every week or so. We’ll be starting with Rifts® World Books and Chaos Earth® titles, with lots more to follow.
  • FREE Robotech® RPG Tactics™ Force Organization Charts, stat cards, rules and special items – coming soon!
  • FREE 12 highly-detailed, comprehensive Robotech® RPG Tactics™ assembly instructions for all the Wave One mecha – available now.
  • FREE Robotech® RPG Tactics™ color guides are available now.
  • FREE Bizantium Sneak Preview – available now.
  • Palladium Fantasy RPG® Paper Miniatures – Volumes #1-6 are available now. More are coming in the weeks ahead.
  • The Rifter® issues #1-62 – available now – more coming.
  • 100+ Palladium titles available now as PDF downloads with more coming.
  • Game Master Kits, maps and more – Available now.
  • Much more to come in the months 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.

Palladium Collectibles available in Kevin’s Online Toy & Collectibles Store

Alex continues to add a large number of new items to my Ebay Store, and will continue to do so. This includes one-of-a-kind, original Rifts® and Robotech® artwork by Kevin Long, me and others. There is also a range of limited editions, rare book titles and limited edition hardcovers, toys and more that are all being added to my online store over the next several weeks, so keep an eye out. 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. Items include original art, out of print titles, redlined proofreader photocopies signed by me and the staff, signed manuscripts with editors’ corrections, some original art, hardcover books (including Rifts® Lemuria, Northern Gun™ One, Northern Gun™ Two, Megaverse® in Flames™, Beyond the Supernatural™ Gold, Rifts® Machinations of Doom™ Gold and Rifts® Ultimate Gold) and other items available just in time for the approaching holidays. There are also hundreds of toys and action figures, all from my personal archives and collection. Take a look every weekend for new items added. Many make perfect gifts for the upcoming holidays, birthdays and anniversaries.

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

Erick Wujcik Memorial at Wayne State University

This past Monday, Wayne State University honored its alumnus and my dear friend, Erick Wujcik, with a memorial wall plaque in the Student Union building near the gaming club Erick founded.

As you may recall, famed game designer Erick Wujcik passed away in 2008 from pancreatic cancer. Erick was 57 years old. His passing left a hole in my heart and affected all of us at Palladium Books. Not only was Erick a brilliant mind and wonderful person, but one of my closest and dearest friends. I think about Erick often and I feel his presence with me to this day, especially when I’m writing and plotting Palladium’s future. I loved Erick. We were as close as brothers and shared a creativity energy I have never known with anyone else. I can only think of two other people in 34 years that even come close.

I was unable to attend, because I felt I needed to attend the Alliance Trade Show. I thought about skipping the event to attend the memorial with Erick’s family and friends, but I could hear Erick saying, “Kev, Alliance is more important, you need to be there. It’s all good.” I knew that’s what Erick would want, so that’s what I did. And it was the right decision, as there were several good things that came out of the Alliance event. Besides, I keep Erick and my father, Hank, in my heart with me every day.

I’m thrilled Erick received this honor from Wayne State University and I extend my heartfelt congratulations and warmest wishes to the entire Wujcik clan – and that includes his friends around the world. I can’t think of anyone more deserving.

Matthew Clements, go west young man

The Palladium family experienced another parting, of sorts, this week. One with mixed feelings of joy and sadness. Palladium author and pal, Matthew Clements, has decided to take the plunge and move out to California. There, he hopes to find work in the videogame and/or film industry while he continues to write a trilogy of science fiction novels. Matthew and I had a great rapport writing and working together. His sharp mind, insight and creativity will be missed, but I am certain we’ll stay in touch. We also have several titles that Matt authored, co-authored or contributed to that will be coming your way in the months ahead. They include: Rifts® Antarctica, Rifts® Elemental Power, Coalition States: Heroes of Humanity, and The Disavowed. Good luck, Matt, knock ‘em dead out there. Become a killer writer in the film and video industries and finally get Rifts® made into a movie, would ya? Thanks. ;)

It’s Halloween time ...

Um, well, it is for us Halloween nuts who create what the hobby calls “haunts.” As many of you already know, Kathy Simmons and I put up a massive Halloween display with complete scenes of more than one mad doctors’ laboratory, Frankenstein, the Fly, a body chop shop, a zombie horde, a graveyard (with more zombies and skeletons), Pirates of the Carribean, Wizard of Oz, witches, wizards, Charlie Brown and the Great Pumpkin, and others! Last year, we put up 108 life-sized figures, most of them made by Kathy. I’m more of the set decorator, idea guy and skeleton wrangler – in sort, Igor to Kathy’s Doctor Frankenstein.

So for us Halloween crazies, September marks the beginning of the spooky season. We swoop down like vultures on stores such as Spirit Halloween, Halloween City, Party City, Target, K-Mart, Walgreens and others (as well as a number of online sites) the second they stock Halloween props on the shelves. (Note: Target has an outstanding selection of small props and skeletons, and the Spirit Halloween, smoke spewing three-headed dog . . . oh, baby.) Kathy and I have been actively planning our displays and the additions we’ll be making for a couple of weeks already.

It takes us 2-3 weeks to get everything set up, and lit up. I shouldn’t say “us” because Kathy does 90% of the work. She makes most of the life-sized creature props (some of which she sells on her Queen of Ghouls Ebay store), sets most of them up and has become a true master of lighting. I help haul the stuff out and help set up when I can, but I’m working all the darn time. (Sorry, Kathy.) The many bottles and props of the two laboratories, refrigerator of death, and skeletons are my primary domain where I have free rein. Adding to the skeletons and making some new cool props like wooden shutters and a metal door for one of the labs (all made from foam insulation boards).

The neighbors and children love the display so much, we usually try to have it all set up by the second weekend in October, and light it up every night for most of the month. We love seeing the thousands of smiling faces that visit the display at Kathy’s house during October. Kids of all ages enjoy it, day and night. It is truly a wonderful experience to share with others. A magical time of year for us, especially for Kathy. And I love seeing her so happy. We are so lucky to live in a neighborhood where we can do a display like this.

For Kathy and me, the Halloween season sends our creative energies soaring. As ideas for making new props and scenes dance through our heads, it also kicks my imagination into overdrive when it comes to ideas and the writing of books. Everything is giving me ideas and inspiring new material. I’m making notes for several upcoming projects, and I’m bouncing from work on one project to another as I do writing on three different titles and work on two other behind-the-scenes projects. It’s been an exhilarating and productive week.

Enjoy the weekend and our second from the last big, summer Anniversary Flash Sale.

– 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 Jacket Rifts Glitter Boy Jacket

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 Zipper Hoodie Rifts Glitter Boy Zipper Hoodie

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 Embroidered Cap Gold Rifts Logo

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 Embroidered Cap Red Rifts Logo

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 Classic Logo Reporter's Bag

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 Extreme Logo Reporter's Bag

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.

Robotech UEEF Marines Sourcebook One

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

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.

Rifts and the Megaverse Art Book, Collector's Masterwork Limited Edition

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!

Bizantium and the Northern Islands

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.

Chaos Earth Resurrection

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.

Coalition States Heroes of Humanity

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.

Chaos Earth Rise of Magic

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.

Chaos Earth RPG

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.

Splynn Dimensional Market

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!

DriveThruRPG

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:

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