Palladium Books® Weekly Update – Jan. 15, 2016
By Kevin Siembieda
2016 is only two weeks old and it is shaping up to be one of the best and most exciting years in a decade. Exciting for you and us, because we anticipate a large number of new RPG sourcebooks to be released throughout the year. We also expect to relaunch Robotech® RPG Tactics™ and get Wave Two expansion packs and Kickstarter exclusives into final manufacturing. Plus you should see some third party team-ups for releases like Rifts® Savage Worlds and announcements for a few others. Read on to get all the details in this Weekly Update. Reminder: Tonight is your last night to order a Palladium Surprise Package. Offer ends at midnight.
New Books Slated for the First 5-6 Months of 2016
- The Rifter® #73 – Winter issue – Cat. No. 173 – 96 pages, filled with “official” source material by Siembieda, Rosenstein, Walton, Kluge and others. In final production right now. Ships early February.
- Rifts®, The Coalition States: Heroes of Humanity™ Sourcebook by Kevin Siembieda and Matthew Clements – in final production right now. Ships end of February.
- Rifts® The Disavowed™ Sourcebook by Kevin Siembieda and Matthew Clements – in production right now. Ships March, 2016.
- Rifts® Secrets of the Atlanteans™ Sourcebook by Carl Gleba – Spring, 2016.
- Rifts® Haunted Tech™ by Kevin Siembieda sourcebook – Spring or Summer.
- The Rifter® #74 – Spring issue – 96 pages, filled with “official” and optional source material. Ships April or May.
- Garden of the Gods™, a Palladium Fantasy RPG® Sourcebook by Kevin Siembieda – Spring.
- Lopan™, a Palladium Fantasy RPG® Adventure Sourcebook by Glen Evans, additional material by Kevin Siembieda – Spring or Summer.
- Dead Reign® Sourcebook: Hell Followed™ by Taylor White – a large, juicy, 160 page sourcebook. Spring or Summer.
- Chaos Earth® First Responders (more than you may imagine) – Summer.
- The Rifter® #75 – Summer issue.
Not Yet Scheduled for 2016:
- Splicers® Sourcebooks
- Heroes Unlimited™ Sourcebooks
- Beyond the Supernatural™ sourcebooks
- Robotech® RPG sourcebooks
- Robotech® RPG Tactics™ Wave 2 expansions packs
- Robotech® RPG Tactics™ source material and events.
- Rifts® World Books and Sourcebooks, including Rifts® Sovietski, Rifts® Antarctica, Rifts® New Navy, and others.
- And some surprises ...
We have a lot of irons in the fire, many of which are projects we started a year or three ago that are finally coming to fruition. So we may slot in some additional titles and make some exciting announcements throughout the year.
NEWS! Rifts® Savage Worlds RPG voted Most Anticipated RPG of 2016
EN World recently announced online poll results in which gamers voted Rifts® Savage Worlds RPG as the Number One Most Anticipated new role-playing game release of 2016. Awesome news. You can count the Palladium crew among those who can hardly wait. Of course, we’ve seen some of the text and artwork for this exciting 2016 release, so we are really psyched up about it.
UPDATE: The Rifter® #73 – ALL “official” source material
I’m not completely sure yet, but it is looking like ALL the adventure source material in The Rifter® #73 may be official. I still need to go over a couple of articles, but it’s looking like the ENTIRE ISSUE may be “official” source material! If so, it would be the first time ever! It seems only fitting since The Rifter® #73 launches Palladium Books’ 35 year anniversary that it does something groundbreaking by presenting epic adventure source material for Rifts®, Palladium Fantasy RPG®, Splicers® and Dead Reign® that are “official.” All articles have been selected. Artwork assigned. Final editing is in progress.
I know my (Kevin Siembieda’s) adventure source material, Children of the Forest, is suitable for both Palladium Fantasy RPG® and Rifts®, though it is written primarily with Fantasy in mind. Oh, and in addition to providing insight to Wolfen and Faerie Folk, it stats out the winged beast and rider depicted on the front cover. Julius Rosenstein’s adventure source material, The Nexus Born, is written specifically for Rifts®, but it is suitable for, and adaptable to, other settings as well. I had intended to write a gaming advice article this issue too, but Julius, Chuck and I got carried away with our material which just kept expanding. We figured you would prefer source material you can drop into your games, so we ran with it. I will try to write my gaming tips article for The Rifter #74.
The Rifter® Super-Subscription Drive – Low Price – Free Gift
It only happens once a year – for a limited time – The Rifter® Super-Subscription Drive. We want people to discover The Rifter® as a valuable resource, so during the Super-Subscription Drive we offer a selection of FREE gifts as an additional enticement to subscribe. Gamers already familiar with The Rifter® always jump at this offer. That’s because, even when late, The Rifter® has been so consistently good, it is hard to say no to the Super-Subscription Drive.
The free gift is always a nice incentive, unique and fun. I have dug through the Palladium archives to make a number of out of print titles and “special” items available. For us, gaming is all about friends and fun, so enjoy and have fun. Note: The early issues of The Rifter® are limited and available only while supplies last. Please keep the orders coming and enjoy.
Here are four reasons (and 7 gift choices) why this is the perfect time to try The Rifter® or renew your subscription:
- Save $16 off retail and each issue is delivered right to your door.
- FREE gift worth $17.90 to $35.85 when you order now! 7 gift choices.
- Order during the Super-Subscription Drive to lock in your low, low subscription price for the next year.
- The Rifter® has been outstanding and is the place to find regular source material for Beyond the Supernatural™, Palladium Fantasy®, Splicers®, Dead Reign®, Heroes Unlimited™ and other settings. And future issues will have more player and G.M. tips, and more “official” source material.
If you haven’t taken a look at The Rifter® lately (if ever), I suggest you try an issue.
The Rifter® is an excellent gaming resource. A place to find ideas as well as characters, monsters, villains, powers, magic and adventures for your own game. Characters, powers and equipment you can drop into most game settings with little or no modification. Even articles designed for settings you don’t play are likely to offer ideas and material you can easily modify and incorporate into your campaign. In fact, drawing on concepts from outside the usual setting can spice up your game and keep players guessing. The Rifter® is a great tool for that. The beauty of Palladium’s Megaversal Game System is you can often take characters, gear and ideas from one world setting and drop them into ANY of the other settings with no or little work. Other times, the amount of modification is minimal to make it work in a different setting. That means a monster from Palladium Fantasy® can be a creature, mutant or alien in Heroes Unlimited™, After the Bomb®, Robotech®, Rifts®, Nightbane®, The Mechanoids®, Chaos Earth® or Splicers®, and vice versa. What needs to be adjusted? Perhaps just changing Hit Points/S.D.C. and damage to Mega-Damage, or M.D.C. and M.D. to Hit Points/S.D.C., or some other minor tweaks.
Characters from Heroes Unlimited™ and After the Bomb® can be from the future, or the past (depending on the setting), or they can be mutants, or aliens, or beings from another or parallel world. As I am so wont to say, you are limited only by your imagination. The same holds true for towns, cities and adventures – use that place and the adventure ideas tailored to a different setting. Sure you may have to swap out monsters and treasure, or adjust motives, but you might be surprised how easy, fun and different that adventure plays out in a different world environment.
The Rifter® is the ultimate source for alternative, new and different ideas, rules, adventures, characters, and story ideas. All of which can be tweaked to fit most settings, as can optional rules. The Rifter® is a factory for alternative ideas.
The Rifter® Super-Subscription Offer is your chance to try The Rifter® at a discount price and get a FREE gift. Offer ENDS February 29, 2016.
Click here to see the full description for your subscription options and choice of free gift in the Palladium Online Store.
UPDATE: New Robotech® RPG sourcebooks
Palladium Books has renewed its Robotech® game licence and has ideas floating around for a number of new Robotech® sourcebooks. One is a space pirates sourcebook tied to the UEEF Marines, Invid and that setting and time period. Another could focus on the planet Tyrol and the Invid. But we’re wondering what subjects and eras of Robotech® YOU might want to see. Please let us know.
UPDATE: Robotech® RPG Tactics™
We intend to move Robotech® RPG Tactics™ forward in 2016 in a big way. To get the Wave Two Kickstarter exclusives and expansion packs into manufacturing and ultimately into your hands. For strategic and business reasons we cannot share with you everything we have been exploring, considering and working on, but we will share everything with you as we move forward and get things finalized. With all the past delays and frustration, we don’t want to even speculate on release dates and other details until we have hard, complete information ourselves. But we will be sharing and offering more throughout the year in the weeks and months ahead.
It is all part of the relaunch of Robotech® RPG Tactics™. By “relaunch” we mean a new and renewed market push of core games, regular product releases and game support, like RRT rules clarifications and elaboration, rules additions, advanced rules, demos, gaming events and promotions, adventures, PDF and physical releases, and more.
Please know that we are truly committed to making sure we complete and fulfill our Kickstarter obligations and to make Robotech® RPG Tactics™ truly epic, with future expansions across all eras of Robotech®. We expect to post more information and details in a week or two.
CONVENTION UPDATE: AdeptiCon – March 31-April 3, 2016, in the Chicago, Illinois area.
Palladium will be attending AdeptiCon this Spring. We’re hoping to have co-game designer Carmen Bellaire with us to run RRT demos and chat with gamers. We will have more details to report, product to sell, and hope to have some new RRT samples on display.
If there are any G.M.s who are planning to attend AdeptiCon who would like to run demos or build and run a small tournament for Robotech® RPG Tactics™, please contact us immediately at ambassadors{at}palladiumbooks.com or by telephone (734-721-2903). Thank you! We’ll keep you posted if we add any special events or convention exclusives. We hope to see many of you there.
CONVENTION UPDATE: Anime North – May 27-29, 2016 – Kevin Siembieda and Chuck Walton Guests
While we are on the subject of conventions. Kevin Siembieda and Charles Walton II will be guests at the 2016 Anime North. A few other Canadian Palladium creators may also be in attendance at the Palladium booth in the gaming hall. Anime North is one of the longest running anime conventions in North America, with 26,000+ in attendance. The range of special guests, voice talent and cosplay is amazing. If you are attending Anime North, please drop by the booth to say hello and sit in on any of Kevin’s talks. There will be talks about game design, licensing and Hollywood, writing, building on ideas and others.
CONVENTION UPDATE: Gen Con Indy – Palladium Books® Game Event Submissions – needed by January 31, 2016 – sooner is better
Help us celebrate Palladium’s 35 Year Anniversary with even MORE Palladium gaming events at the 2016 Gen Con Indy than ever before.
Game Masters wanted. We are looking for Game Masters to showcase all of Palladium RPGs: Rifts®, Robotech®, Heroes Unlimited™, Palladium Fantasy®, Nightbane®, Dead Reign®, Beyond the Supernatural™, Splicers®, After the Bomb®, Ninjas & Superspies and all the rest. Also looking for people to demo Robotech® RPG Tactics™ and we would love to see a Robotech® RPG Tactics™ tournament if any of you are willing to organize and run one.
Rewards! And just like the last two years, Palladium offers the Best Players, Game Masters and all gamers in each event “rewards” for their participation. Plus G.M.s who run several games in the Palladium block get a free Gen Con G.M. badge and we get to have all events in the same area, making it convenient for players and Game Masters. Palladium is always looking for NEW G.M.s to run events and join the Megaversal Ambassadors, so please consider helping out and having some fun at the same time by running Palladium events at Gen Con and other conventions around the world.
Game Masters, please start contacting Palladium Books and/or Gen Con Game events coordinators Jeff Ruiz (NMI) and Victor Peterson now till the end of January, 2016. To get into the Gen Con Games Pre-Registration and the onsite program book, Gen Con needs ALL game information by early February. That means Palladium needs them by January 31, 2016; sooner is even better. I know some of you have already turned in your events. Awesome. You make Jeff and Victor’s work easier the sooner you can submit your game descriptions and details.
Send in your Gen Con game descriptions pronto to the Palladium Megaversal Ambassadors pronto at ambassadors{at}palladiumbooks.com — or by telephone (734-721-2903).
LAST chance – Palladium Surprise Package offer ends TODAY after midnight PST, Friday, January 15, 2016
This is your very LAST CHANCE to get the bargain of the holidays! Order your Palladium Christmas Surprise Package tonight or you will have to wait till next Christmas. This offer will not be extended and there are no plans to do a Christmas in July this year. We’ll be too busy releasing a cavalcade of new products.
What a great way to start the New Year by picking up new games and sourcebooks you’ve been wanting to try. Think about games and settings like Rifts® Chaos Earth®, Dead Reign®, Beyond the Supernatural™, After the Bomb® and Splicers®, all of which should be seeing one or more sourcebooks this year. As well as perennial fan favorites like Heroes Unlimited™, Palladium Fantasy®, Nightbane®, Rifts® and Robotech®.
- $89-$95 worth of product for only $42 plus shipping in every Palladium Surprise Package! These days, that’s the price of a core rule book or two supplements. And sometimes the crazy Publisher includes even more value than that!
- Autographs in every book in your Surprise Package, upon request if you want them. For many gamers, this is the only way for them to get signed books.
- Request an original art sketch. The inclusion of art is considered only for those who request it, and depending on the size, subject and quality of the art, you may only get the art and one or two other items. (The typical sketch is 8½ x 11 and has a value of $30-$50, published art $40-$60.)
- Get other goodies like limited edition prints, posters, back issues of The Rifter®, game settings you’ve been meaning to try, T-shirts, bookmarks, Chi-Town Library pencils, Palladium greeting cards, and other Palladium goodies.
- A great gift for ALL gift-giving occasions – Valentine’s Day, birthdays, anniversaries, and so on.
- It’s a surprise, like a real present, because you never know exactly what you are going to get and it is packed with love!
- Offer ends after midnight on Friday, Pacific Standard Time.
- A secret: Wayne probably will not remove the Surprise Package offer from the store till sometime on Saturday afternoon. So if you miss the midnight deadline you may have time until Saturday afternoon to sneak in your order. We will honor all orders placed until the offer is taken down from the online store. This offer will NOT be extended. Thanks for all of your support and kind words. I hope everyone enjoyed the Grab Bags. They’ll be back next Christmas.
Click here for complete details and to order your Christmas Surprise Package.
2016 is going to be a great year
I am happy to report that the Palladium crew is healthy, positive and focused on getting many new products into your hands throughout 2016. That’s not just the Palladium staff either. Many freelance creators are busy working on new books. Of course, I want to see us support all of our lines, from Rifts® and Robotech® to Palladium Fantasy® and all the rest, and I don’t know about you, but I’m Jonesing for some new Heroes Unlimited™ sourcebooks. I’ll see what we can whip up. Meanwhile, enjoy the following descriptions of the product coming your way in the months ahead while I get back to work on CS Heroes of Humanity™. Great stuff is coming. Game on.
– Kevin Siembieda, Game Designer, Writer, Publisher
NEW! The Rifter® #73 – Ships Early February
The Rifter® #73 is in final production. Articles have been selected and most of it, if not all, is “official” source material! If that is the case (and I think it will be), it is the first time an entire issue of The Rifter® contains all “official” source material. A good way to kickoff Palladium’s 35 Year Anniversary. In final production and should go to the printer in a week or so.
Every issue of The Rifter® is an idea factory for players and Game Masters to generate new ideas and find new avenues of adventure. It provides useful, ready to go source material you can just drop into your ongoing games. A doorway to new possibilities and numerous Palladium role-playing worlds. And the many new characters, O.C.C.s, powers, magic, weapons, villains, monsters, adventures and ideas for one setting can be easily adapted to any Palladium setting. Every issue has material for Rifts® and at least 2-3 other Palladium game lines. And don’t forget, most of the material can be easily adapted for use in ANY Palladium game setting.
Rifter® #73 Highlights:
- Rifts® – Nexus Born, by Julius Rosenstein – “official” source material. Why is it that some children born at a ley line nexus are gifted? Find out, and find out exactly what these gifts are and how they can impact player characters and NPCs. New concepts, NPCs and adventure source material. Additional text and ideas by Kevin Siembieda.
- Palladium Fantasy RPG® – Children of the Forest, by Kevin Siembieda – “official” source material. More insight about the Wolfen and Faerie Folk of the Great Northern Wilderness. Plus a new villain, new monstrous war steed, magic weapons and an adventure set in the Palladium Fantasy world that lets you use all of this data and new toys.
- Splicers® – I am Legion, Part Two, by Charles Walton II, Chris Kluge and Lance Colley – “official” source material. The adventure continues as your heroes must deal with the plight of contending with the new Machine personality known as Legion. In this adventure, the player group is given instructions from the Warlord, himself, to learn more about this enemy, and if possible, use a special weapon to bring it down. But nothing ever works that easy. New War Mounts, O.C.C. upgrades, NPCs, and more, including the very first time a Splicer Warlord is ever statted out.
- Dead Reign® – Detroit, by Thomas Morrison – “official” source material (tentatively official). The title kinda says it all. The city of Detroit and its suburbs in the Zombie Apocalypse. An adventure setting plus a couple of new zombie variants.
- Palladium Fantasy RPG® – the Triumvirate Dragon by Glen Evans and Kevin Siembieda – “official” source material. For the first time, the iconic three-headed dragon that appeared on the original cover of the Palladium Fantasy RPG is described and statted out.
- Rifts® – short story by S.E. Gibbons.
- News, coming attractions, product descriptions and more.
- Fantasy cover by Michael Wilson.
- 96 pages – $13.95 retail – Cat. No. 173. Winter issue. In final production. Ships around February 11.
NEW! Rifts® The Coalition States: Heroes of Humanity™ – February
In final production. 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, their battle plans, strategies and alliances.
- One plan to battle the Xiticix and who really pays the price.
- Setting background, world information and many adventure ideas.
- Written by Kevin Siembieda, Matthew Clements and contributors.
- Final page count and price yet to be determined but probably 96 pages – $16.95 retail, but it might go larger – Cat. No. 889. Ships end of February.
Rifts® Secrets of the Coalition States: The Disavowed™ – March
“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 price yet to be determined, but probably 96 pages – $16.95 retail – Cat. No. 892.
NEW! Rifts® Secrets of the Atlanteans™ – Spring
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 price yet to be determined, but probably 160-192 pages – $20.95-$24.95 retail – Cat. No. 890. Spring.
Rifts® Haunted Tech™ – Spring or Summer
Faced with the imminent threat of the Minion War and ensuing demon plagues across Rifts® North America, heroes and nations rise! Archie Three is taking none of it lying down. The insane machine-god is obsessed with sending the demons back to hell and saving “his” world.
- The Republicans reveal themselves and take action. Yes, that means Chaos Earth NEMA O.C.C.s, robots and technology in Rifts® Earth.
- Archie Three takes action behind the scenes, in a big way.
- New menaces appear.
- Haunted Tech gives new meaning to “ghost in the machine.” But are they a godsend or a Pandora’s Box of new danger.
- The new rules, powers and abilities for Haunted Tech will blow your mind.
- Adventure ideas, plot hooks and more.
- Written by Kevin Siembieda. Additional ideas from Charles Walton II.
- Final page count, price and catalog number yet to be determined, but probably 96 pages – $16.95 retail. Spring or Summer release.
Garden of the Gods™ – a Palladium Fantasy RPG® Sourcebook – Spring
This has been a secret project of Kevin Siembieda’s that he has been plotting and writing in what little spare time he has. The Garden of the Gods is said to be a holy place watched over and even frequented by the avatars of the gods. According to legend, the god may visit heroes and followers in dreams or in person by an avatar of the god, to be given guidance, inspiration, heroic quests, and gifts of knowledge and magic. More details about this title will follow.
- The Garden of the Gods described in detail.
- Godly insight and visitations.
- Gifts of magic and knowledge.
- Sanctuary and more.
- The Black Pit, a place of evil and dark secrets. Is it a counterbalance to the good of the Garden or a trick of the Old Ones?
- Written by Kevin Siembieda.
- Final page count, price and catalog number yet to be determined, but probably 96 pages – $16.95 retail. A Spring release.
Hell Followed™ – A Dead Reign® Zombie Apocalypse Sourcebook
At 160 pages, Hell Followed™ is the largest Dead Reign® sourcebook yet. Spring or Summer release. Can you survive the Zombie Apocalypse? Find out by playing Dead Reign®. The results may surprise you.
- New O.C.C.s and skills.
- New zombies and other menaces.
- More world information, new dangers and new adventurers.
- Written by Taylor White.
- 160 pages – $20.95 retail – Cat. No. 236. Spring or Summer release.
Rifts® Chaos Earth® Sourcebook: First Responders – Summer
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. A Summer release.
Robotech® RPG Tactics™ Wave Two is coming ...
– but you can get started with the core box set and Wave One expansions right now
If you love Robotech®, you 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 for the years ahead.
Robotech® RPG Tactics™ "Starter Box" (Main Box Game) – 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. Get yours now, so you can build your armies and have them ready when Wave Two is released.
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.
- 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.
Palladium PDF Books – download from DriveThruRPG.com
This is a great resource for getting out of print Palladium titles and other select books. We’ve made more than 100 PDF products available for digital download 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:
- Splicers® RPG
- Rifts® Chaos Earth® Resurrection, with all other Chaos Earth® titles to be added in the next week or two.
- Rifts® RPG, First Edition
- Rifts® Coalition Wars series, the Siege on Tolkeen (all).
- Rifts® Minion War Crossover series (all to date).
- Rifts® World Books 1-8 with all the rest coming soon.
- Rifts® Vampires Sourcebook and other Rifts® titles.
- Beyond the Supernatural™ RPG and Boxed Nightmares™, 1st Edition rules.
- Dead Reign® RPG (all titles) – The Zombie Apocalypse.
- 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 1-64 with more coming.
- The Best of The Rifter®
- Palladium Weapon Book Series
- Deluxe Revised RECON® RPG and Advanced RECON® Sourcebook.
- FREE 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 Robotech® RPG Tactics™ paper game pieces, force organization tables, stat cards, rules and special items – coming soon!
- Palladium Fantasy RPG® Paper Miniatures – Volumes #1-6 are available now. More are coming.
- Game Master kits and other resources.
- 120+ Palladium titles and more, with many more books to come.
- Go to DriveThruRPG.com to see the full selection. But come back every month to see what new books have been added. We are planning to do a lot.
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