Mini-Update October 21 2011

[Kevin]

Mini-Update October 21 2011

We are on fire at Palladium Books.

Palladium bookmarks (set of four – look great) should be finished today and available for Christmas Surprise Packages as of today. Palladium bookmarks are cool, colorful, useful and only $5 for a set of four different ones. I love ‘em and think you will too.

http://palladium-store.com/1001/product ... t-One.html

Speaking of Christmas Surprise Packages we are off to a slow start compared to past years. Too bad, because I have been loading up many with $90 or more worth of product. A few had over a $100 worth of holiday RPG books, art prints and goodies. Do not miss out on this awesome offer. RPG books, Rifters®, prints, bookmarks, T-shirts, coffee mugs, etc.

http://palladium-store.com/1001/product ... ckage.html

I’ve been working on Rifts® Lemuria and Dead Reign™ Sourcebook 3: Endless Dead™ yesterday and today, and both are coming along great! The E.M. Gist cover for Endless Dead™ should be finished next week. Meanwhile, Mike Mumah and other artists are working on the interior zombie artwork for the book.

I’ve also been working on the development and coordination of two different Rifts® comic book titles as well as some ideas for short comic contributions to Heavy Metal Magazine. These projects are really coming along.

Coalition Christmas™ T-Shirt. We are re-releasing the fan favorite Coalition Christmas T-shirt. It is awesome and available at special holiday prices -- generally $16 and under for most sizes. It is awesome. At the printers and will be available to ship within a week or so. Order yours today!

http://palladium-store.com/1001/product ... Large.html

Plus the Property of the Coalition T-shirt, several out of print books, new releases and a couple of surprises are in the pipeline.

http://palladium-store.com/1001/product ... Large.html

One of those surprises for a November release is Rifts® Path of the Storm™. It’s a unique product that is part sourcebook, part behind the scenes, and part epic story. Here is the description from the latest Weekly Update.



NEW! Rifts® Path of the Storm
– One writer’s vision for the Rifts® Movie

This is a unique, fun product that presents an entire screenplay written on speculation by Matthew Clements. That’s how Kevin met Matthew, he showed up at the Palladium office with a Rifts® screenplay in hand and said, “Hi, I’m a screenwriter and I’ve written a Rifts® screenplay, would you like to read it?” Kevin read it, was impressed, and met with Matthew afterward several times to discuss changes and improvements. Matthew did a second draft and it was sent to Jerry Bruckheimer Films for their consideration. Meanwhile, Matthew and Kevin hit it off and the next thing he knew he became Palladium’s new staff writer.

Kevin and company thought it would be fun to let Rifts® players see the type of Rifts® movie we at Palladium Books would like to see made. So we are presenting Matthew’s screenplay as a proposed Rifts® movie script and Rifts® sourcebook. The screenplay is a fast, fun adventure story, and worth the read. To make it more fun, Matthew has statted out the key characters in the script and you can use the heroes, villains and story ideas in your own campaign should you want to do so.

This was all Kevin Siembieda’s idea. He thought fans might like to see one of the attempts to get the Rifts® movie made. “Matthew’s Rifts movie script, written entirely on spec,” said the Publisher, “is one of the best I have seen. That’s why I had him do a second draft and try to get JB Films to take a look at it.” This screenplay is not likely to ever be turned into a movie, but now that it has been published, it is part of Palladium canon and can be drawn upon as a resource if Hollywood should choose to do so.

In addition to Matthew’s Rifts® movie script and RPG character stats, there is some text by Kevin Siembieda about his adventures in Hollywood as well as some artwork. This is a unique product and a fun read that lets you step behind the veil at Palladium Books. A bit of insight on just one of the many projects that have gone on behind the scenes this year at Palladium.
● A complete movie screenplay, with dialog.
● A story that captures the look, feel and attitude of Rifts®.
● Character stats for inclusion in your own games.
● Take the story and ideas and use them in your own Rifts® campaign.
● Some concept art and character illustrations.
● A nice evening’s read and insight to behind the scenes at Palladium.
● Cover and artwork by Charles Walton.
● More behind the scenes from Rifts® creator Kevin Siembieda.
● Written by Matthew Clements. Additional notes by Kevin Siembieda.
● 96 pages – $12.95 retail – Cat. No. 305. November release.

http://palladium-store.com/1001/product ... Storm.html

As of right now, it looks like the following NEW books will be released in November:
Rifts® Lemuria
Rifts® Path of the Storm™
Dead Reign™ Endless Dead
Robotech® New Generation Sourcebook

There is a lot of news and product information in the latest Weekly Update. For all the details about the latest goings-on and many new products being released in time for the 2011 Holiday season, you should to read the October 20, 2011, Weekly Update. It contains a wealth of news and information.

http://www.palladiumbooks.com/index.php ... er-20-2011

Sincerely,
Kevin Siembieda
Publisher, Writer, Game Designer and Surrogate Santa

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