By Kevin Siembieda
One game system – every genre – countless worlds – endless adventure
The Palladium Open House is next week. Half of the team and helpers are working on POH prep and half continue to work feverishly on the Robotech® RPG Tactics™ Reward Exchanges. This Update will focus on the Palladium Open House, but we are moving forward on all fronts.
Palladium Open House — April 20-22 (VIP Thursday April 19)
Our apologies for not posting the gaming schedule yet. Life has been crazy. Wayne will work to get the POH Schedule posted on Saturday – subject to some change – namely some times may be changed and additional games and panel talks are likely to be added. Here is what I can tell you right now.
100+ RPG Gaming Events
- 2 After the Bomb® games
- 9 Beyond the Supernatural™ games
- 16 Heroes Unlimited™ games
- 1 The Mechanoids® game
- 1 Multi-Genre Crossover game (Julius Rosenstein)
- 11 Palladium Fantasy® games (3 run by me)
- 21 Rifts® games
- 2 Rifts® Chaos Earth® games
- 6 Savage Rifts® games
- 9 Robotech® RPG games
- Robotech® RPG Tactics™ pick up games (Peter Pidrak)
- 1 Robotech® RPG Tactics Tournament (Peter Pidrak)
- 1 Splicers® game
- 1 Systems Failure™ game
- And more!
The list above does NOT include every game event, as Scott Gibbons is working on updating the schedule even as I write this. Plus I might run additional games and there are panel talks about G.M.ing, creating games, and more, plus a live auction (Saturday), 30+ Palladium Creators (writers, artists, freelancers, staff), original art, out of print titles, autographs, fun and more.
2018 Palladium Open House
April 19 (VIP night), 20, 21 & 22, 2018 – Westland, Michigan
- 100+ Palladium gaming events.
- Play in games run by Kevin Siembieda & other Palladium creators.
- Enjoy Robotech® RPG Tactics™ tournaments, games, and demos.
- Participate in panel talks and many question and answer chats.
- Bring your favorite game books to get signed.
- Meet Kevin Siembieda and the Palladium staff.
- Meet Carl Gleba and many other Palladium creators.
- Meet 30+ Palladium creators – the largest gathering of Palladium creators in the world! Most available every day, the entire day.
- Meet fellow gamers from around the world.
- Get autographs from all the Palladium creators.
- Get new releases, back stock items and Palladium collectibles.
- Get original artwork and limited edition prints.
- Get rare collector items, first printings, and signed books.
- Four new T-shirts debuting at the Open House.
- Commission select artists to draw your favorite character.
- “Live” Auction with rare collectibles and oddities.
- Get the latest news and other insider info.
- Intimate setting, unlike big conventions.
- Family reunion and party atmosphere.
- Join the fun and make memories to last a lifetime.
- Price of admission pays for all events!
- Nearby Hotels. Detroit Metro Airport 20 minutes away.
It all happens at the Palladium Open House (POH) – April 20-22, 2018 – 39074 Webb Court, Westland, Michigan, 48185 (plus April 19 for those attending VIP Thursday).
Order Tickets online up to Sunday night – April 15 – or pay at the door
The price of admission covers ALL events and gives you access to all the guests, Kevin and crew, as well as the gaming events (first come, first served), panel talks, auction and other activities. Three days of Palladium gaming, laughs and fun.
The Palladium Open House is like a big family reunion or four day party. There have been good times and bad times, and through it all we had Palladium fans at our sides and helping out, so every POH is a celebration of YOU, our fans, as much as anything else. So if you can, please join us for what is going to be a Palladium gaming extravaganza.
Game with the Game-Makers
- Amy L. Ashbaugh (Artist)
- Brandon Aten (Writer, game designer; Triax 2, Madhaven, The Sovietski, The Rifter®)
- Matthew Balent (Author of Weapons & Armor, Weapons & Castles, Monsters and Animals, and other titles; he was present at the start of Palladium Books!)
- Carmen Bellaire* (Writer and Game Designer; Powers Unlimited 1-3, Splicers®, Naruni, RRT and more.) – “tentative” pending his new job.
- Joseph Bergmans (Honorary Staff Member, Helper, Consultant)
- James Brown (Game Master Supreme, Megaversal Ambassador)
- Matthew Clements (Writer, Northern Gun™ 1 & 2)
- Roger Cartier (Contributor to Palladium Fantasy® & G.M.)
- Steven Dawes (Writer, Dark Places™, The Rifter®)
- Greg Diaczyk (Writer, Rifts® Lemuria, The Rifter®)
- Mark Dudley (Artist and Game Master)
- Glen Evans (Writer, Bizantium, The Rifter®, etc.)
- Scott Gibbons (Staff, Manager, Game Master, Game Designer)
- Carl Gleba (Writer, Secrets of the Atlanteans™, Minion War™ series, Hades, Dyval, and many others, and an awesome G.M.)
- Chris Guertin (Honorary Staff Member/Helper)
- Patrick “Jake” Jakubowski (Megaversal Ambassador & Game Master)
- Doug Lamberson (Honorary Staff Member/Helper)
- “Madman” Mike Leonard (Artist and Writer)
- Alex Marciniszyn (Staff Editor and Research)
- Mike Mumah (Artist)
- Mark Oberle (Writer, Nightbane® and The Rifter®)
- Apollo Okamura* (Artist) – “tentative”
- Victor Peterson (Megaversal Ambassador & G.M.)
- Ramon K. Perez* (Artist, Comic Books) – “tentative”
- Ben Rodriguez (Artist)
- Julius Rosenstein (Staff, Writer, Editor & Game Master)
- Jeff “NMI” Ruiz (Palladium’s Online Administrator & MA)
- Kevin Siembieda (Staff, Founder, Writer, Artist & Game Master)
- Kathy Simmons (Staff, Order Processing & Customer Services)
- Josh Sinsapaugh (Writer, Rifter® Contributor) – “tentative”
- Wayne Smith (Staff, Editor, and Editor-in-Chief of The Rifter®)
- Charles Walton II (Artist, Writer, Splicers)
- Taylor White (Writer and Musician)
Note: My apologies to anyone I may have accidentally left off the list.
How often does any of us get to hang out with 30-40 Palladium creators? Where else can you ask the game creators for player tips, G.M. advice, or the back story behind your favorite games and characters? Only at the Palladium Open House held at the Palladium warehouse. And it happens only once every few years.
Guests who had to cancel: Cover artist John Zeleznik and chief writer and mastermind behind Rifts® for Savage Worlds, Sean Patrick Fannon, had both planned on coming, but Johnny Z cannot make it and neither can Sean. But Ramon K. Perez, a Marvel Comics Spider-Man artist and long-time Palladium fan favorite artist, told me he would try to come down for Friday and Saturday or Saturday and Sunday. Here’s hoping Ramon can clear his schedule to come on down. Likewise, game designer and writer, Carmen Bellaire, has started training for his new job and may not be able to attend, but he’ll be here if he can.
All in stock Palladium products are available for purchase, from prints and T-shirts to RPG books and coffee mugs. We always have a selection of new T-shirts and speciality items available for the first time ever at the Palladium Open House, too. There is also a wide range of original art, prints, and rare, signed and out of print book titles and unique collectibles available. Some of the rarest and most unique items are offered in the live auction Saturday evening. IN ADDITION, many of the artists and writers bring original art, art prints and specialty items for sale from them individually, and some will do character sketches. It all adds up to an incredible experience.
Palladium Open House – Hotel Information
Red Roof Inn – (economy lodgings) – 734-459-3300, 39700 Ann Arbor Rd, Plymouth, MI 48170.
Hampton Inn & Suites – (upscale lodgings) – 734-844-1111, 1950 N. Haggerty Road, Canton, MI 48187.
Airport Note: The hotels and Palladium’s warehouse are 15-20 minutes from Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) in Romulus, Michigan, near I-275. Detroit Metro is the airport you want to use.