I thought I’d keep this press release kinda short on the news, and heavy on the holiday fun and cheer.
It has become something of tradition to extend the Surprise Package offer for a week or two AFTER Christmas. We know some people can’t afford to order them before Christmas, because they are spending their money on gifts for other people (very nice), some wait till it’s too late, and some need to wait till they get money as Christmas gifts before they can place their order. Well, you have an extra couple of weeks – till January 8, 2008.
Now get those Surprise Package orders in before you really do miss out. Merry Christmas. :)
The Rifter® is your doorway to unlimited imagination and numerous Palladium role-playing worlds. It offers new heroes, powers, weapons, magic and adventure for your games. It presents new villains, monsters and danger to battle, and new ideas to consider. It helps you unlock your imagination by showing you what other gamers, just like you, have created. That’s right, many of the articles and source material are written by ordinary gamers and fans like you.
- The Rifter® #41 – January 8, 2008. In final production.
- Rifts® Dimension Book 11: Dyval™, Hell Unleashed – January 21, 2008. In final production.
- Robotech®: The Shadow Chronicles® RPG – February 8, 2008 (possibly sooner). In production.
- Rifts® Dimension Book 12: Dimensional Outbreak™ – February 22, 2008. In production.
- Heroes of the Megaverse® – March 2008.
- A new Robotech® sourcebook (tentative) – March 2008.
- The Rifter® #42 – April, 2008.
- Dead Reign™ RPG (tentative) – April, 2008.
- Plus downloadable material, The Rifter® Zero, therifter.com, and a few surprises up our sleeves.
When people order a Palladium Christmas Surprise Package online, there’s a place for comments. Many (about half!) leave us a short comment. Some are as simple as, “You guys rock” or “Keep up the great work.” Others write a few sentences or offer a bit of history. All are appreciated and often put a smile on our faces. I thought it would be fun to print a selection of them in my From the Desk of Kevin Siembieda in The Rifter® #41. Then, I thought it might be nice to post them online for your enjoyment too.
So without any further ado, here is a tiny sampling from hundreds and hundreds of comments and well wishes from guys and gals just like YOU, the greatest fans on Earth. Merry Christmas. Note: All statements are presented pretty much word for word, with minimal editing other than spelling and grammar. I enjoyed reading them all. I hope those we have quoted don’t mind. I have only printed initials rather than the entire name (you know who you are) to protect everyone’s privacy. We wish hope your holiday season is full of love, joy, and good times and may the New Year bring you more of the same.
– Kevin Siembieda, December 21, 2007
Dear Mr. Kevin Santa :) I have been ordering the Christmas Surprise for a few years now and it continues to be one of my favorite things to open on Christmas morning; my wife makes me wait till then. Last year, I was lucky enough to get a hardcover Rifts® Ultimate Edition. I have gone from playing with my friends and acquaintances at a friend’s house to playing with my wife and kids at the kitchen table. Thank you for the many years of playing.
Keep up the great work guys! I’ve been playing Palladium games on and off for about 11 years now and I love what you guys do for the Roleplaying community. I hope to see a movie in a few years; that would be fantastic beyond mere words, but most important is that you guys stay around, and keep putting out the fantastic games I have come to know and love. Palladium is, by far, the most human company I have ever dealt with. And I think that’s pretty great. Merry Christmas guys.
A note of heartfelt thanks. 1983 I was 13 and picked up (The Mechanoid Invasion® Book 3:) Homeworld and a couple months later The Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game® (PRRPG)... so it begins.
1988, in the Navy, running PFRPG 1-3 times a week for shipmates and friends, I stumbled into a Star Trek Convention in Virginia Beach, and won one of the first copies of Beyond the Supernatural as a door prize – I guess it was fated.
1990, preparing to be deployed to Desert Shield/Storm, my players bought me the brand new Rifts® RPG, which accompanied me through that conflict and subsequent cleanup of 18 months. During that time, dozens of friends and shipmates enjoyed your fine works through the stress and chaos of those times.
1993, met my wife running a PFRPG campaign, of which she was my favorite player . . . and still is. :)
2002, my son is now old enough to join our family campaigns, soon to be followed by adding Nightbane® to the mix, as a great adjunct to my BTS games.
2007, Son now beginning first forays into running Palladium games (only system he wants to run :D). Starting off rather well (he’s 16).
Bottom-line: Palladium Books has been involved in and helped me through and/or aided in every major event in my life, led me to the woman I love, brought me close together as a family, interested my son enough to become an avid reader, and I fully intend to continue that tradition unto the next generation. With humble thanks, T.H.
I have been gaming for 8 years and just got my first Palladium second edition. I am the proud mother of a 7 year old likely protege, as his whole family is gamers and he loves it. But I can’t afford to pass this Surprise Package deal up, because I hardly have time to get online to order them. So here I am, and here is my wish, to become a new G.M., so any of these books will help me on my journey. Thank you.
MERRY CHRISTMAS ONE AND ALL! Keep up the WONDERFUL WORK. This family is very proud to support Palladium, especially during the Christmas season. My husband has purchased a grab bag almost every year since its inception . . . except this time. I’m getting it for him as a Christmas present. :) You guys, ROCK!
We might be going to your next Open House and actually be able to meet you guys. But hey, Merry X-Mas Kevin and Palladium staff, and have a happy New Year. :D Thanks from Frederic, Remi, Archer, Nathan. P.S. You guys are geniuses. Oh and if you get Monster Khaos cans and look on the back, they say “Get Juiced” so, yeah, we drink them now.
These Grab Gags are habit forming! You buy one and it’s never enough. Every time the X-Mas season rolls around and Palladium busts out the grab bags my RPG group gets more and more excited about the Megaverse®. We play through seemingly every system/setting under the sun, but we always come back to the Palladium Megaverse®. It’s nothing but a testament to how imaginative and well crafted your books are. Thank you.
I have a nephew that is special. Really. I know you hear this all the time, but he has Aspergers and typical of that condition, he is BIG time into Science and Math, and is a fantasy nut. His mother gave him a couple of her old Palladium Fantasy books and he is hooked. He is only 11 and I am still a “cool aunt” in his eyes. Must keep it that way! I am absolutely ordering through here because the autographs will be the coolest thing to this kid! I can’t wait to see him open this! How very wonderful of you to offer this to your customers! There really is a Santa Claus. Thanks a bunch Santa Kevin. You make me smile!
I have got all Nightbane, AtB, Macross . . . well, I’ve got most. This is my third Grab Bag and I am running out of excuses for the wife to keep buying them (Sweetest Day, our anniversary, and Christmas). Besides the holes in my collection getting filled up, thanks. Looking forward to Robotech®, Mechanoid Space and the rest of the Minion War. Keep up the good work.
Anyway, every time the Siembieda name is on a book, quality is warranted (and I’m not easily impressed, I own many other rpg games from D&D to the really unknown). But I must admit, I never found a guy with so many ideas and constancy! Keep going! We are many who anticipate to see the unexpected and surprisingly good stuff you bring form your hat every year!
Keep up the good work in making games for Gamers.
I got into Rifts® when I was younger, but I didn’t get a lot of opportunities to play. Now that I’m older, I found a group of friends who are interested in starting up again.
I want to wish you all the best in the New Year and tell you guys to keep your heads high, and be proud of everything you have done this year. Have a Merry Christmas. Tell Kevin to get some rest.
Thanks for all the wonderful books over the years. I know Palladium will be around for decades to come. Merry Christmas.
Dear Santa Kev, I’ve been playing Palladium games for . . . jeez, almost two decades now. I started in elementary school with TMNT and quickly moved up to Heroes Unlimited. Keep up the great work and have a healthy, happy, successful New Year!
You guys are amazing to have weathered such a huge storm, I hope to god to see you guys make it through it all. It would be a tragedy to lose you. Keep going with the books.
You guys are an inspiration. Keep up the good work and don’t let challenges get you down. Just remember, you guys are living the dream of millions of people, including myself.
I recently found out about all the troubles afflicting Palladium and wanted to say thanks for sticking in there and continuing to ride right through it! After a ten year hiatus from the RPG world, I was sucked back in when the Shadow Chronicles made its triumphant return (on DVD). Trust me, not for lack of any interest, but my career got in the way. I was introduced to the RPG world back in high school with Robotech® (own nearly all the books), and am a HUGE fan of the game and story (can’t wait to see the new books in the works). Now that I have time again, I’ve returned to the familiar worlds that your books offer and cannot say that I am disappointed.
I have almost all of your wonderful products except for the ones listed in my special wants, and your line of fantasy books. I love the work all of you do and am excited for the new products you are working on. Have a Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year. Thank you everyone for all of your hard work and sharing your worlds with us.
I can’t wait to try the Dead Reign game. I actually have a few ideas for the setting and would love to see the backstory on how Zombies and survivors work.
I just want to say thanks to Kevin and the whole gang there at Palladium. I look forward to these grab bags every year, especially since Katrina. I have been rebuilding my RPG collection and these really help. So again THANKS!!!! And Merry Christmas to all!!!!
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