Except for correction and changes, artwork is all done!
The writing is nearly finished. Kevin is working on the last handful of stats and adventure ideas, leaving only O.C.C.s and game rules to finish. He’s keeping the rules hidden from us so far. We know most of it will be the standard character creation and such (yes, Palladium’s usual Mega-Damage system), but Kev claims to have whipped up an alternative means of character generation that will take only 15 minutes! We can’t tell if he’s a genius or whacky from long hours of writing and lack of sleep.
As soon as we get final approvals on everything from the good folks at Harmony Gold, we will layout the book and it will go to the printer! We hope that will be sometime next week.
The 10 days Erick was in town gave Erick’s long-time sweetheart, Kay Kozora, a cold and just wore poor Erick out completely. Kevin said he sounded beat when they spoke on the phone, and Erick confessed that the Detroit visit drained him emotionally and physically, so he would have to try to take it easy the rest of the week. Meanwhile, his blood test was fine and Erick was able to get his latest round of chemotherapy.
We understand he is back at Totally Games working on some revolutionary ideas in videogaming and kicking around a dozen other projects. We all wish him well.
Note: Other than approximately 14 copies owned by Kevin Siembieda and individual Palladium staff members, there WERE no more copies of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles® & Other Strangeness RPG. The game was completely SOLD OUT. Then Erick dropped off four boxes of stuff. Among them, a box with 23 copies of the TMNT® RPG, and he says, “Sell ‘em. Palladium can use the money.” So we are. Some will be sold in auction with Transdimensional TMNT® (the rarest sourcebook of them all), a few we are keeping, and the rest, about 12 sets, are being sold here and now. Get ‘em while you can. Thank you, Erick.
When Erick was in town a week or two ago, he and friends cleared out his three private storage rooms, threw away a ton of junk stuff and gave away other material. In the process of sorting, Erick unearthed a number of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles® RPGs and sourcebooks, as well as many of his personal Palladium file copies and a stack of artwork.
Well, Erick being the kind of guy he is, he gave Kevin the RPG books, some Amber items and a good chunk of the artwork, telling him to keep what he wants and to sell the rest to help Palladium cover the cost of its upcoming move and to help get the company through the lean months of February, March and April. How can you not love this wonderful friend? Thanks again, Erick.
Starting next week, February 16, we’ll post the first of a few small auctions (20-25 items each) on Ebay. Many items are one of a kind.
From the collection of Erick Wujcik, some signed by Erick, some not.
- Kevin Long original art – lots of it – mostly Palladium stuff.
- Michael Kucharski original art; Palladium and Amber.
- Uncut Amberzine covers.
– Photostats used as posters and reference files; mostly Amber and Palladium.
- Amberzine #11 & #12.
– An old Kevin Siembieda print that even Kevin forgot ever existed.
– Some Kevin Siembieda artwork and other prints.
- TMNT RPG and sourcebooks.
- Transdimensional TMNT® – the rarest sourcebook of them all. Even we have fewer than 7-8 file copies.
– Other Palladium titles from Erick’s personal collection.
- Plus a few books and items from Kevin Siembieda’s or Palladium’s archives.
This is a rare opportunity to get art, prints and books from the impressive Erick Wujcik collection. Watch for it in the next week or two. Comes with a certificate of origin and authenticity.
Are you chomping at the bit for Robotech®? Can you hardly wait for Dyval™ and Dimensional Outbreak™, or Fleets of the Three Galaxies™? Are you dreaming about space opera adventures and battling alien menaces? If so, do we have a deal for you.
To whet your appetite, we are offering Space Adventures Bundle #1:
Phase World® – $22.95
Phase World® Sourcebook – $13.95
Rifts® Dimension Book™ 6: Three Galaxies™ – $17.95
A $54.85 value for only $32.91 (a 40% savings) plus shipping and handling. Rifts® and Phase World® books are easily compatible with Robotech®.
Back orders ship February 14, 2008 (maybe sooner).
One of the most popular of the Palladium Fantasy RPG® sourcebooks is back in print.
Robotech® role-playing games are back, and it all starts with The Shadow Chronicles® RPG – spread the word.
The Shadow Chronicles® role-playing game picks up where the DVD movie begins. The return of the Robotech Expeditionary Force (REF), the separation of the SDF-3 from the rest of the fleet, the battle of Reflex Point, space combat, treachery and everything else that is part of Robotech® The Shadow Chronicles®.
Palladium has not seen so much anticipation for a new role-playing game release since the debut of Rifts® in 1990.
Robotech® The Shadow Chronicles® is a NEW role-playing game, not a rehashed, retooled printing of the original RPG from the 1980s. Furthermore, the release of the Robotech® The Shadow Chronicles® DVD Movie, the release of the Deluxe DVD, Shadow Chronicles® Art Book, and the announcement of a Robotech® Movie in development at Warner Bros. Pictures has ramped up interest and excitement for Robotech®.
This new RPG should appeal to role-players and Robotech® fans of all generations.
Dyval™ is another dimension of Hell, the next book in the Minion War™ series, and is every bit as fantastic as the first, Hades.
Dyval is a hellish dimension very different from Hades, but just as exotic, dangerous and horrible. The Deevil Host, evil monsters and minions, Deevil society, monstrous War Steeds, magic, adventure settings and more. Interest among Palladium fans is high.
The Minion War spills into Phase World®, the city of Center and the Three Galaxies™. The epic scale of the Minion War just got bigger and even the Worlds of Warlock, the Splugorth and Naruni are involved.
War factions from the Hells, Hades and Dyval, have discovered the existence of a great mystic artifact that has been hidden and protected by the Cosmo-Knights of the Three Galaxies. And both sides want it.
The artifact is an ancient Rune Book that contains the names of the 2000 greatest heroes the Megaverse® has ever known. But it is more than a historical document, it is a magic item of unparalleled power.
According to legend, the tome has many great powers. One such power is that reading the name of any one person inscribed, while evoking the proper magic, will give the reader the knowledge and power of that great hero. And many are the powers of the 2000.
The artifact also has its dangers. It is said if the List of Heroes™ is wrested from the Cosmo-Knights and kept locked in the pits of Hell, then the Knights and all heroes of the Three Galaxies will lose hope and flounder. If the book is destroyed, it is said, the Cosmo-Knights will cease to exist within a generation and the forces of Chaos shall reign. Needless to say, the Lords of Hell, the Splugorth and many others who serve Chaos would do anything to get their hands on the List of Heroes.
Rumor also suggests that the artifact may hold clues to the location of the Cosmic Forge, perhaps in some sort of code or the memories of the heroes who can be evoked. And there are many other tales of cosmic power, healing and knowledge all associated with the book and the ghosts of the heroes named on its pages.
As circumstance would have it, the List of Heroes has fallen into the possession of the Player Characters. The question is, can they keep it safe from the forces of two Hells until it can be returned to the safekeeping of the Cosmo-Knights? Or will they misuse it for their own, personal gain? How will this scenario unfold? Who is on that list? Buy a copy, play out the scenario and find out.
- Robotech®: The Shadow Chronicles® RPG – February 27, 2008. In production.
- Rifts® Dimension Book 11: Dyval™, Hell Unleashed – March, 2008. In final production.
- Rifts® Dimension Book 12: Dimensional Outbreak™ – March or April 2008. In production.
- The Rifter® #42 – April, 2008.
- A new Robotech® sourcebook (tentative) – April or May 2008.
- Heroes of the Megaverse® (Minion War™ – tentative) – April or May 2008.
- Dead Reign™ RPG (Zombie RPG – tentative) – May, 2008.
- The Rifter® #43 – July, 2008.
Note: Additional titles may be added to the line up above.
- Armageddon Unlimited™ (Minion War™)
- Fleets of the Three Galaxies™
- Rifts® Shemarrian Nation™
- Rifts® Lemuria
- Rifts® Delta Blues™
- Rifts® Dark Woods™
- Rifts® Voodoo
- Rifts® Triax™ 2 (World Book)
- Mysteries of Magic™ (Fantasy)
- Monsters & Magic™ (Fantasy)
- Nightbane® Survival Guide (Nightbane®)
- Atorian Empire™ (HU2)
- Robotech® sourcebooks.
- Deluxe Robotech® RPG (8˝ x 11) – Summer.
- Rifts® Anthology Book.
- Chaos Earth novel.
- A variety of new products available only online directly from Palladium Books.
- And a lot more.
Right now you can get a subscription to The Rifter® at a special price and walk away with a FREE GIFT worth $22-$31 (and US subscribers, we’ll even pay the cost to ship your Rifter® to your doorstep)! So what are you waiting for? Subscribe!
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