Publisher, Kevin Siembieda, approved the proof copies of the cover and interior pages yesterday at the printer. He said they looked great. The RPG is on track to ship on March 20, just two weeks from now. In fact, the printer said that depending on scheduling, it might ship a couple of days sooner. We can hardly wait.
The Robotech® 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®.
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®.
Erick Wujcik is a fighter and hanging in there as best he can, but his health continues to slowly deteriorate. This terrible disease is a devastating one, and even the treatment keeping Erick alive is rough on his body.
The recent passing of RPG legend, Gary Gygax, is a harsh reminder that we should express our thoughts and affections while the people we care about are still with us. Nobody knows how much time Erick has left. The fact that he has persevered this long is nothing short of a miracle (they only gave him 4-6 weeks December first). Let him see your warm regard for him and his work, NOW.
You can do so by logging in at erickwujcik.com – a blog where hundreds upon hundreds of gamers have already posted fun, funny and touching tributes to Erick’s life and work in the game industry. Please add your fond memories and warm wishes for Erick to read and enjoy. Post as often as you’d like. Thank you.
It is with the utmost respect and sorrow that we report Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons, has passed away at the age of 69.
Gary Gygax not only co-created Dungeons and Dragons with David Arneson, but this singular game created an entire new genre of gaming and gave birth to the role-playing game industry.
Without Mr. Gygax and Mr. Arneson, there would never have been a Palladium Books, TSR, Wizards of the Coast, Steve Jackson Games, White Wolf, Chaosium, AEG, Kenzer & Co., Green Ronin, or any other game company that has ever produced role-playing games. Role-playing games might not even be part of our gaming lexicon. Not only might there have never been games like Rifts®, D&D, GURPS, Traveller, Vampire the Masquerade, Champions, Call of Cthulu, Legends of the Five Rings, and countless others, but we might never have seen “role-playing games” evolve into the videogame and MMOG medium. Without D&D there might never have been an Everquest, World of Warcraft, City of Heroes, or any other MMORPGs. Hard to imagine, but very likely true.
That is how profound an influence the creation of Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson’s Dungeons and Dragons has had on the world of gaming.
Our deepest sympathies to the family, friends and fans of Mr. Gygax.
Read Publisher and RPG Game Designer Kevin Siembieda’s Murmur from the Megaverse, A Legend Dies, for more thoughts about Gary Gygax and his passing.
This will be the last auction for a while, as Palladium has to move and get a pile of new books to the printer. The next auction is not likely till the end of May or beginning of June, and many items are one-of-a-kind items or very limited in number.
Erick Wujcik donated a hunk of his personal art collection, TMNT® RPG books and other role-playing game items for us to sell. One of Erick’s goals is to see Palladium get completely on its feet. We’re getting there, but he knows February through April are slow sales months and that Palladium will have big moving expenses in March. The incredible friend and wonderful person that he is, Erick is still doing whatever he can to help Palladium Books®.
The current auction has a number of items available at reasonable (even low) prices. We are particularly surprised at how little original Robotech and Palladium artwork is going for. This is your chance to get some good deals.
- First Printing TMNT Role-Playing Game, signed by Erick Wujcik and Kevin Siembieda.
– Ninja Turtles® RPG and Sourcebooks (including Transdimensional TMNT), each signed by Erick Wujcik and Kevin Siembieda
- Transdimensional TMNT® – the rarest of the TMNT sourcebooks, signed by Wujcik & Siembieda.
- Ninjas & Superspies, Mystic China & RECON®, each signed by Erick Wujcik and Kevin Siembieda.
- After the Bomb® supplement set, each book signed by Erick.
- Kevin Long ARTWORK for Ninjas & Superspies.
- Kevin Long Robotech® art.
- Kevin Long original art, other.
- Michael Kucharski original art, from Weapons & Assassins.
– An old Kevin Siembieda fantasy print that even Kevin forgot ever existed.
- A mixed set of Kevin Siembieda prints (including 4 dragons).
- Palladium’s first Rifter® Swimsuit art portfolio (10 prints).
- Note: All items that are from Erick’s collection come with a certificate of Origin and Authenticity that they are from his private collection.
Our next auction will not be until May or June.
Teresa and Hanna Mead have come to town to help Palladium prep for the big move, as well as talk about sales and promotional strategies.
The physical move will take place March 28, 29 and 30 (the last Friday, Saturday and Sunday of March), but we have, literally, tons of prep to do BEFORE the big move: Books to box, paintings to wrap, furniture and equipment to dismantle, skids to load, boxes and stuff to load on skids, and more.
We’re looking for friendly local fan volunteers to give us a hand doing the prep work March 17-27. If you’re in the area and want to help, please contact us soon to let us know the days and hours you can come over.
Helpers get . . .
Contact Palladium with your info:
- Call (734) 946-1156 our order and help line.
- Email us at rifter@palladiumbooks.com.
- Or send Kevin a Private Message.
Please include your name, telephone number, the days and times you can help, and other pertinent contact info. Thank you.
A number of wonderful, crazy friends and fans volunteered a few months ago and they convinced us we should solicit fans living in the area to help us move. After thinking about it, we figured, why not? So come on down, but call to let us know first so we can coordinate teams at both places.
We only do a subscription special once a year, and this one is almost over!
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!
Hotly anticipated. All new. All fun. See the description at the top of this Press Release.
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 dangers 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.
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 signed prints are available now and selling quickly.
- Robotech®: The Shadow Chronicles® RPG – March, 2008. At the printer.
- The Rifter® #42 – April, 2008.
- Rifts® Dimension Book 11: Dyval™, Hell Unleashed – April release, 2008. In final production.
- Rifts® Dimension Book 12: Dimensional Outbreak™ – April or May release. In production.
- Heroes of the Megaverse® (Minion War™ – tentative) – May or June 2008.
- Dead Reign™ RPG (Zombie RPG – tentative) – May or June, 2008.
- A new Robotech® sourcebook (tentative) – Summer 2008.
- The Rifter® #43 – July, 2008.
Note: Additional titles may be added to the line up above.
Robotech® and Robotech® The Shadow Chronicles® are Registered Trademarks of Harmony Gold USA, Inc.
© Copyright 2008 Palladium Books Inc. All rights reserved.
This press release may be reprinted, reposted, linked and shared for the sole purpose of advertising, promotion and sales solicitation.
Rifts®, The Rifter®, RECON®, Splicers®, Palladium Books®, Phase World®, The Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game®, Megaverse®, Nightbane®, The Mechanoids®, The Mechanoid Invasion®, Coalition Wars® and After the Bomb® are Registered Trademarks of Palladium Books Inc. Heroes Unlimited, Beyond the Supernatural, and other published book titles, names, slogans and likenesses are trademarks of Palladium Books Inc., and Kevin Siembieda.