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ONE GAME SYSTEM – EVERY GENRE – COUNTLESS WORLDS – ENDLESS ADVENTURE
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SALE & News – Palladium Books® – Weekly Update – May 29, 2025
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We hope many of you in the United States were able to enjoy a fun and relaxing Memorial Day weekend with friends and family.
Sean and I worked through the weekend as we have many irons in the fire that need tending. That includes moving TMNT & Other Strangeness RPG Redux along (almost there!) and other books in the pipeline; promoting the prelaunch campaign and prepping for the Rifts Promise of Power video game Reforged crowdfunder in June (very exciting, please check out our pre-launch page and spread the word!); the Promise of Rifts SALE (some of the Rifts books that inspired the video game on sale), and a number of behind the scenes secret projects, all of which require a whole lot of logistics.
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The Lost Rifts video game – The Backerkit pre-launch campaign for the Rifts Promise of Power Reforged video game started a week or so ago. There are Backer advantages later when you follow the campaign now. We hope you will help spread the word about it to video game enthusiasts as well as tabletop gamers. For the full story, click the button below and join as a follower. More info and details will be added from time to time. The actual crowdfunding will begin in mid-June. Oh, and you can hear Sean and I (Kevin Siembieda) talk about it on the Glitterbois and Legion of Myth. More interviews are likely to follow. Spread the word.
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SALE! The Promise of Rifts® SALE – Imagination Unleashed – 20% to 50% off
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Now that you’re back to work and in need of a little fun, take a look at our ongoing Promise of Rifts Sale! I have selected titles that feature characters and locations in the Rifts® Promise of Power REFORGED and which inspired the original video game.
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4 New Podcasts & YouTube Interviews
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NEW! The Glitterbois podcast was the first podcast to discuss Rifts Promise of Power Reforged in an interview with both Kevin Siembieda and Sean Owen Roberson. This was a lively and informative conversation about the reforging of the lost Rifts video game. Previous Glitterbois episodes talk about all things Palladium Books with an increasing number of chats with Palladium’s founder and writer Kevin Siembieda as a returning guest. Other Palladium creators have also begun to join the fun with more in the future.
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NEW! Legion of Myth – 2 new episodes! The May 25th livestream chat with Kevin Siembieda and Sean Owen Roberson is being turned into two episodes for your viewing enjoyment. One is questions and answers about the Rifts® Promise of Power REFORGED video game. The second is a passionate and lengthy debate about the viability and playability of the Shifter in Rifts. Both are fun and informative, and it was another long, marathon session, but so worthwhile. Sean and I will continue to return every month to chat about Palladium Books news, game titles, characters, game mechanics, GM tips, writing and all things Palladium Books. So keep your eyes open throughout the year and join the (usually) monthly conversations.
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NEW on the Palladium Books YouTube Channel – Rifts Promise of Power BONUS episode available now. J-M and I talk about the history of the Lost Rifts Video Game to give listeners a deeper understanding about the original game and the N-Gage. It is part of the ongoing Official History of Palladium Books with Kevin Siembieda & J-M DeFoggi. A new episode every other week provides behind the scenes insight and secrets about the making of your favorite Palladium RPGs and the people behind them. Please continue to spread the word about these fun videos and enjoy.
Episodes include:
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Coming Soon to Palladium’s YouTube channel:
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Ninjas & Superspies RPG – June 5th.
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Julius Rosenstein: Without whom there may have been no Palladium Books – June 19th.
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Beyond the Supernatural RPG, 1st Edition – July 3rd.
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Erick Wujcik Part 1: Meets Kevin Siembieda – July 17.
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Rifts RPG Part 1 – July 31st.
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Erick Wujcik Part 2: Game Designer – August 14.
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Watch for a new episode every other week and enjoy bonus episodes.
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Rifts® Promise of Power Reforged crowdfunding pre-launch campaign
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One of our secret projects has been bringing back the lost Rifts video game for the personal computer and other game platforms with improved art, graphics, and sound.
Follow the pre-launch campaign to see the official press release and get additional info, news, and the opportunity to get special rewards when the crowdfunding goes live mid-June.
The announcement of the Rifts® Promise of Power video game being remade for the PC and modern game platforms has been overwhelmingly positive, but we need your continued support and help spreading the word. This is a big undertaking requiring a professional video game design company to make all the upgrades and changes. We can only make the video game if we have a successful crowdfunding campaign.
Note: The Rifts video game is a wonderful way to introduce Rifts to your friends and family who don’t play RPGs. The video game is designed to introduce Rifts to an entirely new audience as well as thrill fans of the RPG. The crowdfunder goes live mid-June, 2025. Watch for live streaming when we launch and other fun stuff.
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The Rifts® Promise of Power Reforged video game will feature the following:
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30+ hours of game play on the main storyline, more for completionists!
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Increased aspect ratio. Instead of the small screen size of the original N-Gage mobile device, play on a greatly expanded aspect ratio for modern screens – see Rifts Earth like never before!
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The Glitter Boy, Coalition Grunt, and other portraits restored to their iconic likeness.
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Seventeen playable classes drawn directly from the original tabletop role-playing game, including the Glitter Boy, Burster, Ley Line Walker, Cyber-Knight, Juicer, Mind Melter, Cyborg, Headhunter, Crazy, and Mystic.
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Gain powerful allies – mercenaries, psychics, and mages – as you cross the post-apocalyptic wastes and lead your party in combat using their unique abilities.
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Tactical turn-based combat on scenic battle maps featuring a dynamic 3D camera perspective so you can always be in control of your weapons and powers.
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More than 50 enemy types – mutants, supernatural creatures, high-tech soldiers, and more – plus a diverse cast of characters, reflecting the varied denizens of Rifts Earth.
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Over 100 weapons, spells, and psionics, plus all new weapons and gear exclusive for backers of the Reforged edition.
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Travel to multiple locations from the Rifts setting – North America, England, the New German Republic, and China – each filled with unique challenges.
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New physical rewards exclusive to crowdfunding backers!
Rifts® Promise of Power Reforged Stretch Goals:
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Unlock a high-definition update to the original in-game art, including combat graphics.
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Unlock an all new modern soundtrack with beautiful music.
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Unlock support for extra platforms including consoles and mobile devices.
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And much more!
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UPDATE! Gen Con – July 31 - August 3, 2025 – Visit Palladium Books at Booth 1515
Please swing by the Palladium Booth to chat with me (Kevin Siembieda), Sean Owen Roberson, Wayne Smith (The Rifter), Mark Oberle (writer), Glen Evans (artist), and other Palladium creators and insiders, get autographs, buy new RPG releases and back stock, and have fun.
For those of you who always visit the booth, please note that we are in the middle of the exhibitor’s hall rather than where we’ve been the last several years. We have no idea how or why, but we are in good company near Catalyst Games, Steve Jackson Games, Modiphius, Renegade Game Studio, Cool Stuff Inc., and only a couple isles away from our friends at Pinnacle/Studio 2 and Upper Deck. Please find us and visit.
Here are other events I, Kevin Siembieda (and sometimes Sean), will be attending over the next 8 months.
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Gen Con – July/August (Kevin, Sean & the Palladium crew)
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Alliance Open House (Tradeshow) – September (Kevin and others)
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Granite State Comic Con – September (Kevin Siembieda & Sean Roberson)
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Philadelphia Game Expo – January 2026 (Kevin Siembieda & Matthew Balent).
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300+ RPG products on DriveThru – a dozen unique world settings – one game system – endless possibilities. No other game company offers game worlds for so many different genres. Best of all, learn to play one Palladium RPG and you can play them all, because each uses the same basic core rules and combat. There are differences, but the fundamentals are the same. This also means you can bring characters, villains, monsters, powers, magic, weapons, gear, and adventure ideas from one setting into another or mash them together!
In addition to PDF titles for entire game lines like Rifts®, Palladium Fantasy®, Heroes Unlimited™, Ninjas & Superspies™, After the Bomb®, Beyond the Supernatural™, Dead Reign® (zombies), Nightbane® (Urban Fantasy), Rifts Chaos Earth®, Systems Failure™, Splicers®, RECON®, The Rifter® #1-85, and others, there are Game Master and player aids, character generators, paper minis, map packs, and FREE Previews of books like Creature Feature™, Dead Reign, Coalition Manhunters, Titan Robotics™, Rifts Bestiary Volume One, World Books, Dimension Books, and more to give you a glimpse of what’s in the book. Enjoy endless adventures across the Megaverse®.
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Palladium Collectibles – at Kevin’s Online Toy & Collectibles eBay Store
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I am adding new collectibles of all kinds to my Ebay store every few weeks. Some are Palladium negatives, rare and out of print books, original Palladium artwork, prints, posters, as well as other collectible toys, action figures, Nightmare Before Christmas items, one-of-a-kind proofreader copies, books, and other good stuff – including Erick Wujcik’s rare and sought after Amberzine #12-15. Check in every week or so to see what’s new. All items come from Kevin Siembieda’s personal collection.
One-of-a-kind Palladium Books negatives (special and rare collectibles). Negatives are always very popular items at the Palladium Open House, Gen Con, and conventions, and are catching on as rare collectibles, unique in and of themselves. Before digital printing, pages of a book were laid out by hand on a board, and each page was photographed.
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Each negative is truly unique, attractive, and fun to have.
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Own a piece of Palladium Books and RPG history you will treasure.
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Each was used to print the very book you may have in your collection (1981-2004).
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Each is signed in silver ink by Kevin Siembieda and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.
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Each negative is a one-of-a-kind work of art (on rare occasions, two-of-a-kind if a page or section of pages were replaced or a second edition was made).
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Looks great matted or framed! Fits an 8x10 inch matt opening. Each neg is roughly 8 ½ x 11 inches.
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Prices vary depending on the title, the art, and quality of the negative. Note: Many have scratches, or blemishes, and/or an opaque medium on the negative. Still, they look great and are a piece of RPG history. We recommend you carefully examine the photographs of each item to avoid disappointment. The negatives of many books are sold out or were never available.
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Making the impossible, possible
One, the return of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness RPG. Dice are already being manufactured, everything else should go into final manufacturing in June. Shipping costs, final charges to your cards, and estimated shipping date to Backers are coming soon. It’s all beautiful and we cannot wait to put them in your hands.
Two, with your support, the Rifts Promise of Power Reforged video game for the PC and other platforms.
Three … hmmm. There are book titles and other surprises coming that we cannot yet reveal, but they are more things some people won’t expect or don’t believe possible. The above is just the beginning. The tip of the iceberg. Sean and I have big ideas for Palladium Books and products you’ll enjoy. Nothing is easy and everything takes time, but when we really get going, there will be no stopping us. And we couldn’t do any of it without your love and support. So thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
For now, keep the faith and be excited. Enjoy the Rifts Sale and please support and spread the word about Rifts Promise of Power Reforged.
– Kevin Siembieda, Publisher, Game Designer, Writer and Friend
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