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CELEBRATING 35 YEARS OF RIFTS® – ONE GAME SYSTEM – EVERY GENRE – COUNTLESS WORLDS – ENDLESS ADVENTURE
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Big Rifts SALE & News – Palladium Books® – Weekly Update – June 20, 2025
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NEWS! Palladium’s latest Backerkit crowdfunding campaign is now LIVE! And we need your support. Our ambitious goal: To bring back the fun lost Rifts video game, re-coded and graphically upgraded for the PC and other modern game platforms like Nintendo and Steam. This really is an outstanding video game that brings Rifts to life in a new medium.
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ATTENTION: Tabletop role-playing gamers
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● NEW! 10 inch, chrome/silver colored, Glitter Boy Statue – $50 – This is the most detailed and accurate 3D representation of Kevin Long’s original G.B. illustrations ever. It will look amazing on your shelf, desk, gaming table, mantle, or anywhere. This silvery wonder is a thing of beauty and a must for all Rifts fans.
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● NEW! 4 deluxe sets of official Rifts Dice in decorative tins – for the first time ever. Gamers have been asking for Rifts dice for years, now you can get them! Destined to become collector items, each set of nine dice comes in a decorative metal tin. If these do well, you will see more game line specific dice in the future.
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Ley Line Walker/Magic dice set – blue liquid core dice in a tin – $60 per set of 9 dice in a decorative tin.
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Glitter Boy set – metal plated – $40 per set of 9 dice in a tin.
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Coalition Soldier/Dead Boy set – classic red and black – $25 per set of 9 dice in a tin.
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Burster/Psychic set – flame red and yellow to burn up your gaming table – $40 per set of 9 dice in a tin.
● NEW! A genuine, Coalition States skull and lightning bolt cloth flag – 3 x 5 feet – $20! Every gaming space needs one of these. A must for CS citizens, war heroes, and CS patriots.
● NEW! Large Rifts Promise of Power Playmat – $30 – roughly 30x17 inches – gorgeous.
● NEW! Rifts Promise of Power Poker Deck – $15 – a complete, color RPOP poker deck.
ALL of these new Rifts gaming accessories and collectibles are available as Add-Ons in the Rifts Promise of Power Reforged Backerkit campaign starting at the minimum $40 pledge level for the video game. Limited time offer, so get them while you can! And remember, that $40 gets you the digital download of the Rifts Promise of Power Reforged PC video game! A piece of nearly forgotten Palladium history.
Note: Even if you aren’t particularly interested in the lost Rifts video game (trust me, you want it because it really is great fun), the physical rewards are sure worth it. Many of which are being offered for the first time ever – Rifts dice sets, CS flag, 10 inch Glitter Boy statue, etc., have never been offered by Palladium Books. And the higher pledges have campaign exclusives like a metal collector’s coin, print sets, poker deck, digital assets, and more. We are doing never-before-done items, in part, to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Rifts® and RPOP’s 20th. The best way for us to do that and test the waters is in a crowdfunding campaign.
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Be part of history in the making
When you support the Backerkit campaign, you’ll be helping make several firsts become reality. The very first Rifts video game ever created (and now re-coded, remastered, updated, and sold directly by Palladium Books!), as well as the very first 10 inch statue (chrome colored Glitter Boy), the very first Rifts dice sets (4) in metal tins, the very first cloth flag, the very first commemorative metal coin (an exclusive reward), and other cool stuff, both physical and digital. YOU will own these “firsts” and know that you helped make them a reality. Be part of history and pledge. Thank you. – Kevin
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Celebration of Rifts® SALE – 35 years – 80+ physical Rifts books 20% off
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Celebrating 35 years of Rifts! And in support of the Rifts Promise of Power Reforged video game Backerkit campaign taking place right now, 80+ Rifts books are on sale now thru July 17, 2025. Big savings, while supplies last.
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All Rifts core rule books; hardcovers and softcovers, including the Rifts Ultimate Edition, Rifts RPG 30th Anniversary Edition, Rifts Game Master Guide, Book of Magic, and Rifts Adventure Guide.
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All Rifts World Books
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All Rifts sourcebooks, including the Cyberworks Collection, Rifts Bestiary Volume One, Rifts Black Market, Rifts Bionic Sourcebook, Coalition Manhunters, Rifts Titan Robotics, Siege on Tolkeen and more.
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All 3 Rifts Poker Decks.
WARNING: We expect some titles to sell out during this unprecedented sale. Available on a first-come, first served basis, while supplies last. Enjoy and game on! Also see the PDF Rifts book sale taking place on DriveThruRPG.com.
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DriveThruRPG.com Celebration of Rifts® SALE
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To celebrate 35 years of Rifts and the Rifts Video Game crowdfunding on BackerKit right now, we are running a HUGE Rifts PDF sale as well. Get fantastic savings on almost all Rifts books for a limited time. All the same Rifts titles listed above for the Celebration of Rifts Sale, are also on sale as PDF books on DriveThruRPG, now thru July 17, 2025. As digital books there is no risk of the PDFs selling out. However, the sale is a limited time offer, so get ‘em while you can.
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NEW! Legion of Myth Live Gamer Chat with Kevin Siembieda and Jeremy Colantonio – Sunday, 2:00 PM Eastern Time
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Meet and chat with Palladium’s new Operations Manager, Jeremy Colantonio, and Kevin Siembieda this Sunday on Legion of Myth. Kevin will introduce Jeremy and he, Kevin, MaxLaio and Heathendog will chat about the lost Rifts video game Backerkit crowdfunder, 35 years of Rifts, the big Rifts Celebration Sale (80+ titles on sale now), how to run 26 players in an RPG game, and answer some of your questions.
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Put the evening of July 17th on your calendar – live chat with Kevin, Sean & others
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Sean, Kevin, Jeremy, and other creators will be doing another live stream on the Backerkit Rifts Promise of Power Reforged crowdfunder – and stream it to YouTube, Facebook, etc., so please join us. The opening gamer chat at the start of the campaign was a blast, and this one should be even better.
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NEW on the Palladium YouTube Channel
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John Adams and a few friends played Rifts® for Savage Worlds this year at ChupacabraCon in San Marcos, Texas. John ran an adventure where his party "barely squeaked through" without getting TPK'ed (Total Party Kill). Later he played a game with Aaron Burkett (Art Director for Savage Rifts at Pinnacle Entertainment Group) where they faced off against vampires in Kansas. Yes, a vampire incursion in Kansas! Does anyone know where I left my squirt gun? That's a little too close for comfort.
Suffice it to say, he was able to cast Speed on the party's Glitter Boy and turn the tide of battle. The idea of a Boom Gun going full auto fills me with glee. Thank you, John, for your report and sending us these pictures. We hope everyone's adventures are as fun and exciting as John's!
– Jeremy Colantonio, Operations Manager (Who? What? Where’d this guy come from? Learn more in my Closing Thoughts. – Kevin)
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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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DriveThruRPG.com Celebration of Rifts® SALE
To celebrate 35 years of Rifts and the Rifts Video Game crowdfunding on BackerKit right now, we are running a HUGE Rifts PDF sale as well. Get fantastic savings on almost all Rifts books for a limited time. All the same Rifts titles listed above for the Celebration of Rifts Sale, are also on sale as PDF books on DriveThruRPG, now thru July 17, 2025. As digital books there is no risk of the PDFs selling out. However, the sale is a limited time offer, so get ‘em while you can.
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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SALE! Palladium Collectibles – at Kevin’s Online Toy & Collectibles eBay Store
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Palladium collectibles as well as action figures and other items from Kevin Siembieda’s personal collection are on sale!
One-of-a-kind Palladium Books 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. Last year at Granite State Comic Con Kevin Eastman had TMNT negatives from the first comic book on display.
Before digital printing, pages of a book were laid out by hand on a board, and each page was photographed. These are the photographic negatives being sold as individual works of art and collectibles. When matted or framed on a white background they look like dynamic wood cut prints. And they are on sale right now!
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Why the Rifts video game is important
One, it is a nearly lost piece of Palladium Books and Rifts history we are trying to preserve.
Two, the original game is great, a ton of fun, and truly brings the world of Rifts Earth to life in a new medium. The video game didn’t fail in 2005, the N-Gage game platform failed. Which, in turn, killed this action-packed Rifts video game.
Three, the creative team were all top video game professionals and the game was ahead of its time. 20 years ago it cost twice as much money than what we need to re-code/remaster/reforge the game for the PC today. That’s all thanks to the excellent framework they created. Now, TransPerfect can re-code the game in Unity and improve the art and graphics at the prices in the Backerkit crowdfunding campaign instead of a few million bucks. If they were creating the game from scratch, it would cost 2-4 times more! So this Backerkit campaign is a wonderful opportunity for Palladium to bring back the game for everyone to enjoy. And since it’s the 35th Anniversary of Rifts, the timing felt right.
Four, the physical rewards are groundbreaking and designed for YOU, our loyal tabletop RPGers! Never before available Rifts dice sets, the chrome colored 10 inch Glitter Boy statue, Coalition flag, Rifts Promise of Power playmat, and more are all high-quality, fun and useful game accessories. Many of which are available for the first time ever!
Five, Rifts is one of the most popular RPGs of all time and we want to celebrate Rifts turning 35 this year and RPOP’s 20th anniversary, by offering a slew of great physical products to go with the return of the legendary, lost Rifts video game for the PC.
Lastly, the Return of Rifts Promise of Power Reforged is important to us because we know Rifts RPG fans will enjoy it, and because it has the potential to introduce Rifts to people who don’t normally play tabletop role-playing games. And who knows where that might lead? As Erick Wujcik would say, “It’s all good.” But we can’t do any of it – the video game, G.B. statue, dice, flag, etc. – without your support and help spreading the word. So please talk it up, pledge on the crowdfunding campaign, and get yourself some of the incredible physical products.
Rifts turns 35 years old this year, thus the two, big, Celebration of Rifts SALES in addition to the Rifts Backerkit campaign. One sale offers physical books from Palladium and the other is PDF Rifts titles from DriveThruRPG. It’s also why we have so many brand new physical products available in the RPOP Backerkit campaign. We hope you enjoy them.
Meet Jeremy Colantonio, Palladium’s Secret Weapon! He is a gaming nerd who loves Palladium’s game system, Rifts, TMNT, Heroes Unlimited, and most of our RPGs, Rifts for Savage Worlds, and plays loads of video games, reads comic books, loves movies and puns. In the real world, he is an IT specialist, with more than a decade of managing tech operations and wrangling people – like a hundred people at a time! He, like many of us at Palladium, is a Jack of all trades, knowledgeable in computers, social media, marketing, gaming, and movies, as well as being a pretty darn good writer and graphic designer. In short, he’s the whole package and a team player; so much so that he just moved from Nevada to Michigan to be on site here at the Palladium studio.
I call Jeremy Palladium’s secret weapon because he created the Savage Rifts character folio, the TMNT & Other Strangeness character sheet, and has been helping Palladium behind the scenes for the past 8 or 10 months on many fronts. Welcome aboard, Jeremy, we’re glad to have you at Palladium Books. Note: You can meet Jeremy at 2 PM Eastern Time, 1 PM Central, this Sunday, June 22, when he joins me and the Legion of Myth guys in a live chat about all things Palladium.
Jeremy (and Wayne Smith) also pops in and out during the marathon Rifts Promise of Power live stream event with me (Kevin Siembieda), Sean Roberson, and four of the key people from TransPerfect International. It was a lot of fun. Unbelievably, there is very little repetition and a lot of good information about Rifts Promise of Power Reforged, Ninja Turtles, and fun facts about Palladium Books and some gamer questions answered especially toward the end. It’s available in the Community section on the RPOP Reforged Backerkit page and on the Palladium Books YouTube channel. At 8+ hours, you will want to listen to it in chunks, and/or fast forward to faces you don’t know (those would be the knowledgeable TransPerfect people talking about video games), as well as fast forward to subjects that matter most to you.
– Kevin Siembieda, Publisher, Game Designer, Writer and Friend
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