By Kevin Siembieda

One game system – every genre – countless worlds – endless adventure

With less than two weeks till Christmas it is crunch time for us, processing, packing and shipping Christmas Surprise Packages as fast they come in. That and getting The Rifter® #79 (almost done) and Rifts® Sovietski (another fantastic World Book) to the printer and into your hands! We are working away at a feverish pace.

Our thanks to all of you who have been ordering Christmas Surprise Packages and taking advantage of our holiday sales. NOTE: If you need a Surprise Package in time for Christmas, you MUST place your orders this week and over the weekend. And do not use Media Mail. It must ship by UPS or Priority Mail to have any hope of getting to its destination by Saturday, December 23! Read on for details.

UPDATE: Christmas Surprise Package – LAST 5 days to order in time for Christmas – do not miss out

If you NEED a Christmas Surprise Package in time for Christmas, please order today and tomorrow. Orders placed this weekend should reach most locations in the contiguous United States by Christmas, but we can no longer absolutely guarantee it. AND you must use UPS or Priority Mail. Media Mail will NOT arrive in time for Christmas. Order TODAY if you can. This weekend at the latest.

If you live west of the Mississippi and place your order via UPS or Priority Mail by December 14 you should get it in time for Christmas! Orders placed as late as December 17 still have a good chance of arriving in time, but no guarantee. Note: You must use UPS or Priority Mail.

If you live east of the Mississippi and place your order by December 17, you should get it in time for Christmas. Sooner is better. Orders placed on Monday, December 18, have an excellent likelihood of arriving in time, but no guarantee. Note: You must use UPS or Priority Mail.

December 18 if shipping via 3-Day UPS within the contiguous USA.

December 20, if shipping via 2-Day UPS within the contiguous USA.

December 21, if shipping via NEXT DAY service (any) within the contiguous USA.

If you do not need the Surprise Package for Christmas, you can order right up to Christmas Eve. (And here’s a secret, I almost always extend the Surprise Package offer for another couple of weeks. That too has become something of a tradition.)

For orders going out of country, such as to Canada and overseas, we can NOT guarantee delivery in time for Christmas. We’ve had very good luck in the past, but no guaranteed delivery from this point forward.

What is a Palladium Christmas Surprise Package? It’s a fun bargain for you, and it’s our way of saying thank you to Palladium fans around the world. Fill holes in your collection, try new games and world settings, get gifts for your gaming pals, and if you want, we’ll sign every book.

It is usually $90-$95 worth of Palladium RPG books, often more! for only $45 plus shipping and handling. And because you guys and gals mean so much to us, I often pack in more than $96 worth of product (sometimes a lot more). Oh, and each book will be signed by me (Kevin Siembieda) and available Palladium staff and freelancers if you request it. It is our way of saying thanks to all of you for your support and kindness.

• Palladium Surprise Packages make the perfect holiday gifts for the gamers in your life – Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or the Winter Solstice, or you’re looking for a gift for a birthday, anniversary, Valentine’s Day, or any special occasion that falls between now and February, a Surprise Package may be the ideal way to go. You get a ton of stuff on the cheap, you can get a bunch of autographs, and you look like you spent a fortune.
• Fill holes in your own collection.
• Try new game settings (Rifts®, Robotech®, Palladium Fantasy®, Heroes Unlimited™, Splicers®, Nightbane®, Dead Reign®, Beyond the Supernatural™, Ninjas & Superspies™, After the Bomb®, and all the rest).
• Get cool stuff (miniatures, bookmarks, maps, greeting cards, etc.).
• Get autographs from the Palladium crew and available freelancers.
• Be surprised when the package arrives.
• All items selected and comments read by Santa Kevin, himself. Ho, ho, ho!

The best deal of the holidays! You could pay $50 for just a single core rule book, but for $45 plus shipping, you can get 4-6 books in a Surprise Package, depending on their retail value. Or you can get that core rule book and 2-4 sourcebooks. And we will sign the books if you request it. How do you beat that? It is the best deal in gaming! Our way of giving back to the fans and making the holidays special for you.

Surprise Package mitigates overseas shipping costs – take advantage of this while you can

The low cost of the Surprise Package mitigates the cost of shipping. It is, in effect, the equivalent of getting the books you want at retail, plus autographs, and paying the equivalent of only $5-$20 for overseas shipping!

How can that be? Well, if you factor in that you are getting say, $100 in product, but only paying $45 for them, and shipping is, say $60 or $70, that’s $105 or $115 total – which is like $5-$15 in shipping for $100+ worth of product. And I always load up foreign Surprise Packages, so make sure you send a long Wish List! Of course, the purchaser is responsible for any Customs fees, taxes and other fees, but since we are selling you a $45 Surprise Package (not $100+ in books) you should only pay on a $45 purchase.

MANY overseas customers take advantage of the Surprise Packages for this reason! And it is likely the ONLY way for you to get autographs. Give it a try, we don’t think you will be disappointed. This is the time for our friends and fans overseas to load up on the Palladium products they have been wanting! OR take advantage of the Digital Christmas Surprise Package to get PDF titles of your favorite games and sourcebooks. Enjoy.

Please note that Palladium Books has NO control over the cost of shipping/postage, nor the brokerage fees, Customs charges or any other related fees charged by other countries. Within the USA, Media Mail is the least expensive method of shipping, but also the least reliable and slowest. To our Canadian customers, we have no idea why it costs so much to mail books and product to you. So much for NAFTA making things easier. Game on.

Click here to get all the details or to place a Surprise Package order.

How to order a Palladium “Digital” Surprise Package?

Place your order online at the Palladium website just like you would any order in our online store. We accept ALL major credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover). You may also order by telephone (734-721-2903; order line only).

If the title is available from DriveThruRPG, you can request it in your Digital Surprise Package. The cost is $24.99 for $50-$60 or more of great PDFs of Palladium games, sourcebooks, maps and other digital products.

Make sure you give us your entire, correct email address, and double check it to make sure it is accurate. A link will be e-mailed to that address within five business days of placing your order. When you click on the link you will be taken to a shopping cart on DriveThruRPG’s website, with the PDFs from your Surprise Package already entered into your shopping cart and the price set to zero. Simply click the red Check Out button to get your PDF titles via this special offer.

What if you do not have an account with DriveThruRPG? Not a problem – when you click the red Check Out button you will be prompted to make a FREE DriveThru account. The process is quick and easy, and will get you started on building your very own PDF library.

To those of you outside the USA, this Digital Christmas Surprise Package is a great way to get books and circumvent the high shipping costs from the US!

Click here to place your “Digital” Christmas Surprise Package order. Avoid the holiday crowds and order one or more Digital Surprise Packages today.

UPDATE: The Rifter^® #79 – Ships in December

The Rifter® #79 is in final layout right now. Goes to the printer Thursday, and it is another great issue: Rifts® the Kingdom of New Oslo, the Heroes Unlimited™ Stage Magician, swashbuckling action and horror for Beyond the Supernatural™, Game Master adventure building tips, optional rules, Rifts® short story, a wild Nick Bradshaw cover and more. The Rifter® #79 should ship the end of December or early January depending on our printer’s schedule. See the full description for The Rifter® #79 elsewhere in this update.

UPDATE: Rifts^® Sovietski^™ – Ships January

Rifts® Sovietski™ is another great World Book. See the full, updated description elsewhere in this update. Ships January.

Congrats to Thomas Roache on his Necronomnomnom Kickstarter

Our friend, Thomas Roache and his company, Red Duke Games, had a very successful Kickstarter for their Necronomnomnom cookbook. They needed something like $27,000 to make the product and raised $80,000! Congratulations, Tom! That’s fantastic. We hope this is just the first of many successes.

The Kickstarter campaign is over, but you can still see what it looks like at: http://www.foodandwine.com/news/necronomnomnom-kickstarter

2 NEW titles on DriveThruRPG.com – Rifts^® Adventure Sourcebook: The Vanguard^™ and The Compendium of Weapons, Armour and Castles (for all game systems)

Two new PDF titles: Rifts® Adventure Sourcebook: The Vanguard™, the secret place where the Coalition States store confiscated magic artifacts great and small (available Thursday!). The Compendium of Weapons, Armour and Castles, 700 weapons, 40 types of body armor, 40 castles with floor plans, 224 pages. All designed for use with any game system and all based on real world weapons, armor and castles throughout history.

Recently made available: Palladium Fantasy RPG®, 2nd Edition, a complete role-playing game with 27 character classes, 15 player races, and much more. Rifts® Adventure Sourcebook: The Black Vault™, a treasure trove of magic and Coalition secrets. Rifts® Adventure Sourcebooks: Chi-Town ‘Burbs, and Firetown & the Tolkeen Crisis (both with info about the ‘Burb of Firetown and Chi-Town ‘Burbs). Rifts® Conversion Book 2: Pantheons of the Megaverse® presents 150+ deities, demigods and god-pretenders, plus many adventure ideas. Rifts® Conversion Book 3: Dark Conversions™ has more than 120 monsters, demons, undead, and supernatural menaces, plus Elemental beings, the Shifter and Witch revisited, adventure ideas and more. Heroes Unlimited™ RPG, 2nd Edition enables you to create any type of hero and super being; Powers Unlimited® One contains over 120 new Minor Super Abilities and over 45 new Major Abilities, plus new psionics and more; Powers Unlimited® Two has 11 new power categories; Powers Unlimited® Three, 133 new super abilities and more; Mutant Underground™ the name says it all – mutant animals and more; Aliens Unlimited™ Galaxy Guide™ has super abilities for outer space, 20 aliens and new worlds; Gramercy Island™, a prison for super beings, 98 statted out prisoners, and 101 adventure ideas; Century Station™ contains 51 villains, 40 NPC heroes, and 101 adventure ideas; Villains Unlimited™ presents 80+ fully fleshed out and statted super-villains; Heroes Unlimited™ G.M.'s Guide has 10 full adventures, G.M. advice, rampage rules, and much more. Rifts® Conversion Book One, Revised, 100+ monsters, 40 races, and more; Dimension Book™ 14: Thundercloud Galaxy™ with 17 alien races, monsters, minions, the Dominators, space colony creation rules, monster creation rules, 101 adventure ideas and more; Dimension Book™ 13: Fleets of the Three Galaxies™, the name says it all; Dimension Book™ 8: Naruni™ Wave 2 is a treasure trove of high-tech weapons, force fields, and more.

They join other recent releases of the ever popular Wormwood™, Phase World®, Phase World® Sourcebook, Skraypers™, Anvil Galaxy™, Three Galaxies™, Megaverse® Builder™, and Naruni™ Wave 2, as well as Ninjas & Superspies™, Mystic China™, Monsters and Animals and more. These are just some of the many Rifts® and Palladium titles now available on DriveThruRPG.com as PDFs, plus many FREE previews of key book titles. We are trying to make 1-2 new PDF titles available every week.

• More than 50 Rifts® titles are currently available, including the Rifts® Ultimate Edition, Rifts® RPG (1990), Rifts® Game Master Guide, Rifts® Book of Magic, Rifts® Adventure Guide, Rifts® Atlantis, Splynn Dimensional Market (more about Atlantis), D-Bees of North America™, Lemuria, the original Vampire Kingdoms and Vampire Kingdoms New Revised Edition, Rifts® World Book 28: Arzno™ (more vampires, TW items and mercs), Rifts® World Book 26: Dinosaur Swamp™, Rifts® World Book 27: Adventures in Dinosaur Swamp™, Rifts® Canada, Rifts® World Book 22: Free Quebec, Rifts® World Book 23: Xiticix Invasion™, Rifts® Australia™, Triax & The NGR™, Rifts® New West™, Spirit West, Lone Star™, Rifts® Psyscape™, Federation of Magic™, Coalition War Campaign™, Rifts® Juicer Uprising™, Rifts® South America 1 and South America 2, Rifts® China 1 and China 2, the original Rifts® Sourcebook One and Sourcebook One Revised, Rifts® Mechanoids®, Mindwerks, Coalition Navy, Shemarrian Nation™, Rifts® Bionics Sourcebook, Rifts® Black Market (one of my faves), Madhaven™, Rifts® Mercenary Adventures™, Rifts® Mercenaries, MercTown™, Merc Ops™, Rifts® Tales of the Chi-Town ‘Burbs (short stories by 13 writers), the rest of Rifts® World Books 1-32, Rifts® Sourcebooks, Rifts® Coalition Wars®/Tolkeen series, the Minion War™ series, and dozens of other famous titles. Check back every week to see which new PDFs of Rifts® and other titles have been added!
• Rifts® Chaos Earth® RPG and sourcebook series (all). Live through the Great Cataclysm and the Coming of the Rifts. Rifts® Chaos Earth® RPG, Creatures of Chaos™, Rise of Magic™, and Chaos Earth® Resurrection™ are all available.
• Classic Robotech® PDFs include: The original Robotech® RPG (1986), RDF Manual™ (1987), Zentraedi Sourcebook™ (1987), Robotech® Ghost Ship™ (1988), Southern Cross™ (1987), Invid Invasion™ (1988), Robotech® ATP (1988), Lancer’s Rockers™ (1989), Return of the Masters™ (1989), Robotech® Zentraedi Breakout™ (1994), Robotech® New World Order™ (1995), and Robotech® Strike Force™ (1995), all available now. Plus all Robotech® RPG Tactics™ game cards and Paper Miniatures.
• FREE 12 highly-detailed, comprehensive Robotech® RPG Tactics™ assembly instructions for all the Wave One mecha and FREE Robotech® RPG Tactics™ color guides are available now.
• FREE Robotech® RPG Tactics™ paper game pieces, stat cards, rules and special items – with more coming.
• FREE Sneak Previews for Nightbane® Dark Designs™, Rifts® Secrets of the Atlanteans™, Rifts® CS Heroes of Humanity, and many other previews as well as free and low cost items that we make available. All of it adds to the growing list of Rifts®, Robotech® and other Palladium RPG game titles available as PDF books, cards and support. A new title should be added every week or two, so keep watching for them.
• The Rifter® #1-72. Each issue is a wealth of source material and ideas for several game lines, but most material can be easily adapted to ANY Palladium game world. Each issue a gem.
• Splicers® RPG is like Iron Man meets Game of Thrones with elements of Terminator – except this army of Iron Men are clad in living body armor and wield living, organic weapons and devices. Created in 2004 by writer and game designer Carmen Bellaire, Splicers® was nominated for an Inquest Gamer Magazine Fan Awards Game of the Year, and has since developed a rabid fan base. Science fiction and horror where humans are forced to use genetically engineered, living weapons and organic war machines to battle an insane Artificial Intelligence and her robot legions. Unlike anything you have ever played before!
• Palladium Fantasy RPG® first edition rule book and sourcebooks. 2nd edition sourcebooks to come. Not your father’s fantasy RPG, this is a unique world of magic, monsters and heroes. Many nonhuman player characters and 50,000 years of history.
• Heroes Unlimited™ RPG first edition rule book and sourcebooks.
• Heroes Unlimited™ RPG Second Edition rule book and sourcebooks. Create any type of superhuman you can desire and bring comic book adventures to life.
• Dead Reign® (Zombie Apocalypse) and sourcebooks. The dead have risen. It is the battle for survival in the zombie apocalypse, but this setting is much more than your typical zombie game. Play ordinary people or special characters better equipped to survive and hunt zombies. Many unusual types of zombies.
• Beyond the Supernatural™ RPG. Supernatural horror in the modern world. Play ordinary people, psychics or paranormal investigators.
• After the Bomb® RPG and sourcebooks. Planet of the Apes meets the X-Men! Animal creations, powers and more. Create any type of intelligent mutant animal you can imagine as friend or foe.
• Ninjas & Superspies™ RPG and the Mystic China™ sourcebook. James Bond meets Enter the Dragon. 41 types of martial arts, ninjas, and super-spies with gadgets, gizmos and advanced weapons.
• The Mechanoid Invasion® Trilogy RPG is a long time, cult favorite with a fatalistic world-view of humans vs aliens with superior technology.
• The Palladium Weapon Series of real world weapons, armor and castles throughout history. Designed for use with ANY game system.
• 200+ Palladium titles in all, plus G.M. kits, paper miniatures and more.
• Heroes Unlimited™ Paper Miniatures – Two sets are now available!
• Palladium Fantasy RPG® Paper Miniatures – Volumes #1-6 are available now. More are coming in the weeks ahead.
• Rifts® Paper Miniatures: Men at Arms – $2.99
• Rifts® Paper Miniatures: Coalition Dead Boys – $2.99
• Rifts® Paper Miniatures: Adventurers – $2.99
• Rifts® Paper Miniatures: Practitioners of Magic (new) – $2.99
• Rifts® Paper Miniatures: Extras (new) – $2.99
• And more to come in the weeks ahead.

Palladium Collectibles, artwork, books, toys and more in Kevin’s Online Toy & Collectibles eBay Store

Alex and I continue to add a lot of vintage Star Wars toys and a growing number of all kinds of collectibles – and we’ll be adding more Palladium Books original art and items to the store, so keep an eye out for them.

This includes one-of-a-kind original artwork, prints, Rifts® and Robotech® artwork by Kevin Long, me and others. There is also a range of limited editions, rare book titles and limited edition hardcovers, toys and more that are all being added to my online store over the next several weeks, so keep an eye out. Alex and I will keep adding items as our busy schedules allow, but we have a lot of fun collectibles available now and coming soon. Items include original art, out of print titles, redlined proofreader photocopies signed by me and the staff, signed manuscripts with editors’ corrections, some original art, hardcover books (including Rifts® Lemuria, Northern Gun™ One, Northern Gun™ Two, Megaverse® in Flames™, Beyond the Supernatural™ Gold, Rifts® Machinations of Doom™ Gold and Rifts® Ultimate Gold) and other items available. There are also hundreds of toys and action figures, all from my personal archives and collection. Take a look every weekend for new items added.

http://stores.ebay.com/kevinstoys-artandcollectibles

Holy Moley, so much to do ...

We are shipping Surprise Packages out as fast as they come in, while working on books, trying to put together deals and ... and ... I don’t know how the real Santa Claus does it! I bet magic would come in very handy right now. And he has a much bigger staff. Keep the Grab Bag orders coming. We love ‘em. And we’ll try our best to get them to you before Christmas. After you place your order and sit back to relax, enjoy some of the comments we get from fans like you. Enjoy. Ho, ho, ho.

– Kevin Siembieda, Publisher, Writer, & Surrogate Santa

Surprise Package comments from fans like you

Every year there is a section where the customer can offer comments and suggestions with his or her Surprise Package order. Every year, in acknowledgment of our fans, and because they are fun to read, we offer a sampling in the Weekly Updates. Our heartfelt thanks to all of you who have stuck with Palladium through thick and thin. Keep those imaginations burning bright, have a joyous holiday season, and game on.

You have no idea how much your comments and support mean to all of us. Everyone at Palladium enjoys reading your brief comments. They always brighten our day. Thank you. I have tried to write a short response [in brackets] when applicable.

Click here to get all the details or to place a Surprise Package order.

J.K. in Collinsville, Illinois, writes: Love your books. Not only a good game, it’s also a great read.

[Glad you enjoy them so much, J.K. We aim to please. – Kevin]

T.H. in Anchorage, Alaska, writes: Just would like to say merry Christmas to you and yours, and thank you for the MANY hours of entertainment over the last 2 decades and counting.

[The honor and privilege is all mine, T.H. Thank you for the years of support. Merry Christmas and happy New Year. – Kevin]

J.V.G. in Anaheim, California, writes: Big fan of this concept [the Surprise Package]. I try to get at least one every year.

[Glad you enjoy the Grab Bags so much, J.V.G. They’ll continue to be a holiday tradition as long as I’m running Palladium. Enjoy. – Kevin]

R.H. in Warrenton, Oregon, writes: This is my third order for myself this year with the X-Mas Package. Also ordered for my wife, son and my cousin. That’s how awesome this game is. Everyone is hooked on it here. I love you guys and gals at Palladium. Keep up the great work. RIFTS 4 LIFE!

[Wow, R.H. It’s nice to see role-playing is a family affair. I hope you all enjoyed each of the Surprise Packages. I tried to make them extra special. Oh, and happy birthday, big guy. Game on. – Kevin]

J.B. in Osage Beach, Missouri, writes: Received the Dead Reign® Hell Followed, last year. Enjoyed it so much, I came back for more this year.

[Welcome back, J.B. I hope you enjoy the books in this Surprise Package just as much. – Kevin]

J.S. in Phoenix, Arizona, writes (in part): The Palladium Fantasy RPG® was our introduction into RPGs. Thanks for all the entertainment you’ve provided throughout the years. I still play at 42 and my 65 year old parents even join in.

{Wow, J.S., that’s pretty awesome. There is no age limit to unleashing your imagination and having fun. Game on! – Kevin]

C.G. in Travelers Rest, South Carolina, writes: We are huge fans of Palladium and thank you for the sales.

[You are welcome, C.G., we appreciate you support. – Kevin]

J.H. in Mount Tabor, New Jersey, writes (in part): My gaming group is about to start a campaign in Rifts® New West ... Thanks for doing this [the Grab Bags] every year. It’s a great way to catch up on the rich history and lore of the setting.

[Hey J.H., you are very welcome. We love doing them. Keep that imagination burning bright. – Kevin]

D.W. in Winnepeg, Manitoba, Canada, writes: Bought my first book of Heroes Unlimited in 1990; the old blue cover. lol. Been a big fan ever since. I G.M. a Heroes Unlimited game every week on Roll20 for the past year, and when the campaign ends, I’m moving onto Rifts®. Keep up the great products! Best system out there.

[Good luck with your HU wrap up and new Rifts® campaign, D.W., sounds fun. And thanks for the kind words. Game on! – Kevin]

D.L. in Berkeley, California, writes: I’ve tried them all, but love Nightbane® and Rifts® the most. Thanks so much for all the wonderful work you do and the amazing worlds you create.

[I’m glad you enjoy our games so much D.L. We love creating them for you and our many fans around the globe. Keep that imagination burning bright. – Kevin]

C.R. in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, writes: This my first year delving into the Palladium Megaverse and I have to say thank you for being an awesome creative company that treats its readers well. You are the best. Merry Christmas.

[Thank you C.R., being creative and pushing the boundaries of great character and story is what we always strive for. Merry Christmas to you, as well. – Kevin]

L.T.S. in Naugatuck, West Virginia, writes: Keep the books coming. Merry Christmas and happy New Year.

[We will, LTS. Count on it. Happy holidays and a wonderful New Year to you, also. – Kevin]

Available now! Palladium Christmas Surprise Packages

Can you believe it? It’s that time again for the Palladium Christmas Surprise Package! Palladium Books® has been doing Christmas Surprise Packages, or “Grab Bags,” for 19 or 20 years. It enables you to get several RPG titles ($90-$100 worth for ONLY $45 plus shipping and handling) as gifts for others or for yourself. It is our way to say thank you to our many fans for being so kind and patient, and for your years of support. You are appreciated more than you may realize.

Christmas Surprise Packages are not just for Christmas. Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or the Winter Solstice, or you’re looking for a gift for a birthday, anniversary, graduation, or any special occasion that falls between now and February, a Surprise Package may be the ideal way to go. You get a ton of stuff on the cheap, you can get a bunch of autographs (if you want ‘em), and you look like you spent a fortune.

This is also a great way to try that game setting you’ve wondered about (Splicers®, Dead Reign®, Chaos Earth®, Palladium Fantasy®, Nightbane®, Mechanoid Invasion®, etc.), or to get something for your favorite Game Master, or perhaps to get your player group to consider a new game or setting.

Your “Wish List” is vital – The Palladium Surprise Packages are designed to simulate the fun, joy and surprise of the Christmas Season of Giving. To do this, you submit a list of 10-15 Palladium products (or more) FOR EACH Surprise Package you order. This list of 10-15 items for EACH Grab Bag is critical, because you will not know which items you’ll be getting. That makes it just like a Christmas gift because it’s a surprise! Plus, Santa Kevin, who personally hand-picks every item for every Grab Bag, may toss in something extra like a limited edition print, or maps, or T-shirt, or issue of The Rifter®, or something else he thinks you’ll enjoy.

Autographed books. For those of you who want them (which are most people), available members of the Palladium staff, and any freelancers we can lasso at the time, are happy to autograph each and every book in your Surprise Package. This is the only way many fans, especially those in other countries, can EVER get signed books.

Send us your brief comments. There is a special form and format to fill out for Christmas Surprise Packages, including a place where you can offer your brief comments, suggestions, greetings and salutations.

It only costs $45 plus shipping to get $90-$100+ worth of Palladium products! First-timers are always nervous until they see the great value in their first Surprise Package. A typical Grab Bag has $90-$95 worth of product, sometimes more! Yes, sometimes more. Many people order 2-3. Some order 4-6, and some maniacs order even more! It makes sense, because it is a great way to fill holes in your own collection, treat yourself, get autographs, try new games and settings, and get your gaming pals gifts. SPREAD THE WORD about this great offer.

To those of you outside the USA, the X-Mas Surprise package is a way to get books and circumvent the extremely high cost of shipping from the US. Since you are getting $90-$100 worth of product and only paying $45 plus a small handling charge, shipping via Priority Mail International (required for packages weighing more than four pounds) to most locations in Europe, Canada and many other countries should be around $50-$60 US dollars. HOWEVER, because the cost of the product is so low, that’s the equivalent of paying retail for the products and $0-$30 for shipping. A very good deal. Plus you get autographs if you want them! X-Mas Surprise Packages are the way to go for those of you outside the USA. Please take advantage of it to get all those products you’ve wished you could get except the shipping was too prohibitive. We feel your pain. Game on!

IMPORTANT NOTE: The X-Mas Surprise Package is a Grab Bag. As such, while we always try to send you items from your Wish List you may NOT get everything you ask for and you are likely to get one or more items not on your list, like The Rifter, or other item(s) we think you should enjoy. PLEASE give us a long Wish List and fill out other questions (Favorite Palladium games, would like to try X, and so on). If you want specific items guaranteed, do not use the Surprise Package, please place a regular order at full retail to guarantee you get the products you want.

Please tell everyone about the Christmas Surprise Packages. We want to put smiles on the faces of gamers around the world this holiday season.

Click here to get the entire Surprise Package description.

After the Bomb^® Role-Playing Game

Create any type of intelligent, mutant animal

Create an entire new breed of crime-fighting, intelligent, humanoid mutant animal heroes in the tradition of the Ninja Turtles, Rocket Raccoon, or any comic book style superheroes. Or add humanoid mutant animals to your Heroes Unlimited™ or Ninjas & Superspies™ games, or use them in any game setting from Nightbane® to Rifts®/Phase World® where such mutants fit right in.

Playing anthropomorphic animal characters is a blast. And the After the Bomb® RPG gives you everything you need: creation rules, stats for 100+ mutant animals, animal psionics, animal powers, and a post-apocalyptic Earth setting that makes Planet of the Apes seem tame.

• Create intelligent, humanoid, mutant animal heroes of every variety, from pigeons and turtles to tigers and elephants!
• 100+ mutant animal stats included.
• Mutant animal creation rules to mutate ANY animal.
• 52 Mutant Animal Powers.
• 33 Mutant Animal Psionic Powers.
• New Animal Chimeras.
• New back story to the After the Bomb® world of mutants.
• The post apocalyptic Earth setting of “After the Bomb” is just one use for your mutant animal heroes.
• Create mutant animals as heroes, villains, aliens, and monsters.
• A complete role-playing with skills, weapons and more. Compatible with Heroes Unlimited™, Aliens Unlimited™, Nightbane®, Rifts® and any game setting where mutants or aliens are appropriate.
• The After the Bomb® Role-Playing Game is a complete RPG written by Erick Wujcik in 2001. And it is awesome! His last great, overlooked RPG masterpiece. These are the Mutant Animal Creation Rules you know and love taken to new heights.
• 224 pages – $24.94 retail – Cat. No. 503-2 – Available now.

Heroes Unlimited^™ RPG

The Heroes Unlimited™ RPG has been a hit RPG for 30+ years because it enables you to create any type of comic book hero you can imagine. Make characters pulled right from any comic book you like or design your own league of extraordinary heroes.

Some heroes may be superhumans gifted with incredible super abilities, or immortal or practically living gods. Others may rely upon their mastery of the martial arts or weapons training and intelligence. Some may be alien super beings from another world or mutant humans, or mutant animals, or a living plant creature. Still others may rely upon their wits and their super-vehicle, power armor, bionics or robot body! Others are gadgeteers or tricksters, while some wield psychic mind powers or command the forces of magic. It’s called Heroes Unlimited™ for a reason.

If you seek comic book heroic adventure, Heroes Unlimited™ does the job on an epic scale. Plus a dozen sourcebooks provides you with more super abilities, hero categories, bad guys and adventures.

• Create any type of hero you can imagine.
• 101 super abilities plus a multitude of sub-powers within them, bonuses and special combat capabilities.
• 100+ magic spells plus enchanted weapons and objects.
• 72 psychic powers.
• Enchanted weapons that instill super abilities.
• Mega-Heroes and immortals.
• Alien super beings.
• Bionics and cyborgs.
• Robots and power armor.
• Masters of magic, wizards and spell casters.
• Mutants and Super Soldiers possessing super abilities.
• Psionics and Psychics.
• Inventors, super-geniuses and super-vehicles.
• Special Training: Martial arts, weapons, more.
• Cover by comic book legend, Jim Steranko.
• Art by Ramon K. Perez, Paulo Parente, Gustovich, and others.
• Written by Kevin Siembieda.
• 352 pages for a complete RPG – $26.95 retail – Cat. No. 503.

Available Again – Glitter Boy^™ in Flames Poster

Hey, I’m pleased to see how many of you have ordered the out-of-print Glitter Boy in Flames poster (i.e. the Rifts® Chaos Earth® RPG cover). It is a beauty and one of my Top 10 favorite Palladium covers of all time. I was surprised and pleased when I uncovered a dozen signed and numbered Glitter Boy posters (#628-640; $20 each) AND a dozen or so Glitter Boy poster “printer proofs” (if my memory serves me right, there were only 100 of these; $27 each). I’m glad I was able to unearth these two dozen fan-fave limited edition posters to offer them while supplies last. Please note that there may be some slight yellowing along the very edge of some posters, but it would be covered if matted or framed. Looks great on the wall whether framed, matted or put up as is.

• 20 inches wide by 28 inches tall, big powerful image. Printed on a 24x34 inch, quality paper stock.
• Glitter Boy™ poster – signed and numbered – $20 (only 700 signed posters were made), Cat. No. PO800.
• Glitter Boy™ poster – printer proof (marked P/P and signed) $27 – Cat. No. PPO800.
• Each is signed by artist Scott Johnson and Kevin Siembieda.
• Mailed rolled in a heavy-duty mailing tube.
• Sold on a first come, first served basis, while supplies last.
• Note: This Glitter Boy image is also available on a mouse pad ($9.95 – Cat. No. 2566).

NEW! The Rifter^® #78

This issue offers mystery, festering secrets and darkness, villains and adventure. Not to mention dangerous magicks and immortality. The stuff of adventure and unchained imagination.

Every issue of The Rifter® is an idea factory for players and Game Masters to generate new ideas and find new avenues of adventure. It provides useful, ready-to-go source material you can just drop into your ongoing games. A doorway to new possibilities and numerous Palladium role-playing worlds. And the many new characters, O.C.C.s, powers, magic, weapons, villains, monsters, adventures and ideas for one setting can be easily adapted to any Palladium setting. Every issue has material for Rifts® and usually 2-3 other Palladium game lines. The focus of this issue is Palladium Fantasy®, Rifts® and Splicers®. Don’t forget, unofficial material can be easily adapted for use in ANY Palladium game setting.

Rifter® #78 Highlights:

• The Modern Necromancer suitable for use with Nightbane®, Heroes Unlimited™, Ninjas & Superspies™, Chaos Earth®, The Three Galaxies™ and other settings, by Greg Diaczyk and Kevin Siembieda. Includes notable Necromancer tactics, dark magic, mummies, zombies and immortality (if you are willing to pay the price).
• Palladium Fantasy RPG®: City of Khemennu – Part Two of a city adventure setting and source material by Ian Herbert. More wonderful information and adventure hooks for this new, exotic location to send your player group. Includes the 18 cosmic gods, notable sects, people, and adventure ideas.
• Splicers® – The Aftermath of I am Legion, by Chris Kluge and Charles Walton II – “official” source material. Is Legion dead? Could she have survived? And if she did, what comes next? This final chapter provides answers to those question, along with new Random Amalgam Creation Tables and secrets about Legion revealed.
• Rifts®: The Nexus Zone, by Carl Gleba. Learn about the Nexus Zone, an area of devastation, danger, and off the charts magic energy. Nexus points that are so powerful and unstable they cannot be easily contained.
• News, coming attractions, product descriptions and more.
• 96 pages – $13.95 retail – Cat. No. 178. Now available. Unleash your imagination!

COMING! The Rifter^® #79

The Rifter® #79 is in final layout and about to go to the printer.

Every issue of The Rifter® is an idea factory for players and Game Masters to generate new ideas and find new avenues of adventure. It provides useful, ready to go source material you can just drop into your ongoing games. A doorway to new possibilities and numerous Palladium role-playing worlds. And the many new characters, O.C.C.s, powers, magic, weapons, villains, monsters, adventures and ideas for one setting can be easily adapted to any Palladium setting. Every issue has material for Rifts® and usually 2-3 other Palladium game lines. The focus of this issue is Rifts®, Heroes Unlimited™ and RPG advice. Don’t forget, unofficial material can be easily adapted for use in ANY Palladium game setting.

Rifter® #79 Highlights:

• Rifts® – The Kingdom of New Oslo by David Collins.
• Heroes Unlimited™ – Stage Magician by Matt Reed.
• Beyond the Supernatural™ – Flashing Blades of Horror by Hendrik Härterich.
• Rifts® short story by Mark Oberle (author of Nightbane® Dark Designs).
• Game Master tips and optional rules by Julius Rosenstein.
• Additional gaming source material.
• News, coming attractions, product descriptions and more.
• 96 pages – $13.95 retail – Cat. No. 179. In production. Late December or early January release.

New! World Book 36: Rifts^® Sovietski^™

Nearly done and goes to the printer very soon.

Rifts® Sovietski™ delves into the New Soviet Nation, key places, people, O.C.C.s, combat vehicles, cyborgs, weapons and has everything you’d expect from a book like this. There is a wealth of information that will set your imagination on fire, new characters, new D-Bees, new weapons, vehicles and adventure hooks. There is the looming threat of General Goll’s invasion of the Brodkil sent by Mindwerks’ Angel of Death and Angel of Vengeance, treachery among the Warlords of Russia, and the coming of the Minion War. Learn about how the Sovietski came into being, its people’s dreams, beliefs, politics, and its growing army, plus Deadzones, Spetsnaz Special Forces, new bionics, and more. And it all ties in nicely with the Rifts® Mindwerks™ sourcebook, Warlords of Russia™ and Mystic Russia™.

• New cyborgs and bionics.
• Sovietski war machine – tanks, aircraft, subs and more.
• Power armor, weapons, and gear.
• Spetsnaz Sovietski Special Forces and other O.C.C.s.
• Invasion by the Brodkil Empire and the Angel of Vengeance.
• Bunker creation tables and Deadzone tables.
• Russian D-Bees like Wolverine People and the elemental Yaga.
• Notable cities and other places of interest.
• Many adventure ideas and more.
• Written by Brandon Aten and Matthew Orr. Additional material by Kevin Siembieda.
• 192 pages – $24.95 retail – Cat. No. 891. In final production. End of January or early February, 2018, release.

Rifts^® Bestiary (North America) Volume One

You requested it, so we are doing it: collecting the hundreds of monsters and beasts of Rifts Earth into easy to use reference books, similar to what we did with D-Bees of North America. Only there are so many wondrous and fierce creatures we cannot squeeze them into one book. The first two Rifts® Bestiary sourcebooks are being created simultaneously. Between them, these two volumes compile all the beasts of Rifts North America (unintelligent monsters, predators, notable animals and intelligent beings that are monstrous or animal-like in appearance or behavior) from all current World Books and Sourcebooks, plus some new monsters by Siembieda and Walton. Presented in alphabetical order, with maps showing their range and location, in two big books.

Note: If these two volumes do well, future volumes will include spirits, ghosts and entities, another on dragons, other volumes on creatures in other parts of Rifts Earth, and so on.

• Monsters and animals of Rifts North America organized in two big, easy to use sourcebooks. Predators, exotic riding animals, beasts of burden, alien horrors, giant insects and more.
• Some new creatures, but most are existing creatures.
• Updated information where applicable.
• Updated and uniform stat blocks.
• A map for every creature showing where it is found.
• Fully illustrated.
• Art by Chuck Walton, Siembieda and many others.
• 192-224 pages – $24.95 retail – Cat. No. 896. In production. Winter release. Shooting to have the first Rifts® Bestiary out in time for Christmas.

Rifts^® Bestiary (North America) Volume Two

More monsters and exotic animals of Rifts North America as part of an ongoing series of Rifts® Bestiary sourcebooks. The first two Rifts® Bestiaries, Volume One and Volume Two, are being created simultaneously. Between them, these two volumes compile all the beasts of Rifts North America (unintelligent monsters, predators, notable animals and intelligent beings that are monstrous or animal-like in appearance or behavior) from all current World Books and Sourcebooks, plus some new monsters by Siembieda and Walton. Presented in alphabetical order, with maps showing their range and location, in two big books.

Note: If these two volumes do well, future volumes will include spirits, ghosts and entities, another on dragons, other volumes on creatures in other parts of Rifts Earth, and so on.

• Monsters and animals of Rifts North America organized in two big, easy to use sourcebooks. Predators, exotic riding animals, beasts of burden, alien horrors, giant insects and more.
• Some new creatures, but most are existing creatures.
• Updated information where applicable.
• Updated and uniform stat blocks.
• A map for every creature showing where it is found.
• Fully illustrated.
• Art by Chuck Walton, Siembieda and many others.
• 192-224 pages – $24.95 retail – Cat. No. 897. In production. Winter release. Shooting to have Rifts® Bestiary Volume Two out in January, 2018.

NEW! Secrets of the Atlanteans^™ “Gold” Edition Hardcover – Now Shipping!

The source material in Rifts® Secrets of the Atlanteans™ is so awesome and the Atlanteans and Sunaj are so iconic, Palladium is making a limited edition, signed and numbered collector’s hardcover. Contains the same source material as the softcover edition. Signed by the Palladium staff.

• Black faux leather hardcover with metallic gold imprint.
• Signed by the Palladium staff.
• Numbered 1-300 and sold on a first come, first served basis. The number you receive is based on the order in which orders are received.
• Pre-orders for the Gold Edition MUST be placed separately, not with other books. Your credit card will be charged when you place the order, including shipping, but this item will not ship until sometime in August. (It takes longer to get a hardcover printed and bound than the softcover.)
• All the same great material that is in the softcover. 60+ new Magic Tattoos. 60+ Shadow Magic spells. 30+ new Crystal Magic spells and the Crystal Mage O.C.C., the Stone Master, revisited, Sunaj Shadow Mage and Shadow Assassin O.C.C.s, and more.
• $50.00 retail – 224 pages – written by Carl Gleba – Cat. No. 890HC – Now available!

Rifts^® Dimension Book 15: Secrets of the Atlanteans^™ - Available now!

True Atlanteans are among the most mysterious and storied heroes across the Megaverse®. Forced to flee Earth more than 15,000 ago when Atlantis was lost, they have traveled the cosmos in search of new wonders and knowledge, and to wage war against supernatural evil. Masters of dimensional travel and the fabled Tattoo Magic, True Atlanteans have become renowned as vampire slayers and heroic Champions of Light. But there is also a festering darkness from within the Atlantean clans. A darkness that could destroy them all.

Learn about Atlantean civilization, the many clans, where they are found across the Megaverse, why they hide, and why they hate the undead so much. Also discover the power of Shadow Magic, the treachery of the Sunaj Illuminati, and much more.

• 60+ Magic Tattoos.
• 60+ Shadow Magic spells.
• 50+ Crystal Magic spells and the Crystal Mage O.C.C.
• Stone Pyramids described and mapped.
• Stone Master and Undead Slayer, revisited.
• Sunaj Shadow Mage and Shadow Assassin O.C.C.s.
• The dark history, shame, and secrets of True Atlanteans.
• Learn more about the famous Atlantean Tattooed Warriors, Undead Slayers, Stone Masters and other Atlantean heroes.
• Tremble at the terrible secrets of the Aerihman and their plans for inter-dimensional domination.
• Dark secrets of the sinister Sunaj secret society.
• Who are the Sunaj and why do they hunt True Atlanteans?
• Valuable source material and adventure ideas galore.
• $24.95 retail – 224 pages – Cat. No. 890 – written by Carl Gleba. Now shipping!

New! Nightbane^® Dark Designs^™ – Available now!

Nightbane® Dark Designs™ is a guide to creating the Nightbane and a sourcebook for players and Game Masters alike. It presents all sorts of new Nightbane creation tables, new Morphus tables, new Talents, and new information. Info and powers that enable players to make memorable Nightbane characters and G.M.s to take their games up a notch.

• 18 new and comprehensive Morphus Tables.
• 60 new Common Talents.
• 38 new Elite Talents.
• Transformation Transition Table.
• Talent creation and conversion rules.
• Ancient Nightbane R.C.C. fully statted out and creation tables.
• Insight to the Becoming.
• Answers to some common questions & more.
• Appendix of 23 Morphus Tables gathered from the Nightbane® RPG and Sourcebooks.
• Appendix of 53 Talents gathered from the Nightbane® RPG and Sourcebooks.
• Written by Mark Oberle. Cover by Charles Walton II and Eduardo Dominguez.
• $20.95 – 160 pages – Cat. No. 736 – Available now!

NEW! Rifts^® Living Nowhere^™ – A Rifts^® Sourcebook set in the Pecos Empire

This title presents three interrelated towns off the beaten path in the Pecos Empire. Each with its own unique character and problems. All fun locations to visit and find adventure and trouble. Something dark and deadly is brewing in the middle of Nowhere, where experimental Techno-Wizard devices and weapons offer prosperity, but could be the doom of everyone living there. Big ideas. Building upon material that appeared in The Rifter®, expanded.

• Three towns described.
• New Techno-Wizard weapons and devices.
• Experimental Techno-Wizard items that call upon entropy and death.
• Dark magic, madness and deadly secrets spawn dangerous adventures.
• Many adventure ideas, Non-Player Characters, and fun.
• Written by Brett Caron. Additional text and ideas Kevin Siembieda.
• 96 pages – $16.95 retail – Cat. No. 895. In final production.

NEW! Garden of the Gods^™ – A Palladium Fantasy RPG^® Sourcebook

This has been a secret project of Kevin Siembieda’s that he has been plotting and writing in what little spare time he has. The Garden of the Gods is said to be a holy place watched over and even frequented by the avatars of the gods. According to legend, the god may visit heroes and followers in dreams or in person by an avatar of the god, to be given guidance, inspiration, heroic quests, and gifts of knowledge and magic. More details about this title will follow.

• The Garden of the Gods described in detail.
• Godly insight and visitations.
• Gifts of magic and knowledge.
• Sanctuary and more.
• The Black Pit, a place of evil and dark secrets. Is it a counterbalance to the good of the Garden, or a trick of the Old Ones?
• Written by Kevin Siembieda.
• Final page count and price yet to be determined, but probably 96 pages – $16.95 retail – Cat. No. 475. In production.

NEW! Rifts^® CS Arsenal^™ – A Rifts^® Secrets of the Coalition States^™ Sourcebook

This title is hotly anticipated and ties directly into Rifts® Heroes of Humanity and Rifts® WB 35: Megaverse® in Flames. All of which are setting up something big.

Rifts® Heroes of Humanity™ CS Arsenal provides an array of new Coalition hardware: weapons, armor, additional SAMAS, other power armor, robots, combat vehicles, gear and info.

• New CS weapons and gear.
• New CS SAMAS and power armor.
• New CS robots and combat vehicles.
• More secrets and information about the Coalition States.
• Wild adventure opportunities, fun and more.
• Part of the Minion War™ “Crossover” series.
• Written by Kevin Siembieda, Clements, Gleba and others.
• 96 pages – $16.95 retail – Cat. No. 893. In production. Hot!

Rifts^® The Disavowed

Secrets of the Coalition States^™

The Disavowed are so Top Secret that their existence is known only to a handful of the Coalition States’ most elite, top echelon, with Joseph Prosek II the mastermind behind the Disavowed operation, and Colonel Lyboc its shadowy face. Find out who these men and women are. How the Disavowed get away with using magic, traveling to other parts of Rifts Earth and even to other dimensions in pursuit of enemies and strategic information that cannot be had through conventional means. Learn about the secret parameters in which these hard-boiled warriors, secretly hand-picked by Joseph Prosek II, operate, why almost every mission is considered a suicide mission, and why they must forever be the Disavowed.

• CS operatives so secret that even the top military and political leaders right up to Emperor Prosek know nothing about them. And if they did know, would they condone their activity or condemn it?
• Are the Disavowed heroes or renegades? Assassins or soldiers? Madmen or super-patriots? Or a little of them all?
• Unsung heroes who keep the CS safe, or thugs and pawns of a shadow agency within the Coalition government?
• What role does the Vanguard play in this group?
• How do they reward their D-Bee “teammates” when the mission is over?
• What happens to the Disavowed when they have seen or learned too much? Adventure ideas galore and so much more.
• Written by Kevin Siembieda and Matthew Clements.
• 96 pages – $16.95 retail – Cat. No. 892. Winter release. Shooting for December or January.

COMING! In the Face of Death^™ – A Dead Reign^® Sourcebook

This sourcebook is all about inner city survival. Survivor colonies finding a way to live and prosper in the big city. The conventional wisdom is that living in the big population centers is impossible. These survivors prove otherwise.

• Inner city survival. Old and new O.C.C.s.
• Skyscraper communities and life on the rooftops.
• Cults – the new power in the city.
• Gangs, street runners, the new underground, and more.
• Take your zombie campaign to new heights!
• Cover by E.M. Gist. Interior art by Nick Bradshaw.
• Written by Kevin Siembieda. Adaptable to other Palladium settings.
• 96-128 pages – $16.95 retail – Cat. No. 237. Winter release.

2018 Palladium Open House – April 20-22, 2018

• 100+ Palladium gaming events.
• Price of admission pays for all events.
• Play in games run by Kevin Siembieda & other Palladium creators.
• Enjoy Robotech® RPG Tactics™ tournaments, games, products and demos.
• Participate in panel talks and many question and answer chats.
• Bring your favorite game books to get signed.
• Meet Kevin Siembieda and the Palladium staff.
• Meet 30+ Palladium creators – the largest gathering of Palladium creators in the world! Most available every day, the entire day.
• Meet fellow gamers from around the world.
• Get new releases, back stock items and Palladium collectibles.
• Get original artwork and limited edition prints, T-shirts and specialty items.
• Commission select artists to draw your favorite character.
• “Live” auction with rare collectibles and oddities.
• Intimate setting, unlike big conventions.
• Join the fun and make memories to last a lifetime. A full description of the 2018 Palladium Open House is now available in the online store.

2018 Palladium Open House – April 20-22, 2018

39074 Webb Court
Westland, MI 48185
734-721-2903 (order line)

Admissions:

• VIP Thursday – April 19, 2018 (special): 3:00 PM doors open and you get first crack at limited editions, original art, new products, specialty items, and meet the Palladium staff and all available creators – 6:00 PM dinner – 7:00 PM Opening Ceremonies – 8:00 PM the evening’s games begin. Cost of VIP night is $95 (dinner included). Limited to about 100-120 people plus Palladium creators. Note: VIP Thursday always sells out fast, so we offer around 60% of the tickets now, and the remainder at the end of January, 2018. Cost: $95 (Thursday only).
• Weekend Pass (April 20-22): $55 (Friday, Saturday & Sunday)
• Friday (only): $30
• Saturday (only): $30
• Sunday (only): $12

Two Hotels to choose from: See more complete details in the online store description.

1. Red Roof Inn – 734-459-3300 – Request the “Palladium Books Group Rate.”

• $49.95 plus tax per night for a double (2 double beds).
• $49.95 plus tax per night for a King (one large bed).

2. Hampton Inn and Suites – 734-844-1111 – Request the “POH” Group Rate.

• $119.00 per night plus tax for “double Queen beds” (that’s two queen-sized beds!).
• $129 per night for one “King Suite” – SUITE is the important part of this request – and it comes with one king bed and a pull out sofa, but PLEASE confirm that with the hotel. See more complete details in the online store description.

Airport Note: The hotels and Palladium’s warehouse are 15-20 minutes from Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) in Romulus, Michigan, near I-275. Detroit Metro is the airport you want to use.

New Web Content to Check Out

Palladium has partnered with several content makers to bring you fun web content you can watch, read and listen to.

Happy Jacks Dead Reign® (Zombie Apocalypse) campaign. Happy Jacks has been producing web content since 2009. This fun-loving group of diehard gamers produce podcasts, live actual game play, and YouTube content. They recently began a Dead Reign® campaign that you can tune into live every other Sunday afternoon, or catch the recordings (they post recordings of their live play both as podcasts and videos). Check out their schedule of games here: http://www.happyjacks.org

PSY LP (Please Select Your... Let’s Play!) is a group of awesome gamers who combine their love of role-playing with top notch art and a wicked sense of humor. They have two different, ongoing adventures based in Palladium Books® games, and add new episodes to their YouTube channel regularly. Check them out here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRE27Y9AZeJFqR_e9_JLzTA/feed

Urban Decay is a podcast that follows the role-playing adventures of a group of survivors set in the zombie infested reality of Dead Reign®. They have 16 podcasts up already, with many more to come. You can find them here: https://soundcloud.com/urbandecaypodcast

HippoTV is a group of crazy-fun Palladium fans who have been playing (and streaming) a regular Palladium Fantasy® game for years through the Twitch streaming website. Do you want to see how to run an online game for players scattered across the world? These guys make it look easy! Check them out here: https://www.twitch.tv/HippoTV/

Questwise does reviews by an everyday gamer for everyday games. It is a nice place to spend some time to get a look at books that you are considering buying as well as a source of tips and tricks for making your game playing better. You can see his videos here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_3MGRJW9QooUXF29F5tF-A/feed

Through Gamer Goggles has been putting out high-quality videos about all things gaming for the past four years. Though he is not a Palladium partner per se, he has done interviews with Kevin Siembieda and freelancer Greg Diaczyk, as well as reviews of some of our books, and plans to come to the POH. A great guy and expert gamer, you can check out his content here: https://www.youtube.com/user/GamerGoggles/featured

And here is a direct link to his 2017 Gen Con interview with me (Kevin): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hu7S7dyDfvo

We want Palladium Books’ social media to continue to expand. If you are a podcaster, YouTube content creator, Twitch streamer, or other social media creator who would like to show your support for Palladium Books’ games, please contact us at socialmedia{at}palladiumbooks.com — we would love to hear from you and explore ways we can work together to expand our outreach to all our wonderful fans!

Are You Going to be Running a Game at a Convention?

Are you going to be running one or more Palladium games (or Savage Rifts®) at a convention, store or other public event? Please let us know about it. We’ll be happy to spread the word through our social media to let people know how they can get in on the fun. Send an email to socialmedia{at}palladiumbooks.com and let us know your name, the name of the convention or store event, the date(s) you’ll be running your game(s), the name of the game line, a brief description, and any other info people might need to find and sign up for the game event.

Robotech^® RPG eBooks on Amazon, iBooks, Google and others – available now

Don’t forget, we have made current Robotech® core RPG titles available as ebooks. Palladium Books’ Robotech®: The Shadow Chronicles® Role-Playing Game, Robotech®: The Macross® Saga Sourcebook, and Robotech®: The Masters Saga™ Sourcebook are now available as eBooks, with more titles to follow. Robotech® RPG titles are available from the following eBook channels/sellers: iBooks (through iTunes), Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook, Google Play Books, Overdrive.com, Copia (copiaclass.com), Gardners Books, Baker & Taylor, E-Sentral, Scribd, Ciando, Hoopla, Playster, and more.

Robotech^® RPG Tactics^™

Robotech® is getting hotter and hotter. It is the Number One Anime on Crackle, the Robotech® movie from Sony Pictures sounds like it is going to be become a reality, more Robotech® licensed products are appearing, and Palladium is gearing up toward the release of Robotech® RPG Tactics™ Wave Two and more Robotech® products. Ah, but the core game and expansion packs to get you started are available right now.

Robotech® RPG Tactics™ is a fast-paced, tabletop combat game that captures the action and adventure of the Robotech® anime. Two or more players can engage in small squad skirmishes or scale up to massive battles. Relive the clashes of the First Robotech War, engage in stand-alone tactical games, or use the dynamic game pieces to enhance your Robotech® RPG experience. Or simply collect your favorite mecha from an expanding range of top-notch game pieces. Get yours now.

• Robotech® RPG Tactics™ Core Box Set (Main Game) – 34 detailed game pieces – 53 game cards, 24 custom battle dice, decal sheets, rule book and more – $99.95 – Cat. No. 55100 – Available now.
• UEDF Valkyrie Wing (6 game pieces) – $36.95 retail – Cat. No. 55201 – Available now.
• UEDF Tomahawk/Defender Destroids (4 game pieces) – $32.95 – Cat. No. 55202 – Available now.
• UEDF Spartan/Phalanx Destroids (4 game pieces) – $32.95 retail – Cat. No. 55203 – Available now.
• Zentraedi Regult Battlepods (4 game pieces) – $36.95 retail – Cat. No. 55401 – Available now.
• Zentraedi Artillery Battlepods (6 game pieces) – $36.95 retail – Cat. No. 55402 – Available now.
• Zentraedi Glaug Command (3 pieces) – $36.95 retail – Cat. No. 55403 – Available now.

Robotech^® RPG Tactics^™ Convention Exclusives – now available to anyone

These dynamic pieces are available as a regular item in the Palladium store. They are powerful fun and only have 4-6 parts, so they are easy to put together. They look awesome on your shelf or in your game. Get yours while supplies last.

• 
  Cat. No. 56015 – $22.00 – Max Sterling’s Valkyrie Battloid
  
• 
  Cat. No. 56019 – $22.00 – Miriya in Super Valkyrie
  
• 
  Cat. No. 56020 – $22.00 – Breetai in Heavy Combat Armor
  
• 
  Cat. No. 56021 – $22.00 – Grell in Male Power Armor
  

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