Month: October 2026

CELEBRATING 45 YEARS OF RPG FUN

A LEGACY OF INNOVATION – ONE GAME SYSTEM – ENDLESS ADVENTURE

By Kevin Siembieda and Daniel Lansdown

All TMNT & Other Strangeness Products – Marked Down 40%

Effective immediately, Palladium’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness Mutagen Green Dice, Game Screen, and RPG books are all marked down 40%.

NEWS! We had some cool ideas for brand new TMNT & Other Strangeness RPG books and accessories, but we were unable to reach mutually acceptable licensing terms and Palladium Books has chosen not to renew the Ninja Turtles license. 

This was a mutual decision by Sean and I. We have cherished the opportunity to bring one of the most beloved role-playing games and sourcebooks of all time back in dramatic fashion collected into two deluxe, full-color, updated, Redux Editions. The books feature the classic Palladium RPG rules system – revised and clarified for modern sensibilities – remastered with a fresh easy-to-use layout. Each book is jam-packed with all-new material including bonus artwork, upgraded adventures, 20 new mutant animals, new animal abilities, Feral combat style, Karai, the Fugatoid, Ferreterick, expanded vehicle creation and combat rules, 33 pages of tribute art, behind the scenes information, history, and remembrances by notable comic book and gaming artists, creators, and friends. 

We are immensely proud of these beautiful game books and RPG accessories. There are no regrets, only joy. Palladium’s TMNT & Other Strangeness Kickstarter was a huge success, we thrilled fans, and we were reunited with Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Freddie E. Williams II, Mike Majestic, and our old friends at Mirage Studio. We had a grand experience working with Paramount and thank them for the beautiful opportunity they gave us with Turtles.

Along the way, we made new friends with amazing human beings such as Sophie Campbell, Luis Delgado, Jeremy Colwell, Ciro Nieli, Fiona and Kevin Russel, amongst many others. Sean and I had the time of our lives celebrating Eastman and Laird, the Turtles, and the late, great Erick Wujcik. We brought back fond memories to millions of role-players and put a smile on the face of everyone who backed the historic Kickstarter or made a purchase this year. 

A special call out and our heartfelt gratitude to all the wonderful gamers and Turtles fans who backed the TMNT & Other Strangeness Kickstarter. Your generous support and trust in us helped make it all possible. We applaud you and thank you so very much.

Now, it’s time for Palladium to focus on other opportunities close to our hearts. That starts with the Glitter Boy Codex Backerkit crowdfunder launching October 20th. You can get all the news and updates by joining the Pre-Launch Page.

It will be followed by the release of long awaited RPG titles, bold innovations, and an array of surprises that will blow your mind and make you smile all the more. As Erick Wujcik would say, “It’s all good.”

Final Week – Halloween Horror RPG Sale – 30% Off!
Ends October 14th

Palladium’s Halloween Horror Sale continues for one more week. Use this sale to get your books in time to add a touch of horror and suspense to your ongoing campaign or start a horror game this Halloween. Dead Reign zombies are varied, explain zombie tropes, and break the mold. Nightbane is an urban fantasy setting filled with mystery, magic, and discovery. Beyond the Supernatural is the ultimate RPG of modern horror. Rifts is science fantasy, horror, and adventure in a post-apocalyptic setting like no other. But you can add elements of horror from these books to any Palladium RPG setting. Don’t forget to bundle your PDFs with your discounted books for double savings. Each PDF purchased with the matching physical book receive 40% off as well.

Note: If you are just looking for the PDF alone, there’s a similar PDF Sale taking place on DriveThruRPG.com right now too.

Stock up, save 30%, and make your next adventure pulse-pounding!

• Dead Reign RPG HARDCOVER, Zombie Apocalypse – Cat. No. 230HC

• Endless Dead Sourcebook –  Cat. No. 233

• Fear the Reaper Sourcebook –  Cat. No. 234

• Graveyard Earth Sourcebook –  Cat. No. 235

• Hell Followed Sourcebook –  Cat. No. 236

• In the Face of Death – Cat. No. 237

• Beyond the Supernatural RPG – Cat. No. 700

• Nightbane RPG –  Cat. No. 730

• All Nightbane Sourcebooks – Cat. No. 731-736

• Rifts Ultimate Edition RPG – Cat. No. 800HC

• Rifts Vampire Kingdoms – Cat. No. 802E

• Rifts South America – Cat. No. 814

• Rifts Vampires Sourcebook – Cat. No. 884

• Rifts Africa (the 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse) – Cat. No. 808

• Rifts Dark Conversions – Cat. No. 852

• Rifts Titan Robotics – Cat. No. 899

• Rifts Cyberworks Collection – Cat. No. 900 HC

• Chaos Earth Resurrection Sourcebook (Mega-Damage zombies!) – Cat. No. 666

• Old Ones (Fantasy Sourcebook) – Cat. No. 453

• Northern Hinterlands (Fantasy) – Cat. No. 467

• Land of the Damned One: Chaos Lands (Fantasy) – Cat. No. 468

• Land of the Damned Two: Eternal Torment (Fantasy) – Cat. No. 469

• Future Visions (Charles Walton Art Book) – Cat. No. 2562

NOTE: These titles and others are also on sale from DriveThruRPG.com

The Worlds of Palladium Exhibit

Check out the Worlds of Palladium Exhibit at the Detroit Historical Museum before it’s taken down. Only a few weeks left. And when you’re in town, swing by the Palladium office to say hello, get a brief tour of our idea factory, and get some books signed. We are only 30 minutes from the Detroit Historical Museum. Detroit Historical Museum – 5401 Woodward Ave, Detroit, Michigan, 48202 – telephone: 313-833-1805 – Admission: $15 for adults, Children 6-12 $8. Closed Monday and Tuesday. Open Wednesday thru Saturday 10 AM to 5 PM, Sunday 1-5 PM.

The Mechanoids® Redux Edition is Coming to the  Glitter Boy Codex Crowdfunder!

Before the Terminator. Before the Matrix. Before Rifts, Phase World, or Aliens Unlimited. There was The Mechanoids.

Did you hear the news?! The Mechanoids Redux Edition: The Complete RPG Collection is part of the Rifts® Glitter Boy Codex crowdfunder (launches October 20, 2026), and commemorates Palladium’s 45th Anniversary. This huge, 320+ page book will collect the original Mechanoid Trilogy: The Mechanoid Invasion (1981), The Journey (1982), and Homeworld (1983), parts of Rifts Mechanoids Sourcebook (1992), AND the long forgotten The Mechanoids® RPG (1985) that contained an extra hundred pages of source material, artwork, vehicles, weapons, and more that has been completely unavailable for over three decades!

Sean has called the 1985 Mechanoids RPG “a lost and forgotten gem” – and the Mechanoids “a dark science fiction setting and characters ahead of its time.” Which is why he wants to collect and completely remaster it all into one big, beautiful, Redux Edition with new layout, updated material, and full color art. How could I say no?

The Mechanoids® Redux Edition – The Complete RPG Collection. Highlights:

• Written by Kevin Siembieda; with an adventure series by Erick Wujcik.

• Redux design, layout, and updates by Sean Owen Roberson.

• Rules Upgrade: The original Mechanoids, Palladium’s first RPG, was a rough prototype of what was to come. Now the popular Redux rules upgrade the Mechanoids experience to the classic Palladium Megaversal RPG system – revised and clarified for modern sensibilities.

• Expanded vehicle combat rules, including the comprehensive Redux rules for land, sea, and aerospace combat (first featured in TMNT Transdimensional Adventures).

• Artwork remastered for modern printing, scanned from the original production boards, this is a huge visual upgrade over what was possible in the early 1980s.

• 80% of the artwork is by Kevin Siembieda. Remember, most of you have never seen the 100 pages worth of additional art, characters, gear, or the cover painting from the 1985 RPG  that has been out of print for 30+ years.

• Never before seen art, I (Kevin) have dug up many pages of additional art created back in the day.

• Additional art by William Messner-Loebs, Newton Ewel, Kevin Long, Mike Gustovich, and James A. Osten.

• Newly colored for the very first time by Luis Antonio Delgado, renowned colorist of The Last Ronin, amongst many other books.

• Deluxe, full color hardcover for this incredible collection.

• 320+ pages – another dream project for me (Kevin) and Sean.

Follow the Glitter Boy Codex Backerkit Page for more details!

Rifts® Glitter Boy Codex – Launching October 20!

Tuesday, October 20, 2026.

That’s when the Rifts® Glitter Boy Codex crowdfunder goes LIVE on BackerKit! 

You won’t want to wait until then though, you can get $30 worth of extra Rifts goodies with a $5 reservation on the Pre-Launch Page before we go live!

And as we get closer to launch, the Pre-Launch Page is going to continue revealing more artwork, more lore, more legendary Glitter Boy suits, and surprises.

The Rifts® Glitter Boy Codex is a newly written and illustrated sourcebook devoted to one of the most iconic characters in Rifts – the Glitter Boy pilot and their legendary chromium power armor the USA-G10.

Expect Glitter Boy suit modifications, new and variant weapons, new gear, adventure ideas, never-before-revealed Glitter Boy history, famous Glitter Boy groups, notorious individuals, powerful new artwork, and plenty of ways for players and Game Masters to make these legendary war machines their own.

You’ll be able to choose between the Glitter Boy Codex Softcover, featuring classic black-and-white interior artwork by Steven Cummings, and the full-color Glitter Boy Codex Hardcover, making it the landmark first full-color Rifts® sourcebook. Artwork by Steven Cummings with colors by Michael Majestic.

And there is much more.

We’re working on the customizable Rifts® Game Master Screen, custom dice sets, Rifts playmats, a new metal collector coin, Glitter Boy prints, the return of the fan-favorite full-color Rifts® Poker Deck on upgraded linen card stock, and other surprises that we are not ready to reveal just yet.

If you haven’t joined the Pre-Launch Page yet, now is the time. A $5 Pre-Launch Reservation unlocks a special $30 Rifts Surprise Bundle when you back the campaign at launch. Each Surprise Bundle will be hand-curated by the Palladium team and be sure to delight any Rifts Fan. 

Previous Palladium crowdfunder backers will also receive a bonus art print when backing this campaign.

Between now and October 20, keep watching the Pre-Launch Page. We have plenty more to show you.

Follow. Reserve & Mark October 20th on your calendars – it’s time to suit up!

Closing Thoughts – Palladium and the Ninja Turtles

Before rumors and wild speculation begin to swirl, Sean and I want to make it very clear that walking away from the Ninja Turtles license was our choice. Our decision. And it’s the right one for Palladium Books.

When the license came up for renewal, Palladium was unable to reach mutually acceptable terms with Paramount. We love the Ninja Turtles and had plenty of ideas for new TMNT products, and discussed with Paramount many of the things that you have been asking for, but walking away at this time is what’s best for the company – what’s best for you and us. This is not unusual. Most licenses end after a few years. Palladium’s history of licenses that span decades is not typical.

Palladium has maintained an amicable relationship with Paramount and we leave in good standing with nothing but warm regard for the people we have worked with. Who knows what the future may hold for Palladium and the Ninja Turtles.

Moving forward without the Ninja Turtles license is okay. Palladium has a lot of other opportunities and untapped potential. A lot. Most immediate is of course Palladium’s own Intellectual Properties, old and new, continuing our emphasis on releasing announced projects for Rifts, Palladium Fantasy, and Beyond the Supernatural titles (see the Project Status page here [[insert inline link]]), before expanding into our other settings. Heck, the newly announced Mechanoids Redux Edition is a perfect example of the cool things we have planned for the future.

You might find it interesting to know that Rifts continues to be Palladium’s bestselling RPG game line of all time, far outselling TMNT and all other licensed Palladium games combined (yes, more than TMNT, Robotech, and Macross II combined ~Sean). The Glitter Boy Codex being the first-ever Rifts book with a full color hardcover option, GM screen, dice, and other accessories shows you just how important Rifts is to us, to you, and to and the future of Palladium.

I’m afraid we can’t share with you the many opportunities currently under development and being explored, but we are certain you’ll be pleased when we reveal them, one after another.

Is Palladium Books done with licenses? Of course not. We’ve been pursuing a particular one for a while now. We’ll let you know as soon as the contract is signed.

The Ninja Turtles will always hold a special place in our hearts. I was there from almost the very beginning. Kevin, Peter, and I became friends. And I was the guy who made the introduction to Mark Freedman at Surge Licensing that sent the Turtles on the trajectory to become a global phenomenon. Me, Sean, and the Palladium crew have nothing but love for the Turtles, Kevin, Peter, and the many creators adding to the Turtles legacy with new adventures for generations to come. We wish them and Paramount our very best. And as we have said, who knows if Palladium isn’t destined to do more with the Ninja Turtles in the future. Only time will tell.

So be excited about Palladium’s future, we are. Tell everyone about the Glitter Boy Codex Crowdfunder Prelaunch page, enjoy the Palladium Horror Sale, and snag yourself some of the TMNT & Other Strangeness books, dice, and game screen from Palladium while you still can. They are fabulous, fun, and will become a beloved part of your game collection.

By the way, many of the TMNT & Other Strangeness variant covers and exclusive rewards have already been selling at collector prices before this announcement. Now they should all skyrocket in value as limited edition collector items. Buy them up as holiday gifts for friends and family, collect them, play them, and proudly display them on your gaming shelf. We do.

Please spread the word about the Glitter Boy Crowdfunder and that the Mechanoids Redux: The Complete RPG Collection is one of the many unique rewards, as well as word that TMNT & Other Strangeness products are on sale at marked down prices while supplies last. From one proud mutant to another, thank you and game on.

– Kevin Siembieda, Sean Owen Roberson, and the entire Palladium Team