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SALE & Lots of News – Palladium Books® – Weekly Update – June 6, 2025

Weekly Update

ONE GAME SYSTEM – EVERY GENRE – COUNTLESS WORLDS – ENDLESS ADVENTURE

BY KEVIN SIEMBIEDA

SALE & Lots of News – Palladium Books® – Weekly Update – June 6, 2025

There is sooo much news and things going on that I’m going to jump right into it.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness RPG goes into mass production! Look what arrived in the mail this week! Pre-production samples for our final authorization to greenlight their manufacture. The print quality is excellent. Each book is truly beautiful. Everything we wanted and more. I was giddy with excitement as we unpacked and examined them.

One unexpected visitor who saw them exclaimed, “Wow, these books are coffee table quality.” Another person said, “These books are going to set new standards for quality in the RPG industry.”

We meant it when Sean and I said we pulled out all the stops and intend to deliver the top quality books that TMNT fans deserve. We also meant it when we said they are a glimpse of things to come from Palladium Books. See Closing Thoughts for more insight on the Turtles and everything going on.

Promise of Rifts Sale

Rifts® SALE! Don’t miss the Promise of Rifts SALE featuring some of the Rifts books that inspired the video game. Gamers have been loving the sale, so we’ll keep it going for at least another week. Enjoy the big savings on iconic Rifts titles. See more details below.

Rifts Promise of Power Reforged

NEWS! The Lost Rifts Video Game! Join the thousands following the prelaunch crowdfunding campaign for Rifts Promise of Power Reforged to get special offers when it launches June 17th. See details below or click on the link to the press release. Also check out the Glitterbois and Legion of Myth interviews with me (Kevin Siembieda) and Sean Owen Roberson about RPOP Reforged.

I love that the Rifts video game is a 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.

The Rifts® Promise of Power Reforged video game will feature the following:

  • 30+ hours of game play on the main storyline, more for completionists!

  • 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!

  • The Glitter Boy, Coalition Grunt, and other portraits restored to their iconic likeness.

  • 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.

  • Gain powerful allies – mercenaries, psychics, and mages – as you cross the post-apocalyptic wastes and lead your party in combat using their unique abilities.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Over 100 weapons, spells, and psionics, plus all new weapons and gear exclusive for backers of the Reforged edition.

  • Travel to multiple locations from the Rifts setting – North America, England, the New German Republic, and China – each filled with unique challenges.

  • New physical rewards exclusive to crowdfunding backers!

Phase World for Savage Worlds Kickstarter

NEWS! Phase World® sourcebooks crowdfunder for Rifts Savage Worlds from Star Anvil

These will be big, juicy sourcebooks filled with great new art, new worlds, weapons, and adventures on Phase World and across the Three Galaxies. Though written for Savage Worlds rules, the gear and adventures are easily adapted to the Palladium Books game system. This licensing deal with Star Anvil is another one of Palladium’s secret projects getting put together behind the scenes. We endorse this crowdfunder and expect great things from this licensing partner. Check out the pre-launch campaign now and support it if you can. This will be good stuff for any Rifts/Phase World fan.

Promise of Rifts Sale

SALE! The Promise of Rifts® SALE – Imagination Unleashed – 20% to 50% off

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.

4 Fun Podcasts & YouTube Interviews

The Glitterbois Podcast

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.

Legion of Myth

NEW! Legion of Myth – 2 new episodes! The May 25th livestream chat with Kevin Siembieda and Sean Owen Roberson has been 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.

The History of Palladium Books on YouTube

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:

Coming Soon to Palladium’s YouTube channel:

  • Julius Rosenstein: Without whom there may have been no Palladium Books – June 19th.

  • Beyond the Supernatural RPG, 1st Edition – July 3rd.

  • Erick Wujcik Part 1: Meets Kevin Siembieda – July 17.

  • Rifts RPG Part 1 – July 31st.

  • Erick Wujcik Part 2: Game Designer – August 14.

  • Watch for a new episode every other week and enjoy bonus episodes.

Final days for the World’s Largest Dungeon crowdfunding campaign

It’s big. It’s outrageous. It’s the World’s Largest Dungeon (WLD). Get in on the action and never be in need of a dungeon adventure ever again. Note: This is NOT a Palladium project, but we are friends with all the major parties behind it and we want to clue you in on something you may find to be fun and desirable. Enjoy.

They have taken the epic, AEG World’s Largest Dungeon adventure sourcebook and have remastered and vastly expanded it to 1,500+ pages, divided into four attractive hardcover books with tons of new art, text, adventures and maps. You’ll never be without an adventure idea again! It uses 5e rules but you can plumb the adventures and ideas for any fantasy campaign. Take a peek.

  • A super-adventure resource with more than 1,600 original dungeon encounters!

  • 15 poster-sized maps and new interior detail maps.

  • 16 miniatures of dungeon monsters.

  • Exclusive FanRoll dice.

  • Audiobook from AudioRPG.

  • Palladium pals Frank Uchmanowicz, J-M Defoggi, Timothy Brown, and others are the primary madmen behind this epic, remastered and expanded WLD super-edition. Check it out.

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.

  • Gen Con – July/August (Kevin, Sean & the Palladium crew)

  • Alliance Open House (Tradeshow) – September (Kevin and others)

  • Granite State Comic Con – September (Kevin Siembieda & Sean Roberson)

  • Philadelphia Game Expo – January 2026 (Kevin Siembieda & Matthew Balent).

Palladium Books on DriveThruRPG

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®.

Palladium Collectibles – at Kevin’s Online Toy & Collectibles eBay Store

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.

  • Each negative is truly unique, attractive, and fun to have.

  • Own a piece of Palladium Books and RPG history you will treasure.

  • Each was used to print the very book you may have in your collection (1981-2004).

  • Each is signed in silver ink by Kevin Siembieda and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.

  • 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).

  • Looks great matted or framed! Fits an 8x10 inch matt opening. Each neg is roughly 8 ½ x 11 inches.

  • 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.

CLOSING THOUGHTS

It’s all happening!

Sean and I love it when a plan comes together. Several plans, actually, because we have been very busy the last few years laying down a strong foundation and putting a number of strategic plans in motion. They all had their hiccups and delays, but they are coming together and looking great. It’s all very exciting. Here is more information and personal thoughts about all that’s happening and what’s coming.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness RPG Redux – what an epic Kickstarter and incredible journey. As noted earlier in the Update, the pre-press samples arrived this week and they look fantastic. All of them will hit the press next week! We’ll keep you posted about shipping as the cost and timeline becomes clearer.

This was a big project. If you include all the Kickstarter exclusives there were 22 different SKUs to be designed and produced (make that 42 if you count each of the miniatures individually). That’s a lot of moving parts. We thought we’d have it all in your hands last year, but the loss of our beloved Kathy Simmons knocked everyone for a loop and absolutely clobbered me. She loved Palladium and the fans so much, she would be over the moon to see these final products and us closing in on the Kickstarter fulfillment. Note: The Pre-Order Page with the lower Kickstarter prices will be closing soon, so pre-order soon or miss out on significant savings.

Star Anvil License for Phase World®. This was one of our many secret projects. For Rifts Savage Worlds fans (and all Rifts fans), the setting will be expanded to cosmic proportions with the addition of adventure sourcebooks for Phase World and the Three Galaxies.

Why Star Anvil and Phase World? That’s easy, because the Prometheans behind Star Anvil love science fiction, they have big plans for the setting, and will provide fun and adventure for all fans looking for new material for Phase World and the Three Galaxies. Remember, although the sourcebooks use Savage Worlds rules, the stories, characters, adventures, maps, gear, weapons, vehicles, new alien races, creatures, and so on, are ALL easily adapted to Palladium Books rules. So please check out their Phase World crowdfunder and give it a try. They have Palladium’s full endorsement and are an official licensee of Palladium Books.

The lost Rifts® video game crowdfunder. This was another Top Secret project spearheaded by Sean. Like the press release about it says, we had such high hopes for Rifts Promise of Power when it was released in the fall of 2005 for the N-Gage mobile video game platform. It is a turn-based, tactical video game that fully and accurately captures the depth and feel of Rifts and 17 key player characters. When the platform failed, the game vanished with it. Though Palladium owns all the creative content, art, story, characters, etc., we lacked the expertise and resources to recode and make a video game for the PC and others.

That changed when we were introduced to TransPerfect International by long-time friend and Palladium super-fan Ryan McDaniel. This is a massive company with decades of experience and expertise in all aspects of the video game industry. From art and 3D renders to coding and translations into any language, TransPerfect can do it all, and do it well. The reason you may have never heard of them is that they quietly provide their vast services to a host of major video game companies behind the scenes. Palladium has been working with them for a couple of years now and have been discussing and planning the rebuilding of Rifts Promise of Power for the PC, game consoles, etc., for more than a year.

Click here for more details and learn about the crowdfunding pre-launch happening right now on Backerkit.

AudioRPG & Audiobooks. We know and trust the passionate madmen behind them, we were impressed with the Nightbane: Dark Designs audio rendition, I like to encourage all forms of storytelling, and I like exploring new realms of adventure. We suggested they start with Nightbane titles because Urban Fantasy is very popular, the books are dramatic and moody, and there are only a half-dozen titles, so the entire series can be done quickly. We figured it would be a good test. Best of all, Palladium doesn’t have to do any work on the audiobooks, that’s all on the licensee. Time will tell where this venture may go. Note: Many of these same people are behind the World’s Largest Dungeon crowdfunding campaign, now in its final days.

Sourcebooks coming from Palladium. As we’ve noted, a number of titles are in development. We try not to reveal anything before the book is nearly finished and ready to go to the printer. Yin-Sloth Expeditions, Rifts Bestiary 2, Rifts Antarctica, BTS: Beyond Arcanum, BTS: Tomes Grotesque, and a few other titles are all on the drawing board, including one epic, long-term project. Many have artwork that is completed or in the process of being created. Rifts Bestiary has been delayed to make it everything it needs to be, and Sean recently mentioned that he’s working on the long awaited Rifts Chaos Earth: First Responders sourcebook. Much of the artwork is being done now by fan-fave artist Steven Cummings (Titan Robotics).

Palladium Books’ YouTube Channel. The Official History of Palladium Books has been incredibly well received, with many more episodes coming – one every other week plus the occasional bonus episode. Most of these fun chats are complete in themselves (there are only a couple of two-parters), so you can watch what strikes your fancy in any order you would like. Palladium will continue to expand its social media in the months ahead. We are already doing podcasts and videos on Legion of Myth and Glitterbois, as well as others. Geek Native has an upcoming interview about the Rifts Promise of Power video game. More social media endeavors in the future.

New Palladium Website – coming soon. Our entirely new website will offer new, cleaner layout and design, better functionality, and features such as bundle deals, PDFs available directly from the Palladium Books online store, and other conveniences. We’re working out the bugs and fine tuning it now.

I’m sure I’m forgetting to mention something, but that’s plenty to mull over and enjoy. I hope you are excited about the whirlwind of activity for Rifts and other ventures. Just don’t forget to take advantage of the Promise of Rifts RPG Sale for select physical Rifts books and watch DriveThruRPG.com for PDF sales. Game on.

– Kevin Siembieda, Publisher, Game Designer, Writer and Friend

SALE & News – Palladium Books® – Weekly Update – May 29, 2025

Weekly Update

ONE GAME SYSTEM – EVERY GENRE – COUNTLESS WORLDS – ENDLESS ADVENTURE

BY KEVIN SIEMBIEDA

SALE & News – Palladium Books® – Weekly Update – May 29, 2025

Rifts Promise of Power Reforged

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.

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.

Promise of Rifts Sale

SALE! The Promise of Rifts® SALE – Imagination Unleashed – 20% to 50% off

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.

4 New Podcasts & YouTube Interviews

The Glitterbois Podcast

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.

Legion of Myth

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.

The History of Palladium Books on YouTube

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:

Coming Soon to Palladium’s YouTube channel:

  • Ninjas & Superspies RPG – June 5th.

  • Julius Rosenstein: Without whom there may have been no Palladium Books – June 19th.

  • Beyond the Supernatural RPG, 1st Edition – July 3rd.

  • Erick Wujcik Part 1: Meets Kevin Siembieda – July 17.

  • Rifts RPG Part 1 – July 31st.

  • Erick Wujcik Part 2: Game Designer – August 14.

  • Watch for a new episode every other week and enjoy bonus episodes.

Rifts Promise of Power Reforged

Rifts® Promise of Power Reforged crowdfunding pre-launch campaign

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.

The Rifts® Promise of Power Reforged video game will feature the following:

  • 30+ hours of game play on the main storyline, more for completionists!

  • 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!

  • The Glitter Boy, Coalition Grunt, and other portraits restored to their iconic likeness.

  • 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.

  • Gain powerful allies – mercenaries, psychics, and mages – as you cross the post-apocalyptic wastes and lead your party in combat using their unique abilities.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Over 100 weapons, spells, and psionics, plus all new weapons and gear exclusive for backers of the Reforged edition.

  • Travel to multiple locations from the Rifts setting – North America, England, the New German Republic, and China – each filled with unique challenges.

  • New physical rewards exclusive to crowdfunding backers!

Rifts® Promise of Power Reforged Stretch Goals:

  • Unlock a high-definition update to the original in-game art, including combat graphics.

  • Unlock an all new modern soundtrack with beautiful music.

  • Unlock support for extra platforms including consoles and mobile devices.

  • And much more!

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.

  • Gen Con – July/August (Kevin, Sean & the Palladium crew)

  • Alliance Open House (Tradeshow) – September (Kevin and others)

  • Granite State Comic Con – September (Kevin Siembieda & Sean Roberson)

  • Philadelphia Game Expo – January 2026 (Kevin Siembieda & Matthew Balent).

Palladium Books on DriveThruRPG

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®.

Palladium Collectibles – at Kevin’s Online Toy & Collectibles eBay Store

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.

  • Each negative is truly unique, attractive, and fun to have.

  • Own a piece of Palladium Books and RPG history you will treasure.

  • Each was used to print the very book you may have in your collection (1981-2004).

  • Each is signed in silver ink by Kevin Siembieda and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.

  • 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).

  • Looks great matted or framed! Fits an 8x10 inch matt opening. Each neg is roughly 8 ½ x 11 inches.

  • 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.

CLOSING THOUGHTS

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

Promise of Power – Palladium Books® – Weekly Update – May 22, 2025

Weekly Update

ONE GAME SYSTEM – EVERY GENRE – COUNTLESS WORLDS – ENDLESS ADVENTURE

BY KEVIN SIEMBIEDA

Promise of Power – Palladium Books®
– Weekly Update – May 22, 2025

Rifts Promise of Power Reforged

Did you see Palladium’s recent press release? The secret revealed is the lost Rifts® video game – Rifts® Promise of Power. With your support we hope to bring it back for the personal computer and other game platforms with improved art and graphics and fun.

I had been teasing you with the coming of a big announcement for a couple of weeks and we found the speculation about what it could be fun and interesting. As far as I know, NOBODY guessed it was the RPOP video game. One guess I found amusing was that I was going to announce my retirement. No way! Not when I’m having this much fun. The initial response to the news of the Rifts® Promise of Power video game being remade for the PC and modern game platforms has been overwhelmingly positive. Be excited! We sure are. Sean and I will be revealing more details and answering your questions before and during the crowdfunding campaign. Watch for live streaming when we launch in June, and other fun stuff.

We could not do this without the vision of Sean Owen Roberson or the brilliant minds and talented artists at TransPerfect International LLC. Heck, everyone we know is standing behind this exciting new venture for Palladium: Wayne, Alex, Caleb, newcomer Jeremy Colantonio (who has been helping us on many fronts behind the scenes for months – but more about him in a few weeks), J-M DeFoggi, Ryan McDaniels, Nick Kay, Chris Chamberlain, Charles Porter, Johnson, Martyn and Alex at Backerkit, as well as Shane Neville and some of the other creators of the original video game! And I’m sure I’m forgetting people. (Sorry.) Working to release Rifts Promise of Power REFORGED has been an awesome experience. And a little scary, because we don’t know if we can garner enough support to make it a reality. We are hopeful and very optimistic, but won’t know until the Backerkit campaign is a success.

That means the fate of Rifts® Promise of Power REFORGED is ultimately in your hands. Please follow us on the Backerkit Pre-Launch page, spread the word far and wide, and please back the crowdfunder when it goes live in June. We appreciate everyone who is coming along for the ride with us. It’s time to travel the Rifts in a new way, in a new medium, with new friends.

The Rifts® Promise of Power Reforged video game will feature the following:

  • 30+ hours of game play on the main storyline, more for completionists!

  • 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!

  • The Glitter Boy, Coalition Grunt, and other portraits restored to their iconic likeness.

  • 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.

  • Gain powerful allies – mercenaries, psychics, and mages – as you cross the post-apocalyptic wastes and lead your party in combat using their unique abilities.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Over 100 weapons, spells, and psionics, plus all new weapons and gear exclusive for backers of the Reforged edition.

  • Travel to multiple locations from the Rifts setting – North America, England, the New German Republic, and China – each filled with unique challenges.

  • New physical rewards exclusive to crowdfunding backers!

 

Rifts® Promise of Power Reforged Stretch Goals:

  • Unlock a high-definition update to the original in-game art, including combat graphics.

  • Unlock an all new modern soundtrack with beautiful music.

  • Unlock support for extra platforms including consoles and mobile devices.

  • And much more!

Dungeon Adventures Sale

SALE! The Promise of Rifts® SALE – Imagination Unleashed – 20% to 50% off

I am too excited to contain myself about Rifts® Promise of Power REFORGED, so I’m offering a new sale of select Rifts® titles. The focus is on the books that inspired the adventures and characters in the video game.

Podcasts & YouTube Fun

Legion of Myth

NEW! Legion of Myth – May 25th live chat with Kevin and Sean! Ask us questions about Rifts® Promise of Power REFORGED and a whole bunch of other stuff. We will continue to try to do a new chat every month with LoM so keep your eyes open throughout the year and join the monthly conversations.

The Glitterbois Podcast

The Glitterbois podcast talks about all things Palladium Books and has regular interviews with Palladium founder and game designer Kevin Siembieda. This is another avenue to Palladium Books, its past, present, and inside scoops. A Rifts Promise of Power interview with Kevin Siembieda and Sean Owen Roberson is coming this weekend. Watch for it.

Palladium YouTube Channel featuring the Official History of Palladium Books with Kevin Siembieda & J-M DeFoggi. A new episode every other week. Today’s new episode is an interview with artist Ramon K Perez! Always get behind the scenes insight and secrets about the making of your favorite Palladium RPGs and the people behind them, meet creators, and more. Please continue to spread the word about these fun videos and enjoy.

20 reprint titles are back in stock!

As promised, several out of print titles as well as many we were running low on are back in print. Most notably the following:

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.

  • Gen Con – July/August (Kevin, Sean & the Palladium crew)

  • Alliance Open House (Tradeshow) – September (Kevin and others)

  • Granite State Comic Con – September (Kevin Siembieda & Sean Roberson)

  • Philadelphia Game Expo – January 2026 (Kevin Siembieda & Matthew Balent).

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®.

Palladium Collectibles – at Kevin’s Online Toy & Collectibles eBay Store

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.

  • Each negative is truly unique, attractive, and fun to have.

  • Own a piece of Palladium Books and RPG history you will treasure.

  • Each was used to print the very book you may have in your collection (1981-2004).

  • Each is signed in silver ink by Kevin Siembieda and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.

  • 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).

  • Looks great matted or framed! Fits an 8x10 inch matt opening. Each neg is roughly 8 ½ x 11 inches.

  • 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.

CLOSING THOUGHTS

Life’s adventures

Life is what you make of it. So make it good.

I love my life. Is that corny or sappy? I don’t think so, because it’s true. Yes, I have had my share of hardships and sorrow. I lost my beautiful Kathy last year and my dear friend Julius a year or so before. Yes, Palladium has its struggles. Yes, we are understaffed, overworked, and now have to deal with tariffs, EU regulations, we’re behind where we’d like to be on book releases, and the economy and world at large is uncertain and at times frightening. And yet, I choose to be happy and I feel blessed.

I have lived an amazing life and know a multitude of amazing people, including many of you. I have wonderful friends and continue to make new ones. I’m excited about Rifts Promise of Power Reforged (go Sean!), I cannot wait to put TMNT & Other Strangeness RPG Redux in your hands, and there are a whole lot of books and projects in the pipeline designed to put smiles on your faces and stoke the fires of imagination. I love my life, I’m surprised by all the things I’ve accomplished, and I look forward to what the future holds for me and all of us.

Life is a war of attrition. I try not to let it wear me down and I wear my battle scars with pride and dignity as I press forward and try to live life to the fullest. I do so, as do most of us, with a wounded heart. I’m missing little pieces of me – my Kathy, Julius, Erick, Mom, Dad, and many other people I have loved and lost. All remembered with the love and gratitude they each deserve. Memories that warm my battered heart and motivate me to press onward and conquer new adventures.

I honor their memories by trying to live my best life and welcoming the years ahead with an open and joyful heart. Life is a wondrous gift. A gift I try to appreciate every day. It’s okay if I stumble and fall along the way, provided I get back on my feet and keep moving forward. Keep learning. Keep loving. Keep creating.

There will always be struggles and challenges and heartbreaking loss ahead, because life is not easy. But it is so worth living. The bad and the challenging is what makes the good stuff – from the splendor of a sunrise to the laughter of friends at the gaming table – so beautiful and worthwhile.

My wish for you is that you embrace life to the fullest no matter the difficulties and obstacles you may face, or the pain you may silently carry hidden inside of you, and find your joy and a sense of peace and purpose. Never forget that you are unique and bring something special into the world.

It’s Memorial Day weekend. A time when we remember and celebrate those we have lost in service to our nation. Men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice for us back home. We honor that sacrifice with our thanks and prayers. Personally, I include in my prayers all first responders and people who strive to make our world a safer, better place – doctors, nurses, paramedics, firefighters, teachers, and on and on. And to those of you who still serve to make the world better. Thank you for your service. You are appreciated and respected by this humble publisher, as are the fallen who have come before you.

Memorial Day weekend has also become a time for sales, get togethers, barbecues, going to the park, and family time. These are the good things that recharge us and make us appreciate life. Please travel safely, enjoy the sales (including Palladium’s new Rifts sale), follow our Rifts Promise of Power Reforged crowdfunding campaign and spread the word about it. Enjoy the adventures of your life and keep your imagination burning bright.

– Kevin Siembieda, Publisher, Game Designer, Writer and Friend

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