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

By Kevin Siembieda and Sean Owen Roberson

Hi, everyone. It has been truly insane with work and maniacal plans coming together here in Palladiumville. So much is happening behind the scenes, especially in regard to one of our Top Secret projects. But it’s worth the blood, sweat, and hard work. In addition, we are moving along all kinds of books and projects that will please and delight you.

 

New Sale – Big Savings – Urban Fantasy: Nightbane® and BTS SALE! Nightbane® is an RPG in which the monsters are the heroes! That’s right, if you’re a Nightbane you are completely normal looking in your Human Facade, but to use your special powers or magic, you must transform into your inhuman Nightbane Morphus. So the creatures on most of the Nightbane covers, those are the player characters! The problem: The Nightbane’s incredible metamorphosis and powers don’t come with an instruction manual; they have to be figured out on their own. See complete details below.

 

NEW! FREE Nightbane® RPG digital Sneak Preview on DriveThruRPG.com – Have you been wondering what the buzz is all about for Nightbane® and Urban Fantasy? Well, now you can see for yourself with this fun Preview of the core rule book. There are also free Sneak Previews of Dead Reign®, BTS, and numerous Rifts® books and other titles, including Rifts® Manhunters™, Titan Robotics™, Northern Gun™ One and Two, Lemuria, Creature Feature and more.

 

* COMING SOON! Palladium’s next Kickstarter should start sometime in October, and it will blow your mind. So please watch for it. You will be thrilled and won’t want to miss it.

 

* What’s hot from Palladium at the moment: Rifts®, of course, and I’m happy to see gamers are discovering the Cyberworks™ Collection hardcover and still snapping up Rifts® Titan Robotics™. Heroes Unlimited™ and Palladium Fantasy® remain strong (Yin-Sloth Jungles™ continues to sell like crazy), but as Halloween quickly approaches, Nightbane® (Urban Fantasy/Horror), Dead Reign® (the Zombie Apocalypse) and Beyond the Supernatural™ sales are all ticking up. It’s always a blast to play a character who is more than human in Nightbane® (or are they “less” than human?!), battle weird zombies and fight for survival in Dead Reign® (arguably the best zombie RPG on the market), and to be among the few individuals who know the supernatural is real in Beyond the Supernatural™. All fun stuff especially as the nights grow longer.

 

Titan Robotics™ Kickstarter Update: 1. As noted last week, all but the Savage Cyberworks™ digital rewards shipped a while ago.

2. Sean is putting the final touches on the digital Savage Cyberworks™ conversion document. This is a bonus reward. We didn't quite hit the dollar goal, but wanted to award it to everyone as a Christmas present FOR FREE! (please see Kickstarter update #4). To add bonus to bonus, rules for playing Aberrant Mechanoids® are included.

3. Titan Robotics™ Foreign Shipping: Rewards have arrived at the Spiral Galaxy operations center in the UK (including Canada and Pacific regions) – they have the hookups with international fulfillment. Those rewards are being processed and should begin shipping any day. Spiral Galaxy will be emailing Backers a more detailed delivery schedule, so check your email and spam folders.

 

New SALE – Urban Fantasy brought to life
– Nightbane^® and Beyond the Supernatural^™ Sales

Nightbane® is an RPG in which the monsters are the heroes! That’s right, if you’re a Nightbane you are completely normal looking in your Human Facade, but to use your special powers or magic, you must transform into your inhuman Nightbane Morphus. So the creatures on most of the Nightbane covers, those are the player characters! The problem: The Nightbane’s incredible metamorphosis and powers don’t come with an instruction manual; they have to be figured out on their own.

Nightbane are both the hunters and the hunted. The malevolent Nightlords and their demonic minions have been slowly, quietly invading Earth. Their biggest obstacle are the Nightbane, who can recognize them even when shape-changed to look like ordinary people. Thus, the evil Nightlords dispatch their inhuman minions and human henchmen to identify and destroy the Nightbane. You see, the Nightbane instinctively know that the Nightlords must be destroyed or pushed back into the Nightlands; a nightmare version of Earth.

All the Nightbane® books are on sale! So are the Beyond the Supernatural books which are fun all by themselves, or you can mix the characters and creatures from both settings.

Nightbane^® Urban Fantasy – The monsters are the heroes

• Nightbane® Role-Playing Game “Softcover” – Cat. No. 730 – $20.29 (normally $28.99);
• Nightbane® RPG “Bonus” Edition Hardcover – Cat. No. 730HC – $27.99 (normally $39.99);
• Nightbane® 1: Between the Shadows™ – Cat. No. 731 – $17.49 (normally $24.99);
• Nightbane® 2: Nightlands™ – Cat. No. 732 – $17.49 (normally $24.99)
• Nightbane® 3: Through the Glass Darkly™ – Cat. No. 733 – $17.49 (normally $24.99);
• Nightbane® 4: Shadows of Light™ – Cat. No. 734 – $17.49 (normally $24.99);
• Nightbane® Survival Guide – Cat. No. 735 – (normally $24.99);
• Nightbane® Dark Designs™ – Cat. No. 736 – $17.49 (normally $24.99)
• Beyond the Supernatural™ RPG 2nd Edition – Cat. No. 700 – $20.29 (normally $28.99);
• Beyond the Supernatural™ RPG, 2nd Edition Hardcover – Cat. No. 700HC – $25.89 (normally $36.99);
• 1st Edition Beyond the Supernatural™ RPG Foil Hardcover – Cat. No. 699HC – $38.50 (normally $55.00);
• Boxed Nightmares™ – Cat. No. 701 – $14.69 (normally $20.99)
• Creature Feature™ for Beyond the Supernatural™ – Cat. No. 704 – $18.89 (normally $26.99);
• A similar sale of Nightbane® and BTS PDF titles is taking place on DriveThruRPG.com to expand your digital collection.

 

NEW! Rifts^® The Cyberworks^™ Collection Hardcover – Available now

This beautifully re-mastered collection includes the Expanded Rifts® Sourcebook One (with the Republican/NEMA gear and info), Rifts® Sourcebook 2: The Mechanoids® (and Seven Dangers Prophecy), Rifts® Shemarrian Nation Sourcebook, plus key Archie, Hagan, Titan, and Shemarrian information from Rifts® Aftermath.

• The Cyberworks Collection features must-have ARCHIE-Three™ source material gathered into one, big, easy-to-use hardcover edition.
• “Re-mastered” means new, cleaned-up artwork, layout, editing, and tidbits of surprise material.
• Much of the artwork feels like new. Looks great.
• Chock full of robots, weapons, gear, and monsters.
• Rifts® Sourcebook One, Revised & Expanded.
• Rifts® Sourcebook Two: The Mechanoids®.
• Rifts® Shemarrian Nation™ Sourcebook.
• Rifts® Aftermath Archie-Three™ source material.
• 5 page index in the back of the book.
• Color end sheets. Fan favorite Kevin Long cover.
• 384 pages – $49.99 retail – color cover hardcover – Cat. No. 900 – available now.

 

Rifts^® Titan Robotics^™ Sourcebook – AVAILABLE NOW!

Shrouded in secrecy and rumor, the true story of Titan Robotics™ is finally revealed. Part a high-tech toy box, part Secrets of Archie Three, part adventure book with whole new ways to play, and filled with new types of Titan Robotics power armors, giant robots, vehicles, weapons, and gear. Join a Titan Robotics Courier Team and delve into the company’s many secrets, including ARCHIE-3’s plans and program to monitor and manipulate the outside world.

• Visit the gleaming steel and metal of a Titan Robotics™ showroom, and test-drive their newest models.
• 18 giant robots.
• 12 power armors.
• Weapons, gear and notable vehicles.
• Gunny’s Depots – arms dealer and part of Titan’s hidden network.
• Play a Syntharoid sentient human replica android.
• Play a Titan Dispatcher and join a Titan Robotics Courier Team.
• Discover ARCHIE and Hagan’s hidden agendas and secret operations.
• Explore Titan’s shadowy web of informants and how it prospers and grows.
• Explore alternative time lines, campaign prompts, adventure outlines, intrigue, espionage, and more.
• Art by Steven Cummings, Charles Walton, and others.
• Written by Sean Owen Roberson and Matthew Clements.
• 192 pages – $26.99 retail – Cat. No. 899 – Softcover.

 

Cyberworks^™ Poker Deck – AVAILABLE NOW!

The cover art from the original Rifts® Sourcebook One is featured on the back of each card. Color throughout. Attractive and durable.

• 52 cards, plus red and black Jokers.
• Face cards feature iconic Rifts® Cyberworks/Archie 3 artwork (Spades: Cyberworks, Hearts: Shemarrians, Clubs: Mechanoids, Diamonds: Titan Robotics).
• Number cards feature a color energy swirl in the suit and a circuit board pattern.
• Textured linen cards for a nice touch and durability.
• Professional quality playing cards.
• 52 cards plus two Jokers – $14.99 per deck – Cat. No. 2609 – available now!

 

Yin-Sloth Jungles^™ Expanded and Revised – AVAILABLE NOW

It is at the printer and we are told should arrive July 28, just in time for Gen Con – ships July 28. Yin-Sloth Jungles™ presents a setting unlike any other Fantasy RPG and it’s all fun. It opens with an overview and history of the region, followed by nuts and bolts, like skills, poison, and weapons. Players will drool over the 15 truly unique O.C.C.s ideal for jungle adventures and beyond. Players and Game Masters will love the lavishly detailed jungle people and monsters. Then you get a little taste of what’s to follow in Yin-Sloth Expeditions, making it a bit of a player’s guide and bestiary. Ah, but there is magic and strangeness, and your first hints of wild adventures across the sprawling jungle.

• 15 O.C.C.s, all updated and expanded, making them seem brand new: Beastmaster, Holy Crusader, Jungle Fighter, Man-Catcher, the unique Tezcat and Pygmy Shamans, Spy, Undead Hunter, and Witch Hunter, among others.
• 18 Jungle People and monsters updated and expanded, plus a few additions, also expanded so they feel like new.
• New and expanded Shaman Chant magic.
• New and unique Pygmy Shaman Chant magic.
• New and expanded history of the Yin-Sloth Jungles.
• Expanded and clarified weapons, jungle armor, poisons, & more.
• The Orcish Empire and a few notable cities.
• All new maps by Phil Stone.
• Comprehensive double-page map (grayscale) by Will Erwin.
• Deluxe color map of the region by Will Erwin to be made available separately.
• Filled with great artwork by Peterson (ROG) and Mike Mumah.
• Written by Kevin Siembieda, John Klinkel, and Patrick Nowak.
• 160 pages – $24.99 retail – Cat. No. 459.

 

COMING SOON for Fantasy! Yin-Sloth Expeditions

In depth world information, villains, monsters, strange gods, a lost city, ancient civilizations, dark magic, several fully fleshed out adventures and ideas for a zillion more. Ideal for players and Game Masters alike. There is no place that offers the same range of adventures as the Yin-Sloth Jungles. August or September release.

The Yin-Sloth Jungles are a hostile wilderness filled with the ruins of lost civilizations, forgotten magic, and strange creatures found nowhere else in the world. And it’s all waiting for you to explore!

Expeditions provides more details about the Yin-Sloth Jungles and notable cities, their people, NPCs, hidden dangers, and opportunities for bold adventurers. Discover strange places and exotic beings, unravel mysteries, expose conspiracies, battle unspeakable evil, recover magic artifacts, or champion one of many human and non-human fledgling kingdoms across the jungles.

The original Yin-Sloth Jungles material has all been updated, expanded, and re-mastered from start to finish with additional text, adventures, details, art, and loads of maps (all new). I had forgotten how many exotic locations and great adventures were in the original book, plus ideas for a zillion more. All re-mastered, updated, and expanded for the delight of new and long-time Palladium Fantasy® fans alike.

• Villains, NPCs, magic items, adventures, and fun galore.
• Find adventure or become a hired mercenary in the Orcish Empire.
• Delve into cities like Mishala and others.
• Retrieve relics from an ancient catacomb of Dragonwright.
• Stop rebellion and save the city of Terellia.
• Explore the Lost City of Kor.
• Brave the madness at Shaldon’s Keep and save a village.
• Confirm rumors of a kingdom of monsters forming at the Great Fire Bog.
• Discover what evil lurks in the tomb of Gavin.
• Investigate a sect of Sea Giants restoring the city of Freedara.
• Unearth ancient secrets, face eldritch evil, battle the undead, fight giants and monsters, stand against a wicked dragon, and face all manner of beasts and challenges.
• 10 adventures and countless ideas for more.
• 30+ new maps by Phil Stone and dynamic artwork throughout.
• Written by Kevin Siembieda, John Klinkel, and Patrick Nowak.
• 160-192 pages – final size and price yet to be determined – Cat. No. 460 – in final editing. Goes into layout soon.

 

BACK in STOCK! “Original” Palladium Fantasy RPG^® “Bonus” Edition Commemorative Hardcover, 1st Edition – Available now

The ever popular Original Palladium Fantasy RPG® Commemorative Bonus Hardcover (first edition rules) is back in print. It is a deluxe, foil stamped edition that presents the original, First Edition Fantasy rules, expanded with the inclusion of the long out-of-print Arms of Nargash-Tor adventure sourcebook and Tombs of Gersidi.

• The complete, original RPG – the game that started Palladium Books.
• First Edition rules are easily adaptable to current Fantasy titles.
• Includes The Tombs of Gersidi adventure and setting.
• The Arms of Nargash-Tor adventure sourcebook is included as “bonus” material back in print for the first time in 35 years.
• Easily adapted to all 2nd Edition rules and sourcebooks.
• Deluxe hardcover edition. Probably limited to fewer than 1,000 copies.
• 320 pages total with “bonus” material – $55 retail – Cat. No. 449HC – available now!

 

List of Palladium Books^® RPG Hardcovers Available Now

• NEW! “Original” Beyond the Supernatural RPG® Commemorative “Bonus” Foil Hardcover (1st Edition rules) – This is the original 1st Edition rules (1988) in a deluxe hardcover format. The first time ever as a hardcover and includes the original O.C.C.s, monsters, and magic. 28 monsters, adventures, G.M. tips, Erick Wujcik’s infamous “victim character” rules, and 32 bonus pages of adventure material for BTS-2. The cover is a blood red foil image, imprinted on black faux leatherette. 288 pages – $55 retail – Cat. No. 699HC – Available now!
• Beyond the Supernatural™ RPG, 2nd Edition Hardcover – 224 pages – $36.99 – Cat. No. 700HC.
• BACK IN STOCK! “Original” Palladium Fantasy RPG® Commemorative “Bonus” Foil Hardcover (1st Edition rules) – Holiday demand cleaned the shelves of this fan favorite hardcover, but it is back in stock. This is the original 1st Edition Rules RPG including Tombs of Gersidi and the first Fantasy sourcebook: The Arms of Nargash-Tor. The cover is a classy crimson foil image, imprinted on black faux leatherette to replicate the original red and black RPG fans love. 320 pages – $55 retail – Cat. No. 449HC – available now.
• Palladium Fantasy RPG®, 2nd Edition Hardcover – 336 pages – $39.99 – Cat. No. 450HC – Our second best selling new hardcover after the Rifts® 30th Anniversary edition.
• “Original” Rifts® RPG 30th Anniversary Commemorative Hardcover – available now! This collector’s item sports the original Parkinson cover, an additional 32 page color section, history of Rifts®, unpublished concept art, gallery of all Rifts® covers through 2020, and more. Can be used with ALL Rifts® supplements – 288 pages – $49.99 – Cat. No. 800HC30 – Available now.
• Rifts® Ultimate Edition RPG Hardcover – 376 pages – $44.99 – Cat. No. 800HC – epic.
• Rifts® Ultimate Edition “Softcover” is a new format. RUE has only ever been available as a hardcover, and it still is, but it is now also available as a softcover – 376 pages – $34.99 – Cat. No. 800SE.
• Rifts® Game Master Guide Hardcover – 352 pages – $39.99 – Cat. No. 845HC.
• Rifts® Book of Magic Hardcover – available now – BACK in stock – 352 pages – $39.99 – Cat. No. 848HC – available now.
• Rifts® Adventure Guide Hardcover – 192 pages – $36.99 – Cat. No. 849HC.
• Chaos Earth® RPG “Bonus” Edition Hardcover – 192 pages – $36.99 – Cat. No. 660HC – 30 extra pages of bonus material – available now!
• Heroes Unlimited™ RPG, 2nd Edition Hardcover – 352 pages – $39.99 – Cat. No. 500HC.
• Ninjas & Superspies™ RPG “Bonus” Hardcover – available now – BACK in stock – 224 pages – $36.99 – Cat. No. 525HC – includes bonus material – available now.
• After the Bomb® RPG “Bonus” Hardcover – available now – BACK in stock – 296 pages – $39.99 – Cat. No. 503HC – includes bonus material – available now.
• Nightbane® RPG “Bonus” Edition Hardcover – available now – 304 pages – $39.99 – Cat. No. 730HC – 60 extra pages of bonus material – available now.
• Dead Reign® RPG (Zombie Apocalypse) Hardcover – available now – BACK in stock – 224 pages – $36.99 – Cat. No. 230HC – available now.
• Splicers® RPG “Bonus” Edition Hardcover – The Splicers® RPG plus 50 pages of extra material gathered from The Rifter®. 280 pages – $44.99 – Cat. No. 200HC – available now.

 

New on DriveThruRPG.com – SALE Nightbane^® Urban Fantasy

All Nightbane® and Beyond the Supernatural PDF titles are on SALE. Limited time offer.

NEW! Free Nightbane® RPG Sneak Preview. Many other RPG titles including Dead Reign, Beyond the Supernatural, Rifts® Manhunters, Rifts® Titan Robotics, Lemuria, Yin-Sloth Jungles (Fantasy), and more are also available as free sneak previews. Enjoy.

300+ RPG titles from Palladium Books

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!

• Rifts® titles. Rifts® is the ultimate setting in which you can combine any number of genres and play any style of gaming you may desire: science fiction, fantasy, supernatural horror, heroic adventure, dimensional travel, modern knights, cyborgs, giant robots, dinosaur taming, sleuthing, magic, monsters, heroes and legends. Or combine them all. There has never been a game quite like Rifts®.
• Rifts® Chaos Earth® titles. 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.
• The Rifter® #1-85. Each issue is a wealth of source material for Rifts® and 3-5 other Palladium game settings. More than 8,600 pages of source material and counting. Most issues are only available in digital form.
• Palladium Fantasy RPG® titles. A rich, original setting in which you can play humans or any number of nonhuman species of people in a world of magic, heroes and wonder. All of it epic.
• Dead Reign® RPG and sourcebooks. The Zombie Apocalypse unleashed. A great introductory RPG that is surprisingly uplifting, fun, fast, and easy to learn.
• Heroes Unlimited™ RPG Second Edition titles. Create any type of superhuman you can imagine to build your own super-hero universe.
• After the Bomb® RPG and sourcebooks. Play anthropomorphic, intelligent, mutant animals as crime-fighting mutants and super-heroes or survivors of a crumbling post-apocalyptic Earth.
• Ninjas & Superspies™ RPG and the Mystic China™ sourcebook. 41 types of martial arts, ninjas, super-spies, gizmos, mystic powers, and magic in the main book, plus even more in Mystic China.
• Nightbane® RPG and sourcebooks – Urban Fantasy. Only you know the truth. Only you can see the Nightlords and their demonic minions, and you have the power to stop them. But you must transform into a monster yourself in order to use your powers. Trust no one.
• Beyond the Supernatural™ RPG and sourcebooks. Modern horror; 14 character classes, 42 occupations for “ordinary people,” 100+ psychic abilities, 16 monsters, and more.
• 300+ Palladium titles in all, plus G.M. kits, paper miniatures and more. Palladium Books has settings for every genre: Fantasy RPG, science fiction (Rifts®, Splicers®, and The Mechanoids®), super-heroes (Heroes Unlimited and After the Bomb), superhero horror (Nightbane®), modern horror (Beyond the Supernatural), zombies (Dead Reign®), The Rifter® sourcebook series, novels, paper minis, and more.

 

FUN Podcast Adventures

These fun podcasts are created by Palladium fans like you.

 

Heroes Unlimited™ Christmas Special and the Cozy Caverns Beyond the Supernatural RPG adventure podcasts from the creative minds at www.realplaygamespod.com.

Coming this summer from Real Play Games Podcast: A dozen plus episodes of After the Bomb®: Purrsuit of the Heart, with other good stuff in development like a new story arc for the Beyond the Supernatural inspired Cozy Cavern Mysteries, and more.

 

Rifts® Live Play Podcast is available for your viewing enjoyment – Rifts®: Ghost in the Machine. It is produced and Game Mastered by none other than long-time Palladium freelance artist, Mark Dudley. You can find the first several episodes on Imaginos TV. Click on the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9OKt2SBYwybo_sV8zmdOBSQ1eaJP3rj9

 

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

Original art – My Ebay store is one of the few places where you can find original artwork by me (Kevin Siembieda), Kevin Long, Charles Walton, and others, as well as one-of-a-kind negatives from classic Palladium books (they look awesome framed), and other Palladium memorabilia.

Collectibles include Palladium limited edition hardcovers, out of print items, signed books, one-of-a-kind proofreader copies, art prints, posters, comic books, Star Wars toys, superhero action figures, and many other toys and items from my personal collection. Yeah, I used to be a crazy toy and art collector. Hundreds of items. Take a look every weekend or two for new additions.

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. The plastic film negatives were then “ganged” on a massive sheet of Mylar, 16 pages per big sheet, and the printing plates were made from the negatives – everything white, printing black. We have been cutting them loose and making them available to you. I am only keeping a few dozen pages of negatives and a few complete books for myself, the rest are all being slowly offered to you, in no particular order.

• Each negative is truly unique and resembles woodcut art.
• It is 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 signed in silver ink by Kevin Siembieda, the founder and owner of Palladium Books.
• Each signed negative comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.
• A one-of-a-kind work of art and a dynamic conversation piece.
• Each signed negative is on a white board inside a clear plastic bag.
• Negatives looks fabulous matted or framed! Fits in an 8x10 inch matt opening. Each neg is roughly 8½ 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, but still look awesome matted or framed.

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

 

Closing Thoughts – The power of belief

It has become a bit cliche to talk about the power of belief and positivity, but I can assure you it is real and it works. Sean and I have a five year business plan to make Palladium Books an RPG powerhouse once again. That takes a lot of planning, work, and coordination fueled by the power of belief.

Belief in the Palladium Intellectual Properties (I.P.s).

Belief in our collective experience and abilities.

Belief in the power of our collective imaginations.

Belief in God and something greater than ourselves.

And belief in you, our fan base; that you’ll support us and spread the word about each new, epic game, sourcebook, and achievement.

Sean would never have moved here to Michigan from Houston, Texas, if he didn’t believe in me, Palladium Books, or that he can make a profound difference. [True story. – Sean]

I would never have invited Sean (and others) to join me in my quest to take Palladium Books and our I.P.s to new heights if I didn’t believe our goals were possible.

You know some of our plans. You have seen our enthusiasm, but you have no idea how big our plans really are. And they are all based upon and fueled by belief, positivity, experience, and our love of role-playing games and you. Sean and I are always saying things like, “The fans are going to go crazy when they see this!” And you will.

Thank you for believing in us and showing your support by purchasing our products and sending us your kind words of encouragement now and during prior difficult times. When the big stuff comes and new products begin to flow, you will not be disappointed. And you will have been party to helping us get it done thanks to your love and belief in us.

For now, enjoy the Nightbane® Urban Fantasy Sale (physical books and PDFs), keep spreading the word about Palladium’s new releases and your favorite Palladium games, and watch for the announcements coming over the next 4 weeks. One of them will be our new Kickstarter project. We hope your weekend is wonderful.

– Kevin Siembieda, Publisher, writer, and friend

 

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

By Kevin Siembieda and Sean Owen Roberson

Hi, everyone. If you are like many gamers, you are enjoying the last days of summer but already plotting your fall and winter role-playing campaigns.

This could be you: “Really didn’t know Palladium Fantasy® was the fantasy RPG Íve been looking for the last 12-14 years! So I’m happy.”

“I have the new Yin-Sloth Jungles to read while waiting [for Titan Robotic rewards overseas] ... yeah, ordered directly from you – expensive but worth it... The book is simply amazing. Really like everything so far. Been skimming first, looking at the awesome O.C.C.s. Will order [Yin-Sloth] Expeditions when it’s available together with Dragon & Gods and Garden of Gods. Then with my [Kickstarter] add-ons I will have everything for Palladium Fantasy there is for second edition.”

Thank you, M. for the kind words. They are greatly appreciated and gratifying. These generous comments come from one of Palladium’s Titan Robotics Kickstarter customers who has also recently gotten into Palladium Fantasy. But they could be your sentiments when you give Palladium Fantasy or any of Palladium’s dozen unique world settings a try. So be brave and explore something new. The authors [myself among them – Kevin] put our heart and soul into the Yin-Sloth Expanded Edition. It’s one of our favorite settings. In fact, we love it so much, our “expansion” grew into two sourcebooks! We expect Yin-Sloth Expeditions will meet or exceed expectations as well. Working on it.

* What’s hot from Palladium at the moment: A lot. Nightbane® (Urban Fantasy/Horror) caught the eyes of many retailers at the Alliance Open House last weekend. [And Gen Con before that. – Sean] The people most excited about Nightbane® were those familiar with the Urban Fantasy genre, but it also caught the attention of people whether they knew about urban fantasy or not. Everyone was fascinated that the “creatures” on the cover were the good guys, the Nightbane, and that player characters had to turn into monsters to fight monsters. Retailers were also drawn to new releases such as Yin-Sloth Jungles™, Titan Robotics™, The Cyberworks™ Collection and all things Rifts®, Palladium Fantasy®, and Dead Reign® (our demo game).

Back at home, our Mutant Mayhem Sale had people snapping up Heroes Unlimited™ and After the Bomb® titles. I am always happy to see people making and playing mutant animals and comic book super-heroes. Yin-Sloth Jungles™ continues to be a top seller and bring additional sales to the Palladium Fantasy RPG® line, just as Titan Robotics™ is helping to generate Rifts® sales. One wonderful new customer bought $600+ worth of Rifts® books! Another bought a third of the Fantasy line, and another bought all the Nightbane® titles. Goes to show, quality doesn’t go out of style. [Hey, that’s my line! – Sean] Thank you, everyone. Please keep the orders coming. We need and appreciate your support.

* NEW! The Cyberworks™ Collection – available now – Sales of this book are really starting to pick up as word spreads about how nice it is and convenient to use. It is a big, 384 page Archie extravaganza with all the Cyberworks gear and lore leading up to Titan Robotics at your fingertips. Plus a new index and the remastered art and layout is gorgeous. It features the original Kevin Long Sourcebook One cover and as well as his Mechanoids® painting as the end sheets.

The Cyberworks Collection™ includes the Expanded Rifts® Sourcebook One (with the Republican/NEMA gear and info), Rifts® Sourcebook 2: The Mechanoids®, Rifts® Shemarrian Nation™ Sourcebook, plus key Archie, Hagan, Titan, and Shemarrian information from Rifts® Aftermath. Chock full of robots, weapons, and gear. And when we say remastered we mean high res artwork plus updated layout, editing, and tidbits of surprise material. This book is beautiful. See the full description elsewhere.

* UPDATE: Titan Robotics™ – This book is definitely a hit as we see purchases for it (and the new Yin-Sloth Jungles) every day. Get a glimpse of what the excitement is all about via the free Sneak Preview now on DriveThruRPG.com – by the way there are free previews of Rifts® Coalition Manhunters, Northern Gun, Yin-Sloth Jungles, Creature Feature, and many other titles as well.

* COMING SOON! Palladium’s next Kickstarter should start sometime in October, and it will blow your mind. So please watch for it. This will be the secret project we’ve been quietly putting together for quite some time. [Well, one of them. – Sean] You will be thrilled and don’t want to miss it.

Titan Robotics^™ Kickstarter Update from Sean Owen Roberson

Howdy, Syntharoids. Right before we left for the Alliance trade show, last Thursday, September 7th, we stealth dropped the two remaining Kickstarter core rewards as downloadable PDFs via DriveThruRPG:

• Savage Titan Robotics Conversion Document
• Titan Courier Team Intro Adventure (with Pregenerated Characters as we continue provide little surprises for your enjoyment).

I finished it up so last minute, in fact, that I didn't have time to write an update and even missed a couple of corrections. Said errors have been fixed, and the updated version of both PDFs were sent out as I wrote this Kickstarter Update on Monday. We like including the updates here as well so no backer misses them.

Savage Cyberworks™ – The last remaining item to finish up for y’all is the Savage Cyberworks™ conversion document. This is a bonus reward (we didn't quite hit the dollar goal) that Kevin and I decided to award to everyone as a Christmas present FOR FREE! (please see Kickstarter update #4). To add bonus to bonus, the talented PK Levine went above and beyond the required to include rules for playing Aberrant Mechanoids® using the Intelligent Construct rules I wrote for Rifts® North America: Empires of Humanity. Our thanks to John Stevens, Patrick Young, and Aaron Burkett as well. They all did solid work that I am polishing up, editing as I do the Savage Cyberworks™ layout.

Titan Robotics™ Foreign Shipping Progress: To be clear, ALL foreign shipping is being handled by Spiral Galaxy in the UK (including Canada and Pacific regions) – they have the hookups with international fulfillment. While that may not always seem to make sense, that's just how it works. Approximately now-ish (this week) all foreign packages should be finishing their transatlantic voyage and arriving at Spiral Galaxy's distribution hub. Once they've processed them, Spiral Galaxy will be emailing you a more detailed delivery schedule.

– Sean Owen Roberson

NEW! Rifts^® The Cyberworks^™ Collection Hardcover – Available now

This beautifully re-mastered collection includes the Expanded Rifts® Sourcebook One (with the Republican/NEMA gear and info), Rifts® Sourcebook 2: The Mechanoids® (and Seven Dangers Prophecy), Rifts® Shemarrian Nation Sourcebook, plus key Archie, Hagan, Titan, and Shemarrian information from Rifts® Aftermath.

• The Cyberworks Collection features must-have ARCHIE-Three™ source material gathered into one, big, easy-to-use hardcover edition.
• “Re-mastered” means new, cleaned-up artwork, layout, editing, and tidbits of surprise material.
• Much of the artwork feels like new. Looks great.
• Chock full of robots, weapons, gear, and monsters.
• Rifts® Sourcebook One, Revised & Expanded.
• Rifts® Sourcebook Two: The Mechanoids®.
• Rifts® Shemarrian Nation™ Sourcebook.
• Rifts® Aftermath Archie-Three™ source material.
• 5 page index in the back of the book.
• Color end sheets. Fan favorite Kevin Long cover.
• 384 pages – $49.99 retail – color cover hardcover – Cat. No. 900 – available now.

Rifts^® Titan Robotics^™ Sourcebook – AVAILABLE NOW!

Shrouded in secrecy and rumor, the true story of Titan Robotics™ is finally revealed. Part a high-tech toy box, part Secrets of Archie Three, part adventure book with whole new ways to play, and filled with new types of Titan Robotics power armors, giant robots, vehicles, weapons, and gear. Join a Titan Robotics Courier Team and delve into the company’s many secrets, including ARCHIE-3’s plans and program to monitor and manipulate the outside world.

• Visit the gleaming steel and metal of a Titan Robotics™ showroom, and test-drive their newest models.
• 18 giant robots.
• 12 power armors.
• Weapons, gear and notable vehicles.
• Gunny’s Depots – arms dealer and part of Titan’s hidden network.
• Play a Syntharoid sentient human replica android.
• Play a Titan Dispatcher and join a Titan Robotics Courier Team.
• Discover ARCHIE and Hagan’s hidden agendas and secret operations.
• Explore Titan’s shadowy web of informants and how it prospers and grows.
• Explore alternative time lines, campaign prompts, adventure outlines, intrigue, espionage, and more.
• Art by Steven Cummings, Charles Walton, and others.
• Written by Sean Owen Roberson and Matthew Clements.
• 192 pages – $26.99 retail – Cat. No. 899 – Softcover.

Cyberworks^™ Poker Deck – AVAILABLE NOW!

The cover art from the original Rifts® Sourcebook One is featured on the back of each card. Color throughout. Attractive and durable.

• 52 cards, plus red and black Jokers.
• Face cards feature iconic Rifts® Cyberworks/Archie 3 artwork (Spades: Cyberworks, Hearts: Shemarrians, Clubs: Mechanoids, Diamonds: Titan Robotics).
• Number cards feature a color energy swirl in the suit and a circuit board pattern.
• Textured linen cards for a nice touch and durability.
• Professional quality playing cards.
• 52 cards plus two Jokers – $14.99 per deck – Cat. No. 2609 – available now!

Yin-Sloth Jungles^™ Expanded and Revised – AVAILABLE NOW

It is at the printer and we are told should arrive July 28, just in time for Gen Con – ships July 28. Yin-Sloth Jungles™ presents a setting unlike any other Fantasy RPG and it’s all fun. It opens with an overview and history of the region, followed by nuts and bolts, like skills, poison, and weapons. Players will drool over the 15 truly unique O.C.C.s ideal for jungle adventures and beyond. Players and Game Masters will love the lavishly detailed jungle people and monsters. Then you get a little taste of what’s to follow in Yin-Sloth Expeditions, making it a bit of a player’s guide and bestiary. Ah, but there is magic and strangeness, and your first hints of wild adventures across the sprawling jungle.

• 15 O.C.C.s, all updated and expanded, making them seem brand new: Beastmaster, Holy Crusader, Jungle Fighter, Man-Catcher, the unique Tezcat and Pygmy Shamans, Spy, Undead Hunter, and Witch Hunter, among others.
• 18 Jungle People and monsters updated and expanded, plus a few additions, also expanded so they feel like new.
• New and expanded Shaman Chant magic.
• New and unique Pygmy Shaman Chant magic.
• New and expanded history of the Yin-Sloth Jungles.
• Expanded and clarified weapons, jungle armor, poisons, & more.
• The Orcish Empire and a few notable cities.
• All new maps by Phil Stone.
• Comprehensive double-page map (grayscale) by Will Erwin.
• Deluxe color map of the region by Will Erwin to be made available separately.
• Filled with great artwork by Peterson (ROG) and Mike Mumah.
• Written by Kevin Siembieda, John Klinkel, and Patrick Nowak.
• 160 pages – $24.99 retail – Cat. No. 459.

COMING SOON for Fantasy! Yin-Sloth Expeditions

In depth world information, villains, monsters, strange gods, a lost city, ancient civilizations, dark magic, several fully fleshed out adventures and ideas for a zillion more. Ideal for players and Game Masters alike. There is no place that offers the same range of adventures as the Yin-Sloth Jungles. August or September release.

The Yin-Sloth Jungles are a hostile wilderness filled with the ruins of lost civilizations, forgotten magic, and strange creatures found nowhere else in the world. And it’s all waiting for you to explore!

Expeditions provides more details about the Yin-Sloth Jungles and notable cities, their people, NPCs, hidden dangers, and opportunities for bold adventurers. Discover strange places and exotic beings, unravel mysteries, expose conspiracies, battle unspeakable evil, recover magic artifacts, or champion one of many human and non-human fledgling kingdoms across the jungles.

The original Yin-Sloth Jungles material has all been updated, expanded, and re-mastered from start to finish with additional text, adventures, details, art, and loads of maps (all new). I had forgotten how many exotic locations and great adventures were in the original book, plus ideas for a zillion more. All re-mastered, updated, and expanded for the delight of new and long-time Palladium Fantasy® fans alike.

• Villains, NPCs, magic items, adventures, and fun galore.
• Find adventure or become a hired mercenary in the Orcish Empire.
• Delve into cities like Mishala and others.
• Retrieve relics from an ancient catacomb of Dragonwright.
• Stop rebellion and save the city of Terellia.
• Explore the Lost City of Kor.
• Brave the madness at Shaldon’s Keep and save a village.
• Confirm rumors of a kingdom of monsters forming at the Great Fire Bog.
• Discover what evil lurks in the tomb of Gavin.
• Investigate a sect of Sea Giants restoring the city of Freedara.
• Unearth ancient secrets, face eldritch evil, battle the undead, fight giants and monsters, stand against a wicked dragon, and face all manner of beasts and challenges.
• 10 adventures and countless ideas for more.
• 30+ new maps by Phil Stone and dynamic artwork throughout.
• Written by Kevin Siembieda, John Klinkel, and Patrick Nowak.
• 160-192 pages – final size and price yet to be determined – Cat. No. 460 – in final editing. Goes into layout soon.

BACK in STOCK! “Original” Palladium Fantasy RPG^® “Bonus” Edition Commemorative Hardcover, 1st Edition – Available now

The ever popular Original Palladium Fantasy RPG® Commemorative Bonus Hardcover (first edition rules) is back in print. It is a deluxe, foil stamped edition that presents the original, First Edition Fantasy rules, expanded with the inclusion of the long out-of-print Arms of Nargash-Tor adventure sourcebook and Tombs of Gersidi.

• The complete, original RPG – the game that started Palladium Books.
• First Edition rules are easily adaptable to current Fantasy titles.
• Includes The Tombs of Gersidi adventure and setting.
• The Arms of Nargash-Tor adventure sourcebook is included as “bonus” material back in print for the first time in 35 years.
• Easily adapted to all 2nd Edition rules and sourcebooks.
• Deluxe hardcover edition. Probably limited to fewer than 1,000 copies.
• 320 pages total with “bonus” material – $55 retail – Cat. No. 449HC – available now!

List of Palladium Books^® RPG Hardcovers Available Now

• NEW! “Original” Beyond the Supernatural RPG® Commemorative “Bonus” Foil Hardcover (1st Edition rules) – This is the original 1st Edition rules (1988) in a deluxe hardcover format. The first time ever as a hardcover and includes the original O.C.C.s, monsters, and magic. 28 monsters, adventures, G.M. tips, Erick Wujcik’s infamous “victim character” rules, and 32 bonus pages of adventure material for BTS-2. The cover is a blood red foil image, imprinted on black faux leatherette. 288 pages – $55 retail – Cat. No. 699HC – Available now!
• Beyond the Supernatural™ RPG, 2nd Edition Hardcover – 224 pages – $36.99 – Cat. No. 700HC.
• BACK IN STOCK! “Original” Palladium Fantasy RPG® Commemorative “Bonus” Foil Hardcover (1st Edition rules) – Holiday demand cleaned the shelves of this fan favorite hardcover, but it is back in stock. This is the original 1st Edition Rules RPG including Tombs of Gersidi and the first Fantasy sourcebook: The Arms of Nargash-Tor. The cover is a classy crimson foil image, imprinted on black faux leatherette to replicate the original red and black RPG fans love. 320 pages – $55 retail – Cat. No. 449HC – available now.
• Palladium Fantasy RPG®, 2nd Edition Hardcover – 336 pages – $39.99 – Cat. No. 450HC – Our second best selling new hardcover after the Rifts® 30th Anniversary edition.
• “Original” Rifts® RPG 30th Anniversary Commemorative Hardcover – available now! This collector’s item sports the original Parkinson cover, an additional 32 page color section, history of Rifts®, unpublished concept art, gallery of all Rifts® covers through 2020, and more. Can be used with ALL Rifts® supplements – 288 pages – $49.99 – Cat. No. 800HC30 – Available now.
• Rifts® Ultimate Edition RPG Hardcover – 376 pages – $44.99 – Cat. No. 800HC – epic.
• Rifts® Ultimate Edition “Softcover” is a new format. RUE has only ever been available as a hardcover, and it still is, but it is now also available as a softcover – 376 pages – $34.99 – Cat. No. 800SE.
• Rifts® Game Master Guide Hardcover – 352 pages – $39.99 – Cat. No. 845HC.
• Rifts® Book of Magic Hardcover – available now – BACK in stock – 352 pages – $39.99 – Cat. No. 848HC – available now.
• Rifts® Adventure Guide Hardcover – 192 pages – $36.99 – Cat. No. 849HC.
• Chaos Earth® RPG “Bonus” Edition Hardcover – 192 pages – $36.99 – Cat. No. 660HC – 30 extra pages of bonus material – available now!
• Heroes Unlimited™ RPG, 2nd Edition Hardcover – 352 pages – $39.99 – Cat. No. 500HC.
• Ninjas & Superspies™ RPG “Bonus” Hardcover – available now – BACK in stock – 224 pages – $36.99 – Cat. No. 525HC – includes bonus material – available now.
• After the Bomb® RPG “Bonus” Hardcover – available now – BACK in stock – 296 pages – $39.99 – Cat. No. 503HC – includes bonus material – available now.
• Nightbane® RPG “Bonus” Edition Hardcover – available now – 304 pages – $39.99 – Cat. No. 730HC – 60 extra pages of bonus material – available now.
• Dead Reign® RPG (Zombie Apocalypse) Hardcover – available now – BACK in stock – 224 pages – $36.99 – Cat. No. 230HC – available now.
• Splicers® RPG “Bonus” Edition Hardcover – The Splicers® RPG plus 50 pages of extra material gathered from The Rifter®. 280 pages – $44.99 – Cat. No. 200HC – available now.

DriveThruRPG.com – 300+ RPG titles from Palladium Books

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!

NEW! FREE Yin-Sloth Jungles Expanded Sneak Preview is available on DriveThru for your viewing enjoyment. A fantasy setting, heroes and creatures unlike any other. And look for many other free sneak previews of Palladium titles like Rifts® Coalition Manhunters, Northern Gun, Creature Feature, Dead Reign, and others.

Coming Soon – A free preview of the Nightbane® RPG (Urban Fantasy).

• Rifts® titles. Rifts® is the ultimate setting in which you can combine any number of genres and play any style of gaming you may desire: science fiction, fantasy, supernatural horror, heroic adventure, dimensional travel, modern knights, cyborgs, giant robots, dinosaur taming, sleuthing, magic, monsters, heroes and legends. Or combine them all. There has never been a game quite like Rifts®.
• Rifts® Chaos Earth® titles. 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.
• The Rifter® #1-85. Each issue is a wealth of source material for Rifts® and 3-5 other Palladium game settings. More than 8,600 pages of source material and counting. Most issues are only available in digital form.
• Palladium Fantasy RPG® titles. A rich, original setting in which you can play humans or any number of nonhuman species of people in a world of magic, heroes and wonder. All of it epic.
• Dead Reign® RPG and sourcebooks. The Zombie Apocalypse unleashed. A great introductory RPG that is surprisingly uplifting, fun, fast, and easy to learn.
• Heroes Unlimited™ RPG Second Edition titles. Create any type of superhuman you can imagine to build your own super-hero universe.
• After the Bomb® RPG and sourcebooks. Play anthropomorphic, intelligent, mutant animals as crime-fighting mutants and super-heroes or survivors of a crumbling post-apocalyptic Earth.
• Ninjas & Superspies™ RPG and the Mystic China™ sourcebook. 41 types of martial arts, ninjas, super-spies, gizmos, mystic powers, and magic in the main book, plus even more in Mystic China.
• Nightbane® RPG and sourcebooks – Urban Fantasy. Only you know the truth. Only you can see the Nightlords and their demonic minions, and you have the power to stop them. But you must transform into a monster yourself in order to use your powers. Trust no one.
• Beyond the Supernatural™ RPG and sourcebooks. Modern horror; 14 character classes, 42 occupations for “ordinary people,” 100+ psychic abilities, 16 monsters, and more.
• 300+ Palladium titles in all, plus G.M. kits, paper miniatures and more. Palladium Books has settings for every genre: Fantasy RPG, science fiction (Rifts®, Splicers®, and The Mechanoids®), super-heroes (Heroes Unlimited and After the Bomb), superhero horror (Nightbane®), modern horror (Beyond the Supernatural), zombies (Dead Reign®), The Rifter® sourcebook series, novels, paper minis, and more.

FUN Podcast Adventures

These fun podcasts are created by Palladium fans like you.

Heroes Unlimited™ Christmas Special and the Cozy Caverns Beyond the Supernatural RPG adventure podcasts from the creative minds at www.realplaygamespod.com.

Coming this summer from Real Play Games Podcast: A dozen plus episodes of After the Bomb®: Purrsuit of the Heart, with other good stuff in development like a new story arc for the Beyond the Supernatural inspired Cozy Cavern Mysteries, and more.

Rifts® Live Play Podcast is available for your viewing enjoyment – Rifts®: Ghost in the Machine. It is produced and Game Mastered by none other than long-time Palladium freelance artist, Mark Dudley. You can find the first several episodes on Imaginos TV. Click on the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9OKt2SBYwybo_sV8zmdOBSQ1eaJP3rj9

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

Original art – My Ebay store is one of the few places where you can find original artwork by me (Kevin Siembieda), Kevin Long, Charles Walton, and others, as well as one-of-a-kind negatives from classic Palladium books (they look awesome framed), and other Palladium memorabilia.

Collectibles include Palladium limited edition hardcovers, out of print items, signed books, one-of-a-kind proofreader copies, art prints, posters, comic books, Star Wars toys, superhero action figures, and many other toys and items from my personal collection. Yeah, I used to be a crazy toy and art collector. Hundreds of items. Take a look every weekend or two for new additions.

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. The plastic film negatives were then “ganged” on a massive sheet of Mylar, 16 pages per big sheet, and the printing plates were made from the negatives – everything white, printing black. We have been cutting them loose and making them available to you. I am only keeping a few dozen pages of negatives and a few complete books for myself, the rest are all being slowly offered to you, in no particular order.

• Each negative is truly unique and resembles woodcut art.
• It is 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 signed in silver ink by Kevin Siembieda, the founder and owner of Palladium Books.
• Each signed negative comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.
• A one-of-a-kind work of art and a dynamic conversation piece.
• Each signed negative is on a white board inside a clear plastic bag.
• Negatives looks fabulous matted or framed! Fits in an 8x10 inch matt opening. Each neg is roughly 8½ 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, but still look awesome matted or framed.

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

Closing Thoughts – Live, Love, Game On

Live every day like your last and make sure the people you love know how much they mean to you. Leave nothing unsaid. Be real. Be present. And enjoy the people and things you love and bring you joy. In the case of us crazy gamers, that includes the games we love and the wonderful people we play them with, in addition to friends and family. They may infuriate us at times, but you know you love them. Please make sure they know that you do.

This is coming from another reminder that life is precious and all too short.

Sean’s beloved Aunt Melinda – one of his mother's sisters – passed away. This is a beautiful, close-knit family, and Melinda was precious to them all. The dear woman had been battling cancer for some time and she was in hospice with plans for her to continue hospice at home. Consequently, nobody expected her to pass quite so soon. Yes, perhaps it is true she is no longer suffering, but that doesn’t make the family’s loss and the deep hole they each now bear any less painful.

Though I never met Melinda, I feel the family’s loss as if it were my own. I feel like I know Sean’s mother Yvonne and stepfather Larry very well. They have welcomed me with open arms into their lovely home and I have welcomed them into the world of Palladium Books. They feel like members of my own family.

My heartfelt sympathy goes out to you, Sean, Yvonne, Larry, and the entire family. I’m afraid nothing I can say can assuage your pain, but I’m here for you whenever you need me. I wish I could be there with you for Melinda’s Celebration of Life this weekend, but with everything going on here, someone has to hold down the fort in Palladiumville. I am there with you in spirit.

I’m no stranger to loss, and I am reminded of the loved ones I have lost. So I want to remind you that, while it may not seem like it now, in time, the pain will soften and you’ll find that only fond memories of Melinda remain. Memories that will make you smile and feel blessed for having had her in your lives. I hope none of you feel regret. I know you were all there for her and she knew how much you all loved her. Please take care of each other and yourselves during this time of grief. And thank you for letting me into your family. I love you. [Thank you, Kev. – Sean]

That goes for everyone reading this. We love and appreciate you, our fans, friends, and family. Thank you for keeping Palladium Books alive with your patronage. Thank you for your kind words like those that opened this Update. Thank you for the support you show us in so many ways from purchases to friendly emails and Help Desk tickets, to your handshakes, hugs, and well wishes for me, Sean, and the company at conventions. Thank you, for your friendship and for being part of the Palladium family. We truly and sincerely value every one of you. You help make our lives richer and more joyful.

Please continue to enjoy our games and share our worlds of role-playing with the friends and family you love. And strangers too! I like to think we are all like Johnny Appleseed sowing the seeds of role-playing wonder to people young and old across the globe. Encouraging people to unleash their imaginations in all kinds of beautiful ways. With love and respect.

– Kevin Siembieda, Publisher, writer, and friend

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