Author: Wayne Smith

CELEBRATING 45 YEARS OF RPG FUN – ONE GAME SYSTEM – EVERY GENRE – COUNTLESS WORLDS – ENDLESS ADVENTURE

BY KEVIN SIEMBIEDA

Sale & News – Palladium Books^® – Weekly Update – March 19, 2026

March is supposed to come in like a lion and go out like lamb, but it has been a ferocious ice dragon this past week. Western and Northern Michigan as well as parts of the midwest got clobbered with snow and ice, and lots of it. We’ve been hit with below freezing temperatures and high winds that knocked out power last Friday and Saturday. We hope wherever you live you are faring better.

Stuck indoors? Can’t spare money on outside dining and entertainment? Then it’s time to pull out your favorite Palladium role-playing game and lose yourself in epic RPG adventure. Looking for something new and fresh? Give TMNT & Other Strangeness a try, it’s super-fun and easy to learn; or take advantage of the Dead Reign Zombie Apocalypse Sale below. Can you survive the zombie apocalypse? Play and find out.

News Briefs

What’s hot from Palladium? TMNT & Other Strangeness products, Rifts® (everything), Palladium Fantasy (all) and the Dead Reign® (Zombie Apocalypse) RPG and sourcebooks. These titles were hot at the GAMA Expo, too.

SALE! Dead Reign® Zombie Apocalypse SALE! People are going crazy over the Dead Reign game line. Use this sale to find out why. Fast, fun, clear combat, weird zombies, and challenges to survive make this setting a blast to play. The sale also offers select other titles. See more details below or click here.

IN PERSON EVENT! A Weekend Conversation with Kevin Siembieda (and Friends)? – Join the fun – April 24 & 25, 2026 – Westland, Michigan – admissions available now. Limited to 60 or so visitors so order as soon as you know you are coming! It also helps us to plan accordingly so do so sooner than later.

We’ll meet at the Worlds of Palladium exhibit at the Detroit Historical Museum and then return to the Palladium warehouse for an intimate afternoon and evening with me, Kevin Siembieda, the Palladium staff, and industry friends like Matthew Balent, Steve Dawes, Greg Diaczyk, artists, writers, and others. Friday and Saturday only. See complete details for this unique and limited event by clicking on the link below.

UPDATE: Island at the Edge of the World, 2nd Edition Rules Update with enhanced art is in the final layout stage and should go to the printer soon. Reprints of fan fave titles are also being sent to the printer as quickly as Wayne can prep them.

TMNT & Other Strangeness Redux RPG news – There’s a whole section about TMNT news elsewhere in this update. Read on.

COMING SOON! Star Anvil’s Rifts® Phase World® for Savage Worlds Kickstarter – Watch for it and sign up to their pre-launch page now so you don’t miss it. Like the Pinnacle books, this material is all official and sanctioned by Palladium Books. New characters, villains, weapons, gear, spacecraft, and adventures, are easy to adapt to your Palladium Phase World campaigns as well as offering a zillion ideas. They’ll be exploring new ground, offering new weapons, gear, villains, settings, adventures, and more across the Three Galaxies™. Follow this project now so you don’t miss out when it launches (soon).

SALE! Dead Reign^® Zombie Apocalypse Sale – Now thru March 25

Spring officially starts on Friday, but it has felt like the dead of winter here in Michigan. That has inspired the Dead Reign® Zombie Apocalypse SALE. People are going crazy over this game line, use this sale to find out why. Plus we included some related books of dead monsters, and because March is National Reading Month we put some insane discounts on a few literature and art titles. One Week only! Enjoy.

• Dead Reign RPG Softcover – Cat. No. 230 – 25% off. Everything you need to play, complete with survival guidelines, unique zombies, fast, intuitive combat, and more.

• Dead Reign RPG Deluxe HARDCOVER – Cat. No. 230HC – 25% off. Let Brad Ashley help you survive … if you can. Everything you need to get started.

• Civilization Gone, a Dead Reign sourcebook – Cat. No. 231 – 25% off. The government is gone. No army is coming to save you. You’re on your own. And not only do you have to deal with the zombie hordes, but roving gangs of raiders and bandits. Includes random encounter tables, house encounters and salvage tables, survivor camp creation tables and more.

• Dark Places, a Dead Reign sourcebook – Cat. No. 232 – 25% off. Four new types of creepy zombies, survival in sewer and steam tunnels, traveling along train tracks, box car random content tables, encounter tables and more.

• Endless Dead, a Dead Reign sourcebook – Cat. No. 233 – 25% off. The title kinda says it all. 9 frightening new zombies, 5 new player classes, vehicle combat, armoring vehicles, random tables for military bases, police stations, and other places, plus survivor caravans, hideouts, and more.

• Fear the Reaper, a Dead Reign sourcebook – Cat. No. 234 – 25% off. Like apocalyptic knights on motorcycles and armored vehicles, these zombie hunters live by a code and protect the living.

• Graveyard Earth, a Dead Reign sourcebook – Cat. No. 235 – 25% off. An overview of the world with many random travel tables and adventure ideas.

• In the Face of Death, a Dead Reign sourcebook – Cat. No. 237 – 25% off. This big, 160 page adventure sourcebook offers city survival tips, life amongst the skyscrapers, kid and teenager player characters, more survival tips, 100+ adventure hooks, and dungeon crawl style exploration of city ruins. Plus masked lunatics, death cults, and more.

• Note: Sorry, there are too few copies in stock to offer the fan-fave Hell Followed sourcebook, Cat. No. 236 as part of this sale. Available on a first come, first served basis at full price.

• Land of the Damned One: Chaos Lands (Fantasy) – Cat. No. 468 – 25% off. More than two dozen new monsters and infernals, 200+ adventure hooks and ideas, plus lore, legends, and challenges for only the bravest of heroes.

• Land of the Damned Two: Eternal Torment (Fantasy) – Cat. No. 469 – 25% off. 15 types of monstrous Undead, 15 Beasts of Chaos, curses, danger, and 100+ adventure hooks and ideas.

• Machinations of Doom Sourcebook & Graphic Novel by Ramon K. Perez – Cat. No. 871 – 25% off. Fan fave artist Ramon Perez’s first graphic novel. He’s gone on to do comic book work for DC and Marvel Comics, amongst others, including work on Spider-Man and The Flash.

• Tales of the Chi-Town Burbs Anthology – Cat. No. 305 – 60% off. A dozen different short stories by different authors.

• Rifts® Novel: Deception’s Web (Part 2 of a Trilogy) – 60% off.

• Rifts® Novel Hammer of the Forge: The Reckoning (part 2 of 2 novels) – 60% off.

• Rifts® & the Megaverse® softcover – 60% off.

• Future Visions, the Art of Chuck Walton – 60% off.

Enjoy.

TMNT News & Updates

The free TMNT & Other Strangeness Errata is now available to everyone. You can find it on the Palladium Books website.

The Free Official Character Sheet is available on the Palladium Website. Kickstarter backers and fans have been loving it, so check it out and give it a try. GM Joshua Hill has been using it in his games and convention events to great satisfaction.

• Both Printable and Form Fillable versions.

• Mutant Animal Bio-E Worksheet to make building your character a breeze, including an automated version.

• Remastered from the original, and updated with a modern design.

• Keep track of your backstory, skills, combat, psionics, spells, and other strangeness with this fantastic character sheet.

TMNT & Other Strangeness Rewards Update – Palladium recently learned that a hundred or so Backers were not shipped due to a SNAFU by our third party, fulfillment shipper. We are working on resolving this issue as quickly as possible. A couple batches shipped out this week and we will continue to ship as quickly as possible. If you have questions or concerns about your TMNT & Other Strangeness Kickstarter rewards please reach out to us via the Help Desk or call the office (734-721-2900). Thank you for your patience and understanding.

TMNT & Other Strangeness is NOT available as PDF Books – Sorry, but PDFs are not currently available of the TMNT & Other Strangeness Redux RPG titles. We hope to negotiate PDF rights in the future. Stay tuned, but it will not be anytime soon.

Two special offers for Traveler 5E RPG Crowdfunder – Core Rules Box Set

I want to let you know about a crowdfunder you may want to support. It’s by the same team that did the successful World’s Largest Dungeon. This time they’re adapting the legendary science fiction Traveler game to 5E in coordination with Mongoose Publishing and spearheaded by GDW and TSR veteran Timothy Brown. It will be presented as a four-book slipcase set that includes the core rules, character creation, starships, weapons, worlds, and more – build entire sectors of space for your campaigns.

Free bonus item if you join the launch party now! The crowdfunding campaign will also feature tabletop extras such as dice sets, patches, and other Traveller-themed accessories. In fact if you follow the project now, you will receive a free Traveller 5E patch when you pledge. Reserve for just $2 and you’ll receive a cool-looking Traveller coin free when you pledge. Who doesn’t like cool free and bonus stuff? But you need to join before March 31st to be eligible. Click on the link below to learn more and sign up.

https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/world-s-largest-rpgs/traveller-5e/launch_party?ref=mongooseeb

Palladium Books Social Media

The March 15th livestream on Legion of Myth is available for your viewing pleasure. Sean Roberson and I had a lot of fun with this lively discussion about Palladium Books, our goals, our achievements, and love for our fans. I think you’ll enjoy it. The link is below.

For online TMNT fun with Sean Roberson and the Glitterbois crew, take a look at the first of two TMNT & Other Strangeness Redux RPG interviews and the TMNT & Other Strangeness RPG game session coming soon. Sean and the Glitterbois each rolled up a character and played them through an adventure that was a blast.

Palladium Books YouTube Channel – RPG Tips from me, Kevin Siembieda, and J-M DeFoggi goes live today, March 19th. Our Nightbane RPG discussion became available at the beginning of March, and there are many more to come. All of these interviews with me and occasional guests like Ramon Perez, Carl Gleba, Matthew Balent, and others are designed to be timeless so you can listen to them in the weeks ahead or years from now. You do not need to listen to them in any particular order, just pick your favorite topic and enjoy.

Visit the Detroit Historical Museum and see the Worlds of Palladium exhibit – now thru September 13, 2026

The exhibit is freakin’ awesome and how many times does a role-playing game company get recognized like this? Not often. The exhibit itself is historic, so come and see it and all the impressive exhibits at the museum, like Heroes & Villains: Detroit’s Comic Book Story, Streets of Old Detroit (a fave), 100 Years of Red Wings Hockey, and America’s Motor City, among others. The Detroit Institute of Arts museum is across the street and is one of the best in the country. Detroit Historical Museum – 5401 Woodward Ave, Detroit, Michigan, 48202 – telephone: 313-833-1805 – Admission: $15 for adults, Children 6-12 $8. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays, Open Wednesday thru Saturday 10 AM to 5 PM, Sunday 1-5 PM.

DriveThruRPG.com

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

Palladium collectibles, books, artwork, and negatives, as well as action figures, toys, and other items from Kevin Siembieda’s personal collection are available from this Ebay store!

One-of-a-kind Palladium Books negatives are always very popular items at the Palladium Open House, Gen Con, and conventions, and are catching on as rare collectibles, unique in and of themselves. Last year at Granite State Comic Con, Kevin Eastman had TMNT negatives from the first comic book on display.

Before digital printing, pages of a book were laid out by hand on a board, and each page was photographed. These are the photographic negatives being sold as individual works of art and collectibles. When matted or framed on a white background they look like dynamic wood cut prints. And they are on sale right now!

CLOSING THOUGHTS

Busy Beyond Belief

We are busy following up leads and contacts from GAMA, working on new books, reprinting fan favorite books, hammering out contracts, wheeling and dealing, and working to resolve a handful of lingering TMNT Kickstarter shipping issues, among other things. If you are waiting to hear back from us, you will as soon as we can.

Palladium’s onsite team is small and we’re juggling a lot. To make matters worse, I got sick immediately after GAMA and was knocked out for a week. I’m feeling much better and working away, but still not a hundred percent and moving slow.

Rest assured there are many cool things happening behind the scenes that should make the rest of the year exciting with big announcements, new book releases, and 45th Anniversary specials and sales.

Enjoy the Dead Reign Sale and we hope to see 60 or so of you at the Weekend Conversation with Kevin Siembieda – April 24 & 25 – here at the Palladium warehouse. It should be a lot of fun. Intimate gatherings like this are rare so take advantage of it. Plus, a bunch of other Palladium creators and long-time friends are coming. Also see the Worlds of Palladium exhibit at the Detroit Historical Museum this spring and summer if you can. It’s open till September 13th.

I hope we get to see spring actually arrive soon. Until then, buy Palladium and game on!

– Kevin Siembieda, Game Designer, Writer, Friend

CELEBRATING 45 YEARS OF RPG PUBLISHING – ONE GAME SYSTEM – EVERY GENRE – COUNTLESS WORLDS – ENDLESS ADVENTURE

BY KEVIN SIEMBIEDA

News – Palladium Books^® – Weekly Update – March 13, 2026

News Briefs

We’re back from the GAMA Expo and it was great for Palladium. We spoke with dozens upon dozens of retailers, sold books, took orders for more books, spoke to eight new distributors interested in carrying the Palladium Books game line, chatted with industry associates, and hung out with friends. It was both a successful business trip and a good time. See more about GAMA under Closing Thoughts.

What’s hot from Palladium? At the GAMA Expo the new TMNT & Other Strangeness products drew a lot of attention, the ever popular Rifts® (especially core books and Rifts Psi-Ops: Psychic War), Heroes Unlimited (sold the few copies of the RPG we brought with us in the first two hours), Palladium Fantasy, After the Bomb® sourcebooks, and the Dead Reign® RPG and sourcebooks. Gotta love them zombies! Back at the Palladium warehouse we saw similar sales patterns. The only one that’s a surprise is the hot interest in Dead Reign. DR is a great setting and lots of fun, but the spike now seems to be out of nowhere – we’re happy to see it.

Final Days – please help us save lives. We all talk about how slavery and child abuse are horrible. Here is your chance to do something about it. I know life is uncertain and money is tight for many of you, which is why we are asking for only a $10 donation to BRIC. Of course, more is appreciated if you can afford it, but every $10 helps more than you may realize.

Please, please, please, join me, Sean, and others in the rescue of children, teens, and young adults from slavery and then to protect and educate them for a new life. Be proud to be gamers who make a real difference in the world. Thank you so much. This noble crowdfunding campaign ENDS on Sunday, March 15, 2026.

March 15th ONLINE EVENT – Sean and I are on a Legion of Myth livestream – starting at noon. We invite you to ask questions about Palladium’s history, your favorite games, TMNT, Erick Wujcik, Rifts, BTS, Blizzard Entertainment flying me in to talk about worldbuilding, or ask questions about game design, writing, comic books, and whatever else you might wanna know, but let’s have some fun this Sunday.

More Online Fun is Coming with Sean and the Glitterbois podcast! Sean did two interviews and a TMNT & Other Strangeness game session with the Glitterbois; each rolling up a character and playing through an adventure. It’s all coming in the weeks ahead.

PalladiumBooks YouTube Channel – Meanwhile, J-M DeFoggi and I have remained busy doing new interviews and shorts. To check out any of these timeless interviews you do not need to listen to them in any particular order, just pick your favorite topic and enjoy.

• Nightbane RPG – Available as of March 5th.

• RPG Tips on Handling a Character Death – Coming March 19th.

• With much more to come

APRIL EVENT! Will we see you at a Weekend Conversation with Kevin Siembieda (and Friends)? – Join the fun – April 24 & 25, 2026 – Westland, Michigan – admissions available now. Limited to 60 or so visitors and we already have a dozen friends and fans who told us they’ll be there. And we’ll go see the Worlds of Palladium exhibit at the Detroit Historical Museum too. See complete details for this unique and limited event by clicking on the link below.

BONUS ADVENTURE for TMNT & Other Strangeness Kickstarter Backers is now available to download. The epic bonus adventure is now available to Backers only. Also note: Palladium has just been notified about a shipping SNAFU by our third-party shipper affecting around 100 of our Backers. We are working on resolving it now. Hang tight, but let us know if you have NOT received your rewards by contacting helpdesk@palladiumbooks.com.

COMING SOON! Star Anvil’s Rifts® Phase World® for Savage Worlds Kickstarter – Watch for it and sign up to their pre-launch page now so you don’t miss it. Like the Pinnacle books, this material is all official and sanctioned by Palladium Books. New characters, villains, weapons, gear, spacecraft, and adventures, are easy to adapt to your Palladium Phase World campaigns as well as offering a zillion ideas. They’ll be exploring new ground, offering new weapons, gear, villains, settings, adventures, and more across the Three Galaxies™. Follow this project now so you don’t miss out when it launches (soon).

Books COMING SOON! We are continuing to work on books behind the scenes. In addition to sending titles in for reprint every few weeks, we are wrapping up Island at the Edge of the World (Second Edition Fantasy), Rifts Bestiary 2, and more.

GEN CON Game Masters needed! We still need more GMs to run events as Gen Con. Earn free admissions and discounts. But we need your commitment, game description and info by March 17th. See more details elsewhere in this email or reach out to Jeremy Colantonio via email at: Jeremy@palladiumbooks.com

Visit the Detroit Historical Museum and see the Worlds of Palladium exhibit – now thru September 13, 2026. The exhibit is freakin’ awesome and how many times does a role-playing game company get recognized like this? Not often. The exhibit itself is historic, so come and see it and all the impressive exhibits at the museum, like Heroes & Villains: Detroit’s Comic Book Story, Streets of Old Detroit (a fave), 100 Years of Red Wings Hockey, and America’s Motor City, among others. The Detroit Institute of Arts museum is across the street and is one of the best in the country. Detroit Historical Museum – 5401 Woodward Ave, Detroit, Michigan, 48202 – telephone: 313-833-1805 – Admission: $15 for adults, Children 6-12 $8. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays, Open Wednesday thru Saturday 10 AM to 5 PM, Sunday 1-5 PM.

Palladium needs YOU to run Gen Con Game Events

Palladium is looking for experienced Game Masters to run Palladium RPG events at Gen Con. That can be any of our game worlds using our rules as well as Rifts® for Savage Worlds. If you are thinking about running games at Gen Con or want to help out, please coordinate with Palladium Books in order to get a dedicated game room and other perks like a free Game Master badge, and discounts on your purchases at the Palladium Books booth.

To earn a free GM badge, all you need to do is run 4 games with 6 or more players in each game, 4 hours each. This will earn you enough credits with Gen Con to earn a GM badge – $164 value! Plus, Game Masters get a 50% off coupon on any one item (some exclusions apply) at the Palladium booth for each game they run.

We hope to add to our usual crew of Gen Con Game Masters to run Palladium game events for any Palladium setting:

• Rifts®

• Rifts® for Savage Worlds

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness

• After the Bomb®

• Chaos Earth®

• Palladium Fantasy RPG

• Heroes Unlimited

• Ninjas & Superspies

• Nightbane®

• Dead Reign®

• Beyond the Supernatural and any of our other settings.

We need your commitment, game description and info by March 17. Send to Jeremy Colantonio via email at jeremy@palladiumbooks.com — Submissions after this date are not guaranteed to be in the Gen Con Program Book and attendance may suffer.

(Note: See Gen Con’s website for details about the info needed for each game listing; G.M.’s name, number of players, length of time, name of game, difficulty level, etc.). Submitting your games to us enables Palladium to coordinate and submit them as a batch to Gen Con and guarantees your event gets listed in the onsite Gen Con Program Book. Being listed onsite is very important to have full attendance for your event. This date gives us enough time to compile and send Gen Con everything they need. Thank you!

Prospective Game Masters, please contact Jeremy Colantonio via email at: Jeremy@palladiumbooks.com

DriveThruRPG.com

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

Palladium collectibles, books, artwork, and negatives, as well as action figures, toys, and other items from Kevin Siembieda’s personal collection are available from this Ebay store!

One-of-a-kind Palladium Books negatives are always very popular items at the Palladium Open House, Gen Con, and conventions, and are catching on as rare collectibles, unique in and of themselves. Last year at Granite State Comic Con, Kevin Eastman had TMNT negatives from the first comic book on display.

Before digital printing, pages of a book were laid out by hand on a board, and each page was photographed. These are the photographic negatives being sold as individual works of art and collectibles. When matted or framed on a white background they look like dynamic wood cut prints. And they are on sale right now!

CLOSING THOUGHTS

Making moves at GAMA Expo

I have a history with GAMA and I’m not generally a fan, but I have to give them their props, the 2026 GAMA Expo was nothing short of outstanding for Palladium on many levels. Unlike the previous GAMA Expo, the Exhibitor room layout with its wide isles, and retailer events not conflicting with Exhibitor hours was perfect. I can’t speak for other exhibitors, but we had a lot of traffic and a lot of interest in ALL of our products.

Retailers and exhibitors alike were excited to see the TMNT & Other Strangeness products available for retail. Some preferred the full color books, some the Black, White, and Red Editions, and some wanted everything including the Game Master Screen and dice. A few actually squealed with joy – “There’s a TMNT RPG!?” (You know who you are.) For at least a third of the retailers we spoke with, this was the first time they had heard about the TMNT & Other Strangeness RPG, Transdimensional Adventures sourcebook, GM Screen and Mutagen Green Dice set. Half never knew that the original, bestselling, TMNT & Other Strangeness RPG and sourcebooks existed in the 1980s and 90s – which is why it’s important you help us spread the word. These books are brand new for many people!

Whether they knew about the old RPG or not, everyone loved the updated, expanded, full color, collection of the original books put into these two deluxe, Redux edition hardcovers. (Many old timers were shocked and pleased with how new and different the Redux Editions look and feel.) They also loved the section of tribute art and other bonus material. A number of retailers commented about how these game books should appeal to TMNT comic book collectors and all Ninja Turtle fans. Absolutely true, because we designed them that way.

I also received a lot of congratulations about the Detroit Historical Museum exhibit. A surprising number of people said they’d try to make it to the Weekend Conversation with Kevin Siembieda – April 24 & 25. Others said they planned to come up to Detroit to see the RPG and Comic Book exhibits in the summer, and would try to swing by the Palladium office while in town. Mike Pondsmith, founder of R.Talsorian Games, was particularly kind, saying that the museum exhibit was well deserved and he was happy that I was getting recognized by my home town. Mike’s a sweet guy.

We also got to say hello and hang a bit with other industry pals from Chaosium, Pinnacle Entertainment, Steve Jackson Games (though I missed seeing Steve), Studio 2, Wet Ink Games, Universal Distribution, Tycoon Games, Kickstarter, Backerkit, GamesQuest, Granite State Comic Con, Regent, Long Pack, and others.

A show like the GAMA Expo is not just about meeting retailers and selling books, it’s about networking, gathering information, connecting with industry associates, and making new connections with retailers and other industry insiders; people who can help us grow our business, distribute our products, or rethink how we do things. I’m happy to say that we made a number of exciting new contacts and reestablished old ones. The 2026 GAMA Expo was very successful for us on many levels.

Of course, meeting retailers and fans, exchanging stories, and signing their books is a highlight for me and Wayne. So is having the chance to spend some quality time with dear friends like Shawn and Lisa Hall, Ryan McDaniel, and Frank Uchmanowicz; each a wonderful person who lent us a helping hand. An unexpected pleasure was getting to see and chat with Phil Reed who had been dealing with health issues the past few years and is looking great. Stay well my friend.

Another treat was meeting the delightful and effervescent Amy from Tycoon Games. She’s a mega-fan of the Ninja Turtles and went bonkers over our products. We had a few fun conversations during the Expo. Welcome to the gaming industry, Amy. Please keep your joyful passion and sense of wonder; much success to you.

That’s it for now. I’m trying to determine what our next sale will be as well as other ways to celebrate Palladium’s 45th Anniversary. The Weekend Conversation with Kevin Siembieda – April 24 & 25 – here at the Palladium warehouse is one. The museum exhibit is a happy coincidence (or fate). Sean has a great idea for another, and we’re kicking around other ideas that include different sales, books, and events. If you have suggestions, please share them with us via email, the Help Desk, etc.

Together let us build a stronger Palladium for the next 45 years of RPG fun and adventure across the Megaverse.

– Kevin Siembieda, Game Designer, Writer, Friend

CELEBRATING 45 YEARS OF RPG PUBLISHING – ONE GAME SYSTEM – EVERY GENRE – COUNTLESS WORLDS – ENDLESS ADVENTURE

BY KEVIN SIEMBIEDA

GAMA & News – Palladium Books® – Weekly Update – March 4, 2026

If you’re attending GAMA, please stop by the Palladium Books Booth #1229 to chat, see books, make purchases, and take advantage of the expo specials. As always we are happy to sign books, so bring ‘em over.

Shows like the GAMA Expo and gaming conventions are important to help spread the word and reach potential new gamers, but nothing beats word of mouth so please spread the word. We need you to tell your friends and fellow gamers about the Palladium Books RPGs you enjoy and why. Talk us up at conventions. If you have an online presence, please chat about your favorite Palladium games and sourcebooks, your Palladium gaming experience, post reviews, box openings, and hype up new releases. Maybe even run games at conventions. It all helps spread the word about Palladium and our many unique world settings. 

Likewise, if you’re coming to the Weekend Conversation With Kevin Siembieda (and Friends!) or think it’s a cool idea even if you can’t make it, then please spread the word about it, and the Detroit Historical Museum exhibit. It all enables others to discover and enjoy Palladium’s games, and it helps to keep us in business making the books you love. 

Please join us for a Weekend Conversation with Kevin Siembieda – April 24 & 25, 2026 – Westland, Michigan – admissions available now. Limited to 60 or so visitors and we already have a dozen friends and fans who told us they’ll be there. This is in conjunction with seeing the Worlds of Palladium exhibit at the Detroit Historical Museum. See complete details below or click on the link.

What’s Hot at Palladium? Rifts®, Palladium Fantasy, TMNT & Other Strangeness, and After the Bomb® titles remain hot.

We plan to make sure retailers at the GAMA Expo this week know about TMNT and all of Palladium’s game lines. If you’re attending GAMA this week, please stop by the Palladium Books Booth #1229 to chat, see books, make purchases, and take advantage of the expo specials. We are happy to sign books, so bring ‘em over.

COMING SOON! Star Anvil’s Rifts® Phase World® for Savage Worlds Kickstarter – Watch for it and sign up to their pre-launch page now so you don’t miss it. Like the Pinnacle books, this material, especially weapons, gear, spacecraft, and adventures, will be easy to adapt to your Palladium Phase World campaigns as well as offering a zillion ideas. They’ll be exploring new ground, offering new weapons, gear, villains, settings, adventures, and more across the Three Galaxies™. All of it official and sanctioned by Palladium Books. Follow this project now so you don’t miss out when it launches (soon).

COMING March 15th – Sean and I will be back for a new Legion of Myth livestream on March 15th, starting at noon. We invite you to ask questions about Palladium’s past, TMNT, Erick Wujcik, Rifts, BTS, or Blizzard Entertainment flying me in to talk about worldbuilding, or ask questions about game design, writing, comic books, and whatever else you might wanna know.

COMING SOON! We are continuing to work on books behind the scenes. In addition to sending titles in for reprinting, we are wrapping up Island at the Edge of the World, Second Edition (Fantasy), Rifts Bestiary 2, and more.

NEWS! The Palladium Books YouTube channel has grown by nearly 300% over the last year and continues to grow. Gamers are enjoying the many timeless videos on the Palladium Books YouTube Channel talking about our many books, game worlds, creators, and the history of the company. Please share links and spread the word to your friends and other Palladium fans. Thanks.

Coming in March:

• Nightbane RPG – March 5th.

• RPG Tips on Handling a Character Death – March 19th.

Palladium Books turns 45 this year and we plan to host a special event or two, as well as attend a few conventions and offer sales and Flash Sales (lasting only a day or two). We also hope to surprise you with a number of new books. But you’ll need to skim these Weekly Updates so you don’t miss out on any of it.

Visit the Detroit Historical Museum and see the Worlds of Palladium exhibit – now thru September 13, 2026. The exhibit is freakin’ awesome and how many times does a role-playing game company get recognized like this? Not often. The exhibit itself is historic, so come and see it and all the impressive exhibits at the museum, like Heroes & Villains: Detroit’s Comic Book Story, Streets of Old Detroit (a fave), 100 Years of Red Wings Hockey, and America’s Motor City, among others. The Detroit Institute of Arts museum is across the street and is one of the best in the country. Detroit Historical Museum – 5401 Woodward Ave, Detroit, Michigan, 48202 – telephone: 313-833-1805 – Admission: $15 for adults, Children 6-12 $8. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays, Open Wednesday thru Saturday 10 AM to 5 PM, Sunday 1-5 PM.

SPECIAL APRIL EVENT

Weekend Conversation with Kevin Siembieda – April 24 & 25, 2026 – Westland, Michigan – available now

The idea is that gamers from out of town can come to see the Worlds of Palladium Exhibit at the Detroit Historical Museum in the morning (I’ll try to be present at the museum for photo ops and chats there), and then come to the Palladium warehouse to visit with me and available staff, freelancers, and friends, the afternoon and evening of Friday, April 24 and/or Saturday, April 25.

Limited to 60 or so people. Each person attending needs to purchase an admission. Sold on a first-come first-served basis. A flat $20 admission whether you come for one or both days. Limited parking so we recommend car-pooling.

Ask me and the Palladium crew about the history of Palladium Books, the Detroit Gaming Center, Erick Wujcik, TMNT, Judges Guild and the early days of the RPG industry, your favorite game books, world settings, game design, writing, etc. You’ll also be able to get books signed, enjoy a tour of the offices, and get stuff you may be wanting.

Limited to 60 or so visitors: Sold on a first-come, first-served basis. If we sell out, walk-ins at the door will not be allowed due to the limited capacity of this event. We hope you understand.

Admission: $20 per person attending; same price whether you come for one or both days. Available now under the online store category of Special Items.

List the name of EACH Attendee: If you are purchasing admissions for more than one person, please list the full name (first and last) of each individual when you place the order. If you have questions or concerns contact us via Help Desk or telephone (734-721-2900). Please note that Palladium Books reserves the right to limit and decline admissions. Should that happen you’ll receive a full refund.

Dates: April 24 (Friday) and April 25 (Saturday).

Hours: Visit the historical museum in the morning and early afternoon – then visit the Palladium office and warehouse 2:00-10:00 PM Friday and Saturday.

Location of Event: Palladium Books (warehouse and office) – 39074 Webb Court, Westland, Michigan, 48185.

Hotels: YOU will be responsible for your own hotel, food, and travel arrangements. Palladium will offer suggestions on nearby hotels and we’re trying to get a special rate at the Red Roof Inn Detroit-Plymouth Canton – i0016@redroof.com – 734-459-3000 tel., but waiting to talk to the manager. Special rates should be available by March 15th. There are plenty of nearby restaurants and hotels including La Quinta, Fairfield by Marriott Inns Detroit Canton, Hampton Inns and Suites, and Comfort Suites Canton; all within 1.5 to 4 miles from Palladium Books and near I-275 highway.

Guests: A number of Palladium freelance artists, writers, and industry people have expressed their interest to join the conversation. This includes writer Matthew Balent (tentative), writer & GM Steven Dawes (confirmed), writer Glen Evans (confirmed) and artists like Ben Rodriguez (confirmed), Ramon K. Perez (tentative), Nick Bradshaw, Mark Dudley, and others (all tentative at the moment). Any who may attend are happy to chat and sign books.

Special Events (tentative):

• Go see the Worlds of Palladium exhibit and the Comic Book exhibit, and many of the other Detroit Historical Museum Exhibits. Located in downtown Detroit – 5401 Woodward Ave, Detroit, Michigan, 48202 – telephone: 313-833-1805 – Admission: $15 for adults, Children 6-12 $8. Open 10 AM to 5 PM, on Friday and Saturday. Note: I will try to be present at the exhibit Friday and Saturday mornings, 10am to noon (maybe longer).

• Photo Ops at Palladium Books: With me (Kevin Siembieda) and the Palladium crew, our life-size Leonardo Ninja Turtle statue, Storm Trooper statue, and a lot of other cool props and locations in the warehouse.

• Autographs: Bring books for me, the staff and freelance creators to sign.

• Squeeze in a tour of the Palladium office.

• In Memoriam: A special display remembering Kathy Simmons, Julius Rosenstein, Erick Wujick, and Henry Siembieda. There will be a book that you can sign-in and leave your address and a comment if you’d like.

• Merchandise: Snag currently available books, rare and out of print books, negatives, art prints, and more.

WARNING: This is NOT a Palladium Open House! No gaming. No concessions area. A very limited number of guests.

Please help if you can – you’ll be saving lives (for real)

We all talk about how slavery and child abuse is horrible. Here is your chance to do something about it. I know life is uncertain and money is tight for many of you, which is why we are asking for only a $10 donation to BRIC. Of course, more is appreciated if you can afford it, but even $10 – especially if we can get 100+ Palladium fans to help – can make a huge difference and truly save lives. Be the light. Be proud to make a real difference.

BRIC continues to rescue, rehabilitate, educate, and protect displaced, starving, and homeless children and teens who are taken from their families and forced to become child-soldiers and slaves of rebel warlords. But it needs our support to continue its lifesaving work. Please join me (Kevin Siembieda) and Sean Owen Roberson by helping in any way you can. Your donations, small or large, will save lives. $10 is all we ask. Let us show the world how caring and powerful the Palladium RPG gaming community can be. The link to the crowdfunder webpage is listed below. This current BRIC fundraising campaign ends March 16, 2026. Every penny collected goes to BRIC. Thank you for your consideration and support. Please spread the word. Your help is appreciated. – Kevin Siembieda & Sean Owen Roberson

Palladium needs YOU to run Gen Con Game Events

Palladium is looking for experienced Game Masters to run Palladium RPG events at Gen Con. That can be any of our game worlds using our rules as well as Rifts® for Savage Worlds. If you are thinking about running games at Gen Con or want to help out, please coordinate with Palladium Books in order to get a dedicated game room and other perks like a free Game Master badge, and discounts on your purchases at the Palladium Books booth.

To earn a free GM badge, all you need to do is run 4 games with 6 or more players in each game, 4 hours each. This will earn you enough credits with Gen Con to earn a GM badge – $164 value! Plus, Game Masters get a 50% off coupon on any one item (some exclusions apply) at the Palladium booth for each game they run.

We hope to add to our usual crew of Gen Con Game Masters to run Palladium game events for any Palladium setting:

• Rifts®

• Rifts® for Savage Worlds

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness

• After the Bomb®

• Chaos Earth®

• Palladium Fantasy RPG

• Heroes Unlimited

• Ninjas & Superspies

• Nightbane®

• Dead Reign®

• Beyond the Supernatural and any of our other settings.

We need your commitment, game description and info by March 8. Send to Jeremy Colantonio via email at jeremy@palladiumbooks.com — Submissions after this date are not guaranteed to be in the Gen Con Program Book and attendance may suffer.

(Note: See Gen Con’s website for details about the info needed for each game listing; G.M.’s name, number of players, length of time, name of game, difficulty level, etc.). Submitting your games to us enables Palladium to coordinate and submit them as a batch to Gen Con and guarantees your event gets listed in the onsite Gen Con Program Book. Being listed onsite is very important to have full attendance for your event. This date gives us enough time to compile and send Gen Con everything they need. Thank you!

Prospective Game Masters, please contact Jeremy Colantonio via email at: Jeremy@palladiumbooks.com

DriveThruRPG.com

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

Palladium collectibles, books, artwork, and negatives, as well as action figures, toys, and other items from Kevin Siembieda’s personal collection are available from this Ebay store!

One-of-a-kind Palladium Books negatives are always very popular items at the Palladium Open House, Gen Con, and conventions, and are catching on as rare collectibles, unique in and of themselves. Last year at Granite State Comic Con, Kevin Eastman had TMNT negatives from the first comic book on display.

Before digital printing, pages of a book were laid out by hand on a board, and each page was photographed. These are the photographic negatives being sold as individual works of art and collectibles. When matted or framed on a white background they look like dynamic wood cut prints. And they are on sale right now!

CLOSING THOUGHTS

Closing Thoughts – Role-play your troubles away

This week Wayne and I are extolling the virtues of Palladium’s many games lines at the GAMA Expo.  It’s easy to pitch our books because they are products we, ourselves, love and enjoy. It’s difficult to reach fans and even more difficult to attract new gamers. Hence, tradeshows like GAMA and conventions like Gen Con. So please help spread the word about Palladium’s many games and settings you enjoy, and the fact that when you learn one Palladium game, you can play them all. Thanks, we appreciate it, and you.

The real world can feel quite daunting at times, even overwhelming. Hang tough, and find refuge in the many RPG worlds of Palladium Books. Role-playing games are ideal for temporary escape from your real world troubles and worries. They are so immersive you can truly lose yourself in them and enjoy the fun and camaraderie of your fellow gamers. So get in some laughs with your gamer friends/family and role-play your troubles away for a few hours. It will help keep you sane. Stay frosty, stay positive, and game on, my dear friends, game on.

– Kevin Siembieda, Game Designer, Writer, Friend

CELEBRATING 45 YEARS OF RPG PUBLISHING – ONE GAME SYSTEM – EVERY GENRE – COUNTLESS WORLDS – ENDLESS ADVENTURE

BY KEVIN SIEMBIEDA

Event News – Palladium Books^® – Weekly Update – February 27, 2026

Please join us for a Weekend Conversation with Kevin Siembieda – April 24 & 25, 2026 – Westland, Michigan – admissions available now. Limited to 60 or so visitors and we already have a dozen friends and fans who told us they’ll be there. This is in conjunction with seeing the Worlds of Palladium exhibit at the Detroit Historical Museum. See complete details below or click on the link.

What’s Hot at Palladium? Due to the Explore the Megaverse® Sale that just ended, Rifts has been absolutely on fire, especially Rifts® Psi-Ops: Psychic War, Rifts® Ultimate Edition, and the Cyberworks Collection. Palladium Fantasy, After the Bomb® and Dead Reign® titles saw a lot of action, too. Gotta love those mutant animal books (easy to use with TMNT & Other Strangeness) and survival in the Zombie Apocalypse.

Though they were not on sale, the TMNT & Other Strangeness products also remain hot sellers. Gamers are loving the books, the dice, and the GM Screen. That said, we suspect many gamers and TMNT fans do not realize that the TMNT & Other Strangeness products are now available to everyone. Or that each of the two hardcovers contains three books in one with the clean layout, rules updates, expanded mutant animals and tables, and all of it in gorgeous color. A great game and setting to introduce young and new gamers to role-playing.The books are now available in stores and from Palladium Books directly, so please spread the word.

We plan to make sure retailers at the GAMA Expo next week know about TMNT and all of Palladium’s game lines. If you’re attending GAMA next week, please stop by the Palladium Books Booth #1229 to chat, see books, make purchases, and take advantage of the expo specials. We are happy to sign books, so bring ‘em over.

COMING SOON! Star Anvil’s Rifts® Phase World® for Savage Worlds Kickstarter – Watch for it and sign up to their pre-launch page now so you don’t miss it. Like the Pinnacle books, this material, especially weapons, gear, spacecraft, and adventures, will be easy to adapt to your Palladium Phase World campaigns as well as offering a zillion ideas. They’ll be exploring new ground, offering new weapons, gear, villains, settings, adventures, and more across the Three Galaxies™. All of it official and sanctioned by Palladium Books. Follow this project now so you don’t miss out when it launches (soon).

COMING March 15th – Sean and I will be back for a new Legion of Myth livestream on March 15th, starting at noon. We invite you to ask questions about Palladium’s past, TMNT, Erick Wujcik, Rifts, BTS, or Blizzard Entertainment flying me in to talk about worldbuilding, or ask questions about game design, writing, comic books, and whatever else you might wanna know.

COMING SOON! We are continuing to work on books behind the scenes. In addition to sending titles in for reprinting, we are wrapping up Island at the Edge of the World, Second Edition (Fantasy), Rifts Bestiary 2, and more.

NEWS! The Palladium Books YouTube channel has grown by nearly 300% over the last year and continues to grow. Gamers are enjoying the many timeless videos on the Palladium Books YouTube Channel talking about our many books, game worlds, creators, and the history of the company. Please share links and spread the word to your friends and other Palladium fans. Thanks.

Coming in March:

• Nightbane RPG – March 5th.

• RPG Tips on Handling a Character Death – March 19th.

Palladium Books turns 45 this year and we plan to host a special event or two, as well as attend a few conventions and offer sales and Flash Sales (lasting only a day or two). We also hope to surprise you with a number of new books. But you’ll need to skim these Weekly Updates so you don’t miss out on any of it.

Visit the Detroit Historical Museum and see the Worlds of Palladium exhibit – now thru September 13, 2026. The exhibit is freakin’ awesome and how many times does a role-playing game company get recognized like this? Not often. The exhibit itself is historic, so come and see it and all the impressive exhibits at the museum, like Heroes & Villains: Detroit’s Comic Book Story, Streets of Old Detroit (a fave), 100 Years of Red Wings Hockey, and America’s Motor City, among others. The Detroit Institute of Arts museum is across the street and is one of the best in the country. Detroit Historical Museum – 5401 Woodward Ave, Detroit, Michigan, 48202 – telephone: 313-833-1805 – Admission: $15 for adults, Children 6-12 $8. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays, Open Wednesday thru Saturday 10 AM to 5 PM, Sunday 1-5 PM.

SPECIAL APRIL EVENT

Weekend Conversation with Kevin Siembieda – April 24 & 25, 2026 – Westland, Michigan – available now

The idea is that gamers from out of town can come to see the Worlds of Palladium Exhibit at the Detroit Historical Museum in the morning (I’ll try to be present at the museum for photo ops and chats there), and then come to the Palladium warehouse to visit with me and available staff, freelancers, and friends, the afternoon and evening of Friday, April 24 and/or Saturday, April 25.

Limited to 60 or so people. Each person attending needs to purchase an admission. Sold on a first-come first-served basis. A flat $20 admission whether you come for one or both days. Limited parking so we recommend car-pooling.

Ask me and the Palladium crew about the history of Palladium Books, the Detroit Gaming Center, Erick Wujcik, TMNT, Judges Guild and the early days of the RPG industry, your favorite game books, world settings, game design, writing, etc. You’ll also be able to get books signed, enjoy a tour of the offices, and get stuff you may be wanting.

Limited to 60 or so visitors: Sold on a first-come, first-served basis. If we sell out, walk-ins at the door will not be allowed due to the limited capacity of this event. We hope you understand.

Admission: $20 per person attending; same price whether you come for one or both days. Available now under the online store category of Special Items.

List the name of EACH Attendee: If you are purchasing admissions for more than one person, please list the full name (first and last) of each individual when you place the order. If you have questions or concerns contact us via Help Desk or telephone (734-721-2900). Please note that Palladium Books reserves the right to limit and decline admissions. Should that happen you’ll receive a full refund.

Dates: April 24 (Friday) and April 25 (Saturday).

Hours: Visit the historical museum in the morning and early afternoon – then visit the Palladium office and warehouse 2:00-10:00 PM Friday and Saturday.

Location of Event: Palladium Books (warehouse and office) – 39074 Webb Court, Westland, Michigan, 48185.

Hotels: YOU will be responsible for your own hotel, food, and travel arrangements. Palladium will offer suggestions on nearby hotels and we’re trying to get a special rate at the Red Roof Inn Detroit-Plymouth Canton – i0016@redroof.com – 734-459-3000 tel., but waiting to talk to the manager. Special rates should be available by March 15th. There are plenty of nearby restaurants and hotels including La Quinta, Fairfield by Marriott Inns Detroit Canton, Hampton Inns and Suites, and Comfort Suites Canton; all within 1.5 to 4 miles from Palladium Books and near I-275 highway.

Guests: A number of Palladium freelance artists, writers, and industry people have expressed their interest to join the conversation. This includes writer Matthew Balent (tentative), writer & GM Steven Dawes (confirmed), writer Glen Evans (confirmed) and artists like Ben Rodriguez (confirmed), Ramon K. Perez (tentative), Nick Bradshaw, Mark Dudley, and others (all tentative at the moment). Any who may attend are happy to chat and sign books.

Special Events (tentative):

• Go see the Worlds of Palladium exhibit and the Comic Book exhibit, and many of the other Detroit Historical Museum Exhibits. Located in downtown Detroit – 5401 Woodward Ave, Detroit, Michigan, 48202 – telephone: 313-833-1805 – Admission: $15 for adults, Children 6-12 $8. Open 10 AM to 5 PM, on Friday and Saturday. Note: I will try to be present at the exhibit Friday and Saturday mornings, 10am to noon (maybe longer).

• Photo Ops at Palladium Books: With me (Kevin Siembieda) and the Palladium crew, our life-size Leonardo Ninja Turtle statue, Storm Trooper statue, and a lot of other cool props and locations in the warehouse.

• Autographs: Bring books for me, the staff and freelance creators to sign.

• Squeeze in a tour of the Palladium office.

• In Memoriam: A special display remembering Kathy Simmons, Julius Rosenstein, Erick Wujick, and Henry Siembieda. There will be a book that you can sign-in and leave your address and a comment if you’d like.

• Merchandise: Snag currently available books, rare and out of print books, negatives, art prints, and more.

WARNING: This is NOT a Palladium Open House! No gaming. No concessions area. A very limited number of guests.

Please help if you can – you’ll be saving lives (for real)

We all talk about how slavery and child abuse is horrible. Here is your chance to do something about it. I know life is uncertain and money is tight for many of you, which is why we are asking for only a $10 donation to BRIC. Of course, more is appreciated if you can afford it, but even $10 – especially if we can get 100+ Palladium fans to help – can make a huge difference and truly save lives. Be the light. Be proud to make a real difference.

BRIC continues to rescue, rehabilitate, educate, and protect displaced, starving, and homeless children and teens who are taken from their families and forced to become child-soldiers and slaves of rebel warlords. But it needs our support to continue its lifesaving work. Please join me (Kevin Siembieda) and Sean Owen Roberson by helping in any way you can. Your donations, small or large, will save lives. $10 is all we ask. Let us show the world how caring and powerful the Palladium RPG gaming community can be. The link to the crowdfunder webpage is listed below. This current BRIC fundraising campaign ends March 16, 2026. Every penny collected goes to BRIC. Thank you for your consideration and support. Please spread the word. Your help is appreciated. – Kevin Siembieda & Sean Owen Roberson

Owlcon and Ninja Turtles

The photo above shows Game Master Joshua Hill and a gaggle of gamers playing TMNT & Other Strangeness at Owlcon.

“Owlcon was a big part of how I discovered tabletop gaming as a teenager growing up in Houston,” said Palladium’s Sean Owen Roberson, “so it is surreal to see books I worked on being played there by smiling gamers.”

We’re always delighted to see Palladium Books’ games being played at conventions, and we’re looking for Game Masters to run TMNT, Rifts, Palladium Fantasy, and all our games at Gen Con this summer. If you are interested in running 1-4 games please contact Jeremy Colantonio via email at jeremy@palladiumbooks.com. See details below.

Palladium needs YOU to run Gen Con Game Events

Palladium is looking for experienced Game Masters to run Palladium RPG events at Gen Con. That can be any of our game worlds using our rules as well as Rifts® for Savage Worlds. If you are thinking about running games at Gen Con or want to help out, please coordinate with Palladium Books in order to get a dedicated game room and other perks like a free Game Master badge, and discounts on your purchases at the Palladium Books booth.

To earn a free GM badge, all you need to do is run 4 games with 6 or more players in each game, 4 hours each. This will earn you enough credits with Gen Con to earn a GM badge – $164 value! Plus, Game Masters get a 50% off coupon on any one item (some exclusions apply) at the Palladium booth for each game they run.

We hope to add to our usual crew of Gen Con Game Masters to run Palladium game events for any Palladium setting:

• Rifts®

• Rifts® for Savage Worlds

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness

• After the Bomb®

• Chaos Earth®

• Palladium Fantasy RPG

• Heroes Unlimited

• Ninjas & Superspies

• Nightbane®

• Dead Reign®

• Beyond the Supernatural and any of our other settings.

We need your commitment, game description and info by March 8. Send to Jeremy Colantonio via email at jeremy@palladiumbooks.com — Submissions after this date are not guaranteed to be in the Gen Con Program Book and attendance may suffer.

(Note: See Gen Con’s website for details about the info needed for each game listing; G.M.’s name, number of players, length of time, name of game, difficulty level, etc.). Submitting your games to us enables Palladium to coordinate and submit them as a batch to Gen Con and guarantees your event gets listed in the onsite Gen Con Program Book. Being listed onsite is very important to have full attendance for your event. This date gives us enough time to compile and send Gen Con everything they need. Thank you!

Prospective Game Masters, please contact Jeremy Colantonio via email at: Jeremy@palladiumbooks.com

DriveThruRPG.com

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

Palladium collectibles, books, artwork, and negatives, as well as action figures, toys, and other items from Kevin Siembieda’s personal collection are available from this Ebay store!

One-of-a-kind Palladium Books negatives are always very popular items at the Palladium Open House, Gen Con, and conventions, and are catching on as rare collectibles, unique in and of themselves. Last year at Granite State Comic Con, Kevin Eastman had TMNT negatives from the first comic book on display.

Before digital printing, pages of a book were laid out by hand on a board, and each page was photographed. These are the photographic negatives being sold as individual works of art and collectibles. When matted or framed on a white background they look like dynamic wood cut prints. And they are on sale right now!

CLOSING THOUGHTS

Weekend Conversation with Kevin Siembieda

Between the many YouTube interviews I’ve done and the new Worlds of Palladium Books exhibit at the Detroit Historical Museum, it all feels awesome and a little weird to me, personally. It’s wonderful to be recognized and celebrated.

There’s no doubt that Palladium Books helped to shape the gaming industry and the way role-playing game books are designed and published. I mean, Palladium Books pioneered the use of dynamic art, compelling lore, strong storytelling with both art and writing, and epic worldbuilding. Why else would Blizzard Entertainment invite me to speak about worldbuilding on their sprawling campus?

Palladium’s RPGs and sourcebooks have inspired generations of countless gamers, artists, writers, and game designers as well as book authors, comic book creators, filmmakers, and video game designers. It’s amazing and beautiful to have brought so much joy and inspired so many other people. I am truly humbled by it.

As role-playing games enter a new age of popularity and growth, multiple generations have come into the hobby, and they are looking back at the history of RPGs. Old school games are becoming coveted collector items. People want to know about the early days, early games, and the people responsible for them. I think that’s fantastic. I encourage people to talk to the early innovators, artists, writers, game designers, and publishers while they can.

I myself am endlessly fascinated by the origin stories of our industry. I love learning about the hows and whys things were done, the deliberate successes, the happy accidents, and yes, even the failures and why they failed. We’ve already lost many of the early innovators. If we want to understand and know the true history of role-playing games and the people behind them, we need to do it while those individuals, and those who remember the people we’ve lost, can still accurately recount those stories with reasonable accuracy.

This is why I have been appearing on more podcasts and YouTube channels. It’s why Sean Roberson encouraged me to do the Palladium Books YouTube chats with J-M DeFoggi. It’s why we talk about Palladium’s many games and the ideas and people involved in their creation. With the passing of industry founders as well as close personal friends like Kathy Simmons, Erick Wujcik, Keith Parkinson, Julius Rosenstein, amongst others, I feel a pressing need to share my experiences, thought processes, and memories of the people, attitudes, and events from those time periods.

We are all part of history, the present, and the future. The things we do in the now become the past and often shape aspects of the future. Our words and actions touch and influence – for good or ill – the lives of people we know as well as complete strangers, and often in ways we can never imagine. That’s why I love the line from the movie Gladiator, What we do in life echoes in eternity. What we do has meaning and significance even if we don’t realize it in the moment. And, yes, that includes you.

For a number of unfortunate reasons, my beautiful, dear father had low self esteem. He saw himself as nobody of great importance. So not true. My Dad’s words and deeds, love and wisdom, helped shape me and the way I see the world and treat other people. He, my mother, brother, Erick, Kathy, and everyone who has touched my life have helped shape me. They helped form the things I love and hate, and the way I live and write. Their influence is reflected in my own imagination, the worlds and characters I create, and the words I put down in the books you love. In that way they all continue to live. Their words and deeds still echo through eternity and will continue to do so in each of you long after I’m gone; encouraging and inspiring a legion of gamers and artists and creators into the future. It’s the so-called Butterfly Effect, and it’s miraculous.

That’s why it’s important we always try to be our best selves and a positive force. It’s why we must fight the darkness and strive to be the light. Yep, we’ll all screw up sometimes, but we need to get back up on our feet and strive to do the right thing. To be the light. As my Mom would say, “If you learn from your mistake, was it really a mistake or a valuable lesson?” As Erick Wujcik would say about life, “It’s all good.”

So come to the Weekend Conversation with me, Kevin Siembieda, and friends. We can talk philosophy and life, we can talk about the people we lost, the history of Palladium, game design, GMing games, and anything else your heart desires. But let us do so with love and camaraderie. Let’s spend time together, laugh, and make some cherished memories. Meanwhile, keep your imaginations burning bright, enjoy life, and be the best version of yourself that you can muster today.

– Kevin Siembieda, Game Designer, Writer, Friend

CELEBRATING 45 YEARS OF RPG PUBLISHING – ONE GAME SYSTEM – EVERY GENRE – COUNTLESS WORLDS – ENDLESS ADVENTURE

BY KEVIN SIEMBIEDA

Sale – News – Palladium Books^® – Weekly Update – February 20, 2026

We have spent a lot of time this week tweaking the Palladium website and promoting Palladium Books, TMNT & Other Strangeness RPG products (available now!), and the BRIC charity (please donate to this very worthy cause). We’ve also been prepping for the GAMA Trade Show, A Weekend Conversation with Kevin Siembieda, and Gen Con. Busy, busy, busy.

We updated the Palladium Books website making it easy to find and purchase TMNT & Other Strangeness and we hope you’ll help spread the word that the products are now available for purchase. You can get your copy directly from Palladium Books as well as many hobby stores and game shops. If your favorite store doesn’t have the TMNT & Other Strangeness RPG products, please let them know they are available.

Please help if you can – the BRIC crowdfunder saves children from slavery

We all talk about how slavery and child abuse is horrible. Epstein is in the news every day. Here is your chance to truly do something about it in one small corner of the world. I know life is uncertain and money is tight for many of you, which is why we are asking for only a $10 donation to BRIC. Of course, more is appreciated if you can afford it, but even $10 – especially if we can get 100+ Palladium fans to help – can make a huge difference and truly save lives. Be the light. Be proud to make a real difference.

The people of the Democratic Republic of Congo face one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. Displaced, starving, and homeless children and teens are taken from their families and forced to become child-soldiers and slaves of rebel warlords. BRIC has created a safe haven that protects and offers services necessary for survival. However, it needs our support to continue to provide protection, food, and aid.

Please join me (Kevin Siembieda) and Sean Owen Roberson by helping in any way you can. Your donations, small or large, will save lives. $10 is all we ask. Let us show the world how caring and powerful the Palladium gaming community can be. Let us help them shatter their modest goal of $2,500 for this funding campaign. The link to the crowdfunder webpage is listed below. This current BRIC fundraising campaign is happening now and ends March 16, 2026. Every penny collected goes to BRIC. Thank you for your consideration and support. Please spread the word. Your help is appreciated.

– Kevin Siembieda & Sean Owen Roberson

2026 Explore the Megaverse^® SALE – Final days

Think of this as our Palladium Books 45th Birthday / Try Something New Sale with offerings across most of the Megaverse®. The first of many 45th Anniversary celebrations throughout the year. Limited time offer – Sale ends Thursday, February 25th. And while you’re at it, grab some of the super-hot, super-gorgeous TMNT & Other Strangeness RPG products before the first printing sells out. See details below or click on the link.

A special message. Enjoy the sale, but we’d love it if you bought one less book and donated that money to BRIC, that’s how important this cause is to us. It’s so rare when your money can actually be put toward saving children and teens from a fate worse than death. Each Palladium staff member has already contributed to BRIC. Please join us.

News Briefs

COMING SOON! Star Anvil’s Phase World® for Savage Worlds Kickstarter – Watch for it and sign up to their pre-launch page so you don’t miss it. Like the Pinnacle books, this material, especially weapons, gear, spacecraft, and adventures, will be easy to adapt to your Palladium Phase World campaigns as well as offer a zillion ideas. They’ll be exploring new ground, offering new weapons, gear, villains, settings, adventures, and more across the Three Galaxies™. Follow this project now so you don’t miss out when it launches (soon).

COMING SOON! We’ve also been working on books. In fact, Island at the Edge of the World, Second Edition should be available in the next month or two.

COMING March 15th – Sean and I will be back for a new Legion of Myth livestream on March 15th, starting at noon. We invite you to ask questions about Palladium’s past, TMNT, Erick Wujcik, Rifts, BTS, or Blizzard Entertainment flying me in to talk about worldbuilding, or ask questions about game design, writing, comic books, and whatever else you might wanna know.

Available Now! The February Legion of Myth livestream chat with Kevin Siembieda and Sean Owen Roberson went well. You can watch it and my talk at the museum opening (thanks to Heathendog) on Legion of Myth and the Palladium Books YouTube channel.

Also check out the many timeless videos on the Palladium Books YouTube Channel for more about our many books and history of the company (a new one recently posted), as well as fun chats on The Glitterbois, Turtle Tracks, and others.

Palladium Books turns 45 this year (and I turn 70), so far so good I’d say. Our thanks to our millions of fans, past and present, for making this possible. To celebrate, we’ll be presenting special sales and events throughout the year, including special podcasts, YouTube shows, and convention offers. (See the Gen Con coupon book for two, and come to our booth to see another.) Our current Explore the Megaverse SALE is just the first of such sales. Check it out, below. And keep your eyes open for others, especially the May 5th offer, but there will be others before that.

Join me and the Palladium crew for a Weekend Conversation with Kevin Siembieda at Palladium Books – April 24-25 (tentative). Come see the museum exhibit in the morning and hang with me (Kevin Siembieda), the Palladium staff and other visiting artists, writers, and game creators in the afternoon and evening. This is not an Open House and there’ll be no games. It’s exactly what it sounds like, hanging around and asking Kevin and crew questions about the history of Palladium Books, the Detroit Gaming Center, Erick Wujcik, TMNT and other favorite books, etc., at the Palladium warehouse. Informal and fun. Product will be available for purchase. Details to come soon!

UPDATE: What’s hot at Palladium? TMNT & Other Strangeness (all products), Rifts, Palladium Fantasy, and our many online store bundle deals remain hot. Remember, you can now order PDFs directly from Palladium Books as well as DriveThruRPG.com.

Palladium Needs Game Masters to run gaming events at Gen Con! Help us introduce new gamers to the Megaverse. If you are planning to attend Gen Con earn a free badge ($164 value) and 50% off Palladium products by running four or more Palladium games. That can be any of our game worlds from TMNT or Heroes Unlimited to Rifts® or Palladium Fantasy (our rules or Savage Worlds).

Please coordinate with Palladium Books in order to get a dedicated game room and other perks like a free Game Master badge, and discounts on your purchases at the Palladium Books booth. We need your commitment, game descriptions and info by March 8. Send to Jeremy Colantonio via email at jeremy@palladiumbooks.com – see details below.

Palladium’s Convention & Event Schedule

• Worlds of Palladium Exhibit at the Detroit Historical Museum – Now thru September 13, 2026.

• GAMA Trade Show, March 2-5 – Retailers come on by the Palladium Booth #1229 – not far from R. Talsorian. Bring books for me to sign – see products – order TMNT & Other Strangeness for your store!

• Chaosium Con – (April 17-19; I am tentatively planning to pop in as a spectator and hang out one of those days).

• A Weekend Conversation with Kevin Siembieda, April 24 & 25 (tentative) at Palladium’s Westland, Michigan warehouse. See the museum exhibit and come hang with Kevin and the staff, get autographs, pick up products, and have some fun.

• Gen Con Indy – July 30 thru August 2 – The biggest game show in North America.

• Universal/Alliance Open House (retailer trade show; September) – Retailers stop by our booth, see the latest products, and order TMNT & Other Strangeness.

• PAGE / Philadelphia Area Game Expo – Mid-January, 2027.

• Yet to be decided: We have been invited to Granite State Comic Con (mid-September) again, but I’m not sure we can make it. There are also rumblings that I may be invited to Anime North (Memorial Day weekend), but I’m not sure I can make that either.

Final Days – 2026 Explore the Megaverse^® SALE – Ends March 25th

This is our try something new sale with offerings across most of the Megaverse®. The first of many 45th Anniversary celebrations throughout the year. Limited time offer – sale ends Thursday, March 25. And make sure you grab some of the super-hot, super-gorgeous TMNT & Other Strangeness RPG products before the first printing sells out.

• Dead Reign® RPG (softcover) – Cat. No. 230 – The Zombie Apocalypse Palladium style – unlike anything on the market. A great introductory game.

• Dead Reign® RPG Hardcover – Cat. No. 230HC – The Zombie Apocalypse.

• Dead Reign Sourcebook: Fear the Reaper – Cat. No. 234

• Dead Reign Sourcebook: Graveyard Earth – Cat. No. 235

• Dead Reign Sourcebook: In the Face of Death – Cat. No. 237 – Dungeon crawl through cities.

• The Mechanoids® Trilogy – Cat. No. 400

• Palladium Fantasy RPG, 2nd Edition (softcover) – Cat. No. 450

• Palladium Fantasy RPG, 1st Edition Hardcover – Cat. No. 449HC

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

• Western Empire (Fantasy) – Cat. No. 462

• Land of the Damned 1: Chaos Lands – Cat. No. 468

• Land of the Damned 2: Eternal Torment – Cat. No. 469

• Heroes Unlimited RPG (softcover) – Cat. No. 500

• Gramercy Island – Cat. No. 518 – 100 villains and adventure ideas.

• After the Bomb® Hardcover – Cat. No. 503HC – Includes 50+ pages of bonus material, more mutant animals and Chimeras, suitable for use with TMNT & Other Strangeness RPG.

• Mutants Down Under, AtB sourcebook – Cat. No. 507 – Mutant animals and insects.

• Mutants in Avalon, AtB sourcebook – Cat. No. 513 – King Arthur the Mutant Animal and more.

• Beyond the Supernatural RPG Hardcover – Cat. No. 700HC

• Rifts® Ultimate Edition Hardcover – Cat. No. 800HC – A complete RPG unlike any other setting.

• Rifts® Ultimate Edition SOFTCOVER – Cat. No. 800-SE – A complete RPG.

• Rifts® 30th Anniversary Hardcover with bonus material – Cat. No. 800HC30 – The original RPG plus bonus art, concept art, the making of, and gallery of all covers to date.

• Rifts® Atlantis – Cat. No. 804 – Epic adventure with the Splugorth and their minions, Tattoo Magic, Stone Magic, Symbiotes, and more.

• Rifts® South America One – Cat. No. 814 – A mysterious jungle region, mutants, aliens and more.

• Rifts® Juicer Uprising – Cat. No. 820 – Juicer variants and adventure.

• Rifts® Australia – Cat. No. 834 – The land down under.

• Rifts® Final Siege – Cat. No. 844 – Perfect for setting up the Kingdom of Tolkeen before its fall; city maps and notable leaders, heroes, villains, and dragons.

• Rifts® Northern Gun 1 – Cat. No. 887 – Giant robots galore and NG lore.

• Rifts® Northern Gun 2 – Cat. No. 888 – Power armor, hovercycles and more.

• Rifts® Psi-Ops: Psychic War – Cat. No. 894 – CS psychics, Thought Police, Manhunters, Dog Boys, and more.

• Rifts® Titan Robotics – Cat. No. 899 – Giant robots, power armor, Archie-3, and more.

• Rifts® Cyberworks Collection Hardcover – Cat. No. 900 – Collects Sourcebooks One and Two, Shemarrian Nation, and select other Archie Three material.

• The Rifter® #85 – Cat. No. 185 – 224 pages of adventure and ideas for Rifts, Phase World, Palladium Fantasy, Dead Reign, and more.

Palladium needs YOU to run Gen Con Game Events

Palladium is looking for experienced Game Masters to run Palladium RPG events at Gen Con. That can be any of our game worlds using our rules as well as Rifts® for Savage Worlds. If you are thinking about running games at Gen Con or want to help out, please coordinate with Palladium Books in order to get a dedicated game room and other perks like a free Game Master badge, and discounts on your purchases at the Palladium Books booth.

To earn a free GM badge, all you need to do is run 4 games with 6 or more players in each game, 4 hours each. This will earn you enough credits with Gen Con to earn a GM badge – $164 value! Plus, Game Masters get a 50% off coupon on any one item (some exclusions apply) at the Palladium booth for each game they run.

We hope to add to our usual crew of Gen Con Game Masters to run Palladium game events for any Palladium setting:

• Rifts®

• Rifts® for Savage Worlds

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness

• After the Bomb®

• Chaos Earth®

• Palladium Fantasy RPG

• Heroes Unlimited

• Ninjas & Superspies

• Nightbane®

• Dead Reign®

• Beyond the Supernatural and any of our other settings.

We need your commitment, game description and info by March 8. Send to Jeremy Colantonio via email at jeremy@palladiumbooks.com — Submissions after this date are not guaranteed to be in the Gen Con Program Book and attendance may suffer.

(Note: See Gen Con’s website for details about the info needed for each game listing; G.M.’s name, number of players, length of time, name of game, difficulty level, etc.). Submitting your games to us enables Palladium to coordinate and submit them as a batch to Gen Con and guarantees your event gets listed in the onsite Gen Con Program Book. Being listed onsite is very important to have full attendance for your event. This date gives us enough time to compile and send Gen Con everything they need. Thank you!

Prospective Game Masters, please contact Jeremy Colantonio via email at: Jeremy@palladiumbooks.com

DriveThruRPG.com

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

Palladium collectibles, books, artwork, and negatives, as well as action figures, toys, and other items from Kevin Siembieda’s personal collection are available from this Ebay store!

One-of-a-kind Palladium Books negatives are always very popular items at the Palladium Open House, Gen Con, and conventions, and are catching on as rare collectibles, unique in and of themselves. Last year at Granite State Comic Con, Kevin Eastman had TMNT negatives from the first comic book on display.

Before digital printing, pages of a book were laid out by hand on a board, and each page was photographed. These are the photographic negatives being sold as individual works of art and collectibles. When matted or framed on a white background they look like dynamic wood cut prints. And they are on sale right now!

CLOSING THOUGHTS

Pushing hard

We are pushing hard to get books into your hands and doing much more social media and marketing – which you are loving. That’s great because we aim to please.

The Weekend Conversation with Kevin Siembieda (details and tickets coming soon) is a special event that celebrates Palladium Books’ 45th Anniversary in a casual environment tentatively Friday and Saturday, April 24 and 25. It’s just two afternoons of hanging out and chatting with fans about the history and future of Palladium Books.

As usual, there are a lot of things happening behind the scenes that you’ll love, but we can’t reveal anything quite yet. Meanwhile, keep your eyes and ears open for that Phase World sourcebook project coming from Star Anvil (it’s the first of many) and a big, Audio RPG Nightbane crowdfunder with some special physical items you’ll really want to get. More news to come.

For now, enjoy the Explore the Megaverse Sale, help support BRIC if you can (only 10 bucks), and enjoy a nice weekend. Wayne and I hope to see some of you at the GAMA Trade Show about a week from now. Bring books to sign and come looking to buy Rifts and TMNT & Other Strangeness RPG products – heck, the whole Megaverse of RPGs. See ya.

– Kevin Siembieda, Game Designer, Writer, Friend

CELEBRATING 45 YEARS OF RPG PUBLISHING – ONE GAME SYSTEM – EVERY GENRE – COUNTLESS WORLDS – ENDLESS ADVENTURE

BY KEVIN SIEMBIEDA

Sale – News – Palladium Books^® – Weekly Update – February 13, 2026

Palladium Books turns 45 years old this year. I know there is a percentage of you who have followed us since the very beginning. Our heartfelt thanks to all our fans whether you’ve been with us since year one or just discovered us last week.

Here are 5 ways to celebrate Palladium’s 45 year milestone:

1. Try a new Palladium setting or sourcebook that you never tried before. Our new Explore the Megaverse SALE should help you do just that. Check it out, below. Oh, and this will be just the first of our special sales and offers throughout 2026.

2. Visit the Detroit Historical Museum and see the Worlds of Palladium exhibit – now thru September 13, 2026. The exhibit is freakin’ awesome and how many times does a role-playing game company get recognized like this? Not often. The exhibit itself is historic, so come and see it and all the impressive exhibits at the museum, like Heroes & Villains: Detroit’s Comic Book Story, Streets of Old Detroit (a fave), 100 Years of Red Wings Hockey, and America’s Motor City, among others. The Detroit Institute of Arts museum is across the street and is one of the best in the country.

Detroit Historical Museum – 5401 Woodward Ave, Detroit, Michigan, 48202 – telephone: 313-833-1805 – Admission: $15 for adults, Children 6-12 $8. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays, Open Wednesday thru Saturday 10 AM to 5 PM, Sunday 1-5 PM. While in town for the exhibit you may also be able to visit Palladium’s Westland office and warehouse. Just call ahead of time (734-721-2900) to make sure Kevin and/or any staff members will be available to greet you and offer a brief tour. We are happy to chat and sign any books you bring. Subject to staff availability. No guarantee. Call 734-721-2900 office tel – 39074 Webb Court – Westland, MI 48185. Near Ford Road and I-275.

3. Join us for a Weekend Conversation with Kevin Siembieda at Palladium Books – April 24-25 (tentative). Come see the museum exhibit in the morning and hang with me (Kevin Siembieda), the Palladium staff and other visiting artists, writers, and game creators in the afternoon and evening. This is not an Open House and there’ll be no games. It’s exactly what it sounds like, hanging around and asking Kevin and crew questions about the history of Palladium Books, the Detroit Gaming Center, Erick Wujcik, TMNT and other favorite books, etc., at the Palladium warehouse. Informal and fun. Product will be available for purchase. More to come.

4. Join me (Kevin Siembieda) and Sean Roberson at 11:00 AM Eastern for a livestream chat on Legion of Myth this Sunday, February 15th. Topic of discussion: The history and many accomplishments of Palladium Books. Did you know we were the first to do a universal game system and perfect bound books? Did you know Palladium was the first company to license the TMNT and the first to do a Robotech game? We also set a new standard for cover and interior artwork, world building, and lore. Ask questions about TMNT, Erick Wujcik, Keith Parkinson, and more.

5. Help celebrate 45 Years of Palladium by running gaming events at Gen Con! Let’s introduce new gamers to the Megaverse. If you are planning to attend Gen Con earn a free badge ($164 value) and 50% off Palladium products by running four or more Palladium games. That can be any of our game worlds from TMNT or Heroes Unlimited to Rifts® or Palladium Fantasy (our rules or Savage Worlds). Please coordinate with Palladium Books in order to get a dedicated game room and other perks like a free Game Master badge, and discounts on your purchases at the Palladium Books booth. We need your commitment, game descriptions and info by March 8. Send to Jeremy Colantonio via email at jeremy@palladiumbooks.com.

2026 Explore the Megaverse^® SALE

Think of this as our Palladium Books 45th Birthday / Happy Valentine’s Day / President’s Day / Try Something New Sale with offerings across most of the Megaverse®. The first of many 45th Anniversary celebrations throughout the year. Limited time offer. And while you’re at it, grab some of the super-hot, super-gorgeous TMNT & Other Strangeness RPG products before the first printing sells out.

• Dead Reign® RPG (softcover) – Cat. No. 230 – The Zombie Apocalypse Palladium style – unlike anything on the market. A great introductory game.

• Dead Reign® RPG Hardcover – Cat. No. 230HC – The Zombie Apocalypse.

• Dead Reign Sourcebook: Fear the Reaper – Cat. No. 234

• Dead Reign Sourcebook: Graveyard Earth – Cat. No. 235

• Dead Reign Sourcebook: In the Face of Death – Cat. No. 237 – Dungeon crawl through cities.

• The Mechanoids® Trilogy – Cat. No. 400

• Palladium Fantasy RPG, 2nd Edition (softcover) – Cat. No. 450

• Palladium Fantasy RPG, 1st Edition Hardcover – Cat. No. 449HC

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

• Western Empire (Fantasy) – Cat. No. 462

• Land of the Damned 1: Chaos Lands – Cat. No. 468

• Land of the Damned 2: Eternal Torment – Cat. No. 469

• Heroes Unlimited RPG (softcover) – Cat. No. 500

• Gramercy Island – Cat. No. 518 – 100 villains and adventure ideas.

• After the Bomb® Hardcover – Cat. No. 503HC – Includes 50+ pages of bonus material, more mutant animals and Chimeras, suitable for use with TMNT & Other Strangeness RPG.

• Mutants Down Under, AtB sourcebook – Cat. No. 507 – Mutant animals and insects.

• Mutants in Avalon, AtB sourcebook – Cat. No. 513 – King Arthur the Mutant Animal and more.

• Beyond the Supernatural RPG Hardcover – Cat. No. 700HC

• Rifts® Ultimate Edition Hardcover – Cat. No. 800HC – A complete RPG unlike any other setting.

• Rifts® Ultimate Edition SOFTCOVER – Cat. No. 800-SE – A complete RPG.

• Rifts® 30th Anniversary Hardcover with bonus material – Cat. No. 800HC30 – The original RPG plus bonus art, concept art, the making of, and gallery of all covers to date.

• Rifts® Atlantis – Cat. No. 804 – Epic adventure with the Splugorth and their minions, Tattoo Magic, Stone Magic, Symbiotes, and more.

• Rifts® South America One – Cat. No. 814 – A mysterious jungle region, mutants, aliens and more.

• Rifts® Juicer Uprising – Cat. No. 820 – Juicer variants and adventure.

• Rifts® Australia – Cat. No. 834 – The land down under.

• Rifts® Final Siege – Cat. No. 844 – Perfect for setting up the Kingdom of Tolkeen before its fall; city maps and notable leaders, heroes, villains, and dragons.

• Rifts® Northern Gun 1 – Cat. No. 887 – Giant robots galore and NG lore.

• Rifts® Northern Gun 2 – Cat. No. 888 – Power armor, hovercycles and more.

• Rifts® Psi-Ops: Psychic War – Cat. No. 894 – CS psychics, Thought Police, Manhunters, Dog Boys, and more.

• Rifts® Titan Robotics – Cat. No. 899 – Giant robots, power armor, Archie-3, and more.

• Rifts® Cyberworks Collection Hardcover – Cat. No. 900 – Collects Sourcebooks One and Two, Shemarrian Nation, and select other Archie Three material.

• The Rifter® #85 – Cat. No. 185 – 224 pages of adventure and ideas for Rifts, Phase World, Palladium Fantasy, Dead Reign, and more.

Palladium needs YOU to run Gen Con Game Events

Palladium is looking for experienced Game Masters to run Palladium RPG events at Gen Con. That can be any of our game worlds using our rules as well as Rifts® for Savage Worlds. If you are thinking about running games at Gen Con or want to help out, please coordinate with Palladium Books in order to get a dedicated game room and other perks like a free Game Master badge, and discounts on your purchases at the Palladium Books booth.

To earn a free GM badge, all you need to do is run 4 games with 6 or more players in each game, 4 hours each. This will earn you enough credits with Gen Con to earn a GM badge – $164 value! Plus, Game Masters get a 50% off coupon on any one item (some exclusions apply) at the Palladium booth for each game they run.

We hope to add to our usual crew of Gen Con Game Masters to run Palladium game events for any Palladium setting:

• Rifts®

• Rifts® for Savage Worlds

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness

• After the Bomb®

• Chaos Earth®

• Palladium Fantasy RPG

• Heroes Unlimited

• Ninjas & Superspies

• Nightbane®

• Dead Reign®

• Beyond the Supernatural and any of our other settings.

We need your commitment, game description and info by March 8. Send to Jeremy Colantonio via email at jeremy@palladiumbooks.com — Submissions after this date are not guaranteed to be in the Gen Con Program Book and attendance may suffer.

(Note: See Gen Con’s website for details about the info needed for each game listing; G.M.’s name, number of players, length of time, name of game, difficulty level, etc.). Submitting your games to us enables Palladium to coordinate and submit them as a batch to Gen Con and guarantees your event gets listed in the onsite Gen Con Program Book. Being listed onsite is very important to have full attendance for your event. This date gives us enough time to compile and send Gen Con everything they need. Thank you!

Prospective Game Masters, please contact Jeremy Colantonio via email at: Jeremy@palladiumbooks.com

News Briefs

THIS SUNDAY on Legion of Myth – February 15th – a new livestream chat with Kevin Siembieda and Sean Owen Roberson. The subject: the museum exhibit, Palladium’s long history, and many accomplishments. We invite you to ask questions about Palladium’s past, TMNT, Erick Wujcik, Rifts, BTS, or Blizzard Entertainment flying me in to talk about worldbuilding, or ask questions about game design, writing, comic books, and whatever else you might wanna ask us. Note: Heathen Dog attended the Worlds of Palladium museum exhibit opening and filmed my talk. I believe they’ll be posting it to Legion of Myth next week. You must also watch the many timeless videos on the Palladium Books YouTube Channel for more about our many books and history of the company.

COMING SOON! Star Anvil’s Phase World® for Savage Worlds Kickstarter – watch for it and sign up to their pre-launch page so you don’t miss it. Like the Pinnacle books, this material, especially weapons, gear, spacecraft, and adventures, will be easy to adapt to your Palladium Phase World campaigns as well as offer a zillion ideas. They’ll be exploring new ground, offering new weapons, gear, villains, settings, adventures, and more across the Three Galaxies™. Follow this project now so you don’t miss out when it launches (soon).

UPDATE: What’s hot at Palladium? TMNT & Other Strangeness (all products), Rifts, Palladium Fantasy, and our many online store bundle deals. Remember, you can now order PDFs directly from Palladium Books as well as DriveThruRPG.com.

UPDATE: What’s in production? TMNT & Other Strangeness Bonus Adventure (for Kickstarter backers) is in final edits, Rifts Bestiary 2, Fantasy: Island at the Edge of the World, Revised 2nd Edition, and Fantasy: Yin-Sloth Expeditions. Otherwise, we’re busy shipping out late responding Kickstarter backers and other products, as well as working on another licensing deal and plotting other product releases.

UPDATE: Will there be new sourcebooks and RPG products for TMNT & Other Strangeness coming? We expect to reveal that in the months ahead.

Convention & Event Schedule:

• Worlds of Palladium Exhibit at the Detroit Historical Museum – Now thru September 13, 2026.

• GAMA Trade Show, March 2-5 – Retailers come on by the Palladium Booth #1229 – not far from R. Talsorian. Bring books for me to sign – see products – order TMNT & Other Strangeness for your store!

• Chaosium Con – (April 17-19; I am tentatively planning to pop in as a spectator and hang out one of those days).

• A Weekend Conversation with Kevin Siembieda, April 24 & 25 (tentative) at Palladium’s Westland, Michigan warehouse. See the museum exhibit and come hang with Kevin and the staff, get autographs, pick up products, and have some fun.

• Gen Con Indy – July 30 thru August 2 – The biggest game show in North America.

• Universal/Alliance Open House (retailer trade show; September) – Retailers stop by our booth, see the latest products, and order TMNT & Other Strangeness.

• PAGE / Philadelphia Area Game Expo – Mid-January, 2027.

• Yet to be decided: We have been invited to Granite State Comic Con (mid-September) again, but I’m not sure we can make it. There are also rumblings that I may be invited to Anime North (Memorial Day weekend), but I’m not sure I can make that either.

DriveThruRPG.com

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

Palladium collectibles, books, artwork, and negatives, as well as action figures, toys, and other items from Kevin Siembieda’s personal collection are available from this Ebay store!

One-of-a-kind Palladium Books negatives are always very popular items at the Palladium Open House, Gen Con, and conventions, and are catching on as rare collectibles, unique in and of themselves. Last year at Granite State Comic Con, Kevin Eastman had TMNT negatives from the first comic book on display.

Before digital printing, pages of a book were laid out by hand on a board, and each page was photographed. These are the photographic negatives being sold as individual works of art and collectibles. When matted or framed on a white background they look like dynamic wood cut prints. And they are on sale right now!

CLOSING THOUGHTS

Palladium Books turns 45 years old

I can hardly believe I have been writing and publishing role-playing games and sourcebooks for nearly half a century. What an honor and a blessing. As you know, I love what I do, I love the people I work with, and I love you, the greatest fans in the world.

To celebrate Palladium Books turning 45 this year, we will be offering sales like the one going on now, and special opportunities throughout the year. (Keep your eyes open on May 5th, the date when the TMNT #1 comic book was first released.) It’s also one of the reasons I’m doing A Weekend Conversation with Kevin Siembieda, April 24 & 25 (tentative date). And make sure you come see us at Gen Con, and bring books for us to sign.

It’s pure coincidence, or perhaps destiny, that the Detroit Historical Museum decided to do the Worlds of Palladium Books exhibit this year. Again, what an honor. I am deeply touched and honored.

Despite the single digit temperature, a lot of gamers and friends came to the exhibit’s opening last Saturday, February 7th. Parking was a nightmare and it made me 30-40 minutes late for my scheduled talk, but folks were understanding and waited for me. I chatted about Palladium’s early days and answered questions. You can soon see the talk on Legion of Myth as Heathen Dog and his lovely family attended the opening and they video taped the talk. The lights of the small auditorium were in my eyes, so even though he was right there in the front row, I didn’t realize it was him until he walked up to me afterward. It was a delightful surprise.

Another surprise was the family that drove in from Missouri. Since they came from so far away, I invited dad, Aaron, MacKenzie, and Andrew to tour the office. We hung out for an hour and a half after the exhibit closed before they had to hit the road to go home. I enjoyed the visit and the entire day. (Hey, reach out to me by email, Big Daddy.)

The whole afternoon was a delight for me. I tried to chat with as many people as I could – my apology if I was unable to chat with you – and this is another reason I want to do the two day Weekend Conversation with Kevin Siembieda at the end of April. I signed a lot of books and was super-happy to see so many gamers and friends. Old pals Michele and Mikki Ivey were there, Erik Campion and his buddy, Chris Guertin, Bill Korsak, and a bunch of others. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

My old comic book art mentor Arvell Jones showed up late-afternoon. Perfect timing because the crowd had thinned out and I got to enjoy talking with Arvell for a good 20 minutes. He was so proud of all I have accomplished. I love Arv and it was great to have some time with him at this special event. An event you still have time to see, because it runs through September 13, 2026, so come on over to see it, and maybe swing by the Palladium office while you’re in town.

A special shout out to Patrick Marshall and his lovely wife, Debbie. They visited the Palladium office Thursday afternoon as part of his birthday. Happy birthday Patrick! It was great meeting you both. I hope the rest of the day was nice.

That’s it for now. Enjoy the sale, I’ll see some of you at GAMA in two and a half weeks, and explore new realms of adventure.

– Kevin Siembieda, Game Designer, Writer, Friend

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

BY KEVIN SIEMBIEDA

News & Fun – Palladium Books^® – Weekly Update – February 6, 2026

Skim this and every Weekly Update for new releases, news, updates, sales, and special events like the Worlds of Palladium exhibit opening this Saturday at the Detroit Historical Museum (more about it below), the GAMA Trade Show (March 4), the upcoming Weekend of Conversation with Kevin Siembieda (late April or early May), Gen Con, and more.

I will be present for the Opening of the museum exhibit on Saturday, February 7th, to chat and sign books from 1-5 PM, so will some of the Palladium Staff. Additionally, freelancers and friends will be drifting in and out all afternoon, AND Palladium will have a table there offering TMNT and Rifts titles and a small selection of other RPG products for sale.

NEWS! Eastman and Laird love the new TMNT & Other Strangeness RPG books

The photos show our pals Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, the co-creators of the Ninja Turtles, clowning around with the Mutagen Green Editions of TMNT & Other Strangeness and TMNT Transdimensional Adventures (Kickstarter exclusives). Peter said the books were “great” and Kevin Eastman agrees. Kickstarter backers and fans are raving about the stellar quality all over the Internet.

All now available in stores and directly from PalladiumBooks.com

Order soon – especially if you want a first printing – and please spread the word that these big, beautiful books are now available to everyone. Each 250+ page hardcover contains three remastered and updated TMNT & Other Strangeness titles. Great for any TMNT fan and ideal for newbies to role-playing and anyone who loves mutants and mutant animals. The famous mutant animal creation system remains fast and fun. The bonus Kickstarter Exclusive PDF adventure will be available to backers very soon, and Sean and I are already discussing new Ninja Turtles adventure sourcebooks, dice, and fun.

– Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness Redux Edition RPG Hardcover – 272 pages – Cat. No. 502HC – $59.99 retail. Contains the core rule book and two sourcebooks (Truckin’ Turtles and Turtles Go Hollywood) – 19 adventures – 80+ mutant animals (20 NEW!), fun mutant creation and rules that are great for beginners, plus written tributes, lush full color throughout, and more. Comic book and art fans note: There are 60+ illustrations, concept art, and an original 8 page comic strip by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird made exclusively for the RPG. Plus additional art by Kevin Long, Freddie E. Williams II, Ciro Nieli, Sophie Campbell, Jim Lawson, Eric Talbot, Mirage Studio artists and others (18 pages of color tribute art in all) created special for this book. This is the only book you need to play (but you’ll want TMNT Transdimensional Adventures too).

– TMNT Transdimensional Adventures Hardcover Sourcebook – 256 pages – Cat. No. 508HC – $59.99 retail. Contains Erick Wujcik’s three most famous and bestselling sourcebooks (Transdimensional TMNT, TMNT Guide to the Universe, and TMNT Adventures). Expand your adventures, time travel, and create teenage mutant ninja dinosaurs! Includes dimension and time travel rules, space travel, expanded vehicle combat and creation rules, 12 adventures, mutant dinosaurs, Utroms, Triceratons, and more. Comic book and art fans note: 50+ illustrations and two 10 page comic strips by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, and 30+ illustrations by Jim Lawson all made exclusively for this book, as well as 15 pages of new color tribute art by comic book and gaming artists like Fero Pe, Freddie E. Williams II, Vincenzo Federici, David Petersen, Delgado, and others.

– TMNT & Other Strangeness Customizable G.M. Screen – 4 panels – plastic sleeves with 4 included inserts – featuring pulse-pounding artwork by Kevin Eastman and Freddie E. Williams II. Cat. No. 512 – $24.99 retail.

– Mutagen Green Dice – Liquid-filled, looks like they are filled with sizzling ooze every time you roll them. Dice come in a plastic test tube with the TCRI logo – Cat. No. 510 – $59.99 retail.

– Black, White, & Red Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness RPG – 272 pages – Cat. No. 504BWR – $59.99 retail. Same big RPG book with red bandana Ninja Turtles in a retro color profile that harkens back to the original black and white comics. It looks amazing.

– Black, White, & Red Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Transdimensional Adventures – 256 pages – Cat. No. 509BWR – $59.99 retail. The same fantastic sourcebook painted in grays and reds that harkens back to the original black and white comics. It looks incredible.

YOU MUST SEE! Detroit Historical Museum Worlds of Palladium Exhibit – February 7 thru September 19, 2026

I saw a sneak preview of the exhibit with a few friends and family members and they went wild over it. They were so happy and proud of me and Palladium Books. I was very moved and honored. Congratulations have been pouring in since we sent out the press release email on Wednesday, February 4th. It all still feels like a wonderful dream. You must come and see it when you can.

Detroit Historical Museum – 5401 Woodward Ave, Detroit, Michigan, 48202 – telephone: 313-833-1805 – Admission: $15 for adults, Children 6-12 $8. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays, Open Wednesday thru Saturday 10 AM to 5 PM, Sunday 1-5 PM. Heck, make a day of it and see all the awesome Historical Museum exhibits, including the Streets of Old Detroit (my all-time fave), Heroes & Villains: Detroit’s Comic Book Story, 100 Years of Red Wings Hockey, and America’s Motor City, among others. The Detroit Institute of Arts museum is across the street and is one of the best in the country.

Note to Palladium Fans: When you come to see the exhibit you may also be able to visit Palladium’s Westland office and warehouse. Just call ahead of time (734-721-2900) to see if Kevin and/or staff members will be available to give you a brief tour of our facility. And yes, we will chat a bit and are happy to sign any books you bring. Subject to availability and our production schedule. No guarantee you can visit. (734-721-2900 office tel – 39074 Webb Court – Westland, MI – near Ford Road and I-275 and an Ikea.)

COMING! April (or May) – A weekend of conversation with Kevin Siembieda

The idea is to set aside a particular spring weekend (probably late April) where gamers can come down to see the Worlds of Palladium Exhibit at the Detroit Historical Museum, and then come to the Palladium warehouse and visit with me and available staff, freelancers and friends, Friday and Saturday afternoon and evening. You can ask us about the history of Palladium Books, the Detroit Gaming Center, Erick Wujcik, the early days of the RPG industry, your favorite game books, world settings, game design, writing, etc. You’ll also be able to get books signed, a tour of the offices, and get stuff you may be missing. Limited to 50-60 Visitors: First-come, first-served basis. A gathering of fans and friends like a family reunion or a big birthday party. (I am turning 70 in April.) Dates: Yet to be determined, but looking hard at April 24 & 25 (or May 1 & 2). More details to follow as we work them out.

Game Masters Needed to Run Palladium Gen Con Game Events – we need YOU

Palladium is looking for experienced Game Masters to run Palladium RPG events at Gen Con. That can be any of our game worlds using our rules as well as Rifts® for Savage Worlds. If you are thinking about running games at Gen Con or want to help out, please coordinate with Palladium Books in order to get a dedicated game room and other perks like a free Game Master badge, and discounts on your purchases at the Palladium Books booth.

To earn a free GM badge, all you need to do is run 4 games with 6 or more players in each game, 4 hours each. This will earn you enough credits with Gen Con to earn a GM badge – $164 value! Plus, Game Masters get a 50% off coupon on any one item (some exclusions apply) at the Palladium Booth for each game they run.

We hope to add to our usual crew of Gen Con Game Masters to run Palladium game events for any Palladium setting:

• Rifts®

• Rifts® for Savage Worlds

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles® & Other Strangeness

• After the Bomb®

• Chaos Earth®

• Palladium Fantasy RPG

• Heroes Unlimited

• Ninjas & Superspies

• Nightbane®

• Dead Reign®

• Beyond the Supernatural and any of our other settings.

We need your commitment, game description and info by March 8. Send to Jeremy Colantonio via email at jeremy@palladiumbooks.com

Game Masters and Game Event Descriptions NEEDED by March 8, 2025. Submissions after this date are not guaranteed to be in the Gen Con Program Book and attendance may suffer.

(Note: See Gen Con’s website for details about the info needed for each game listing; G.M.’s name, number of players, length of time, name of game, difficulty level, etc.) Submitting your games to us enables Palladium to coordinate and submit them as a batch to Gen Con and guarantees to have your event listed in the onsite Gen Con Program Book. Being listed onsite is very important to have full attendance for your event. This date gives us enough time to compile and send Gen Con everything they need. Thank you!

Prospective Game Masters, please contact Jeremy Colantonio via email at Jeremy@palladiumbooks.com

News Briefs

Coming on Legion of Myth – February 15th – a new livestream chat with Kevin Siembieda and Sean Roberson (?). The subject – the museum exhibit and the history and accomplishments of Palladium Books amongst other topics. Also see the latest videos on Palladium Books’ YouTube Channel, including one of the panel talks from PAGE.

UPDATE: What’s hot at Palladium? TMNT & Other Strangeness (all products), Rifts, Palladium Fantasy, and our many online store bundle deals. And don’t forget you can now order PDFs directly from Palladium Books as well as DriveThruRPG.com.

UPDATE: What’s in production? TMNT & Other Strangeness Bonus Adventure (for Kickstarter backers), Rifts Bestiary 2, Fantasy: Island at the Edge of the World, Revised 2nd Edition, and Fantasy: Yin-Sloth Expeditions. Otherwise, we’re busy shipping out late responding Kickstarter backers and other products, as well as working on another licensing deal and plotting other product releases.

UPDATE: Will there be new sourcebooks and RPG products for TMNT & Other Strangeness coming? We expect to reveal that in the months ahead.

UPDATE: Convention & Event Schedule: The following is what we know we will be attending.

• Worlds of Palladium Exhibit at the Detroit Historical Museum – February 7 thru September 19

• GAMA Trade Show, March

• Chaosium Con (April 17-19; tentative, but as a spectator hanging out one of those days)

• A Weekend Conversation with Kevin Siembieda (Late April; at Palladium’s Westland, Michigan warehouse)

• Gen Con (July 30 thru August 2nd)

• Universal/Alliance Open House (retailer trade show; September)

• PAGE / Philadelphia Area Game Expo (Mid-January, 2027).

Yet to be decided: We have been invited to Granite State Comic Con (mid-September) again, but I’m not sure we can make it. There are also rumblings that I may be invited to Anime North (Memorial Day weekend), but I’m not sure I can make that either.

DriveThruRPG.com

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

Palladium collectibles, books, artwork, and negatives, as well as action figures, toys, and other items from Kevin Siembieda’s personal collection are available from this Ebay store!

One-of-a-kind Palladium Books negatives are always very popular items at the Palladium Open House, Gen Con, and conventions, and are catching on as rare collectibles, unique in and of themselves. Last year at Granite State Comic Con, Kevin Eastman had TMNT negatives from the first comic book on display.

Before digital printing, pages of a book were laid out by hand on a board, and each page was photographed. These are the photographic negatives being sold as individual works of art and collectibles. When matted or framed on a white background they look like dynamic wood cut prints. And they are on sale right now!

CLOSING THOUGHTS

Odds and Ends

We are all looking forward to the opening of the Worlds of Palladium Books exhibit at the Detroit Historical Museum, Saturday, February 7th. A lot of friends and neighbors said they would attend the opening. As noted earlier, I will be present to chat with people and sign books from 1-5 PM, and so will some of the Palladium Staff. Freelancers and friends will be drifting in and out that afternoon, AND Palladium will have a table there offering TMNT and Rifts titles and a small selection of other RPG products for sale. It all still feels like a nice dream.

Sean just finished edits and tweaks to the Sophie Campbell and Kevin Siembieda bonus PDF adventure for our Kickstarter backers. It should be made available to backers very soon. He’ll be diving back into Rifts Bestiary Volume 2 and Rifts Chaos Earth: First Responders, two long awaited Rifts sourcebooks.

As for me, I’m juggling a lot: book reprints, new printer options, convention details, business opportunities, contracts, royalties, logistics, assigning work for upcoming books, and dealing with this very cold and snowy winter.

That’s it for now. Please spread the word about the museum exhibit which runs till mid-September, and also let fellow gamers know that the TMNT & Other Strangeness Redux books, GM screen, and mutagen green dice set are, a) awesome, b) now available in stores and from Palladium Books’ online store, and, c) everyone needs them! lol

– Kevin Siembieda, Game Designer, Writer, Friend

SALES, NINJA TURTLES, & MORE – ONE GAME SYSTEM – EVERY GENRE – COUNTLESS WORLDS – ENDLESS MUTANTS AND ADVENTURE

BY KEVIN SIEMBIEDA

Palladium Books Museum Exhibit – Weekly Update – January 30, 2026

NEWS! Palladium Books and Kevin Siembieda recognized by the Detroit Historical Museum for contributions to tabletop games

Exhibit Opening is February 7th, 1 PM, please join us

This is one of the greatest honors of my life (a DragonCon award and GAMA Hall of Fame are up there too). To be recognized in an exhibit at the Detroit Historical Museum in downtown Detroit feels like a wonderful dream.

Come to the Worlds of Palladium Exhibit OPENING – Saturday, February 7 – Meet Kevin Siembieda at 1 PM till closing (5 PM)

Ask me questions, bring books for me to sign, and meet Palladium Books staffers like Alex Marciniszyn, Wayne Smith, and Caleb Nelson who will also be present at 1 PM for a while. There is a more formal discussion with me and the curator from 3:00-3:30pm, but I will be there till closing. How many game designers and RPG companies have ever had an exhibit in a historical museum? It’s astonishing to be recognized by my home town of Detroit in my lifetime. Please share in this joyful and historic celebration.

ALSO see the Heroes vs. Villains: Detroit’s Comic Book Story exhibit nearby. I am just one of the many Detroit comic creators recognized. (Alex and I created and published Detroit’s first comic book, A+Plus!) Mike Kucharski, who did artwork for various early Palladium titles as well as Erick’s Amber Diceless RPG and Amberzine, is also recognized in the Comic Book exhibit (which ends September 13, 2026).

The Worlds of Palladium Exhibit – runs from February 7 thru September 19, 2026 – Detroit Historical Museum – 5401 Woodward Ave, Detroit, Michigan, 48202 – telephone: 313-833-1805 – Admission: $15 for adults, Children 6-12 $8. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays, Open Wednesday thru Saturday 10 AM to 5 PM, Sunday 1-5 PM. Heck, make a day of it, and see all the awesome Historical Museum exhibits including the Streets of Old Detroit (my all-time fave) and the Detroit art museum is across the street; it’s one of the best in the country.

In the months ahead, when you’re in the area to see the Worlds of Palladium exhibit, you may call Palladium ahead of time (734-721-2900) to see if Kevin and/or staff member may be available to give you a brief tour of the Palladium office and warehouse – practically a gaming museum in and of itself – and hang out for 20 minutes or so, bring books to sign. If we are not too busy and available, we are happy to do this for you. Entire families and groups of friends are welcome. Subject to availability and our production schedule. No guarantee you can visit. (734-721-2900 office tel – 39074 Webb Court – Westland, MI – near Ford Road and I-275 and an Ikea).

COMING! A weekend of conversation with Kevin Siembieda this spring

Because so many friends and fans have told me they want to come in from out of town to see and celebrate the Worlds of Palladium Exhibit with me (thank you everyone, I am deeply touched) – I thought I would do a special weekend event when it’s warmer and nicer, like the end of April or early May, to help make their trip special.

This is NOT a Palladium Open House! No gaming. YOU will be responsible for your own food, hotel, and travel arrangements. Probably limited to 50 or 60 people on a first-come, first-served basis.This is a weekend with me and the guys. A gathering of friends like a family reunion or a big birthday party. (Hey, I am turning 70 in April.) A time to just visit and chat. I’m thinking of a Friday AND Saturday event in April or May.

The idea is, you go see the exhibit at the Detroit Historical Museum (see the Comic Book one too) one morning or early afternoon, and then you come to the Palladium Books warehouse to hang out that afternoon and evening. Nothing fancy. Ask me and the rest of us questions about the history of Palladium Books, the Detroit Gaming Center, Erick Wujcik, the early days of the RPG industry, your favorite game books, world settings, game design, etc., get autographs, buy stuff you’re missing, and have a nice time. More details to follow.

Back in Stock and available now

– Rifts® Psi-Ops: Psychic War – Available now – Cat. No. 894 – Learn about the Coalition States and the psychology of CS citizens. $26.99 retail.

– Rifts® Atlantis – Available now – Cat. No. 804 – 160 pages – Overview of Splugorth controlled Atlantis, True Atlanteans, Atlantean Tattoo Magic, 56 magic tattoos, the Sunaj assassin, 14 Minions of Splugorth, 20+ D-Bee slaves, 20 Bio-Wizard augmentations, 10 micro-parasites, 7 parasites, 6 symbiotic organisms, 12 Bio-Wizardry weapons, 9 Rune Weapons and more! $24.99 retail.

– Rifts® World Book 33: Northern Gun™ One – Available now – Cat. No. 887 – 224 pages – 70+ Northern Gun weapons, 27 NG giant robots, plus weapon systems, robot drones, NG Bounty Board, and more. $26.99 retail.

– Rifts® World Book 34: Northern Gun™ Two – Available now – Cat. No. 888 – 256 pages – More information about Northern Gun, 30+ power armor suits, 30+ M.D.C. body armor, 20+ types of armored clothing, 15 combat vehicles, hovercycles and more. $28.99 retail.

– Rifts® Ultimate Edition SOFTCOVER – Available now – Cat. No. 800-SE – 376 page core rule book, 24 color pages – on sale for $31.99 (normally $39.99 retail) – available now.

– Rifts® Ultimate Edition Hardcover – Available now – Cat. No. 800HC – 376 page core rule book, 24 color pages – on sale for $39.99 (normally $49.99 retail) – available now.

– Rifts® 30th Anniversary Hardcover – Available now – Cat. No. 800HC30 – 288 pages – The original Keith Parkinson Rifts RPG cover and core rules (still compatible with all Rifts titles) plus 24 color pages of behind the scenes secrets, photos, never before seen concept art, and a color gallery of every cover to date. Beautiful – on sale for $39.99 (normally $49.99 retail) – available now.

– Rifts® Cyberworks Collection Hardcover – Available now – Cat. No. 900HC – 384 pages – Collects the remastered Rifts Sourcebook One Revised and Expanded, Rifts Sourcebook 2: The Mechanoids, Shemarrian Nation, and world-building storyline updates from Rifts Aftermath. Discover the many secrets of the Machine God ARCHIE and his robot legion – on sale for $39.99 (normally $49.99 retail) – available now.

TMNT & Other Strangeness RPG Redux Editions – in stores and available now from Palladium Books

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness Redux Editions are just starting to hit stores, but we’re already getting reports of the books selling out in a matter of days. Fear not, we have more for reorders. Reminder: Each Redux Edition collects THREE TMNT & Other Strangeness titles, so you are getting 3 books and 250+ pages in each Redux Edition Hardcover. Check your favorite game store or order directly from Palladium Books.

– Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness Redux Edition RPG Hardcover – 272 pages – Cat. No. 502HC – $59.99 retail. Contains the core rule book and two sourcebooks (Truckin’ Turtles and Turtles Go Hollywood) – 19 adventures – 80+ mutant animals (20 NEW!), fun mutant creation and rules that are great for beginners, plus written tributes, lush full color throughout, and more. Comic book and art fans note: There are 60+ illustrations, concept art, and an original 8 page comic strip by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird made exclusively for the RPG. Plus additional art by Kevin Long, Freddie E. Williams II, Ciro Nieli, Sophie Campbell, Jim Lawson, Eric Talbot, Mirage Studio artists and others (18 pages of color tribute art in all) created special for this book. This is the only book you need to play (but you’ll want TMNT Transdimensional Adventures too).

– TMNT Transdimensional Adventures Hardcover Sourcebook – 256 pages – Cat. No. 508HC – $59.99 retail. Contains Erick Wujcik’s three most famous and bestselling sourcebooks (Transdimensional TMNT, TMNT Guide to the Universe, and TMNT Adventures). Expand your adventures, time travel, and create teenage mutant ninja dinosaurs! Includes dimension and time travel rules, space travel, expanded vehicle combat and creation rules, 12 adventures, mutant dinosaurs, Utroms, Triceratons, and more. Comic book and art fans note: 50+ illustrations and two 10 page comic strips by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, and 30+ illustrations by Jim Lawson all made exclusively for this book, as well as 15 pages of new color tribute art by comic book and gaming artists like Fero Pe, Freddie E. Williams II, Vincenzo Federici, David Petersen, Delgado, and others.

– TMNT & Other Strangeness Customizable G.M. Screen – 4 panels – plastic sleeves with 4 included inserts – featuring pulse-pounding artwork by Kevin Eastman and Freddie E. Williams II. Cat. No. 512 – $24.99 retail.

– Mutagen Green Dice – Liquid-filled, looks like they are filled with sizzling ooze every time you roll them. Dice come in a plastic test tube with the TCRI logo – Cat. No. 510 – $59.99 retail.

– Black, White, & Red Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness RPG – 272 pages – Cat. No. 504BWR – $59.99 retail. Same big RPG book with red bandana Ninja Turtles in a retro color profile that harkens back to the original black and white comics. It looks amazing..

– Black, White, & Red Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Transdimensional Adventures – 256 pages – Cat. No. 509BWR – $59.99 retail. The same fantastic sourcebook painted in grays and reds that harkens back to the original black and white comics. It looks incredible.

DriveThruRPG.com

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

Palladium collectibles, books, artwork, and negatives, as well as action figures, toys, and other items from Kevin Siembieda’s personal collection are available from this Ebay store!

One-of-a-kind Palladium Books negatives are always very popular items at the Palladium Open House, Gen Con, and conventions, and are catching on as rare collectibles, unique in and of themselves. Last year at Granite State Comic Con, Kevin Eastman had TMNT negatives from the first comic book on display.

Before digital printing, pages of a book were laid out by hand on a board, and each page was photographed. These are the photographic negatives being sold as individual works of art and collectibles. When matted or framed on a white background they look like dynamic wood cut prints. And they are on sale right now!

CLOSING THOUGHTS

Being part of gaming history is a precious gift

The Worlds of Palladium at the Detroit Historical Museum, February 7 thru September 19th, has more significance for me than you might think. The Detroit Historical Museum has always been one of my favorite places to visit, especially in my youth, and holds a truly special place in my heart.

Whenever I went to the Detroit Institute of Arts museum across the street, or the main library across the other street, I would pop into the Historical Museum and visit all three. (And when I was a little kid, my family would make a stop at the Children’s Museum a little ways down on Kirby Street.) There was a period in my teens when I would make this pilgrimage by bus almost every weekend. These were three of my happy places. Each a home away from home and a place that fueled my imagination and inspired my creativity. The Streets of Old Detroit permanent exhibit in the basement still fires up my imagination.