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| CELEBRATING 35 YEARS OF RIFTS® – ONE GAME SYSTEM – EVERY GENRE – COUNTLESS WORLDS – ENDLESS ADVENTURE |
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| | More News – Weekly Update – Palladium Books® – October 23, 2025 |
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| We have had our hands full here in Palladiumville as we deal with printing and shipping issues and logistics, not just for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness, but for three dozen reprint books and a number of other things. In addition, we’ve been talking to a few new printers to cover our needs domestically and internationally as we grow and expand. |
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| | NEW! DriveThruRPG Halloween PDF Sale – ALL Palladium Books horror titles and other horror themed PDF books and issues of The Rifter are on sale! And not just Palladium titles, there are thousands of RPG horror titles on sale now through Halloween. Check it out. |
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| | | NEW! One-of-a-kind negatives from classic Rifts® titles, signed by Kevin Siembieda. I continue to add more Rifts negatives to my (Kevin) personal Ebay store, but they keep selling out fast. The next batch offers more Rifts Japan (1995) and Rifts MercTown (2005), I will try to put a dozen up every week till Christmas. They look awesome and are suitable for framing. Note: Role-Playing Games from the 1970s, 80s, 90s and early 2000s have become collector items selling for big bucks by legitimate auction houses like Heritage Auctions (HA), as well as at game conventions. And I think prices will only continue to soar. Get ‘em while you can.
Original RPG art is rare and more sought after by collectors than ever. Original art costs hundreds to thousands of dollars, but negatives are much less; those with art on them typically selling for $10-$100. Most game and book publishers threw away the negatives when printing companies switched from film to digital printing. Palladium had dozens of book negatives destroyed too, but we also kept the negs for several dozen books and from time to time we make them available for sale. They are super-rare one- (sometimes two-) of-a-kind pieces of history, and quite attractive and unique. Take a look. Oh, and there are other Palladium collectibles as well as action figures and items from my personal collection. Enjoy. |
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| FINAL HOURS! Nightbane® Through the Glass Darkly Audiobook Crowdfunder– ENDS Tomorrow – Friday, October 24 at 12:00 PM Eastern |
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| Nightbane® Through the Glass Darkly sourcebook is AudioRPG’s latest audiobook offering. This is one of my (Kevin Siembieda) favorite sourcebooks and I also enjoyed the voice actors they have chosen for this and other Nightbane audiobooks. This sourcebook delves into the dark and transformative magicks of the Fleshsculptor, Cybermage, and Mirror Mage. It includes 50+ magic spells, plus charms, talismans, Living Pathways, three full adventures, and ideas for many more. Don’t overlook this deep and scary sourcebook. If you don’t already own the physical book, I recommend you get the bundle with the book and the audiobook downloadable version.
We are always amazed that the spoken book version always sounds so different and dramatic.
Audiobook Highlights: Professional voice actor. The audiobook narration is moody and compelling. (We love it.) Fun and relaxing. A very different experience than reading the book yourself. Excellent for revisiting the world of Nightbane. Excellent for Game Master prep and generation of ideas. An immersive experience you will never forget. Whether you’re familiarizing yourself with the setting or rules, searching for ideas, preparing your next campaign, or just enjoying the Urban Fantasy world of Nightbane, you’ll find the audiobook a worthwhile experience.
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| | | BACK in STOCK – In time for Christmas |
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| The RECON RPG is finally coming back in stock along with numerous fan favorite Rifts books and some Heroes Unlimited and horror titles. We have had 36 books at the printer since September, so everything would be in print during the Christmas season. But the printer has been so swamped they are behind and sending the reprints in smaller batches than we requested. Still, we should have additional books arriving back in stock every week or two. Note: Unfortunately, this has delayed the start of Palladium Books’ beloved and much anticipated Christmas Surprise Package offer – the best deal in gaming.
Back in Stock next week – October 28, 2025:Deluxe Revised RECON RPG – 224 pages – Cat. No. 600 – $26.99 retail – available soon. Dead Reign: Dark Places Sourcebook – 64 pages – Cat. No. 232 – $16.99 retail – available soon. Nightbane: Shadows of Light sourcebook – 160 pages – Cat. No. 734 – $24.99 retail – available soon. Heroes Unlimited G.M.’s Guide – 224 pages – Cat. No. 516 – $26.99 retail – available now. HU: Mutant Underground Sourcebook – 96 pages – Cat. No. 520 – $20.99 retail – available now. Rifts Pantheons of the Megaverse – 224 pages – Cat. No. 811 – $26.99 retail – available soon. Rifts Mindwerks – 112 pages – Cat. No. 812 – $20.99 retail – available soon. Rifts Japan – 216 pages – Cat. No. 818 – $26.99 retail – available soon.
Coming in the Week of November 3, 2025:Rifts Underseas – 216 pages – Cat. No. 815 – $26.99 retail. Rifts Lemuria – 224 pages – Cat. No. 885 – $26.99 retail. Rifts Aftermath – 208 pages – Cat. No. 846 – $26.99 retail. Rifts D-Bees of North America – 224 pages – Cat. No. 874 – $26.99 retail. Rifts Triax 2 – 192 pages – Cat. No. 881 – $26.99 retail. Rifts Sovietski – 224 pages – Cat. No. 891 – $26.99 retail. Rifts Dimension Book: Anvil Galaxy – 160 pages – Cat. No. 847 – $24.99 retail. With more to follow.
Coming in December:
Rifts Ultimate Edition SOFTCOVER – 376 pages – Cat. No. 800-SE – $39.99 retail. Note: The RUE hardcover will see a price increase to $49.99 retail in December. |
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| NEW! Palladium YouTube videos on gaming |
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| If you haven’t seen any yet, you need to check out a bunch of these timeless video chats. Each talks about one of Palladium’s RPGs, gaming, and history. I’m so glad folks are loving these bits of Palladium’s origin story and creative process. |
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| We know some of you backed the original Secret World Kickstarter, so we wanted to let you know about this new venture from Star Anvil Studio.
An Age is ending… and the darkest days are already here. As magic begins to fail, ancient enemies cast their avaricious gaze upon our world. Threats both mortal and cosmic—once thought merely myth, but horrifically all too real—begin to reveal themselves as the clock counts down towards apocalypse. In the midst of these growing shadows, some hope yet remains… and you are that hope. Can you discover the truth behind the Secret World? Learn more by clicking on this link. |
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| | | UPDATE! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness RPG Redux |
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| Coming in November and December! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness Rewards are at sea! All TMNT & Other Strangeness RPG Redux books and Kickstarter rewards are at sea and on their way to the USA.
We tentatively anticipate Kickstarter Rewards to start shipping mid- or late-November (we don’t have an exact date yet). Backers, watch for Kickstarter Updates and Backerkit shipping charges coming soon! We are happy to report Palladium’s estimated shipping costs were pretty close for most, only a bit higher than anticipated. Shipping even for the top tier Backers isn’t too bad, but the amount of awesomeness they are receiving does jump up the shipping cost. We’ll get you the details next week.
You can still place TMNT & Other Strangeness Pre-Orders
The following TMNT & Other Strangeness products are still available for pre-order now thru November. They are anticipated to ship in December before Christmas (but no promises). |
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| – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness RPG Redux – 272 pages – includes the remastered TMNT & OS RPG, Turtles Go Hollywood sourcebook, and Truckin’ Turtles sourcebook, ALL remastered, updated, and new layout, in full color – PLUS bonus material (Behind the Scenes, concept art, written remembrances, and 17 pages of full color tribute art by Mirage Studio artists and other comic book and gaming artists). |
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| – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Transdimensional Adventures Redux – 256 pages – includes the remastered Transdimensional TMNT sourcebook (art by Eric Lawson), TMNT Adventures and TMNT Guide to the Universe sourcebook (art by Eastman and Laird), ALL remastered, updated, new layout, and in full color (including two 10 page Eastman and Laird comic strips created just for the sourcebooks) – PLUS bonus material (written remembrances and 15 pages of full color tribute art by renowned comic book and gaming artists). |
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| – Black White & Red Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness RPG Redux – 272 pages. The same glorious book painted in grays and reds as an homage to the original black and white comic books. It looks sensational. The bonus material is in full color. TMNT comic fans and gamers go nuts over this book. |
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| – Black White & Red Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Transdimensional Adventures Redux – 256 pages, The same fantastic book painted in grays and red as an homage to the original black and white comic books. It looks beautiful. The bonus material is in full color. TMNT comic fans and gamers go nuts over this book. |
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| – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness GM Screen – A sturdy, 4-panel Game Master’s screen with colorful art on the exterior panels. Plastic sleeves on the inner panels so you can swap out and customize your GM information sheets. |
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| – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness Mutagen Green Dice – 7 liquid-filled RPG dice that come in a plastic tube with the TCRI logo. TMNT fans and gamers alike love these dice. |
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| | 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®.
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| | | Palladium Collectibles – at Kevin’s Online Toy & Collectibles eBay Store |
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| Palladium collectibles as well as action figures and other items from Kevin Siembieda’s personal collection are on sale!
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! |
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| | | | You have permission
Recently, I have heard a surprising (to me) number of celebrities talk about how they had struggled early in their careers because nobody gave them permission to follow their dreams. That people discouraged their ideal career choice to be an actor, author, artist, musician, etc. That people mocked and made fun of them. And said, if only someone had given them permission to believe in themselves and told them it was okay to follow their dream it would have made a profound difference.
Okay, I’m giving you permission to believe in yourself and follow your dream. I believe in you. You can do it. I did.
Be warned: It is hard work. A lot of research. A lot of trial and error – which is okay. You are likely to make mistakes and even fall flat on your face. It happens. Accept it. But get back on your feet, learn from your mistakes, and give it another try. You can often learn more from your mistakes than your successes.
Most likely, you will have to hold down a “real 40 hour a week job” AND spend another 40-50 hours a week on your dream, but you can make it happen. If this is something you really want – really need – to do, then do it. Make the time and sacrifice. Be smart about it and don’t bankrupt yourself or put your family in jeopardy, but give it a try. Even if you fail, you’ll be among the 1% who even tried. Be proud of that.
Sincere, constructive criticism is invaluable, but ignore the naysayers. When I was starting up I had plenty of people tell me I was a dreamer (they were right). And that I needed to grow up and give up on my dreams (they were wrong about that). Along the way I had people – industry people – mock me, laugh at my early books, criticize everything I did, tell me I wasn’t any good, that my games sucked, and that I was doing it all wrong. Heck, there are people out there telling me some of that to this day. But I didn’t let them stop me. I’m an innovator who marches to a different drummer. I do a ton of research and analysis and do what I think is best for the company. If I listened to the naysayers or stopped after my first or second or third mistake or failure, there wouldn’t be a Palladium today. I’m driven by creativity and innovation, not the almighty dollar.
If this poor kid from Detroit could follow his dreams and make them come to life, maybe you can too.
Be bold. Be innovative. Be creative. Don’t let mistakes and failures crush your dream or your spirit. Learn from mistakes and get better and smarter. I don’t care what your dream is, I give you permission to dare to try … and succeed. Do it.
– Kevin Siembieda, Publisher, Game Designer, Writer, Friend |
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