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| | News & Fun – Palladium Books® – Weekly Update – February 6, 2026 |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| | | | NEWS! Eastman and Laird love the new TMNT & Other Strangeness RPG books |
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| 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. |
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| – 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). |
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| – 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. |
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| – 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. |
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| YOU MUST SEE! Detroit Historical Museum Worlds of Palladium Exhibit – February 7 thru September 19, 2026 |
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| 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. |
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| | 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.) |
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| | COMING! April (or May) – A weekend of conversation with Kevin Siembieda |
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| 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. |
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| | Game Masters Needed to Run Palladium Gen Con Game Events – we need YOU |
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| 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:
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 |
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| | | 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. |
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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, 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! |
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| | | | 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 |
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