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News – Weekly Update – Sept 10, 2026

Written by Daniel on . Posted in Weekly Updates.

CELEBRATING 45 YEARS OF RPG FUN

A LEGACY OF INNOVATION – ONE GAME SYSTEM – ENDLESS ADVENTURE


By Kevin Siembieda and Daniel Lansdown


I hope you all enjoyed the long Labor Day Weekend. I (Kevin) got a lot of work done, despite dealing with a three day power outage at home, and managed to sneak in fun with friends and family. I saw Spiderman: A Brand New Day for the third time with Alex (I love this movie) and saw Coyote vs. ACME (enjoyable), as well as visited with an old friend and Defiler, Thom Bartold, and hung out a bit with two of my neighbors.


Oh, and our thanks to those of you who have been supporting our Game Night Weekend Adventure Sales. We’ve tried to have something special for you every week or two this summer. I guess that’s mutual support, because we’re offering 30-40% discounts during those sales to help your bank account and keep you feeling hopeful and distracted despite all the economic uncertainty, high gas prices, and political rhetoric. Stand strong, game on, and keep the positivity flowing.


There’s a lot of positive energy here at Palladium Books as we move forward on several fronts.

End of Summer Rifter® PDF Sale

on DriveThruRPG.com


It’s time to build your Rifter PDF library! Issues #1-85 are now on sale on DriveThru. While every issue of The Rifter has worthwhile source material, adventures, optional rules, great art and fun, if nothing else, we recommend you focus on the rare out of print issues that sell for big bucks on the Ebay collectors’ market.


This way you at least have the content for reference in PDF. And, you’ll be getting them on the cheap. That includes issues #4, 7, 8, 27, 31, 32, 33, 45, 46, 52, 54, 58, 59, 62, 63, 64, 71/72 double issue, and 77, among many others — Enjoy!

Join Us Next Week for Granite State Comic Con

September 18, 19, 20 – You wont want to miss it!


Palladium Books will have a big presence this year plus it is the unofficial Ninja Turtles convention. This year’s guests include Kevin Siembieda, Kevin Eastman, Simon Bisley, Jim Lawson, Steve Lavigne, Dan Berger, Eric Talbot, Michael Dooney, Fero Pe, Luis Antonio Delgado, Freddie E. Williams II, Ben Bishop, Esau & Isaac Escorza, Mike Rooth, Smith, Tom Waltz, and dozens of other Ninja Turtles, comic book, and Hollywood icons like Lou Diamond Phillips, Khary Payton, voice actor James Saito (Shredder), Kevin Clash (Splinter) and more.


THIS IS YOUR CHANCE to have them all sign your Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness Redux books!


Palladium Books will have a booth connected to Artists Alley with a slew of TMNT® & Other Strangeness Redux Edition and After the Bomb sourcebooks featuring artwork by Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Jim Lawson, and many of the other artists who contributed to these books at the convention.


Did you know that Peter Laird did the cover and all the interior art in the original After the Bomb sourcebook? (We’ll have some copies at our booth.) Or that Kevin Eastman did the covers to Road Hogs and Mutants Down Under? (We’ll have some at our booth.) Or that Jim Lawson did all the interior art for Mutants Down Under? (We’ll have some at our booth!) AND all three of these artists and many of the ones listed above contributed art to TMNT® & Other Strangeness and Transdimensional Adventures Redux Editions! (We’ll have tons of both books at our booth along with dice and GM Screen.)


We’ll also be bringing a selection of Rifts®, Palladium Fantasy, Heroes Unlimited, After the Bomb, and other books for your enjoyment. Oh yeah, and some incredible convention special deals you won’t want to miss, so be sure to swing by our booth.


COMING SOON! Legion of Myth Live Chat with Siembieda and Roberson – September 27, 2026


Yep, the dynamic duo (me and Sean, that is) are back to chat about the Rifts® Glitter Boy Codex and all the super-cool items this mid-October crowdfunder on Backerkit will offer. There are a lot and you will want them, so start saving your pennies. As always, we’ll cover other fun game topics as well.

Four Reasons to join the Rifts® Glitter Boy Codex Pre-Launch Page


One, a $5 reservation now gets you a bonus $30 Rifts Surprise Bundle when you pledge on the crowdfunder!


Two, Backers of any previous Palladium Crowdfunder will get a bonus art print when they back this one.


Three,  advanced look and information about the Rifts Glitter Boy Codex. A newly written and illustrated sourcebook devoted to the most iconic character in Rifts: the Glitter Boy Pilot and their fabled chromium power armor. It contains Glitter Boy suit modifications for the USA-G10, legendary suits, new and variant weapons, new gear, new adventures, never before revealed history of the Glitter Boys, famous Glitter Boy groups, notorious individuals, and powerful new artwork. Choose from a Glitter Boy Codex Softcover with classic black-and-white interior art by Steven Cummings or the full-color Glitter Boy Codex Hardcover with color art throughout – which makes it the landmark, first full-color Rifts® book ever! Art by Steven Cummings, colors by Michael Majestic.


Four, an advanced look at the many unique Backer Rewards and RPG accessories available as Add-Ons, such as:

  • Rifts Glitter Boy EXCLUSIVE Foil/Chromium Cover Edition.

  • Rifts® Customizable Game Master Screen – In the same style as the TMNT® Game Master Screen – 4-folding, color panels.

  • 1–3 Dice Sets – Nine dice per set.

  • 1–3 Rifts® Playmats

  • Exclusive Metal Collector Coin – A new unique coin for each crowdfunder moving forward.

  • Glitter Boy Print Set

  • The Full Color Rifts Poker Deck – this fan-fave poker deck with a unique color image on every card has been out of print for a few years, and will be upgraded to a quality, linen card stock.

  • And there is plenty more still to be revealed.


Plus the Rifts® Glitter Boy Codex Pre-Launch Page will offer more updates, previews, info, and artwork every week as we get closer to the Live Launch on BackerKit, mid-October. So stay tuned!

Also Coming to Backerkit Soon!


Our friends at Strange Owl Games are proud to announce the release of Timothy Brown’s Dragon Kings in a brand-new edition suitable for 5E play, with conversion rules for 2E included. Brown, the award-winning co-creator of the Dark Sun® universe, has further refined the desperate, savage world of Khitus, his spiritual successor to those exciting tropes and themes.


This crowdfunding campaign for Dragon Kings includes the Core Book with the entire setting and 5E-compatible rules, 2E conversion, maps, adventures, setting-appropriate dice, game master’s screen, and audiobook.

This crowdfunding campaign for Dragon Kings includes the Core Book with the entire setting and 5E-compatible rules, 2E conversion, maps, adventures, setting-appropriate dice, game master’s screen, and audiobook.

Last Weekend to see the Worlds of Palladium Exhibit Closes September 13th – Detroit Historical Museum


I went to the exhibit Labor Day Weekend with Daniel and some friends. They loved it. I still can’t believe the Detroit Historical Museum paid me this great honor. Final days now through Sunday, September 13th.


Worlds of Palladium celebrates Palladium Books, Detroit’s role-playing game history, and the creators and fans who helped tabletop gaming grow from a niche hobby into the worldwide phenomenon it is today. Artwork, history, and pieces from Palladium’s past help tell the story of more than four decades of imagination and adventure.


And while you’re in town, give Palladium a call and see if you can swing by the office. We are only 30 minutes away from the Museum. If Kevin and the crew are available, we are always happy to meet fans, sign some books, and show you our little idea factory.


Detroit Historical Museum

5401 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Michigan 48202

Telephone: 313-833-1805

Admission: $15 adults; $8 children ages 6-12

Closed Monday and Tuesday

Wednesday-Saturday: 10 AM-5 PM

Sunday: 1-5 PM

Closing Thoughts – A Rollicking End to Summer and an Explosive Start to Autumn


Summer ends with the Montreal Universal Summit this Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.


Followed by Granite State Comic Con, the unofficial Ninja Turtles convention with Kevin Eastman and many TMNT artists and creators present. I’m on three panel talks, one with Kevin Eastman. And Palladium will have a booth in the gaming room next to Artist Alley with a ton of TMNT & Other Strangeness products and After the Bomb books, along with Rifts, Fantasy, Heroes Unlimited, and other Palladium RPG titles. What a great opportunity to get your game books signed by Eastman and other TMNT creators. Daniel and I will bring some RPG books to be signed for our own collections. I mean, how often do you have Kevin Eastman and the Mirage Studio and IDW artists at one convention!


Followed by the September 27, Legion of Myth game chat. We love doing these with Max and Heathen Dog as much as you folks enjoy listening to them.


By the way, we have gone weekly with brand new video chats with me, Kevin Siembieda, and J-M DeFoggi on the Palladium Books YouTube channel. There are new reels coming too. Yes, I’m a very busy, boy. We all are.


Autumn starts with a bang in the form of the Rifts Glitter Boy Codex Crowdfunder coming to Backerkit. The Palladium office had been buzzing over this new sourcebook and all the super-cool backer rewards and add-ons available. Stuff you will love, including different versions of the Glitter Boy Codex, Rifts Game Screen, dice, poker deck, etc., and one very special item close to my heart. We’ve been planning this Backerkit crowdfunder for months and it is epic. It’s about so much more than one epic sourcebook. You’ll love everything it has to offer, and the Glitter Boy Codex is outstanding all by itself. Please, please, please spread the word far and wide. Thanks.


If we can stay on track, you’ll also see the release of Rifts Bestiary Volume 2 and Yin-Sloth Expeditions by the end of the year.


Meanwhile, we’re working on other books and a new RPG license that we think will blow your minds and put a smile on your face. And this is just the stuff I can tell you about or hint at. Big things are coming.


Enjoy the DriveThru Rifter Sale, please join us at Granite State Comic Con if you can, enroll on the Rifts Glitter Boy Codex Pre-Launch Page and spread the word.

– Kevin Siembieda, Game Designer, Writer, Friend

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