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By on March 15th, 2009

Palladium Books – Press Release

Coming in March, 2009

- Rifts® World Book One: Vampire Kingdoms™ – Ships March 16 – back in stock!

- Robotech®: The Masters Saga™ Sourcebook (New!) – Ships March 17 – at the printer.

- Rifts® Dimension™ Book 5: Anvil Galaxy™ – Ships March 20 – back in stock – at the printer.

- Rifts® Dimension Book™ 11: Dyval™ (New!) – Ships March 30 – at the printer.

Coming in April, 2009

– Rifts® Adventure Sourcebook: The Shemarrian Nation™ (New!) – Ships April 17 – in final production.

– Dead Reign™ Sourcebook: Civilization Gone™ (New!) – Ships April 24 – in production.

– The Rifter® #46 (New!) – Ships April 24 – in production.

– Nightbane® Survival Guide sourcebook (New!) – Ships April 28 (tentative) – in production.

Rifts® Dimension Book™ 11: Dyval™, Hell Unleashed
– At the Printer – Ships March 30, 2009

Dyval™ is done. At the printer. And it looks fantastic. It topped out at 224 action-packed pages. We start work on Rifts® Shemarrian Nation this weekend, Palladium’s next release.

Dyval™ is a dimension of Hell that is completely unique and different from Hades. The Deevil Host, evil monsters and minions, Deevil society, monstrous War Steeds, magic, adventure settings and more will make this another welcomed addition to the Palladium Megaverse®. Moreover, it advances the Minion War and offers endless hours of potential adventure. Suitable for use with The Palladium Fantasy RPG®, HU2™, Nightbane®, BTS-2™, Phase World® and Rifts®. Done and at the printer!

  • 18 Deevils and 5 of them new.
  • 7 Infernal War Steeds and other monsters.
  • 5 Host races, inhuman minions, plus Ice and Magma Golems.
  • Deevil Lords and their plans for war.
  • Magic weapons, Soul Gems, ancient magic and more.
  • Key locations, weird phenomena and citadels of Hell.
  • Encounter tables galore and countless adventure ideas.
  • The hellish dimension of Dyval™ mapped and described.
  • A stand-alone Dimension Book that is also the second step in an epic, five book adventure that spills across the Palladium Megaverse®.
  • Companion to Hades and the next chapter in the Minion War™.
  • Artwork by Nick Bradshaw, Mike Wilson, Mike Mumah, and others.
  • Cover painting by John Zeleznik.
  • Written by Carl Gleba and Kevin Siembieda. At the printer.
  • 224 pages – $24.95 retail – Cat. No. 873. Ships March 30.

    Robotech®: The Masters Saga™ Sourcebook
    – Ships March 17

    The Masters Saga™ captures the era of the Second Robotech War and brings the mecha and heroes of the Army of the Southern Cross (ASC) to life. Adventures can start in the jungles of South America, where the fledgling ASC and the UEDF battled Zentraedi Malcontents, UEG separatists, rebels and terrorists before the UEEF blasted into outer space. Or play during the years of global Reconstruction. Or start your game the day the Masters appeared and the Second Robotech War began. Or play the days between the Masters’ defeat and the arrival of the Invid. Or role-play the battle against the invading Invid swarm when they first appeared, as well as the days that followed as your ASC heroes try to rescue survivors and establish resistance groups to battle the Invid until help can arrive from the UEEF!

  • The Army of the Southern Cross™ – all 15 branches.
  • Veritech Hover Tanks, AJAX, Logan and more.
  • Four ASC battloids plus the Golem robot.
  • Six suits of ASC power armor – never before seen.
  • Other ASC vehicles, body armor, jump packs, weapons & equipment.
  • The Robotech Masters, Tirolians, and their spaceships and weapons.
  • Seven different Bioroids, Bioroid Hover Sled, weapons and more.
  • Tirolian villains and player characters.
  • History, background and world information.
  • Quick Roll ASC Character Creation Tables.
  • Infinite possibilities for adventure.
  • Manga size for easy portability (5×7½ inches).
  • Written by Jason Marker. Additional text by Kevin Siembieda.
  • Cover by Apollo Okamura.
  • Art by the Mannings, Majestic, Maradin and Okamura.
  • 256 pages – $16.95 retail – Cat. No. 552.
  • Ships March 17, 2009. At the printer. Place your order now!

    Rifts® World Book One: Vampire Kingdoms™
    – Back in Stock – Ships March 16

    Rifts® Vampire Kingdoms™ – one of the best selling (more than 150,000 copies) Rifts® World Books of all time – is back in print.

    We had been holding back on reprinting it because Kevin Siembieda wants to do a new and improved edition. However, with his current schedule we don’t know when he’ll be able to get around to it (end of 2009 at the soonest). So many gamers have been requesting the book, we decided to do a short printing to hold us over.

    Rifts® Vampire Kingdoms™ is jam packed with all kinds of source material for players and G.M.s.

  • Comprehensive data about Vampires, their pecking order, how they come into being, their powers and their goals.
  • The Vampire Alien Intelligence revealed.
  • The Vampire Kingdoms of Mexico and related world information.
  • How to kill Vampires, and Reid’s Rangers, Vampire Hunters.
  • The cities of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez (and their vampire problem), complete with maps.
  • Creation rules for Freak Shows, Circuses & Traveling Shows.
  • World overview and maps for the Yucatan.
  • Ancient gods, demons, monsters, freaks, D-Bees and more.
  • Written by Kevin Siembieda. Cover by Kevin Long.
  • Art by Tim Truman, Kevin Long, and Kevin Siembieda.
  • 176 pages – $20.95 retail – Cat. No. 802. At the printer. Ships March 16.

    Rifts® Dimension™ Book 5: Anvil Galaxy™
    – Back in Stock – Ships March 20

    With the Minion War heating up (Hades, Dyval, Dimensional Outbreak/Phase World®, and more), we figured we’d better bring this key book in the Three Galaxies back in print, at least as a short printing available online.

    An entire galaxy is put at your fingertips, offering additional alien races and countless adventure ideas.

  • Nearly 20 alien races, including the Ratanoid and Star Elves.
  • Overview of the Anvil Galaxy.
  • Key planets, races, & civilizations (scores of them).
  • The mysterious Threshold and Core.
  • More on the Trans-Galactic Empire & Consortium of Civilized Worlds.
  • Legends of the Cosmic Forge.
  • Planet creation rules and more.
  • Written by Bill Coffin. Cover by Kevin Long.
  • Art by Wilson, Breaux, Burles and others.
  • 160 pages – $20.95 retail – Cat. No. 847. At the printer. Ships March 20.

    Wolfen Empire™
    – Back in Stock – Available Now

    This ever popular Palladium Fantasy RPG® sourcebook by Siembieda, Wujcik and Coffin is back as a special printing for Palladium’s online store. It is truly an adventure sourcebook with monsters, adventures, adventure ideas, history and info about the Wolfen and more.

  • The history of the Wolfen and their Empire.
  • Wolfen government, military, rank, religion and more.
  • 13 notable animals/monsters common to the north.
  • The Great Northern Wilderness and Killer Winters.
  • Six fully fleshed out adventures.
  • 101 Adventures Table.
  • The Village of Wrijin – mapped and described.
  • The Town of Badd Land, a bandit’s paradise.
  • Written by Erick Wujcik, Kevin Siembieda, Bill Coffin & others.
  • Cover by Ramon Perez.
  • Art by Burles, Long, Johnson, Okamura, Williams & others.
  • 160 pages – $20.95 retail – Cat. No. 471. Available now.

    Rifts® Adventure Sourcebook: The Shemarrian Nation™
    – Ships April 17

    Update. We dive into the final editing and rewriting this weekend. Apollo Okamura’s sketch for the cover has been approved and interior art should start coming in next week! This is our next release. On track for an April 17 release.

    The Shemarrians, the phantom right arm of Archie Three and a force to be reckoned with in the wild woods beyond the Eastern Wall (the Allegheny Mountains). An in-depth look at the fabricated femme fatales, their false society, and the schemes and dreams that Archie and Hagan have in store for them.

  • The Shemarrians and their place in the Eastern Wilderness. How the regional factions and power blocs view the warrior women and how the Shemarrians (and Archie) view them.
  • Shemarrian history, society, and culture.
  • Shemarrian Secrets: They are really androids fabricated by Archie Three.
  • New types of Shemarrians, including War Goddess, Spinster, various Warriors, the Berserker, Pariah, and the Male Warrior.
  • New Shemarrian war mounts and weapons.
  • Other android and robot minions of Archie Three, including the Avian Spy, and the so-called R’Mar Alien.
  • Cover by Apollo Okamura. Interior art by Mike Mumah, Mark Dudley and Brian and Allen Manning.
  • Written by Josh Sinsapaugh.
  • 96 pages – $16.95 retail – Cat. No. 878. Ships April 17, 2009.

    Dead Reign™ Sourcebook: Civilization Gone™
    Ships April 24

    This sourcebook explores what happens when civilization is literally gone overnight, and the sole survivors are you and a few billion zombies!

  • More resources and survival advice from Brad Ashley.
  • More information on the world and zombies.
  • Street gangs and protectors.
  • Madmen & Psychopaths – new dangers and player characters in a world gone mad.
  • Insanity tables.
  • Many random tables galore: Building Searches, Available Resources, Building a Survivors’ Camp, and more.
  • Adventure ideas & more.
  • Artwork by Bradshaw, Mike Mumah, and others.
  • Written by Kevin Siembieda, additional text by Hilden and Sanford.
  • Not yet determined; 64-96 pages – $12.95 to $16.95 retail – Cat. No. 231. Ships April (very likely!). We will try to get this book out in April! Artwork has already been assigned.

    The Rifter® #46
    – Ships April 24

    The Rifter® is your doorway to unlimited imagination and numerous Palladium role-playing worlds. It offers new heroes, powers, weapons, magic and adventure for your games. It presents new villains, monsters and dangers to battle, and new ideas to consider.

    Hightlights Include:

  • Rifts® Dyval: More great source material that couldn’t fit in the book.
  • Rifts®: Dragons in society.
  • Wormwood™ Addenda Three: The Free City of Worldgate.
  • Heroes Unlimited™: New magic character classes and a different look at magic in the HU2 setting.
  • Beyond the Supernatural™ monsters and more.
  • The latest chapter of Hammer of the Forge™, fiction.
  • News, coming attractions and more.
  • $11.95 retail – 96 pages – Cat. No. 146.
  • Ships April 24, 2009. In development.

    Nightbane® Survival Guide sourcebook
    Ships April 28 (tentative)

    This is the first sourcebook for the ever popular Nightbane® series in five years.

    The Nightbane® setting features heroes who must transform into monsters to use their supernatural powers. They are the “bane of night” and the natural enemies of the Nightlords who seek to exterminate the Nightbane wherever they are found. This is a guide to help the Nightbane survive in a world of conspiracy, dark forces and monstrous invaders from the Nightlands. Invaders who have secretly taken over the governments of the world.

  • Surviving the Hidden War; strategies and tactics.
  • The life of a Nightbane.
  • Creating Contacts, Creating Factions & Faction Recruiting.
  • New factions and secret societies.
  • New Nightbane Morphus Tables and new Talents.
  • New Nightbane Creation Guideline Tables by education & background.
  • New Nightbane history, psychology and more.
  • Adventure ideas and world information.
  • Cover by Mark Evans.
  • Art by Stephen L. Fox, Amy Ashbaugh and others.
  • Written by Mark Oberle and Irvin Jackson.
  • 160 pages – $20.95 retail – Cat. No. 735. Ships April 28 (tentative).

    Rifts® Dimension Book™ 12: Dimensional Outbreak™
    – Ships May

    We want to be realistic with this release date and with the Palladium Open House coming up, we can’t see Outbreak coming out until May.

    Another exciting and surprise filled book in the Minion War series as war spills into Phase World®, the city of Center and the Three Galaxies™. The epic scale of the Minion War just got bigger and even the Worlds of Warlock, the Splugorth and Naruni are involved.

  • Phase World’s Center described and mapped. Four new levels, including the Gateland, Central Station, the Spaceport, Repo-Yards, Free Trade Zone, Warlock Market, notable merchants and places of business, and much more.
  • Demon Knights, Star Slayers, demonic legions and more.
  • Demonic spaceships, magic weapons and new horrors.
  • Deevil fortifications and defenses.
  • Space spell magic (new).
  • Spaceships, power armor and other gear.
  • The plot for conquering the Three Galaxies.
  • A stand-alone Dimension Book that is also the third step in an epic, five book crossover that spills across the Palladium Megaverse®.
  • Artwork by Apollo Okamura, Mike Mumah, and others.
  • John Zeleznik cover painting.
  • Written by Carl Gleba.
  • 192-224 pages – $24.95 retail – Cat. No. 875. May release.

    Coming Soon

  • Nightbane® Survival Guide sourcebook
  • Mysteries of Magic™ for Palladium Fantasy RPG®
  • Rifts® Heroes of the Megaverse® (Minion War™)
  • Warpath™: Urban Jungle™ RPG – urban combat and war.
  • More Dead Reign™ sourcebooks
    Note: Other titles may be added or substituted.

    March is your last month for
    The Rifter® Special Subscription Offer

    Special price, FREE gift, The Rifter® delivered to your door. Every issue just seems to get better and better.

    Click here for complete details.

    UPDATE: Seven Weeks till
    2009 Palladium Open House – April 30, May 1, 2 & 3

    Please keep POH ticket orders coming! Attendance may be limited. To GUARANTEE your attendance ORDER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! Selling out is a real possibility and at some point we might have to stop selling admissions and turn people away! We are at least 100 people away from that, but orders are coming in 2-4 a day now. Wait till April and it might be too late.

    Furthermore, we need to know how many are attending as soon as possible so we can provide enough tables, chairs, parking, etc., so help us out by ordering in the next few weeks. Thank you. The Palladium Open House is only 2 months away!

  • No additional charge for any games, panel talks, etc. (it’s covered under the admission price).
  • Meet more Palladium creators than ever, anywhere – 50-60!
  • Get autographs, photos, and first-hand news.
  • Game with the people who create the games.
  • Get an advance look at upcoming games.
  • Be first to get new releases or out of print items.
  • Costume contest with real prizes.
  • Live auction. Rare items, out of print books, art & bargains.
  • Meet gamers from around the world; USA, Canada, Germany, Spain, etc.
  • Game till you drop. April 30 (VIP night), May 1, 2 & 3, 2009.

    Click here for complete information.

    Click here to order admissions, or call (734) 721-2903 (order line only). Most credit cards accepted.

    Hotel rooms are going fast – ONLY 15 rooms left –
    $69.95 per night – Reserve your room as soon as possible

    Palladium has had the hotel add rooms to our block and there are only 15 rooms left! We are likely to have to book rooms at a second hotel, so book your room NOW so we can figure out what we need to do!

    Comfort Inn Plymouth Clock Tower hotel is the “official” POH hotel and it will offer all night gaming after the Palladium offices close (around midnight or one A.M.)!

    Hotel information:

  • $69.95 plus tax per Double or King room. Your credit card will NOT be charged till the date of the event.
  • Clean, comfortable rooms – Double beds or a single king-size bed.
  • FREE continental breakfast from 5:30 A.M. to 9:30 A.M.
  • Exercise room open 24 hours.
  • Executive meeting room and a large game room available for all-night gaming; provided a Palladium agent is present in the room.
  • TO MAKE A RESERVATION at the $69.95 price you MUST tell them you want a room in the Block Reserved for Palladium Books. 734-455-8100 tel.
  • ROOMS MUST BE RESERVED BY MARCH 25 TO GET THE SPECIAL PRICE.
    Comfort Inn Plymouth Clock Tower, 40455 Ann Arbor Road (right off of I-275), Plymouth, MI 48170
    Call 734-455-8100 to make hotel reservations.
    Palladium Open House Dates: V.I.P. Thursday is April 30. Open House for all is May 1, 2 & 3, 2009.

    © Copyright 2009 Palladium Books Inc. All rights reserved.
    Rifts®, The Rifter®, RECON®, Splicers®, Palladium Books®, Phase World®, The Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game®, Megaverse®, Nightbane®, The Mechanoids®, The Mechanoid Invasion®, Coalition Wars® and After the Bomb® are Registered Trademarks of Palladium Books Inc. Heroes Unlimited, Beyond the Supernatural, Dead Reign, Warpath, Shemarrian Nation, and other published book titles, names, slogans and likenesses are trademarks of Palladium Books Inc., and Kevin Siembieda.

    Robotech® and Robotech® The Shadow Chronicles® are Registered Trademarks of Harmony Gold USA, Inc.

    This press release may be reprinted, reposted, linked and shared for the sole purpose of advertising, promotion and sales solicitation.

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