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Palladium Books® Press Release – November 23, 2004

Release Schedule

Recent Releases
Rifts® World Book 26: Dinosaur Swamp™ – $17.95 retail – 160 pages, Cat. No. 862.
Phase World® back in print – $22.95 retail – 208 pages, Cat. No. 816.
Phase World® Three Galaxies™ back in print – $17.95 retail – 160 pages, Cat. No. 851.
Rifts® Role-Playing Game® back in print – $24.95 retail, 256 pages, Cat. No. 800. Written by Kevin Siembieda.
Splicers™ RPG – The hotly anticipated, new science fiction role-playing game. $23.95 retail – 224 pages, Cat. No. 200. Written by Carmen Bellaire and Kevin Siembieda.
The Rifter® #28 – Includes official material for Rifts® China 2™ and all kinds of fright-filled material for Palladium’s game lines. $9.95 retail – 128 pages. Cat. No. 128.
Rifts® Game Master Guide back in print. $26.95 retail, 352 pages, Cat. No. 845. Written by Siembieda and others.
Rifts® Book of Magic™ back in print. $26.95 retail, 352 pages, Cat. No. 848. Written by Kevin Siembieda.
Rifts® World Book 16: Federation of Magic™, Revised back in print – $17.95 retail, 160 pages, Cat. No. 829. Written by Siembieda & Murphy.
Heroes Unlimited™: Powers Unlimited™ One back in print – $13.95 retail, 96 pages, Cat. No. 521. Written by Carmen Bellaire and Kevin Siembieda.
Heroes Unlimited™: Game Master’s Guide back in print – $22.95 retail, 224 pages, Cat. No. 516. Written by Wayne Breaux Jr. and Kevin Siembieda.
Palladium Fantasy RPG®: Monsters & Animals back in print. $23.95 retail, 240 pages, Cat. No. 454. Written by Siembieda and Matthew Balent.
Palladium Fantasy RPG®: Dragons & Gods back in print. $22.95 retail, 232 pages, Cat. No. 451. Written by Erick Wujcik & Kevin Siembieda.
Rifts® Bionics Sourcebook back in print. $13.95 retail, 112 pages, Cat. No. 850. Written by Kevin Siembieda.

December, 2004
Beyond the Supernatural™ RPG, 2nd Edition (New) – $23.95 retail, 224 pages, Cat. No. 700 – December 22, 2004; possibility it may be delayed due to high volume at the printers.
Rifts® Dimension Book 3: Phase World® Sourcebook – December 1 back in print – $13.95 retail, 112 pages, Cat. No. 817. Written by C.J. Carella.
Ninjas & Superspies™ RPG – December 1 back in print – $17.95 retail, 176 pages, Cat. No. 525. Written by Erick Wujcik.
Rifts® World Book 14: New West™ – December 1 back in print – $22.95 retail, 224 pages, Cat. No. 826. Written by Kevin Siembieda.

January, 2005
The Rifter® #29 – $9.95 – 96-128 pages. Cat. No. 129. All kinds of good stuff. January 7, 2005.
Rifts® Merctown (New) – $17.95 – 160 pages. Cat. No. 863. January 21, 2005.

February, 2005
Rifts® Merc Ops (New) – $17.95 – 160 pages. Cat. No. 865. Tentatively February 7, 2005
Heroes Unlimited™: Villains Unlimited™ back in print – $22.95 retail, 224 pages, 16 pages of new material and a new cover, Cat. No. 501. Written by Siembieda and Long. February 21, 2005. New material by Siembieda.

Other 2005 releases currently in development
Rifts® China 3: Masters of Magic (New) – $17.95 – 160 pages. Cat. No. 864.
Rifts® Adventures in Dinosaur Swamp™ – probably a February release – est. $17.95 – 160 pages.
Beyond the Supernatural™: Arcanum Sourcebook – $17.95 – 160 pages. Probably a February release.
Beyond the Supernatural™: Tome Grotesque – 96 or 144 pages; $13.95 or $15.95 depending on the final page count. Probably a Spring release.
Rifts® Chaos Earth™: NEMA™ Mission Book One (tentative) – $10.95 – 64 pages. Probably a March or April release.
Splicers™ Sourcebooks – The first one probably a March or April release.
Rifts® World Book: Arzno – Vampires & Mercenaries! Probably a n April or May release.
Rifts® World Book: Lazlo – probably 160 pages for a May or June release.


Splicers™ RPG

Splicers™ RPG

Everybody loves Splicers™ and it has just been nominated for the 2004 InQuest Gamer Fan Awards. So all you fans of Splicers™ be sure to vote for it. We’ll post voting info on our website as soon as we have it (the first week of December we are told). Info will also appear on the InQuest Gamer page of wizarduniverse.com.

The first sourcebook for Splicers™ should appear around springtime (March or April). Meanwhile, spread the word about Splicers™ and enjoy the holidays playing it.

What is Splicers™?

  • Humans wield living weapons and armor to battle robot annihilators in a futuristic world gone mad.
  • Player characters sacrifice their humanity to face the murderous robot legions.
  • Genetically grown power armor and weaponry that changes and improves as it grows.
  • History, world background and epic adventures that are gritty and action-packed.
  • A new, stand-alone, sci-fi role-playing game.
  • Mega-Damage system – compatible with Rifts®, Chaos Earth™, and Phase World®.
  • Written by Carmen Bellaire with additional text and rules by Kevin Siembieda.
  • $23.95 – 224 pages, Cat. No. 200. Available now.

    The Rifter® #29

    The Rifter® #29

    This issue of The Rifter® includes . . .

  • Source material for Rifts® Japan – Japan’s underworld.
  • War Magic for Palladium Fantasy®.
  • Mutants and adventure for After the Bomb® and Heroes Unlimited™.
  • Short story for Heroes Unlimited™.
  • Fiction, news, and more. A wild cover by Brandon C. Clark.
  • $9.95 – 96-128 pages, Cat. No. 129. Ships January 7, 2005.

    Rifts® China 3: Masters of Magic™

    World Book 27:
    Rifts® China 3: Masters of Magic™

    Okay, Rifts® China 3 is officially missing in action. As soon as we get the finished manuscript from author, Erick Wujcik, we’ll jump on production, and we hope that it will be soon.

    Rifts® China 3 will feature all kinds of Oriental magic and mystical player characters. Expect this book to fly off the shelves as fast as Rifts® China 1 & 2.

  • Several new and different types of magic.
  • New and different types of sorcerers and practitioners of magic.
  • Immortals and their quest for power. Available as player characters.
  • Dragons: creatures of magic and keepers of ancient secrets.
  • The Yin Tiger and other strange magical beings.
  • Magic books, tattoos, and enchanted items.
  • More details on the region and people.
  • Written by Erick Wujcik with some additional material by Kevin Siembieda.
  • Cover by Scott Johnson. Interior Art by Dubisch, Okamura and others.
  • $17.95 – 160 pages, Cat. No. 864.
  • Ships early 2005.

    Beyond the Supernatural™ Two

    Beyond the Supernatural™ Two

    An RPG of Modern Horror & Suspense

    A note from Kevin Siembieda, Publisher & Author: “Beyond the Supernatural™ Two has been one of those books that just seems to take a while to get it just right. I apologize for the many delays, they are entirely my fault, but all of us at Palladium Books think the final product will knock people’s socks off. This book has really come together, and the response we’ve gotten from insiders who have only seen pieces of it has been off the charts. I’m telling you, this could be a sleeper hit.

    “BTS-2 is in final production and we expect it to go to press in a few days. If our printer’s packed printing schedule allows it, Beyond the Supernatural™ Two should ship on December 22 in time to hit store shelves shortly after Christmas. However, there is a chance that the printer cannot provide us with the role-playing game till the first week of January, 2005. Let’s hope this is not the case. This is not the fault of the printer, but because Palladium missed its original November print date. The printer is doing everything it can to accommodate our needs, but with the holidays and all . . . we’ll just have to wait and see.”

    – Kevin Siembieda, Publisher

    Beyond the Supernatural™ Two builds on the bones of the classic BTS game to create a modern world of horror and magic unlike any before it.

  • A contemporary horror setting that makes sense and challenges the players.
  • New characters include the Fire Walker, Ghost Hunter, Diviner, Autistic Psychic Savant, Ordinary People and others, all with new and unique abilities.
  • Many of the characters, psychic abilities and magical powers are unlike any Palladium Books has presented before. Characters and powers that will challenge players and bring a new level of strategy and role-playing to the surface.
  • Even familiar characters like the Psychic Sensitive, Healer, Nega-Psychic and others are presented with new powers and deeper character background.
  • The secrets of the supernatural and ESP revealed.
  • Victor Lazlo and his lasting legacy: The Lazlo Agency.
  • More world background and guides to adventure.
  • Written by Kevin Siembieda and Randy McCall.
  • Cover by Zeleznik. Interior art by Dubisch, Okamura, Perez and others.
  • $23.95 – 224 pages, Cat. No. 700.
  • Soft cover edition should ship December 22, 2004.

    The limited edition hardcover won’t be available till the end of January 2005; limited to 500 signed and numbered copies .

    Rifts® MercTown

    Pat Nowak and Kevin Siembieda present a town run by mercenaries, for mercenaries.

  • Weapons dealers, Juicer and Crazy augmentation and more.
  • The practitioners of magic section of town and forbidden secrets.
  • Notable mercenaries, thieves, gangs and cutthroats.
  • Mercenary missions and avenues of adventure.
  • Written by Pat Nowak, additional material by Kevin Siembieda.
  • Cover by Mark Evans. Spectacular interior art by Williams, Okamura, and Drunken Style Studio.
  • $17.95 – 160 pages, Cat. No. 863. Ships January, 2005.

    Rifts® Merc Ops

    More from the imagination of Pat Nowak and Carmen Bellaire presenting criminals, desperados and fugitives wanted by the CS and other authorities, each an opportunity for adventure and action.

  • Villains and rogue mercenary companies.
  • Tolkeen fugitives and the falsely accused.
  • NPC villains and adventures galore.
  • Written by Pat Nowak and Carmen Bellaire.
  • Cover by Scott Johnson. Interior art by Williams, Okamura, and Drunken Style Studio.
  • $17.95 – 160 pages, Cat. No. 865. Ships February 7, 2005 (tentative).

    Heroes Unlimited™: Villains Unlimited™

  • More than 80 villains.
  • Fabricators Inc., suppliers of super-weapons and gizmos to villains.
  • Organization creation rules and adventures and adventure ideas.
  • Written by Kevin Siembieda and Kevin Long.
  • Cover by Brandon C. Clark.
  • $22.95 retail, 224 pages, Cat. No. 501. February 21, 2005.

    Copyright 2004 Palladium Books.
    This Press Release may be used and portions reprinted with Palladium's permission for the purpose of news and promotion. Megaverse®, Palladium Books®, Rifts®, The Rifter®, Phase World®, Coalition Wars®, RECON®, The Mechanoids®, The Mechanoid Invasion®, Nightbane®, The Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game®, and After the Bomb® are registered trademarks owned and licensed by Kevin Siembieda. Splicers, Chaos Earth, Merctown, Dinosaur Swamp, NEMA, Mechanoid® Space, BTS-2, Beyond the Supernatural, United Worlds of Warlock, Land of the Damned, Heroes Unlimited, HU2, Aliens Unlimited, Powers Unlimited, and other titles and names are trademarks owned by Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books Inc.