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Palladium Books®, Inc. - Press Release - June 26, 2001 |
Press Contact: Maryann Siembieda (msiembieda@palladiumbooks.com)
As publisher, Kevin Siembieda, wrote in his editorial for The Rifter® 15 (shipping July 19th), Palladium Books’ schedule this year is cursed. Delays have been unavoidable. Barring any new problems, the following is a “realistic” schedule that should be doable.
What & When
July, 2001
- Northern Hinterlands™ for Palladium Fantasy RPG® – DONE and at the printer! July 10th
- Rifter #15 – DONE and at the printer! July 19th
- Rifts® CCG from Precedence Entertainment, should be out by the end of July or early August at the latest (that’s what we are told). This one is out of our hands. A July release is what the folks at Precedence tell us
August, 2001
- Rifts® Coalition Wars 6: Final Siege™ should be out around the middle or end of August, we will keep you posted as to the exact release date.
- Adventures in the Great Northern Wilderness™, Second Edition. By Siembieda, Coffin and a host of others. End of August or early September.
September, 2001
- Rifts® Game Master’s Guide. Rifts® fans have been screaming for a Rifts® Game Master’s Guide for years – so this title should be one of the hottest Rifts® titles in years! We are working hard to meet the end of September (Sept. 25?) release date.
October, 2001
- After the Bomb® RPG is rescheduled for a Fall release; probably October. It is bigger and better than ever.
- Land of the Damned™ One: The Northern Mountains for the Palladium Fantasy RPG®; 224 big pages of monsters, mayhem and fun.
- The Rifter #16 – the usual cool stuff.
More to Follow for November & December
The Northern Hinterlands™
For The Palladium Fantasy RPG® – Ships July 10
Expanded in size to 192 pages (from 160) – also note the increased retail price to $20.95 (from $16.95).
- Overview of this deadly region of monsters and wilderness.
- Legendary magic items and treasure troves.
- The Shadow Coast of Bizantium. A hotbed of colonial rebellion.
- 8 optional character classes (O.C.C.s) including the Barbarian Warrior and Keeper.
- 16 new monsters.
- 19 ancient magic artifacts, like Fire Ice, Magebane, Ring of Ice and Fury, Soulstone of Arendrun, the Immortalisman, the Withering Stone and others.
- Over a dozen new magic spells.
- The Wild Lords -- gods who helped to defeat the dreaded Old Ones, but who are almost forgotten today.
- Kiridin, land of barbarians and home to the realm of Eternal Autumn.
- The 13 colonies of the Shadow Coast and the Shadow Rebellion.
- Cold Rules and the Long Winter.
- Information about the Vault of Destiny and Palladium of Desires!
- Key people and places.
- Maps, history and tons of adventure ideas.
- Cat. No. 467
- Retail Price: $20.95
- Page Count: 192 pages.
- Cover by: Michael Sutfin
- Interior Art: Wilson, Williams, Breaux, Burles, Johnson and Walpole.
- Written by: Kevin Siembieda and Bill Coffin.
- Date of Release: July 10 – DONE and at the printers!
The Rifter® #15-- Ships July 19
The Rifter® is a synthesis of Game Master and Players' Guide, talent show, fan forum, sourcebook, news source and fun for fans of all of Palladium's role-playing games. Done and at the printers!
Number Fifteen includes:
- Game Master Tips.
- Questions & Answers.
- Palladium Fantasy RPG®: Knightly Orders of the Eastern Territory. This is “official material” that got axed out of the Eastern Territory™ sourcebook due to space limitations.
- Palladium Fantasy source material.
- Heroes Unlimited™ World Building.
- Rifts® Coalition Cyborgs.
- Rifts®, a new short story begins (fiction).
- Rifts®, next chapter in the Hammer of the Forge
- (fiction).
- Palladium News & Coming Attractions and more.
- Cat. No. 115
- Retail Price: $7.95
- Page Count: 112 pages.
- Cover by: Wayne Breaux Jr.
- Interior Art: Williams, Walpole, Breaux, Apollo and others.
- Written by: Siembieda, Edwards, and other contributors.
- Date of Release: July 19th – DONE and at the printers.
Northern Wilderness™, “Expanded” 2nd Edition
for Palladium Fantasy RPG® -- August Release
Adventures in the Northern Wilderness™ and Further Adventures in the Northern Wilderness™ “combined” into one big sourcebook with additional notes, tables, maps and information.
- Information on Shadowfall, the Wolfen capital.
- The 12 Wolfen tribes (updated).
- Expanded encounter table -- offering 101 Adventures.
- Hook, Line & Sinker™ adventures.
- More history and background.
- The Northern Elfland, the ancient “Golden City.”
- Art by Burles, Wilson, Breaux, Johnson and others.
- Maps, adventure ideas and hints about the Wolfen War.
- Cat. No. 457
- Retail Price: $20.95
- Page Count: 192 pages.
- Cover by: Keith Parkinson.
- Interior Art: Williams, Breaux, Johnson and others.
- Written by: Kevin Siembieda, Bill Coffin and others.
- Date of Release: Probably August 27 or so release.
Coalition Wars™ 6:
Final Siege – Ships August 24
This “super-hotly” anticipated book is in production and should ship sometime in August – probably around August 24, 2001.
Final Siege is the climactic conclusion to the Coalition Wars™: Siege on Tolkeen series. This is it. The grand finale! One will win, one will lose. This book has it all.
- The City of Tolkeen mapped and described.
- Tolkeen’s King, Circle of 12 and Warlords described in detail.
- Tolkeen’s newest demonic allies and monsters.
- Tolkeen’s secret weapons and war machines.
- The City of Freehold -- home of the Dragon Kings.
- The final Siege -- who wins, who loses, who survives.
- Aftermath notes and loads of adventure and adventure ideas.
- Cat. No. 844
- Retail Price: $20.95
- Page Count: 200+ pages.
- Cover by: Wrap-around cover by John Zeleznik.
- Interior Art: Perez, Breaux, Wilson, Johnson, Williams and Burles.
- Written by: Kevin Siembieda and Bill Coffin.
- Date of Release: August 24, 2001
Note: Kevin Siembieda had to jump in to finish or rewrite several titles by other authors, causing this title to be delayed on numerous occasions. It is currently in production.
Rifts® Game Master’s Guide
-- Ships end of September
This sourcebook will be super-hot!!
Kevin Siembieda and Bill Coffin are putting together a big, 250+ page (possibly a 288 page) Rifts® Game Master’s Guide. The book is still being put together, but the goal is to create one big, easy reference guide for G.M.s that should include comprehensive and condensed lists of skills, magic spells, psionic powers, O.C.C.s, R.C.C.s, weapons, vehicles, and more. As well as vital information for Game Masters, more and updated world information, and lots of other helpful lists, charts, source material, tips and information.
- Updated world overview.
- Comprehensive skill list with basic percentages.
- Hand to hand combat skill charts and tables.
- Comprehensive list of Magic Spells with P.P.E.
- Capsuled descriptions of weapons, bionics and vehicles.
- Tips and hints for running campaigns.
- Charts, lists, tables and reference material galore.
- Scattered skill descriptions all put into one easy to find place.
- Rifts® bibliography of titles complete with a summary of what is found in each.
- Cat. No. 845
- Retail Price: $24.95
- Page Count: 256-288 pages; page count not yet finalized.
- Cover by: Dave Dorman.
- Interior Art: Perez, Breaux, Wilson, Johnson, Williams and Burles.
- Written by: Kevin Siembieda with Bill Coffin.
- Date of Release: End of September, 2001 – shooting for a September 25th release date.
Copyright 2001 Kevin Siembieda
This Press Release may be used and portions reprinted with Palladium's permission for the purpose of news and promotion. Palladium Books®, Rifts®, The Rifter®, Nightbane®, The Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game®, After the Bomb® and Megaverse® are registered trademarks owned and licensed by Kevin Siembieda. Cyber-Knights, Coalition Wars, Siege on Tolkeen, Eastern Territory, Northern Hinterlands, Land of the Damned, Heroes Unlimited, HU2, Aliens Unlimited, The Nursery, Mutant Underground, Coalition Wars, Wolfen, and other titles and names are trademarks owned by Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books.