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Warning! Violence and the Supernatural
The fictional worlds of Palladium Books® are violent, deadly and filled with supernatural monsters. Other-dimensional beings, often referred to as "demons," torment, stalk and prey on humans. Other alien life forms , monsters, gods and demigods , as well as magic, insanity, and war are all elements in these books.
Some parents may find the violence, magic and supernatural elements of the games inappropriate for young readers/players . We suggest parental discretion.
Please note that none of us at Palladium Books® condone or encourage the occult, the practice of magic, the use of drugs, or violence.
The Rifter® Number 38
Your guide to the Palladium Megaverse®!
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First Printing - April, 2007
Copyright 2007 Palladium Books Inc.
All rights reserved, world wide, under the Universal Copyright Convention. No part of this book may be reproduced in part or whole, in any form or by any means, without permission from the publisher, except for brief quotes for use in reviews. All incidents, situations, institutions, governments and people are fictional and any similarity, without satiric intent, of characters or persons living or dead, is strictly coincidental.
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The Rifter® #38 RPG sourcebook series is published by Palladium Books Inc., 12455 Universal Drive, Taylor, MI 48180. Printed in the USA .
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Palladium Books® Presents:
THE #38 Sourcebook and Guide to the Palladium Megaverse®
Coordinator & Editor in Chief: Wayne Smith
Editor: Alex Marciniszyn
Contributing Writers:
James M.G. Cannon
Todd V. Ehrenfels
Michael Ferguson
Dennis Glover
Mark Hall
Craig Hatler
Justin Kugler
Kevin Siembieda
Joseph Larsen
John Philpott
Todd Yoho
Proofreader: J u !ius Rosenstein
Cover Illustration: Mark Evans
Typesetting: Wayne Smith
Keylining: Kevin Siembieda
Based on the RPG rules, characters,
concepts and Megaverse® created by Kevin Siembieda.
Interior Artists:
Brandon C. Clark
Mark Dudley
Comfort Deborah Love
Allen Manning
Brian Manning
Apollo Okamura
Benjamin Rodriguez
Adam Withers
Cover Logo Design: Steve Edwards
Credits Page Logo: Niklas Brandt
Special Thanks to all our contributors, writers and artists - and a special welcome on board to the artists and writers making their debut in this issue. Our apologies to anybody who got accidentally left out or their name misspelled.
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Contents The Rifter® #38 - April, 2007 Page 6 - Art
This is a page of art by Jeffrey Russell from Rifts® Dimension Book 10: Hades. It on Iy hints at the horrors, monsters and evil you'll find unleashed in the Minion War™ Hell series written by Carl Gleba. Jeffrey Russell has done something in the neighborhood of 30 illustrations for Hades (a Rifts®IPhase World® title), which launches an epic saga that we think people will be talking about for years to come.
Page 7 - From the Desk of Kevin Siembieda It is one year since Publisher, Kevin Siembieda, made his
shocking announcement that Palladium Books had been cut low by treachery and embezzlement. One year later, Kevin presents the State of Palladium, what we've been doing, where we hope to be going and what you can expect from us for the rest of the year. It' s all promising and good stuff.
Page 8 - Palladium News Erick Wujcik (author of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle®
RPG, Ninjas & Superspies™. After the Bomb®, Rifts® China, and Amber® Diceless™) is coming to the Palladium Open House!
Robotech® is still on track, and get your first glimpse at our plans for that game line. Palladium's short convention schedule, and Rifts® Gold sold out.
Page 11 - Coming Attractions The latest updates and descriptions of books currently in pro
duction and on our schedule for 2007.
Rifts® Stamps. No, your eyes aren't playing tricks on you. Just something fun to consider. (And yes, the postage will be the new 41 cents, effective May 8, not 39 cents as shown in the illustration.)
We're excited about the hot selling Rifts® Sourcebook One, Revised and Rifts® D-Bees™ of North America is almost done, should be another hot seller and in stores by the end of April.
The Minion War Series is going to be a lot of fun . Two Hells , Hades and Dyval, at war, and how that war impacts the rest of the Megaverse® (p Ius tons of great artwork and cool new demons and monsters).
Ramon Perez's Rifts® Machinations of Doom, a 72 page graphic novel and 40 pages of sourcebook material is guaranteed to please.
What else is going on? Read about it here .
Page 14 - Splicers®
Great House Shiva, Part Two
- Official Source Material The War Mounts of House Shiva include the Agni Plasma
Bird, Ganesh Personnel Carrier, Swoop Dragon , Naga Serpent and Nihilist Suicide Beast. Official Splicers source material written by Todd Yoh o.
Art by Brian and Allen Manning.
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Page 25 - The Art of Role-Playing
Game Master and Player Tips We welcome new writing team Craig Hatler and Todd V.
Ehrenfels to the pages of The Rifter®. With any luck, this is the first of an ongoing series of tips, advice and suggestions to make your gaming experience that much better.
Artwork by Comfort Deborah Love.
Page 31 - Systems Failure™
Warbirds Justin Kugler provides the freedom fighters and Bug hunters
of Earth decimated by the invasion of the "Bugs," with a host of aircraft. Stats for 12 aircraft, plus Flyboys and Barnstormers, a few bands of heroes and a couple NPCs. Optional source material.
Page 39 - Rifts®
Laser Mage™ Dennis Glover provides optiona I source materia \ in the form
of the Priests of the Divine Illumination and Light Magic. Includes, Laser Mage O.c.c. and 21 spells like Mirage, Crystal Bomb, Material Light, Shining Armor, and more. Unofficial source materia I.
Artwork by Benjam in Rodriguez.
Page 45 - Palladium Fantasy RPG®
Optional Source Material on Slavery Mark Hall (author of the upcoming Mysteries of Magic)
takes a look at elements of slavery in the Palladium World that you might not have considered. Includes Slavery and Alignments, Slavery Around the World, Slave Marks, Slave Prices, The Slaver O.c.c. and New Skills and more. Unofficial source material.
Artwork by Mark Dudley.
Page 57 - Palladium Fantasy RPG®
A Walk on the Wild Side - Barbarians &
Savages of the Palladium World, Part One John C. Philpott takes a look at a wide range of barbarians
and primitive people of the Palladium World; their culture, habits and way of life. Unofficial source material.
The Rifter® is your source for gaming material and adventures for the Palladium Fantasy RPG®.
Artwork by Brian and Allen Manning.
Page 80 - Rifts® and Chaos Earth™
Darkvare and the Astral Plane Joseph Larsen presents a new , foul entity from the Astral
Plane, the dreaded Darkvare. This is one weird and dangerous creature, so Game Masters should have a ba II with this powerfu I beastie. Players beware .
Artwork by Adam Withers.
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Page 89 - The Hammer of the ForgeTII1
Chapter 38: A few old friends are reunited as events begin to converge in this latest installment by James M.G. Cannon . Read and enjoy.
Artwork by Apollo Okamura.
The Theme for Issue 38 This issue's theme seems to focus on light and dark. Not just
heroes and monsters, but issues like slavery and barbarism. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did putting it all together.
Another fun-filled issue designed to provoke your imagination, and in spire and motivate players and Game Masters alike to try new ideas and expand their gaming Megaverse®.
The Cover The cover is by artist supreme, Mark Evans, who jumped at
the chance of painting up a Wolfen from Palladium Fantasy® facing down a northern barbarian. Who is the hero and who is the bad guy? We'll leave that for you to decide. Nice work, Mark.
Optional and Unofficial Rules & Source Material Please note that most of the material presented in The
Rifter® is " unofficial" or "optional" rules and source material.
They are alternative ideas, homespun adventures and material mostly created by fellow garners and fans like you, the reader. Things one can elect to include in one's own campaign or simply enjoy reading about. They are not "official" to the main games or world settings.
As for optional tables and adventures, if they sound cool or fun, use them. If th ey sound funky, too high-powered or inappropriate for your game, modify them or ignore them completely.
All the material in The Rifter® has been included for two reasons: One, beca use we thought it was imaginative and fun, and two, we thought it would stimulate your imagination with fun ideas and concepts that you can use (if you want to), or wh ich might inspire you to create your own wonders.
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The Rifter® #39 We should have concrete Robotech® news and a
tentative release schedule, other news, and a peek at what's coming down the pipeline, along with the usual source material and fun from across the Palladium Megaverse.
We are doing another Summer Swimsuit Issue, but this one will be more than just pretty pictures. Each pinup depicts aJemme Jatale. A dangerous lady bounty hunter, assassin, super-villain or super-hero, or even a monster or dernoness. Not to be missed.
• Summer Swimsuit Spectacular! More pinup art by great artists.
• Each pinup is ajemmejatale statted out for use across the Megaverse®.
• Material for Heroes UnlimitedT lI1 •
• Material for RiftS®.
• Material for Palladium Fantasy RPG®.
• News and other developments.
• The next, epic chapter of Tile Hammer ojtlle ForgeTII1 •
• Source material for the entire Palladium Megaverse®.
• New contributors and fun. So please join us.
• Latest news and coming attractions.
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