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Warning Violence and the Supernatural
The fictional worlds of Palladium Booksreg 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 readersplayers We suggest parental discretion
Please note that none of us at Palladium Booksreg condone or encourage the occult the practice of magic the use of drugs or violence
The Rifterreg Number 37
Your guide to the Palladium Megaversereg
Sam
ple
file
First Printing - January 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 pennission 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
Palladium Booksreg Riftsreg The Rifterreg Coalition Warsreg RECONreg Nightbanereg The Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Gamereg The Mechanoidsreg The Mechanoid Invasionreg After the Bombreg Splicersreg Phase Worldreg and Megaversereg are registered tradeshymarks owned and licensed by Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books Inc
The slogan A Megaverse of adventure - limited only by your imagination and titles and names such as Riftsreg Promise of Power Beyond the Supernatural BTS-2 HU2 Chaos Earth NEMA MercTown Merc Ops Tome Grotesque Beyond Arcanum Naruni Mechanoid Space Dinosaur Swamp Galactic Tracer Operation Holy House Arzno Lazlo Victor Lazlo Lazlo Agency Lazlo Society Heroes Unlimited Powers Unlimited Ninj as amp Superspies Aliens Unlimited Mutant Underground The Nursery Hardware Unlimited Gadgets Unlimited Three Galaxies Void Runners Gramercy Island Skraypers Atorian Empire Wormwood Land of the Damned The Citadel The Palladium of Desires Wolfen Wars Wolfen Wulfen Cosmo-Knight Cyber-Knight Gargoyle Empire Free Quebec Xiticix Invasion Fadetown Hammer of the Forge Siege on Tolkeen Psyscape Dweomer ARCHIE-3 Northshyern Gun Coalition States Erin Tarn Emperor Prosek Splugorth Splynncryth Mega-Damage Mega-Hero Skelebot SAMAS Glitter Boy Dog Boy Dog Pack Techno-Wizard Ley Line Walker Shifter Bio-Wizardry Psi-Stalker Brodkil Juicer Crazy Burbs Borg Bot D-Bee Chi-Town Triax NGR and other names titles slogans and likenesses of characters are trademarks owned by Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books In c
Palladium Online wwwpalladiumbookscom
The Rifterreg 37 RPG sourcebook series is published by Palladium Books Inc 12455 Universal Drive Taylor MI48 J 80 Printed in the USA
2
Sam
ple
file
Palladium Booksreg Presents
THERIF1~E 37 Sourcebook and Guide to the Palladium Megaversereg
Coordinator amp Editor in Chief Wayne Smith
Editor Alex Marciniszyn
Contributing Writers Cover Illustration Tyler Walpole
James MG Cannon Interior Arti sts
Greg Diaczyk Allen Manning
Zachary Houghton Brian Manning
Jason Marker Apollo Okamura
Matt Olfson Jeffrey Russell
Kevin Siembieda Michael Wilson
Todd Yoho
Proofreader Julius Rosenstein
Cover Logo Design Steve Edwards
Credits Page Logo Niklas Brandt
Typesetting Wayne Smith
Keylining Kevin Siembieda
Based on the RPG rules characters
concepts and Megaversereg created by Kevin Siembieda
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
misspe lled
3
Sam
ple
file
Contents - The Rifterreg 37 - January 2007
Page 6 - Art
This is a page of art from Riftsreg Sourcebook One Exshypanded and offers a littl e hint about the secret organization known as the Republicans The artwork is by the indomitable Michael Wilson
Oh and you can count on seeing more of Mike (and other great artists) in the books to come in 2007
Page 7 - From the Desk of Kevin Siem bieda
The year 2006 was one of contrast starting with betrayal and staring into the face of doom followed by resounding love kindness and hope Kevin th anks the thousands of Palladium fansfriends who helped us through the dark times and talks about the promise of a brighter jilture starting now 2007 We think you ll like what we have planned
Page 8 - Palladium News The Riftsreg movie option to be developed by Jerry
Bruckheimer has been ex tended Palladium plan s to offer origishynal downloadable source material and adventures from the Palshyladium website the Palladium Open House (May 5 amp 6) is going to be better and more fun than even last year Palladium freelance writer Jeff Hansen may have figured out what hapshypened to Jimmy Hoffa and Palladium has big plans for 2007 Read all about it
Art by Apollo Okamura
Page 11 - Coming in 2007
Reprints of old favorites and plenty of new game releases are planned for 2007
Riftsreg Sourcebook One Expanded is gonna be epic O-Bees of North Americatrade will be co mprehensive and fun (with 30+ new D-Bees and twi ce as many old faves) Hades Pits of HeJITM and Oya l Hell Unleashedtrade launch the Minion WarTioI saga with crossovers into the worlds of Heroes UnlimshyitecflM and Riftsreg Plus Palladium is working on getting the Robotechreg license and hopes to release Warpath Urban Jun shygletrade all by Spring And thats just half of it We have source books planned for all our game lines Phase Worldreg Riftsreg Heroes Unlimitedtrade Nightbanereg Palladium Fanshytasy RPG reg and Riftsreg Chaos EarthtradeI This section offers all the juicy details And get all the latest news commentary and info from our web site at wwwpaladiumb ookscom
Page 16 - The Rifterreg Super-Subscription Offer The price of The Rifterreg is going up but you can get the
book for $7 95 each plus a free gift by subscribing now Heres how
Page 17 - Heroes Unlimitedtrade
The Expanded Mega-Hero
Optional source material and ideas for playing Mega-Heroe s in Heroes Unlimitedtrade by Greg Diaczyk Includes super ability power increases new Mega-Powers new Achilles Heels (weaknesses) Power Category-Specific Mega-Heroes Dual Classes plus Secret Base Creation Rules and ideas galore
Special Mega-Powers page 18
New Achilles Heels page 23
Powers by Category page 27
Mega-Hero Alternatives page 32
Secret Base Creation Rules page 35
Artwork is by Mega-Heroes Brian and Allen Manning
Page 40 - Great House Shiva
Official source material
and adventure ideas for Splicersreg
Todd Yoho presents the Great House Shiva The history beshyhind House Shiva its government goals dreams and war mashychine Also includes notable non-player characters a pair of new Occs the Naga Dancer and Pariah (aka the Betrayer) plus the host annor of the new Occs and a few new weapons New War Mounts will appear in The Rifterreg 38
Art by Brian and A Ian Manning
Page 58 - Abernathy Passtrade
A town and adventure setting
for Riftsreg New Westtrade
Zachmy Houghton outlines the New West Boomtown of Abshyernathy Pass and suggests adventure What happens when a two-bot town strikes silver Boomtown But will the town last or fade away when the silver ends
Art by Ramon Perez
Page 61 The RCSG Ft Laredo
and the East St Louis RiftTM
Optional setting and adventure
for Riftsreg and the CS
Matthew Olfson provides optional source material and adshyventure ideas involving th e St Louis Rift better known as the Devil s Gate and the Coa lition Army outpost that guards it This dimensional portal is a constant source of trouble for the CS and is responsible for unleashing many of the D-Bees and demons found in North America Includes notable player charshyacters history of the Rift Fort Laredo and ideas for adventure
Artwork by Apollo Okamura
4
Sam
ple
file
Page 83 - Family Business
Fiction story in the Riftsreg setting
A touching short story by Jason Marker about Dog Boys and the hardship of life on Rifts Earth
Artwork by Apollo Okamura
Page 91 - Riftsreg Phase Worldreg
The Hammer of the Forgen
Chapter 37 A for Vendetta the latest of James MG Canshynons popular ongoing saga Read and enjoy
Artwork by Apollo Okamura
Page 96 - Palladium Open House
Some more details about the Palladium Open House
The Theme for Issue 37 Heroes hardship fighting monsters and the use of special
powers to make the world a better place (or not) This issue foshycuses on Heroes UnlimitedfM Splicersreg and Riftsreg We hope you enjoy it as much as we did putting it all together
Another fun-filled issue designed to provoke your imaginashytion and inspire and motivate players and Game Masters alike to try new ideas and expand their gaming Megaversereg
The Cover The cover is a Mega-Hero trying to protect innocent bystandshy
ers from giant hunks of debris It is by Tyler Walpole who has done some black and white artwork for the Palladium Fantasy RPGreg and various other gam e lines
Optional and Unofficial Rules amp Source Material Please note that most of the material presented in The
Rifterreg is unofficial or optional rules and source material
They are alternative ideas homespun adventures and material mostly created by fellow gamers and fans like you the reader Things one can elect to include in one s own campaign or simshyply enjoy reading about They are not official to the main games or world settings
As for optional tables and adventures if they so und cool or fun use them If they sound funky too high-powered or inapshypropriate for your game modify them or ignore them comshypletely
All the material in The Rifterreg has been included for two reasons One because 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 which might inspire you to create your own wonders
wwwpalladiumbookscom - Palladium Online
The Rifterreg 38 We should have concrete Robotechreg news and a
tentative release schedule other news and a peak of whats coming down the pipeline along with the usual source material and fun from across the Pallashydium Megaverse
bull More for Spicersreg - War Mounts
bull An adventure for Heroes Unlimite([fM set in Censhytury Station
bull Material for Riftsreg
bull News and other developments
bull The next epic chapter of The Hammer of the Forgetrade
bull Source material for the entire Palladium Megaversereg
bull New contributors and fun So please join us
Palladium Booksreg role-playing games infinite possibilities limited only by your inlaginationtrade
Palladiums games are found in stores everywhere
5
Sam
ple
file
6
Sam
ple
file
First Printing - January 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 pennission 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
Palladium Booksreg Riftsreg The Rifterreg Coalition Warsreg RECONreg Nightbanereg The Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Gamereg The Mechanoidsreg The Mechanoid Invasionreg After the Bombreg Splicersreg Phase Worldreg and Megaversereg are registered tradeshymarks owned and licensed by Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books Inc
The slogan A Megaverse of adventure - limited only by your imagination and titles and names such as Riftsreg Promise of Power Beyond the Supernatural BTS-2 HU2 Chaos Earth NEMA MercTown Merc Ops Tome Grotesque Beyond Arcanum Naruni Mechanoid Space Dinosaur Swamp Galactic Tracer Operation Holy House Arzno Lazlo Victor Lazlo Lazlo Agency Lazlo Society Heroes Unlimited Powers Unlimited Ninj as amp Superspies Aliens Unlimited Mutant Underground The Nursery Hardware Unlimited Gadgets Unlimited Three Galaxies Void Runners Gramercy Island Skraypers Atorian Empire Wormwood Land of the Damned The Citadel The Palladium of Desires Wolfen Wars Wolfen Wulfen Cosmo-Knight Cyber-Knight Gargoyle Empire Free Quebec Xiticix Invasion Fadetown Hammer of the Forge Siege on Tolkeen Psyscape Dweomer ARCHIE-3 Northshyern Gun Coalition States Erin Tarn Emperor Prosek Splugorth Splynncryth Mega-Damage Mega-Hero Skelebot SAMAS Glitter Boy Dog Boy Dog Pack Techno-Wizard Ley Line Walker Shifter Bio-Wizardry Psi-Stalker Brodkil Juicer Crazy Burbs Borg Bot D-Bee Chi-Town Triax NGR and other names titles slogans and likenesses of characters are trademarks owned by Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books In c
Palladium Online wwwpalladiumbookscom
The Rifterreg 37 RPG sourcebook series is published by Palladium Books Inc 12455 Universal Drive Taylor MI48 J 80 Printed in the USA
2
Sam
ple
file
Palladium Booksreg Presents
THERIF1~E 37 Sourcebook and Guide to the Palladium Megaversereg
Coordinator amp Editor in Chief Wayne Smith
Editor Alex Marciniszyn
Contributing Writers Cover Illustration Tyler Walpole
James MG Cannon Interior Arti sts
Greg Diaczyk Allen Manning
Zachary Houghton Brian Manning
Jason Marker Apollo Okamura
Matt Olfson Jeffrey Russell
Kevin Siembieda Michael Wilson
Todd Yoho
Proofreader Julius Rosenstein
Cover Logo Design Steve Edwards
Credits Page Logo Niklas Brandt
Typesetting Wayne Smith
Keylining Kevin Siembieda
Based on the RPG rules characters
concepts and Megaversereg created by Kevin Siembieda
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
misspe lled
3
Sam
ple
file
Contents - The Rifterreg 37 - January 2007
Page 6 - Art
This is a page of art from Riftsreg Sourcebook One Exshypanded and offers a littl e hint about the secret organization known as the Republicans The artwork is by the indomitable Michael Wilson
Oh and you can count on seeing more of Mike (and other great artists) in the books to come in 2007
Page 7 - From the Desk of Kevin Siem bieda
The year 2006 was one of contrast starting with betrayal and staring into the face of doom followed by resounding love kindness and hope Kevin th anks the thousands of Palladium fansfriends who helped us through the dark times and talks about the promise of a brighter jilture starting now 2007 We think you ll like what we have planned
Page 8 - Palladium News The Riftsreg movie option to be developed by Jerry
Bruckheimer has been ex tended Palladium plan s to offer origishynal downloadable source material and adventures from the Palshyladium website the Palladium Open House (May 5 amp 6) is going to be better and more fun than even last year Palladium freelance writer Jeff Hansen may have figured out what hapshypened to Jimmy Hoffa and Palladium has big plans for 2007 Read all about it
Art by Apollo Okamura
Page 11 - Coming in 2007
Reprints of old favorites and plenty of new game releases are planned for 2007
Riftsreg Sourcebook One Expanded is gonna be epic O-Bees of North Americatrade will be co mprehensive and fun (with 30+ new D-Bees and twi ce as many old faves) Hades Pits of HeJITM and Oya l Hell Unleashedtrade launch the Minion WarTioI saga with crossovers into the worlds of Heroes UnlimshyitecflM and Riftsreg Plus Palladium is working on getting the Robotechreg license and hopes to release Warpath Urban Jun shygletrade all by Spring And thats just half of it We have source books planned for all our game lines Phase Worldreg Riftsreg Heroes Unlimitedtrade Nightbanereg Palladium Fanshytasy RPG reg and Riftsreg Chaos EarthtradeI This section offers all the juicy details And get all the latest news commentary and info from our web site at wwwpaladiumb ookscom
Page 16 - The Rifterreg Super-Subscription Offer The price of The Rifterreg is going up but you can get the
book for $7 95 each plus a free gift by subscribing now Heres how
Page 17 - Heroes Unlimitedtrade
The Expanded Mega-Hero
Optional source material and ideas for playing Mega-Heroe s in Heroes Unlimitedtrade by Greg Diaczyk Includes super ability power increases new Mega-Powers new Achilles Heels (weaknesses) Power Category-Specific Mega-Heroes Dual Classes plus Secret Base Creation Rules and ideas galore
Special Mega-Powers page 18
New Achilles Heels page 23
Powers by Category page 27
Mega-Hero Alternatives page 32
Secret Base Creation Rules page 35
Artwork is by Mega-Heroes Brian and Allen Manning
Page 40 - Great House Shiva
Official source material
and adventure ideas for Splicersreg
Todd Yoho presents the Great House Shiva The history beshyhind House Shiva its government goals dreams and war mashychine Also includes notable non-player characters a pair of new Occs the Naga Dancer and Pariah (aka the Betrayer) plus the host annor of the new Occs and a few new weapons New War Mounts will appear in The Rifterreg 38
Art by Brian and A Ian Manning
Page 58 - Abernathy Passtrade
A town and adventure setting
for Riftsreg New Westtrade
Zachmy Houghton outlines the New West Boomtown of Abshyernathy Pass and suggests adventure What happens when a two-bot town strikes silver Boomtown But will the town last or fade away when the silver ends
Art by Ramon Perez
Page 61 The RCSG Ft Laredo
and the East St Louis RiftTM
Optional setting and adventure
for Riftsreg and the CS
Matthew Olfson provides optional source material and adshyventure ideas involving th e St Louis Rift better known as the Devil s Gate and the Coa lition Army outpost that guards it This dimensional portal is a constant source of trouble for the CS and is responsible for unleashing many of the D-Bees and demons found in North America Includes notable player charshyacters history of the Rift Fort Laredo and ideas for adventure
Artwork by Apollo Okamura
4
Sam
ple
file
Page 83 - Family Business
Fiction story in the Riftsreg setting
A touching short story by Jason Marker about Dog Boys and the hardship of life on Rifts Earth
Artwork by Apollo Okamura
Page 91 - Riftsreg Phase Worldreg
The Hammer of the Forgen
Chapter 37 A for Vendetta the latest of James MG Canshynons popular ongoing saga Read and enjoy
Artwork by Apollo Okamura
Page 96 - Palladium Open House
Some more details about the Palladium Open House
The Theme for Issue 37 Heroes hardship fighting monsters and the use of special
powers to make the world a better place (or not) This issue foshycuses on Heroes UnlimitedfM Splicersreg and Riftsreg We hope you enjoy it as much as we did putting it all together
Another fun-filled issue designed to provoke your imaginashytion and inspire and motivate players and Game Masters alike to try new ideas and expand their gaming Megaversereg
The Cover The cover is a Mega-Hero trying to protect innocent bystandshy
ers from giant hunks of debris It is by Tyler Walpole who has done some black and white artwork for the Palladium Fantasy RPGreg and various other gam e lines
Optional and Unofficial Rules amp Source Material Please note that most of the material presented in The
Rifterreg is unofficial or optional rules and source material
They are alternative ideas homespun adventures and material mostly created by fellow gamers and fans like you the reader Things one can elect to include in one s own campaign or simshyply enjoy reading about They are not official to the main games or world settings
As for optional tables and adventures if they so und cool or fun use them If they sound funky too high-powered or inapshypropriate for your game modify them or ignore them comshypletely
All the material in The Rifterreg has been included for two reasons One because 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 which might inspire you to create your own wonders
wwwpalladiumbookscom - Palladium Online
The Rifterreg 38 We should have concrete Robotechreg news and a
tentative release schedule other news and a peak of whats coming down the pipeline along with the usual source material and fun from across the Pallashydium Megaverse
bull More for Spicersreg - War Mounts
bull An adventure for Heroes Unlimite([fM set in Censhytury Station
bull Material for Riftsreg
bull News and other developments
bull The next epic chapter of The Hammer of the Forgetrade
bull Source material for the entire Palladium Megaversereg
bull New contributors and fun So please join us
Palladium Booksreg role-playing games infinite possibilities limited only by your inlaginationtrade
Palladiums games are found in stores everywhere
5
Sam
ple
file
6
Sam
ple
file
Palladium Booksreg Presents
THERIF1~E 37 Sourcebook and Guide to the Palladium Megaversereg
Coordinator amp Editor in Chief Wayne Smith
Editor Alex Marciniszyn
Contributing Writers Cover Illustration Tyler Walpole
James MG Cannon Interior Arti sts
Greg Diaczyk Allen Manning
Zachary Houghton Brian Manning
Jason Marker Apollo Okamura
Matt Olfson Jeffrey Russell
Kevin Siembieda Michael Wilson
Todd Yoho
Proofreader Julius Rosenstein
Cover Logo Design Steve Edwards
Credits Page Logo Niklas Brandt
Typesetting Wayne Smith
Keylining Kevin Siembieda
Based on the RPG rules characters
concepts and Megaversereg created by Kevin Siembieda
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
misspe lled
3
Sam
ple
file
Contents - The Rifterreg 37 - January 2007
Page 6 - Art
This is a page of art from Riftsreg Sourcebook One Exshypanded and offers a littl e hint about the secret organization known as the Republicans The artwork is by the indomitable Michael Wilson
Oh and you can count on seeing more of Mike (and other great artists) in the books to come in 2007
Page 7 - From the Desk of Kevin Siem bieda
The year 2006 was one of contrast starting with betrayal and staring into the face of doom followed by resounding love kindness and hope Kevin th anks the thousands of Palladium fansfriends who helped us through the dark times and talks about the promise of a brighter jilture starting now 2007 We think you ll like what we have planned
Page 8 - Palladium News The Riftsreg movie option to be developed by Jerry
Bruckheimer has been ex tended Palladium plan s to offer origishynal downloadable source material and adventures from the Palshyladium website the Palladium Open House (May 5 amp 6) is going to be better and more fun than even last year Palladium freelance writer Jeff Hansen may have figured out what hapshypened to Jimmy Hoffa and Palladium has big plans for 2007 Read all about it
Art by Apollo Okamura
Page 11 - Coming in 2007
Reprints of old favorites and plenty of new game releases are planned for 2007
Riftsreg Sourcebook One Expanded is gonna be epic O-Bees of North Americatrade will be co mprehensive and fun (with 30+ new D-Bees and twi ce as many old faves) Hades Pits of HeJITM and Oya l Hell Unleashedtrade launch the Minion WarTioI saga with crossovers into the worlds of Heroes UnlimshyitecflM and Riftsreg Plus Palladium is working on getting the Robotechreg license and hopes to release Warpath Urban Jun shygletrade all by Spring And thats just half of it We have source books planned for all our game lines Phase Worldreg Riftsreg Heroes Unlimitedtrade Nightbanereg Palladium Fanshytasy RPG reg and Riftsreg Chaos EarthtradeI This section offers all the juicy details And get all the latest news commentary and info from our web site at wwwpaladiumb ookscom
Page 16 - The Rifterreg Super-Subscription Offer The price of The Rifterreg is going up but you can get the
book for $7 95 each plus a free gift by subscribing now Heres how
Page 17 - Heroes Unlimitedtrade
The Expanded Mega-Hero
Optional source material and ideas for playing Mega-Heroe s in Heroes Unlimitedtrade by Greg Diaczyk Includes super ability power increases new Mega-Powers new Achilles Heels (weaknesses) Power Category-Specific Mega-Heroes Dual Classes plus Secret Base Creation Rules and ideas galore
Special Mega-Powers page 18
New Achilles Heels page 23
Powers by Category page 27
Mega-Hero Alternatives page 32
Secret Base Creation Rules page 35
Artwork is by Mega-Heroes Brian and Allen Manning
Page 40 - Great House Shiva
Official source material
and adventure ideas for Splicersreg
Todd Yoho presents the Great House Shiva The history beshyhind House Shiva its government goals dreams and war mashychine Also includes notable non-player characters a pair of new Occs the Naga Dancer and Pariah (aka the Betrayer) plus the host annor of the new Occs and a few new weapons New War Mounts will appear in The Rifterreg 38
Art by Brian and A Ian Manning
Page 58 - Abernathy Passtrade
A town and adventure setting
for Riftsreg New Westtrade
Zachmy Houghton outlines the New West Boomtown of Abshyernathy Pass and suggests adventure What happens when a two-bot town strikes silver Boomtown But will the town last or fade away when the silver ends
Art by Ramon Perez
Page 61 The RCSG Ft Laredo
and the East St Louis RiftTM
Optional setting and adventure
for Riftsreg and the CS
Matthew Olfson provides optional source material and adshyventure ideas involving th e St Louis Rift better known as the Devil s Gate and the Coa lition Army outpost that guards it This dimensional portal is a constant source of trouble for the CS and is responsible for unleashing many of the D-Bees and demons found in North America Includes notable player charshyacters history of the Rift Fort Laredo and ideas for adventure
Artwork by Apollo Okamura
4
Sam
ple
file
Page 83 - Family Business
Fiction story in the Riftsreg setting
A touching short story by Jason Marker about Dog Boys and the hardship of life on Rifts Earth
Artwork by Apollo Okamura
Page 91 - Riftsreg Phase Worldreg
The Hammer of the Forgen
Chapter 37 A for Vendetta the latest of James MG Canshynons popular ongoing saga Read and enjoy
Artwork by Apollo Okamura
Page 96 - Palladium Open House
Some more details about the Palladium Open House
The Theme for Issue 37 Heroes hardship fighting monsters and the use of special
powers to make the world a better place (or not) This issue foshycuses on Heroes UnlimitedfM Splicersreg and Riftsreg We hope you enjoy it as much as we did putting it all together
Another fun-filled issue designed to provoke your imaginashytion and inspire and motivate players and Game Masters alike to try new ideas and expand their gaming Megaversereg
The Cover The cover is a Mega-Hero trying to protect innocent bystandshy
ers from giant hunks of debris It is by Tyler Walpole who has done some black and white artwork for the Palladium Fantasy RPGreg and various other gam e lines
Optional and Unofficial Rules amp Source Material Please note that most of the material presented in The
Rifterreg is unofficial or optional rules and source material
They are alternative ideas homespun adventures and material mostly created by fellow gamers and fans like you the reader Things one can elect to include in one s own campaign or simshyply enjoy reading about They are not official to the main games or world settings
As for optional tables and adventures if they so und cool or fun use them If they sound funky too high-powered or inapshypropriate for your game modify them or ignore them comshypletely
All the material in The Rifterreg has been included for two reasons One because 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 which might inspire you to create your own wonders
wwwpalladiumbookscom - Palladium Online
The Rifterreg 38 We should have concrete Robotechreg news and a
tentative release schedule other news and a peak of whats coming down the pipeline along with the usual source material and fun from across the Pallashydium Megaverse
bull More for Spicersreg - War Mounts
bull An adventure for Heroes Unlimite([fM set in Censhytury Station
bull Material for Riftsreg
bull News and other developments
bull The next epic chapter of The Hammer of the Forgetrade
bull Source material for the entire Palladium Megaversereg
bull New contributors and fun So please join us
Palladium Booksreg role-playing games infinite possibilities limited only by your inlaginationtrade
Palladiums games are found in stores everywhere
5
Sam
ple
file
6
Sam
ple
file
Contents - The Rifterreg 37 - January 2007
Page 6 - Art
This is a page of art from Riftsreg Sourcebook One Exshypanded and offers a littl e hint about the secret organization known as the Republicans The artwork is by the indomitable Michael Wilson
Oh and you can count on seeing more of Mike (and other great artists) in the books to come in 2007
Page 7 - From the Desk of Kevin Siem bieda
The year 2006 was one of contrast starting with betrayal and staring into the face of doom followed by resounding love kindness and hope Kevin th anks the thousands of Palladium fansfriends who helped us through the dark times and talks about the promise of a brighter jilture starting now 2007 We think you ll like what we have planned
Page 8 - Palladium News The Riftsreg movie option to be developed by Jerry
Bruckheimer has been ex tended Palladium plan s to offer origishynal downloadable source material and adventures from the Palshyladium website the Palladium Open House (May 5 amp 6) is going to be better and more fun than even last year Palladium freelance writer Jeff Hansen may have figured out what hapshypened to Jimmy Hoffa and Palladium has big plans for 2007 Read all about it
Art by Apollo Okamura
Page 11 - Coming in 2007
Reprints of old favorites and plenty of new game releases are planned for 2007
Riftsreg Sourcebook One Expanded is gonna be epic O-Bees of North Americatrade will be co mprehensive and fun (with 30+ new D-Bees and twi ce as many old faves) Hades Pits of HeJITM and Oya l Hell Unleashedtrade launch the Minion WarTioI saga with crossovers into the worlds of Heroes UnlimshyitecflM and Riftsreg Plus Palladium is working on getting the Robotechreg license and hopes to release Warpath Urban Jun shygletrade all by Spring And thats just half of it We have source books planned for all our game lines Phase Worldreg Riftsreg Heroes Unlimitedtrade Nightbanereg Palladium Fanshytasy RPG reg and Riftsreg Chaos EarthtradeI This section offers all the juicy details And get all the latest news commentary and info from our web site at wwwpaladiumb ookscom
Page 16 - The Rifterreg Super-Subscription Offer The price of The Rifterreg is going up but you can get the
book for $7 95 each plus a free gift by subscribing now Heres how
Page 17 - Heroes Unlimitedtrade
The Expanded Mega-Hero
Optional source material and ideas for playing Mega-Heroe s in Heroes Unlimitedtrade by Greg Diaczyk Includes super ability power increases new Mega-Powers new Achilles Heels (weaknesses) Power Category-Specific Mega-Heroes Dual Classes plus Secret Base Creation Rules and ideas galore
Special Mega-Powers page 18
New Achilles Heels page 23
Powers by Category page 27
Mega-Hero Alternatives page 32
Secret Base Creation Rules page 35
Artwork is by Mega-Heroes Brian and Allen Manning
Page 40 - Great House Shiva
Official source material
and adventure ideas for Splicersreg
Todd Yoho presents the Great House Shiva The history beshyhind House Shiva its government goals dreams and war mashychine Also includes notable non-player characters a pair of new Occs the Naga Dancer and Pariah (aka the Betrayer) plus the host annor of the new Occs and a few new weapons New War Mounts will appear in The Rifterreg 38
Art by Brian and A Ian Manning
Page 58 - Abernathy Passtrade
A town and adventure setting
for Riftsreg New Westtrade
Zachmy Houghton outlines the New West Boomtown of Abshyernathy Pass and suggests adventure What happens when a two-bot town strikes silver Boomtown But will the town last or fade away when the silver ends
Art by Ramon Perez
Page 61 The RCSG Ft Laredo
and the East St Louis RiftTM
Optional setting and adventure
for Riftsreg and the CS
Matthew Olfson provides optional source material and adshyventure ideas involving th e St Louis Rift better known as the Devil s Gate and the Coa lition Army outpost that guards it This dimensional portal is a constant source of trouble for the CS and is responsible for unleashing many of the D-Bees and demons found in North America Includes notable player charshyacters history of the Rift Fort Laredo and ideas for adventure
Artwork by Apollo Okamura
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Page 83 - Family Business
Fiction story in the Riftsreg setting
A touching short story by Jason Marker about Dog Boys and the hardship of life on Rifts Earth
Artwork by Apollo Okamura
Page 91 - Riftsreg Phase Worldreg
The Hammer of the Forgen
Chapter 37 A for Vendetta the latest of James MG Canshynons popular ongoing saga Read and enjoy
Artwork by Apollo Okamura
Page 96 - Palladium Open House
Some more details about the Palladium Open House
The Theme for Issue 37 Heroes hardship fighting monsters and the use of special
powers to make the world a better place (or not) This issue foshycuses on Heroes UnlimitedfM Splicersreg and Riftsreg We hope you enjoy it as much as we did putting it all together
Another fun-filled issue designed to provoke your imaginashytion and inspire and motivate players and Game Masters alike to try new ideas and expand their gaming Megaversereg
The Cover The cover is a Mega-Hero trying to protect innocent bystandshy
ers from giant hunks of debris It is by Tyler Walpole who has done some black and white artwork for the Palladium Fantasy RPGreg and various other gam e lines
Optional and Unofficial Rules amp Source Material Please note that most of the material presented in The
Rifterreg is unofficial or optional rules and source material
They are alternative ideas homespun adventures and material mostly created by fellow gamers and fans like you the reader Things one can elect to include in one s own campaign or simshyply enjoy reading about They are not official to the main games or world settings
As for optional tables and adventures if they so und cool or fun use them If they sound funky too high-powered or inapshypropriate for your game modify them or ignore them comshypletely
All the material in The Rifterreg has been included for two reasons One because 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 which might inspire you to create your own wonders
wwwpalladiumbookscom - Palladium Online
The Rifterreg 38 We should have concrete Robotechreg news and a
tentative release schedule other news and a peak of whats coming down the pipeline along with the usual source material and fun from across the Pallashydium Megaverse
bull More for Spicersreg - War Mounts
bull An adventure for Heroes Unlimite([fM set in Censhytury Station
bull Material for Riftsreg
bull News and other developments
bull The next epic chapter of The Hammer of the Forgetrade
bull Source material for the entire Palladium Megaversereg
bull New contributors and fun So please join us
Palladium Booksreg role-playing games infinite possibilities limited only by your inlaginationtrade
Palladiums games are found in stores everywhere
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Page 83 - Family Business
Fiction story in the Riftsreg setting
A touching short story by Jason Marker about Dog Boys and the hardship of life on Rifts Earth
Artwork by Apollo Okamura
Page 91 - Riftsreg Phase Worldreg
The Hammer of the Forgen
Chapter 37 A for Vendetta the latest of James MG Canshynons popular ongoing saga Read and enjoy
Artwork by Apollo Okamura
Page 96 - Palladium Open House
Some more details about the Palladium Open House
The Theme for Issue 37 Heroes hardship fighting monsters and the use of special
powers to make the world a better place (or not) This issue foshycuses on Heroes UnlimitedfM Splicersreg and Riftsreg We hope you enjoy it as much as we did putting it all together
Another fun-filled issue designed to provoke your imaginashytion and inspire and motivate players and Game Masters alike to try new ideas and expand their gaming Megaversereg
The Cover The cover is a Mega-Hero trying to protect innocent bystandshy
ers from giant hunks of debris It is by Tyler Walpole who has done some black and white artwork for the Palladium Fantasy RPGreg and various other gam e lines
Optional and Unofficial Rules amp Source Material Please note that most of the material presented in The
Rifterreg is unofficial or optional rules and source material
They are alternative ideas homespun adventures and material mostly created by fellow gamers and fans like you the reader Things one can elect to include in one s own campaign or simshyply enjoy reading about They are not official to the main games or world settings
As for optional tables and adventures if they so und cool or fun use them If they sound funky too high-powered or inapshypropriate for your game modify them or ignore them comshypletely
All the material in The Rifterreg has been included for two reasons One because 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 which might inspire you to create your own wonders
wwwpalladiumbookscom - Palladium Online
The Rifterreg 38 We should have concrete Robotechreg news and a
tentative release schedule other news and a peak of whats coming down the pipeline along with the usual source material and fun from across the Pallashydium Megaverse
bull More for Spicersreg - War Mounts
bull An adventure for Heroes Unlimite([fM set in Censhytury Station
bull Material for Riftsreg
bull News and other developments
bull The next epic chapter of The Hammer of the Forgetrade
bull Source material for the entire Palladium Megaversereg
bull New contributors and fun So please join us
Palladium Booksreg role-playing games infinite possibilities limited only by your inlaginationtrade
Palladiums games are found in stores everywhere
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