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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 24 Your guide to the Palladium Megaversereg
Sam
ple
file
First Printing - October 2003
Copyright 2003 Palladium Books Inc amp Kevin Siembieda
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 charshyacters 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 Phase Worldreg and Megaversereg are registered trademarks owned and licensed by Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books Inc
Chaos Earth NEMA Mechanoid Space Heroes Unlimited HU2 Powers Unlimited Ninjas amp Superspies Aliens Unlimshyited Mutant Underground The Nursery Hardware Unlimited Gadgets Unlimited Beyond the Supernatural BTS-2 Three Galaxies Void Runners Coalition Wars Gramercy Island Skraypers Atorian Empire Wormwood Land of the Damned The Citadel Wolfen Wars Wolfen Cosmo-Knights Cyber-Knight Free Quebec Xiticix Invasion Fadetown Hammer of the Forge Siege On Tolkeen Psyscape Dweomer ARCHIE-3 Northern Gun Coalition States Erin Tam Emperor Prosek Splugorth Splynncryth Mega-Damage Skelebot SAMAS Glitter Boy Dog Boys Dog Pack Techno-Wizard Ley Line Walker Shifter Bio-Wizardry Psi-Stalker Brodkil Juicer Crazy Burbs Borg Bot D-Bee Chi-Town Triax NGR MesozoicLand Card Magic and other names titles and likenesses of characters are trademarks owned by Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books Inc
Palladium Online wwwpalladiumbookscom
The Rifterreg 24 RPG sourcebook series is published by Palladium Books Inc 12455 Universal Drive Taylor MI 48180 Printed in the USA
2
Sam
ple
file
Palladium Booksreg Presents
THE 24 Sourcebook and guide to the Palladium Megaversereg
Coordinator amp Editor in Chief Wayne Smith
Contributing Writers
James MG Cannon
Chris Matthys Shawn Merrow
Pat Nowak
Rodney Stott
Kevin Siembieda
Eric Thompson
Todd Yoho
Proofreader Julius Rosenstein
Typesetting Wayne Smith
Keylining Kevin Siembieda
Cover Logo Design Steve Edwards
Credits Page Logo Niklas Brandt
Based on the RPG rules characters
concepts and Megaversereg created by Kevin Siembieda
Cover Illustration John Zeleznik
Interior Artists
Drunken Style Studios (DSS)
Brandan C Clark (DSS) Mark Dudley (DSS)
Allen Manning
Brian Manning
Apollo Okamura
Liz RehfuslLAR (DSS)
Sharard Jackson (DSS) Freddie Williams II
and other Palladium Madmen
Special Thanks to all our contributors writers and artists - and a special welcome onboard to the artists and writers making their debut in this issue Our apologies to anybody who got accidentally left out or their name misspelled
3
Sam
ple
file
Contents - The Rifterreg 24 - October 2003
Page 6 -Art This stunning full page illustration is by Freddie Williams II
and is just a hint of what awaits gamers in Powers Unlimitedtrade Two a sourcebook for Heroes UnlimitecfTM 2nd Edition schedshyuled for a late November 2003 release
Page 7 - From the Desk of Kevin Siembieda The boss talks about why he has deliberately rescheduled Beshy
yond the Supernaturaltrade 2nd Edition the 48 and 64 page-sized source books and how they are here to stay and why people may be missing new releases (Could it be in part that long time Palshyladium fans dont expect us to hit our deadlines Well its time to adjust because Palladium has been hitting its release schedule on time or within two weeks on 90 of its releases in 2003 and thats a trend we hope to keep going)
Page 9 - Palladium News Convention Calendar for 2003 and even a few scheduled apshy
pearances for 2004 already Palladium holds the price on its games (with the big 160 amp 192 page books real bargains comshypared to the competition) plus a few announcements but nothshying new on the Riftsreg Movie yet
Page 10 - Coming Attractions Palladium has a ton 0 good stuff coming for the end of the
year starting with Chaos Earthtrade Creatures of Chaostrade and Riftsreg Adventure Sourcebook The Vanguardtrade both of which just shipped Ah but theres more a lot more a pair of World Books for Riftsreg China Powers Unlimitedtrade Two (for HU2) Beyond the Supernaturaltrade 2nd Edition a revised edition of Riftsreg Federation of Magictrade (with 34 pages of new material) the Riftsreg GM Guide and Riftsreg Book of Magic back in print more Chaos Earthtrade sourcebooks and other good stuff Read about the highlights here and then checkshyout or catalog at the back of the book to see what youve missed
Page 14 - X-Mas Surprise Package It has become tradition for Palladium Books to give a little
back to the fans this time of year The 2003 X-Mas Surprise Package - Grab Bag is our way of doing that Autographed books T-shirts back stock special editions original artwork and surprises can be yours if you are willing to take the chance Our way of saying thank you and Happy Holidays See page 14 for all the details Limited time offer
Page 16 - Collectors Super
X-Mas Surprise Package No youre not seeing double This year - and this year onlyshy
Palladium is offering something truly amazing a Grab Bag deshy
signed for the true collector and that hard to buy for super-fan It includes one or more pages of original art (worth $50-$180 each) a new limited edition portfolio of artwork for upcoming projects limited T-Shirt some books and other wild stuff Dont take my word for it check out page 16 One more way of saying thank you and Happy Holidays
Page 18 - Questions amp Answers Rodney Stott Shawn Merrow and Kevin Siembieda tackle a
diverse selection of questions before diving into Second Edition Fantasy conversions for fan fave Yin-Sloth Jungles The Jungle conversions are the first in an ongoing series starting with skills Next issue Jungle Magic
Page 25 - Originsreg Game Expo 2004 As this dynamic ad suggests Origins 2004 has big plans for
Kevin Siembieda Palladium Books and Palladium fans Hope to see you there next summer Call or check out the website for more info
Page 27 - After the Bombreg amp Heroes Unlimitedtrade
MesozoicLand Part Two Todd S Yohos big fmale on Mutant Dinosaurs and the isshy
land known as MesozoicLand Maps key locations key characshyters villains weapons and more Weapons and equipment start on page 38 and adventures on page 40 plus Hook Line amp Sinkertrade adventures on page 46
Artwork by Brian and Allen Manning
Page 48 - Riftsreg
Media in Rifts Earth A mountain of cool optional source material by Patrick
Nowak as he takes a look at arts sports and entertainment comshymon to the Coaiition States and North America It takes a look at the CS Media machine radio and television movie producshytion and the Black Market Gladiator Sports and Arenas inshycludes Entertainment Skills the Performer OCC Field Reporter OCC Rifts Bard OCC and a comprehensive look at the Rifts Gladiator (including arenas rules of the game and equipment)
Artwork is by the guys at Drunken Style Studio Mark Dudley Brandan C Clark and Sharard Jackson
Page 72 - Riftsreg The Metabolic Juicer
A new variant Juicer OCC by Eric Thompson The pros the cons the special abilities dangers and experience tables
Artwork by Brian Manning
4
Sam
ple
file
Page 82 - Riftsreg Phase Worldreg
The Hammer of the Forgetrade Chapter 24 of James MG Cannons epic saga
Artwork by Apollo Okamura
Page 89 - The Palladium Fantasy RPGreg
Card Magic Optional Occ and rules for a new type of magic by Chris
Matthys A magic that is more impressive and dangerous than one might think at first glance
Elegant Artwork by the lady of Drunken Style Studio Liz Rehfus
Page 97 - The Catalog of Palladium Booksreg
- Fall 2003 For your convenience we present Palladiums entire Fall Catshy
alog of role-playing games sourcebooks novels metal miniashytures and other good stuff And at no extra cost Enjoy
The theme for issue 24 A venues of power and power misused seems to be the theme
of this issue Actually we though Wayne did a rather nice job mixing up the subject matter and material to provide a little something for everyone A nice package
The Cover The cover is a closeup detail of John Zelezniks cover paintshy
ing for Beyond the Supernatura(TM Second Edition What you dont see are the two psychic investigators being menaced in the back alley of the Grimbor Antique shop Just a little something to help whet peoples appetites for this unique role-playing game of horror modern magic the supernatural and beyond
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 ones 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 sound 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
Coming Next Issue The Riftertrade 25
bull Golemancy for Palladium Fantasyreg
bull Material for Nightbanereg andor Heroes UnlimshyitetPMbull
bull Material for Beyond the SupernaturatrMbull
bull More material for Rijtsreg
bull Expanded Questions and Answers Rodney Shawn and Kevin have worked up a larger than usual questions and answers section with Pallashydium Fantasyreg Second Edition conversions for the Yin-Sloth Jungestrade Next up - Jungle Magic
bull The next chapter of The Hammer ofthe Forgetrade
bull The latest news and developments at Palladium Books
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 imaginationtrade
Palladiums games are found in stores everywhere 5
Sam
ple
file
Sam
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- PAL-Rifter24pdf
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First Printing - October 2003
Copyright 2003 Palladium Books Inc amp Kevin Siembieda
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 charshyacters 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 Phase Worldreg and Megaversereg are registered trademarks owned and licensed by Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books Inc
Chaos Earth NEMA Mechanoid Space Heroes Unlimited HU2 Powers Unlimited Ninjas amp Superspies Aliens Unlimshyited Mutant Underground The Nursery Hardware Unlimited Gadgets Unlimited Beyond the Supernatural BTS-2 Three Galaxies Void Runners Coalition Wars Gramercy Island Skraypers Atorian Empire Wormwood Land of the Damned The Citadel Wolfen Wars Wolfen Cosmo-Knights Cyber-Knight Free Quebec Xiticix Invasion Fadetown Hammer of the Forge Siege On Tolkeen Psyscape Dweomer ARCHIE-3 Northern Gun Coalition States Erin Tam Emperor Prosek Splugorth Splynncryth Mega-Damage Skelebot SAMAS Glitter Boy Dog Boys Dog Pack Techno-Wizard Ley Line Walker Shifter Bio-Wizardry Psi-Stalker Brodkil Juicer Crazy Burbs Borg Bot D-Bee Chi-Town Triax NGR MesozoicLand Card Magic and other names titles and likenesses of characters are trademarks owned by Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books Inc
Palladium Online wwwpalladiumbookscom
The Rifterreg 24 RPG sourcebook series is published by Palladium Books Inc 12455 Universal Drive Taylor MI 48180 Printed in the USA
2
Sam
ple
file
Palladium Booksreg Presents
THE 24 Sourcebook and guide to the Palladium Megaversereg
Coordinator amp Editor in Chief Wayne Smith
Contributing Writers
James MG Cannon
Chris Matthys Shawn Merrow
Pat Nowak
Rodney Stott
Kevin Siembieda
Eric Thompson
Todd Yoho
Proofreader Julius Rosenstein
Typesetting Wayne Smith
Keylining Kevin Siembieda
Cover Logo Design Steve Edwards
Credits Page Logo Niklas Brandt
Based on the RPG rules characters
concepts and Megaversereg created by Kevin Siembieda
Cover Illustration John Zeleznik
Interior Artists
Drunken Style Studios (DSS)
Brandan C Clark (DSS) Mark Dudley (DSS)
Allen Manning
Brian Manning
Apollo Okamura
Liz RehfuslLAR (DSS)
Sharard Jackson (DSS) Freddie Williams II
and other Palladium Madmen
Special Thanks to all our contributors writers and artists - and a special welcome onboard to the artists and writers making their debut in this issue Our apologies to anybody who got accidentally left out or their name misspelled
3
Sam
ple
file
Contents - The Rifterreg 24 - October 2003
Page 6 -Art This stunning full page illustration is by Freddie Williams II
and is just a hint of what awaits gamers in Powers Unlimitedtrade Two a sourcebook for Heroes UnlimitecfTM 2nd Edition schedshyuled for a late November 2003 release
Page 7 - From the Desk of Kevin Siembieda The boss talks about why he has deliberately rescheduled Beshy
yond the Supernaturaltrade 2nd Edition the 48 and 64 page-sized source books and how they are here to stay and why people may be missing new releases (Could it be in part that long time Palshyladium fans dont expect us to hit our deadlines Well its time to adjust because Palladium has been hitting its release schedule on time or within two weeks on 90 of its releases in 2003 and thats a trend we hope to keep going)
Page 9 - Palladium News Convention Calendar for 2003 and even a few scheduled apshy
pearances for 2004 already Palladium holds the price on its games (with the big 160 amp 192 page books real bargains comshypared to the competition) plus a few announcements but nothshying new on the Riftsreg Movie yet
Page 10 - Coming Attractions Palladium has a ton 0 good stuff coming for the end of the
year starting with Chaos Earthtrade Creatures of Chaostrade and Riftsreg Adventure Sourcebook The Vanguardtrade both of which just shipped Ah but theres more a lot more a pair of World Books for Riftsreg China Powers Unlimitedtrade Two (for HU2) Beyond the Supernaturaltrade 2nd Edition a revised edition of Riftsreg Federation of Magictrade (with 34 pages of new material) the Riftsreg GM Guide and Riftsreg Book of Magic back in print more Chaos Earthtrade sourcebooks and other good stuff Read about the highlights here and then checkshyout or catalog at the back of the book to see what youve missed
Page 14 - X-Mas Surprise Package It has become tradition for Palladium Books to give a little
back to the fans this time of year The 2003 X-Mas Surprise Package - Grab Bag is our way of doing that Autographed books T-shirts back stock special editions original artwork and surprises can be yours if you are willing to take the chance Our way of saying thank you and Happy Holidays See page 14 for all the details Limited time offer
Page 16 - Collectors Super
X-Mas Surprise Package No youre not seeing double This year - and this year onlyshy
Palladium is offering something truly amazing a Grab Bag deshy
signed for the true collector and that hard to buy for super-fan It includes one or more pages of original art (worth $50-$180 each) a new limited edition portfolio of artwork for upcoming projects limited T-Shirt some books and other wild stuff Dont take my word for it check out page 16 One more way of saying thank you and Happy Holidays
Page 18 - Questions amp Answers Rodney Stott Shawn Merrow and Kevin Siembieda tackle a
diverse selection of questions before diving into Second Edition Fantasy conversions for fan fave Yin-Sloth Jungles The Jungle conversions are the first in an ongoing series starting with skills Next issue Jungle Magic
Page 25 - Originsreg Game Expo 2004 As this dynamic ad suggests Origins 2004 has big plans for
Kevin Siembieda Palladium Books and Palladium fans Hope to see you there next summer Call or check out the website for more info
Page 27 - After the Bombreg amp Heroes Unlimitedtrade
MesozoicLand Part Two Todd S Yohos big fmale on Mutant Dinosaurs and the isshy
land known as MesozoicLand Maps key locations key characshyters villains weapons and more Weapons and equipment start on page 38 and adventures on page 40 plus Hook Line amp Sinkertrade adventures on page 46
Artwork by Brian and Allen Manning
Page 48 - Riftsreg
Media in Rifts Earth A mountain of cool optional source material by Patrick
Nowak as he takes a look at arts sports and entertainment comshymon to the Coaiition States and North America It takes a look at the CS Media machine radio and television movie producshytion and the Black Market Gladiator Sports and Arenas inshycludes Entertainment Skills the Performer OCC Field Reporter OCC Rifts Bard OCC and a comprehensive look at the Rifts Gladiator (including arenas rules of the game and equipment)
Artwork is by the guys at Drunken Style Studio Mark Dudley Brandan C Clark and Sharard Jackson
Page 72 - Riftsreg The Metabolic Juicer
A new variant Juicer OCC by Eric Thompson The pros the cons the special abilities dangers and experience tables
Artwork by Brian Manning
4
Sam
ple
file
Page 82 - Riftsreg Phase Worldreg
The Hammer of the Forgetrade Chapter 24 of James MG Cannons epic saga
Artwork by Apollo Okamura
Page 89 - The Palladium Fantasy RPGreg
Card Magic Optional Occ and rules for a new type of magic by Chris
Matthys A magic that is more impressive and dangerous than one might think at first glance
Elegant Artwork by the lady of Drunken Style Studio Liz Rehfus
Page 97 - The Catalog of Palladium Booksreg
- Fall 2003 For your convenience we present Palladiums entire Fall Catshy
alog of role-playing games sourcebooks novels metal miniashytures and other good stuff And at no extra cost Enjoy
The theme for issue 24 A venues of power and power misused seems to be the theme
of this issue Actually we though Wayne did a rather nice job mixing up the subject matter and material to provide a little something for everyone A nice package
The Cover The cover is a closeup detail of John Zelezniks cover paintshy
ing for Beyond the Supernatura(TM Second Edition What you dont see are the two psychic investigators being menaced in the back alley of the Grimbor Antique shop Just a little something to help whet peoples appetites for this unique role-playing game of horror modern magic the supernatural and beyond
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 ones 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 sound 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
Coming Next Issue The Riftertrade 25
bull Golemancy for Palladium Fantasyreg
bull Material for Nightbanereg andor Heroes UnlimshyitetPMbull
bull Material for Beyond the SupernaturatrMbull
bull More material for Rijtsreg
bull Expanded Questions and Answers Rodney Shawn and Kevin have worked up a larger than usual questions and answers section with Pallashydium Fantasyreg Second Edition conversions for the Yin-Sloth Jungestrade Next up - Jungle Magic
bull The next chapter of The Hammer ofthe Forgetrade
bull The latest news and developments at Palladium Books
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 imaginationtrade
Palladiums games are found in stores everywhere 5
Sam
ple
file
Sam
ple
file
- PAL-Rifter24pdf
-
Palladium Booksreg Presents
THE 24 Sourcebook and guide to the Palladium Megaversereg
Coordinator amp Editor in Chief Wayne Smith
Contributing Writers
James MG Cannon
Chris Matthys Shawn Merrow
Pat Nowak
Rodney Stott
Kevin Siembieda
Eric Thompson
Todd Yoho
Proofreader Julius Rosenstein
Typesetting Wayne Smith
Keylining Kevin Siembieda
Cover Logo Design Steve Edwards
Credits Page Logo Niklas Brandt
Based on the RPG rules characters
concepts and Megaversereg created by Kevin Siembieda
Cover Illustration John Zeleznik
Interior Artists
Drunken Style Studios (DSS)
Brandan C Clark (DSS) Mark Dudley (DSS)
Allen Manning
Brian Manning
Apollo Okamura
Liz RehfuslLAR (DSS)
Sharard Jackson (DSS) Freddie Williams II
and other Palladium Madmen
Special Thanks to all our contributors writers and artists - and a special welcome onboard to the artists and writers making their debut in this issue Our apologies to anybody who got accidentally left out or their name misspelled
3
Sam
ple
file
Contents - The Rifterreg 24 - October 2003
Page 6 -Art This stunning full page illustration is by Freddie Williams II
and is just a hint of what awaits gamers in Powers Unlimitedtrade Two a sourcebook for Heroes UnlimitecfTM 2nd Edition schedshyuled for a late November 2003 release
Page 7 - From the Desk of Kevin Siembieda The boss talks about why he has deliberately rescheduled Beshy
yond the Supernaturaltrade 2nd Edition the 48 and 64 page-sized source books and how they are here to stay and why people may be missing new releases (Could it be in part that long time Palshyladium fans dont expect us to hit our deadlines Well its time to adjust because Palladium has been hitting its release schedule on time or within two weeks on 90 of its releases in 2003 and thats a trend we hope to keep going)
Page 9 - Palladium News Convention Calendar for 2003 and even a few scheduled apshy
pearances for 2004 already Palladium holds the price on its games (with the big 160 amp 192 page books real bargains comshypared to the competition) plus a few announcements but nothshying new on the Riftsreg Movie yet
Page 10 - Coming Attractions Palladium has a ton 0 good stuff coming for the end of the
year starting with Chaos Earthtrade Creatures of Chaostrade and Riftsreg Adventure Sourcebook The Vanguardtrade both of which just shipped Ah but theres more a lot more a pair of World Books for Riftsreg China Powers Unlimitedtrade Two (for HU2) Beyond the Supernaturaltrade 2nd Edition a revised edition of Riftsreg Federation of Magictrade (with 34 pages of new material) the Riftsreg GM Guide and Riftsreg Book of Magic back in print more Chaos Earthtrade sourcebooks and other good stuff Read about the highlights here and then checkshyout or catalog at the back of the book to see what youve missed
Page 14 - X-Mas Surprise Package It has become tradition for Palladium Books to give a little
back to the fans this time of year The 2003 X-Mas Surprise Package - Grab Bag is our way of doing that Autographed books T-shirts back stock special editions original artwork and surprises can be yours if you are willing to take the chance Our way of saying thank you and Happy Holidays See page 14 for all the details Limited time offer
Page 16 - Collectors Super
X-Mas Surprise Package No youre not seeing double This year - and this year onlyshy
Palladium is offering something truly amazing a Grab Bag deshy
signed for the true collector and that hard to buy for super-fan It includes one or more pages of original art (worth $50-$180 each) a new limited edition portfolio of artwork for upcoming projects limited T-Shirt some books and other wild stuff Dont take my word for it check out page 16 One more way of saying thank you and Happy Holidays
Page 18 - Questions amp Answers Rodney Stott Shawn Merrow and Kevin Siembieda tackle a
diverse selection of questions before diving into Second Edition Fantasy conversions for fan fave Yin-Sloth Jungles The Jungle conversions are the first in an ongoing series starting with skills Next issue Jungle Magic
Page 25 - Originsreg Game Expo 2004 As this dynamic ad suggests Origins 2004 has big plans for
Kevin Siembieda Palladium Books and Palladium fans Hope to see you there next summer Call or check out the website for more info
Page 27 - After the Bombreg amp Heroes Unlimitedtrade
MesozoicLand Part Two Todd S Yohos big fmale on Mutant Dinosaurs and the isshy
land known as MesozoicLand Maps key locations key characshyters villains weapons and more Weapons and equipment start on page 38 and adventures on page 40 plus Hook Line amp Sinkertrade adventures on page 46
Artwork by Brian and Allen Manning
Page 48 - Riftsreg
Media in Rifts Earth A mountain of cool optional source material by Patrick
Nowak as he takes a look at arts sports and entertainment comshymon to the Coaiition States and North America It takes a look at the CS Media machine radio and television movie producshytion and the Black Market Gladiator Sports and Arenas inshycludes Entertainment Skills the Performer OCC Field Reporter OCC Rifts Bard OCC and a comprehensive look at the Rifts Gladiator (including arenas rules of the game and equipment)
Artwork is by the guys at Drunken Style Studio Mark Dudley Brandan C Clark and Sharard Jackson
Page 72 - Riftsreg The Metabolic Juicer
A new variant Juicer OCC by Eric Thompson The pros the cons the special abilities dangers and experience tables
Artwork by Brian Manning
4
Sam
ple
file
Page 82 - Riftsreg Phase Worldreg
The Hammer of the Forgetrade Chapter 24 of James MG Cannons epic saga
Artwork by Apollo Okamura
Page 89 - The Palladium Fantasy RPGreg
Card Magic Optional Occ and rules for a new type of magic by Chris
Matthys A magic that is more impressive and dangerous than one might think at first glance
Elegant Artwork by the lady of Drunken Style Studio Liz Rehfus
Page 97 - The Catalog of Palladium Booksreg
- Fall 2003 For your convenience we present Palladiums entire Fall Catshy
alog of role-playing games sourcebooks novels metal miniashytures and other good stuff And at no extra cost Enjoy
The theme for issue 24 A venues of power and power misused seems to be the theme
of this issue Actually we though Wayne did a rather nice job mixing up the subject matter and material to provide a little something for everyone A nice package
The Cover The cover is a closeup detail of John Zelezniks cover paintshy
ing for Beyond the Supernatura(TM Second Edition What you dont see are the two psychic investigators being menaced in the back alley of the Grimbor Antique shop Just a little something to help whet peoples appetites for this unique role-playing game of horror modern magic the supernatural and beyond
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 ones 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 sound 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
Coming Next Issue The Riftertrade 25
bull Golemancy for Palladium Fantasyreg
bull Material for Nightbanereg andor Heroes UnlimshyitetPMbull
bull Material for Beyond the SupernaturatrMbull
bull More material for Rijtsreg
bull Expanded Questions and Answers Rodney Shawn and Kevin have worked up a larger than usual questions and answers section with Pallashydium Fantasyreg Second Edition conversions for the Yin-Sloth Jungestrade Next up - Jungle Magic
bull The next chapter of The Hammer ofthe Forgetrade
bull The latest news and developments at Palladium Books
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 imaginationtrade
Palladiums games are found in stores everywhere 5
Sam
ple
file
Sam
ple
file
- PAL-Rifter24pdf
-
Contents - The Rifterreg 24 - October 2003
Page 6 -Art This stunning full page illustration is by Freddie Williams II
and is just a hint of what awaits gamers in Powers Unlimitedtrade Two a sourcebook for Heroes UnlimitecfTM 2nd Edition schedshyuled for a late November 2003 release
Page 7 - From the Desk of Kevin Siembieda The boss talks about why he has deliberately rescheduled Beshy
yond the Supernaturaltrade 2nd Edition the 48 and 64 page-sized source books and how they are here to stay and why people may be missing new releases (Could it be in part that long time Palshyladium fans dont expect us to hit our deadlines Well its time to adjust because Palladium has been hitting its release schedule on time or within two weeks on 90 of its releases in 2003 and thats a trend we hope to keep going)
Page 9 - Palladium News Convention Calendar for 2003 and even a few scheduled apshy
pearances for 2004 already Palladium holds the price on its games (with the big 160 amp 192 page books real bargains comshypared to the competition) plus a few announcements but nothshying new on the Riftsreg Movie yet
Page 10 - Coming Attractions Palladium has a ton 0 good stuff coming for the end of the
year starting with Chaos Earthtrade Creatures of Chaostrade and Riftsreg Adventure Sourcebook The Vanguardtrade both of which just shipped Ah but theres more a lot more a pair of World Books for Riftsreg China Powers Unlimitedtrade Two (for HU2) Beyond the Supernaturaltrade 2nd Edition a revised edition of Riftsreg Federation of Magictrade (with 34 pages of new material) the Riftsreg GM Guide and Riftsreg Book of Magic back in print more Chaos Earthtrade sourcebooks and other good stuff Read about the highlights here and then checkshyout or catalog at the back of the book to see what youve missed
Page 14 - X-Mas Surprise Package It has become tradition for Palladium Books to give a little
back to the fans this time of year The 2003 X-Mas Surprise Package - Grab Bag is our way of doing that Autographed books T-shirts back stock special editions original artwork and surprises can be yours if you are willing to take the chance Our way of saying thank you and Happy Holidays See page 14 for all the details Limited time offer
Page 16 - Collectors Super
X-Mas Surprise Package No youre not seeing double This year - and this year onlyshy
Palladium is offering something truly amazing a Grab Bag deshy
signed for the true collector and that hard to buy for super-fan It includes one or more pages of original art (worth $50-$180 each) a new limited edition portfolio of artwork for upcoming projects limited T-Shirt some books and other wild stuff Dont take my word for it check out page 16 One more way of saying thank you and Happy Holidays
Page 18 - Questions amp Answers Rodney Stott Shawn Merrow and Kevin Siembieda tackle a
diverse selection of questions before diving into Second Edition Fantasy conversions for fan fave Yin-Sloth Jungles The Jungle conversions are the first in an ongoing series starting with skills Next issue Jungle Magic
Page 25 - Originsreg Game Expo 2004 As this dynamic ad suggests Origins 2004 has big plans for
Kevin Siembieda Palladium Books and Palladium fans Hope to see you there next summer Call or check out the website for more info
Page 27 - After the Bombreg amp Heroes Unlimitedtrade
MesozoicLand Part Two Todd S Yohos big fmale on Mutant Dinosaurs and the isshy
land known as MesozoicLand Maps key locations key characshyters villains weapons and more Weapons and equipment start on page 38 and adventures on page 40 plus Hook Line amp Sinkertrade adventures on page 46
Artwork by Brian and Allen Manning
Page 48 - Riftsreg
Media in Rifts Earth A mountain of cool optional source material by Patrick
Nowak as he takes a look at arts sports and entertainment comshymon to the Coaiition States and North America It takes a look at the CS Media machine radio and television movie producshytion and the Black Market Gladiator Sports and Arenas inshycludes Entertainment Skills the Performer OCC Field Reporter OCC Rifts Bard OCC and a comprehensive look at the Rifts Gladiator (including arenas rules of the game and equipment)
Artwork is by the guys at Drunken Style Studio Mark Dudley Brandan C Clark and Sharard Jackson
Page 72 - Riftsreg The Metabolic Juicer
A new variant Juicer OCC by Eric Thompson The pros the cons the special abilities dangers and experience tables
Artwork by Brian Manning
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The Hammer of the Forgetrade Chapter 24 of James MG Cannons epic saga
Artwork by Apollo Okamura
Page 89 - The Palladium Fantasy RPGreg
Card Magic Optional Occ and rules for a new type of magic by Chris
Matthys A magic that is more impressive and dangerous than one might think at first glance
Elegant Artwork by the lady of Drunken Style Studio Liz Rehfus
Page 97 - The Catalog of Palladium Booksreg
- Fall 2003 For your convenience we present Palladiums entire Fall Catshy
alog of role-playing games sourcebooks novels metal miniashytures and other good stuff And at no extra cost Enjoy
The theme for issue 24 A venues of power and power misused seems to be the theme
of this issue Actually we though Wayne did a rather nice job mixing up the subject matter and material to provide a little something for everyone A nice package
The Cover The cover is a closeup detail of John Zelezniks cover paintshy
ing for Beyond the Supernatura(TM Second Edition What you dont see are the two psychic investigators being menaced in the back alley of the Grimbor Antique shop Just a little something to help whet peoples appetites for this unique role-playing game of horror modern magic the supernatural and beyond
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 ones 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 sound 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
Coming Next Issue The Riftertrade 25
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bull Material for Nightbanereg andor Heroes UnlimshyitetPMbull
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bull Expanded Questions and Answers Rodney Shawn and Kevin have worked up a larger than usual questions and answers section with Pallashydium Fantasyreg Second Edition conversions for the Yin-Sloth Jungestrade Next up - Jungle Magic
bull The next chapter of The Hammer ofthe Forgetrade
bull The latest news and developments at Palladium Books
bull Source material for the entire Palladium Megaversereg
bull New contributors and fun So please join us
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Page 82 - Riftsreg Phase Worldreg
The Hammer of the Forgetrade Chapter 24 of James MG Cannons epic saga
Artwork by Apollo Okamura
Page 89 - The Palladium Fantasy RPGreg
Card Magic Optional Occ and rules for a new type of magic by Chris
Matthys A magic that is more impressive and dangerous than one might think at first glance
Elegant Artwork by the lady of Drunken Style Studio Liz Rehfus
Page 97 - The Catalog of Palladium Booksreg
- Fall 2003 For your convenience we present Palladiums entire Fall Catshy
alog of role-playing games sourcebooks novels metal miniashytures and other good stuff And at no extra cost Enjoy
The theme for issue 24 A venues of power and power misused seems to be the theme
of this issue Actually we though Wayne did a rather nice job mixing up the subject matter and material to provide a little something for everyone A nice package
The Cover The cover is a closeup detail of John Zelezniks cover paintshy
ing for Beyond the Supernatura(TM Second Edition What you dont see are the two psychic investigators being menaced in the back alley of the Grimbor Antique shop Just a little something to help whet peoples appetites for this unique role-playing game of horror modern magic the supernatural and beyond
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 ones 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 sound 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
Coming Next Issue The Riftertrade 25
bull Golemancy for Palladium Fantasyreg
bull Material for Nightbanereg andor Heroes UnlimshyitetPMbull
bull Material for Beyond the SupernaturatrMbull
bull More material for Rijtsreg
bull Expanded Questions and Answers Rodney Shawn and Kevin have worked up a larger than usual questions and answers section with Pallashydium Fantasyreg Second Edition conversions for the Yin-Sloth Jungestrade Next up - Jungle Magic
bull The next chapter of The Hammer ofthe Forgetrade
bull The latest news and developments at Palladium Books
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 imaginationtrade
Palladiums games are found in stores everywhere 5
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