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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 fonus, monsters, gods and demigods, as well as magic, insanity, and war are all elements in this book.
Some parents may find the violence, magic and supernatural elements of the game 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.
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The Rifter® Number Ten Your guide to the Palladium Megaverse®!
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First Printing - April, 2000
Copyright 2000 Palladium Books Inc. & 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 characters or persons living or dead, is strictly coincidental.
Palladium Books®, Rifts®, The Rifter®, RECON®, Nightbane®, The Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game®, The Mechanoids®, The Mechanoid Invasion®, After the Bomb® and Megaverse® are registered trademarks owned and licensed by Kevin Siembieda and PalIadium Books Inc.
Heroes Unlimited, HU2, Ninjas & Superspies, Beyond the Supernatural, BTS, Coalition Wars, RiftsworksZ, Systems Failure, Century Station, Chaos Earth, Skraypers, Phase World, Wormwood, BaaJgor Wastelands, Mount Nimro, Eastern Territory, Coalition Wars, Free Quebec, Xiticix Invasion, Splynn Dimensional Market, Hammer of The Forge, The Siege Against Tolkeen, Siege On Tolkeen, Arzno, Psyscape, Mechanoids Space, 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, Cyber-Knight, Psi-Stalker, Brodkil, Juicer, Crazy, 'Burbs, 'Borg, 'Bot, D-Bee, Chi-Town, Triax, NGR, Bio-Leech, Fire-Eater, Kill Crazy, Sym-Killer, Spatial Magic, Spatial Mage, Mutant Underground, The Anvil Galaxy, Land of the Damned, Wolfen, and other names, titles and likenesses of characters are trademarks owned by Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books Inc.
Knights of the Dinner Table™ is a trademark of Kenzer Co. and the creation of JolIy Blackburn.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles® and TMNT® are registered trademarks of Mirage Studios.
Robotech® is a registered trademark of Harmony Gold USA, Inc.
Gen Con® is a registered trademark of Wizards of the Coast.
Palladiwn On-Line www.palladiumbooks.com
The Rifter™ #10 RPG sourcebook series is published by Palladiwn Books Inc., 12455 Universal Drive, Taylor, MI 48180. Printed in the USA.
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Palladium Books® Presents:
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Russell Brin Jason Richards
James M.G. Cannon Nathan Taylor Ewen Cluney Blake Trzpuc Greg Diaczyk Kevin Siembieda Jay Fitzloff Wayne Smith David Haendler
Mark Hall David Phillips
Knights of the Dinner Table: Jolly Blackburn
Proofreader: Julius Rosenstein
Cover Painting: Wayne Breaux
Interior Artists: Apollo Okamura Ryan Beres Kent Buries
Wayne Breaux Jr.
Freddie Williams II
Brandon C Clark (DSS)
Ka Xiong (DSS) Mark Dudley (DSS)
Charles Walton (DSS) concepts and Mega verse® created by Kevin Siem bieda. Drunken Style Studio
Sourcebook and guide to the Palladium Megaverse®
Coordinator & Editor in Chief: Wayne Smith
Supervising Coordinator & Typesetting:
Maryann Siembieda
Contributing Writers:
Rifts® Comic Strip: Ramon Perez
Cover Logo Design: Steve Edwards
Credits Page Logo: Niklas Brandt
Keylining: Kevin Siembieda
Based on the RPG rules, characters,
Special Thanks to all of You, for making the Rifter® a success - Wayne Smith
Our apologies to anybody who got accidentally left out or their name misspelled.
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Contents - The Rifter #10 - April, 2000
Page 6-Art Due to space limitations, this cool "page" of artwork by
Freddie Williams 11 was shrunk down to a quarter of it's size in Century Station™. We thought it would be nice to reprint it here in the size it was originally intended. It depicts the notorious villain, Daddy Longlegs™, and his Longlegger power armor suit.
Page 7 - From the Desk
of Kevin Siembieda Publisher Kevin Siembieda, waxes on about why
role-playing games should be fun, and some of the exciting project coming soon from Palladium Books.
Page 8 - Palladium News This issue's news starts off with Kevin & Maryann
Siembieda's convention circuit up-date - namely Marcon (in May) and Gen Con (in August). These are the only two conventions the Siembiedas will be attending later this year, come and visit if you can.
Ryan Beres joins the Palladium staff, but more importantly, get the details on Wayne Smith's reaction to The Rifter 9 112.
Page 10 Coming Attractions Big plans for Heroes UnlimitedTM and Palladium Fantasy,
with a number of exciting sourcebooks planned for both.
And for Rifts®, more on Coalition Wars: Siege on Tolkeen™ (pretty much on schedule), a new RiJtsworkZ portfolio of art by John Zeleznik, and other projects.
Page 15 - The Rifter 9 1ft,
April Fool's Day Special If you are wondering what this special, limited edition of The
Rifter® is, here are all the details. Limited to only 10,000 copies so get your copy while you still can. Available in fme game, hobby and comic stores everywhere, or directly from Palladium Books.
Page 17 - Knights of the Dinner Table™ Another hilarious installment of KoDT by creator Jolly
Blackburn and Steve Johansson.
Don't forget the KoDT comic books are available from Kenzer & Company, 1935 S. Plum Grove Rd., Suite 194, Palatine, IL, 60067.
Page 19 - The Palladium Fantasy RPG® The Magic of Science
Greg Diaczyk offers his thoughts and ideas for technology in the Palladium Fantasy RPG® setting. To this end, he presents the Tinker O.C.C. explosives, machines and gadgets. Note: It's fun to see the direction other people take our games, and this is
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one such example. Greg's completely optional ideas may work for him, but the Palladium World is so rich in magic, diverse cultures and the supernatural, that modem advancement in the way of science has been stymied. People rely on the old ways and use magic as their preferred "technology." In the official setting, technology as we know it has been supplanted by magic and the supernatural.
Artwork is by Kent BurIes.
Page 24 - More Palladium Fantasy RPG®
The Changeling Metamorph Mark Hall presents the optional O.C.C. of the Changeling
Metamorph, a sort of rare, super-changeling who can assume all types of transformations beyond the capabilities of a normal Changeling.
Artwork by Apollo Okamura.
Page 26 - Heroes Unlimited, 2nd Edition
The Gestalt Power Category Jay Fitzloff has created an entirely new, optional Power Cat
egory for Heroes Unlimited, 2nd Edition. A rare and bizarre class of superbieng that is more than he or she may seem. Much more.
Artwork by Drunken Style Studio (DSS).
Gestalt NPCs - Heroes & Villains start on page 35. Written by Wayne Smith. Illustrated by Freddie Williams II.
Page 40 - Beyond the Supernaturap'M Adventure
Trouble in the Midwest Blake Trzpuc gives us a frightening adventure for Beyond
the Supernatural™. Ideal for low to mid-level characters.
Art by Drunken Style Studio (DSS).
Page 46 - Beyond the Supernaturap'M Adventure
Dark Consequences Russel Brin whips up another little adventure for Beyond the
Supernatural™.
Art by Kent Buries.
Page 48 - Nightbane® RPG On the Fringe of the Night
Offers optional fringe group O.C.C.s for the Nightbane® RPG setting. David Solon Phillips takes a look at how modem day militia groups might respond to the Nightlords and their minions.
Art by Drunken Style Studio (DSS).
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Page 57 - Rifts® Lone Star Comic Strip Holy Moses! Is this the end of ... oops, don't want to give
away the story in this action packed installment of the Rifts® Comic Strip. The plot thickens and trouble mounts as our heroes come face to face with one of Doctor Desmond Bradford's genetic experiments.
Part Five of Seven chapters by Ramon Perez (Penciler, hIker, Letterer, and Writer). That's right, "seven" chapters instead of six! Ramon just couldn't keep the story to the six chapters we had originally planned, so we are going to extend the strip for an extra issue. Somehow, I don't think anybody is going to complain.
Page 65 - Rifts®
The Territory of Arzno (part Two of Two) Jason Richards and Nathan Taylor present the independent
City of Arzno, Arizona. Built from scratch and defended by the Arzno Mercenary Corps, it has become something of an oasis of civilization in a dangerous wasteland. Part two presents TW Armor, gizmos and vehicles used by this southwestern community. Plus the optional Weapon Mage O.C.C. and a few Hook, Line & Sinker™ style adventures.
Artwork by Wayne Breaux Jr.
Page 79 - Rifts®
The Environment of Space Ewen Cluney explores the pitfalls of playing in outer-space
for Rifts@ characters. Defmitions, observations, and rules all topped by a over 40 spells designed for use in space and space travel! Ideal for use in Phase Wor/dfM.
Artwork by Wayne Breaux Jr.
Page 93 - The final chapter of David Haendler's
Siege Against Tolkeen After 10 issues, this epic tale comes to a satisfying end. We
hope you enjoyed the story while it lasted.
Artwork by Apollo Okamura.
Page 107- Hammer of the Forge The next chapter in James M. G. Carmon's Phase Wor/tfrM
story.
The Cover The cover to The Rifter #10 is a concept painting by W~ne
Breaux depicting the character Shock, cutting looks with crackling energy. We thought it was kinda cool and fit with the superbeings presented in this issue.
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 and things one can include in his
campaign or enjoy reading. They are not "official" to the main games or world settings. For example, the story, Siege Against To/keen, is likely to be very different from Kevin Siembieda's "official" World Books coming in 2000. As for optional tables and adventures, if they sound cool or fun, use them. If they 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, because we thought it was imaginative and fun, and two, we thought it would stimulate your imagination with fun stuff that you can use (if you want) or which might inspire you to create your own wonders.
The Rifter® is a registered trademark We are proud to announce that The Rifter® is now a Regis
tered Trademark owned by Palladium Books, hence the circled "R" instead of the TM. Yes, we realize that none of you guys and gals probably give a hoot, but we're pleased and wanted to make note of it.
We are looking for
contributors to The Rifter® #13 Somebody on-line came up with the idea of making #13 a
"theme" issue, focusing on the number J3, bad luck, superstition, and horror. We love the idea and want people to think about submitting material that fits the bill! Submissions can be serious or humorous. Short to medium size are best - that means 5-16 computer pages of material, please. And don't just focus on horror, think about how this might be applicable for Rifts®, Heroes UnlimitetfrM, and Palladium Fantasy, too. So put on those thinking caps and get writing. (Of course all submissions are created and submitted entirely on speculation. Possible publication is left to Palladium Books' sole discretion and payment is the usual pitiful rate of ten bucks per printed page of text.)
Deadline: November 1,2000 (October is even better).
www.palladiumbooks.com - Palladium On-Line
Coming Next Issue ••• The Rifter™ #11 • G.M. advice on handling practitioners of magic. • Adventure for The Palladium Fantasy RPG®. • Material for Heroes UnlimitedfM. • Insight on Nightbane® • More Knights ofthe Dinner Table™. • More of the Ramon Perez Lone Star comic strip. • The next chapter of the Hammer ofthe Forge™. • Material for Rifts® • The latest news and developments at Palladium. • Source material for the Palladium Megaverse®. • New contributors and fun.
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