Palladium Books
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| Industry | Role-playing game (pen and paper) publisher |
| Genre | Fantasy, horror, science fiction, superhero |
| Founded | Detroit, Michigan (April 1981) |
| Founder |
Kevin Siembieda (principal) Anthony Falzon Alex Marciniszyn William Messner-Loebs Erick Wujcik |
| Headquarters | 39074 Webb Court Westland, Michigan 48185-7606 |
| Products |
Beyond the Supernatural Heroes Unlimited Palladium Fantasy RPG Rifts |
| Website | palladiumbooks |
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Footnotes / references "Palladium Books Company Profile". Westland, MI: Palladium Books. |
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Palladium Books is a publisher of role-playing games (RPGs) perhaps best known for its popular, expansive Rifts series (1990–present). Palladium was founded April 1981 in Detroit, Michigan by current president and lead game designer Kevin Siembieda, and is now based in Westland, Michigan. The company enjoys the support of a small but dedicated fanbase who praise its various game series for their innovative settings and ease of adaptability to various personal preferences, play styles, and power levels.
The first game released by Palladium Books was The Mechanoid Invasion in 1981, followed by the first-editions of The Palladium Role-Playing Game in 1983 and Heroes Unlimited in 1984, with Valley of the Pharaohs releasing between the two.
Other popular titles include adaptations of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1985) and Robotech (1986). Palladium was also one of the major distributors of Robotech merchandise for several years. Between the late 1990s and early 2000s, all of Palladium's licenses lapsed and were not pursued for renewal. In September 2007, Palladium finalized negotiations with Harmony Gold USA to produce Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles Role-Playing Game, an RPG based on Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles.
Palladium claims that it was the first publisher in the RPG industry to adopt the practice of perfect binding its books, a move that has since been emulated by many other companies. Palladium also releases most of its titles in paperback, whereas other major RPG publishers mostly publish hardback editions. This format choice has allowed Palladium to provide full sourcebooks at a lower cost than many other game lines.
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