Section 1: General Non-Game-Mechanics Questions 1.01. What is Palladium Books?
Palladium Books is a Role Playing Games company which was started in 1980 by Kevin Siembieda for the purpose of publishing his first RPG, a fantasy game called The Palladium RPG, from which the company derives its name. It was very successful and pioneered many innovations that today dominate the gaming industry (not the least of which being its format). Palladium went on to publish many more games in the 1980s, including the lucrative Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Robotech lines of licensed RPGs. In 1990, Palladium Books published Rifts, Palladium’s landmark post-apocalyptic game designed to tie all the concepts created in previous games together. It has since become the centerpiece of the Palladium world, and a huge commercial success, spawning over 40 source books as of its 10th anniversary in 2000.
