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Rifts is a multi-genre role-playing game created by Kevin Siembieda in August 1990 and published continuously by Palladium Books since then. It takes place in a post-apocalyptic future, deriving elements from cyberpunk , science fiction , fantasy , horror , western , mythology and many other genres.
Palladium Books is a publisher of role-playing games (RPGs) best known for its 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.
Siembieda is the co-founder and president of Palladium Books. [3] He founded the company in April 1981 to publish his fantasy role-playing game, but had insufficient funds to publish any books; the mother of his friend Bill Loebs loaned Siembieda $1,500 to publish his first RPG book, The Mechanoid Invasion (1981).
Kevin Long is an American graphic artist best known for his airbrush paintings and black-and-white illustrations in the genres of science fiction and fantasy.He was a principal artist at Palladium Books from 1986 until 1995 and served as one of the original contributors to the Rifts role-playing game (RPG) series.
In 1996, Palladium introduced an expanded second edition retitled Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game, a 336-page book created by Siembieda, with cover art by Martin McKenna and interior art by McKenna, Siembieda, Flint Henry, Scott Johnson, Michael Kucharski, Vince Martin, and Randall K. Post. [3]
Bill Coffin (born September 17, 1970) is a writer of novels and role-playing games in the fantasy and science fiction genres. Perhaps best known for his work at Palladium Books from July 1998 through May 2002, he made significant contributions to several of Palladium's game series, most notably Palladium Fantasy, but also Heroes Unlimited and Rifts, and created his own game, Systems Failure.
Rifts: Promise of Power is a 2005 video game licensed for the Rifts role-playing game (RPG) from Palladium Books.It was released for the N-Gage in 2005.. The basic mechanics of the game are adapted from the pen-and-paper version, utilizing an action point turn-based system.
Rifts Chaos Earth is a post-apocalyptic role-playing game from Palladium Books. It is a spinoff and prequel to their popular game Rifts , which uses a similar form of Palladium's Megaversal system .