Here I hope to be able to give you updates I'm what I'm working on and with Palladium's permission post the occasional sneak peak. Here are some details on my latest project. It should be noted that any information here should be considered speculative at best and that Palladium has the final word so I would suggest you check their press releases when they come out. Please also remember that I am a freelance writer for Palladium and not an employee of Palladium Books Inc. So anything said here is my own opinion and not that of Palladium books. Please read on and enjoy the site.
Carl J. Gleba
The Minion War Series
My latest project that I have been working on since 2004 is the Minion War series. My inspiration for this series came from the book PFRPG®: Land of the Damned™ One: Chaos Lands™ written by Bill Coffin. I was already working on Hades as an original part of my second book Rifts® Megaverse® Builder when it started to get to big so I decided to make it into its own book. Well each book should have some kind of theme and then that's when it hit me. If I'm going to write about Hades why not have them finally attack the Deevils of Dyval? That's when the ideas started to flow. I knew this idea was going to be big (as in lots of writing and a few books) and it was perfect timing because I was going to my first convention with the Palladium crew at Origins. Well I proposed the idea to Kevin and his response was unexpected to say the least when he said..."You're crazy!" Now at the time I was just happy to be published by Palladium (still am actually) and I was just hoping that I could do more books and with a five book series I knew I would be busy for a few years. All I had to do was write up a proposal for Kevin along with a projected time line. He still said I was crazy, but approved the project anyway with the condition that at least three books must be turned in before word of this was released. Well I'm pleased to say that the first three books are complete and turned into Palladium. As of this date 2/7/07 I'm about halfway through the fourth book tentatively titled Armageddon Unlimited™ and have already started to plot out the fifth book. Below you'll find a summary of each book as published by Palladium. When I receive Palladium's permission I will try and post some additional information.
Rifts® Dimension Book 10: Hades, Pits of Hell™
This is the book that starts it all! A dimension book the likes of which you've never seen before. The depths of Hades are explored and their plans to attack the Deevils revealed. When writing this book I wanted Hades to truly be a hellish nightmare of a dimension. When writing this I really had to think about my own Game Mastering style and how I could use that to present a challenge to not only my players, but to the thousands of Palladium fans around the world. I just didn't want to throw a bunch of new demons into the mix. No the land itself should be a living nightmare and I think I managed to achieve that. I took Hades and broke it up into various sections each with their own geography, weather, and wildlife. Even if you don't run into a demon, you still have to be wary of the land and the rivers of lava, or trees in the Thorn Forest that are like razor blades, or the Ant Lions that live deep in the Desert of Taut and can trap a person and devour them. Of course we also take a look at infernal life. How could creatures of evil and decadence live together and what kind of society would they form. Well Hades has those answers as well. Dozens of locations and cities around Hades are talked about and detailed. There are also dozens of N.P.C.'s from demonic minions trying to carve out their own domain, to heroes trying to liberate the millions of slaves forced to labor in Hades and also serve as a demon's next meal. All this plus the demons war machines revealed and finally the demons themselves are detailed which is why the page count was increased. Hades couldn't be comprehensive without taking another look at the demons we've known for 25 years. Palladium fans should also consider that while this is a Rifts® Dimension Book™ it can also be used for Palladium Fantasy as well. Don't just dismiss it because it has Rifts in the title. Hades and Palladium Fantasy are linked together and are an integral part of each other. That's why I wrote this book with S.D.C. stats and M.D.C. notes. So Game Masters from both setting should have no difficulty using this book. So what do you say and give it a try?
Coming Soon details and summary on:
Rifts® Dimension Book 11: Dyval, Hell Unleashed™
The second book in the series details Dyval, home of the demonic group known as the Deevils. When writing Hades there were numerous references about Hades itself, but there was little on Dyval. This was both a challenge and a boon. It allowed me to create an all new dimension and do things that have not been done before. Initially with so little references on Dyval I felt it was daunting in the beginning, but as the book took shape I finally had what I needed. The Library of Bletherad only provided a map of Dyval, and I knew that was way to small, but that also gave me an idea to build on. The deevils are masters of illusion and deception, and so too is there home! Dyval has a unique dimensional make-up as it is not a single dimension. It’s seven! Each Deevil Lord has a realm of their own, and all of the dimensions are connected, and can only be entered through Dyval Prime! There are other secrets to the Dimensional make-up and you’ll have to get the book to find out about the rest.
Each dimension is unique and different and described and mapped. In addition the dangers within each dimension such as the terrain, the weather, and new Deevils are described. Each Deevil Lord has a unique Citadel where they amass their troops. The citadels are unique to each Deevil Lord and their powers and abilities are described in detail. The Deevils response to Hades attacked is discussed and their plans to counter attack are laid out, plus their machines of war are described. Finally trusted minions are stated out and anyone of them could be the next reoccurring villain in your game.
Rifts® Dimension Book 12: Dimensional Outbreak™ A Phase World™ Source Book
The battle between the two dimensions of Hell, Hades and Dyval, begins to tear apart the fabric of space and time and spill into Phase World® and the Three Galaxies™.
The Minion War has rolled into countless dimensions with a roar, but not on Heroes Unlimited Earth™. Here, the monsters of Dyval are working covertly behind the scenes causing chaos and mayhem, and have brought Earth to the brink of global war. However, the demons’ dimensional incursions have alerted super-heroes around the globe to their sinister presences and the heroes are mounting their own response. Can the heroes of Earth stop the demons’ plans to plunge our world into Armageddon?!
Rifts Source Book: Megaverse in Flames
The Year of Hell!!
Demon and Deevil Weapons
They're plans to conquer Rifts Earth and the Megaverse
Updated on 2/3/2007 - Major overhaul
Updated 11/14/2005 Added Hunter Class Destroyer in Color
Updated 8/30/2005 Added Gen Con Pics
Updated 7/17/2003 at 5:00 PM EST: Added Phase World Fighters
Updated 7/3/2003 at 11:00 PM EST: Added Deck Plans
Updated 4/6/2003 at 6:41 EST: Updated Career page.
Updated 2/25/2003 at 8:08 PM EST
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