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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. ==History== 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. Although Palladium did not establish the use of universal game mechanics, it was one of the first companies to successfully create role-playing games in multiple genres; for this reason, its house system may be described as "Megaversal" – "not universal, but more than just one world." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Palladium Books」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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