Rifts World Book 5: Triax & the NGR

Rifts World Books #5

by Kevin Siembieda, Kevin Long

The New German Republic (NGR) is surrounded and besieged by the hostile Gargoyle Empire - an empire of giant monsters. Only the superior robotics and weapons technology of Triax keeps the monsters at bay, but for how long? This epic World Book presents the Triax robots, power armor, cyborgs, and world setting that is Rifts Germany and surrounding region.

Genres: Role Playing Games, Gaming, Games

224 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1994

About the author

Kevin Siembieda (born April 2, 1956) is an American artist, writer, designer, and publisher of role-playing games, as well as being the founder and president of Palladium Books.

Palladium Books, founded in southeast Michigan, claims to be the first to implement a role-playing system intended to work for all genres and to introduce the perfect-bound trade paperback format to the RPG industry.

Some of the role-playing games Siembieda helped produce include Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness (1985), Robotech RPG (1986), After The Bomb (1986), and Rifts (1990).

Siembieda is also an artist, best known for occasionally illustrating Palladium Books' products. In 1978, he started the now-defunct Megaton Publications in Detroit, publishing a digest style title called A+ Plus and several other titles. He also contributed art and cartography to several early Judges Guild products (for both their Traveller and Dungeons & Dragons lines).

Reviews

[Bradley]

A wonderous roleplaying supplement filled with machines of destruction and storylines galore. The funniest roleplaying to come out of this book was the adventure featuring the band "Medic". Hehehe, a rock band of physicians. Very funny stuff. =)

[Little Timmy]

Even though the Palladium role-playing system is not the one I use in my games the source books are fantastic. Tons of great ideas and characters are scattered throughout the books. Very recommended for any gamer.