Let the idle speculation begin!

[Rasputin]

From the August 8th (latest as of this post) Palladium Books weekly update:

Originally Posted by Kevin Siembieda

STEVE JACKSON AT GEN CON®
So there I was, restocking books at the Palladium booth on Saturday morning, and I hear a familiar voice say, “Hello, Kevin.” I turn around and Steve Jackson is standing there. We had a pleasant chat before the hall opened up to catch up a bit on each other’s lives. Steve and I came up together in the game industry and always liked and respected each other. We had talked about doing something together, off and on for decades. A few hours later, Phil Reed invites me to come over to the SJG booth to chat. It was a very friendly, joyful conversation. More about the outcome of that meeting in the months ahead as we nail things down together. I’m excited. You will be too.

[thorr-kan]

If nothing else, Palladium and Steve Jackson Games are two of the oldest private RPG companies that have remained continuously running.

[Daigoro]

If the answer is not GURPS Rifts, then I have no idea what it could be.

[Black Leviathan]

Much more likely to be about how Munchkin TMNT came together.

[Andrew Hackard]

Originally Posted by Black Leviathan

Much more likely to be about how Munchkin TMNT came together.

Palladium was not involved in that project.

[namada]

Originally Posted by Daigoro

If the answer is not GURPS Rifts, then I have no idea what it could be.

They did a Savage Worlds version, so I wouldn't be surprised. I'd also not be surprised if it turned out to be a DF version of Palladium's Fantasy world.

However, what I really think it will be is Munchkin Rifts.

[Rasputin]

Originally Posted by namada

However, what I really think it will be is Munchkin Rifts.

Dang. That’s good and I can’t believe I didn’t think of it, wanting GURPS Rifts or Rifts meets Ogre.

[ak_aramis]

Originally Posted by namada

They did a Savage Worlds version, so I wouldn't be surprised. I'd also not be surprised if it turned out to be a DF version of Palladium's Fantasy world.

However, what I really think it will be is Munchkin Rifts.

Palladium's Fantasy is a really good setting with rather mediocre rules.

Savage Rifts probably precludes a GURPS Rifts.

[Rasputin]

Originally Posted by ak_aramis

Palladium's Fantasy is a really good setting with rather mediocre rules.

Savage Rifts probably precludes a GURPS Rifts.

It is a good world; Palladium Books has long been good at making worlds but not at making rules, the opposite of Steve Jackson Games. However, I don’t think the Palladium Fantasy world is marketable outside of the Palladium fan base. Savage Rifts wouldn’t preclude GURPS Rifts unless the license to Pinnacle granted it exclusivity, which I find doubtful.

[ak_aramis]

Originally Posted by Rasputin

It is a good world; Palladium Books has long been good at making worlds but not at making rules, the opposite of Steve Jackson Games. However, I don’t think the Palladium Fantasy world is marketable outside of the Palladium fan base. Savage Rifts wouldn’t preclude GURPS Rifts unless the license to Pinnacle granted it exclusivity, which I find doubtful.

Licensing a setting to direct competitors is usually bad form. Savage Worlds and GURPS are about as close as it gets for direct competition; equally as close as D&D 5 and Pathfinder.