| 词条 | Kevin Siembieda |
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| name = Kevin Siembieda | image = Kevin Siembieda at GenCon 2014.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Kevin Siembieda at Gen Con 2014 | birth_name = Kevin Henry Siembieda | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|04|02|mf=yes}} | birth_place = Detroit, Michigan, US | nationality = American | education = College for Creative Studies | occupation = Author, designer, illustrator, and publisher of role-playing games at Palladium Books | years_active = 1979–2008 | notable_works = Heroes Unlimited The Mechanoid Invasion Palladium Fantasy RPG Rifts | spouse = Maryann Donald (1985–2004) | children = | influences = | influenced = | signature = | website = }} Kevin Siembieda (born April 2, 1956) is an American artist, writer, designer and publisher of role-playing games. CareerSiembieda is a third-generation Polish American.[1] He attended the College for Creative Studies in Detroit from 1974 to 1977.[2]{{rp|155}} He wanted to be a comic book artist, but found the industry difficult to break into and published a small-press comic (A+ Plus, 1977-1978) with his company: Megaton Publications.[2]{{rp|155}} In 1979 Siembieda discovered the Dungeons & Dragons Basic Rulebook and joined a role-playing group, the Wayne Street Weregamers, which met at Wayne State University in Detroit (where he befriended Erick Wujcik, who ran the group).[2]{{rp|155}} Siembieda ran a game for the group, the Palladium of Desires, a combination of AD&D and his house rules.[2]{{rp|155}} By 1980 the Wayne Weregamers became the Detroit Gaming Centre, with Siembieda its assistant director and Wujcik its director.[2]{{rp|155}} Siembieda tried to interest gaming companies in his RPG with little interest; only Judges Guild made him an offer, but he accepted a job offer from them instead.[2]{{rp|155–156}} He was an artist for Judges Guild for four months before working as a freelance artist for other publishers and trying to sell his RPG to them.[2]{{rp|156}} 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 Bill Loebs loaned Siembieda $1,500 to publish his first RPG book, The Mechanoid Invasion (1981).[2]{{rp|156}} By 1983 the company was successful enough for Siembieda to rent warehouse space and release his fantasy RPG, the Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game[2]{{rp|157}} with a loan of $10,000 from his friend Thom Bartold who had also loaned him funds to print the other two books in the Mechanoid Trilogy, Journey and Homeworld in 1982. These were not just loans, but investments, and Siembieda established a system of paying royalties not just to the writers and artists, but also to those who lent him the capital needed to print the books: his investors. The following year, he extended his Palladium system to the superhero genre with Heroes Unlimited.[2]{{rp|156}} A freelancer contacted Siembieda about producing a licensed role-playing game based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic book. Siembieda obtained the rights, but was dissatisfied with the freelancer's product. Erick Wujcik redesigned the game in five weeks, and it was published in 1985 as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness.[2]{{rp|158}} Siembieda next obtained the license to publish a game based on the Robotech anime series, designing the Robotech role-playing game published in 1986.[2]{{rp|158–159}} Siembieda wrote the RPG Rifts (1990) as a trade paperback in a two-column format which he laid out by hand.[2]{{rp|160}} He supported Wujcik in founding his own company, Phage Press.[2]{{rp|160}} In 1992, Siembieda sued Wizards of the Coast over its first RPG book, The Primal Order; GAMA president Mike Pondsmith helped the parties reach a compromise in March 1993.[2]{{rp|161}} Siembieda also disagreed with White Wolf magazine and GDW over their magazines' coverage of Palladium games.[2]{{rp|161}} He demanded that websites devoted to Rifts and Palladium be taken down, claiming that they violated his intellectual property, but softened his stance in 2004.[2]{{rp|161}} Siembieda fired Bill Coffin due to editorial differences and discontent with the Rifts Coalition Wars, which Siembieda and Coffin co-authored.[2]{{rp|162}} On April 19, 2006 he announced that Palladium Books was on the verge of bankruptcy, which he blamed on a former employee who was convicted of embezzlement.[2]{{rp|162}} Siembieda filed a lawsuit on May 7, 2010 against Trion Worlds for its MMORPG Rift: Planes of Telara, and a settlement was reached in October 2010.[2]{{rp|163}} Role-playing games Siembieda has created include Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game (1983), Heroes Unlimited (1984), Robotech (1986), and Rifts (1990).[4] He is also an artist, known for occasionally illustrating Palladium Books products. Siembieda contributed art and cartography to several early Judges Guild products for the Dungeons & Dragons, RuneQuest and Traveller lines.[5] Siembieda's Robotech RPG Tactics Kickstarter[6] is one of the largest failures in table-top Kickstarter history. The project failed to deliver on its goals and raised over $1.4M[7] Early illustration creditsJudges GuildDungeons & Dragons
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| last = Mayeau | first = Michael E. | series = D&D | title = Operation Ogre | year = 1979 | month = | id = [JG 109]
| last = Hinnen | first = Bryan | series = D&D | title = The Mines of Custalcon | year = 1979 | month = | id = [JG 111]
| last = Karczag | first = Paul | series = Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (AD&D) | title = The Maltese Clue |date=November 1979 | id = [JG 114]
| last = Emigh | first = Dave | series = D&D | title = The Sword of Hope | year = 1980 | month = | id = [JG 118]
| last = Emigh | first = D. | series = D&D | title = Tower of Ulission | year = 1980 | month = | id = [JG 119]
| last1 = Pruehs | first1 = Allen V. | last2 = Pruehs | first2 = Ree Moorhead | series = AD&D | title = Escape from Astigar's Lair | year = 1980 | month = | id = [JG 124] |last-author-amp=yes
| last1 = Bledsaw | first1 = Bob | last2 = Hippenhammer | first2 = Creighton | series = D&D | title = City State of the World Emperor | year = 1980 | month = | id = [JG 150] |last-author-amp=yes
| last1 = Bledsaw | first1 = B. | last2 = Hippenhammer | first2 = C. | last3 = Kraft | first3 = Rudy|authorlink3=Rudy Kraft | last4 = Miner | first4 = Clayton | series = D&D | title = City State of the World Emperor—Book I: Map Guide | year = 1980 | month = | id = [JG 155] |last-author-amp=yes
| last1 = Bledsaw | first1 = B. | last2 = Hippenhammer | first2 = C. | last3 = Kraft | first3 = R. | last4 = Miner | first4 = C. | last5 = Holmer | first5 = Mark | series = D&D | title = City State of the World Emperor—Book II: Shops | year = 1980 | month = | id = [JG 156] |last-author-amp=yes
| last1 = Bledsaw | first1 = B. | last2 = Hippenhammer | first2 = C. | last3 = Kraft | first3 = R. | last4 = Miner | first4 = C. | last5 = Holmer | first5 = M. | last6 = Hinnen | first6 = B. | series = D&D | title = City State of the World Emperor—Book III: City | year = 1980 | month = | id = [JG 157] |last-author-amp=yes
| last = Dale | first = Geoffrey O. | series = AD&D | title = The Treasure Vaults of Lindoran |date=March 1980 | id = [JG 190]
| last = Kraft | first = R. | series = AD&D | title = Portals of Torsh | year = 1980 | month = | id = [JG 260]
| last = Hinnen | first = B. | series = D&D | title = Spies of Lightelf | year = 1980 | month = | id = [JG 270]
| last = Jaquays | first = P. | series = D&D | title = Wilderlands of the Fantastic Reaches | year = 1980 | month = | id = [JG 300]
| last1 = Bledsaw | first1 = B. | last2 = Adams | first2 = Gary | series = D&D | title = Modron | edition = 5th printing, 2nd | year = 1980 | month = | id = [JG 34] |last-author-amp=yes
| last = Mayeau | first = M. E. | series = D&D | title = The Dragon Crown | edition = 2nd printing, 1st | year = 1980 | month = | id = [JG 76]
| last = Blake | first = R. J. | series = D&D | title = Of Skulls and Scrapfaggot Green | edition = 4th printing, 2nd | year = 1980 | month = | id = [JG 80]
| last = Kraft | first = R. | series = AD&D | title = Portals of Irontooth | year = 1981 | month = | id = [JG 560]
| last = Mattson | first = John | series = AD&D | title = House on Hangman's Hill | year = 1981 | month = | id = [JG 670]
| last = Kraft | first = R. | series = AD&D | title = Portals of Twilight | year = 1981 | month = | id = [JG 770] RuneQuest
| last = Kraft | first = R. | series = RuneQuest | title = Broken Tree Inn | year = 1979 | month = | id = [JG 107]
| last1 = Nevins | first1 = P. | last2 = Faust | first2 = B. | series = RuneQuest | title = City of Lei Tabor | year = 1980 | month = | id = [JG 310] |last-author-amp=yes
| last = Kraft | first = R. | series = RuneQuest | title = Duck Pond | year = 1980 | month = | id = [JG 380] Traveller
| last1 = Nevins | first1 = P. | last2 = Faust | first2 = B. | series = Traveller | title = Dra'k'ne Station | year = 1979 | month = | id = [JG 105] |last-author-amp=yes
| last = Sering | first = Dave | series = Traveller | title = Tancred | year = 1980 | month = | id = [JG 330]
| last1 = Harm | first1 = Ray | last2 = Reagan | first2 = M. D. | last3 = Hauffe | first3 = Dan | series = Traveller | title = Darthanon Queen | year = 1980 | month = | id = [JG 340] |last-author-amp=yes Universal Fantasy
| last = Wilson | first = Charles M. | title = Masters of Mind | year = 1981 | month = | id = [JG 690]
| last1 = Mortimer | first1 = Edward R. G. | last2 = Mortimer | first2 = Diane | last3 = Mortimer | first3 = John | title = Prey of Darkness | year = 1982 | month = | id = [JG 840] |last-author-amp=yes
| last = Hinnen | first = B. | title = Shield Maidens of Sea Rune | year = 1982 | month = | id = [JG 1010]
| last1 = Hinnen | first1 = B. | last2 = Hauffe | first2 = D. | title = Pirates of Hagrost | year = 1982 | month = | id = [JG 1030] |last-author-amp=yes Judges Guild Journal
| editor1-last = Anshell | editor1-first = Charles | editor2-last = Gooding | editor2-first = Penny | date = August–September 1979 | title = Judges Guild Journal | issue = 16 | location = Decatur, IL | publisher = Judges Guild
| editor1-last = Anshell | editor1-first = C. | editor2-last = Gooding | editor2-first = P. | date = October–November 1979 | title = Judges Guild Journal | issue = 17
| editor1-last = Anshell | editor1-first = C. | editor2-last = Gooding | editor2-first = P. | date = December 1979 – January 1980 | title = Judges Guild Journal | issue = 18
| editor1-last = Anshell | editor1-first = C. | editor2-last = Gooding | editor2-first = P. | date = February–March 1980 | title = Judges Guild Journal | issue = 19
| editor1-last = Anshell | editor1-first = C. | editor2-last = Bledsaw | editor2-first = Bob | date = April–May 1980 | title = Judges Guild Journal | issue = 20 Dungeoneer Journal
| editor1-last = Anshell | editor1-first = C. | editor2-last = Reagan | editor2-first = Michael D. | date = October–November 1980 | title = Dungeoneer Journal | issue = 23 | location = Decatur, IL | publisher = Judges Guild
| editor1-last = Anshell | editor1-first = C. | editor2-last = Reagan | editor2-first = M. D. | date = December 1980 – January 1981 | title = Dungeoneer Journal | issue = 24
| editor1-last = Anshell | editor1-first = C. | editor2-last = Reagan | editor2-first = M. D. | date = February–March 1981 | title = Dungeoneer Journal | issue = 25 Pegasus
| editor1-last = Reagan | editor1-first = M. D. | editor2-last = Anshell | editor2-first = C. | date = June–July 1981 | title = Pegasus | issue = 2 | location = Decatur, IL | publisher = Judges Guild
| editor1-last = Reagan | editor1-first = M. D. | editor2-last = Anshell | editor2-first = C. | date = August–September 1981 | title = Pegasus | issue = 3
| editor1-last = Vinton | editor1-first = Paul W. | editor2-last = Mortimer | editor2-first = Edward R. G. | date = February–March 1982 | title = Pegasus | issue = 6
| editor-last = Homer | editor-first = Mark S. | date = December 1982 – January 1983 | title = Pegasus | issue = 11
| editor-last = Maddin | editor-first = Mike | date = February–March 1983 | title = Pegasus | issue = 12 FASA
| last = Paley | first = Bill | series = Traveller | title = Action Aboard: Adventures on the "King Richard" | year = 1981 | publisher = FASA | location = Chicago, IL | id = }} - Interior art (with William H. Keith, Jr.) TSR
| last = Fox | first = Gardner F. | authorlink = Gardner Fox | editor-last = Mohan | editor-first = Kim | editor-link = Kim Mohan | title = Dragontales: An Anthology of All-New Fantasy Fiction |date=August 1980 | publisher = TSR / Dragon Publishing | location = Lake Geneva, WI | isbn = 978-0-394-52271-5 | pages = 21–30 | chapter = Out of the Eons {{anchor|Palladium role-playing game credits}}Palladium role-playing games
References1. ^"Likewise, though I am of Polish descent, I am third generation American and can speak virtually none of the Polish language and know little about "traditional" Polish customs." Kevin Siembieda, Rifts Conversion Book, 1991. 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 {{Cite book|author=Shannon Appelcline|title=Designers & Dragons|publisher=Mongoose Publishing|year=2011| isbn= 978-1-907702-58-7}} 3. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.palladiumbooks.com/index.php/about-palladium/personalities/in-house-staff#Kevin | title = Palladium Books Personalities: In-House Staff | publisher = Palladium Books | location = Westland, MI | accessdate = August 8, 2011}} 4. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.rpgblog2.com/2009/07/mega-interview-with-kevin-siembieda.html | title = Mega-Interview with Kevin Siembieda | first = Z. | last = Houghton | date = July 13, 2009 | work = RPG Blog II | publisher = Google / Blogger | location = Mountain View, CA | accessdate = January 15, 2010}} 5. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.acaeum.com/jg/index.html | title = Judges Guild Booty List | work = The Acaeum | publisher = HostForWeb | location = Chicago, IL | accessdate = February 15, 2011}} 6. ^{{cite web | url = https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rrpgt/robotech-rpg-tacticstm | title = RRT Kickstarter}} 7. ^{{cite web | url = https://www.polygon.com/2018/3/2/17071612/robotech-rpg-tactics-kickstarter-disaster-palladium-books | title = RRT Kickstarter is a Disaster}} 8. ^{{cite journal | last = Fawcett | first = W. | editor-last = Jacquet | editor-first = J |date=December 1980 | title = The Dragon's Augury: Here Comes the Judges Guild | journal = Dragon | issue = 44 | page = 75 | location = Lake Geneva, WI | publisher = TSR | issn = 0279-6848 | quote = The art by Kevin Siembieda is excellent and adds to the text in several places}} External links
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