Kevin Siembieda

Kevin Siembieda
Born	Kevin Henry Siembieda April 2, 1956 (1956-04-02) Detroit, Michigan, USA
Nationality	American
Education	College for Creative Studies
Occupation	Author, designer, illustrator, and publisher of role-playing games at Palladium Books
Years active	1979–present
Notable work(s)	Heroes Unlimited The Mechanoid Invasion Palladium Fantasy RPG Rifts
Spouse	Maryann Donald (1985–2004)

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

Some of the role-playing games that Siembieda has created include Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game (1983), Heroes Unlimited (1984), Robotech (1986), and Rifts (1990).

Siembieda is also an artist, best known for occasionally illustrating Palladium Books' products. Prior to 1973, he started the now-defunct Megaton Publications in Detroit, Michigan with Alex Marciniszyn. Together they published a science fiction fanzine called Nightspawn in 1973 and a digest-style title called A+Plus Comics in 1977. Siembieda also contributed art and cartography to several early Judges Guild products for the Dungeons & Dragons, RuneQuest, and Traveller lines.

Early illustration credits

Judges Guild

Adventure modules

Dungeons & Dragons

Front cover of Dungeons & Dragons adventure module Verbosh (Nevins & Faust 1979, 2nd printing).

• Nevins, Paul & Faust, Bill (October 1979). Verbosh. Dungeons & Dragons (D&D). Decatur, IL: Judges Guild. [JG 108].  - Front cover, interior art; maps (with B. Faust).
• Mayeau, Michael E. (1979). Operation Ogre. D&D. [JG 109].  - Front cover; interior art (with Gerald Busby and Ed L. Perry).
• Hinnen, Bryan (1979). The Mines of Custalcon. D&D. [JG 111].  - Front cover (with Ken Simpson and Rick Houser).
• Karczag, Paul (November 1979). The Maltese Clue. Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (AD&D). [JG 114].  - Interior art.
• Emigh, Dave (1980). The Sword of Hope. D&D. [JG 118].  - Interior art (with Aaron Arocho, Michael D. Reagan, and Paul Jaquays).
• Emigh, D. (1980). Tower of Ulission. D&D. [JG 119].  - Interior art (with A. Arocho, Bob Bingham, and P. Jaquays).
• Pruehs, Allen V. & Pruehs, Ree Moorhead (1980). Escape from Astigar's Lair. AD&D. [JG 124].  - Front cover; interior art (with P. Jaquays).
• Bledsaw, Bob & Hippenhammer, Creighton (1980). City State of the World Emperor. D&D. [JG 150].  - Interior art (with P. Jaquays).
• Bledsaw, B.; Hippenhammer, C.; Kraft, Rudy & Miner, Clayton (1980). City State of the World Emperor—Book I: Map Guide. D&D. [JG 155].  - Interior art (with P. Jaquays).
• Bledsaw, B.; Hippenhammer, C.; Kraft, R.; Miner, C. & Holmer, Mark (1980). City State of the World Emperor—Book II: Shops. D&D. [JG 156].  - Interior art.
• Bledsaw, B.; Hippenhammer, C.; Kraft, R.; Miner, C.; Holmer, M. & Hinnen, B. (1980). City State of the World Emperor—Book III: City. D&D. [JG 157].  - Interior art (with P. Jaquays).
• Dale, Geoffrey O. (March 1980). The Treasure Vaults of Lindoran. AD&D. [JG 190].  - Front cover (with Bill Hadley); interior art (with P. Jaquays).
• Kraft, R. (1980). Portals of Torsh. AD&D. [JG 260].  - Interior art (with Brian Wagner, David Allen, Robert Bledsaw, Jr., and Carol Lind).
• Hinnen, B. (1980). Spies of Lightelf. D&D. [JG 270].  - Interior art (with P. Jaquays).
• Jaquays, P. (1980). Wilderlands of the Fantastic Reaches. D&D. [JG 300].  - Interior art (with P. Jaquays).
• Bledsaw, B. & Adams, Gary (1980). Modron. D&D (5th printing, 2nd ed.). [JG 34].  - Interior art (with Pixie Bledsaw, E. L. Perry, and K. Simpson).
• Mayeau, M. E. (1980). The Dragon Crown. D&D (2nd printing, 1st ed.). [JG 76].  - Interior art (with P. Jaquays).
• Blake, R. J. (1980). Of Skulls and Scrapfaggot Green. D&D (4th printing, 2nd ed.). [JG 80].  - Interior art (with P. Jaquays).
• Kraft, R. (1981). Portals of Irontooth. AD&D. [JG 560].  - Interior art (with K. Simpson, Erin McKee, A. Arocho, and E. L. Perry).
• Mattson, John (1981). House on Hangman's Hill. AD&D. [JG 670].  - Front cover; interior art (with E. McKee, E. L. Perry, and K. Simpson).
• Kraft, R. (1981). Portals of Twilight. AD&D. [JG 770].  - Interior art (with E. McKee, R. Houser, K. Simpson, Paul W. Vinton, and The Sorceror's Guild).

RuneQuest

Front cover of RuneQuest adventure module City of Lei Tabor (Nevins & Faust 1980).

• Kraft, R. (1979). Broken Tree Inn. RuneQuest. [JG 107].  - Interior art (with P. Jaquays and A. Arocho).
• Nevins, P. & Faust, B. (1980). City of Lei Tabor. RuneQuest. [JG 310].  - Front cover; interior art (with A. Arocho and B. Faust).
• Kraft, R. (1980). Duck Pond. RuneQuest. [JG 380].  - Front cover.

Traveller

• Nevins, P. & Faust, B. (1979). Dra'k'ne Station. Traveller. [JG 105].  - Front cover; interior art (with P. Jaquays).
• Sering, Dave (1980). Tancred. Traveller. [JG 330].  - Interior art (with A. Arocho and Peter Jenkins).
• Harm, Ray; Reagan, M. D. & Hauffe, Dan (1980). Darthanon Queen. Traveller. [JG 340].  - Interior art (with P. Jenkins).

Universal Fantasy

• Wilson, Charles M. (1981). Masters of Mind. [JG 690].  - Interior art (with K. Simpson and E. L. Perry).
• Mortimer, Edward R. G.; Mortimer, Diane & Mortimer, John (1982). Prey of Darkness. [JG 840].  - Front cover; interior art (with R. Houser, P. Jaquays, and J. Mortimer).
• Hinnen, B. (1982). Shield Maidens of Sea Rune. [JG 1010].  - Interior art (with K. Simpson, J. Mortimer, and P. W. Vinton).
• Hinnen, B. & Hauffe, D. (1982). Pirates of Hagrost. [JG 1030].  - Back cover.

Periodicals

Judges Guild Journal

• Anshell, Charles; Gooding, Penny, eds. (August–September 1979). Judges Guild Journal (Decatur, IL: Judges Guild) (16).  [JG 103]
• Anshell, C.; Gooding, P., eds. (October–November 1979). Judges Guild Journal (17).  [JG 110] - Front cover, interior art.
• Anshell, C.; Gooding, P., eds. (December 1979–January 1980). Judges Guild Journal (18).  [JG 121] - Interior art.
• Anshell, C.; Gooding, P., eds. (February–March 1980). Judges Guild Journal (19).  [JG 160] - Front cover, interior art.
• Anshell, C.; Bledsaw, Bob, eds. (April–May 1980). Judges Guild Journal (20).  [JG 200] - Interior art.

Dungeoneer Journal

• Anshell, C.; Reagan, Michael D., eds. (October–November 1980). Dungeoneer Journal (Decatur, IL: Judges Guild) (23).  [JG 390] - Interior art.
• Anshell, C.; Reagan, M. D., eds. (December 1980–January 1981). Dungeoneer Journal (24).  [JG 450] - Front cover, interior art.
• Anshell, C.; Reagan, M. D., eds. (February–March 1981). Dungeoneer Journal (25).  [JG 470] - Front cover, interior art.

Pegasus

• Reagan, M. D.; Anshell, C., eds. (June–July 1981). Pegasus (Decatur, IL: Judges Guild) (2).  [JG 610] - Interior art.
• Reagan, M. D.; Anshell, C., eds. (August–September 1981). Pegasus (3).  [JG 620] - Interior art.
• Vinton, Paul W.; Mortimer, Edward R. G., eds. (February–March 1982). Pegasus (6).  [JG 870] - Interior art.
• Homer, Mark S., ed. (December 1982–January 1983). Pegasus (11).  [JG 1190] - Interior art.
• Maddin, Mike, ed. (February–March 1983). Pegasus (12).  [JG 1210] - Interior art.

FASA

• Paley, Bill (1981). Action Aboard: Adventures on the "King Richard". Traveller. Chicago, IL: FASA.  - Interior art (with William H. Keith, Jr.).

TSR

• Fox, Gardner F. (August 1980). "Out of the Eons". In Mohan, Kim. Dragontales: An Anthology of All-New Fantasy Fiction. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR / Dragon Publishing. pp. 21–30. ISBN 0-394-52271-0.  - Interior art.

Palladium role-playing game credits

• The Mechanoid Invasion (April 1981)
• Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game (July 1983)
• Heroes Unlimited (August 1984)
• Robotech (November 1986)
• Beyond the Supernatural (October 1987), with Randy McCall
• Robotech II: The Sentinels (September 1988)
• Rifts (August 1990)
• Macross II (July 1993)
• Rifts Chaos Earth (June 2003)
• Dead Reign (November 2008), with Josh Hilden and Joshua Sanford

External links

• Palladium Books Online
• List of works at RPGnet Game Index