Your name could become immortalized as a significant character in one of Palladium’s role-playing game sourcebooks (Rifts®, Palladium Fantasy RPG®, or Heroes Unlimited). A product that, if it follows Palladium tradition, could stay in print for 10-20 years! Maybe longer. And all that time you (okay, your name) will be an official part of the Palladium Megaverse®!
For every purchase of the Heroes of the Megaverse® print at the regular price of $10 – made between September 1 and December 31, 2006 – the purchaser will receive a FREE entry into the Character Contest.
That’s right, EVERY TIME you order a copy of this new, black and white Heroes of the Megaverse® print ($10 + shipping and handling), your name gets entered into a monthly drawing in which TEN (10) fans will be randomly selected EVERY MONTH for the next four months (September, October, November and December, 2006) to become an official character in the Palladium Megaverse®.
And not just some schmoe mentioned in a body of text, but a significant character (hero, villain or NPC) given at least Quick Stats if not full stats!
A truly unique opportunity to see YOUR name as a character in a published Palladium product.
The Heroes of the Megaverse® print is a collectable limited edition print, illustrated by Freddie E. Williams II. It was commissioned as a gift to Kevin Siembieda by fan, Dennis Hughes. The original pen and ink artwork was presented to Kevin at the 2006 Palladium Open House as a gift to remind Kevin and crew that the fans are behind him and Palladium Books during this tough period. Thus, it is has a unique pedigree in Palladium history and is a heartfelt symbol of Palladium’s struggle through its Crisis of Treachery. The print will remain available for $10 plus postage and handling after the Name Contest ends.
Note: Do not confuse this print with the $50, signed and numbered, A Megaverse® United print by Kevin Siembieda. That print automatically gets your name “listed” in an upcoming Palladium title, but it does not make you a fleshed out, significant character.
- Each individual print is assigned a number and signed by Kevin Siembieda.
- Each print purchased gets the purchaser a number designation in the order in which the sale was processed. So if you buy a print each month, you might be numbers 51, 329, 677, and 1042. If any of those numbers come up when Palladium randomly generators the numbers, YOU win!
Remember, there are 10 winners each month, starting September 2006 till December 31, 2006. That’s 40 winners total by the end of the year. Forty real-life Palladium fans who will see their name become part of Palladium history. Our way of promoting this print and Palladium Books, and giving purchasers in these first four months a bonus, the chance at a unique and memorable gift, a chance to see their name in print as a Palladium character in a future book.
- Random Selection. Theoretically, buying more than one print increases your chance of being selected, but that is no guarantee. Furthermore, winners acknowledge that winning the right to get your name used in one of our books has no real cash value and it cannot be transferred or sold. All you really get are bragging rights with your gaming buddies. Random determinations will be posted online a day or two after the end of every month, plus the people will be notified personally. You can only get your name selected once, so if your number should come up a second time it will be ignored and a new number will be generated.
- The name. The people selected will have the option of using their true name or their online name, or the name of a favorite player character from one of their own role-playing game experiences. However, a fictional character’s name must be identified as such. Furthermore, Palladium reserves the right to reject any fictional name that may, in Palladium’s sole discretion, represent bad taste, copyright or trademark infringement, or other issues of concern, and will use the purchaser’s real name. Please indicate and include any fictional name that is an alternative to your real name. Please do NOT use the name of friends or family.
- The Purchaser understands and agrees by making this purchase, his or her name may become a character in a Palladium Books publication (role-playing game, World Book, Dimension Book or sourcebook), and that said name becomes the intellectual property of Palladium Books, in perpetuity throughout the universe. For Example: Should Zachary Dennis Gamegeek Jr. be randomly selected as a winner, his name becomes the property of Palladium Books. We own you! Er . . . um, we own your name and can do anything we want with it in RPGs, comics, novels, games, film, online and other mediums of our choosing without any further permission, royalties or payment. The purchaser also acknowledges that said character/name may appear as a one-shot character (hero, villain, non-player character, etc.) or as a continuing, reoccurring character. For Example: Doctor R. Burke who appeared in the RDF Manual sourcebook for the original Robotech® RPG series, was named after Kevin’s pal, Richard Burke. Yet the character has gone on to appear in novels and elsewhere by companies other than Palladium Books.
Palladium will make no effort to make the fictional character resemble the actual person, and any incident where the two seem related is entirely coincidental. Furthermore, Palladium Books reserves the right to use your name for a character who may be a hero, villain, monster, alien, or non-player character (NPC) of its choosing.
- Credit where credit is due. This idea came from longtime Palladium fan, Londonbaz (as he is known online), of Great Brittan. Thanks, Barry, good idea.
So what are you waiting for? Order your print today, and take your shot at becoming a published character in a Palladium game book. - Each Heroes of the Megaverse® print costs $10.00 + shipping and handling.
- Prints are shipped rolled in a heavy-duty tube.
- Offer is good only September, October, November and December, 2006. Once this contest ends, it will not be repeated! Availability of the print will continue after this promotional contest.
Michigan law applies to all terms and conditions of this contest. Void where prohibited by law.
Copyright 2006 Palladium Books Inc. All rights reserved.
This Press Release may be used and portions reprinted with Palladium's permission for the purpose of news and promotion. Rifts®, Megaverse® and Palladium Books® are registered trademarks of Palladium Books Inc. and Kevin Siembieda. Heroes Unlimited, Powers Unlimited, Beyond the Supernatural, Tome Grotesque, Beyond Arcanum, Splicers, MercTown, Merc Ops, Dinosaur Swamp, Chaos Earth, NEMA and all other titles and names are trademarks of Palladium Books.