Heroes Unlimited (Second Edition Revised)-OCR

Warning! Violence and the Supernatural The fictional World of Heroes UnlimitedTM is violent, deadly and filled with superhumans, super: natural monsters and strange powers. Mutants, aliens, monsters, vile criminals and nefarious villains threaten, rob, torment, and prey on humans. Other alien life forms, monsters, gods and demigod, as well as magic, psychic powers, insanity, and war are all elements in this book. Some parents may find the violence, magic, insanity, super abilities, and supernatural elements of the game inappropriate for young readerslplayers. We suggest parental discretion. None of us at Palladium ~ooks@condone or encourage the occult, the practice of magic, the use of drugs, vigilantism or violence. Heroes UnlimitedrMis a work of fiction. NONE of the monsters, villains, superhumans, magic, powers or depictions are real.

Leap into the world of superhumans and pulse-pounding adventure! Compatible with the entire Palladium ~ o o k s @ Nlegaversea! 1

Dedicated to Florence. Her secret identity, Mom! Florence (a.k.a. Mom) was resolute in her convictions. She was genuine and warm. Unpretentious and accepting of others. And oh so inquisitive - a mind anxious to explore the unexplored, fueled by an imagination that camed her to exotic lands she had only visited through books, film and art. Florence (a.k.a. Mom) was gentle, loving, and compassionate (although she could be tough as nails when she needed to be). She always thought of others before herself, and stood ready to help them regardless of her own faltering condition. Her strength came from an indomitable lust for life that honestly defies words or reason. Florence's (a.k.a. Mom's) superpowers: To see the beauty and wonder in everything from a cloud or a butterfly. to a smiling face or a battered, old toy. Some years ago, after many battles - many she was never expected to win - Florence's only defeat came at the hands of her most treacherous arch-nemesis, Cancer. But her memory lives on in every one of us mere mortals who were fortunate enough to have been touched by her. A greater hero I have never known. - Kevin Siembieda, 1998

Special Thanks to Wayne Breaux Jr, who helped gather material and contribute ideas, text and rules: Steve, Aaron. and Julius for their suggestions - fun stuff. TOPaolo, Wayne, Scott, Ramon, Gusto, Mark, Ka, Brandon, Don. Jason, Jim and the entire multitude of artists who contributed to this monster of a book (9 point print, and it's still hovering around 300 pages) ...

... and most especially 10 my wonderful and hard working Maryann, Tenacious Thom, Jaunty Jim, All-Star Alex, Punster Stevarino, Draino, Aikido-Kid Jules, Heroic Hank, and all the Palladium maniacs. They are my superheroes. I also want to thank Doug, Scotty, Gabe and all the guys on the Palladium Books On-Line Mailing List for their suggestions. comments, encouragement and silliness. Boy, ain't I long-winded in this book?

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Kevin Siembieda, 1998

First Printing - March 1998 Copyright 1984, 1987, 1998 Palladium Books Inc. & Kevin Siembieda All rights reserved, worldwide, under the Universal Copyright Convention. No part of this book may be reproduced in part or whole, in any form or by any means, without permission from the publisher, except for brief quotes for use in reviews. All incidents. situations, institutions, governments and people are fictional and any similarity, without satiric intent, of characters or persons living or dead, is strictly coincidental. Palladium Books@,Rifts@,RECON@,Megaverse@,After the Bomb@,The Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game@,The Mechanoids@and Nightbane8 are registered trademarks owned and licensed by Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books Inc. Heroes UnlimitedTM, Villains UnlimitedTM,Aliens UnlimitedTM, Ninjas & SuperspiesTM,Beyond the SupernaturalTM,Vibro-Blade, Mega-Hero, MegaDamage, Cascade, S.D.C., P.P.E., I.S.P. and other names, titles, and likenesses of characters are trademarks owned by Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books Inc. Cover art and title design copyright I998 Jim Steranko, visualizing his upcoming techno-hero USAITM

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