''GURPS Time Travel'' is a

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for ''

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''. It was written by Steve Jackson and John M. Ford and published in 1991.

''GURPS Time Travel'' presents options to allow

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s to create systems to match their campaigns, including the way that time streams work. ''GURPS Time Travel'' also involves

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s travelling to different worlds.

Publication history

''GURPS Time Travel'' was designed by Steve Jackson and John M. Ford, and published as a 128-page softcover book by

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. The book was edited by

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, and features additional material by Chris McCubbin, J.M. Caparula, Walter Milliken, David Pulver, Daniel U. Thibault, and Dale F. Reding. Illustrations are by Dan Frazier, Michael Barrett,

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, Topper Helmers, Karl Martin, Doug Shuler, and Dan Smith, with a cover by

John Zeleznik John Zeleznik is an artist and illustrator. Career Zeleznik has provided covers and illustrative work for many role-playing games including ''Shadowrun'', '' Rifts'' (and other Palladium Books games), and ''GURPS''. He graduated from the Otis/Pa ...

Reception

''GURPS Time Travel'' won the

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for Best Roleplaying Supplement of 1991.

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reviewed ''GURPS Time Travel'' for ''

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'' magazine #191 (March 1993). According to Swan, "''GURPS Time Travel'' borrows ideas from everyone from H.G. Wells to Dr. Who and blends them into a cohesive whole, resulting in the most comprehensive take on time travel to date. Though intended for the ''GURPS'' system, the material is generic enough for any system, presuming the referee does his homework. Bursting with baffling jargon and giddy analyses of nonsensical concepts, ''GURPS Time Travel'' is exactly the type of book that makes civilians think role-players are out of their minds. Consider that a recommendation."

Reviews

*''Dragão Brasil'' #1 (1994) (Portuguese) *'' Envoyer'' #15

References

{{reflist Alternate history role-playing games

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Infinite Worlds Origins Award winners Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1991 Temporal war fiction Time travel games Works by John M. Ford

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Publication history

Reception

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