Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Guide to the Universe

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Guide to the Universe
Front cover of Guide to the Universe
role-playing game sourcebook
AuthorErick Wujcik
IllustratorKevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Ryan Brown
Cover artistPeter Laird
LanguageEnglish
SeriesTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles RPG
GenreScience fiction
PublisherPalladium Books
Publication date
May 1987 (1987-05)
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages48
ISBN978-0-916211-25-7
Preceded byTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures! 
Followed byTransdimensional Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Guide to the Universe is the second supplement for the science fiction superhero role-playing game Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness, itself bases on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic franchise. It was published by Palladium Books in 1987 and uses the Palladium Megaversal system.

Description

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The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Guide to the Universe is a supplement that introduces an outer-space milieu for the TMNT role-playing game. The book contains:[1]

  • descriptions of various flying vehicles — helicopters, airplance and space ships — and rules for their use.
  • Known space, and its main factions: The expansionist "Triceraton Republic" peopled by Triceratops; and the Human Federation, equally as expansionist.

The book also includes four short scenarios:[1]

  1. "Tigers of Tibet": PCs travel to Tibet to investigate a "Yeti" being chased by the army.
  2. "The Mutant Mastering Mind Machine": The heroes confront a mad scientist and his evil invention.
  3. "Day of the Transmat": Aliens seek aid against the Triceratons.
  4. "Invasion of the Triceratons": The heroes fight the Triceratons.

The final pages have a comic adventure.[1]

Publication history

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Palladium Books acquired the role-playing license for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and published Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness in 1985. They also published several supplements, the second being The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Guide to the Universe in 1987, a 48-page book written by Erick Wujcik, with interior art by Kevin Eastman and cover art by Peter Laird.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Guide to the Universe". Guide du Rôliste Galactique (in French). 2009-05-08. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  2. ^ Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 58. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.
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