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"GURPS Alternate Earths" is a 1996 role-playing game supplement published by Steve Jackson Games for the "GURPS" (Generic Universal RolePlaying System) framework. The book provides players and game masters with detailed settings based on parallel universes with significantly divergent historical timelines. It includes several distinct alternate Earths, such as worlds where the American Revolution failed or where the Aztec Empire resisted European conquest. The supplement was well-received for its rigorous application of historical logic to speculative scenarios.
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What is GURPS Alternate Earths?
It is a 1996 Steve Jackson Games sourcebook for the GURPS role-playing system. The book presents six fully developed parallel Earths with altered histories, cultures, politics, equipment, and campaign hooks. [Steve Jackson Games](https://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/AltEarths/img/AltEarths.pdf)
Does GURPS Alternate Earths include playable campaign material?
Yes. Each setting includes background information, character types, skills, advantages, disadvantages, weapons, and other material for building a campaign. The rules references in the original edition are for the revised Third Edition GURPS Basic Set. [Steve Jackson Games](https://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/AltEarths/img/AltEarths.pdf)
Who wrote GURPS Alternate Earths?
The authors are Kenneth Hite, Craig Neumeier, and Michael S. Schiffer. The official preview describes the three writers as collaborators who had been constructing alternate histories since 1989. [Steve Jackson Games](https://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/AltEarths/img/AltEarths.pdf)
Which alternate worlds are in GURPS Alternate Earths?
The six main settings include Dixie, Reich-5, Roma Aeterna, Shikaku-mon, Ezcalli, and Gernsback. They range from a Nazi-dominated world and an enduring Roman Empire to alternate Aztec and futuristic histories. [Steve Jackson Games](https://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/AltEarths/img/AltEarths.pdf)
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