Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Guide to the Universe

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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

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

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]

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