GURPS Infinite Worlds

 GURPS Infinite Worlds is a core GURPS setting of traveling between alternate worlds. Authored by Kenneth Hite, Steve Jackson, and John M. Ford to showcase the versatility of GURPS. it initially appears in GURPBS Basic: Campaigns and is expanded upon in GURPS Infinite Worlds.

World hopping is done using Conveyers or Projectors. Conveyers are vehicles but can only travel in the same quantum. Projectors are able to send things (including conveyors) to at most two quantum levels difference. Projectors also can only work from certain quantum levels. This actually helps structure plots in the setting by limiting where the players can go and how they get there. Other methods such as magic, psionics, or super powers have their own rules!

It is an interesting meta-setting. The campaign typically centers around Homeline where the players would be part of one various agencies involved in world hopping. The setting includes conflicting world hopping organizations such as the Cabal, Centrum, and Reich-5.

Players could hop from world to world, allowing a lot of variety in adventures or just stick with one of the worlds for a more traditional campaign.

GURPS Supplements


Quantum Parallels

Worlds are separated by distance measured in quanta. the larger the difference in quanta numbers between two worlds the harder it is to reach them from each other. Below is a list of some of the settings outlined in various supplements. Most only get a few pages, some have their own world book and that is listed where it happens. Many alternate versions of these are outlined but I only refer to ones that have a few pages for the GM to work with.

Q1

Q2

Q3

  • Azoth-7, 1780; TL 4+2; Centrum (Inaccessible); Infinity Class Z4. (Infinite Worlds)
  • Coventry; TL 4 (Medicine, TL 8). Centrum (Inaccessible); Infinity Class prison world
  • Friedrich, 1217; TL 3 (some TL 8 uplifting): Centrum (Inaccessible); Infinity Class Z2. (Infinite Worlds)
  • I.S.T., 2003; TL 8 (plus variable super science): Centrum (Inaccessible); Infinity Class Z1. (GURPS Infinite Worlds: IST, International Super Teams - several Third edition supplements)
  • Merlin, 2004; TL 7+1 (magitech): Centrum (Inaccessible); Infinity Class Z2. (Infinite Worlds, GURPS Technomancer)
  • Nightreign, 1788; TL 5; Centrum (Inaccessible); Infinity Class Z1. (GURPS Nightreign)
  • Nostradamus, 1602; TL 4 (Nazis TL 8): Centrum (Inaccessible); Infinity Class Z1. (Infinite Worlds)
  • Osiris-3, 1345 B.C.; TL 1; Centrum (Inaccessible); Infinity Class Z1. (The Osiris Worlds)
  • Reich-5, 2010; TL 8 (advanced in space, genetics, and psitech) (GURPS Basic)
  • Shikaku-Mon, 2027; TL 8 (aerospace and electronics, TL 9): Centrum (Inaccessible); Infinity Class Z3. (Infinite Worlds)

Q4

  • Falkenstein, 1873; TL (5+1) (GURPS Castle Falkenstein)
  • Madland (GURPS Fantasy 2: Madlands)
  • The Nine Worlds: A skerry of 9 connected worlds. (Lost Worlds)
  • United States of Lizardia, 1991; TL 0+8: Centrum (Inaccessible); Infinity Class P4. (Infinite Worlds)

Q5

Homeline resides here and can reach Q3 to Q7.
  • Attila-5, 2004; TL 4; Centrum (Inaccessible); Infinity Class P4. (Infinite Worlds)
  • Campbell, 2004; TL 6: Centrum (Inaccessible); Infinity Class R6. (Infinite Worlds)
  • Duzakh, 304 B.C.; TL 2 (TL 3 windmills, steel): Centrum (Inaccessible); Infinity Class Z4.  (Worlds of Horror)
  • Gallatin, 2004; TL 7: Centrum (Inaccessible); Infinity Class P9. (Infinite Worlds)
  • Goblin, 1830; (Infinite Worlds, GURPS Goblins)
  • Gothic-2, 1818; TL 5 (TL5^ Biotech): Centrum (Inaccessible); Infinity Class R6.  (Worlds of Horror)
  • Johnson's Rome, 1206; TL 4: Centrum (Inaccessible); Infinity Class O9. (Infinite Worlds)
  • Lenin-1, 1989: TL 7 (Space 7+1): Centrum (Inaccessible); Infinity Class Z4. (Infinite Worlds)
  • Nergal, 1678; TL 2-3: Centrum (Inaccessible); Infinity Class P7. (Infinite Worlds)
  • Tsarevich, 2002; TL 6: Centrum (Inaccessible); Infinity Class P9.  (Worlds of Horror)
  • Yrth, 2004; TL 3-4: Centrum (Inaccessible); Infinity Class R2. (Infinite Worlds, GURPS Banestorm)

Q6

  • Armada-2, 1812; TL 5; Centrum (Yellow); Infinity Class P9. (Infinite Worlds)
  • Brittanica-6, 1887; TL 5+2: Centrum (Orange); Infinity Class R6: (Infinite Worlds, Infinite Worlds: Brittanica-6)
  • Caliph-6, 1684; TL 11 (Biotech 8): Centrum (Red); Infinity Class Z2. (Infinite Worlds)
  • Cyrano, 1956; TL 5+4 (Space travel, TL 4^): Centrum (Red) Infinity Class Z4. (Lost Worlds)
  • Dixie-1, 1993; TL 8: Centrum (Orange); Infinity Class P9. (Infinite Worlds)
  • Etheria, 1891; TL 5+1 (Etheric spacecraft): Centrum (Orange); Infinity Class R9. (Lost Worlds)
  • Ezcalli, 1848; TL 5/7: Centrum (Yellow); Infinity Class R5 (Infinite Worlds)
  • Lucifer-5, 1938; TL 6 (Aerospace 6^): Centrum (Orange); Infinity Class R9. (Infinite Worlds)
  • Orichalcum, 9590 B.C.; TL 1-2 (some Atlantean tech, TL 4): Centrum (Yellow); Infinity Class R4. (Infinite Worlds) 
  • Osiris-6, 2581 B.C.; TL 1 (Builders ?); Centrum (Red); Infinity Class Z1. (The Osiris Worlds)
  • Reich-2, 1961; TL 7 (Aerospace, 7+1): Centrum (Red); Infinity Class Z3. (Infinite Worlds)
  • Roma Aeterna, 1893; TL 5 (some weapon tech, TL 6): Centrum (yellow); Infinity Class P4. (Infinite Worlds)
  • Siva-5, 1947; TL 7 (Biotech, TL 9): Centrum (Orange); Infinity Class P6. (Lost Worlds)
  • Taft-1, 1962; TL 7: Centrum (Orange); Infinity Class P3.  (Worlds of Horror)

Q7

  • Bonaparte-4, 2024; TL 8 (9 in some areas); Centrum (Red); Infinity Class P5 (Infinite Worlds)
  • Britannica-3, TL 8; Centrum (Orange); Infinity Class P9. (Infinite Worlds)
  • Centrum Beta, 1895; TL 7: Centrum (Red); Infinity Class Z4. (Infinite Worlds)
  • Gernsback, 1965; TL 6+2: Centrum (Red); Infinity Class R9. (Infinite Worlds)
  • Gotha-Z, 1922; TL 6; Centrum (Red); Infinity Class Z3.  (Worlds of Horror)
  • Iskander-2, 1273; TL 9: Centrum (Red); Infinity Class Z2. (Lost Worlds)
  • Kaiserreich-4, 1931; TL (6+1) (German military and androids (TL 6+3)): Centrum (Orange); Infinity Class R6. (Worlds of Horror)
  • Osiris-7, 554 CE; TL 2+2; Centrum (Yellow); Infinity Class P9. (The Osiris Worlds)
  • Rome-6, 248 A.D.; TL (Infinite Worlds, Roma Arcana, GURPS Fantasy)
  • Steel, 2026; TL 10: Centrum (Red); Infinity Class Z2. (Lost Worlds, GURPS Reign of Steel)

Q8

Centrum resides here and can reach Q6 to Q10.

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