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 GURPS Uplift cover | |
| Designers | Stefan Jones |
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| Publishers | Steve Jackson Games |
| Publication | 1990 |
| Genres | Science fiction |
| Systems | GURPS |
GURPS Uplift is a sourcebook for a science fiction themed role-playing game. It is a part of the extensive GURPS "generic" roleplaying system.
GURPS Uplift is based on a fictional universe envisioned by David Brin in his influential Uplift Universe series, where biological uplift of animals has become common.
GURPS Uplift was written by Stefan Jones and published by Steve Jackson Games in 1990.
It was long out of print, but a 2nd edition was published in September, 2003 ( ISBN 1-55634-427-9).
A revised edition was reported to be in preparation in 2018. [1]
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