Terra Incognita (role-playing game)

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Terra Incognita is a role-playing game published by Grey Ghost Press in 2001.

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Description

Terra Incognita is a game based on the Fudge rules. [1] :320

Publication history

Terra Incognita was published by Grey Ghost Press in 2001. [2]

Reception

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References

  1. Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. ISBN   978-1-907702-58-7.
  2. "Review of Terra Incognita - RPGnet RPG Game Index". Archived from the original on 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2017-09-25.