Time & Time Again

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Time & Time Again is a role-playing game published by Timeline Ltd. in 1984.

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Description

Time & Time Again is a time-travel system featuring combat rules that can be used for any historical period. [1] PCs can't change the past; they are employed to protect observing time-travel scholars or track down time travelers who have gone berserk. [1] The emphasis is on interacting with historical societies, not altering them. [1] The game includes character creation, maps, charts, and three sample scenarios. [1]

Publication history

Time & Time Again was designed by H.N. Voss and W.P. Worzel, and published by Timeline Ltd. in 1984 as a boxed set containing a 52-page book and a 48-page book, and three four-page pamphlets. [1]

The campaign setting Holy Warriors was published in 1985.

Reception

William A. Barton reviewed Time and Time Again in Space Gamer No. 76. [2] Barton commented that "if you prefer a lot of background info, relatively simply but realistic mechanics, and straight, 'hard' sf in your time traveling, over less background, more mechanics, and a science-fantasy approach – and you don't mind researching your own scenarios – Time and Time Again is the time-travel RPG for you. If the opposite, stick with Timemaster." [2]

In his 1990 book The Complete Guide to Role-Playing Games , game critic Rick Swan called this "An interesting but not wholly successful time travel RPG." Swan thought it was "all quite logical but not much fun, because the game's rigid 'science' eliminates every type of what-if scenario ... thus limiting adventurers to observing past events." Swan also felt the character generation rules were too bland, and the combat rules were too complicated. Swan concluded by giving the game a poor rating of only 2 out of 4, saying, "Players who are turned off by the fantasy elements that invariably crop up in other time-traveling RPGs might enjoy the sober-minded Time and Time Again, but others should look elsewhere ( Timelords , for instance, is a better design and much more fun." [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. pp. 349–350. ISBN   0-87975-653-5.
  2. 1 2 Barton, William A. (Sep–Oct 1985). "Capsule Reviews". Space Gamer . Steve Jackson Games (76): 36.
  3. ↑ Swan, Rick (1990). The Complete Guide to Role-Playing Games . New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 201–211.
  4. ↑ < "Different Worlds #40". December 1, 1985 – via Internet Archive.
  5. ↑ "Adventurer Magazine".
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