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| Designers | John Fountain, Alistair Dandy |
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| Publishers | When Worlds Collide |
| Publication | 2010 (1st edition) |
| Genres | multi-genre |
| Systems | Custom |
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The following modules have been created for the When Worlds Collide RPG
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