GURPS Aliens
GURPS Aliens is a sourcebook for "GURPS" published in 1990. Contents. "GURPS Aliens" is a complete sourcebook on extraterrestrials, intended for use with "GURPS Space", "GURPS Horror", or "GURPS Supers". "GURPS Aliens" is a "GURPS" supplement describing 28 alien races for use with "GURPS Space", including the An Phar, "pig-like humanoids with a love of philosophy," the Banduch, "super-powerful psychic dinosaurs," and the Verms: "Their ambition is to eat the galaxy." Aliens came out before the more successful Fantasy Folk. The supplemental rules forming about a third of the book were largely outmoded by the revised  edition of Supers. Publication history. "GURPS Aliens" was written by Chris W. McCubbin with W.G. Armintrout, William A. Barton, Steve Jackson, Creede Lambard, and Sharleen Lambard, with a cover by Michael Whelan, and was published by Steve Jackson Games in 1990 as a 128-page book. "GURPS Aliens" requires the "GURPS Basic Set" to use. "GURPS Aliens" was one of several sourcebooks published to add to the background of the "GURPS Space" setting. Reception. David L. Pulver reviewed "GURPS Aliens" for "Challenge" #49. Pulver comments in his conclusion: ""GURPS Aliens"' imaginative array of extraterrestrial races coupled with its lucid organization  makes it a pleasure to read and to use. I have no hesitation in giving it a whole-hearted recommendation, not only as an invaluable sourcebook for "GURPS", but as a useful source of ideas for any science-fiction RPG."