RPG	Space: 1889
Genre	Fantasy (Science Fantasy) History (Alternative) History (Victorian Era) Steampunk
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Mechanic	Attribute/Stat Based (STR, CON, PER, etc) Dice (Primarily d6) Lifepath Character Generation (Character starts at birth) Point Based (allocate points to get skills, powers, etc) Skill Based (buy or gain skills) Show More »
Designer	Timothy B. Brown Frank Chadwick Julia Martin Marc W. Miller Tim Ryan Lester W. Smith Howard Whitehouse Loren K. Wiseman Show More »
Artist	Janet Aulisio Tim Bradstreet Frank Chadwick Dave Choat Steven S. Crompton Jeff Dee David R. Deitrick Craig Farley Kim Gromoll Rick Harris Rich Hasenauer Paul Herbert James Holloway Robert Jamison James Kuntz Ken Mayfield James Colton McGonigle Joseph O'Neill Lauretta Oblinger Tom Peters Shea Ryan Show More »
Production Staff	Mark Fisher James Kuntz Julia Martin David Moll Dana Reischauer Tim Ryan Shea Ryan Michelle Sturgeon Show More »
Publisher	GDW Games Heliograph Incorporated
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Year Published	1988
Primary Name	Space: 1889
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Product Code: HEL1889

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Year: 2000

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ISBN-10: 0966892690

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Year: 1988

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Product Code: 1889

ISBN-10: 0943580803

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Space: 1889 is based upon the scientific romances of Jules Verne and HG Wells. The setting transfers the colonial adventures of the Victorians to the inner solar system, allowing exploration and adventure among alien races.

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The Heliograph reprint had also the rules from the "Space 1889 GM Screen" booklet.

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Pg. 21	A New Crystal Sphere: Combat, Planets, And The Aliens of Sol Polyhedron (Issue 74 - Vol. 12, No. 8) Space: 1889 Space: 1889	The whos, hows, and wheres of adapting GDW's SPACE: 1889 rules for use with the SPELLJAMMER setting. Part two of a	Edit
Pg. 26	An 1889 Crystal Sphere: Her Majesty's 1st Giff Infantry (The Grays) Polyhedron (Issue 73 - Vol. 12, No. 7) Space: 1889 Space: 1889	Discover a new Crystal Sphere for the SPELLJAMMER setting through GDW's Space 1889 role playing game. This is part	Edit
Pg. 27	Cthulhu 1889 Call of Cthulhu (2nd Edition) Call of Cthulhu (2nd - 6th Edition) Basic Role-Playing (BRP) Call of Cthulhu (3rd Edition) Call of Cthulhu (2nd - 6th Edition) Basic Role-Playing (BRP) Call of Cthulhu (4th Edition) Call of Cthulhu (2nd - 6th Edition) Basic Role-Playing (BRP) Call of Cthulhu (5th Edition) Call of Cthulhu (2nd - 6th Edition) Basic Role-Playing (BRP) Call of Cthulhu (6th Edition) Call of Cthulhu (2nd - 6th Edition) Basic Role-Playing (BRP) Call of Cthulhu 5.6 20th Anniversary Edition Call of Cthulhu (2nd - 6th Edition) Basic Role-Playing (BRP) Cthulhu by Gaslight Call of Cthulhu (2nd - 6th Edition) Basic Role-Playing (BRP) Cthulhu By Gaslight 2nd Edition Call of Cthulhu (1st Edition) Basic Role-Playing (BRP) Call of Cthulhu (2nd - 6th Edition) Basic Role-Playing (BRP) Games Review (Volume 1, Issue 12 - Sep 1989) Space: 1889 Space: 1889 Show More »	An article about using the Call of Cthulhu rules and background with the background from Space 1889. There is an	Edit
Pg. 50	Eyes in the Dark: A Canon Species for Space 1889 RPG Review (Issue 8 - Jun 2010) Space: 1889 Space: 1889		Edit
Pg. 1	Featured Reviews Space: 1889 Space: 1889 Terra Traveller Times (Number 21 - Feb 1989)	Short reviews of Space:1889 and Sky Galleons of Mars.	Edit
Pg. 8	Frank Talk: Chat with Chadwick Games Review (Volume 1, Issue 3 - Dec 1988) Space: 1889 Space: 1889	A interview with Frank Chadwick about his Space 1889 RPG.	Edit
Pg. 33	Infernal Devices Space: 1889 Space: 1889 Voyages to the Worlds of SF Gaming (Issue 10 - Jan 1990)	A review of K. W. Jeter's novel, Infernal Devices, with a wealth of ideas for use with Space 1889.	Edit
Pg. 21	New Ships for Space: 1889 Competitive Edge (Issue 13 - 1997) Space: 1889 Space: 1889	Two designs for ships to be used in Space: 1889; The Flame Eagle and the Luftzepplin Karl von Zeug.	Edit
Pg. 8	Rails in the Astusapes Space: 1889 Space: 1889 Voyages to the Worlds of SF Gaming (Issue 13 - Oct 1990)	An adventure for Space 1889 wherein the team is sent to investigate sabotage of a rail line project.	Edit
Pg. 53	Role-playing Reviews Dragon (Issue 154 - Feb 1990) Hardwired: The Sourcebook Cyberpunk 2013 Interlock Scavenger Hunt Star Wars (WEG Original Edition) D6 System (WEG) Shadowrun Shadowrun (1st Edition) Space: 1889 Space: 1889 Spelljammer: AD&D Adventures in Space Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (2nd Edition) PC1: Tall Tales of the Wee Folk Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (2nd Edition) Basic Dungeons & Dragons Show More »	What do Victorian Martians, cyberpunk elves, and mind-flayer space raiders have in common?	Edit

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