Truckin' Turtles

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Truckin' Turtles
Front cover of Truckin' Turtles
role-playing game sourcebook
AuthorJape Trostle, Kevin Siembieda
IllustratorThomas Baxa
Cover artistKevin Long
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles RPG
GenreSuperhero
PublisherPalladium Books
Publication date
November 1989 (1989-11)
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages48
ISBN978-0-916211-43-1
Preceded byTransdimensional Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 
Followed byTurtles Go Hollywood 

Truckin' Turtles is a supplement for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness role-playing game. It was published by Palladium Books in 1989 and uses the Palladium Megaversal system.

Publication history[edit]

Truckin' Turtles was written by Jape Trostle, with a cover by Kevin Long and illustrations by Tom Baxa, and was published by Palladium Books in 1990 as a 48-page book.[1]

Contents[edit]

Truckin' Turtles is a road trip adventure composed of six linked scenarios set in locations across America featuring ninjas, mutant animals, supervillains, and Neo-Nazis.[1]

Description[edit]

Truckin' Turtles is largely a collection of adventure concepts that take the players across the United States, from New York to Silicon Valley with various wide-ranging themes. It explains mutants and their societies outside of the setting of the original rule book.

Reception[edit]

GM Magazine noted the compatibility of Truckin' Turtles with any Palladium role-playing game. The review praised well planned-out encounters, the random tables for traffic for traffic conditions and hostile encounters, and the quality of the illustrations.[2]

Reviews[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 59. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.
  2. ^ The Widow (March 1990). "Truckin' Turtles Scenario". G.M. The Independent Fantasy Roleplaying Magazine. Vol. 2, no. 7. Croftward Publishing.
  3. ^ "Truckin' Turtles | Article | RPGGeek".
  4. ^ "Shell Shocked! | Article | RPGGeek".