Infinite Worlds, which wordline are we in?

[Mgellis]

Not sure I like Zandt-n...it implies Zandt is somehow central, but in an active way, like the Bonaparte timelines.

What we need is a word that implies "Homeline, if something important was missing, rather than different."

[Stormcrow]

We're not Homeline after a divergence point. At least, certainly not a divergence point centering on the development of parachronics.

Our timeline would be startling to Homeliners, because we have a game called GURPS that includes a setting which describes Homeline, Centrum, and the infinite worlds. If our game accurately describes them, they'd certainly be interested in gathering intelligence from us.

This reminds me of TV shows and films that take place in the modern world, except without any reference to themselves. For instance, every time a Star Trek story takes place in modern times, it must do so in a world without Star Trek.

[Scalping_Elmo]

You are right about Zandt-n implying active but different result in the worldline.

We aren't Earth-Beta, the Iran theocracy collapsed after some AU interference.

Could we be Earth-Gamma or Delta? or have those names been taken by worldlines I am unaware of?

[David Johnston2]

Homeline generally names worlds after what is the first or most important deviation discovered on the first scouting missions in their opinion. No question that they'd find a parallel where important secrets about the multiverse are contained in a work of fiction to be important for that. Therefore if they discovered our world and discovered it before they found some other basis to name it...we might end up being called GURPS. Probably not Jackson, because the Andrew Jackson timelines would have a lock on that.

[Scalping_Elmo]

Originally Posted by David Johnston2

Homeline generally names worlds after what is the first or most important deviation discovered on the first scouting missions in their opinion. No question that they'd find a parallel where important secrets about the multiverse are contained in a work of fiction to be important for that. Therefore if they discovered our world and discovered it before they found some other basis to name it...we might end up being called GURPS. Probably not Jackson, because the Andrew Jackson timelines would have a lock on that.

I thought about that very same thing while I was sitting in my truck this morning.

What year was the first version of Infinite Worlds released? The reason I ask is this; if it took place after the divergence of 95 (Zandt), GURPS would exist on Homeline, but would not have the Infinite Worlds source book.

In living up to the tradition of Homelines use of Greek for nomenclature, we could be Mythos. If anyone here knows the actual language, maybe a transliteration of "from thought to creation".

[Rocket Man]

Originally Posted by Scalping_Elmo

I thought about that very same thing while I was sitting in my truck this morning.

What year was the first version of Infinite Worlds released? The reason I ask is this; if it took place after the divergence of 95 (Zandt), GURPS would exist on Homeline, but would not have the Infinite Worlds source book.

It first appeared in GURPS Time Travel, 1991, for third edition.

[vitruvian]

Could it be Chad-1?

[Hai-Etlik]

Originally Posted by Scalping_Elmo

GURPS would exist on Homeline, but would not have the Infinite Worlds source book.

Well there might be an Infinity sanctioned roleplaying supplement, but would it end up being for GURPS?

[David Johnston2]

Originally Posted by Hai-Etlik

Well there might be an Infinity sanctioned roleplaying supplement, but would it end up being for GURPS?

GURPS has supplements for real life military agencies and other contemporary games so there's no reason why it couldn't have an IW supplement without need of sanction. But it would leave out a lot of the more secret stuff.

[Hai-Etlik]

Originally Posted by David Johnston2

GURPS has supplements for real life military agencies and other contemporary games so there's no reason why it couldn't have an IW supplement without need of sanction. But it would leave out a lot of the more secret stuff.

Well yes, but it's amusing to think that if there were a game within the game that were in some way 'official' and supported by Infinity, it might not be using GURPS even though the Homeline SJG would be perfectly within their rights to make an unofficial supplement about Infinity.