Timeline Ltd.

Timeline Ltd. was an American tabletop game company whose known publishing history falls primarily in the first half of the 1980s. The company operated during a formative period for role-playing games, when publishers were developing original rules systems, fictional settings, adventures, and supplements for dedicated hobby communities. Its best-known publication was The Morrow Project, a role-playing game released in 1980. The title established the core of Timeline Ltd.'s catalog and was followed by a succession of related or comparable publications. The company published more than a dozen supplements and adventures, indicating an effort to support role-playing campaigns with additional scenarios and playable material rather than relying solely on standalone rulebooks. Among the documented releases were Operation Lucifer, published in 1982, and The Starnaman Incident, published in 1984. These titles illustrate the company's use of adventure-oriented products to extend its role-playing offerings. Timeline Ltd. also published Time & Time Again in 1984, a time-travel role-playing game that represented a separate game concept from The Morrow Project. The new game was supported by at least one identified supplement, Holy Warriors, released in 1985. The known chronology suggests that Timeline Ltd. maintained an active publishing program from 1980 through at least 1985. However, the available reference material does not provide details about its management, financial structure, distribution arrangements, ownership, office location, or subsequent activity. It also does not establish whether the company formally ceased operations, was acquired, or simply stopped publishing under the Timeline Ltd. name. For that reason, the company's current status cannot be confirmed. Timeline Ltd. is therefore best understood as a historically documented specialist publisher in the early tabletop role-playing game industry. Its catalog included original role-playing games as well as a substantial number of supplements and adventures, with The Morrow Project serving as its central and most recognizable line.

• 1985

  Release of Holy Warriors

  [1]Timeline Ltd.en.wikipedia.org

  The company published Holy Warriors, identified as a supplement associated with Time & Time Again.

• 1984

  Release of The Starnaman Incident

  [1]Timeline Ltd.en.wikipedia.org

  Timeline Ltd. published The Starnaman Incident, another documented adventure or supplement in its catalog.

• 1984

  Publication of Time & Time Again

  [1]Timeline Ltd.en.wikipedia.org

  Timeline Ltd. introduced Time & Time Again, a role-playing game based on time-travel themes.

• 1982

  Release of Operation Lucifer

  [1]Timeline Ltd.en.wikipedia.org

  The company published Operation Lucifer as part of its role-playing game adventure and supplement catalog.

• 1980

  Publication of The Morrow Project

  [1]Timeline Ltd.en.wikipedia.org

  Timeline Ltd. published The Morrow Project, the company's principal documented role-playing game.

A specialist tabletop role-playing publisher focused on original games, adventure modules, and supplements for hobby gamers.

• Tabletop role-playing game · 1980

  The Morrow Project

  The Morrow Project was Timeline Ltd.'s principal documented role-playing game and was first published in 1980. It formed the center of the company's best-known publishing line and was supported by additional adventures and supplements. The available source identifies the game as a major part of Timeline Ltd.'s catalog but does not provide further detail about its rules, setting, editions, or commercial performance.

• Role-playing game adventure or supplement · 1982

  Operation Lucifer

  Operation Lucifer was published by Timeline Ltd. in 1982. It was one of the company's documented adventure or supplement releases, contributing to the broader catalog of campaign material produced for tabletop role-playing audiences. The supplied reference does not specify its game system, setting, format, or authorship.

• Role-playing game adventure or supplement · 1984

  The Starnaman Incident

  The Starnaman Incident was released by Timeline Ltd. in 1984. It belonged to the company's group of adventures and supplements and demonstrates the publisher's continued production of scenario-based tabletop role-playing material during the middle of the decade.

• Tabletop role-playing game · 1984

  Time & Time Again

  Time & Time Again was a time-travel role-playing game published by Timeline Ltd. in 1984. The title expanded the company's catalog into a distinct speculative theme separate from its other documented products. The available source does not state whether the game received multiple editions or describe its mechanics and setting in detail.

• Role-playing game supplement · 1985

  Holy Warriors

  Holy Warriors was a supplement published by Timeline Ltd. in 1985. It is identified as the company's documented support product for the time-travel role-playing game Time & Time Again, although the supplied reference does not provide details about its contents or intended campaign use.

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