The Role-Playing Game of the PLANET OF THE APES
THE ANSA FILES
Will be published approx. on 10. February 2026
Book
Hardback
308 pages
978-1-962413-04-6 (ISBN)
Description
"It's a madhouse... a madhouse!" -George Taylor, Astronaut
The king is dead-long live the king. Bring the cinematic thrills and shocking twists of the five original Planet of the Apes movies to your tabletop game. Now you can interact with the apes and humans that have come direct from the silver screen-Caesar, Taylor, Zira, Hasslein, and, of course, Dr. Zaius-every iconic character is gamified for campaign use with biographies and statistics. This sourcebook showcases a detailed chronology of the distinctly different timeline that arose out of choices made by both human and ape alike.
The ANSA Files are filled with reference resources of the larger-than-life personalities, weapons, and settings from the classic films and novelizations-The Planet of the Apes, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Escape from the Planet of the Apes, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, and Battle of the Planet of Apes-plus linking material from the novels Conspiracy of the Planet of the Apes and Death of the Planet of the Apes!
Curated by sci-fi author Andrew E.C. Gaska the ANSA files are written by a host of award-winning talent from the POTA community, including Dayton Ward, Rich Handley, Greg Cox, Jim Beard, and David Avalone! The sourcebook acts as both an RPG expansion and a reference book for the classic Planet of the Apes universe. With more than five times the adventure in one place, this sourcebook lets you experience the span of the POTA universe like never before.
The king is dead-long live the king. Bring the cinematic thrills and shocking twists of the five original Planet of the Apes movies to your tabletop game. Now you can interact with the apes and humans that have come direct from the silver screen-Caesar, Taylor, Zira, Hasslein, and, of course, Dr. Zaius-every iconic character is gamified for campaign use with biographies and statistics. This sourcebook showcases a detailed chronology of the distinctly different timeline that arose out of choices made by both human and ape alike.
The ANSA Files are filled with reference resources of the larger-than-life personalities, weapons, and settings from the classic films and novelizations-The Planet of the Apes, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Escape from the Planet of the Apes, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, and Battle of the Planet of Apes-plus linking material from the novels Conspiracy of the Planet of the Apes and Death of the Planet of the Apes!
Curated by sci-fi author Andrew E.C. Gaska the ANSA files are written by a host of award-winning talent from the POTA community, including Dayton Ward, Rich Handley, Greg Cox, Jim Beard, and David Avalone! The sourcebook acts as both an RPG expansion and a reference book for the classic Planet of the Apes universe. With more than five times the adventure in one place, this sourcebook lets you experience the span of the POTA universe like never before.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Seattle
United States
Target group
Interest Age: From 13 years
Dimensions
Height: 286 mm
Width: 223 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
1524 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-962413-04-6 (9781962413046)
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Persons
Andrew E.C. Gaska is the multiple ENnie and UKGE Award–winning lore and adventure writer for Free League Publishing’s Alien Role-Playing Game. He is a narrative director, designer, and science-fiction author with over 20 years of industry experience. Gaska authored the novels Conspiracy of the Planet of the Apes and Death of the Planet of the Apes. His other works include Nightfall Game’s The Terminator and Terminator 2 RPGs, Magnetic Press Play's West End Games Carbon Grey RPG, Buck Rogers, Space:1999, and Choose Your Own Adventure. A former franchise canon consultant for 20th Century Studios for Alien and Planet of the Apes, he also developed and wrote their in-house Predator bible. For 17 years, he was a consultant for Rockstar Games on titles such as Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption.
E. L. Thomas is a writer and game designer who has worked on numerous treatments, story bibles, and scripts for animation. He has also co-written the adaptation of two Choose Your Own Adventure titles into graphic novels. Thomas is co-creator of the Lion Forge/Oni Press gaming periodical Rolled & Told and has written for Nightfall Games’ SLA Industries and The Terminator RPG. He is the game design director of Magnetic Press Play’s Carbon Grey RPG.
E. L. Thomas is a writer and game designer who has worked on numerous treatments, story bibles, and scripts for animation. He has also co-written the adaptation of two Choose Your Own Adventure titles into graphic novels. Thomas is co-creator of the Lion Forge/Oni Press gaming periodical Rolled & Told and has written for Nightfall Games’ SLA Industries and The Terminator RPG. He is the game design director of Magnetic Press Play’s Carbon Grey RPG.