Paul Hume has been designing

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since the mid 1970s. He co-wrote, with Bob Charrette, ''

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'', ''

Aftermath! ''Aftermath!'' was promoted with the line: ''“Is it the sunset of the Earth or the sunrise of a brave new world?”'' It is a role-playing game created by Paul Hume (game designer), Paul Hume and Robert N. Charrette, Robert Charette and publis ...

'', and '' Daredevils'' for Fantasy Games Unlimited. He is also a co-author of ''

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'', among other games.

Career

Paul Hume and George Nyhen designed the role-playing game ''

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'', which was published in 1977 by Tyr Gamemakers. Hume and Bob Charrette designed the game ''

'', which was first published in limited distribution by Hume through his small press company Tyr Games. ''Bushido'' was republished by Phoenix Games in 1980; Phoenix Games was also preparing to publish ''

'' (1981) also by Hume and Charrette, but as the company went defunct, Fantasy Games Unlimited reprinted ''Bushido'' in 1981, and stickered their logo over the Phoenix Games logo on the cover of ''Aftermath!''. Hume and Charrette also collaborated on '' Daredevils'', published by FGU in 1982. Hume and Charette designed the ''

'' role-playing game, first published in 1989. Hume also designed the ''Shadowrun'' adventure ''

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'' (1990).

Awards

The ''

'' 2nd Edition rules from

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, by

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with Paul Hume and Bob Charrette, won the

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for Best Roleplaying Rules of 1992.

References

External links

Paul Hume :: Pen & Paper RPG Databasearchive
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