Steffan O'Sullivan is the author of several

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books.

Career

Steffan O'Sullivan was a writer for '' GURPS'' products including '' GURPS Swashbucklers'' (1990) and '' GURPS Bunnies & Burrows'' (1992). He designed the '' FUDGE'' role-playing game system, first releasing it for free on the internet on December 7, 1993. His friend Ann Dupuis wanted to start her own game company, using ''FUDGE'' as its flagship game; O'Sullivan agreed, as long as she allowed the game to remain available for free on the internet, so Dupuis formed Wild Mule Games and published ''FUDGE'' in a limited print run in 1994. Dupuis changed the company's name to Grey Ghost Press in 1995, and convinced O'Sullivan to work up a new ''FUDGE'' ruleset, published on the internet in June 1995, and released later that year as the first large-scale ''FUDGE'' release from Grey Ghost Press. O'Sullivan changed the name from ''FUDGE'' to ''Fudge'' in 2000, and transferred the rights to the game to Grey Ghost Press officially in March 2004. O'Sullivan wrote the Princess Bride role-playing game using the ''FUDGE'' system, which was published by Toy Vault in 2019. Among his works are the '' GURPS'' system books ''

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'', '' Bunnies & Burrows'', '' Fantasy Bestiary'' and '' Swashbucklers''. He is also the collaborative author of the '' Fudge'' open gaming system and the ''Sherpa'' game. As of 2024, he lives in

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References

External links

Steffan O'Sullivan's home page

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