Ann Dupuis is the owner of Grey Ghost Press and designer of a number of

GURPS The ''Generic Universal RolePlaying System'', or ''GURPS'', is a tabletop role-playing game system designed to allow for play in any game setting. It was created by Steve Jackson Games and first published in 1986 at a time when most such systems w ...

supplements.

Career

Dupuis began working as a game designer in 1991, first working on ''

'' books for

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. Dupuis also did some design work for TSR's ''

Dungeons & Dragons ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (commonly abbreviated as ''D&D'' or ''DnD'') is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (RPG) originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. The game was first published in 1974 by TSR (company)#Tactical Studies Rules ...

'' game ('' Night Howlers'', the ''Poor Wizard's Almanac'' series, and ''

Joshuan's Almanac & Book of Facts ''Joshuan's Almanac & Book of Facts'' is an accessory for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game, published in 1995. Contents ''Joshuan's Almanac & Book of Facts'' is a supplement which provides hints to player characters about the ...

''). Dupuis spent time working on the ''

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'' RPG system by her friend

Steffan O'Sullivan Steffan O'Sullivan is the author of several role-playing game books. Career Steffan O'Sullivan was a ''GURPS'' writer whose projects included ''GURPS Swashbucklers'' (1990) and '' GURPS Bunnies & Burrows'' (1992). He designed the ''FUDGE'' role-p ...

, and her promotion of the system and encouragement for O'Sullivan's 1995 revision contributed to ''Fudges popularity. Dupuis created her company as Wild Mule Games in 1994, intending to use ''Fudge'' as her core game, and the following year she incorporated her company as Ghostdancer Press, and then renamed the company to Grey Ghost Press. Her book ''Another Fine Mess'' was nominated for an Origins award. Dupuis has worked at the computer software company ResearchWare, providing software testing, documentation, and technical support for HyperRESEARCH since the company was incorporated in 1991, and she also manages the company's administrative side. Dupuis also works as a certified professional dog trainer and behavior consultant for her company Your Dream Dog.http://yourdreamdog.com/

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