Paul Hume has been designing role-playing games since the mid 1970s. He co-wrote, with

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, ''

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'', ''

Aftermath! ''Aftermath!'' ("Sunset on humanity, or dawn of a brave new world?") is a role-playing game created by Paul Hume and Robert Charette and published in 1981 by Fantasy Games Unlimited. It is set in a post-apocalyptic world in which the characte ...

'', and '' Daredevils'' for

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. He is also a co-author of '' Shadowrun'', 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

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,

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 '' Shadowrun'' role-playing game, first published in 1989. Hume also designed the ''Shadowrun'' adventure '' Mercurial'' (1990).

Awards

The '' Shadowrun'' 2nd Edition rules from FASA, by

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with Paul Hume and Bob Charrette, won the Origins Award for Best Roleplaying Rules of 1992.

References

External links

Paul Hume :: Pen & Paper RPG Databasearchive
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