Steffan O'Sullivan is the author of several

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books.

Career

Steffan O'Sullivan was a ''

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 ...

'' writer whose projects included ''

GURPS Swashbucklers ''GURPS Swashbucklers'' is a sourcebook by Steffan O'Sullivan, published by Steve Jackson Games in 1988 to provide a swashbuckling setting for ''GURPS'' (''Generic Universal Role-Playing System''). Contents ''GURPS Swashbucklers'' is a ''GURPS' ...

'' (1990) and '' GURPS Bunnies & Burrows'' (1992). He designed the ''

FUDGE Fudge is a type of confection that is made by mixing sugar, butter and milk, heating it to the soft-ball stage at , and then beating the mixture while it cools so that it acquires a smooth, creamy consistency. In texture, this crystalline can ...

'' role-playing game system, first releasing it for free on the internet on December 7, 1993. His friend Ann Dupuis was interested in starting her own game company, and using ''FUDGE'' as her flagship game; O'Sullivan agreed, provided the game remain free and available on the internet, so Dupuis created Wild Mule Games and released a limited print edition of ''FUDGE'' in 1994. Dupuis changed the company's name to Grey Ghost Press in 1995, and convinced O'Sullivan to work up a new ruleset for ''FUDGE'', released to the internet in June 1995, and published 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 officially transferred the rights to the game to Grey Ghost Press 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 ''

'' system books ''

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'', ''

Bunnies & Burrows ''Bunnies & Burrows'' (''B&B'') is a role-playing game (RPG) inspired by the 1972 novel ''Watership Down''.'' GURPS Bunnies & Burrows'' (1992), Steve Jackson Games, Published by Fantasy Games Unlimited in 1976, the game centered on intelligent r ...

'', '' Fantasy Bestiary'' and ''

Swashbucklers A swashbuckler is a genre of European adventure literature that focuses on a heroic protagonist stock character who is skilled in swordsmanship, acrobatics, guile and possesses chivalrous ideals. A "swashbuckler" protagonist is heroic, daring, ...

''. He is also the collaborative author of the ''

Fudge Fudge is a type of confection that is made by mixing sugar, butter and milk, heating it to the soft-ball stage at , and then beating the mixture while it cools so that it acquires a smooth, creamy consistency. In texture, this crystalline can ...

open gaming Open gaming is a movement within the tabletop role-playing game (RPG) industry with superficial similarities to the open source software movement. The key aspect is that copyright holders license their works under public copyright licenses that per ...

system and the ''Sherpa'' game. He currently lives in

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References

External links

Steffan O'Sullivan's home page

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