Please read the Fudge disclaimer.
I have been playing this great role-playing game system called Fudge. This game is simple to play and easily moderated by a referee. The game is also easily modified to support any setting you want. You are encouraged to develop your own rules to fit what you need. As with other GMs playing
Fudge, I have to try to tinker with the rules and settings. Here are some of my ideas, with more to come soon.....
My Own Works
My first work for
Fudge is my Highlander setting. This page contains all the info a GM would need to run a Highlander
campaign, similar to the show and the movies.
Here, you will find some of the
characters that I have developed for use in various campaigns. Sometimes, half the fun of the game is in the character creation.
I have developed a set of
Fudge rules for quick non player character generation. This addition could also be used to develop a personality for a player character, too.
Necromancy
can be a fun spell set to have in a campaign. Here are my rules for using them,
including a spell list.
I've created a
Fudge Gamemaster screen. It's designed to be
printed out and glued to the back of manila folders (or anything 8 1/2 by 11
inches) as an inexpensive referee screen. Since different game masters use
different tables in Fudge, I tried to make it as much mix-and-match as possible.
You can use any sheets you need as your screen. I have even included 3 panels
that can be used on the front of the screen (the Fudge levels for players to
see, "Just Fudge It!", and the "rule" of gamemasters...). This
file is in Adobe 3.0 format.
I
have also included the same Gamemaster screen in Microsoft
Word 2000 format.
I
now have Fudge Cards available (in Adobe PDF
format). These 81 cards can be used in Fudge games for a variety of reasons. I
wanted these cards to be as flexible as possible. They can be used to simulate
the roll of Fudge dice (single and 4dF), D6, and D10. There are a lot of ways
that these can be used and hopefully they will provide an option to referees for
their games. NEW! One possible way of
playing Fudge with them is found in these rules.
Each card has 5 entries on them:
| Range of -4 to +4 | These simulate the correct probability of Fudge dice. |
| +/-/0 | These can be used to simulate a single Fudge die. |
| Range of levels from Terrible to Superb | For use if you need a random level. |
| D6 result | For use instead of a 6 sided die. |
| D10 result | For use instead of a 10 sided die. |
I've
developed a list of as many weapons as I
could find and translated their damage into Fudge. I've used the default weapon
damage system as my baseline for determining damage. I've also categorized them by
genre and type of damage, in case you want to use that information with your
damage system. This should provide a good reference for referees who want to use
these weapons in their games.
Bada Bing! Bada
Bang! Do you like the mobster movies? Here's your chance to get a "piece of
the action"! Fudge: Mobsters gives you
the chance to play in the dirty underworld of crime families. Keep your eyes
open and look out for other families trying to take over your territory.
Fudge Resources
The creator of
Fudge, Steffan O'Sullivan, has a personal web site that contains just about everything you need to start playing, including some interesting rules from other players and GMs.
And while we're at it,
Grey Ghost Games is the company that produces
Fudge.
For
some great articles and ideas about using Fudge, be sure to check out Fudge
Factor. This is a monthly e-zine that contains anything from ideas of how to
run a Fudge game, variations of the rules, using or making Fudge dice, Fudge
magic systems, to just about anything else Fudge related. Issues are also
archived so you can go back and reread the ones you missed. New!
If
you are refereeing a Fudge game, then you might want to check out Irony
Games. They have excellent resources for GMs, including dungeons, outdoor
maps, space maps, adventure creation, and an online dice roller. They also have
a dice roller that can be used for PBeM games (which Fudge can be adapted
to...).
Some of my current and future projects include:
Fudge is a role-playing game written by Steffan O'Sullivan, with extensive input from the Usenet community of rec.games.design. The basic rules of Fudge are available on the internet at http://www.fudgerpg.com and in book form from Grey Ghost Games, P.O. Box 838, Randolph, MA 02368. They may be used with any gaming genre. While an individual work derived from Fudge may specify certain attributes and skills, many more are possible with Fudge. Every Game Master using Fudge is encouraged to add or ignore any character traits. Anyone who wishes to distribute such material for free may do so - merely include this ABOUT FUDGE notice and disclaimer (complete with Fudge copyright notice). If you wish to charge a fee for such material, other than as an article in a magazine or other periodical, you must first obtain a royalty-free license from the author of Fudge, Steffan O'Sullivan, P.O. Box 465, Plymouth, NH 03264.
The following materials based on Fudge, are created by, made available by, and
Copyright (C) 1999-2000 by Anthony Spallino, and are not necessarily endorsed in
any way by Steffan O'Sullivan or any publisher of other Fudge materials. Neither
Steffan O'Sullivan nor any publisher of other Fudge materials is in any way
responsible for the content of these materials unless specifically credited.
Original Fudge materials Copyright (C)1992-1995 by Steffan O'Sullivan, All
Rights Reserved.