Daredevils (role-playing game)
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Daredevils is a Pulp
role-playing game
that was written by Bob Charrette and Paul Hume
and first published by Fantasy Games Unlimited
in 1982. The box set included a staple-bound rulebook, a staple-bound scenario book, a cardstock character sheet
, and a three-panel, cardstock gamemaster screen. Charrette and Hume also published Bushido
and Aftermath!
with FGU. Daredevils was the third game in the series. All three games featured similar game mechanics, with the mechanics in Daredevils being a simpler and more refined version of the mechanics used in Aftermath.
Pulp magazine
Pulp magazines , also collectively known as pulp fiction, refers to inexpensive fiction magazines published from 1896 through the 1950s. The typical pulp magazine was seven inches wide by ten inches high, half an inch thick, and 128 pages long...
role-playing game
Role-playing game
A role-playing game is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development...
that was written by Bob Charrette and Paul Hume
Paul Hume (game designer)
Paul Hume has been designing role-playing games since the mid 1970s. He co-wrote, with Bob Charrette, Bushido, Aftermath!, and Daredevils for Fantasy Games Unlimited. He is also a co-author of Shadowrun, among other games.-External links:...
and first published by Fantasy Games Unlimited
Fantasy Games Unlimited
Fantasy Games Unlimited, often referred to as just FGU, is a publishing house for both table-top and role-playing games. They have no in-house design teams and rely on submitted material from outside talent.-History:...
in 1982. The box set included a staple-bound rulebook, a staple-bound scenario book, a cardstock character sheet
Character sheet
A character sheet is a record of a player character in a role-playing game, including whatever details, notes, game statistics, and background information a player would need during a play session. Character sheets can be found in use in both traditional and action role-playing games...
, and a three-panel, cardstock gamemaster screen. Charrette and Hume also published Bushido
Bushido (role-playing game)
Bushido is a Samurai role-playing game set in Feudal Japan, originally designed by Robert N. Charrette and Paul R. Hume and published originally by Tyr Games then Phoenix Games and subsequently by Fantasy Games Unlimited...
and Aftermath!
Aftermath!
Aftermath! is a role-playing game created by Paul Hume & Robert Charette which was published in 1981 by Fantasy Games Unlimited.It is set in a post-apocalyptic world in which the characters typically have to fight for food, water, basic supplies and shelter. The rules are reasonably complex and...
with FGU. Daredevils was the third game in the series. All three games featured similar game mechanics, with the mechanics in Daredevils being a simpler and more refined version of the mechanics used in Aftermath.