In my travels on the Web today, searching out exciting new areas to explore, I came across FUDGE, which I have never heard about. The brief description however will probably lead into a greater exploration of this game system.

Fudge is a rules-light roleplaying game (RPG), concentrating on role-playing rather than endless dice rolls and tables and similar detailed game mechanics. It also uses words rather than numbers to describe character traits. For example, a character might be a Great swordsman rather than a “14th level fighter.” Combined with simple action resolution, Fudge’s descriptive nature makes ideal it for novice players. Fudge is also flexible enough to satisfy experienced role-players. There are no artificial limits placed on character creation; any character the player can imagine can be described in Fudge terms. (The GM has final say over whether or not a character is acceptable in a given game.)

The basic Fudge rules contain no campaign world information (except for a few examples). But the game’s flexibility allows it to be easily used with nearly any other role-playing game’s campaign world – and, of course, with Gamemasters’ own personal creations.

The Grey Ghost Press, appears to be one of the major publishers