David L. Pulver

David L. Pulver is a Canadian freelance writer and game designer, author of more than fifty role-playing game rulebooks and supplements, including the award-winning Transhuman Space.

Early life and education Pulver has a History BA from Queen's University.

Role-playing game designs In a 2010 interview, Pulver stated that although he has been doing work for Steve Jackson Games (SJG) "ever since I became a freelance writer," he also worked for TSR, Game Designer's Workshop, West End Games, Iron Crown Enterprises, and White Wolf Publishing, before his significant contribution to the Guardians of Order catalogue. He is a fan of anime and manga.

In 1989 Pulver designed the first version of GURPS Ultra-Tech, an equipment guide intended to be used with science fiction settings. Pulver contributed adventures to several anthologies published for GURPS, and also designed GURPS Psionics (1991) followed by GURPS Vehicles (1993). The latter featured a mathematically complex vehicle-construction system, ) Fantasy Adventures GURPS Lite for Transhuman Space Mecha Psionics Reign of Steel Robots Space Atlas IV Special Ops, 2nd edition Technomancer Time Travel Adventures Transhuman Space (winner of the 2003 Grog d'Or Award for Best Role-playing Game, Game Line or RPG Setting. ) Deep Beyond The High Frontier Traveller Alien Races 1, 2, 3, and 4 Traveller: Ground Forces Traveller Planetary Survey 6: Darkmoon Traveller: Star Mercs Traveller: Starships Ultra-Tech and Ultra-Tech II Vehicles 1st and 2nd editions Vehicles Expansion I Vehicles Expansion II Vehicles Lite Y2K

GURPS fourth edition GURPS Mass Combat (2009) GURPS Banestorm: Abydos (2008) GURPS Basic Set 4th edition GURPS Bio-Tech 2nd edition GURPS Spaceships (2007) GURPS Ultra-Tech 4th edition

Other game systems Aliens and Artifacts The Authority Role-Playing Game Big Eyes, Small Mouth BESM Dungeon Big Eyes, Small Mouth (main rulebook) 2nd edition and 3rd editions Big Robots, Cool Starships Centauri Knights Hot Rods and Gun Bunnies Bubblegum Crisis: Before and After AD&D 2nd Edition The Complete Druid's Handbook The Glory of Rome Cybor Gladiators d20 System BESM d20 Role-playing Game Centauri Knights d20 d20 Mecha d20 Military Vehicles Demon City Shinjuku Role-playing Game and Resource Book Dominion Tank Police Role-playing Game and Resource Book Dreaming Cities Escape from Monster Island Ex Machina Gamer's Handbook of the Marvel Universe 1992 Character Updates Ghost Dog Role-Playing Game and Resource Book Indiana Jones and the Rising Sun Tenchi Muyo! Role-playing Game and Resource Book Tri-Stat dX core role-playing system