Richard Tucholka
Encyclopedia
Richard Tucholka is a writer, game designer and publisher, best known for his work in the creation of the role-playing game
Bureau 13: Stalking the Night Fantastic.
publisher, book reviewer, staff writer for Stardate and Stardrive magazines, and a science fiction fan
. He has participated in science fiction conventions and gaming conventions since 1973 and is a member of Sci-Fi Fandom's The Dorsai. He is also a Senior Computer Technician for a world wide parts supplier of the automotive industry.
, Tucholka lives in Oak Park, Michigan
, where he manages Tri Tac Games
. His best known role-playing game, Bureau 13, was voted Best Fantasy RPG of 1991 by the RPGA Network
at Gen Con
. Others works include The Morrow Project
with Robert Sadler and Kevin Dockery, Fringeworthy
, FTL:2448
, and Hardwired Hinterland. Supplements and adventure scenarios he has worked on include "Invasion U.S.", "Rogue 417", "Hellsnight", "Haunts", "Starcharts", "Bureau 13: Lost Files 1 & 2", "COP 2448" and the DM's Book Of Nasty Tricks & Misfit Magic.
The Tri Tac Micro Games that Tucholka has authored include Monster Squash, Geriatric Wars, Pterroductyl, The Viral Vegetable Wars, Drive By, War on High, Escape From Westerville State, Baby Boomer, Duck Trooper, Beach Bunny Bimbos with Blasters and HOLES, a science fiction miniatures combat game. He created the astronomical systems for the Midnight at the Well of Souls role-playing game by TAG Industries. Like Isaac Asimov
, Tucholka became a "Macho
Target" - essentially a non-player character
- in the game Macho Women with Guns
.
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...
Bureau 13: Stalking the Night Fantastic.
Career
Tucholka has been a RPG Designer, comic bookComic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
publisher, book reviewer, staff writer for Stardate and Stardrive magazines, and a science fiction fan
Science fiction fandom
Science fiction fandom or SF fandom is a community or "fandom" of people actively interested in science fiction and fantasy and in contact with one another based upon that interest...
. He has participated in science fiction conventions and gaming conventions since 1973 and is a member of Sci-Fi Fandom's The Dorsai. He is also a Senior Computer Technician for a world wide parts supplier of the automotive industry.
, Tucholka lives in Oak Park, Michigan
Oak Park, Michigan
As of the census of 2000, there were 29,793 people, 11,104 households, and 7,595 families residing in the city. The population density was 5,863.8 persons per square mile . There were 11,370 housing units at an average density of 2,263.9 per square mile...
, where he manages Tri Tac Games
Tri Tac Games
Tri Tac Games is a publisher of role-playing games based in Pontiac, Michigan. The company is built primarily on the work of Richard Tucholka, its founder and president.-Company history:Tri Tac Games was founded in 1978 as "Tacky Tack Games"...
. His best known role-playing game, Bureau 13, was voted Best Fantasy RPG of 1991 by the RPGA Network
RPGA
The RPGA , is part of the organized play arm of Wizards of the Coast that organizes and sanctions role-playing games worldwide, principally under the d20 system...
at Gen Con
Gen Con
Gen Con is one of the largest and most prominent annual gaming conventions in North America. It features traditional pen-and-paper, board, and card-style games, including role-playing games, miniatures wargames, board games, live action role-playing games, collectible card games, non-collectible...
. Others works include The Morrow Project
The Morrow Project
The Morrow Project is a science fiction role-playing game created by Kevin Dockery, Robert Sadler and Richard Tucholka and published by TimeLine Limited. It is set after a devastating nuclear war. It was first released in the 1980s, and it still has a loyal following...
with Robert Sadler and Kevin Dockery, Fringeworthy
Fringeworthy
Fringeworthy is a role-playing game first published in 1982 by Tri Tac Games. In 1984, a second edition saw a print run of 4000 and new expanded version was released in 1992. Fringeworthy is famous for being the first alternate history adventure role-playing game ever published. In 2009 a d20...
, FTL:2448
FTL:2448
FTL:2448 is a science fiction role playing game, created by Richard Tucholka, and published by Tri Tac Games in 1982, about faster-than-light travel with alien races. In 1985, there was an expanded edition, and in 1990, a two-volume version of the game was released. Book One covered character...
, and Hardwired Hinterland. Supplements and adventure scenarios he has worked on include "Invasion U.S.", "Rogue 417", "Hellsnight", "Haunts", "Starcharts", "Bureau 13: Lost Files 1 & 2", "COP 2448" and the DM's Book Of Nasty Tricks & Misfit Magic.
The Tri Tac Micro Games that Tucholka has authored include Monster Squash, Geriatric Wars, Pterroductyl, The Viral Vegetable Wars, Drive By, War on High, Escape From Westerville State, Baby Boomer, Duck Trooper, Beach Bunny Bimbos with Blasters and HOLES, a science fiction miniatures combat game. He created the astronomical systems for the Midnight at the Well of Souls role-playing game by TAG Industries. Like Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov was an American author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books. Asimov was one of the most prolific writers of all time, having written or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000...
, Tucholka became a "Macho
Macho
Macho typically refers to machismo. Other uses include:*Macho , a short-lived disco group in the late 1970s*Pique macho, Bolivian dish*Macho Man , a 1978 disco song performed by the Village People...
Target" - essentially a non-player character
Non-player character
A non-player character , sometimes known as a non-person character or non-playable character, in a game is any fictional character not controlled by a player. In electronic games, this usually means a character controlled by the computer through artificial intelligence...
- in the game Macho Women with Guns
Macho Women with Guns
Macho Women with Guns is a comedy role-playing game created by Greg Porter and published by Blacksburg Tactical Research Center . Nominally a science-fiction game, it parodies both action films and other role-playing games.-Setting:Macho Women with Guns is set in a near-future America...
.