... Yeah, the basic maths of the game will render the approach useless, but more important, there's the whole perception-of-power versus actual-power issue,...
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cpk01010
Jun 7, 2002 12:01 am
Can anyone give me some examples of clever ways they and/or their players have used inappropriate cliches? I'm just not feeling the Rudolph the Ninja example...
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cpk01010
Jun 7, 2002 12:01 am
I'm planning to run my first Risus game this weekend. I've GM'ed for years in the following systems: AD&D, Champions, GURPS, Shadowrun, and Amber. My...
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S. John Ross
ghalev
Jun 7, 2002 12:03 am
... I wouldn't have invited Alexander Schnorkelbein* to the game :) ==================== * Name changed to protect Karl. D'oh. Oops....
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S. John Ross
ghalev
Jun 7, 2002 12:09 am
... This started out really good. I was like "yeah, dude; that's the kind of thread we need ... not more dorky rules discussions that go on longer than the...
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Brian Rogers
billionsixx
Jun 7, 2002 1:00 am
I sort of have to agree with the guy, S, sorry. I love comedy, but I kind of need it to be internally consistant. Zany, madcap nonsense just for the sake of...
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S. John Ross
ghalev
Jun 7, 2002 1:26 am
... Hey, dude, it's not your fault. We take all kinds around here. ... Comedic principles _are_ a form of internal consistency. If you can't see past physical...
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cpk01010
Jun 7, 2002 6:05 am
... Alrighteee! My first post, and already I'm slapped down by the master. He shoots, he scores! I didn't realize Risus required a particular genre, one...
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S. John Ross
ghalev
Jun 7, 2002 6:11 am
... Nobody ever said it did. ... Absolutely correct. Slowly but surely, perhaps you begin to understand. At least, I'll be generous and assume so. I am a...
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Hollis McCray
strangething
Jun 7, 2002 6:11 am
... Just to put my quarter on the tracks of this train of thought... Yeah, he can do that. He's going to have a hard time doing anything with those cliches,...
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Hollis McCray
strangething
Jun 7, 2002 6:11 am
... Well, I once saw a Bonsai Gardener(4) cut an opponent down to size... ===== Hollis McCray "Some people have one-track minds. Mine's a rollercoaster." ...
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Hollis McCray
strangething
Jun 7, 2002 6:17 am
... Well, here's what I've got to say. 1) Take a line from Douglas Adams: "Don't Panic" 2) If at all possible, build a list of sample cliches for the world...
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Hollis McCray
strangething
Jun 7, 2002 6:42 am
... I know I'll probably get zapped myself for this but... I think Risus sells itself short by presenting itself as a comedy game. Risus can handle any genre,...
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S. John Ross
ghalev
Jun 7, 2002 7:12 am
... Depends on what you mean by zapped :) ... Risus claims explicitly to be able to do serious gaming (which is a matter of mode rather than genre, but that's...
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S. John Ross
ghalev
Jun 8, 2002 12:47 am
Guy Hoyle has founded a nifty new Risus mailing list called "RisusTalk." Unlike [Risus], which has been redesigned as an announcement list/newsletter sort of...
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S. John Ross
ghalev
Jun 25, 2002 3:39 am
www.scarletmars.com/Risus Phillip Foster has assembled his house rules on the web, and I've added a link to both the Risus homepage and the Risus ODP directory...
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S. John Ross
ghalev
Sep 5, 2002 12:22 pm
I did some minor spiffs to the Risus homepage this morning, including a couple of URL fixes - the link to the German translation is live again, as are the...
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S. John Ross
ghalev
Sep 16, 2002 2:25 pm
One last round of playtest begins soon on the Still-Untitled RISUS CAMPAIGN, the inexplicably huge, Christmas-themed campaign adventure for Risus. I'll be...
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S. John Ross
ghalev
Sep 19, 2002 12:13 am
http://www.larseriklarsen.dk/lel/gamerules/risus/ Lars Erik Larsen brings us "Risus Tenhut," along with Risus in Danish! More good reading for folks keen on...
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S. John Ross
ghalev
Sep 22, 2002 11:04 pm
Got this in today. This new Risus page will need a home soon! If you're willing to volunteer webspace to host it, contact Seth Williams at ...
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S. John Ross
ghalev
Nov 20, 2002 1:39 pm
I'm looking to reduce a little of the server load with mirrors of the main Risus ZIP file (and some of the other larger Cumberland freebies). If you're willing...
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S. John Ross
ghalev
Nov 23, 2002 5:18 am
Many thanks to the folks who volunteered mirrorspace to host Risus (and other) files. They've been gifted with free Cumberland Games stuff, naturally, but you...
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S. John Ross
ghalev
Jan 4, 2003 9:55 pm
Just before Christmas I got wind of a couple of new Risus URLs, and I've updated the Risus page (and the Open Directory Project index) appropriately. They are:...
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S. John Ross
ghalev
Jan 9, 2003 8:09 pm
Typing "Risus" at Googlism reveals many odd things. http://www.googlism.com/index.htm?ism=Risus&type=2...
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S. John Ross
ghalev
Jan 25, 2003 9:07 am
Marcel Luiz, a Brazilian Risus fan, sent me this brief piece he did (in Portuguese). I'm not sure what it is, but I can guess :) Of course, it could be...
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S. John Ross
ghalev
Jan 26, 2003 12:02 am
This was submitted by David Book; read, enjoy and fiddle as the mood strikes. Two articles sent to the list in a short period of time; funky! Must be the...
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S. John Ross
ghalev
Feb 2, 2003 2:06 pm
http://www.geocities.com/kisnerp/rpgs/Risus/risus-faery.html A new Risus link: Faery rules (including some new magic stuff) by Peter Kisner....
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S. John Ross
ghalev
Feb 23, 2003 7:05 pm
I've added two new links to the ODP and Risus homepage this afternoon: Dr. Who Risus, by Karl Paananen: Some preliminary notes on gaming with the Good Doctor....
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S. John Ross
ghalev
Feb 23, 2003 9:24 pm
http://www.freelancetraveller.com/features/rules/convert/risustrav.html With thanks to Max Cairnduff for sending in the corrected URL. Just a victim of a site...
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S. John Ross
ghalev
Feb 24, 2003 1:15 pm
It rains lead! Reach for it, mister: http://www.geocities.com/saedor/index.htm Yet another new Risus page to report, a spiffy look at the old west by David...
