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Re: [risustalk] Re: Something Odd.........

I support it with whatever appropriate number you feel is necessary.
I need to find my printed copy... And get my card...

On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 9:11 PM, nrgrmss <nrgrmss@...> wrote:

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> > I totally second this suggestion.
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> I third that suggestion.
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> > Will Douglas
> > IOR #317
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> Nero Grimes
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> IOR #462
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> The problem is I don't get steady Risus play. Even Jeff runs a variant of
> Over the Fudge as often as Risus. The system used depends who is at the
> table.
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Does anyone else use punitive damage in combat for newbies, to ease the puzzled looks on their faces? In an encore Code 5 game for some of Jeff's friends, we... 		nrgrmss
Offline Send Email 		Jun 13, 2009
2:11 am

... I don't really see that it makes a very big difference. How is what you are doing more "punitive" then losing dice from a cliche? I can see that it very...
Karl Paananen
karlpaananen
Offline Send Email 		Jun 13, 2009
1:55 pm

Remember, there's No Wrong Way To Play. I think taking away their Tools of the Trade occasionally is just good game mastery, especially since there are rules...
Guy Hoyle
guyhoyle1
Offline Send Email 		Jun 13, 2009
6:28 pm

Thanks Guy. I'm just swimming in a sea self pity; I'm either a push-over or a bully as a GM, just can't hit that happy medium. Everyone seems to enjoy the...
nrgrmss
Offline Send Email 		Jun 14, 2009
5:38 pm

... Punitive damage is handed out after they lose a combat. Cliche dice regenerate after combat. If a PC 'loses' a Lucky Shot slot, that is for the rest of...
nrgrmss
Offline Send Email 		Jun 14, 2009
5:25 pm

... Cliche dice regenerate only at the rate that the GM says they regenerate at. You, the GM, can say that the loss of cliche dice lasts for the rest of the...
Karl Paananen
karlpaananen
Offline Send Email 		Jun 14, 2009
11:35 pm

I agree with Karl here on the "healing rate" for cliches. And for the skill bonuses, why not just buy Questing Dice and make them useful only with knives? Guy...
Guy Hoyle
guyhoyle1
Offline Send Email 		Jun 14, 2009
11:53 pm

To be honest I didn't think of either of those; these games aren't that rigorous....
nrgrmss
Offline Send Email 		Jun 15, 2009
2:12 am

... The spring-back rule, gain back all dice after combat, is established in these one-off cinematic games. Punitive damage was just an off the cuff rule for...
nrgrmss
Offline Send Email 		Jun 15, 2009
1:51 am

... I think that depends on what you call "bad gaming behavior". If everyone is having fun, then what's the problem? If you're encouraging people to think...
Michael Friedman
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3:14 am

... I totally second this suggestion. I still think that The Risus Companion is the best ten buck I ever spent in a gaming context. Well worth it. Will Douglas...
willdouglas2002
Offline Send Email 		Jun 15, 2009
4:09 am

While I agree that the Companion is well worth the money, I feel that I must point out that it is not required to play Risus (per Article XII). ;-) Larry From:...
Bullock, Larry A
rumn8tr
Offline Send Email 		Jun 15, 2009
11:23 am

... I like Risus so much that I bought the Excessively Deluxe package, which is now possibly my favorite object in the house. Man, I bought the book more than...
Daniel
dantopia5
Offline Send Email 		Jun 15, 2009
6:19 pm

... And nothing was set in stone. ... Yes and Yes. Third time I've run this game this year. But the gamers are just as happy running it in FAST....
nrgrmss
Offline Send Email 		Jun 16, 2009
1:41 am

... I third that suggestion. ... Nero Grimes IOR #462 The problem is I don't get steady Risus play. Even Jeff runs a variant of Over the Fudge as often as...
nrgrmss
Offline Send Email 		Jun 16, 2009
1:12 am

I support it with whatever appropriate number you feel is necessary. I need to find my printed copy... And get my card... ... -- -Nathan Abrahams Tycho Cordus...
Nathan Abrahams
maeglin_dubh
Offline Send Email 		Jun 16, 2009
1:15 am

- ... The games are fun, but I had a brain fart and forgot Risus basics. I'm reading way too much into it. Someone asked me 'how do we take damage?' and I...
nrgrmss
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