Hi! This is the hopefully not-too-annoying monthly mailer for the Risustalk mailing list, where we prattle on about Risus: the Anything RPG, by S. John Ross (a...
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Aug 1, 2004 6:57 pm
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As an FYI for anyone reading my risus blog (why aren't you anyway?)... I've modified the site somewhat and moved any risus specific posts into the general blog...
Bullock, Larry A
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Aug 3, 2004 4:15 pm
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Going over old discussions, I came across the following: ... I guess I don't really understand the statement "But when the funky dice rules get added, your...
Just joined today, hope this hasn't been done before... ... True, but not on 5d30. And I think the point is that it continually gets harder, not that the odds...
... Thanks for writing. I should have been clearer in my earlier post. To explain, imagine a character who has a cliche with a value of (1). If they use this...
With the help of a friend I worked out the following probabilities: # dice sides # adventures it would take to advance 5 6 32 6 6 64 5 8 135 6 8 360 ...
OK so here are some very brief notes on Gloranthan character generation as I know it right now. It's not a polished writeup yet, more like a summary of my...
Re: Magical Cliches, I'm having second thoughts about the use of the cult titles. Wouldn't it make more sense to play a Grim Worshipper of Humakt (6), a...
I forwarded the results of our recent "Funky Dice" discussions to S. John, and here was his reply. (Before you send him a reply, please read the last...
Hello all, Now that I have some time to type it up.... Just an update on my new RP session with my twin step-sons. We played last friday night. Perry was...
Looks like you're having great fun! One possible way to speed up combat (I think this was discussed once on the other Risus list when it was more like this...
Bullock, Larry A
larry.bullock@...
Aug 20, 2004 11:42 am
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It isn't designed spefically for Risus, but The D&D Melodramatic Artifact Generator @ penguinking.com http://www.penguinking.com/artifact.php has some obvious...
... <snip> In the same vein, here's a whole page of useful word generators. http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~pound/ I found this page via the Dying Earth RPG website,...
... This is indeed a wonderful page, which I have used for years. The Verbal Kung Fu generator would be fantastic for an oriental; martial arts campaign. Guy ...
I'm putting together a pulp-themed Risus game, and I wanted to pick the list's brains for advice on which Advanced Rule Options help support the pulp feel. (A...
... Sounds great! I think I have some Risus pulp cliches at my website, http://www.guyhoyle.net/risus/PulpCliches.htm , if that helps. ... I need to see that...
... Your page was one of the first places I looked, Guy! :) ... PHANTOM EMPIRE pits Radio Ranch's Gene Autry and his Junior Thunder Rider buddies against...
I ran across an article on the web that S. John Ross wrote on writing solo adventures, but I seem to have lost the link. Has anyone else here seen it? Let me...
... I tried working on this, but a cliche that included both "Lightning Gun" and "Greased Lightning" seemed awkward to me because of the repitition of the word...
I took a risk and emailed the Great and Powerful S. John about my query, and he replied back *very* quickly and corrected a mistake on my part. It as in fact...
If you wanted him to be the "Fastest Gun In The West" with or without a lightning gun, then the Lightning Gun should simply be a tool of the trade. It allows...
... This is what I'm pondering--it's not like the Lightning Gun really lets Tommy Lightning do more than he could do with regular pistols. He just does...
Hi! This is the hopefully not-too-annoying monthly mailer for the Risustalk mailing list, where we prattle on about Risus: the Anything RPG, by S. John Ross (a...
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Sep 1, 2004 12:06 pm
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Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the risustalk group. File : /Courier...
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Sep 4, 2004 10:05 pm
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Hi all. I just took the plunge and writ my first solo adventure "Courier Service" I used the Risus rule set (url is included in the document. I posted it...
... I read the intro, it ends with the phone ringing and tells me to make a roll. I beat a five, so the intro tells me to go to para 13. I go and read para...
On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 18:45:07 -0400 "Karl Paananen" ... No, actually that's fine -- I figured that there would probably be mistakes riddled throughout the...
Ok, having reviewed the numbers, paragraph 13's options should be: Go to 7. In addition, paragraph 25 should also be corrected from "go to 4" to "go to 7." All...
