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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The Characters.... Al 'The Boss' Chipmunk, the Intimidating Chipmunk Crimelord, who happens to be a Matrix Martial Artist, Used-Car Salesman, and Disturbing...
This looks like a campaign for Anachromerica!! Nathan Abrahams <maeglin.dubh@...> wrote: The Characters.... Al 'The Boss' Chipmunk, the Intimidating...
I just discovered this site today: <http://www.writeups.org/index.html> It contains writeups of a number of characters, heroes, villains, vehicles and...
I don't know how many people here are/were fans of Clinton R. Nixon's Paladin game (I know I fit the bill). Anyway, I've converted the main rules over to...
If you are on the main Risus list, you will hopefully soon be received a message about this, but I thought I would pass it on here as well.. We are looking to...
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...
risustalk@yahoogroups...
Oct 1, 2006 6:04 pm
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Hello all, I've just been learning a little of about the indie rpg scene (yeah I know, old timers slow to catch up... etc...) and I am particularly taken with...
You might want to also check out "Formless" made available by pigames. It is, in my opinion, what RPGs aspire to be. jonfreeman2000 <damianaxaxas@...>...
At last, I have taken the fools leap over the precipice of knowing... I now own the Risus Companion (which looks great!) and I suppose am a member of IOR as...
I just saw this, and thought it might be useful for Anachromerica (Hi, Guy!) Here's the premise: "The Movie Timeline is the history of everything, taken from...
... The way I see it, probably not. As long as he's got a crowd of true believers, he can whip 'em into a religious frenzy. (The congregation would count as ...
I like Brother Clary! ________________________________ From: risustalk@yahoogroups.com [mailto:risustalk@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Hank Harwell Sent:...
Beautiful! Not only can I SEE this guy, but I can HEAR him as well: "Sumtahms, the pow'r o' Gawd kin turn men's souls. Otha tahms," ka-click! "Gawd helps them...
I agree that Brother Clary is fine just as he is, and doesn't need tweaking. ... I think that Brother Clary would also have the ability to RAISE a crowd of ...
... However, I would be inclined to say a preachin'-sized Bible is certainly a Tool for that cliché; preferably one of those fat, 10-to-12-inch-tall floppy,...
... Well, if I were a GM it would depend on how difficutl I wanted to be, and the nature of the roll. Some things (quoting scripture, being dogmatic, thumpin'...
... <snip> ... I think you'd achieve the same effect by replacing "Tent" with "Revivalist" in the Cliche, and not need to worry about if there's a tent around...
Thanks for all of the encouraging words! I've taken some of the best comments and dropped them into a word doc to use for fleshing out the cliches even more...
I'm very interested in the optional "Cascade" combat system in the Risus Companion (p 56). I have always liked things that give players choices in combat. Has...
Interested in you Risoids' take on the discussion in the Companion on using an Uzi to make multiple attacks, or attacks on multiple characters. So how would...
Has anyone tried a Risus powered Eberron campaign? Or just created a list of Eberron cliches for someone to ste...er, proofread? [Non-text portions of this...
... Depends on what the player says. "I'm gonna pin them down with a hail of bullets!" = target number 'I'm gonna try and hit their leader, but I'm not worried...
Just letting everyone know that my 4 Risus settings (Mariachi, Dao Sheng, Arcadomai and SHGGFTAWSGDSSFDF) are all up on the Risusiverse. I'm taking a small...
... Companion on ... you do? ... wins ... any ... against two different rolls for two different effects? And is that a single roll contest of the sort that...
I have no idea if someone has thought of this already, but I figure that I would share my small addition to the elegantly awesomeness that is Risus... I call...