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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Nov 1, 2006 8:59 pm
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If anyone is good at seeing inside the maths of games systems, and seeing what the mechanics of a system mean in player / resolution terms, and can explain...
Allright, I've got Rogue Risus up and ready to go. http://risusiverse.wetpaint.com/page/Rogue+Risus It's a way to emulate rogue dungeons (like NetHack or...
Just wanted to let you know that due to a merger, takeover, whatever, the original home for Adventure Street Labs is now defunct. I have since begun a...
Just a friendly reminder...if you have trouble with your host and are looking for a viable backup solution, feel free to cross post your stuff over at...
Yeah, I need to do that for the Risus Stuff. I have hopes that the site will be a repository for other stuff as well.... Hank Harwell, IOR #43 Brother...
Hi, I've been interested in Risus for quite a while but haven't had the opportunity to try it out yet. I'm thinking about converting my Star Wars (d6) campaign...
Welcome to Risus. ... You forget that the loser of the first round can always switch cliches to a) change the style of the fight and b) hold his main cliche in...
I tend to allow cliche modifications for great ideas. So the Young Jedi gets beat up and drops to 3, but then uses the environment in a particularly creative...
... I think this might be because the examples for Inappropriate Cliche use are generally comedic/bizarre, which seems to not fit in a more realistic setting....
... I think this might be because the examples for Inappropriate Cliche use are generally comedic/bizarre, which seems to not fit in a more realistic setting....
On 11/29/06, Will Douglas <willdouglas2002@...> wrote: <snip> ... Excellent example! I'll remember to use that one in the future! -- Kurt Rauscher -:-...
I don't know if anyone has tried this before but I have thought about incorporating a concept from the savage world system called acing. That is when a die...
This is the same as the "Boxcars and Breakthroughs" method from the Risus Companion. Guy ... about incorporating a concept from the savage world system called...
Thanks everyone for your suggestions so far. I must admit, I dismissed the Inappropriate Cliche rule as belonging in a comedic game only. Now I begin...
There is a certain Zen to Risus. Most people who see it for the first time immediately try to add things to it because it is so simple it just can't be...
... That's not a bad idea. Were you thinking the winner would be the best of 5 or something else? Perhaps you could keep track of the damage taken, and have...
Wetpaint has made a pretty nifty addition to their tool, now you can attach files to a page (Word, PDF, whatever). Nice way to add extras to the site (maybe...
I've been terribly busy with work and the baby as of late... but this made me stand up and take notice. Way to go Larry, this is pretty darn cool. It reminds...
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...
Dec 1, 2006 10:36 am
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... Good, Bad -- I'm the guy with the saber-deflection-proof sticky-bomb launcher....
as Joe Mucchiello mentioned, having to defeat 4 with 3 more than once is harder than doing it just once. If you want a mechanic that favors the underdog by way...
Hello, Well I thought maybe some other variant might also be appropriate, like the Last Man Standing from the Companion or this other one (I don't remember...
I should have been a bit more clear when I mentioned a "best of 5" system. I meant it to be used in the context of the lightsaber duel I mentioned in my first...
... Nah, my bad -- distracted myself with the underdog concept. ... So the first person to be smacked (N-1)/2 + 1 times loses one from their cliche, and when...
Interesting variants, so how does each of these variants change the odds? which is best for which situation? Additionally: Is there some mechanic we can think...
Hi all. Has enyone think about using "looky Shots" in these situations? What about use "bonus dice" for good roleplaying? Not to mention the "pump cliche"...
... All three put a massive spike at getting a 6; the funkier two have very lumpy distributions following the spike. My guess: noticably higher chances of...
