Eh, thanks! =) I like Foul Play too. While many people are honorable, others are not and this option could serve to represent that, whether it is used in a...
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Joe Mucchiello
jmucchiello
Sep 1, 2007 4:56 pm
... I don't like the name of this as it treads in the area of cliches. What if my cliche is "Dirty, no-good, lying, cheatin', ...
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A Z
tristevoix
Sep 2, 2007 1:47 am
Well, on the same line, what if my character is a Totally Unpredictable And Full Of Surprises Wonder Guy (4)? How more surprising than that can you get? I...
4243
Fred M. Sloniker
fredmsloniker
Sep 4, 2007 12:39 am
Hello to everyone; my name's Fred Sloniker, and I just purchased the Risus Companion, making me a member of the International Order of Risus! I have yet to...
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Guy Hoyle
guyhoyle1
Sep 4, 2007 1:45 am
Aloha, Fred! Belonging to the IOR is a lot like being a Shaolin monk, without ever getting the cool brands on the insides of your forearms by grasping the hot...
4245
jonfreeman2000
Sep 4, 2007 8:41 am
Guy: you mean that when I joined I didnt HAVE to carry that flaming bronze cauldron with arms???? I wish someone had made that clear... Jon F ... monk, ... ...
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Guy Hoyle
guyhoyle1
Sep 4, 2007 10:38 am
We were all surprised that you did so, Jon... but impressed. Guy ... -- "Did you know 'Moby Dick' can be recited at frequencies so high, Melville's masterpiece...
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Donald
donnysmurf
Sep 5, 2007 1:30 am
Ok dumb question, I own the Risus Companion, how do I join the IOR. I have looked and looked but I remain in the dark. Please point out my stupidity and lead...
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Kurt Rauscher
armchair_gamer
Sep 5, 2007 1:50 am
... Go to: http://www222.pair.com/sjohn/risus-companion.htm Scroll down to the section titled "How to claim your International Order of Risus membership card"...
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Donald Lamont
donnysmurf
Sep 5, 2007 9:06 am
Thank you for the info :), Have already bought the laminator in anticipation...
4250
OOC
sage_km
Sep 6, 2007 3:27 pm
The Risus game over at RPOL.net is going quite well. I have players that are interested in story, and not just dice and rules. Though many are having alot of...
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Kurt Rauscher
armchair_gamer
Sep 6, 2007 4:20 pm
... I think the standard rule is, you roll, if all the dice show even numbers, you increase the cliche. But, for alternate advancement, what are you looking...
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Hank Harwell
inisliath
Sep 6, 2007 7:30 pm
Something else that I've seen done is awarding 'drama dice' or 'story dice' that function exactly the same way as Lucky Dice (except that they are ...
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Joe Mucchiello
jmucchiello
Sep 6, 2007 11:31 pm
... Don't forget that folks change over time so when someone does something unusual, award a new cliche rather than upgrading an existing one....
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Frank
fdv222
Sep 7, 2007 1:24 pm
Rene Vernon has come up with an interesting method of advancement (among other cool options) at http://members.iinet.net.au/~rene1/colouredskies.htm...
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SKM
sage_km
Sep 7, 2007 2:01 pm
... existing one. ... Now that one I like, alot! Thinking about using that one in our latest encounter....
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Frank
fdv222
Sep 7, 2007 2:01 pm
Rene Vernon came up with an advancement system (amongst some other clever options) at http://members.iinet.net.au/~rene1/colouredskies.htm based on WEG's Star...
4257
furashgf
Sep 8, 2007 11:24 pm
I get the rescaling of target numbers for charcters and NPC's (if they're rescaled, everything gets easier), but but... if two rescalable characters are...
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Joe Mucchiello
jmucchiello
Sep 9, 2007 4:26 am
... If you drop "funny" then the inappropriate cliche rule covers this. Bunny (3) has none of the requisite attributes for deadly combat against a tormented...
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SKM
sage_km
Sep 10, 2007 2:43 am
Is it possible to have a random dungeon generation system in Risus. Perhaps you can have cliches for traps, monsters, corridors, temples, crypts, treasure...
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Bullock, Larry A
rumn8tr
Sep 10, 2007 11:02 am
There are ideas for this at Risusiverse: http://risusiverse.wetpaint.com/page/Using+Risus+for+solitaire+play ...
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Kevin Ryan
kevinryanvt
Sep 10, 2007 5:43 pm
That's one of the beautiful things about RISUS, it co-opts other systems so well. Just take a random dungeon generating system from some other game, roll up...
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SKM
sage_km
Sep 10, 2007 8:36 pm
I would say that converting a monster to risus takes considerably less than 10 minutes, perhaps a whoooole dungeon takes 10 minutes!...
4263
kevinryanvt
Sep 11, 2007 1:31 am
I wanted a sort of RISUS with a little more firmness and less sillyness. What came out is Amazing Adventures- The Role Playing Game! Check it out in the Files...
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SKM
sage_km
Sep 12, 2007 2:08 am
I read through amazing tales, uh, what is the difference between that and Risus? I mean if the tone of the rules are more fomal, ok thats good no problem, I...
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mammothinternet
Sep 12, 2007 3:23 pm
...which is what makes the humans in my new scifi setting special. Sure, there are alien races that can out-think, out-run, out-fight, or out-whatever-else...
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John Risus
opfor32
Sep 12, 2007 4:39 pm
Would it be just as simple to give bonus dice for humans, as in Hooks and Tales? If your human you get the: Hook - Enduring Hatred of Aliens Tale - Normal, if...
4267
mammothinternet
Sep 13, 2007 4:24 am
... Hooks and ... then allow ... half its ... Good ideas, but not quite what I was looking for. Humans in my setting don't dislike aliens (well, not any more...
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Joe Mucchiello
jmucchiello
Sep 13, 2007 12:28 pm
... Why? Everything in Risus comes down to what the cliches really mean. An alien with "alien long distance runner (4)" in your world is an amateur compared to...
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Frank
fdv222
Sep 13, 2007 12:30 pm
Another way of showing low stamina would be to reduce the ability of an alien each round, even though it wins. For instance if the alien were to win a combat...
