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...
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...
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...
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...
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, ... ...
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...
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...
... 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"...
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...
... 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...
Rene Vernon has come up with an interesting method of advancement (among other cool options) at http://members.iinet.net.au/~rene1/colouredskies.htm...
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...
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...
... 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...
Is it possible to have a random dungeon generation system in Risus. Perhaps you can have cliches for traps, monsters, corridors, temples, crypts, treasure...
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...
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...
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...
...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...
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...
... 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...
... 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...
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...
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