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...
I'm looking for a means to get my kids (not teens) playing an RPG and Risus seems to be an easier starting point than other games. Has anyone looked over the...
Risus works great for everyone. About the only modifications/recommendations I remember hearing about for kids are as follows: --Don't use any of the more...
Bullock, Larry A
larry.bullock@...
Oct 9, 2003 6:48 pm
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Here is how I went about playing Risus with my son: One thing I like about Risus is that strength is not an abstract number but represented by physical...
... Subject: [Risus] Unbolting the Hatch Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2003 09:25:22 -0500 From: S. John Ross <sjohn@...> Reply-To: risus-owner@yahoogroups.com To:...
My first Risus Character. Any comments? Dave the Geologist Description: Burly, loud and addicted to plaid shirts and tan pants with built-in beer pockets....
... Well, they aren't really cliches. A cliche would be "Burly, loud, plaid shirt with built-in beer pockets wearing woodsman" (3), Droning Geologist (3), etc....
Thanks Joe! So what I've done is to confuse the skills with the cliches? Something like the following is more on track? Character: Big Dave. Burly, loud and...
Thanks again, Joe. I appreciate the feedback.| When geologists are at a cliff face we often get interested or excited by a feature that we then climb up to...
Here's something S. John put out in the comments on a recent Risus Review... S. John Ross wrote: I just wanted to post this note to let readers know that, by...
Mike, I have a file in the Files section of the group page where I keep a listing of the various characters that folks post here. The general rule of thumb...
Has anyone given thought to using Risus for a Matrix campaign? It seems to me it's almost perfectly suited. I'm wondering tho about minor changes/additions...
... compatible ... Actually, someone has put together a Risus Matrix campaign. Check out http://www.angelfire.com/rpg/flamingskies/RMatrix.html by David...
I've been thinking about dusting off my RisusGM application and enhancing it. I'm hoping those of you on the list can help come up with some enhancements. ...
Bullock, Larry A
larry.bullock@...
Oct 28, 2003 5:40 pm
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... Larry I'm firing up a new home computer that I'm installing Linux on. Will I be able to run the program under Linux? Is there a Java runtime environment...
Mike, A large percentage of Java developers are Linux users. According to www.mandrakelinux.com, Mandrake includes Kafee for running Java programs. However,...
Bullock, Larry A
larry.bullock@...
Oct 29, 2003 1:42 pm
701
... I've used this application under SuSE 8.1 and 8.2. With both the Sun and Blackdown JDK/JRE. Works like a champ. You shouldn't have any problems. Just...
Here's an idea for generating game scenarios for Risus... cut out some daily headlines and put them in a bowl. Write up an equal number of evil organizations...
For that matter, tabloids are great sources of scenarios. I once read an article about a Vatican plan to create robot priests who wouldn't abuse the flock....
Hi. Has anyone devised a campaign set in the Dune universe? Or does know of such a thing? I'm about to finish reading the Dune prequels and realized that is...
*HAIL ERIS !!!!!* ... know of such a ... Well, you might find some useful hints here: http://www.erinyes.org/gurps/dune/dune.html I know it's for GURPS, but...
Hello, I am a new player and very intereested in Risus. I love the free form Role Play. I was curious if I could be directed to an online game anywhere. None...
Hi there! I'm sorry but I will probably bore you to death. I have only recently discovered Risus, and it has re-awakened a passion that has been dorment in me...
... Scary thing is, I've recently gone back to *my* version of the Risus Character Generator, and revisited the code. Mostly what I did was throw things out...
I've been toying with the idea of moving to a real database instead of using XML files, but the XML files are flexible and can be opened in a browser (as long...
