I've been thinking on eliminating rolling against a target number for
unopposed actions. Instead I'd treat things like opposed actions with
increasing...
Risus doesn't have any yucky things such as characteristics, ability scores, etc. However, in any campaign you can have guys that are stronger, braver, ...
... Sure. ... Like standard Risus, only with more dice rolling. The only time it really grants much of a potential benefit is at very low difficulty levels,...
I've beefed up the "universal" cliches list, and added a few more cliches to boot. A lot of these were derived from games such as Champions, RuneQuest, D&D. My...
... You've got the quotes around the wrong word. They're definitely universal :) Lots of folks here on the [Risus] list use literal traits in their games; ...
... From: "S. John Ross" <sjohn@...> To: <risus@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 10:42 PM ... Hmm. I was trying to conform to the practice...
Hi all. I have finally started on my full blown RisusGM program (a super enhanced version of my RisusGen applet). This is what I have been working on so far...
... Hence my "Jeopardy" comment. But don't feel the need to conform to anything if it doesn't work for you. And, at any rate, just making something a noun ...
... Conspiracy is the only genre that springs to mind that you might add. Of course...I tend to run a SF/Fantasy/Horror/Conspiracy type of campaign, so my...
FYI- I found a bug in the character generator. While not a big bug, I did produce a fixed version and uploaded it yesterday. Later. ===== Hollis McCray "Some...
... of Genres (what other ones should be on the list)? Here's a list that my co-GM and I compiled while running a Dream Park campaign (using the Risus engine,...
More from films (check http:\www.imdb.com ): SCIENCE FICTION Space Doctor He is a smart specialist in lots of stuff.Charachter has a type of physical...
In Roman society, each social class had various privileges and requirements: Patricians (the noble class), Equestrians (the knightly class), Plebeians ...
... For my own games, the litmus test for cliche-hood is the Mutual Mental Image. Does the proposed cliche put an image in my head, an image that says ...
... I would treat them as part of the cliche: Grumpy plebian innkeep with bad hearing (3) Paranoid freeman mercenary (2) Slave gladiator with a penchant for...
... Actually, some of them could be used as a cliche. Noble, for example, would show that they've probably not had too much strenuous exercise and would have...
For those of you who provided feedback, thank you. Here is the final list that will come with the program: Generic (any) Anime Cartoon Conspiracy Cyber Punk ...
I'm waaay to tired, and thinking too much, mostly about what makes Risus very different from other games. You've probably heard the expression 'thinking...
Sorry this is late...just check in. But what about Cyberpunk? Thanks. ... edit the list on their own to add/remove any other genres. That's the advantage of...
I've just been thinking about a Western/horror setting for Risus (not Deadlands, quite), and I had a seemingly brilliant idea: why not use playing cards...
... Just a curiosity. Would the goal be high sum or high poker hand? I think high poker hand would be cooler. And would eliminate some of the funkiness from...
Cards'd be fun, I think. Even if one continues using dice with the game, cards could also be used as "modifiers" for the situation at hand (somewhat like TORG,...
... Following up my other post. TN numbers would be: TN 5 - must beat an 8 high hand. TN10 - must beat a J high hand TN15 - must beat a pair of 8s. TN20 - must...
... Quick question about it: Would it be sum of n cards, n being Cliche, or best of n cards? Either'd work, really, but the former'd make for some...high...
