The rules are almost too simple:Roll a skill die — d6 by default, higher with a relevant skill, or d4 if hindered by injury or circumstances. If helped by circumstances, roll an extra d6; if helped by an ally, they roll their skill die and share the risk. Take the highest die.1–2 Disaster. Suffer the … Continue reading Playing around with 24XX
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The single best invention in rpgs
…is "the cliché". Honest to the gods, I can't stand its inventor. But clichés in roleplaying games pack so many benefits into one, you'd be amiss if you didn't use them. Risus, the rpg that introduced them to the hobby, defines them as "short descriptive phrase that sums up what your character can do, usually … Continue reading The single best invention in rpgs
Risus appreciation: No-Pool Risus, complete rules
This is post 9 of the Risus Appreciation Weeks.Post 1: What’s in a Cliché?Post 2: Boiling down to the essentialsPost 3: Silver Angel, an ancient Shadowrun adventure, reinterpreted for RisusPost 4: Monsters, made simplePost 5: XYZ, bodyguardPost 6: No-Pool RisusPost 7: No-Pool Risus, part 2Post 8: No-Pool Risus, part 3The Darkworm Colt Risus variant rulesRisus is (c) Big Dice Games. The following rules are … Continue reading Risus appreciation: No-Pool Risus, complete rules
Risus appreciation: No-Pool Risus #3: beyond cliché (6)
This is post 8 of the Risus Appreciation Weeks.Post 1: What’s in a Cliché?Post 2: Boiling down to the essentialsPost 3: Silver Angel, an ancient Shadowrun adventure, reinterpreted for RisusPost 4: Monsters, made simplePost 5: XYZ, bodyguardPost 6: No-Pool RisusPost 7: No-Pool Risus, part 2The Darkworm Colt Risus variant rules In my Risus games, clichés go higher than (6). In No-Pool Risus, you … Continue reading Risus appreciation: No-Pool Risus #3: beyond cliché (6)
Risus appreciation: No-Pool Risus, part 2
This is post 7 of the Risus Appreciation Weeks.Post 1: What’s in a Cliché?Post 2: Boiling down to the essentialsPost 3: Silver Angel, an ancient Shadowrun adventure, reinterpreted for RisusPost 4: Monsters, made simplePost 5: XYZ, bodyguardPost 6: No-Pool RisusThe Darkworm Colt Risus variant rules No-Pool Risus makes Risus simpler, it runs faster, and it doesn't require math. In my experience, it … Continue reading Risus appreciation: No-Pool Risus, part 2
Risus appreciation: No-pool Risus
This is post 6 of the Risus Appreciation Weeks.Post 1: What’s in a Cliché?Post 2: Boiling down to the essentialsPost 3: Silver Angel, an ancient Shadowrun adventure, reinterpreted for RisusPost 4: Monsters, made simplePost 5: XYZ, bodyguardThe Darkworm Colt Risus variant rules One of my Risus variants, mentioned in my rules here, is No-Pool or One-Die Risus. The idea behind it … Continue reading Risus appreciation: No-pool Risus
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