It’s Free System Friday! Feel like playing something new? Why not try something free while you’re at it! This week’s offering is Risus The Anything RPG by S. John Ross.
Risus is a complete Role Playing Game (RPG) designed to provide an “RPG Lite” for those nights when the brain is too tired for exacting detail. Risus is especially valuable to GMs assembling a quick convention game, or any late-night beer-and-pretzels outing. While it is essentially a Universal Comedy System, it works just as well for serious play (if you insist!). Best of all, a Risus character takes about 20 seconds to create
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I’ve loved Risus for years now, and I hear there is a print version available for order somewheres. I must find it.
I’ve loved Risus for years now, and I hear there is a print version available for order somewheres. I must find it.
The print version is here: http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/risus-excessively-deluxe/372176 It’s an almost lethal 200 pages of Risus material.
Be sure to join the Risus newsgroups for maximum enjoyment: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/risus/ (for announcements) http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/risustalk/ (for chit-chat)
There’s also a wiki: http://risusiverse.wetpaint.com/
The print version is here: http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/risus-excessively-deluxe/372176 It’s an almost lethal 200 pages of Risus material.
Be sure to join the Risus newsgroups for maximum enjoyment: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/risus/ (for announcements) http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/risustalk/ (for chit-chat)
There’s also a wiki: http://risusiverse.wetpaint.com/
Risus is my game of choice these days (although I’m also playing in a long-term RuneQuest campaign, as well). Take a look at the links on the Risus site and at Risusiverse. My campaign writeups are slowly taking shape at http://www.obsidianportal.com/profile/GuyHoyle , as well.
Guy
Risus is my game of choice these days (although I’m also playing in a long-term RuneQuest campaign, as well). Take a look at the links on the Risus site and at Risusiverse. My campaign writeups are slowly taking shape at http://www.obsidianportal.com/profile/GuyHoyle , as well.
Guy